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TIT 58 - Danger v Persley PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harold Harambe (ranked 4471 p4p, 481 weight class) and Karl Hansen (ranked 4831 p4p, 510 weight class). Karl Hansen has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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217 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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198 cm
25
260 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Tends to cut |
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Harold Harambe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Karl Hansen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harambe paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
It looks like Karl Hansen has been cut.
Harambe throws a series of punches but Hansen avoids them all with ease.
Harambe swats away the attempt to clinch by Hansen.
Harambe has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hansen jumps guard but Harambe stands there with Hansen around his waist. Hansen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hansen is looking for a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hansen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Harambe fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Harold Harambe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karl Hansen.
No joy there for Harambe, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hansen lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen moves away from the strike by Harambe.
Hansen feints the counter takedown.
Harambe misses with a left hand
so Hansen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hansen throwing strikes from guard but Harambe blocks nicely.
Hansen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Harambe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harambe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Harambe tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hansen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Harambe wants to sweep but no luck.
Hansen postures up in Harambe's guard and throws a big left but Harambe blocks it.
Hansen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hansen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Harambe looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Hansen works over Harambe with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansen works over Harambe with some ground and pound from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hansen throws a big right hand that misses.
Hansen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hansen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Harambe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hansen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Harambe is breathing heavily.
Hansen postures up in Harambe's guard and throws a big left but Harambe blocks it.
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!
Hansen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Harambe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hansen.
Hansen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Harambe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hansen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Harambe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hansen is looking to work some ground and pound but Harambe has wrist control.
Hansen lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen chips away with some ground and pound.
Hansen postures up and lands a big shot to Harambe's brow.
Hansen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Harambe keeping moving, preventing Hansen from controlling successfully.
Hansen postures up and lands a big shot to Harambe's brow.
Hansen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
We've been informed that Hansen has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Hansen with a nice head shot there.
Hansen scoring with punches to the head and body.
Harambe knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hansen on the ground.
Hansen landing with the ground and pound.
Hansen postures up and lands a big shot to Harambe's brow.
Harambe on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Harambe tries to get out of the position.
Hansen is working Harambe over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hansen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Harambe's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hansen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hansen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Hansen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hansen lands a couple of elbows.
Hansen chips away with some ground and pound.
Harambe preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hansen is working Harambe over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hansen connects with a couple of short punches.
Hansen chips away with some ground and pound.
Hansen postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hansen postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hansen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hansen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hansen working some strikes from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Karl Hansen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Karl Hansen's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hansen.
Harambe thuds a left hand into Hansen's body.
Hansen slips under a jab.
Hansen tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Harold Harambe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hansen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hansen misses with a body punch
and Hansen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hansen uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Harambe has time to react.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hansen avoids the body shot from Harambe.
Hansen tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hansen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Harambe throws a body shot but no joy.
Hansen with the counter takedown but Harambe avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harambe misses with a hook
and Hansen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hansen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Harambe.
Hansen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Harambe.
Harambe takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Harambe looks to score with a jab to the body but Hansen is just out of range.
Harold Harambe is winning the standup battle so far.
Hansen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Harambe.
Harambe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hansen.
Harambe jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hansen feints the counter takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harambe moves away from the strike by Hansen.
Hansen looks to score with a jab to the body but Harambe is just out of range.
Hansen misses with a body punch
and Harambe moves into the clinch.
Hansen wants a takedown.
Hansen looking for a takedown.
Harambe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hansen is defending well for now.
Harambe stops a takedown attempt from Hansen.
Harold Harambe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Karl Hansen.
Harambe dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Harambe prevents the takedown attempt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hansen tries to score a body lock takedown but Harambe shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hansen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Harambe tries to land knees in the clinch but Hansen avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harambe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hansen.
Harambe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hansen is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Harambe is defending well.
Harambe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hansen wants a takedown but no success here.
Hansen is breathing heavily.
Harambe gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hansen.
Harambe stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Harambe leaning against his opponent.
Hansen tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hansen looking for a takedown.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Harambe.
Harambe is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Hansen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Harambe gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harambe gets underhooks to prevent Hansen's takedown attempt.
Harambe scores with a hook to the body.
Hansen is looking to take this one to the mat.
Harambe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Harambe manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Harambe stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Harambe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Harambe lands a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harambe.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harambe stops a takedown attempt from Hansen.
Harambe prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hansen is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harold Harambe dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Karl Hansen's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A jab from Harambe does it's job there.
Harambe scores with a hook to the body. Hansen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hansen connects with a body shot.
