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TIT 53 - Dennis v Baby II PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tony Tiger (ranked 953 p4p, 105 weight class) and Brazilian Burger (ranked 3122 p4p, 287 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Burger's choice of entrance music: Sorriso Maroto - Assim Você Mata o Papai. Tony Tiger 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tony Tiger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brazilian Burger!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiger takes the fight into the clinch.
Tiger lands an elbow inside that Burger shrugs off.
It looks like Brazilian Burger has been cut.
Tiger lands a nice knee to the body.
Burger jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tiger walks away with a smile on his face. Burger gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tiger wants to clinch.
Tiger tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Burger doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tiger moves into the clinch.
Burger tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tony Tiger has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brazilian Burger.
Tiger unloads a knee to the mid-section.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiger lands a nice elbow.
Tiger unloads a knee to the mid-section. Burger lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Burger jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tiger walks away with a smile on his face. Burger gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tiger wants to clinch up but Burger keeps it at a distance.
Tiger darts in and clinches Burger up against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tiger lands an elbow just above Burger 's eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burger is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tiger to keep the fight standing.
Tiger has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Burger is trying to pull guard but Tiger turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Tiger with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That has opened up Brazilian Burger's cut even more.
Burger tries to pull guard but Tiger won't allow it.
Burger jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tiger walks away with a smile on his face. Burger gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Tiger tries to clinch there but Burger circles away.
Tiger wants to clinch up but Burger keeps it at a distance.
Tiger fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tiger closes the distance and clinches.
Burger tries to pull guard but Tiger forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Tiger lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tiger lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tiger lands an elbow inside that Burger shrugs off.
Tiger landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tiger crunches a lovely knee into Burger's ribcage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tiger lands an elbow inside.
Tiger creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Burger's defenses.
The cut above Brazilian Burger's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Tiger.
Brazilian Burger's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Burger jumps guard but Tiger turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Tiger utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Burger fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Burger takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tiger utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tiger with a knee to the head.
Burger tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Burger jumps guard but Tiger turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Burger is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tiger to keep the fight standing.
Tiger lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Brazilian Burger's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tony Tiger!
During a confident post fight interview, Tony Tiger thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Brazilian Burger was interviewed post fight and said 'My manager is a dumbass muthafucka!!! Read the fucking forums now you nincompoop!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boa Link (ranked 3600 p4p, 465 weight class) and Knox Harrington (ranked 3409 p4p, 448 weight class). Harrington is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Be-I. Boa Link has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Boa Link!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Knox Harrington!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrington 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.
Harrington fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Harrington punishes Link's body with a nice straight punch.
Harrington fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Link lands a leg kick that knocks Harrington off balance momentarily.
Link on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Harrington scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Harrington wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Link takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Link shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Link avoids the body shot from Harrington.
Harrington is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Harrington with a hook.
Harrington sizes up Link with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrington connects with a good right hand that stumbles Link. Link circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Link misses with a double jab.
Link tries to score with a low kick but Harrington moves his leg out of the way.
Harrington fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Link on the side of the head.
Link has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Link there as he acknowledges the shot.
Harrington avoids a kick to the body.
Harrington throws a one two combo.
It looks like Boa Link has been cut.
Harrington fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Link manages to avoid it.
Link is looking for a counter combo.
Link has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Harrington has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harrington tests Link's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Link doesn't manage to clinch there - Harrington circles away.
Harrington looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice cross by Harrington.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrington feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Links jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
We've been told by Link's head coaches at Cozad The Island that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Harrington lands with a straight right. Link didn't see that one coming.
Link tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Harrington defends well and Link ends up having to push Harrington into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Link doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Link wants to slow Harrington down by chopping away at his legs.
Link has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Harrington moves out of range of the body kick.
No joy there for Harrington, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Harrington throws a series of punches but Link moves out of range.
Harrington works Link's body with a nice hook.
Harrington tests Link's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Harrington stuns Link with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Link has his takedown stuffed
and Harrington counters with a right hand to the body.
Harrington connects with a single shot there.
Knox Harrington is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harrington lands an overhand right.
Link doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Harrington throws a shot to the body.
Link moves forwards but Harrington connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Harrington scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Harrington scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Link doesn't seem bothered though.
Link gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Harrington.
Harrington ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Harrington stuns Link with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Harrington bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Link's head backwards.
Harrington wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Harrington bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Link with a poor takedown
and Harrington makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Boa Link. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Link is breathing heavily.
Harrington scores with a body shot.
Harrington feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Links jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Link on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Link on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harrington stuns Link with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Harrington lands a right hook to the body.
A shot to the liver by Harrington. Beautiful body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Knox Harrington dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Boa Link's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Harrington connects with a right hand. Link shakes it off.
Harrington lands a body shot.
Harrington lands with a shot to the body.
Harrington paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Link takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Harrington ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Link takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Harrington lands a slapping body shot.
Knox Harrington seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Harrington changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Link drops his hands momentarily and Harrington takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harrington lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Harrington.
Link tries to land a body kick
enabling Harrington to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrington scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Link moves forwards but Harrington connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Harrington throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Harrington sizes up Link with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Harrington with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Link throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A shot to the liver by Harrington. Beautiful body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Harrington there.
Harrington lands a nice looking body shot.
Donk. Harrington catches Link right on the button with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harrington misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Link takes one to the chin there.
Harrington fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Link looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Link might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Link takes one to the chin there.
