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LIA 30: I Didn't Rent It Shoes PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamie Portman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Jones has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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270 lbs
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Great elbows
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jamie Portman!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Portman looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Jones lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Portman or not.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Portman takes an elbow to the temple.
Jones lands an elbow just above Portman 's eye.
It looks like Jamie Portman has been cut.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
Jones cracks Portman with a nice body shot.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
Jones presses Portman against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jones lands an elbow that stopped Portman in his tracks for a moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Portman's defenses.
Jones is leaning against Portman and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Nice elbow from Jones.
Jones lands an elbow that stopped Portman in his tracks for a moment.
Jones lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Portman's defenses.
Jones digs a right hand underneath Portman's ribcage. Portman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice elbow from Jones.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jones lands an elbow that stopped Portman in his tracks for a moment.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Portman's defenses.
A right handed body shot lands from Jones.
Jones lands an elbow inside that Portman shrugs off.
A hook to the body from Jones.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
That has opened up Jamie Portman's cut even more.
Jones comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Portman is rocked!
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Portman is still on wobbly legs! Can Jones finish him?
Jones lands a damaging elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones has Portman pressed against the cage. He pushes Portman back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Jones throws a beautiful elbow that sends Portman crashing to the floor! Jones piles on the pressure with more strikes! Portman is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Jones!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Biggus Dickus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lenny Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Biggus Dickus has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Biggus Dickus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lenny Gordon!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Michael Johnstone and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gordon scores with a three punch combo!
Decent striking displayed by Dickus there.
It looks like Lenny Gordon has been cut.
Dickus misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dickus checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dickus looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gordon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dickus moves away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Gordon!
Dickus throws a hook but Gordon avoids it easily.
Gordon misses with a two punch combination.
Dickus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dickus fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gordon manages to avoid it.
Dickus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gordon throws a shot from downtown. Dickus moves away and avoids it.
Lenny Gordon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gordon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gordon tries to clinch but Dickus is having none of it.
Dickus connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dickus avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gordon throws a big shot that misses.
Gordon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gordon staying out of range there.
Dickus swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Gordon is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dickus misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gordon.
Gordon throws a poor cross that misses
and Dickus counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gordon lands with an overhand left.
Dickus throws a series of punches but Gordon moves out of range.
Gordon just misses with a punch to the body.
Dickus avoids the body shot from Gordon.
Dickus keeps the fight on the outside.
A big right from Dickus misses.
Dickus is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gordon.
Gordon wants to clinch but Dickus slips to the side
letting Dickus counter with a right hand.
Dickus wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Dickus throws a hook to the side of Gordon's head but Gordon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dickus throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gordon lunges at Dickus with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Dickus's hand.
Gordon tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Dickus counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
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!
Gordon looks to land a combination but Dickus avoids it well.
Dickus scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Dickus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gordon swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Dickus counters with a stiff right hand.
Gordon wants to clinch up but Dickus keeps it at a distance.
Dickus takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Gordon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dickus was well out of range. Poor timing from Gordon.
Gordon scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dickus in his tracks.
Dickus ducks under a wild hook from Gordon.
Dickus misses with a hook. Gordon ducked under it nicely.
Gordon bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Dickus's head.
Gordon smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gordon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dickus throws a hook but Gordon blocks it.
Dickus scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gordon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dickus.
Gordon takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gordon throws a hook to the side of Dickus's head but Dickus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gordon has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Dickus just misses with a punch to the body.
Gordon scores with a sloppy right hand. Dickus should have avoided that one.
Gordon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickus throws a shot from downtown. Gordon moves away and avoids it.
Dickus cracks Gordon with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dickus circles away from the clinch attempt
and Dickus counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gordon takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gordon darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gordon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gordon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dickus connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gordon momentarily.
Gordon takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Dickus misses with an uppercut. Gordon saw that one coming.
Some wild striking there from Dickus.