Harambe misses with a wild body shot.
Hansen drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Harambe defends it well.
Hansen defending well as Harambe loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harambe drops Hansen with a right and a left! Harambe comes rushing in but Hansen regains his composure and manages to keep Harambe in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harambe not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Harambe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hansen is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harambe is stalling in the full guard.
Harambe trying to move into half guard but instead Hansen has managed to sweep!
Hansen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Harambe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hansen scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hansen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hansen postures up and lands a big shot to Harambe's brow.
Hansen won't allow Harambe to sweep him here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hansen lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hansen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hansen postures up in Harambe's guard and throws a big left but Harambe blocks it.
Hansen working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hansen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Harambe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hansen postures up in Harambe's guard and throws a big left but Harambe blocks it.
Hansen lands a couple of elbows.
Hansen trying to control but Harambe is working from the bottom.
Hansen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hansen scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hansen is in close to Harambe's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hansen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Karl Hansen has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Harambe has momentary wrist control but Hansen slips an elbow through the middle.
Hansen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Harambe's head.
Hansen is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hansen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Harambe's head.
Harambe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hansen.
Hansen postures up in Harambe's guard and throws a big left but Harambe blocks it.
Hansen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hansen works over Harambe with some ground and pound from guard.
Hansen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hansen forces his way into half guard.
Hansen looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Harambe with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hansen drops an elbow to the side of Harambe's head.
Hansen working over Harambe with some ground and pound. Harambe looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hansen winds up and cracks Harambe with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hansen is trying to control. Harambe wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hansen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nice strikes from Hansen there.
Hansen is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Harambe!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hansen lands a big elbow.
Hansen lands a nice shot to the head.
Hansen landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hansen landing strikes from the mount.
Hansen landing punches.
Harambe is rocked!
And that's the end of the fight!
Karl Hansen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hansen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Karl Hansen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mick Speed (ranked 8752 p4p, 566 weight class) and Nuri Jafar (ranked 8229 p4p, 552 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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147 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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175 cm
19
145 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mick Speed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nuri Jafar!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Michael Johnstone and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Speed lands with an overhand left.
Speed misses with a looping right.
Jafar throws a body shot but no joy.
A slow jab from Jafar misses its intended target.
Speed looks to score with a jab to the body but Jafar is just out of range.
Speed throws the left hand but Jafar avoids the punch easily.
Speed swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Speed takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Speed scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Speed ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jafar moves away.
A big right from Jafar misses.
Speed throws a lazy right hand but Jafar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Speed misses with a straight right.
Jafar throws out a counter right but Speed avoids it with no problem.
Speed pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jafar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Speed.
Speed uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jafar.
Speed swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Speed looks to land a right hand but Jafar moved out of range.
Speed displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jafar throws out the jab.
Speed throws an off balance right hand
and Jafar counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Speed is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jafar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Speed moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Speed throws a hook but Jafar avoids it easily.
Jafar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Speed.
Speed throws the left hand but Jafar avoids the punch easily.
Speed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A shot to the liver by Speed. Beautiful body shot.
Speed defending well as Jafar loads up on a big left hand.
Speed keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A shot to the liver by Jafar. Beautiful body shot.
A jab from Jafar misses.
Speed appears to be looking for a big counter.
Speed clinches.
A short uppercut from Jafar.
Jafar misses with a punch on the inside.
Jafar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Speed's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jafar.
Jafar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Speed's elbow.
Jafar throws a head punch that misses.
Jafar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Speeds head.
Jafar misses with some punches.
Jafar prevents a body shot from Speed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jafar working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Speed lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jafar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jafar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Jafar fails to land.
Jafar lands with a left to the head.
Jafar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jafar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Speed backwards.
Speed lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jafar throws a head punch that misses.
Jafar blocks an uppercut.
Jafar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Speed or not.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Speed.
A body shot lands from Jafar.
A short left from Jafar.
Good body shot from Jafar.
Jafar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jafar takes a shot to the head.
Jafar swings wildly with an uppercut but Speed uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jafar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jafar lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jafar working aggressively here.
Jafar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Speed's efforts to push away.
Jafar scores with a shot to the side of Speed's head.
Jafar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Speed backwards.
Jafar tries to work over Speed's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Speed tries to break free but Jafar pushes him back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jafar.
Jafar's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jafar can't find room to land a body shot as Speed controls the action.
Jafar lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jafar.
Good body shot from Jafar.
Jafar lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Still in the clinch, Jafar scores with a nice short uppercut.
Speed throws a punch but it's blocked by Jafar.
