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TIT 68 - Manduk v Haymon PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lothario Renaldo (ranked 3942 p4p, 362 weight class) and Jakub Nazoruk (ranked 7264 p4p, 511 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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142 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lothario Renaldo!
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, Jakub Nazoruk!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nazoruk darts in trying to clinch
and Renaldo counters with a nice body shot.
Nazoruk fails with a takedown attempt.
Renaldo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Nazoruk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Renaldo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nazoruk shoots and misses
and Renaldo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Nazoruk thinking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nazoruk slips under a jab.
Nazoruk drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Renaldo defends it well.
Nazoruk has his takedown stuffed
and Renaldo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lothario Renaldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jakub Nazoruk.
Nazoruk wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Renaldo throws a jab when Nazoruk was well out of range.
Renaldo slaps away a takedown attempt from Nazoruk, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Renaldo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nazoruk sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nazoruk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Renaldo was well out of range. Poor timing from Nazoruk.
Renaldo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nazoruk lands a two punch combo.
Renaldo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nazoruk throws a one two combo.
Nazoruk shoots in but no luck this time.
Renaldo is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazoruk tries to close the distance and clinch but Renaldo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nazoruk throws a combination that misses
and Renaldo counters with a two punch combo.
Nazoruk looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nazoruk doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Renaldo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nazoruk is rocked!
A slapping leg kick lands for Nazoruk.
Nazoruk tries to clinch up but Renaldo circles away and keeps his distance.
Renaldo ducks under a wild hook from Nazoruk.
Nazoruk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Renaldo.
Nazoruk tries to close the distance and clinch but Renaldo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nazoruk tries for a takedown but Renaldo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Renaldo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nazoruk.
Renaldo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nazoruk.
A thudding body kick lands there by Nazoruk!
Renaldo misses the shot to the body.
Nazoruk shoots for a double leg takedown but Renaldo sprawls well. He's pushed Nazoruk's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Nazoruk tries for a takedown but Renaldo circles away easily
and Renaldo counters with a left to the body.
Nazoruk wants to clinch.
Renaldo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Renaldo, as that shot connected.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nazoruk.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nazoruk.
Nazoruk connects with an inside leg kick.
Lothario Renaldo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nazoruk with a lazy takedown attempt
and Renaldo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nazoruk wants to clinch
and Renaldo counters with a crisp right hand that drops Nazoruk! Renaldo lets Nazoruk back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Nazoruk is still on wobbly legs! Can Renaldo finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nazoruk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Renaldo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lothario Renaldo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nazoruk looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Renaldo is fending him off so far but Nazoruk persists. Nope, Renaldo circles away and we're back to standing.
Nazoruk seems to have recovered his senses.
Jakub Nazoruk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nazoruk fails with a takedown attempt.
Renaldo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Nazoruk - that will leave a mark!
Renaldo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nazoruk changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Left hook, right uppercut from Nazoruk.
Renaldo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nazoruk can do to turn this around?
Nazoruk has his takedown stuffed
and Renaldo counters by moving into the clinch.
Lothario Renaldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jakub Nazoruk.
Renaldo lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nazoruk tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Renaldo stalling against the cage.
Nazoruk missing with knees to the body.
Renaldo looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Nazoruk is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Renaldo is defending well for now.
Renaldo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nazoruk closes the distance looking to clinch
and Renaldo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nazoruk throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Renaldo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nazoruk scores with a head kick. Renaldo tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Nazoruk shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Renaldo defends it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Renaldo misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nazoruk shoots in but Renaldo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Renaldo throwing a counter right hand but Nazoruk manages to avoid it.
Nazoruk with a poor takedown
and Renaldo counters with a nice uppercut.
Renaldo misses with a looping left.
Nazoruk shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Renaldo as he avoids it easily.
Renaldo throwing a counter right hand but Nazoruk manages to avoid it.