Link misses with a takedown attempt - Harrington sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Harrington! But no joy.
Harrington fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Harrington lands a jab to Link's midsection.
A jab from Harrington finds it's way through Link's defenses.
Harrington scores with a jab to the body.
Harrington is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Link rather than just go for the knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrington lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Link takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Link doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Harrington fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Knox Harrington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab lands there for Harrington.
Boa Link is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harrington takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Harrington with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Harrington lands with a straight right. Link didn't see that one coming.
Harrington swinging wildly here.
As Harrington backs away, Link returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harrington closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrington's jab looks to have found its range, popping Link under the eye.
Harrington lands a head shot.
Harrington lands an overhand right.
Link fails to land with a series of punches.
Link closes the distance looking to clinch
and Harrington counters with a nice uppercut.
A lazy body kick from Link
and Harrington counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harrington works Link's body with a nice hook.
Harrington has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Harrington cracks Link with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Link misses with a kick to the body
and Harrington cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Knox Harrington showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Boa Link'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Link thows a leg kick but Harrington checks it
and Harrington counters with a nice body shot.
Harrington scores with a jab to the body.
Harrington is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Harrington looks to land a combination but Link avoids it well.
And Link counters with a quick kick to the body but Harrington blocks it.
Link throws the kick towards the body but Harrington avoids it.
Harrington swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Link on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Link uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Harrington.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrington stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Link.
Link is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A shot to the liver by Harrington. Beautiful body shot.
Harrington connects with a body shot that sends Link's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Link misses
and Harrington counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harrington punishes Link's body with a nice straight punch.
Link throws a body kick that misses
and Harrington counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harrington scores with a nice right hand.
Harrington fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Harrington. That snapped Link's head back.
Harrington connects with a nice looking jab.
Harrington throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Link stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Link looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harrington checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Harrington scores with a sloppy right hand. Link should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Link throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harrington displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Harrington scores with a shot to the body.
Harrington tests Link's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Harrington throws out a powerful jab.
Harrington fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Link looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Harrington checks a leg kick.
Harrington throws out a powerful jab.
Harrington scores with a body shot.
Harrington fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Harrington lands a nice shot that snaps Link's head back.
Knox Harrington is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Link takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Harrington connects with a body shot that sends Link's belly button to the back.
Harrington lands a nice looking body shot.
Link swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Harrington counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Link with a poor takedown
and Harrington counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Harrington scores with a hook.
Link takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Harrington scores with a one two! Link had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Harrington dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harrington lands a jab to Link's midsection.
Harrington lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Link at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Link on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jab by Harrington.
Harrington cracks a nice hook into Link's ribs.
Harrington stuns Link with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Harrington fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Link on the side of the head.
Link drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Harrington lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Link backs up against the cage.
Link takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Link avoids a punch combination nicely.
Boa Link has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Harrington lands a nice hook to Link's body. Link takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Knox Harrington comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Harrington has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 24:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 24:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Knox Harrington!
Knox Harrington 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Elias Paniki (ranked 1249 p4p, 196 weight class) and Neil Nucombe (ranked 763 p4p, 134 weight class). Neil Nucombe 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Elias Paniki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Neil Nucombe!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Dirk Anderson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nucombe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paniki was well out of range. Poor timing from Nucombe.
Nucombe moves into range and clinches up with Paniki.
A short body shot lands from Nucombe as the two fighters clinch.
Nucombe lands a left hand.
Nucombe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Paniki working aggressively here.
Paniki tries to throw a body punch but Nucombe avoids it by throwing Paniki back against the cage.
Paniki lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nucombe trying to land knees to the body.
Nucombe has a couple of punches blocked by Paniki.
A nice left hand lands by Paniki.
Paniki misses with a punch on the inside.
Paniki swings wildly with an uppercut but Nucombe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paniki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nucombe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Paniki throws a punch but it's blocked by Nucombe.
Nucombe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
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!
Paniki lands a hook to the side of the head.
Paniki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nucombe's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paniki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Nucombe backwards.
Nucombe swings wildly with an uppercut but Paniki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Still in the clinch, Nucombe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Paniki lands with a light punch inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paniki.
Paniki manages to break the clinch.
A shot to the liver by Paniki. Beautiful body shot.
Paniki connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Paniki has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gizmo's Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Nucombe wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A shot to the liver by Paniki. Beautiful body shot.
Elias Paniki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paniki throws a shot from downtown. Nucombe moves away and avoids it.
Nucombe takes a swing at Paniki's ribcage but misses.
Nucombe missing with a left hand there. Paniki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nucombe moves out of range of the strikes.
Nucombe takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paniki fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nucombe, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Paniki fails to land.
Paniki lands with a right to the head.
Paniki has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nucombe blocks an uppercut.
Nucombe throws a head punch that misses.
Paniki has a couple of punches blocked by Nucombe.
Nucombe looking to throw knees to the head but Paniki is blocking nicely.
Nucombe pushes Paniki back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Elias Paniki has been cut.
Paniki misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nucombe tries a body shot but Paniki blocks it.
Paniki working hard to break the clinch.
Nucombe tries to land knees in the clinch but Paniki avoids the damage to the body.
Nucombe blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nucombe.
Paniki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Paniki lands with an uppercut that bounces Nucombe off the cage and back into range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paniki avoids a punch combination nicely.
Paniki walks into a straight right hand from Nucombe.