Jafar lands a nice shot to the body.
Jafar lands with a light punch inside.
Jafar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jafar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Speed pushes Jafar back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Jafar fails to land.
Speed's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jafar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jafar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Speed tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jafar's elbow.
Jafar misses with a body punch.
Jafar misses with a punch on the inside.
Speed wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jafar has him pressed against the cage.
A body shot lands from Jafar.
Jafar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Speeds head.
Jafar lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jafar gets through Speed's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Speed lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jafar backwards.
Jafar scores with a shot to the side of Speed's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Speed tries to stall but Jafar uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jafar misses with a body punch.
Jafar throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Speeds head.
Jafar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Speed makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jafar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Speed or not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nuri Jafar dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jafar scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jafar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jafar stuns Speed with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Speed misses with a hook
enabling Jafar to counter with a crisp jab.
Speed uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jafar.
Speed tries to bum rush Jafar with a series of wild strikes but Jafar uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jafar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Speed.
A looping hook to the body misses from Speed. Jafar does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jafar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A jab from Speed misses.
Jafar clinches up with Speed and pushes him back against the cage.
A short left from Jafar.
Nice body punch from Jafar.
Jafar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jafar has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Speed struggles to land a body shot inside as Jafar controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Jafar fails to land.
Speed tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Speed tries a body shot but Jafar blocks it.
Speed is trying to maintain a safe position but Jafar gets an underhook and turns Speed into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jafar lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Speed.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jafar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jafar throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jafar.
Jafar lands a hook that snaps the head of Speed backwards.
Speed tries to break the clinch but Jafar is controlling the position.
Jafar lands with a right to the head.
Jafar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jafar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jafar lands an uppercut.
Jafar presses Speed against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jafar scores with a nice hook to the head.
Speed is trying to break the clinch but Jafar is controlling him.
Jafar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jafar misses with some punches.
Jafar throws a head punch that misses.
Jafar tries to throw a body punch but Speed avoids it by throwing Jafar back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jafar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jafar lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jafar lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Jafar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jafar swings wildly with an uppercut but Speed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jafar lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Speed or not.
Speed misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jafar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jafar.
Jafar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Speed.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Jafar in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Speed digs a right hand underneath Jafar's ribcage. Jafar let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Speed misses with a punch on the inside.
Jafar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jafar can't find room to land a body shot as Speed controls the action.
Speed lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Jafar fails to land.
Jafar scores with a hook to the body.
Jafar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Speed misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jafar lands a hook that snaps the head of Speed backwards.
Jafar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Speed backwards.
Jafar scores with a shot to the side of Speed's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Jafar.
A short right from Jafar on the inside.
Speed is rocked!
Nuri Jafar seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Speed blocks an uppercut.
Speed tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jafar's elbow.
Jafar lands an uppercut.
Oh Speed is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Speed blocking some punches.
Jafar is working Speed over against the cage.
Speed seems to have got his legs back now.
Jafar has a couple of punches blocked by Speed.
Jafar lands with a short shot to the head.
Speed throws a punch but it's blocked by Jafar.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Speed.
Speed tries a body shot but Jafar blocks it.
Jafar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Jafar.
Speed is leaning against Jafar and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jafar.
Jafar scores with a shot to the side of Speed's head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jafar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jafar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Jafar as the two fighters clinch.
Speed misses with some punches.
Jafar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jafar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jafar digs a right hand underneath Speed's ribcage. Speed let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jafar lands a hook that snaps the head of Speed backwards.
Jafar lands a left hand.
A short right from Jafar on the inside.
A short left from Jafar.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jafar.
Speed cracks Jafar with a nice body shot.
Jafar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Speed backwards.
Jafar lands a shoulder strike.
Speed misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Speed takes a shot to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Speed is trying to force a seperation but Jafar has the dominant position.
A short uppercut from Jafar.
Jafar lands with a right to the head.
Jafar lands with a right to the head.
Speed blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nuri Jafar showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Jafar lands a jab to the nose.
Jafar throws out a powerful jab.
A jab from Jafar finds it's way through Speed's defenses.
Speed blocks a jab.
Speed is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jafar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jafar slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jafar scores with a shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Speed.
Jafar takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jafar just misses with a punch to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Speed misses the target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jafar.
Speed keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jafar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jafar drives through and clinches with Speed against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jafar lands a left hand.
Speed breaks the clinch.
Speed avoids the body shot from Jafar.
Speed takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jafar just misses with a punch to the body.
Speed connects with a right hand. Jafar shakes it off.