Dickus swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gordon counters by moving into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gordon throws a punch but it's blocked by Dickus.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gordon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Gordon lands an elbow just above Dickus 's eye.
Nice elbow from Gordon.
Dickus lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Dickus dodges an elbow strike from Gordon.
Gordon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gordon looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Dickus avoids the elbow strike from Gordon, against the cage.
Dickus lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gordon or not.
Dickus lands a hook that snaps the head of Gordon backwards.
Dickus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dickus lands a hook that snaps the head of Gordon backwards.
Dickus blocks an elbow strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Dickus.
Gordon looks winded!
Gordon pushes off an throws an elbow but Dickus leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Still in the clinch, Dickus scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Dickus.
Dickus escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dickus throws a hook but Gordon blocks it.
Dickus lands a jab-cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Biggus Dickus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lenny Gordon's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gordon tries to clinch up.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gordon darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dickus scores with a punch to the head.
That has opened up Lenny Gordon's cut even more.
Dickus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gordon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gordon takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Biggus Dickus is winning the standup battle so far.
Gordon takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gordon is rocked!
Dickus swats away the attempt to clinch by Gordon.
Dickus scores with a jab.
Gordon is still on wobbly legs! Can Dickus finish him?
Gordon throws a right hand that misses
and Dickus counters with a crisp right that sends Gordon to the canvas! Dickus follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Biggus Dickus!
Biggus Dickus decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Andreas Weitzman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donito DeLeon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donito DeLeon will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Andreas Weitzman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Donito DeLeon!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Daniel Franklin and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DeLeon lands with a hook. Weitzman tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice shot lands for DeLeon.
Weitzman shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts DeLeon as he jumps to the side.
DeLeon catches Weitzman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Andreas Weitzman has been cut.
Weitzman with a poor takedown
and DeLeon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Andreas Weitzman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Weitzman misses with a takedown attempt
and DeLeon counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Weitzman thinking.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andreas Weitzman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
DeLeon leaves Weitzman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weitzman is trying hard to land a takedown here. DeLeon sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Weitzman with a lazy takedown attempt
and DeLeon counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
DeLeon jabs Weitzman right on the nose. Weitzman blinks but takes it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weitzman misses with a takedown attempt
and DeLeon counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Weitzman thinking.
Weitzman is breathing heavily.
Weitzman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Weitzman is rocked!
DeLeon tests Weitzman's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Oh Weitzman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
DeLeon connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Weitzman tumbling to the canvas! DeLeon pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Weitzman was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Donito DeLeon!
After the big win, Donito DeLeon made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Island's Forbidden Fruits and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vikingur Ragnarsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duilio Carico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vikingur Ragnarsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Duilio Carico!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carico finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Carico misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Carico throws a leg kick which misses Ragnarsson's front leg but catches the back leg as Ragnarsson tries to avoid it.
Carico throws out a leg kick but Ragnarsson moves out of range and Carico only half commits.
Ragnarsson blocks a head kick by Carico.
Carico pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Carico.
Duilio Carico seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carico throws a leg kick that misses.
Carico's coach down at Evolution MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Carico's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Carico thumps Ragnarsson with a low kick.
A slow jab from Ragnarsson misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ragnarsson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ragnarsson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Ragnarsson misses with a straight left.
Ragnarsson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Carico misses with a body kick.
It looked like Ragnarsson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carico chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Carico uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Carico chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ragnarsson moves out of range of the body kick.
It looked like Ragnarsson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Carico lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ragnarsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carico throws a leg kick
and Ragnarsson counters with a nice body shot.
Ragnarsson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carico connects with a leg kick. Ragnarsson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Carico turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ragnarsson moves into the clinch successfully.
Ragnarsson prevents Carico from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ragnarsson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ragnarsson throws an elbow but misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carico wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Carico avoids a wild elbow strike from Ragnarsson.
Ragnarsson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Carico tries to break the clinch but Ragnarsson is controlling the position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Carico throws an elbow but misses.