Paniki throws a body punch but Nucombe moves out of range.
Paniki lands a jab.
A swing and a miss from Nucombe.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nucombe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nucombe lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nucombe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Paniki moves away.
Paniki closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Nucombe misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nucombe misses with a knee to the head.
Paniki pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nucombe throws the left hand but Paniki avoids the punch easily.
Paniki is looking to counter punch.
Paniki on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nucombe dodges the punch combination from Paniki.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paniki thuds a left hand into Nucombe's body.
Nucombe misses with an uppercut. Paniki saw that one coming.
A jab lands there for Paniki.
Paniki throws out a loose jab but Nucombe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paniki connects with a right hand. Nucombe shakes it off.
Nucombe scores with a shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Paniki darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Paniki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elias Paniki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Elias Paniki's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A swing and a miss from Nucombe.
Paniki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nucombe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Paniki misses with a double jab.
Nucombe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Paniki.
Nucombe moves into the clinch.
Nucombe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Paniki.
Paniki managing to block the knees to the body from Nucombe.
Nucombe lands with a right to the head.
Nucombe working aggressively here.
Paniki is trying to force a seperation but Nucombe has the dominant position.
Paniki misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paniki struggles to land a body shot inside as Nucombe controls his hands.
Paniki is trying to break the clinch but Nucombe is controlling him.
Nucombe looking to throw knees to the head but Paniki is blocking nicely.
Nucombe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nucombe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nucombe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nucombe.
Paniki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nucombe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Paniki throws a head punch that misses.
Paniki swings wildly with an uppercut but Nucombe uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nucombe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Paniki.
Paniki misses with a punch on the inside.
Nucombe throws a knee to the head but misses.
Paniki swings wildly with an uppercut but Nucombe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paniki tries to break the clinch but Nucombe is controlling the position.
Paniki lands with a right to the head.
Nucombe prevents a body shot from Paniki.
Nucombe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Paniki misses with some punches.
Nucombe swings wildly with an uppercut but Paniki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nucombe working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paniki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Paniki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Paniki swings wildly with an uppercut but Nucombe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paniki lands with a light punch inside.
Nucombe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Paniki backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paniki lands with a right to the head.
Paniki has a couple of punches blocked by Nucombe.
Nucombe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Paniki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Paniki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nucombe backwards.
Nucombe landing knees to the head.
Paniki misses with a body punch.
Paniki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nucombe blocks an uppercut.
Paniki misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Nucombe fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paniki takes a shot to the head.
Paniki working aggressively here.
Paniki tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nucombe's elbow.
Paniki misses with some punches.
Paniki lands with a short shot to the head.
Nucombe has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Paniki - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Nucombe, and another! Paniki is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Neil Nucombe!
After winning the bout, Neil Nucombe 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Twista Evans (ranked 3783 p4p, 490 weight class) and Alberto El Parton (ranked 8910 p4p, 802 weight class). El Parton has chosen Licensed Tequila as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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205 lbs
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216 lbs
5 - 8 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 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
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alberto El Parton!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Sandra Marshall and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Evans shoots in but no luck this time.
Evans shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Evans wants to pass the guard but El Parton is defending well.
Evans is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
El Parton is trying to maintain the position but Evans is very close to passing his half guard.
Evans is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
El Parton is trying to get back to full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Evans is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
El Parton has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Evans is working away from the top position though.
Evans drops an elbow to the side of El Parton's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans drops an elbow to the side of El Parton's head.
El Parton has one foot on Evans's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
El Parton shoots in and drives through. Evans sprawls well.
El Parton changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Evans looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
El Parton trying to control the position but Evans is working away.
Evans tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Evans wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as El Parton stalls from top position.
El Parton trying to control the position but Evans is working away.
Evans is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but El Parton is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Evans holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as El Parton tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
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.
Evans throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
El Parton lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
El Parton is looking to stand but Evans has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Evans is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
El Parton pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Evans is working to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
El Parton cracks Evans with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Evans is squirming around, avoiding El Parton's attempts to control the action.
Evans throwing punches despite being mounted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
El Parton manages to capitalize on a mistake by Evans to take his back!
El Parton doesn't have the hooks in and Evans manages to turn into his guard.
El Parton is looking to stand up but Evans isn't so interested in that idea.
Evans working some strikes from top position.
Evans stands up over El Parton, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Evans content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Evans postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Evans is working El Parton over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Evans might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Evans with a nice head shot there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Evans stands up over El Parton, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Evans lands a couple of digs.
Evans lands a couple of digs.
Evans stands up over El Parton, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Evans works over El Parton with some ground and pound from guard.
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 Twista Evans will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
El Parton throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Evans's waist but Evans gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing El Parton off to one side.
Evans dives in and grabs El Parton's left leg, looking for a takedown. El Parton pushes down on Evans's head and hops out.
Evans shoots for a takedown but El Parton saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Evans tries for a takedown but El Parton sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Twista Evans. That's going to take a lot out of him.
El Parton fails with a takedown attempt.
Evans dives in and grabs El Parton's left leg, looking for a takedown. El Parton pushes down on Evans's head and hops out.
Evans fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging El Parton to the ground. Evans is now in El Parton's guard.
Evans lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Evans works over El Parton with some ground and pound from guard.
Evans cracks El Parton with a solid left hand.
Evans working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of El Parton's head.
El Parton trying to control the position.