Jafar looks to score with a jab to the body but Speed is just out of range.
Jafar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Speed throws a hook but Jafar blocks it.
Speed waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jafar.
A big right from Speed misses.
Nuri Jafar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jafar closes the distance and clinches.
Speed is trying to force a seperation but Jafar has the dominant position.
Jafar lands with a left to the head.
Speed makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jafar gets through Speed's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Speed fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jafar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jafar.
Speed throws a punch but it's blocked by Jafar.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jafar misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Jafar.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jafar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Speed backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jafar.
A shot in the inside from Jafar.
A right handed body shot lands from Jafar.
Jafar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jafar scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Jafar.
Jafar lands a left hand that snaps the head of Speed backwards.
A short right from Jafar on the inside.
Jafar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jafar scores with a nice hook to the head.
Speed wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jafar gets through Speed's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Jafar.
Jafar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jafar swings wildly with an uppercut but Speed uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jafar misses with a punch on the inside.
Jafar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jafar scores with a hook to the body.
Jafar gets through Speed's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jafar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jafar lands a body punch in the clinch.
Speed tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jafar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jafar creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Speed's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Speed drops to his knees and Jafar pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nuri Jafar!
Nuri Jafar tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sasha Downdin (ranked 4149 p4p, 529 weight class) and Ronald Washington (ranked 3788 p4p, 483 weight class). The key to victory for Sasha Downdin has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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214 lbs
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sasha Downdin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ronald Washington!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Dirk Anderson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Downdin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Washington with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Downdin to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like Ronald Washington has been cut.
Downdin throws a looping overhand right but Washington ducks down to avoid it.
Downdin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Downdin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sasha Downdin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Washington swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Washington throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Downdin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Washington. That did some damage!
Downdin lands a front kick.
Downdin scores with a push kick.
Washington's coach down at The Island Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Washington's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Washington darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
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!
Washington seems to be looking for submissions.
Washington working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Downdin is trying to stand.
Downdin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Washington.
Washington wants to work for an arm triangle but Downdin is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Downdin is trying to get back to full guard.
Downdin blocking the ground and pound attempt from Washington.
Washington throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Washington slips a nice elbow through Downdin's hands, connecting with Downdin's forehead.
Downdin is looking for a sweep. Washington is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Washington working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Downdin is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Washington scores with a couple of nice shots.
Washington thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Downdin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Washington is nestled in close to Downdin, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Washington is keen to just control but Downdin is a slippery customer.
Washington is looking for a kimura here.
Downdin looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Washington scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Washington working the head and body with strikes.
Washington scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Downdin kicks off Washington and gets to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Downdin misses with a head kick.
Downdin throws a series of punches but Washington moves out of range.
Washington fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Washington shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Nice strikes from Washington there.
Washington lands with a punch from half guard.
Washington looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Downdin with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Washington working Downdin over with strikes.
Washington throwing shots but Downdin is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Downdin defending well though.
Washington thows a huge punch but Downdin dodges it nicely.
Downdin looks like he's trying to stand up.
Washington not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Downdin tries to roll over but Washington keeps him under control.
Downdin avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Washington.
Washington is looking for a kimura but Downdin is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Washington to get the leverage.
Washington has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Washington scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Washington is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Downdin is just riding it out for now. Washington eventually gives up the hold.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronald Washington dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ronald Washington's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Washington rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Downdin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Downdin thinks about countering with a body kick.
Washington doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Downdin makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Washington ducks under a wild hook from Downdin.
Washington moves forwards but Downdin connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Downdin.
Washington works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Washington is defended easily by Downdin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Washington has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Downdin.
Downdin missing with a left hand there. Washington was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Downdin - that will leave a mark!
Washington has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Downdin.
Downdin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Washington's head.
Downdin lands a jab to the nose.
Downdin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Ronald Washington is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Downdin thows a body kick. Washington tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Washington shoots in and bounces Downdin off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Downdin has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Washington is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Downdin manages to pull guard.
Washington with a nice head shot there.
Downdin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Washington works over Downdin with some ground and pound from guard.
Ronald Washington has got the better of the ground game so far.
Washington landing some decent shots from guard.
Washington throwing strikes from guard but Downdin blocks nicely.
Washington landing with the ground and pound.
Downdin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Washington looking to pass the guard.
Washington connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Washington is in close to Downdin's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Washington postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Washington throwing strikes from guard but Downdin blocks nicely.
Washington landing with the ground and pound.
Washington working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Downdin's head.
Washington working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Washington lands a couple of digs.