Nazoruk looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Renaldo slaps away a takedown attempt from Nazoruk, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Renaldo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nazoruk wants to clinch but Renaldo slips to the side
and Renaldo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Renaldo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nazoruk.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nazoruk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Renaldo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Renaldo is looking to counter punch.
Nazoruk gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Renaldo counters with a stiff right hand.
Nazoruk looks for a takedown but Renaldo sprawls well.
Nazoruk tries to score a power double leg takedown but Renaldo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Nazoruk somewhat.
Nazoruk misses with a body kick.
Nazoruk throws a right hand that Renaldo ducks under and follows up with a left that Renaldo also avoids with ease.
Nazoruk looks to clinch
letting Renaldo counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nazoruk fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nazoruk has a takedown stuffed.
It looked like Renaldo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Nazoruk.
No luck for Nazoruk with that takedown attempt.
Nazoruk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Renaldo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nazoruk lands a nice looking kick to the body. Renaldo takes a step back to recover.
Nazoruk shoots in for a takedown but Renaldo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
It looked like Renaldo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Renaldo cracks Nazoruk with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Renaldo has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Nazoruk to stand back up!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nazoruk closes this distance looking for a takedown but Renaldo circles away.
Renaldo swinging wildly here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lothario Renaldo dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Renaldo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nazoruk fails with the takedown.
Nazoruk fails with the takedown.
Nazoruk fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lothario Renaldo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jakub Nazoruk.
Nazoruk shoots and misses
and Renaldo counters with a crisp right hand that drops Nazoruk! Renaldo lets Nazoruk back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Renaldo is stalking Nazoruk. Nazoruk circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Renaldo, and it's lights out! Nazoruk really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lothario Renaldo!
A very excited looking Lothario Renaldo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Show Gunn (ranked 3194 p4p, 417 weight class) and Joey Warren (ranked 2973 p4p, 388 weight class). Joey Warren told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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220 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Show Gunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joey Warren!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warren misses with a two punch combination.
Gunn jabs Warren right on the nose. Warren blinks but takes it well.
Warren walks into a left hand.
It looks like Joey Warren has been cut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gunn.
Gunn connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gunn.
Gunn rushes Warren and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Warren on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gunn on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gunn lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Warren.
Gunn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Warren misses with a punch on the inside.
Warren tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gunn connects with a knee to the head.
I was talking to Gunn's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Gunn digs a right hand into Warren's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Warren's gas tank.
A short right from Gunn on the inside.
Gunn landing knees to the body.
Warren looks winded!
Gunn with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warren tries to land knees in the clinch but Gunn avoids the damage to the body.
Gunn utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gunn landing knees to the head.
Gunn with a knee to the head.
That has opened up Joey Warren's cut even more.
Gunn lands a nice knee to the body.
Gunn with a knee to the head.
Gunn lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Knees to the body from Gunn.
Gunn scores with a knee to the head.
Gunn landing knees to the head.
Warren is rocked!
The cut above Joey Warren's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gunn has Warren pressed against the cage, preventing Warren from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gunn using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gunn landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gunn lands a nice knee to the body.
Gunn landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gunn with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunn crunches a lovely knee into Warren's ribcage.
Gunn scores a nice knee to the body.
Gunn connects with a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Gunn.
Joey Warren's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Gunn landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gunn with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Gunn.
Warren tries to land a knee to the head but Gunn blocks with his arms.
Gunn lands a body shot in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Gunn.
Gunn with a knee to the head.
Gunn connects with a knee to the head.
A short body shot lands from Gunn as the two fighters clinch.
Gunn scores with a shot to the side of Warren's head.
Knees to the body from Gunn.
A hook to the body from Gunn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Gunn.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Joey Warren's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Show Gunn!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Iggy Manley (ranked 1881 p4p, 261 weight class) and Mike Megaton (ranked 1966 p4p, 264 weight class). Manley comes to the cage accompanied by Born in the USA. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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192 lbs
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198 lbs
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Basic striking
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
6 - 3 - 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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mike Megaton!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Winston Alpacca and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Megaton drives through and clinches with Manley against the cage.
