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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Billy Blanks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mutoid Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Blanks comes to the cage accompanied by wasp - wild child. Mutoid Man is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Billy Blanks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mutoid Man!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, David Hoff and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Man looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Man clinches.
Man breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Man keeps the fight on the outside.
Blanks throws a series of punches but Man moves out of range.
A clash of legs there as Blanks blocks the low kick.
Man pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Blanks scores with a hook to the body. Man takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Blanks uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Man.
Blanks moves into range and clinches up with Man.
Blanks struggles to land a body shot inside as Man controls his hands.
Blanks on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Blanks managing to block the knees to the body from Man.
Blanks lands a body punch.
Blanks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blanks throws a right and a left that Man avoids nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice cross by Blanks.
Blanks tries to bum rush Man with a series of wild strikes but Man uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Man throws a counter combo.
Blanks tries to clinch up but Man circles away and keeps his distance.
Blanks tries to bum rush Man with a series of wild strikes but Man uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Blanks.
Blanks paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Blanks scores with a three punch combo!
Blanks throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blanks lands with a nice combination. Man backs away looking to recover.
Man is rocked!
It looks like Mutoid Man has been cut.
Blanks clinches with his opponent.
Man is still on wobbly legs! Can Blanks finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blanks cracks Man with a nice body shot.
Blanks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blanks lands with a shot to the body.
Man seems to have recovered his senses.
Blanks moves in looking to clinch but Man pushes him off.
Man loads up on a big right hand but Blanks slips the punch.
Man moves into range and clinches up with Blanks.
Blanks breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Man misses with a low kick.
Blanks darts in and clinches Man up against the cage.
Blanks misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Blanks tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Blanks.
Good body shot from Blanks.
Blanks tries a body shot but Man blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man breaks from the clinch.
Mutoid Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blanks jabs at Man's body.
Blanks swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Blanks tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Man throws a wild hook but Blanks just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Man gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Blanks raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Blanks!
Billy Blanks decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Comeon Hitme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DeAndre Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hitme might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Face Fisted - Dethklok. DeAndre Jones has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Comeon Hitme's chin.
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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Comeon Hitme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, DeAndre Jones!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Winston Alpacca and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hitme looks for the body kick but Jones saw that one coming.
Jones tries to counter by closing the distance.
Jones scores with a jab to the head.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hitme swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hitme drops down looking for a counter takedown but Jones sprawls and moves away.
Hitme walks into a left hand.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Hitme takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jones wants to slow Hitme down by chopping away at his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hitme scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hitme throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hitme slips a nice elbow through Jones's hands, connecting with Jones's forehead.
Hitme thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jones's head.
Jones is trying to control but can't.
Hitme 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitme is working for a submission of some sort.
Hitme is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hitme is nestled in close to Jones, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hitme throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hitme thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jones's head.
Hitme throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jones punching from the bottom.
Hitme not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hitme looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Jones throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Nice strikes from Hitme there.
Hitme throwing shots but Jones is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Hitme.
It looks like DeAndre Jones has been cut.
Hitme looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jones with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jones is rocked!
Hitme lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Jones quite badly. Jones pulls Hitme in close trying to recover. Hitme postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Jones on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Jones doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Comeon Hitme!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Comeon Hitme waved his t-shirt featuring Quark's 's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Juan Vasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Lindhart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vasquez comes to the cage accompanied by Battery. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Juan Vasquez!
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, Julio Lindhart!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasquez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lindhart.
Lindhart tries to clinch up.
It looked like Vasquez was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Vasquez throws a series of punches but Lindhart moves out of range.
Vasquez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vasquez takes the fight into the clinch.
Vasquez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lindhart tries to clinch but Vasquez is having none of it.
Lindhart throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Vasquez tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Lindhart is in Vasquez's guard.
Vasquez keeping moving, preventing Lindhart from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vasquez wants to stand up but Lindhart is controlling him.
Lindhart pushing down on Vasquez's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Lindhart missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasquez looks like he's trying to stand up.
Lindhart is working for a kimura but Vasquez is defending it quite comfortably.
Lindhart is looking to advance position but Vasquez won't allow it.
Lindhart is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Vasquez sees it coming and defends easily.
Vasquez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vasquez keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lindhart prevents Vasquez from standing back up.
Vasquez is trying to maintain the position but Lindhart is very close to passing his half guard.
Lindhart with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Vasquez tries to kick Lindhart off but Lindhart keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Lindhart not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lindhart is keen to just control but Vasquez is a slippery customer.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Lindhart shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Vasquez as he avoids it easily.
Vasquez moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez breaks from the clinch.