Downdin wants to stand but Washington is controlling the position.
Washington postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington looking to pass the guard.
Washington connects with a couple of short punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Washington missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Washington working some strikes from top position.
Washington sitting in guard here, content to control.
Washington postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Washington throws a big right hand that misses.
Washington scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Downdin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Washington on the ground.
Washington scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Sasha Downdin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ronald Washington's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Downdin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Washingtons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Washington shoots in and drives through. Downdin sprawls well.
Downdin fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Downdin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Downdin throws a body kick that misses.
Washington appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Downdin lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Washington falls backwards - clearly groggy! Downdin dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sasha Downdin!
A relieved looking Sasha Downdin 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Comeon Hitme (ranked 7026 p4p, 721 weight class) and Alberto El Parton (ranked 24535 p4p, 840 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hitme might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Face Fisted - Dethklok. El Parton is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Licensed Tequila. Alberto El Parton is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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215 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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26
216 lbs
5 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Brawler
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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
4 - 4 - 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
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alberto El Parton!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hitme closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hitme lands in his opponent's guard.
Hitme trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hitme working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
El Parton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hitme throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
El Parton trying to control the position.
El Parton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hitme content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
It looks like Alberto El Parton has been cut.
Hitme throws a big elbow that misses.
El Parton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hitme is looking to work some ground and pound but El Parton has wrist control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
El Parton keeping full guard, as Hitme tries to pass.
Hitme postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hitme working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hitme sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed El Parton's guard.
Hitme not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hitme wants to work for an arm triangle but El Parton is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
El Parton trying to hold on to Hitme's head to control him but Hitme postures up.
Hitme looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks El Parton with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hitme drops an elbow to the side of El Parton's head.
Hitme takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nice strikes from Hitme there.
Hitme throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Hitme not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hitme missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
El Parton is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hitme scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hitme sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. El Parton defending well though.
Hitme lands with a punch from half guard.
Hitme wants to pass to mount but El Parton is defending the position.
Hitme seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That has opened up Alberto El Parton's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hitme wants to pass the guard but El Parton is defending well.
El Parton wants to get back to full guard.
Hitme thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed El Parton's head.
Hitme throwing shots but El Parton is blocking nicely.
El Parton on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hitme sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. El Parton defending well though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hitme connects with a nice short shot to El Parton's temple.
We've been hearing that Hitme has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Hitme missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
El Parton keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hitme wants to pass to mount but El Parton is defending the position.
Hitme thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed El Parton's head.
Hitme sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. El Parton defending well though.
Hitme lands strikes from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Parton avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hitme.
El Parton avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hitme.
El Parton wants to control but Hitme is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hitme thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed El Parton's head.
El Parton avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hitme.
El Parton is trying to control but can't.
El Parton wants to get back to his feet.
Hitme landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
El Parton has hold of Hitme's hands but Hitme slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hitme lands a nice short elbow.
El Parton tries to kick Hitme off but Hitme keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Hitme not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hitme throws a strike but El Parton avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
El Parton has momentary wrist control but Hitme slips an elbow through the middle.
The cut above Alberto El Parton's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hitme with a nice head shot there.
Alberto El Parton's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Alberto El Parton's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Comeon Hitme!
A victorious Comeon Hitme thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Alberto El Parton had this to say: 'I Know I Lost But It Doesn't Matter, Because I Get To Bang Paige You Stupid Perro '.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Danilo Gentili (ranked 3372 p4p, 329 weight class) and Lothario Renaldo (ranked 3882 p4p, 364 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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151 lbs
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154 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
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Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Danilo Gentili!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lothario Renaldo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Michael Johnstone and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gentili fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Renaldo checks it well.
Renaldo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gentili back to the cage. Renaldo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Gentili gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Renaldo counter with a right hand.
Gentili shoots in looking for a takedown. Renaldo tries to sprawl out of it but Gentili keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Renaldo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gentili fails with the takedown
and Gentili takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Danilo Gentili. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gentili drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Gentili has an Americana. Renaldo didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Gentili is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Gentili hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Danilo Gentili!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Twista Evans (ranked 3281 p4p, 437 weight class) and Knox Harrington (ranked 2343 p4p, 331 weight class). Harrington has chosen Be-I as his entrance music. Knox Harrington struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 206.9lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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220 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Twista Evans!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Knox Harrington!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans goes for a double leg but Harrington avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Harrington continues to drive forward.
Evans is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Evans fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Harrington sprawls well initially but Evans persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Evans throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Evans thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Evans thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Harrington's head.