Manley is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Megaton to keep the fight standing.
A short body shot lands from Megaton as the two fighters clinch.
Megaton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Manleys head.
Megaton is leaning against Manley and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Manley tries to pull guard but Megaton forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Manley is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iggy Manley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Manley is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Megaton is defending well.
Megaton lands a shoulder strike.
Megaton softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Megaton scores with a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Megaton.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Megaton.
Manley has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Megaton after a bit of a struggle.
Manley looking for a takedown.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manley tries to land knees in the clinch but Megaton avoids the damage to the body.
Manley has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Megaton after a bit of a struggle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manley jumps guard but Megaton turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Megaton stops a takedown attempt from Manley.
Megaton has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Manley seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Megaton can turn it around.
Megaton lands a hook that snaps the head of Manley backwards.
Manley changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Megaton fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Manley doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Megaton counter with a right hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Megaton.
A slapping leg kick lands for Megaton.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Manley looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A nice right hand lands inside from Megaton.
Manley has Megaton pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Megaton manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Megaton is pressed up against the cage. Manley has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Megaton down to the mat. Megaton avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Megaton moves into the clinch.
Megaton prevents the takedown attempt.
Megaton is pressed up against the cage. Manley has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Megaton down to the mat. Megaton avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Manley fails with the takedown
enabling Megaton to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Megaton clinches up with Manley and pushes him back against the cage.
Megaton lands a body shot in the clinch.
Megaton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Manley drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Manley is trying to drag Megaton to the mat but Megaton just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Megaton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Megaton.
A body shot lands from Megaton.
Manley takes a shot to the head.
Megaton lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Manley is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Megaton is defending well.
Megaton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Manley drops down looking for an ankle pick but Megaton pulls his leg out and moves away.
Megaton feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Manley sprawling to the canvas! Manley rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Megaton finish him?!
Manley is rocked!
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!
Megaton closes the distance and clinches.
Manley turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Manley manages to end up in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Megaton takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Manley works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Manley content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Manley throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Megaton is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Manley tries to score with some ground and pound. Megaton controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Manley in side control, throwing shots but Megaton defends.
Manley 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.
Manley in side control lands a decent elbow.
Manley in side control lands a decent elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Megaton dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Manley is defended easily by Megaton.
Manley has his takedown stuffed
and Megaton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Manley will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iggy Manley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Manley dives in for a single leg takedown but Megaton sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Mike Megaton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Megaton throws a leg kick which misses Manley's front leg but catches the back leg as Manley tries to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manley misses with a shot to the body
and Megaton counters with a stiff right hand.
Megaton fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Manley, pushing him back against the cage.
Manley is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Megaton digs a right hand into Manley's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Manley's gas tank.
Megaton lands a right hand.
Manley goes for a takedown in the clinch but Megaton prevents it.
A short body shot lands from Megaton as the two fighters clinch.
Megaton gets underhooks to prevent Manley's takedown attempt.
Manley is trying to drag Megaton to the mat but Megaton just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
A short right from Megaton on the inside.
Megaton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Manley backwards.
Megaton lands a nice uppercut.
Megaton lands a shot to the body.
Megaton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Manley has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Megaton after a bit of a struggle.
Manley has Megaton pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Megaton manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manley tries for a takedown but Megaton manages to get underhooks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Megaton scores with a shot to the side of Manley's head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Megaton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Still in the clinch, Megaton scores with a nice short uppercut.
Oh Manley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Megaton creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Manley with a big uppercut! Manley tries to clinch up but Megaton pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Manley to the mat! Manley covers up and Megaton unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mike Megaton!
After the fight, Mike Megaton 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 Uncle Acid (ranked 3360 p4p, 404 weight class) and Sanu Tuctic (ranked 4733 p4p, 517 weight class). Sanu Tuctic has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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196 lbs
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194 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Uncle Acid!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sanu Tuctic!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Michael Johnstone and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Acid fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tuctic manages to avoid it.
