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Ferocious Friday 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Shine Chen (ranked 10005 p4p, 633 weight class) and Jhonny Jones (ranked 9961 p4p, 632 weight class). Jhonny Jones has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Shine Chen's chin.
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Shine Chen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jhonny Jones!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones wants to clinch up but Chen keeps it at a distance.
Chen gets a clinch.
Chen avoiding damage as Jones throws knees to the body.
Jones lands a damaging elbow.
Chen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Chen is looking to break free of the clinch but Jones has double underhooks.
Jones lands an elbow inside that Chen shrugs off.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jones.
It looks like Shine Chen has been cut.
Chen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Chen fails to pull guard.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section. Chen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Chen tries to break free but Jones pushes him back against the cage.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
Jones lands an elbow just above Chen 's eye.
Chen displaying some good clinch control by pressing Jones up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A frustrated look appears on Chen's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands a good knee to the midsection. Chen won't want to take too many of those.
Jones is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jones landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Chen is stalling here.
Chen has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Jones is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Chen is breathing heavily.
Nice elbow from Jones.
Chen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jones using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jones lands an elbow inside.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Jones lands an elbow that stopped Chen in his tracks for a moment.
Jones working Chen over with knees to the body.
Jones scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chen takes an elbow to the forehead.
Chen takes an elbow to the temple.
Jones lands an elbow just above Chen 's eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands an elbow inside that Chen shrugs off.
Jones landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jones.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jones.
Jones lands an elbow inside.
Jones creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Chen's defenses.
Jones landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jones lands a nice knee to the body.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jones lands an elbow just above Chen 's eye.
Jones throws an elbow but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Chen's defenses.
Jones lands an elbow inside.
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but Chen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jones.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Jones.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for Jones.
Jones throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
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!
Jones landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jones is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jones putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Chen in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands an elbow just above Chen 's eye.
Jones comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Jones.
Chen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jones lands an elbow inside.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section. Chen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jones throws an elbow that misses.
Jones lands a nice knee to the body.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Chen blocks an elbow strike.
Chen can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones working Chen over with knees to the body.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section. Chen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Chen takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jhonny Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shine Chen's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Chen swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A head kick misses from Chen.
A countering left hand to the body from Jones misses.
Jones tries to clinch but Chen moves out of range.
Chen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chen throws the kick towards the body but Jones avoids it.
Chen swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Jones tries to clinch up but Chen circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones tries to clinch but Chen is having none of it.
Jhonny Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Chen manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chen seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones closes the distance looking to clinch
and Chen decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jones's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chen throwing strikes from guard but Jones blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chen stands and steps away. Jones gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Jones closes the distance but Chen moves to the side
and Chen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jones tries to clinch up
and Chen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Chen is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Chen 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.
Chen wants to pass the guard but Jones is keeping the position.
Chen prevents Jones from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chen pushing down on Jones's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chen controlling the pace.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Chen gets the takedown into side control.
Jones seems a little lost for a moment, as Chen dominates the positioning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chen has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Jones landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Chen is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Jones gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chen has had enough of the clinch but Jones keeps him there for the moment.
Jones lands an elbow inside.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section. Chen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shine Chen dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Shine Chen'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. And we move into the final round!
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Chen circles away.
Chen swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Jones wants to clinch up but Chen keeps it at a distance.
Jones wants to clinch.
Jones tries to clinch but Chen moves out of range.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
We've been told by Chen's head coaches at Cozad The Island that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chen tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chen shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jones is trying to defend but Chen finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
Chen content to control rather than advance.
Chen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Chen is taking a breather. Jones says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jones wants to get back to his feet.
Chen perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Chen.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Jones tries to clinch but Chen is having none of it.
Jones gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Chen to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Chen content to stall in guard here.
Jones really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chen. 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Chen wants to pass the guard but Jones is keeping the position.
Jones has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chen advances position into side control!
Jones wants to get back to his feet but Chen drags him back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jones is looking to get back to his feet here but Chen is keeping cool and he's managed to take Jones's back.
Chen controlling from the back.