Vasquez throws a shot to the body.
Vasquez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lindhart fails to land the takedown.
Juan Vasquez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vasquez lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Julio Lindhart has been cut.
Vasquez has managed to clinch.
Vasquez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lindhart backwards.
Vasquez breaks the clinch.
Vasquez punishes Lindhart's body with a nice straight punch.
Lindhart looks winded!
Good standup being displayed there by Vasquez as he connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lindhart throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vasquez misses with a few strikes there.
Vasquez throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Lindhart crashing down! Lindhart tries to stagger back to his feet but Vasquez just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Lindhart asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan Vasquez!
A victorious Juan Vasquez thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keith Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Connor Lourens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Keith Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Connor Lourens !
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lee pushes Lourens up against the cage in a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Lee - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
I was talking to Lee's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Lee has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Lourens uses from the top position.
Lourens postures up.
Lee wants to sweep but no luck.
Lee avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lee lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lourens working a defensive guard here.
Lee stands and throws Lourens 's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee throws an elbow but Lourens slips to the side and avoids it well.
Lee is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Lourens will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Lourens is looking to reverse the position.
Lee fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Lourens tries to buck Lee off but Lee is having none of it.
Lee tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Lee has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Lee taking a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lee wants to control but Lourens is keeping him busy.
Lourens is trying to get back to his feet.
Lourens tries to buck Lee off but Lee is having none of it.
Lee stands up.
Lourens jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lourens throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Lourens misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lourens misses with a jab to the body
and Lee counters with a series of strikes. Lourens will be more careful next time no doubt.
Connor Lourens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A big left from Lourens misses.
It looked like Lee was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Lee shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lourens defends it nicely.
Lee will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lee slips a straight right by Lourens .
Lee fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Keith Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lourens looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Lourens is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lee rather than just go for the knockout.
Lee takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lourens digs a good body shot into Lee's ribs.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Lee takes one on the button.
Lee avoids the body shot from Lourens .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lourens as he avoids it easily.
Lourens misses with a hook. Lee ducked under it nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lourens misses with a looping right.
Lee with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lourens counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lourens tests Lee's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lee moves in looking to clinch but Lourens pushes him off.
Lourens misses with an uppercut.
Lee appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Lourens throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lourens looks to land a right hand but Lee moved out of range.
Lourens connects with a nice looking jab.
Lourens scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lee takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lourens ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Connor Lourens dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Lourens misses the shot to the body.
Lourens lands a nice hook to Lee's body. Lee takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lourens lands a right hook to the body.
Lourens ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Lourens lands a head shot.
Lourens fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A head kick misses from Lourens .
Lourens misses with a looping right.
Lee really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lourens lands a big head kick that sends Lee tumbling to the mat! Lourens takes a step backwards and waves Lee back to his feet - he wants the finish!
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!
Lourens scores with a shot to the body.
Lourens wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lourens digs a good hook to Lee's body.
Lourens lands a nice looking body shot.
Lourens lands with a straight right. Lee didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lourens swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Lourens .
Lourens throws an overhand right that lands on Lee's shoulder, as Lee tries to avoid the shot.
Lourens scores with a punch to the head.
Lourens scores with a jab to the body.
Lee on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lee takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lourens swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Lee.
Lee is rocked!
Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lourens .
Oh Lee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A slow jab from Lourens misses its intended target.
Lee seems to have got his legs back now.
Lourens misses with an uppercut.
Lourens misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lourens swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
Lourens dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee blocks a jab.
Lee shoots and misses
letting Lourens counter with a right hand.
Lourens scores with a decent looking hook.
Lee keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lourens .
Lee is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lourens misses with a wild body shot.
Lourens misses with a body shot.
Lourens ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lourens has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lourens throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Connor Lourens is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lourens throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lourens throws the left hand but Lee avoids the punch easily.
Lee is looking to counter the offense by Lourens and move into the clinch.
Lourens misses with a few strikes there.
Lee throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lourens throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
Lee is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Lourens .
Lee takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A shot to the liver by Lourens . Beautiful body shot.
Lourens misses with a looping left.
Lee moves away from the strike by Lourens .
Lourens lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lourens throws out a loose jab but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lourens jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lourens with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lourens lands a left and a right that send Lee crashing to the mat, dazed. Lourens thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lee feinted with a counter takedown.
Lourens ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lourens throws a body shot but no joy.
Lee seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Lourens lands with a right hand.
Lee avoids the body shot from Lourens .
Sloppy strikes from Lourens . Those never looked like landing.
Lee tries to counter with a takedown but Lourens is quick to defend against it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lourens throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Lourens scores with a body shot.