Evans scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Evans's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
El Parton has momentary wrist control but Evans slips an elbow through the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Evans connects with a couple of short punches.
Evans postures up.
Evans distracts El Parton with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Evans scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Evans content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Evans is in close to El Parton's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Evans is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that El Parton can do to turn this around?
Evans is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Evans landing with the ground and pound.
El Parton is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Evans is aware though and is defending well.
Evans passes into half guard.
El Parton is breathing heavily.
Evans looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Evans landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
El Parton taking some punishment here, with Evans in his half guard.
Evans scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Evans is nestled in close to El Parton, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Evans lands with a punch from half guard.
Evans working over El Parton with some ground and pound. El Parton looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Evans lands a nice short elbow.
Evans working El Parton over with strikes.
Evans takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Evans working over El Parton with some ground and pound. El Parton looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Evans landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Evans lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
El Parton is rocked!
El Parton punching from the bottom.
Evans moves nicely into side control.
Evans is putting a hurting on El Parton here, landing some big shots from side control.
El Parton is still in real trouble! Can Evans finish him?
El Parton is looking for a sweep.
El Parton seems to have recovered his senses.
Evans working the ground and pound.
Twista Evans overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Evans in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and El Parton looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Evans turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Twista Evans!
A very excited looking Twista Evans made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Alberto El Parton was interviewed post fight and said '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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Boris Bulletzowich (ranked 3138 p4p, 375 weight class) and Rielly Adams (ranked 4339 p4p, 491 weight class). Adams has chosen Walk as his entrance music. Rielly Adams will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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22
190 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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188 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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Basic striking
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Boris Bulletzowich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rielly Adams!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Adams.
Adams jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Adams throws a series of punches but Bulletzowich avoids them all with ease.
Bulletzowich gets the takedown into side control.
Bulletzowich cracks Adams with a big right hand but Adams just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Bulletzowich working the head and body with strikes.
Bulletzowich 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.
Bulletzowich cracks Adams with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Adams taking punishment in the form of punches.
Adams is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Bulletzowich has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Bulletzowich is putting a hurting on Adams here, landing some big shots from side control.
Adams is looking to regain half guard here but Bulletzowich keeps moving and retains side control.
Adams takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Adams is rocked!
Bulletzowich could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Bulletzowich scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Adams to see if he's OK.
Adams is still in real trouble! Can Bulletzowich finish him?
A big shot lands for Bulletzowich! That's hurt Adams! Will he recover? Bulletzowich fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Boris Bulletzowich!
Boris Bulletzowich decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bill Glass (ranked 805 p4p, 119 weight class) and Broderick Hammerness (ranked 2801 p4p, 383 weight class). Hammerness comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Man in the Mirror - Michael Jackson kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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26
212 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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211 lbs
3 - 2 - 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 - 2 - 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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Broderick Hammerness!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Winston Alpacca and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammerness shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Hammerness throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Glass on the side of the head.
Hammerness swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Glass misses with an uppercut
and Hammerness counters with a left to the body.
Hammerness keeps the fight on the outside.
Hammerness 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.
Glass is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hammerness darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Glass misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Glass misses.
Hammerness throws out a loose jab but Glass uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hammerness connects with a good right hand that stumbles Glass. Glass circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Glass looks to land a right hand but Hammerness moved out of range.
Glass throws a jab when Hammerness was well out of range.
Hammerness lands a body shot.
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!
Hammerness slips a straight right by Glass.
Hammerness looks to land a right hand but Glass moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glass looks to throw the jab but Hammerness is out of range.
Hammerness throws a looping overhand right but Glass ducks down to avoid it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Glass lands a left hand.
Glass lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Broderick Hammerness has been cut.
Hammerness makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hammerness struggles to land a body shot inside as Glass controls his hands.
Hammerness blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hammerness can't find room to land a body shot as Glass controls the action.
Glass lands an elbow inside that Hammerness shrugs off.
Hammerness swings wildly with an uppercut but Glass uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hammerness.
Glass lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glass swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hammerness.
Nice body punch from Hammerness.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hammerness is trying to push Glass away but Glass has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hammerness's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hammerness cracks Glass with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like Bill Glass has been cut.
Glass takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Hammerness misses with an uppercut.
Hammerness scores with a hook to the body. Glass takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Glass is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hammerness scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Hammerness dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hammerness with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Glass connects with a body shot that sends Hammerness's belly button to the back.
Hammerness lands a nice hook to Glass's body. Glass takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Glass fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hammerness manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glass throws a looping overhand right but Hammerness ducks down to avoid it.
Hammerness dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hammerness works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hammerness swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hammerness paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Glass slips under a jab from Hammerness.
Glass wants to clinch.
Hammerness let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
We've been told by Glass's head coaches at Ferocious Beast that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Hammerness steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Glass.
Hammerness clobbers Glass with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A lazy left from Glass finds it's target.
Glass connects with a looping right hand.
Hammerness lands with a hook. Glass tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hammerness misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerness punishes Glass's body with a nice straight punch.
Glass takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A shot to the body from Glass misses
and Hammerness counters with a stiff right hand.
Hammerness blocks a jab.
Hammerness lands with a nice body punch.
Glass tries to clinch there but Hammerness circles away.
Glass misses with a body shot.
Hammerness lands with a hook. Glass tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Glass gets a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Glass on the inside.
Hammerness dodges an elbow strike from Glass.
Hammerness goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Broderick Hammerness dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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.