Chen is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chen tightening his grip on Jones, looking for the choke.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shine Chen showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Chen has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 28:28
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 28:28
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mitsuo Yoshida (ranked 25149 p4p, 810 weight class) and Roman Kushnarev (ranked 9082 p4p, 763 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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188 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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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
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mitsuo Yoshida!
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, Roman Kushnarev!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Sandra Marshall and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoshida clinches up with Kushnarev and pushes him back against the cage.
Yoshida lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yoshida doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yoshida tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kushnarev's elbow.
Yoshida tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kushnarev's elbow.
Yoshida scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A left hand lands to the body for Yoshida.
Yoshida lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Yoshida leaning his opponent against the cage.
Yoshida taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoshida digs a right hand into Kushnarev's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kushnarev's gas tank.
Yoshida misses with a punch to the body.
Yoshida taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Yoshida - that landed with a thud.
Yoshida lands a hook that snaps the head of Kushnarev backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshida dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Yoshida takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Yoshida scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Yoshida - that landed with a thud.
Kushnarev looks winded!
A hook to the body from Yoshida.
Yoshida lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yoshida lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kushnarev.
A right handed body shot lands from Yoshida.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yoshida.
Yoshida lands a nice uppercut.
Kushnarev is rocked!
Yoshida gets through Kushnarev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kushnarev is still on wobbly legs! Can Yoshida finish him?
Yoshida dips a shoulder and cracks Kushnarev with a mighty uppercut! Kushnarev falls back against the cage and Yoshida unloads with a barrage of strikes! Kushnarev is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Yoshida screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mitsuo Yoshida!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gordy Legitalt (ranked 8645 p4p, 584 weight class) and Stephen King (ranked 6763 p4p, 532 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gordy Legitalt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Stephen King!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King cracks Legitalt with a good jab.
Legitalt fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
King cracks Legitalt with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Legitalt shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in King's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Legitalt is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but King has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Legitalt is looking to defend but King has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Legitalt! King pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Legitalt taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Stephen King!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shiro Violent (ranked 8964 p4p, 273 weight class) and Edixon Pierre Frantez (ranked 8513 p4p, 264 weight class). Pierre Frantez has chosen Radiohead - Creep as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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300 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super 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, Shiro Violent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Edixon Pierre Frantez!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed right hand from Pierre Frantez misses the target.
Violent was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Pierre Frantez throws a series of punches but Violent avoids them all with ease.
Pierre Frantez tries to bum rush Violent with a series of wild strikes but Violent uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pierre Frantez lands with a shot to the body.
Pierre Frantez throws a sloppy head kick and Violent moves out of range easily.
Violent swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Pierre Frantez misses with a body shot.
Pierre Frantez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pierre Frantez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Violent swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Pierre Frantez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Violent's hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierre Frantez moves into the clinch.
Pierre Frantez is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Violent to keep the fight standing.
Violent taking a breather.
Pierre Frantez is looking to take this one to the mat.
Pierre Frantez tries to pull guard but Violent won't allow it.
Shiro Violent has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Edixon Pierre Frantez.
Pierre Frantez gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre Frantez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Violent works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Violent working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pierre Frantez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pierre Frantez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pierre Frantez got a little sloppy there for a moment and Violent has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Pierre Frantez has managed to get both his arms back between Violent's legs - danger averted.
Pierre Frantez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Violent has his foot on Pierre Frantez's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Pierre Frantez works his way back into a safe position though.
Pierre Frantez loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pierre Frantez lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pierre Frantez chips away with some ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pierre Frantez's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Violent is breathing heavily.
Pierre Frantez wants to get up but he can't break Violent's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Pierre Frantez sitting in guard here, content to control.
Pierre Frantez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre Frantez throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Violent works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Violent is looking to cinch up a triangle. Pierre Frantez throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Violent's body to avoid the submission. Violent has instead reached around Pierre Frantez's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Violent arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Shiro Violent!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Swayne (ranked 5005 p4p, 173 weight class) and Matthew Cristico (ranked 5937 p4p, 212 weight class). Cristico has chosen Snoop Dogg - Drop It Like It's Hot ft. Pharrell Williams as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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298 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bruce Swayne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Matthew Cristico!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Santiago Holmes and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swayne drops Cristico with a beautiful combination! Cristico stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Swayne is looking for the KO!