Lourens throws a shot from downtown. Lee moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Connor Lourens 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!
Lourens lands a jab.
Lourens stuns Lee with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lourens falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lee holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lourens breaks the clinch.
Lee on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lourens misses the jab.
Lee attempts a counter takedown but Lourens avoids it well and moves away.
Lourens throws a series of punches but Lee avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lourens misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lourens .
Lourens throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Lourens looks to move away, Lee throws a big counter combo but Lourens just gets out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lourens loads up on a big right hand but Lee slips the punch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lourens .
Lee avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lourens scores with a shot to the body.
Lourens jabs at Lee's body.
Good shot there by Lourens .
Lourens scores with a hook.
A jab from Lourens misses.
Lourens connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lourens dips to his left and cracks Lee with an uppercut!
Lourens cracks Lee with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Lourens has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Lee to stand back up!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee shoots in looking for a takedown. Lourens tries to sprawl out of it but Lee keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lourens manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lourens throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lourens throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Lourens lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lee doesn't seem phased though.
Lourens lands with a slapping head kick.
Lee throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Lourens to counter with a crisp jab.
Lourens comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lourens misses with a double jab.
Lourens scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lourens lands a jab to Lee's midsection.
Lee avoids the body shot from Lourens .
Lourens throws a body shot but no joy.
Lee looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Danga de danga de dang - Lourens scores with a four punch combination!
Lourens misses the shot to the body.
Lourens lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lourens throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lee swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Lourens misses with a straight left.
Lourens looks to land a left hand but Lee moved out of range nicely.
Lee closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lourens counters with a left to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lourens misses with a body shot.
As Lourens tries to get set, Lee tries to push him back and clinch up but Lourens manages to avoid the attempt.
Lee shoots in looking for a takedown. Lourens tries to sprawl out of it but Lee keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lourens manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lourens scores with a decent looking hook.
Lourens pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lee moves in looking to clinch but Lourens pushes him off.
Lourens lands a glancing blow to the side of Lee's head.
Keith Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Connor Lourens is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lourens scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lee doesn't seem bothered though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Connor Lourens comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lourens winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 25:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 25:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Connor Lourens !
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mason Hodge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hard Hitta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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242 lbs
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265 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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mason Hodge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hard Hitta!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hodge scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nice sprawl there from Hitta as Hodge shoots in.
Hitta tries to clinch but Hodge is having none of it.
Hodge stuffs the takedown attempt from Hitta. Hitta gets slowly back to his feet.
Hodge attempts a counter takedown but Hitta avoids it well and moves away.
A low kick from Hitta is predictable there
and Hodge counters with a single leg into guard. Hitta didn't expect that.
Hitta has his feet on Hodge's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
A left lands for Hitta.
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!
Hodge shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hitta sprawls well. Hitta wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hodge gets slowly back to his feet.
Hitta unleashes a big counter combination but Hodge bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Hodge definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hitta tests Hodge's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitta fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hodge shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hitta is trying to defend but Hodge finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Hitta wants to control but Hodge is keeping busy.
Hitta wants to get back to his feet.
Hodge lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hodge thows a huge punch but Hitta dodges it nicely.
Hodge seems to be working for a kimura but Hitta defends the submission attempt.
Hitta looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hodge trying to control the action but Hitta is working from the bottom.
Hodge looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hitta with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hitta wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hodge lands with a punch from half guard.
Hitta gets full guard.
Hodge prevents Hitta from getting back to his feet.
Hodge pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hitta is keeping the position for now.
Hitta utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hitta wants to get back to his feet but Hodge is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hodge trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hodge postures up in Hitta's guard and throws a big left but Hitta blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hodge scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hodge postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hodge trying to control but Hitta is working from the bottom.
Hitta can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hodge controls the pace.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hodge darts in looking for a takedown but Hitta gets double underhooks and turns Hodge into the cage.
Hitta changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mason Hodge. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hodge will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hodge shoots in for a double leg but Hitta sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hitta tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hodge manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hitta displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hodge.
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 Mason Hodge will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hodge avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hodge appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Hodge shoots for a takedown but Hitta saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hitta throws a fast counter high kick but Hodge manages to duck under it in time.
Hodge shoots in for a double leg but Hitta sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hitta slaps away a takedown attempt from Hodge, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mason Hodge. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hitta shoots in but no luck this time.
Hodge half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hitta smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hodge closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hitta pushes Hodge off but Hodge dives into side control.
Hodge is working Hitta over with some ground and pound from side control.
Hodge 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitta is trying to control Hodge's posture but Hodge avoids it.
Hodge lands an elbow.