Hammerness throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Glass is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Hammerness.
Hammerness scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hammerness fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hammerness scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hammerness ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd cheers as Hammerness lands an impressive looking overhand right. Glass doesn't seem phased though.
Hammerness has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Glass takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nice shot lands for Hammerness.
Broderick Hammerness seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hammerness takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Glass takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hammerness lands with an overhand left.
Hammerness ducks under a wild hook from Glass.
Glass takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hammerness dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hammerness fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Glass manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glass slips under a jab.
Glass slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hammerness cracks Glass with a right hand to the side of the head.
Glass ducks under a wild hook from Hammerness.
Broderick Hammerness seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hammerness works over Glass's head and body with a nice combination.
Glass takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hammerness with a nice cross.
Glass is rocked!
Glass fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hammerness manages to avoid it.
Hammerness jabs at Glass's body.
Hammerness works Glass's body with a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hammerness works over Glass's head and body with a nice combination.
Oh Glass is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hammerness drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Glass right on the button. Glass goes down! Hammerness follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Hammerness gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Broderick Hammerness!
After the fight, Broderick Hammerness 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 Iggy Manley (ranked 2174 p4p, 285 weight class) and Denis Prager (ranked 2091 p4p, 277 weight class). Manley's entrance music is Born in the USA. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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26
192 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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26
193 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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Brawler
Granite chin |
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Iggy Manley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Denis Prager!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manley manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Prager on his heels. He'll look to pass Prager's guard now, I'm sure.
Manley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Prager swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Manley working some strikes from top position.
Manley throws a big elbow that misses.
Manley postures up and lands a big shot to Prager's brow.
Prager is controlling Manley's posture.
Manley postures up.
Prager escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Manley gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Manley keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Prager's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prager working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Manley.
Prager is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Manley content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manley trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Manley trying to control the position from guard on top but Prager is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Manley 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.
Prager is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Manley is looking for a sweep. Prager is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Manley keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Manley is trying to get back to full guard.
Prager trying to control from half guard but Manley is working away.
Manley is looking to improve his position.
Manley looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manley has his hands clasped together around Prager's back. He's all about the action.
Prager working the head and body with strikes.
Manley is controlling Prager's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Manley has a hand on Prager's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Prager takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Manley wants to control but Prager is having none of it.
Manley is trying desperately to improve position.
Prager landing strikes, looking to finish!
Prager putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Prager looking to control and managing it successfully.
Let's hope that Prager has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prager working Manley over with strikes here.
Prager tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Prager can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Manley is looking to escape.
Prager tries to push Manley's head away but Manley is holding on tight.
Manley bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Prager has his foot on Manley's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Manley works his way back into a safe position though.
Manley connects with a couple of short punches.
Prager has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Manley can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Manley missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prager wants to sweep here but Manley controlling him for the moment.
Prager is trying to hold Manley in close to prevent damage but Manley has managed to pass into half guard.
Prager wants to control but Manley is keeping busy.
Manley slips a nice elbow through Prager's hands, connecting with Prager's forehead.
Manley is just content to waste time from the top position. Prager takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Manley lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Manley throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Prager works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Prager is looking for a triangle but Manley pushes his legs off easily.
Prager looking for a guillotine here but Manley defends easily.
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 Iggy Manley will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Prager shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Manley but Manley pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Prager closes this distance looking for a takedown but Manley circles away.
Manley fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Prager to the ground. Manley is now in Prager's guard.
Manley with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Manley throws a big elbow that misses.
Prager has momentary wrist control but Manley slips an elbow through the middle.
Manley trying to control the position from guard on top but Prager is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Prager is trying to keep Manley in close.
Manley wants to control from the top but Prager keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manley engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Prager has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Manley can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prager wants to control the position but Manley says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Prager is trying to control but can't.
Manley is trying to control the action in half guard but Prager is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Manley throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Manley 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.
Prager tries to get to full guard but Manley has control of the leg.
Manley sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Manley thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Prager's head.
Manley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Prager can do to turn this around?
Prager looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prager manages to get to full guard.
Manley postures up.
Manley won't allow Prager to sweep him here.
Manley wants to control from the top but Prager keeps moving.
Manley is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Manley trying to control the position from guard on top but Prager is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Prager has control of Manley's left arm, preventing Manley from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prager preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Prager pulls Manley in to control the position.
Manley postures up.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Manley closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Prager's guard.
Manley engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Manley wants to control from the top but Prager keeps moving.
Manley throws a strike but Prager rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Prager sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manley is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prager is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Manley pulls his head out easily.
Prager wants to control but Manley is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Prager can do anything to dispel that myth.
Prager wants to improve his position but Manley is controlling well.
Manley is thwarting Prager's attempts to control the position.
Still in half guard, Manley seems content to control.
Manley landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Prager regains full guard. Nicely done.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Manley throwing strikes from guard but Prager blocks nicely.
Prager looking to hit a scissor sweep but Manley is one step ahead there.
Prager working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iggy Manley dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Prager misses with a takedown attempt - Manley sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nice takedown defense from Manley. No joy for Prager on that attempt.
Manley shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Prager's guard.
Prager is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Prager is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Manley is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Iggy Manley overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Prager looking to hit a scissor sweep but Manley is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prager throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Manley stopping the sweep attempt from Prager.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manley tries to free his leg and advance position but Prager is retaining full guard.