Tuctic feints the counter takedown.
Tuctic doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Acid connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Sanu Tuctic has been cut.
Nice takedown defense from Acid. No joy for Tuctic on that attempt.
Acid is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Acid scores with a jab. Tuctic acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tuctic shoots and misses
and Acid counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Uncle Acid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sanu Tuctic.
Tuctic looks up at the clock. Bad move! Acid lands a right hand from hell, dropping Tuctic. Acid pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Uncle Acid!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Twista Evans (ranked 2474 p4p, 339 weight class) and Koh Machino (ranked 3173 p4p, 412 weight class). Koh Machino has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Twista Evans's chin.
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205 lbs
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203 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Koh Machino!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Peter Branson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machino defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Evans.
Machino is looking for the big counter here.
Evans feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Evans throws a big right hand that misses.
Evans throws a big elbow that misses.
Evans scoring with some ground and pound.
Evans stands up over Machino, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Machino avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Evans pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Machino is keeping the position for now.
Evans throwing strikes from guard but Machino blocks nicely.
Evans lands a couple of digs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Evans lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Machino wants to get back to his feet but Evans is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Evans chips away with some ground and pound.
Evans throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Machino works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Evans scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Evans is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Machino has momentary wrist control but Evans slips an elbow through the middle.
Evans throws a big right hand that misses.
Evans landing some decent shots from guard.
Evans landing some decent shots from guard.
Evans with a flurry of punches that miss.
Evans is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Evans working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Evans distracts Machino with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Evans throwing strikes from guard but Machino blocks nicely.
Evans missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Evans chips away with some ground and pound.
Evans might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Evans landing with the ground and pound.
Evans is working Machino over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Evans prevents Machino from getting back to his feet.
Evans content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Evans scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Machino has momentary wrist control but Evans slips an elbow through the middle.
Machino is trying to keep Evans in close.
Machino looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Evans works over Machino with some ground and pound from guard.
Evans is in close to Machino's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Evans lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Evans postures up in Machino's guard and throws a big left but Machino blocks it.
Evans scoring with some ground and pound.
Evans keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Machino's head.
Evans postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Evans lands a couple of digs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Evans working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Machino's head.
Evans lands a couple of elbows.
Evans is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Machino is rocked!
Evans postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Machino is still in real trouble! Can Evans finish him?
Evans lands a couple of digs.
Evans is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Evans postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Machino covers up, he's hurt! Evans keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Evans and the ref steps in to end the fight! Evans can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Twista Evans!
A relieved looking Twista Evans thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nuri Jafar (ranked 532 p4p, 57 weight class) and Peter Narz (ranked 1684 p4p, 187 weight class). Nuri Jafar has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
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142 lbs
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Solid 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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nuri Jafar!
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, Peter Narz!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Winston Alpacca and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Narz moves into the clinch.
Jafar struggles to land a body shot inside as Narz controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Narz fails to land.
Jafar misses with a punch on the inside.
Narz misses with a body punch.
Narz misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Narz fails to land.
Jafar lands with a right to the head.
Jafar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jafar.
Jafar tries to throw a body punch but Narz avoids it by throwing Jafar back against the cage.
Jafar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jafar misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Jafar fails to land.
Narz blocks an uppercut.
Jafar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jafar scores with a shoulder strike.
Narz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Narz is trying to pull guard but Jafar has him pressed against the cage.
Jafar lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Narz backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jafar lands a nice shot to the body.
Jafar blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jafar lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Narz.
Narz blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jafar scores with a shot to the side of Narz's head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jafar.
Narz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Narz misses with some punches.
A body shot lands from Jafar.
A head punch on the inside from Jafar fails to land.
Narz misses with the head strike.
Jafar scores with a shot to the side of Narz's head.
Narz misses with the head strike.
Narz misses with the head strike.
A body shot lands from Jafar.
A head punch on the inside from Narz fails to land.
Narz decides to pull guard.