It looks like Matthew Cristico has been cut.
Cristico gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Swayne counters with a right hand to the body.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Swayne has cracked Cristico with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Swayne lands another huge swinging hook and Cristico tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Cristico, before Swayne can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bruce Swayne!
After winning the bout, Bruce Swayne thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Punchy McPunchface (ranked 3751 p4p, 373 weight class) and Vladimir Strinewski (ranked 3520 p4p, 359 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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161 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Punchy McPunchface!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vladimir Strinewski!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Winston Alpacca and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McPunchface shoots in but Strinewski avoids the takedown attempt easily.
We've been hearing reports that McPunchface has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Strinewski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McPunchface.
Strinewski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McPunchface.
McPunchface shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Strinewski as he avoids it easily.
Vladimir Strinewski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McPunchface shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Strinewski pinned against the cage. Strinewski gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Punchy McPunchface. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McPunchface fails with a takedown attempt.
McPunchface shoots in for a takedown but Strinewski shows good takedown defense.
Strinewski is clearly trying to counter these attacks from McPunchface with a body shot.
Strinewski misses with a looping right.
Strinewski throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strinewski throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent McPunchface stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Strinewski throws a shot from downtown. McPunchface moves away and avoids it.
McPunchface steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Strinewski.
A jab from Strinewski misses.
McPunchface tries to counter with a takedown but Strinewski is quick to defend against it.
McPunchface dives in and scores a takedown into Strinewski's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McPunchface missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McPunchface throws an elbow that misses. Strinewski uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in McPunchface's guard. Nice move by Strinewski!
McPunchface looking to control.
McPunchface lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Strinewski looking to hit a scissor sweep but McPunchface is one step ahead there.
McPunchface is stalling in the full guard.
McPunchface working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Strinewski's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McPunchface with a flurry of punches that miss.
Strinewski avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McPunchface trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
McPunchface throwing strikes from guard but Strinewski blocks nicely.
McPunchface working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Strinewski keeping moving, preventing McPunchface from controlling successfully.
Strinewski looking to hit a scissor sweep but McPunchface is one step ahead there.
McPunchface missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strinewski working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McPunchface.
McPunchface is in close to Strinewski's body, working some short punches and elbows.
McPunchface trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Strinewski utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McPunchface is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
McPunchface passes easily into side control. Nice work.
McPunchface is looking to take a break and control but Strinewski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strinewski on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
McPunchface trying to control the position but Strinewski is working away.
McPunchface tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
McPunchface throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Strinewski avoids any damage from the ground and pound of McPunchface.
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 Punchy McPunchface will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Strinewski just misses with a punch to the body.
McPunchface is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Strinewski's half guard.
Strinewski is controlling McPunchface's trapped leg to prevent McPunchface from advancing to side control.
McPunchface thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Strinewski's head.
McPunchface lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
McPunchface is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
McPunchface thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Strinewski's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McPunchface trying to control the pace.
McPunchface drops an elbow to the side of Strinewski's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McPunchface stalling.
McPunchface is trying to control the action in half guard but Strinewski is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Punchy McPunchface overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McPunchface looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Strinewski with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
McPunchface throwing shots but Strinewski is blocking nicely.
Strinewski really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McPunchface. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
McPunchface missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Strinewski blocking the ground and pound attempt from McPunchface.
McPunchface throwing shots but Strinewski is blocking nicely.
McPunchface is keen to just control but Strinewski is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Well, if McPunchface is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
McPunchface not landing any meaningful shots this time.
McPunchface not landing any meaningful shots this time.
McPunchface keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
McPunchface passes to side control.
Strinewski takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Strinewski defending against the ground and pound.
McPunchface working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by McPunchface.
McPunchface misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
McPunchface wants to control but Strinewski is keeping him busy.