Evans not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Evans lands a nice short elbow.
Evans scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Evans working Harrington over with strikes.
Evans scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Evans takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Evans lands a nice short elbow.
Evans 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.
Harrington looks winded!
Evans lands strikes from half guard.
Harrington looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Evans working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Evans lands a nice short elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Harrington with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Harrington is rocked!
Nice strikes from Evans there.
Harrington is still in real trouble! Can Evans finish him?
Evans throwing shots but Harrington is blocking nicely.
Nice strikes from Evans there.
Harrington taking some punishment here, with Evans in his half guard.
Evans looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Harrington with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Evans lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Harrington quite badly. Harrington pulls Evans in close trying to recover. Evans postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Harrington on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Harrington doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Twista Evans!
A relieved looking Twista Evans thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Knox Harrington spoke after the fight, saying 'I.....I hate the world! *slams microphone down in anger and storms off*'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Glass (ranked 1395 p4p, 204 weight class) and Koh Machino (ranked 2107 p4p, 298 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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212 lbs
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203 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bill Glass!
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, Koh Machino!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Winston Alpacca and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machino throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Machino tries to keep at a distance but Glass has taken the fight into the clinch.
Glass working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Machino is looking for a takedown.
Machino wants to break the clinch but can't.
Glass throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Glass throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Machino wants to take the fight to the mat but Glass manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Glass throws an elbow that misses.
A shot in the inside from Glass.
Machino drops down looking for an ankle pick but Glass pulls his leg out and moves away.
Bill Glass has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Koh Machino.
Glass clinches.
Our sources have told us that Glass has been working on his elbows in the gym.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Glass.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Glass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machino is trying to push Glass away but Glass has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Machino is trying to push Glass away but Glass has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Machino avoids the elbow strike from Glass, against the cage.
Glass lands with a left to the head.
Machino working hard to break the clinch.
Machino tries to circle away but Glass has him pinned against the cage.
Glass blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Machino is trying to stall.
Machino looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Glass.
Glass lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Machino dodges an elbow strike from Glass.
Machino wants to take the fight to the mat but Glass manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Glass keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Machino's efforts to push away.
Glass lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Glass creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Glass pushes off an throws an elbow but Machino leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Machino is trying to break free.
Machino blocks the elbow strike.
Glass scores with a nice hook to the head.
Machino can't break the clinch.
Glass has Machino pressed against the cage, preventing Machino from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Glass lands a right hand that snaps the head of Machino backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Machino taking a breather.
Machino has had enough of the clinch but Glass keeps him there for the moment.
A frustrated look appears on Machino's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Glass.
Machino trying to stall but Glass improves his position.
Glass creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Machino's defenses.
Glass lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Glass has Machino pressed against the cage, preventing Machino from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Glass makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Machino is rocked!
Machino misses with some punches.
Machino is still on wobbly legs! Can Glass finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glass lands a right hand that snaps the head of Machino backwards.
Machino is trying to force a seperation but Glass has the dominant position.
Glass lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Machino to his knees! Glass keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bill Glass!
Bill Glass thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Neil Nucombe (ranked 556 p4p, 91 weight class) and Green Knight (ranked 2192 p4p, 320 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Green Knight enters the cage!
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176 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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170 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick |
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Neil Nucombe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Green Knight!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Michael Johnstone and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nucombe counters with a straight right hand.
Knight takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
We've been told by Nucombe's head coaches at Ferocious Beast that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Nucombe scores with the left hand. Knight knows he should have avoided that one.
Knight tries to move into range but Nucombe moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Knight throws a poor cross that misses
and Nucombe makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nucombe lands a jab to the head.
Nucombe lands with a nice body punch.
Nucombe jabs Knight to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nucombe scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nucombe lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Knight falls backwards - clearly groggy! Nucombe dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Neil Nucombe!
Neil Nucombe decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
In defeat, Green Knight stepped up to the mic, saying 'least my opponent is happy'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Wilson (ranked 902 p4p, 106 weight class) and Nikolaos Prouxontas (ranked 1162 p4p, 134 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Prouxontas's choice of entrance music: Σταμάτης Γονί&#. 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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265 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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240 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Very quick |
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jack Wilson!
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, Nikolaos Prouxontas!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson misses with a jab to the body
and Prouxontas counters with a straight right hand.
Prouxontas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wilson moves away.
Wilson has Prouxontas up against the cage in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Prouxontas.