Jafar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Narz keeping full guard, as Jafar tries to pass.
Narz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Narz looking for a sweep. Not yet Narz, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Narz has a closed guard, preventing Jafar from standing up.
Narz looking for a guillotine here but Jafar defends easily.
Narz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jafar won't allow Narz to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jafar has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Narz is proving hard to escape from.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Narz is on top in guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jafar is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jafar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Narz passes Jafar's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Narz wants to pass the guard but Jafar is defending well.
Narz is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Jafar!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Narz tries to control but Jafar wriggling away.
Narz looking to secure an arm triangle but Jafar defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Narz tries to control but Jafar wriggling away.
Narz avoids the attempt from Jafar to control.
Jafar is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jafar is working hard here to advance position.
Jafar flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Narz looking for a guillotine from mount but Jafar is having none of it.
Jafar wants to hold on but Narz pushes him away.
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 Nuri Jafar will probably get the nod.
That's time! Jafar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Narz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Narz moves to clinch but Jafar breaks away
and Jafar counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Narz closes the distance and clinches.
Jafar misses with a punch to the body.
Jafar misses with a punch on the inside.
Narz working aggressively here.
Narz tries a body shot but Jafar blocks it.
Narz jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jafar walks away with a smile on his face. Narz gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jafar lands an overhand right.
Narz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jafar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Narz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jafar lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Narz stalls.
Jafar lands a hook that snaps the head of Narz backwards.
Jafar misses with a hook to the ribs.
Narz struggles to land a body shot inside as Jafar controls his hands.
Narz throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Narz throws a punch but it's blocked by Jafar.
Narz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jafar swings wildly with an uppercut but Narz uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Jafar.
Jafar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Narz swings wildly with an uppercut but Jafar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Narz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jafar misses with a body punch.
Jafar misses with a punch on the inside.
Narz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jafar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jafar scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short body shot lands from Narz as the two fighters clinch.
Nuri Jafar has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jafar blocks an uppercut.
Jafar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jafar swings wildly with an uppercut but Narz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jafar swings wildly with an uppercut but Narz uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jafar makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Narz - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Jafar lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Narz tries for a takedown but Jafar manages to get underhooks.
Jafar lands a hook to the side of the head.
Narz scores with a hook to the body.
Jafar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Narz is trying to maintain a safe position but Jafar gets an underhook and turns Narz into the cage.
Narz misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Jafar.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jafar.
Jafar scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jafar.
Narz swings wildly with an uppercut but Jafar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jafar lands a left hand.
Jafar misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Narz.
Narz is struggling to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jafar creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Narz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jafar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Narz pushes Jafar back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Narz misses with the head strike.
Narz blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jafar.
Jafar lands a nice uppercut.
Narz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jafar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Narz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Narz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jafar struggles to land a body shot inside as Narz controls his hands.
Jafar blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Narz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Narz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jafar backwards.
Narz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jafar lands a hook that snaps the head of Narz backwards.
Jafar lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Narz backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jafar lands with a right to the head.
Narz is rocked!
Narz blocks an uppercut.
Narz gets control of Jafar's arms and successfully pulls guard. Narz will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Narz is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Jafar scoring with some ground and pound.
Jafar stopping the sweep attempt from Narz.
Narz keeping full guard, as Jafar tries to pass.
Narz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Narz wants to sweep here but Jafar controlling him for the moment.
Jafar avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jafar knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Narz on the ground.
Narz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nuri Jafar dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Jafar throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Narz stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Narz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jafar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Narz has Jafar up against the cage in a clinch.
Jafar throws a punch but it's blocked by Narz.
Jafar can't find room to land a body shot as Narz controls the action.
Jafar lands with a right to the head.
Jafar throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Narz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Narz lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jafar tries to work over Narz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Narz.
Jafar working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Narz fails to land.
Narz throws a punch but it's blocked by Jafar.
Jafar blocks an uppercut.
Jafar working aggressively here.