Ragnarsson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Still in the clinch, Ragnarsson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ragnarsson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ragnarsson.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Carico tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ragnarsson avoids it.
Carico taking a breather.
Carico tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ragnarsson avoids it.
Ragnarsson misses with some punches.
Carico is looking to break free of the clinch but Ragnarsson has double underhooks.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ragnarsson throws an elbow but misses.
Carico escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Carico defending well as Ragnarsson loads up on a big left hand.
Carico counters with a body kick.
A solid body kick from Carico.
Ragnarsson checks a low kick from Carico.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carico throws a sloppy head kick and Ragnarsson moves out of range easily.
Ragnarsson throws a body punch but Carico moves out of range.
Carico misses with a body kick.
Ragnarsson wants to clinch up but Carico keeps it at a distance.
Ragnarsson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Carico throws an elbow but misses.
Ragnarsson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ragnarsson slows down the pace here.
Ragnarsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Carico uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ragnarsson throws an elbow but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duilio Carico dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A solid body kick from Carico.
Carico has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Carico throws a sloppy head kick and Ragnarsson moves out of range easily.
Carico looks to land a body kick but Ragnarsson moved away.
Good work by Ragnarsson as he checks the leg kick.
Carico looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ragnarsson swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Carico is looking to land body kicks.
Ragnarsson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ragnarsson misses the shot to the body.
Carico tries a low kick but Ragnarsson avoids it.
Carico thuds his shin into the meat of Ragnarsson's side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carico uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ragnarsson.
Carico looks for the body kick but Ragnarsson saw that one coming.
Carico throws a wild body kick that Ragnarsson sees coming a mile off.
Carico throws a leg kick but Ragnarsson moved away.
A little feinted left hand from Ragnarsson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carico feints and then cracks Ragnarsson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ragnarsson down.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Carico. Ragnarsson shrugs it off though.
Carico lands with a nice body kick.
Ragnarsson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Carico lands a leg kick that knocks Ragnarsson off balance momentarily.
Ragnarsson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Vikingur Ragnarsson has been cut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Carico.
Carico scoring well with a low kick there.
Carico throws a push kick but Ragnarsson slaps the foot to one side.
Ragnarsson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A low kick from Carico is predictable there
and Ragnarsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carico throws a push kick but Ragnarsson slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ragnarsson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Carico misses with a body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Carico.
Ragnarsson throws a shot from downtown. Carico moves away and avoids it.
Carico pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ragnarsson avoids the head kick by Carico.
A slapping leg kick lands for Carico.
Some bone on bone action there as Ragnarsson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Some bone on bone action there as Ragnarsson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
It looked like Ragnarsson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Carico throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Carico goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carico scores with a head kick.
Carico lands a big head kick that sends Ragnarsson tumbling to the mat! Carico takes a step backwards and waves Ragnarsson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Ragnarsson is rocked!
Carico connects with a leg kick. Ragnarsson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Oh Ragnarsson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ragnarsson gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Duilio Carico!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Elia Mercurio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicolas Nico (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 Nicolas Nico was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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194 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Elia Mercurio!
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, Nicolas Nico!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Dirk Anderson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercurio misses with a left hand
and Nico connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mercurio throws a lazy uppercut
and Mercurio takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good exchange - Mercurio coming out on top.
Mercurio throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nico throws a counter combo.
Mercurio throws a low kick but Nico avoids it.
Mercurio throws a sloppy body shot
and Nico counters with a straight right hand.
Nico throws a shot from downtown. Mercurio moves away and avoids it.
Nice uppercut lands for Mercurio. That snapped Nico's head back.
Nico takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mercurio fails with a takedown attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Nico! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nico staying out of range there.
Nico looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mercurio jabs at Nico's body.
Mercurio looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Nico is fending him off so far but Mercurio persists. Nope, Nico circles away and we're back to standing.
Nico looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Mercurio tries a low kick but Nico avoids it.
Mercurio misses with a body shot.
Nico throws out a counter right but Mercurio avoids it with no problem.