McPunchface is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Strinewski can do to turn this around?
Strinewski defending against the ground and pound.
The ground and pound from McPunchface seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
McPunchface trying to control the position but Strinewski is working away.
McPunchface looks up at the clock and then as Strinewski takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, McPunchface smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
McPunchface working the ground and pound but Strinewski is defending the strikes.
McPunchface throws an elbow but Strinewski slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McPunchface tries to score with some ground and pound. Strinewski controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
McPunchface cracks Strinewski with a big elbow.
McPunchface moves into full mount!
Strinewski wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by McPunchface.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, McPunchface cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
McPunchface punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McPunchface with shots to the head and body - Strinewski looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McPunchface with the ground and pound from mount.
McPunchface punching from mount but Strinewski doing a good job of avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Punchy McPunchface dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
McPunchface manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Strinewski on his heels. He'll look to pass Strinewski's guard now, I'm sure.
McPunchface trying to control but Strinewski is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Strinewski pulls McPunchface in close to prevent any damage.
McPunchface with a nice head shot there.
McPunchface wants to control from the top but Strinewski keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strinewski can't keep his opponent in guard - McPunchface advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Strinewski on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McPunchface throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
McPunchface is trying to control the action in half guard but Strinewski is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
McPunchface thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
McPunchface is pressing down on Strinewski's thigh, looking to free his foot. Strinewski is holding on for now.
Strinewski avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McPunchface.
McPunchface throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
McPunchface is controlling the pace.
Strinewski has hold of McPunchface's hands but McPunchface slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Vladimir Strinewski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
McPunchface throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
McPunchface wants to pass the guard but Strinewski is defending well.
McPunchface frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
McPunchface with a couple of short strikes.
McPunchface punishing his opponent with strikes.
McPunchface wants to control the pace but Strinewski is squirming around nicely.
McPunchface sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McPunchface landing shots from mount.
McPunchface thowing shots but they're missing.
McPunchface lands with some strikes.
McPunchface wants to control the pace but Strinewski is squirming around nicely.
McPunchface is landing with some decent strikes but Strinewski is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Strinewski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McPunchface lands a big elbow.
McPunchface postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Strinewski looks a forlorn figure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McPunchface raining down shots from the mount!
Punchy McPunchface is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
McPunchface controlling from the full mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Strinewski can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McPunchface has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Punchy McPunchface showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McPunchface, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:25
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:26
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Punchy McPunchface!
A relieved looking Punchy McPunchface 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 Terence Weiss (ranked 4311 p4p, 570 weight class) and George Baker (ranked 2156 p4p, 329 weight class). Terence Weiss has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Terence Weiss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, George Baker!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Weiss.
Weiss swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Baker lands a right hook to the body.
Weiss ducks under a wild hook from Baker.
Baker lands an overhand right.
It looks like Terence Weiss has been cut.
A cross from Weiss lands.
Baker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Weiss throws a right hand that misses
and Baker counters with a straight right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Weiss misses the target.
Weiss with a jab.
Baker lands a body shot.
Weiss throws a poor cross that misses
and Baker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Baker throws a series of punches but Weiss moves out of range.
Weiss looks to score with a jab to the body but Baker is just out of range.
It seemed like Baker was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Weiss misses with a lunging right hand
and Baker counters with a stiff right hand.
Weiss paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Weiss takes one to the side of the head.
Weiss misses with an uppercut. Baker saw that one coming.
Weiss throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Baker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Weiss.
Baker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Baker misses with a looping right.
Jab, jab by Baker - just one landing.
Weiss misses the shot to the body.
Weiss is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Baker.
Baker swinging wildly here.
Weiss definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Weiss misses the target.
Baker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A little feinted left hand from Weiss on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A big left from Weiss misses.
Baker has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Weiss lands an overhand right.
Baker throws out a loose jab but Weiss uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baker lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Weiss throws a lazy right hand but Baker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Weiss lands a nice hook to Baker's body. Baker takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Weiss swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Baker moves out of range as Weiss strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Baker! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker scores with a jab.
Weiss connects with a single shot there.