Narz's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jafar lands a body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jafar.
A head punch on the inside from Narz fails to land.
Narz looking to stall.
Narz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Narz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Jafar.
Narz throws a punch but it's blocked by Jafar.
Still in the clinch, Narz scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jafar lands with a light punch inside.
Jafar prevents a body shot from Narz.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Narz.
Jafar blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Jafar.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Narz.
Jafar misses with a short punch on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Jafar.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jafar misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jafar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jafar lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Narz fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jafar.
Narz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Narz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Narz fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Narz.
Narz is looking to control Jafar's arms but Jafar gets an underhook and turns him. Now Narz has his back to the cage.
Jafar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Narz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jafar.
A right handed body shot lands from Jafar.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Narz.
Jafar goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Narz drags the fight down to the ground.
Jafar wants to control from the top but Narz keeps moving.
Jafar avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jafar stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Narz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jafar will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jafar trying to move into half guard but instead Narz has managed to sweep!
Narz is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Jafar trying to control the position here.
Jafar trying to keep a closed guard but Narz is proving a slippery customer.
Nuri Jafar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Narz advances position into side control!
Peter Narz has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jafar wants to control but Narz postures up.
Jafar tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Narz wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Narz trying to control the action but Jafar is working from the bottom.
Narz is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jafar knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Jafar on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jafar tries to get out of the position.
Narz is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jafar is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Nuri Jafar.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jafar, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nuri Jafar!
Nuri Jafar was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brazilian Burger (ranked 2454 p4p, 247 weight class) and Max Fawce (ranked 1462 p4p, 150 weight class). Burger comes to the cage accompanied by Sorriso Maroto - Assim Você Mata o Papai. Brazilian Burger has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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26
167 lbs
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26
163 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brazilian Burger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Max Fawce!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fawce throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Burger was covering up waiting for the punch and Fawce finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Burger is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fawce got a little sloppy there for a moment and Burger has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fawce has managed to get both his arms back between Burger's legs - danger averted.
Burger has his feet on Fawce's thighs here. He's pushed Fawce off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Fawce screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brazilian Burger!
A relieved looking Brazilian Burger 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Fury (ranked 636 p4p, 27 weight class) and David Tua (ranked 2807 p4p, 90 weight class). Fury comes to the cage accompanied by J Dilla - Time: The Donut of the Heart. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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235 lbs
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268 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bob Fury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, David Tua!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Fury.
Tua is not content to let Fury control the position.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tua tries to improve position but can't.
Fury trying to control the action but Tua is working from the bottom.
Fury is trying to get an arm triangle but Tua is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fury tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Fury tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Fury has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury works to advance to full mount. Tua defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Tua defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Fury.
Fury is looking to work his way around to Tua's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Tua really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fury. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fury is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Fury!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Bob Fury!
A relieved looking Bob Fury 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tong Mandukvong (ranked 479 p4p, 22 weight class) and Al Haymon (ranked 909 p4p, 32 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tong Mandukvong!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Al Haymon!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haymon misses with a looping right.
Mandukvong swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mandukvong uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Haymon.
Mandukvong ducks under a wild hook from Haymon.
Haymon throws the left hand but Mandukvong avoids the punch easily.
Haymon slips a jab from Mandukvong.
Haymon bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mandukvong. Haymon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Haymon moves away from the strike by Mandukvong.
It seemed like Haymon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Tong Mandukvong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mandukvong connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
It looks like Al Haymon has been cut.
Haymon's coach down at Ferocious Beast was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Haymon's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Haymon throws a hook to the side of Mandukvong's head but Mandukvong sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mandukvong misses with a left hand
and Haymon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A shot to the body from Mandukvong misses
enabling Haymon to counter with a crisp jab.
Mandukvong connects with a nice looking jab.
Mandukvong misses with a shot to the body
and Haymon counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A telegraphed right hand from Mandukvong misses the target.
Mandukvong misses with a hook
and Haymon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Haymon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A little jabbing left from Haymon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haymon scores with a nice right hand.