Mercurio connects with a body shot.
Mercurio dips to his left and cracks Nico with an uppercut!
We've been hearing reports that Mercurio has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Mercurio thuds his right hand into Nico's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mercurio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mercurio takes a swing at Nico's ribcage but misses.
Mercurio just misses with a punch to the body.
Mercurio misses the shot to the body.
Mercurio misses with a looping right.
Mercurio throws a right and a left that Nico avoids nicely.
A big left from Mercurio misses.
Mercurio fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nico checks it well.
Nico looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Elia Mercurio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danga de danga de dang - Mercurio scores with a four punch combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nico throws a lazy right hand but Mercurio sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It looked like Mercurio was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Nico.
Mercurio takes one to the chin there.
Mercurio throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nico comes in over the top with a devastating right hand! Mercurio stumbles back against the cage, looking to regain his senses but Nico is on him like rabid pit bull! Mercurio slumps to the ground under a storm of punches and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nicolas Nico!
A relieved looking Nicolas Nico thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Han Denderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taiwei Neo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taiwei Neo has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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193 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Han Denderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Taiwei Neo!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Denderson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Denderson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Denderson 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.
Denderson drops his hands momentarily and Neo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Neo!
Denderson walks into a straight right hand from Neo.
A big left from Neo misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Neo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Denderson moves out of range of the body kick from Neo.
A big right from Denderson misses.
Denderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Neo is just out of range.
Neo swings for the body but Denderson moves out of range.
Denderson tries to clinch but Neo is having none of it.
Neo tries to clinch there but Denderson circles away.
Neo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Denderson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Neo dips to his left and cracks Denderson with an uppercut!
Neo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Han Denderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Denderson lands with a good body shot.
Denderson instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Denderson has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Neo is trying to keep an underhook but Denderson manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Denderson is nestled in close to Neo, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Neo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Denderson.
Denderson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Neo on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Denderson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Neo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Denderson.
Denderson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Neo won't allow Denderson to pass to mount.
Neo on the receiving end of some nice 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!
Denderson lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Neo! More strikes land and this one is all over! Denderson jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Han Denderson!
A very excited looking Han Denderson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Tycoon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kromog The Terror Of The Island (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tycoon's entrance music is Monkey Business. A fine choice. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mike Tycoon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kromog The Terror Of The Island!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Bart Greer and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Terror Of The Island just misses with a punch to the body.
Tycoon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The Terror Of The Island uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tycoon.
It seemed like The Terror Of The Island was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tycoon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Terror Of The Island moves away.
The Terror Of The Island lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The Terror Of The Island scores with a jab to the head.
It looks like Mike Tycoon has been cut.
The Terror Of The Island listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Tycoon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Terror Of The Island was well out of range. Poor timing from Tycoon.
Tycoon slips a jab from The Terror Of The Island.
Tycoon looks to throw the jab but The Terror Of The Island is out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Tycoon. Those never looked like landing.
Tycoon tries to land a front kick but The Terror Of The Island steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The Terror Of The Island lands a glancing blow to the side of Tycoon's head.
The Terror Of The Island misses with a body shot.
Tycoon throws a hook but The Terror Of The Island avoids it easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tycoon is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tycoon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tycoon is looking to counter with a body kick.
The Terror Of The Island takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The Terror Of The Island misses with a body shot.
A big right from The Terror Of The Island misses.
A left lands for The Terror Of The Island.
The Terror Of The Island throws a hook to the side of Tycoon's head but Tycoon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The Terror Of The Island is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Tycoon misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like The Terror Of The Island was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tycoon's hands are dropping dangerously low here and The Terror Of The Island connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Tycoon scrambles back to his feet.
The Terror Of The Island misses with a straight left.
Tycoon misses with an uppercut. The Terror Of The Island saw that one coming.
The Terror Of The Island slips a jab and a cross from Tycoon.
The Terror Of The Island throws a body shot but no joy.
Tycoon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The Terror Of The Island misses the shot to the body.