Baker gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Baker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Weiss.
Weiss throws a jab when Baker was well out of range.
Weiss loads up on a big right hand but Baker slips the punch.
Weiss throws a body shot but no joy.
Baker throws out a powerful jab.
Baker moves away from the strike by Weiss.
Good standup being displayed there by Weiss as he connects with a hook.
Weiss misses with a lunging right hand
and Baker counters with a straight right hand.
Terence Weiss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Weiss swings for the body but Baker moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Baker misses.
Weiss lands a nice looking body shot.
A jab lands there for Weiss.
Weiss throws a big shot that misses.
Baker appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Baker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Weiss misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weiss lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Weiss scores with a shot to the body.
Weiss on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Weiss looks to land a right hand but Baker moved out of range.
Baker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Weiss circles away quickly and effectively.
Weiss uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Baker.
A swing and a miss from Weiss.
Baker now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Weiss takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A shot to the body from Weiss misses
and Baker counters with a stiff right hand.
Baker misses with a looping right.
Weiss doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Baker slips a straight right by Weiss.
Baker defending well as Weiss loads up on a big left hand.
Weiss avoids the body shot from Baker.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baker scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Weiss misses with a looping left.
Weiss displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Baker throws out the jab.
Weiss misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weiss misses with a looping left.
Weiss dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Weiss is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Weiss steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Baker.
Baker scores with a jab. Weiss acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A punch combination from Baker misses.
Weiss misses with a hook
and Baker counters with a left to the body.
Weiss keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Baker.
Baker slips under a jab.
Weiss lands with an overhand left.
Weiss takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Weiss throws a jab but it's blocked by Baker.
Weiss tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Baker was well out of range. Poor timing from Weiss.
Weiss looks to land a right hand but Baker moved out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baker misses with a looping left.
Weiss uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Baker.
Baker avoids the body shot from Weiss.
Weiss ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baker moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but George Baker will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Terence Weiss's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Baker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Baker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Weiss misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baker.
Weiss is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Baker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Weiss avoids the body shot from Baker.
Weiss cracks Baker with an open hand slap.
Baker slips under a jab.
Jab from Weiss.
Baker lands a lovely overhand right.
Baker throws a hook to the side of Weiss's head but Weiss sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Baker loads up on a big right hand but Weiss slips the punch.
Weiss lands a body shot.
Weiss lands a really nice looking cross but Baker seems unphased.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Weiss scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Baker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Weiss sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Baker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Weiss throws out the jab.
Weiss misses with a right hand
and Baker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weiss just misses with a punch to the body.
Baker lunges at Weiss with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Weiss's hand.
Weiss works the jab nicely.
A slow jab from Baker misses its intended target.
Weiss looks to score with a jab to the body but Baker is just out of range.
Baker on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Baker uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Weiss.
Weiss blocks a jab.
Weiss throws out a loose jab but Baker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baker lands a jab to the head.
Baker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Weiss is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Baker.
Baker closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Weiss lands with a nice body punch.
Weiss connects with a looping right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Weiss bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Baker's head.
Baker defending well as Weiss loads up on a big left hand.
A nice side step and Baker releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker misses the shot to the body.
Weiss slips under a jab from Baker.
Weiss moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Terence Weiss is winning the standup battle so far.
Weiss scores with a body shot.
Baker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Weiss throws a poor cross that misses
and Weiss takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Baker avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Baker has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Weiss digs a good hook to Baker's body.
Weiss throws a big shot that misses.
Baker misses with a hook. Weiss ducked under it nicely.
Weiss just misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Weiss throws an off balance right hand
and Baker counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Weiss throws a looping overhand right but Baker ducks down to avoid it.
Weiss misses with a hook.
Weiss lands with an uppercut that bounces Baker off the cage and back into range.
Baker fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Weiss looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Baker misses with an uppercut. Weiss saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weiss fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Baker on the side of the head.
Baker slips a jab from Weiss.
Weiss misses the jab.
Weiss uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baker.
Weiss lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nice uppercut there from Weiss.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Weiss.