Mandukvong throws a big shot that misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Mandukvong darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Haymon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mandukvong throws out the jab.
Haymon looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mandukvong just misses with a punch to the body.
It seemed like Haymon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Haymon ducks under a wild hook from Mandukvong.
Mandukvong throws an off balance right hand
and Haymon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Haymon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mandukvong throws a big shot that misses.
Mandukvong misses with a straight right.
Mandukvong thows a left - swing and a miss!
A lazy left from Haymon finds it's target.
Good exchange - Haymon coming out on top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mandukvong throws a poor cross that misses
and Haymon counters with a crisp right hand that drops Mandukvong! Haymon lets Mandukvong back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Mandukvong is rocked!
Mandukvong looks to throw the jab but Haymon is out of range.
Haymon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mandukvong.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Haymon misses.
Mandukvong was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mandukvong lands an overhand right.
Mandukvong with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A slow jab from Haymon misses its intended target.
Haymon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mandukvong misses with a hook
and Haymon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Mandukvong misses.
Mandukvong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Haymon.
A little feinted left hand from Mandukvong on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mandukvong defending well as Haymon loads up on a big left hand.
Mandukvong misses the body punch
and Haymon counters with a straight right hand.
Haymon 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.
A telegraphed right hand from Mandukvong misses the target.
Mandukvong avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Haymon misses with an uppercut.
Haymon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mandukvong throws the left hand but Haymon avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mandukvong throws a looping overhand right but Haymon ducks down to avoid it.
Mandukvong misses with an uppercut
and Haymon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Haymon blocks a jab.
Haymon walks into a stiff left hand from Mandukvong.
Haymon is rocked!
Mandukvong fakes the leg kick and throws a superman punch. It's knocked Haymon out cold! Brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Tong Mandukvong!
Tong Mandukvong retains his super heavyweight title!
Tong Mandukvong was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Petey Bartlett (ranked 98 p4p, 11 weight class) and Ben Carpenter (ranked 637 p4p, 74 weight class). Bartlett comes to the cage accompanied by KEN mode - Counter Culture Complex. Petey Bartlett had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Petey Bartlett!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ben Carpenter!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carpenter misses with an uppercut
and Bartlett counters with a stiff right hand.
Bartlett lands a nice shot to the body.
We've been told by Bartlett's head coaches at Gizmo's Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bartlett misses with a body kick.
Carpenter moves into the clinch.
Carpenter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carpenter lands with a left to the head.
Bartlett lands a hook that snaps the head of Carpenter backwards.
It looks like Ben Carpenter has been cut.
Bartlett lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bartlett.
Carpenter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bartlett's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bartlett.
Carpenter throws a punch but it's blocked by Bartlett.
A head punch on the inside from Bartlett fails to land.
Bartlett wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Carpenter has him pressed against the cage.
Carpenter is working Bartlett over against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bartlett.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carpenter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Carpenter throws a lazy uppercut
and Bartlett counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bartlett misses with a looping right.
Carpenter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Carpenter looks to land a right hand but Bartlett moved out of range.
Bartlett catches Carpenter with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Carpenter clinches.
Bartlett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bartlett lands a left hand.
Carpenter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bartlett working aggressively here.
A short right from Carpenter on the inside.
Carpenter tries to break the clinch but Bartlett is controlling the position.
Carpenter misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carpenter scores with a shot to the side of Bartlett's head.
Bartlett has Carpenter pressed against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bartlett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Carpenter fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carpenter.
Bartlett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bartlett breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice defenses there by Bartlett.
Bartlett throws the kick towards the body but Carpenter avoids it.
Bartlett throws a hook but Carpenter blocks it.
Bartlett throws a hook but Carpenter avoids it easily.
Carpenter misses with a jab to the body
and Bartlett counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bartlett throws a shot from downtown. Carpenter moves away and avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab from Bartlett.
Carpenter doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bartlett throws a nice inside leg kick.