The Terror Of The Island avoids the body shot from Tycoon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tycoon just misses with a punch to the body.
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!
The Terror Of The Island misses with a jab to the body
and Tycoon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The Terror Of The Island misses with a hook
and Tycoon counters with a left to the body.
Tycoon avoids the body shot from The Terror Of The Island.
Tycoon throws a big shot that misses.
The Terror Of The Island ducks under a wild hook from Tycoon.
The Terror Of The Island doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tycoon throws a hook but The Terror Of The Island avoids it easily.
The Terror Of The Island uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tycoon.
A slow jab from The Terror Of The Island misses its intended target.
The Terror Of The Island ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tycoon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The Terror Of The Island.
The Terror Of The Island swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The Terror Of The Island has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
The Terror Of The Island misses with a body shot
and Tycoon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tycoon slips a jab from The Terror Of The Island.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Terror Of The Island scores with a nice strike.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Tycoon.
Tycoon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from The Terror Of The Island.
Tycoon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The Terror Of The Island manages to avoid it.
Tycoon fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. The Terror Of The Island looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The Terror Of The Island throws a body shot but no joy.
Tycoon lands with a good body shot.
The Terror Of The Island feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tycoons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A swing and a miss from Tycoon.
The Terror Of The Island misses the shot to the body.
Good exchange - Tycoon coming out on top.
The Terror Of The Island throws a shot from downtown. Tycoon moves away and avoids it.
Tycoon swings away with a body shot that misses
letting The Terror Of The Island counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice straight punches there by Tycoon. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tycoon.
Tycoon lands a nice looking body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Terror Of The Island ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The Terror Of The Island uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tycoon.
The Terror Of The Island is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Tycoon had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The Terror Of The Island misses with a hook to the body
and Tycoon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tycoon throws the left hand but The Terror Of The Island avoids the punch easily.
Tycoon misses with a two punch combination.
The Terror Of The Island connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tycoon. Tycoon circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A telegraphed right hand from The Terror Of The Island misses the target.
Tycoon misses with a hook. The Terror Of The Island ducked under it nicely.
The Terror Of The Island throws a hook but Tycoon avoids it easily.
The Terror Of The Island takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The Terror Of The Island feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tycoons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tycoon lands a body shot.
The Terror Of The Island fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tycoon manages to avoid it.
It looked like Tycoon was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from The Terror Of The Island.
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 Mike Tycoon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mike Tycoon's cut.
That's time! Tycoon's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The Terror Of The Island connects with a body shot.
Tycoon swinging wildly here.
The Terror Of The Island misses with a few strikes there.
The Terror Of The Island misses with a body shot.
Tycoon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Terror Of The Island doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Tycoon connects with the punch.
The Terror Of The Island defending well as Tycoon loads up on a big left hand.
Tycoon swings for the body but The Terror Of The Island moves out of range.
The Terror Of The Island let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jab by The Terror Of The Island.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Terror Of The Island takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Tycoon misses with a hook. The Terror Of The Island ducked under it nicely.
Tycoon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A left lands for The Terror Of The Island.
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!
Tycoon swings widly with a right hand
letting The Terror Of The Island counter with a right hand.
Mike Tycoon's cut is getting worse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Tycoon finds it's target.
The Terror Of The Island lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Tycoon throws out a loose jab but The Terror Of The Island uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from The Terror Of The Island misses the target.
The Terror Of The Island throws a looping overhand right but Tycoon ducks down to avoid it.
The Terror Of The Island jabs Tycoon to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tycoon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tycoon misses with a hook.
Tycoon lands with a hook. The Terror Of The Island tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Tycoon just misses with a punch to the body.
The Terror Of The Island misses with a straight right.
Mike Tycoon is winning the standup battle so far.
Tycoon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for The Terror Of The Island.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Terror Of The Island lands a nice shot to the body.
Tycoon takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mike Tycoon's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Tycoon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The Terror Of The Island throws a jab but it's blocked by Tycoon.
Tycoon is looking to counter with a body kick.