Weiss misses with a looping right.
Baker throws a body shot but no joy.
Weiss works Baker's body with a nice hook.
Sloppy strikes from Baker. Those never looked like landing.
Weiss is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Baker.
Baker appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Weiss scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Weiss misses with a wild body shot.
Baker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Weiss.
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!
Weiss connects with a single shot there.
Weiss lands with a straight right. Baker didn't see that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Baker.
Baker keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Baker ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Baker smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Baker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Weiss moves away.
Weiss uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baker.
Weiss throws a hook to the side of Baker's head but Baker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Baker 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.
Weiss throws a right hand that misses
and Baker counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Weiss moves out of range of the strikes.
Weiss thuds his right hand into Baker's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Baker drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Baker ducks under a wild hook from Weiss.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Weiss takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Weiss scores with a jab.
Weiss is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Baker throws out a loose jab but Weiss uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baker just misses with a punch to the body.
Weiss tries to counter by clinching up but Baker breaks away and moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terence Weiss dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Terence Weiss's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Baker takes a swing at Weiss's ribcage but misses.
Baker throws a hook but Weiss blocks it.
Weiss is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Baker.
A nice side step and Baker releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Baker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Weiss.
Weiss throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Weiss misses the jab.
Baker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Weiss sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Baker ducks under a wild hook from Weiss.
Baker lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice defenses there by Baker.
Baker misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Weiss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Weiss lands with a straight right. Baker didn't see that one coming.
Weiss looks to throw the jab but Baker is out of range.
Weiss misses the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Baker misses the target.
Weiss connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Weiss keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Weiss lands a right hook to the body.
Weiss bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Weiss misses with a body punch
and Weiss takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Weiss misses the jab.
Baker drops his hands momentarily and Weiss takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Baker moves forwards but Weiss connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Baker takes a swing at Weiss's ribcage but misses.
Weiss stuns Baker with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Weiss slips under a jab.
Weiss was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Baker misses with a body shot.
Weiss connects with a crisp jab.
Weiss swings for the body but Baker moves out of range.
Weiss slips a straight right by Baker.
Weiss swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Weiss ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Baker moves away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Weiss throws an off balance right hand
and Baker counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weiss moves out of range of the strikes.
Baker throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Baker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Baker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Baker scores with a jab to the body.
Weiss throws a hook to the side of Baker's head but Baker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Weiss cracks Baker with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Weiss uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Baker.
Weiss thows a left - swing and a miss!
Baker thows a left - swing and a miss!
Baker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Weiss connects with a body shot.
Baker has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Baker there as he acknowledges the shot.
Baker walks into a left hand.
Weiss misses with a right hand
and Baker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Baker misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker moves out of range as Weiss strikes.
Baker is looking for the big counter here.
Baker misses the shot to the body.
Baker misses the shot to the body.
Baker connects with a right hand. Weiss shakes it off.
Weiss fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baker manages to avoid it.
Weiss takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Weiss looks to land a right hand but Baker moved out of range.
Weiss stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Baker's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Weiss connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Baker scrambles back to his feet.
Baker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Weiss throws a jab but it's blocked by Baker.
Baker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Weiss manages to avoid it.
Baker drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Weiss takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Weiss lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Weiss misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Weiss scores with a jab. Baker acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Baker takes a swing at Weiss's ribcage but misses.
Baker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Baker misses with an uppercut. Weiss saw that one coming.
Weiss throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Weiss.
Weiss has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Baker finds it's way round the side to connect with Weiss's head.
Baker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A cross from Weiss lands.
A jab from Weiss misses.
Baker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Weiss.
Weiss takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A lazy left from Baker finds it's target.
Baker misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Weiss misses with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Terence Weiss.
Well Weiss has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Terence Weiss!
After the fight, Terence Weiss was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Leifi Plomeros (ranked 1373 p4p, 188 weight class) and Santiago Martinez (ranked 2605 p4p, 337 weight class). Plomeros comes to the cage accompanied by Ievan Polkka. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Leifi Plomeros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Santiago Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Dirk Anderson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Plomeros clobbers Martinez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Plomeros is looking to clinch but Martinez is avoiding it.