Wilson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wilson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Prouxontas is trying to push Wilson away but Wilson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Prouxontas has had enough of the clinch but Wilson keeps him there for the moment.
Prouxontas tries to circle away but Wilson has him pinned against the cage.
Prouxontas has a couple of punches blocked by Wilson.
Wilson has a couple of punches blocked by Prouxontas.
A short uppercut from Prouxontas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prouxontas blocking some punches.
Prouxontas working aggressively here.
Wilson struggles to land a body shot inside as Prouxontas controls his hands.
Prouxontas digs a right hand into Wilson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Wilson's gas tank.
Wilson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wilson swings wildly with an uppercut but Prouxontas uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson working aggressively here.
Wilson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Prouxontas looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Prouxontas misses with the head strike.
Prouxontas slows down the pace here.
Wilson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wilson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wilson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Prouxontas's elbow.
Wilson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wilson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Prouxontas.
Prouxontas misses with a body punch.
Wilson misses with a punch to the body.
Prouxontas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wilson has him pressed against the cage.
Prouxontas works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wilson tries to work over Prouxontas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wilson digs a right hand underneath Prouxontas's ribcage. Prouxontas let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prouxontas pushes Wilson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wilson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wilson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Prouxontas lands with a light punch inside.
Wilson lands a shoulder strike.
Prouxontas tries to throw a body punch but Wilson avoids it by throwing Prouxontas back against the cage.
Wilson takes a shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilson lands with a right to the head.
Prouxontas prevents a body shot from Wilson.
Wilson throws an elbow that misses.
Prouxontas prevents a body shot from Wilson.
Prouxontas gets through Wilson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Prouxontas misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Wilson.
Wilson gets through Prouxontas's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Prouxontas.
A short right from Prouxontas on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wilson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Prouxontas as the two fighters clinch.
Prouxontas lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Prouxontas.
Prouxontas lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Prouxontas breaks from the clinch.
Prouxontas getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wilson just misses with a punch to the body.
Wilson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Prouxontas keeps the fight on the outside.
A nice side step and Prouxontas releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Wilson throws a big shot that misses.
Wilson takes a swing at Prouxontas's ribcage but misses.
Prouxontas appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Prouxontas drops Wilson with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Wilson looks back up at him and smiles so Prouxontas waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Wilson is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilson throws a jab but it's blocked by Prouxontas.
Prouxontas is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Wilson with a body shot.
Oh Wilson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wilson circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Prouxontas. Wilson falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Prouxontas!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nikolaos Prouxontas!
An out of breath Nikolaos Prouxontas 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Rocco Dangerfield (ranked 286 p4p, 45 weight class) and Demetrius Persley (ranked 1238 p4p, 191 weight class). Dangerfield comes to the cage accompanied by Immortal - All Shall Fall. Persley has chosen Asking Alexandria - The Black as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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182 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rocco Dangerfield!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Demetrius Persley !
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Michael Johnstone and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dangerfield gets in close and instigates a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dangerfield creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dangerfield lands a left hand that snaps the head of Persley backwards.
Dangerfield goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dangerfield blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Persley has a couple of punches blocked by Dangerfield.
Dangerfield pulls guard.
Persley trying to control but Dangerfield is working from the bottom.
Dangerfield is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dangerfield avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Persley tries to free his leg and advance position but Dangerfield is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dangerfield preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dangerfield might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Persley showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Dangerfield utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Persley really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dangerfield. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dangerfield bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Persley 's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Persley can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dangerfield avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Persley looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Persley looking for a guillotine here but Dangerfield defends easily.
Persley is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Persley working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dangerfield doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dangerfield manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dangerfield wants to control from the top but Persley keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Persley working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dangerfield sitting in guard, not really doing much.
We've been hearing that Dangerfield has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Dangerfield connects with a couple of short punches.
Persley is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dangerfield is aware though and is defending well.
Dangerfield avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Persley looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dangerfield sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Persley 's guard.
Persley felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Persley trying to control from the bottom.
Dangerfield is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Dangerfield is landing with some decent strikes but Persley is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Persley is trying to escape the mount.
Dangerfield punishing his opponent with strikes.
It looks like Demetrius Persley has been cut.
Dangerfield breaks from Persley 's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That has opened up Demetrius Persley 's cut even more.
Dangerfield lands a couple of good shots and Persley has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Persley trying to control the hands but Dangerfield won't let him.
A lull in the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Persley trying to control but not successfully.
Dangerfield trying to control.
You can see the frustration on Persley 's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Dangerfield is punishing Persley with some ground and pound.