The Terror Of The Island avoids a kick to the body.
Tycoon gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The Terror Of The Island scores with a hook to the body. Tycoon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tycoon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Terror Of The Island.
The Terror Of The Island misses with an uppercut
and Tycoon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The Terror Of The Island throws a looping overhand right but Tycoon ducks down to avoid it.
The Terror Of The Island thuds a left hand into Tycoon's body.
The Terror Of The Island scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tycoon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tycoon jabs The Terror Of The Island right on the nose. The Terror Of The Island blinks but takes it well.
The Terror Of The Island takes a swing at Tycoon's ribcage but misses.
A left lands for Tycoon.
Tycoon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Terror Of The Island swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A big left from The Terror Of The Island misses.
The Terror Of The Island dodges the punch combination from Tycoon.
The Terror Of The Island swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Terror Of The Island takes one to the chin there.
Tycoon misses with a looping right.
Tycoon goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Tycoon lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
The Terror Of The Island uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tycoon.
The Terror Of The Island doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Terror Of The Island keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tycoon looks to land a left hand but The Terror Of The Island moved out of range nicely.
Tycoon just misses with a punch to the body.
A combination from Tycoon does no damage.
Tycoon connects with a body shot that sends The Terror Of The Island's belly button to the back.
The Terror Of The Island loads up on a big right hand but Tycoon slips the punch.
The Terror Of The Island connects with the punch.
Jeez, Mike Tycoon's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
A slow jab from Tycoon misses its intended target.
Tycoon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. The Terror Of The Island sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice body punch from Tycoon.
The Terror Of The Island moves away from the strike by Tycoon.
The Terror Of The Island uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tycoon.
The Terror Of The Island scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Terror Of The Island uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tycoon has time to react.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kromog The Terror Of The Island will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Mike Tycoon's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Tycoon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Terror Of The Island moves away.
Tycoon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tycoon scores with a nice strike.
The Terror Of The Island misses with a wild body shot.
Tycoon rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling The Terror Of The Island to counter with a crisp jab.
The Terror Of The Island takes a swing at Tycoon's ribcage but misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Tycoon misses its target.
The Terror Of The Island slips a straight right by Tycoon.
A nice side step and The Terror Of The Island releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A lazy left from The Terror Of The Island finds it's target.
The Terror Of The Island lands with a right hand.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tycoon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tycoon misses with a shot to the body
and The Terror Of The Island counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Tycoon thinking.
The Terror Of The Island lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mike Tycoon's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kromog The Terror Of The Island!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vasilliy Kazakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lativ Ilram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lativ Ilram has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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146 lbs
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155 lbs
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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
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vasilliy Kazakov!
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, Lativ Ilram!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ilram gets caught napping as Kazakov dives in and scores a takedown. Ilram manages to retain guard.
Ilram looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ilram working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kazakov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kazakov looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kazakov is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ilram is just riding it out for now. Kazakov eventually gives up the hold.
Kazakov takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ilram wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ilram trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Kazakov manages to pass to mount!
Kazakov content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kazakov's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Ilram is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kazakov mounts Ilram! Really nice guard pass there!
Ilram is looking to improve his position but Kazakov isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kazakov avoids the attempt from Ilram to control.
Kazakov sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ilram tries to hold on but Kazakov pushes him away.
Kazakov moves to the back.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Ilram rolls, trying to escape but Kazakov keeps control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vasilliy Kazakov dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kazakov looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Kazakov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ilram can do to turn this around?
Kazakov is looking for a kimura here.
Ilram wants to control but Kazakov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kazakov is controlling the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ilram is trying to maintain the position but Kazakov is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazakov wants to pass to mount but Ilram is defending the position.
Kazakov passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Ilram!
Kazakov looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kazakov looking to secure an arm triangle but Ilram defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazakov looking to control and managing it successfully.
Kazakov avoids the attempt from Ilram to control.
Kazakov controlling the pace for now.