Plomeros lands with a cross.
Martinez looks to throw the jab but Plomeros is out of range.
Plomeros was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Plomeros has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Ferocious Beast in the buildup to the fight.
Plomeros on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Plomeros throws a shot from downtown. Martinez moves away and avoids it.
Plomeros wants to clinch
and Martinez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Plomeros throws a looping overhand right but Martinez ducks down to avoid it.
Plomeros lands an overhand right.
Martinez punishes Plomeros's body with a nice straight punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Plomeros ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martinez moves away.
Plomeros takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Plomeros connects with a crisp jab.
Donk. Plomeros catches Martinez right on the button with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez cracks Plomeros with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Plomeros avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Martinez keeps the fight on the outside.
Plomeros clinches up against the cage.
Plomeros prevents Martinez from breaking the clinch.
Martinez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Plomeros has him pressed against the cage.
Martinez is looking to break free of the clinch but Plomeros has double underhooks.
Martinez manages to break the clinch.
Plomeros closes the distance but Martinez moves to the side
and Plomeros takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Plomeros tries to clinch up but Martinez circles away and keeps his distance.
Martinez throws a big shot that misses.
Plomeros with a nice cross.
Martinez circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plomeros lands a lovely overhand right.
Martinez uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Plomeros.
Martinez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Plomeros moves into the clinch successfully.
Martinez is looking to break free of the clinch but Plomeros has double underhooks.
Martinez tries to break the clinch but Plomeros is controlling the position.
Plomeros misses with a hook from the clinch.
Martinez is trying to force a seperation but Plomeros has the dominant position.
Martinez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Plomeros misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martinez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Martinez is trying to force a seperation but Plomeros has the dominant position.
Martinez can't break the clinch.
Martinez is trying to break the clinch but Plomeros is controlling him.
Plomeros swings wildly with an uppercut but Martinez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Martinez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Martinez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Plomeros throws a head punch that misses.
Martinez can't break the clinch.
Martinez is trying to break the clinch but Plomeros has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Plomeros on the inside.
Martinez breaks from the clinch.
Plomeros uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Martinez.
Martinez cracks Plomeros with a good jab.
Plomeros changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Martinez swats away the attempt to clinch by Plomeros.
Plomeros scores with a shot to the body.
Plomeros closes the distance looking to clinch
and Martinez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Plomeros tries to close the distance and clinch but Martinez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Decent striking displayed by Martinez there.
Plomeros blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Plomeros stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Martinez is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Plomeros lands an uppercut, right on the button! Martinez tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Leifi Plomeros!
Leifi Plomeros was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Mafaking (ranked 890 p4p, 110 weight class) and Jason Ventura (ranked 3565 p4p, 361 weight class). Bruce Mafaking had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bruce Mafaking!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jason Ventura!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mafaking displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ventura throws out the jab.
Ventura tries to keep at a distance but Mafaking has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mafaking tries a body shot but Ventura blocks it.
Ventura blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mafaking misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ventura's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mafaking.
Mafaking makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ventura has had enough of the clinch but Mafaking keeps him there for the moment.
Mafaking digs a right hand into Ventura's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ventura's gas tank.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ventura is trying to force a seperation but Mafaking has the dominant position.
A short body shot lands from Mafaking as the two fighters clinch.
Mafaking misses with the head strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Mafaking.
Mafaking makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Mafaking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mafaking gets through Ventura's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mafaking throws a head punch that misses.
Ventura is trying to push Mafaking away but Mafaking has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ventura wants to get back to striking at distance but Mafaking won't allow it.
Mafaking keeps control of Ventura as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mafaking lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Mafaking lands a body shot.
Mafaking blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mafaking lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ventura backwards.
Mafaking is working Ventura over against the cage.
Mafaking lands with a light punch inside.
Mafaking lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mafaking prevents Ventura from breaking the clinch.
Mafaking lands a hook that snaps the head of Ventura backwards.
Mafaking lands with a right to the head.