Prager keeping moving, preventing Manley from controlling successfully.
Manley lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Manley wants to control from the top but Prager keeps moving.
Prager utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Manley postures up.
Manley scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Prager working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Manley doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Manley manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Manley is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Manley lands a couple of elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manley is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Manley lands a couple of digs.
Manley drops back looking for a leg! Prager is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Prager manages to kick Manley off! Manley jumps back into Prager's guard.
Manley is working Prager over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Prager looking to hit a scissor sweep but Manley is one step ahead there.
Prager is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Manley won't allow Prager to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prager keeping moving, preventing Manley from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Prager is on top in guard.
Manley controls Prager momentarily but Prager frees himself.
Prager trying to control but Manley is working from the bottom.
Prager is looking to work some ground and pound but Manley has wrist control.
Manley throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Manley looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Prager throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Manley works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Prager wants to control from the top but Manley keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manley keeping full guard, as Prager tries to pass.
Manley trying to control the position.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Prager won't allow Manley to sweep him here.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Manley is on top in guard.
Manley with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Prager throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Manley throwing strikes from guard but Prager blocks nicely.
Denis Prager has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Iggy Manley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Manley's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that's the end of the fight!
Iggy Manley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Manley 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iggy Manley!
Iggy Manley decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lesley Chow (ranked 794 p4p, 88 weight class) and Drake Bell (ranked 4225 p4p, 391 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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139 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin |
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Decent boxing
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lesley Chow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Drake Bell!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Bell misses.
A slow jab from Bell misses its intended target.
Bell lands a slapping body shot.
Bell closes the distance and clinches.
A body shot lands from Chow.
Bell lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Bell.
Bell lands a nice shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chow creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bell is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Chow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chow with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chow has a couple of punches blocked by Bell.
Bell lands a nice uppercut.
Bell is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bell leaning against his opponent.
Chow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bell lands a hook that snaps the head of Chow backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Chow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chow throws a punch but it's blocked by Bell.
A right hook to the body lands for Bell.
Bell scores with a shoulder strike.
Chow tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Bell just stands there and leans against the cage.
Bell blocks the elbow strike.
Chow using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chow has a couple of punches blocked by Bell.
Still in the clinch, Bell scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bell lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Chow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chow changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bell fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Come on Bell - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Bell lands a nice shot to the body.
Chow has Bell pressed against the cage, preventing Bell from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bell lands a nice uppercut.
Bell works on Chow's body with a couple of short punches.
Chow throws a head punch that misses.
Bell lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bell lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chow backwards.
Bell is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lesley Chow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bell scores with a shoulder strike.
Bell lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Bell.
Bell lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chow tries for a takedown but Bell manages to get underhooks.
Bell working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bell scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bell pushes Chow back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bell stalling the fight.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bell taking a breather.
Chow throws a punch but it's blocked by Bell.
Bell blocks a body shot from Chow.
Bell lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chow wants a takedown but no success here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chow tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Chow is trying to pull guard but Bell has him pressed against the cage.
Bell stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Chow is trying to trip Bell. He has hold of a leg but Bell is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Chow persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bell can do anything to dispel that myth.
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!
Chow trying to control the position from guard on top but Bell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bell has his hands on Chow's head, controlling the position.
Bell utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bell wants to get back to his feet but Chow passes into half guard.
Chow 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.
Chow wants to take a breather but Bell is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drake Bell dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bell darts in and clinches Chow up against the cage.
Drake Bell seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Chow lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bell blocks an uppercut.
Bell prevents a body shot from Chow.
Bell blocks an uppercut.
Bell blocking some punches.
Chow misses with a punch on the inside.
Bell misses with a body punch.
Bell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chow tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bell sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Chow somewhat.
Bell is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Chow with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice jab there from Chow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chow tries to clinch but Bell is having none of it.
Bell rushes Chow and presses him up against the cage.
Bell lands a shoulder strike.
Chow tries to throw a body punch but Bell avoids it by throwing Chow back against the cage.
We've been informed that Bell has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Chow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chow misses with a punch to the body.
Bell lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A hook to the body from Bell.
Chow drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bell pulls his leg out and moves away.
Chow looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Chow tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bell swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chow throws a low kick but Bell avoids it.
Bell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chow doesn't seem bothered though.
Chow tries to clinch up.
Chow slips a jab and a cross from Bell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bell wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lesley Chow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bell bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Chow tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bell closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chow gets through Bell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bell fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Chow, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bell.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Bell. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Bell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bell scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Chow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bell lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Chow.
Chow is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bell managing to block the knees to the body from Chow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chow backwards.
Chow with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Chow tries to throw a body punch but Bell avoids it by throwing Chow back against the cage.
Bell lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Chow fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bell scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bell tries a body shot but Chow blocks it.
Chow takes a shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Bell.
Bell lands with a short shot to the head.
Bell lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Chow.
Bell throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chows head.
Bell lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chow backwards.
Bell works on Chow's body with a couple of short punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bell lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bell gets through Chow's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chow is rocked!
Bell stalls.
Oh Chow is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bell presses Chow against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bell gets through Chow's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Bell.
Still in the clinch, Bell scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bell digs a right hand into Chow's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Chow's gas tank.
Bell leaning against his opponent.
Bell lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chow backwards.