Hodge lands a few punches from side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Hodge trying to control the action but Hitta is working from the bottom.
Hodge looks up at the clock and then as Hitta takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Hodge smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Hitta is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hodge connects with a decent elbow.
Hodge working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hodge wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hitta keeps working.
Hodge working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hodge cracks Hitta with a big right hand but Hitta just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Hitta tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hodge happy to just control the position for now.
Hodge has an Americana. Hitta didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Hodge is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Hodge hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Mason Hodge!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Carpenter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nok Suh Kohw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Carpenter has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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212 lbs
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217 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ben Carpenter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nok Suh Kohw!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carpenter misses with an uppercut
and Carpenter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Carpenter throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kohw sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice takedown defense from Carpenter. No joy for Kohw on that attempt.
Carpenter misses the jab.
Kohw shoots in for a takedown but Carpenter shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Carpenter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kohw.
Kohw comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kohw uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carpenter.
Kohw gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kohw tries to pull guard but Carpenter won't allow it.
Ben Carpenter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nok Suh Kohw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Kohw takes a shot to the head.
Carpenter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Carpenter throws a head punch that misses.
Carpenter pushes Kohw back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carpenter avoiding damage as Kohw throws knees to the body.
Carpenter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Carpenter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kohw.
Kohw keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carpenter.
Carpenter throws the left hand but Kohw avoids the punch easily.
Kohw shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Carpenter sprawls well. Carpenter wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kohw gets slowly back to his feet.
Carpenter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kohw moves into the clinch.
Carpenter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Carpenter lands a hook to the side of the head.
Carpenter looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Kohw tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Carpenter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Carpenter rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kohw counters with a stiff right hand.
Carpenter looks for the body kick but Kohw saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carpenter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kohw.
Carpenter drops Kohw with a big left hand! Kohw is injured, injured bad! Carpenter jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Carpenter!
Ben Carpenter took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Quark's for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heavy Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Owen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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280 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Heavy Guy!
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, James Owen!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guy just misses with a punch to the body.
Guy throws a looping overhand right but Owen ducks down to avoid it.
Guy definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Guy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Guy misses the body punch
and Owen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Owen throws a leg kick that misses.
Guy swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Owen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Guy manages to avoid it.
Guy tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Owen manages to circle out of the way.
A nice inside leg kick there by Owen. That's going to slow Guy down.
Guy tries to clinch there but Owen circles away.
Owen thows a leg kick but Guy checks it
and Guy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Owen throws a head punch that misses.
Owen has a couple of punches blocked by Guy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Owen swings wildly with an uppercut but Guy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Guy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Guy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Owen backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Owen swings wildly with an uppercut but Guy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guy tries to throw a body punch but Owen avoids it by throwing Guy back against the cage.
Owen lands a nice uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Guy.
Owen blocks a body shot from Guy.
A short right from Owen.
Owen can't find room to land a body shot as Guy controls the action.
Owen blocks an uppercut.
Guy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Guy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Owen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Guy backwards.
Owen tries to throw a body punch but Guy avoids it by throwing Owen back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Guy.
Guy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Owen blocks a body shot from Guy.
Owen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Guy misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Owen.
Guy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Owen backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Guy gets through Owen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Guy - that landed with a thud.
Owen misses with a body punch.
Owen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Owen working aggressively here.
Owen misses with a punch on the inside.
Owen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Guy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Owen swings wildly with an uppercut but Guy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Owen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Owen swings wildly with an uppercut but Guy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Owen has a couple of punches blocked by Guy.
Guy scores with a shot to the side of Owen's head.
Owen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Owen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Guy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Owen.
Guy misses with the head strike.
Guy lands a nice uppercut.
Owen swings wildly with an uppercut but Guy uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Guy.
Guy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Owen.
Owen looks winded!
Owen throws a punch but it's blocked by Guy.
Guy tries a body shot but Owen blocks it.
Owen misses with a punch on the inside.
Owen throws a punch but it's blocked by Guy.
We've been informed that Owen has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
A head punch on the inside from Guy fails to land.
Owen takes a shot to the head.
Owen misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Owen on the inside.
Guy lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Owen to his knees! Guy keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Heavy Guy!
An out of breath Heavy Guy 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Edson Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Talisay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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185 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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Counter fighter
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Edson Ribeiro!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ricardo Talisay!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Dirk Anderson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talisay scores with a takedown into Ribeiro's guard.
Talisay trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ribeiro has his feet on Talisay's thighs here. He's pushed Talisay off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Talisay screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Edson Ribeiro!
Edson Ribeiro is the new middleweight champion!
A very excited looking Edson Ribeiro 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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