Dangerfield controlling well, preventing Persley from escaping the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dangerfield lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Persley hold on?!
The cut above Demetrius Persley 's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Dangerfield's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Dangerfield 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.
Persley is really stuck here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rocco Dangerfield dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Demetrius Persley 's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Dangerfield tries to clinch up but Persley circles away and keeps his distance.
Persley tries to counter with a clinch but Dangerfield shakes him off and moves away.
Persley jabs Dangerfield right on the nose. Dangerfield blinks but takes it well.
A slow jab from Persley misses its intended target.
Nice sprawl there from Persley as Dangerfield shoots in.
Persley wants to counter the offense by Dangerfield and move into the clinch position.
Dangerfield closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Persley bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
The fighters circling - Dangerfield throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Persley lands a slapping body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Persley connects with a body shot.
Dangerfield throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dangerfield wants to clinch but Persley slips to the side
and Persley counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dangerfield will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dangerfield tries to clinch up but Persley circles away and keeps his distance.
Dangerfield throws a body shot but no joy.
Persley appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Dangerfield takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Persley takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dangerfield is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Persley can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dangerfield fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Persley manages to avoid it.
Dangerfield is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dangerfield tries to keep at a distance but Persley has taken the fight into the clinch.
Persley lands with a left to the head.
Dangerfield prevents a body shot from Persley .
Dangerfield tries to score a body lock takedown but Persley shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rocco Dangerfield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dangerfield's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Dangerfield misses with a punch on the inside.
Persley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dangerfield has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Persley avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dangerfield tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Persley just stands there and leans against the cage.
Persley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Persley tries to throw a body punch but Dangerfield avoids it by throwing Persley back against the cage.
Persley leaning against his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dangerfield blocks a body shot from Persley .
Persley swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Persley manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Dangerfield pushes Persley back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dangerfield avoids the elbow strike from Persley , against the cage.
Persley takes a shot to the head.
Persley struggles to land a body shot inside as Dangerfield controls his hands.
Dangerfield blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dangerfield is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Persley to keep the fight standing.
Dangerfield is looking for a takedown.
Demetrius Persley seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Persley tries to throw a body punch but Dangerfield avoids it by throwing Persley back against the cage.
Dangerfield ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Dangerfield no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Dangerfield is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rocco Dangerfield overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Persley is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Persley drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Persley jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Dangerfield is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Persley throws a big right hand that misses.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dangerfield is on top in guard.
Dangerfield wants to control from the top but Persley keeps moving.
Dangerfield slips nicely into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Dangerfield lands a nice short elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Dangerfield.
Persley is trying to maintain the position but Dangerfield is very close to passing his half guard.
Persley is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Dangerfield pulls his head out easily.
Dangerfield lands with a punch from half guard.
Dangerfield trying to control from half guard but Persley is working away.
Persley is looking to control Dangerfield's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Persley avoid being mounted?
Dangerfield seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demetrius Persley showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Demetrius Persley 's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dangerfield takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Persley is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Persley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dangerfield instigates a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Persley .
Dangerfield throws a punch but it's blocked by Persley .
Dangerfield lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dangerfield jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Persley walks away with a smile on his face. Dangerfield gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dangerfield throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Persley tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Dangerfield is in Persley 's guard.
Dangerfield is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Persley looking for a guillotine here but Dangerfield defends easily.
Dangerfield is working Persley over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dangerfield distracts Persley with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Dangerfield pushing down on Persley 's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Dangerfield looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Persley with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Dangerfield winds up and cracks Persley with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dangerfield seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Persley does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dangerfield is really struggling to control Persley but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Ground and pound from Dangerfield.
Dangerfield seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Persley does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Dangerfield looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Persley tries to roll over but Dangerfield keeps him under control.
Dangerfield winds up and cracks Persley with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dangerfield lands with a punch from half guard.
Dangerfield looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Persley trying to control from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Dangerfield there.
Persley is looking to improve his position.
Dangerfield is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Persley is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dangerfield scores with a couple of nice shots.
Persley is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Dangerfield connects with a nice short shot to Persley 's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dangerfield working the head and body with strikes.
Persley on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Persley looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Persley is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dangerfield scores with a couple of nice shots.
Persley on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Dangerfield is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Dangerfield wants to free his trapped foot but Persley is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Dangerfield wants to lay and pray for a moment but Persley keeps working.
Dangerfield seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Demetrius Persley 's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rocco Dangerfield!
Rocco Dangerfield retains his welterweight title!
Rocco Dangerfield seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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