Carpenter uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bartlett.
Carpenter feints a counter leg kick.
Bartlett throws a body shot but no joy.
Carpenter scores with a spinning back kick!
Carpenter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bartlett.
Carpenter lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Carpenter throws a hook to the side of Bartlett's head but Bartlett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bartlett looks to score with a jab to the body but Carpenter is just out of range.
Carpenter checks a low kick from Bartlett.
Bartlett moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Bartlett is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Carpenter has closed the distance and engaged Bartlett in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartlett blocking some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carpenter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Carpenter takes a swing at Bartlett's ribcage but misses.
Carpenter is looking to slow Bartlett down with leg kicks.
Bartlett swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carpenter tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bartlett avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Carpenter is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Bartlett uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Carpenter tried to score with a low kick but Bartlett checks it.
Carpenter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bartlett appears to be looking for a big counter.
Carpenter connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Carpenter misses with a straight left.
Ben Carpenter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carpenter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bartlett moves away.
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 Petey Bartlett will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ben Carpenter's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Carpenter moves into range and clinches up with Bartlett.
Bartlett wants to stall.
Carpenter blocking some punches.
Bartlett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carpenter blocking some punches.
A short right from Carpenter.
Ben Carpenter seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bartlett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bartlett wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bartlett is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Carpenter throws a punch but it's blocked by Bartlett.
Bartlett stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short uppercut from Carpenter.
Bartlett wants to get back to striking at distance but Carpenter won't allow it.
Carpenter lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bartlett.
Bartlett lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bartlett misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartlett is trying to break free.
Bartlett blocks a body shot from Carpenter.
A head punch on the inside from Bartlett fails to land.
Carpenter blocks an uppercut.
Bartlett tries to throw a body punch but Carpenter avoids it by throwing Bartlett back against the cage.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Carpenter 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.
Carpenter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bartlett backwards.
Carpenter struggles to land a body shot inside as Bartlett controls his hands.
Bartlett just leaning against Carpenter, taking a breather.
Carpenter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carpenter working aggressively here.
Bartlett lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Carpenter pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Carpenter misses.
Carpenter pushes Bartlett up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carpenter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartlett lands a right hand.
Bartlett wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Bartlett fails to land.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Carpenter breaks the clinch.
Carpenter takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Carpenter swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bartlett appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bartlett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carpenter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Carpenter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bartlett was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bartlett throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Carpenter lands with a good body shot.
Carpenter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bartlett quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carpenter scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Carpenter has taken the fight to the clinch.
Bartlett struggles to land a body shot inside as Carpenter controls his hands.
Bartlett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bartlett tries to throw a body punch but Carpenter avoids it by throwing Bartlett back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Carpenter fails to land.
Bartlett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carpenter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Carpenter moves into the clinch successfully.
A head punch on the inside from Carpenter fails to land.
Carpenter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Carpenter throws a punch but it's blocked by Bartlett.
Bartlett stalling against the cage.
Carpenter working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartlett makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Carpenter tries to work over Bartlett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A bit of stalling here from Bartlett.
Bartlett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carpenter's elbow.
Bartlett scores with a shot to the side of Carpenter's head.
Carpenter throws a head punch that misses.
Bartlett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carpenter pushes Bartlett back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carpenter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Carpenter working aggressively here.
Bartlett lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Carpenter throws a head punch that misses.
Bartlett lands a right hand.
A short right from Carpenter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Carpenter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ben Carpenter's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bartlett avoids a kick to the body.
Bartlett half committed to a counter leg kick.
Bartlett slips a jab from Carpenter.
Bartlett throws a good cross that connects.
Bartlett connects with a looping right hand.
Carpenter is rocked!
Carpenter switches off momentarily and Bartlett cracks him with a monster right hand! Carpenter topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Bartlett dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Bartlett!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Petey Bartlett!
Petey Bartlett retains his heavyweight title!
Petey Bartlett very nearly forgot to thank Transform Supplements amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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