Bell unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Chow! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Bell is unloading with more strikes now! Chow drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Drake Bell!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Snow (ranked 465 p4p, 68 weight class) and Jon Ubereem (ranked 738 p4p, 109 weight class). Jon Ubereem has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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220 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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218 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
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Basic striking
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mike Snow!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jon Ubereem!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Bart Greer and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ubereem punishes Snow's body with a nice straight punch.
Ubereem scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Ubereem lands with a hook. Snow tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ubereem drops Snow with a big left hand and mounts him. Snow is in big trouble!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ubereem wants to control the pace but Snow is squirming around nicely.
Ubereem jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Snow manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Snow is looking for a sweep.
Ubereem goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Snow has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Ubereem but great work by Snow.
Ubereem can't do much from the bottom here.
Ubereem tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Snow cracks Ubereem with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Ubereem is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow cracks Ubereem with a big right hand but Ubereem just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Snow scoring with punches and elbows.
Snow scores with a couple of short elbows.
Ubereem is trying to control Snow's posture but Snow avoids it.
Snow scores with a couple of short elbows.
Ubereem is looking for a sweep.
Snow scores with punches from side control.
Snow looks up at the clock and then as Ubereem takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Snow smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Ubereem tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Snow wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Snow is looking to take a break and control but Ubereem is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Snow is working Ubereem over with some ground and pound from side control.
Ubereem tries to bench press Snow off him but Snow keeps the position.
Snow creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ubereem is trying to work for a sweep but Snow has mounted him!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Snow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Snow punishing his opponent with strikes.
Ubereem looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Snow looking to finish Ubereem with some ground and pound. This is bad for Ubereem!
Ubereem tries to hold on but Snow pushes him away.
Ubereem keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Snow with good strikes from the mount here!
Snow working Ubereem over with strikes here.
Snow landing strikes, looking to finish!
Ubereem is rocked!
It looks like Jon Ubereem has been cut.
A big strike lands for Snow! That's really hurt Ubereem and he's turned his back - Snow keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Snow jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Snow!
Mike Snow retains his light heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Mike Snow 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Den Dennis (ranked 385 p4p, 42 weight class) and Maxxy Baby (ranked 732 p4p, 79 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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150 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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26
150 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Den Dennis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Maxxy Baby!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Bart Greer and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baby throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dennis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big right from Baby misses.
Baby throws a looping overhand right but Dennis ducks down to avoid it.
Dennis slips a straight right by Baby.
Dennis seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Baby throws a hook to the side of Dennis's head but Dennis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dennis walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Baby checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Dennis tries to clinch but Baby moves away
letting Baby counter with a right hand.
Dennis is looking to chop away at Baby's legs.
Baby throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dennis sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Baby throws a hook but Dennis avoids it easily.
Baby circles away from the clinch attempt
and Baby counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dennis tries to move into range but Baby moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice jab there from Baby.
Dennis misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Baby misses its intended target.
Baby misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dennis.
Baby pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dennis looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Baby scores with a jab to the body.
Baby throws a lazy right hand but Dennis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Baby throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dennis throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Dennis pivots, looking for a leg kick but Baby is out of range and Dennis settles back down.
Baby might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Dennis uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Baby.
A jab from Baby finds it's way through Dennis's defenses.
A slapping body kick lands there for Dennis.
Baby looks to throw the jab but Dennis is out of range.
Baby 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.
Baby throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dennis steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Baby.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dennis avoids the body shot from Baby.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baby loads up on a big right hand but Dennis slips the punch.
Baby throws a big shot that misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Baby checks a leg kick.
Dennis throws a low kick but Baby avoids it.
A jab from Baby misses.
Dennis seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Baby misses with a looping left.
Baby punishes Dennis's body with a nice straight punch.
Baby looks to throw the jab but Dennis is out of range.
Dennis throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A jab from Baby does it's job there.
Baby has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dennis.
Dennis takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Dennis misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baby throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Some bone on bone action there as Baby checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Baby doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Baby scores with a hook to the body. Dennis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dennis tries to clinch but Baby is having none of it.
Baby swats away the attempt to clinch by Dennis.
Maxxy Baby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baby fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dennis manages to avoid it.
Dennis is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Baby.
Nice shot by Baby.
Baby misses with a looping left.
Baby is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Dennis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Baby swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Baby misses with a hook.
Dennis takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Baby throws a hook but Dennis avoids it easily.
Dennis takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Baby misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dennis.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dennis shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Baby misses with an uppercut.
A slow jab from Baby misses its intended target.
Baby loads up on a big right hand but Dennis slips the punch.
Dennis throws a solid leg kick but Baby takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dennis.
Baby throws an overhand right that lands on Dennis's shoulder, as Dennis tries to avoid the shot.
Dennis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
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!
That kick from Dennis tenderised Baby's leg. Baby is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dennis pushes Baby up against the cage in a clinch.
Baby breaks from the clinch.
Baby misses with a straight right.
Dennis seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Baby tries to keep at a distance but Dennis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dennis misses with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maxxy Baby dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A slapping leg kick lands for Dennis.
Dennis takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Baby getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Dennis takes one to the side of the head.
Dennis instigates a clinch.
Dennis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Baby has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Dennis trying to land knees to the body.
Dennis tries to land knees in the clinch but Baby avoids the damage to the body.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Baby 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.
Baby goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Our sources have told us that Dennis has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Baby throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Baby - that landed with a thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baby misses with some punches.
Dennis blocks a body shot from Baby.