Mafaking throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Venturas head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mafaking scores with a hook to the body.
Mafaking lands a left hand.
Mafaking digs a right hand into Ventura's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ventura's gas tank.
A short right from Mafaking.
Mafaking makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Mafaking on the inside.
Ventura's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mafaking works on Ventura's body with a couple of short punches.
Mafaking lands a shot to the body.
Ventura looks winded!
Ventura misses with the head strike.
Mafaking blocks an uppercut.
Ventura swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mafaking lands a shoulder strike.
Mafaking lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ventura misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mafaking softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ventura working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Mafaking scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ventura wants to break free but Mafaking has control.
Mafaking throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Venturas head.
Mafaking misses with the head strike.
We've been informed that Ventura has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Ventura throws a punch but it's blocked by Mafaking.
Mafaking lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ventura backwards.
Mafaking has Ventura pressed against the cage, preventing Ventura from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ventura wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mafaking lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mafaking throws a head punch that misses.
Mafaking doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Mafaking - that landed with a thud.
Mafaking lands a right hand.
Good body shot from Mafaking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mafaking lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Mafaking.
Mafaking has a couple of punches blocked by Ventura.
Ventura takes a shot to the head.
Mafaking tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ventura tries to circle away but Mafaking has him pinned against the cage.
Mafaking lands a left hand.
Good body shot from Mafaking.
Mafaking stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mafaking lands an uppercut.
Mafaking softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mafaking works on Ventura's body with a couple of short punches.
A short uppercut from Mafaking.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mafaking softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Mafaking lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Mafaking dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Mafaking has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mafaking lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mafaking scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mafaking swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ventura misses with a punch on the inside.
Mafaking lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Ventura's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mafaking misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mafaking scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mafaking softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Mafaking fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ventura blocking some punches.
Mafaking lands a body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mafaking creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Mafaking lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ventura backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Mafaking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ventura.
Mafaking lands with a right to the head.
Ventura is rocked!
Mafaking lands a nice shot to the body.
Ventura is still on wobbly legs! Can Mafaking finish him?
Mafaking misses with a punch on the inside.
Mafaking scores with a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Mafaking.
Mafaking tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mafaking lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ventura backwards.
Mafaking lands a left hand.
Mafaking lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mafaking doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mafaking unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Ventura! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Mafaking is unloading with more strikes now! Ventura drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruce Mafaking!
Bruce Mafaking retains his lightweight title!
Bruce Mafaking thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ben McHough (ranked 573 p4p, 28 weight class) and Dominique Bell (ranked 2252 p4p, 119 weight class). Dominique Bell will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ben McHough!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dominique Bell!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bell takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
McHough lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bell will feel that in the morning.
McHough scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Bell with a poor takedown
and McHough counters with a leg kick.
Bell shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McHough pinned against the cage. McHough gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Bell changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. McHough tries to avoid it but Bell manages to keep hold of a leg and drag McHough to the ground. McHough escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Ben McHough has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dominique Bell.
McHough lands with a thumping leg kick.
McHough slaps away a takedown attempt from Bell, before circling back to the center of the mat.
McHough throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bell tries for a takedown but McHough sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bell shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and McHough counters with a straight right hand.
Bell looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. McHough is trying to defend but Bell finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Bell is pressing down on McHough's thigh, looking to free his foot. McHough is holding on for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bell passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for McHough!
Bell can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as McHough is looking to escape.
We've been hearing good reports from McHough's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Bell is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. McHough can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McHough defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Bell.
Bell has hold of McHough's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and McHough manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
McHough tries to hold on but Bell pushes him away.
McHough might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poor strikes thrown by Bell there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Bell prevents McHough from getting the reversal.
Bell is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. McHough can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
McHough knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bell on the ground.
McHough is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell wants to take McHough's back but he can't do it this time.
Bell jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but McHough manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Bell has worked his way into a potential kimura here. McHough is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Bell yanks on the arm and McHough is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Bell.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dominique Bell!
Dominique Bell is the new bantamweight champion!
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