Ilram is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazakov content just to control the position here.
Ilram tries to hold on but Kazakov postures up.
Kazakov tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Ilram can't escape the position.
Kazakov content just to control the position here.
Further stalling from Kazakov.
Kazakov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kazakov avoids the attempt from Ilram to control.
Kazakov controlling the position easily from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vasilliy Kazakov dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kazakov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Ilram trying to keep a closed guard but Kazakov is proving a slippery customer.
Kazakov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Kazakov seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Ilram for as long as he can get away with.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kazakov tries to free his leg and advance position but Ilram is retaining full guard.
Ilram working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Kazakov has passed into half guard!
Ilram won't allow Kazakov to pass to mount.
Vasilliy Kazakov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ilram tries to roll over but Kazakov keeps him under control.
Well, if Kazakov 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.
Kazakov tries to pass to full mount but Ilram defends it.
That's two 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.
Ilram is trying to control but can't.
Kazakov wants to free his trapped foot but Ilram is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Kazakov controlling the pace.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Kazakov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A jab from Ilram finds it's way through Kazakov's defenses.
Kazakov scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Kazakov content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Kazakov continues to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ilram is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kazakov off and has taken his back!
Ilram is trying to stick to Kazakov's back but Kazakov is turning into Ilram. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Ilram's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Kazakov.
Kazakov 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.
Kazakov got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ilram has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kazakov has managed to get both his arms back between Ilram's legs - danger averted.
Kazakov is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazakov passes Ilram's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Ilram is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Kazakov pulls his head out easily.
Ilram with the active half guard here but Kazakov passes nicely into side control.
Kazakov staying calm.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kazakov has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vasilliy Kazakov clearly takes that round.
That's time! Kazakov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ilram loads up on a big right hand but Kazakov slips the punch.
Ilram misses with a combination
and Kazakov counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kazakov controls from within his opponent's guard.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Kazakov.
Kazakov postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ilram had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kazakov defends it easily.
Ilram trying to keep a closed guard but Kazakov is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazakov advances position into side control!
Ilram is letting Kazakov control him for a moment.
Ilram tries to bench press Kazakov off him but Kazakov keeps the position.
Kazakov is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Ilram will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's two 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.
Ilram wants to control but Kazakov postures up.
Kazakov just content to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kazakov blocks a jab.
Ilram gets caught napping as Kazakov dives in and scores a takedown. Ilram manages to retain guard.
Kazakov advances to half guard.
Ilram tries to kick Kazakov off but Kazakov keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kazakov is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ilram doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kazakov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kazakov looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Ilram is defending against the submission attempts here by Kazakov.
Kazakov is thwarting Ilram's attempts to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kazakov is looking to advance position but Ilram won't allow it.
Kazakov prevents Ilram from improving his position.
Ilram trying to control from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kazakov not doing much here.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Kazakov is looking for a kimura but Ilram is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kazakov to get the leverage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vasilliy Kazakov had his way with Lativ Ilram in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Ilram misses with the combination.
Kazakov closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Ilram quickly recovers to half guard.
Ilram wants to get back to full guard.
Ilram is trying to maintain the position but Kazakov is very close to passing his half guard.
Kazakov not doing much here.
Kazakov trying to pass the guard but Ilram defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kazakov is working for a kimura but Ilram is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ilram trying to control from the bottom.
Ilram looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kazakov moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Ilram.
Ilram being controlled for a moment.
Vasilliy Kazakov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
If it seems like I'm not saying a lot, it's just because Kazakov is stinking the place up with his stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Vasilliy Kazakov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kazakov.
Kazakov scores with a takedown into Ilram's guard.
Ilram looking for a guillotine here but Kazakov defends easily.
Kazakov sitting in guard here, content to control.
Kazakov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazakov might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ilram looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Kazakov passes into half guard.
Lativ Ilram has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kazakov content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vasilliy Kazakov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kazakov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 50:45
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 50:45
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vasilliy Kazakov!
Vasilliy Kazakov retains his featherweight title!
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