Baby lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Baby misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dennis throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baby working aggressively here.
Dennis looking to throw knees to the head but Baby is blocking nicely.
Baby misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Baby fails to land.
Baby tries to throw a body punch but Dennis avoids it by throwing Baby back against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dennis obliges.
Dennis throws a knee to the head but misses.
Baby misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Baby has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A short right from Baby.
Baby throws a punch but it's blocked by Dennis.
Dennis unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dennis lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dennis working Baby over with knees to the body.
Dennis with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Baby misses with a punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dennis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Baby avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dennis with a knee to the head.
Baby misses with a hook to the ribs.
Baby swings wildly with an uppercut but Dennis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baby lands a body shot.
Dennis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Baby is defending well for now.
A right hand to the body from Baby.
Baby gets through Dennis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Baby misses with the head strike.
Baby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dennis trying to land knees to the body.
Baby softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Baby struggles to land a body shot inside as Dennis controls his hands.
Baby misses with a punch on the inside.
Dennis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Baby blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baby pushes Dennis back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dennis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Baby tries to throw a body punch but Dennis avoids it by throwing Baby back against the cage.
Baby lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dennis missing with knees to the body.
Baby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dennis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Baby blocks it with crossed arms.
Baby lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Baby swings wildly with an uppercut but Dennis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Baby scores with a shot to the side of Dennis's head.
Maxxy Baby seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Baby misses with a body punch.
Dennis trying to land knees to the body.
Dennis connects with a nasty looking knee right to Baby's face.
Dennis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Baby.
Baby misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baby breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Baby misses with a two punch combination.
Maxxy Baby seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dennis closes the distance and pushes Baby back into the cage.
Baby tries to throw a body punch but Dennis avoids it by throwing Baby back against the cage.
Dennis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Baby lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dennis.
Baby has a couple of punches blocked by Dennis.
Dennis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Baby avoids it.
Baby misses with a punch on the inside.
A knee to the head by Dennis.
Dennis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Baby avoids it.
Baby scores with a shoulder strike.
Dennis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Baby.
A right hand to the body from Baby.
Dennis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maxxy Baby showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Baby catches Dennis with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A low kick from Dennis misses
and Baby counters with a right hand to the body.
Baby with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Baby forces Dennis back against the cage and clinches.
Baby misses with a punch on the inside.
Baby struggles to land a body shot inside as Dennis controls his hands.
Baby takes a knee to the side of the body.
Baby tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dennis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Baby.
Baby tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baby on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dennis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Baby has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Baby tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Baby has Dennis pressed against the cage.
Baby can't find room to land a body shot as Dennis controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baby lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Baby scores with a shot to the side of Dennis's head.
Baby swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baby scores with a shoulder strike.
Baby works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dennis with a knee to the head.
Dennis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Baby is defending well for now.
Baby goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Baby misses with a punch to the body.
Dennis landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Baby scores with a nice short uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dennis.
Baby managing to block the knees to the body from Dennis.
Baby lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baby tries to work over Dennis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dennis putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Baby in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Baby avoiding damage as Dennis throws knees to the body.
Baby blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Baby lands with a left to the head.
Baby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knees to the body from Dennis.
Baby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baby misses with some punches.
Baby managing to block the knees to the body from Dennis.
Baby avoiding damage as Dennis throws knees to the body.
Baby throws a punch but it's blocked by Dennis.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baby.
Dennis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dennis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Baby is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dennis working Baby over with knees to the body.
Good body shot from Baby.
Dennis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baby lands with a light punch inside.
Baby scores with a nice hook to the head.
Baby blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dennis putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Baby in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Baby lands a shoulder strike.
Dennis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baby lands a shot to the body.
Baby working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dennis is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dennis is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Baby is defending well for now.
Oh Dennis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Baby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Baby.
Dennis tries to land a knee to the head but Baby blocks with his arms.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dennis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dennis seems to have got his legs back now.
Baby working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Baby misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baby digs a right hand into Dennis's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dennis's gas tank.
Baby pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A leg kick checked by Baby.
Baby tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dennis was well out of range. Poor timing from Baby.
Baby avoids a kick to the body.
Dennis is looking to land body kicks.
A big left from Baby misses.
Baby scores with a jab.
Baby circles away from the clinch attempt
and Baby counters with a stiff right hand.
Dennis takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dennis is looking to land body kicks.
Dennis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Baby.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maxxy Baby really dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dennis doesn't manage to clinch there - Baby circles away.
Baby throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baby misses with a hook. Dennis ducked under it nicely.
Baby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dennis moves away.
Good standup being displayed there by Baby as he connects with a hook.
A jab lands there for Baby.
Dennis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Dennis missing with knees to the body.
Dennis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Baby.
Dennis blocks a body shot from Baby.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baby is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Baby creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Baby lands with a short shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Baby.
Baby blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dennis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Baby.
Baby avoiding damage as Dennis throws knees to the body.
Baby lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dennis backwards.
Dennis blocking some punches.
Dennis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dennis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Baby has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Baby throws a head punch that misses.
Dennis scores a nice knee to the body.
Baby lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dennis backwards.
Dennis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Baby tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dennis's elbow.
Dennis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Baby tries to work over Dennis's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baby throws a big uppercut that drops Dennis! More strikes from Baby and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Dennis lies dazed against the cage as Baby celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maxxy Baby!
Maxxy Baby is the new featherweight champion!
Maxxy Baby decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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