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TIT 69 - Kromog v Ubereem II PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Rutherford (ranked 2433 p4p, 246 weight class) and Tiago Folio (ranked 7857 p4p, 551 weight class). Rutherford comes into the arena with Genesis - Deep in the Motherlode blaring out of the sound system. Tiago Folio acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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163 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mike Rutherford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tiago Folio!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Peter Branson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Folio misses.
Rutherford takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Rutherford rushes Folio and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Folio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rutherford landing knees to the body.
Folio is trying to break free.
Rutherford misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Folio.
Rutherford scores with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Folio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Folio avoiding damage as Rutherford throws knees to the body.
Rutherford doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Rutherford misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rutherford working Folio over with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Folio managing to block the knees to the body from Rutherford.
Rutherford lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rutherford tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Folio avoids it.
Rutherford is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Folio is defending well for now.
Rutherford landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Folio blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rutherford softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rutherford misses with a punch on the inside.
Rutherford tries to land knees in the clinch but Folio avoids the damage to the body.
Rutherford utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rutherford misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rutherford misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford breaks from the clinch.
Folio looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Rutherford connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Rutherford avoids the head kick by Folio.
Rutherford was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rutherford dodges the punch combination from Folio.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Folio misses with an uppercut
and Rutherford counters with a nice low kick that buckles Folio's knee momentarily.
Rutherford lets loose with a powerful body kick. Folio will feel that in the morning.
Folio looks winded!
Rutherford throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford tries to land a front kick but Folio steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rutherford throws a wild body kick that Folio sees coming a mile off.
Rutherford throws a half hearted mid kick.
Rutherford throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Folio's head.
Rutherford looks to land a body kick but Folio moved away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Folio! But no joy.
Rutherford keeps the fight on the outside.
Rutherford moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Rutherford pushes Folio away with a front kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford throws a head kick but Folio moves out of range.
Folio unleashes a big counter combination but Rutherford bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Rutherford misses with a series of wild punches.
Rutherford feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Folio sprawling to the canvas! Folio rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Rutherford finish him?!
Folio is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rutherford lets loose with a powerful body kick. Folio will feel that in the morning.
Folio is still on wobbly legs! Can Rutherford finish him?
Rutherford lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Folio circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Rutherford. Folio falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Rutherford!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mike Rutherford!
Mike Rutherford 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Katou (ranked 2688 p4p, 377 weight class) and Wu Chu (ranked 3000 p4p, 415 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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180 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joe Katou!
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, Wu Chu!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Michael Johnstone and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Katou has taken the fight to the clinch.
Katou is trying to break the clinch but Chu is controlling him.
A short uppercut from Chu.
Chu lands a right hand.
Chu lands an uppercut.
Chu has a couple of punches blocked by Katou.
Chu tries a body shot but Katou blocks it.
Chu pushes Katou back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Katou takes a shot to the head.
Chu swings wildly with an uppercut but Katou uses good head movement to avoid it.
Katou is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chu tries to throw a body punch but Katou avoids it by throwing Chu back against the cage.
Chu keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Katou's efforts to push away.
Chu lands a body shot.
Katou is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katou looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Chu lands with a short shot to the head.
Chu takes a shot to the head.
Katou lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chu backwards.
Chu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Katou definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Katou moves to clinch but Chu breaks away
and Chu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Katou throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Oooooh!!! Katou has knocked Chu down with a huge combo! Katou steps away and waves a wobbly Chu back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Chu is rocked!
It looks like Wu Chu has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Katou moves to clinch but Chu breaks away
and Chu counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Katou thinking.
Chu is still on wobbly legs! Can Katou finish him?
Chu missing with a left hand there. Katou was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chu seems to have recovered his senses.
Chu circles away from the clinch attempt
and Chu counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chu dodges the punch combination from Katou.
Chu is looking for the big counter here.
Sloppy strikes from Katou. Those never looked like landing.
Chu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Katou tries to close the distance and clinch but Chu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Katou lands a left and a right that send Chu crashing to the mat, dazed. Katou thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Katou throws a combination that misses
and Chu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Katou moves to clinch but Chu breaks away
and Chu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Joe Katou has been cut.
A shot to the body from Katou misses
and Chu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Chu lands with a good body shot.
Katou is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katou ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chu moves away.
Chu doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Katou misses with a hook
letting Chu counter with a right hand.
Chu looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Katou drops Chu with a beautiful combination! Chu stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Katou is looking for the KO!
A looping hook to the body misses from Katou. Chu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chu unleashes a big counter combination but Katou bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Chu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Katou tries to clinch
and Chu counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Katou tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Chu manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chu now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Katou throws a combination that misses
and Chu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Katou misses with a double jab.
Chu is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Katou with a body shot.
Katou misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katou throws a combination that misses
and Chu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
No joy there for Katou, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Chu appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Katou misses with a double jab
and Chu counters with a series of strikes. Katou will be more careful next time no doubt.
Katou is rocked!
Katou wants to clinch
and Chu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Chu slips under a jab.
Chu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Chu throws a jab when Katou was well out of range.
Katou throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Chu! But no joy.
Katou swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Katou takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Katou looks to throw the jab but Chu is out of range.
Chu throws a counter combo.
Katou falls off balance throwing a combination
and Chu counters with a lovely shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Wu Chu will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Katou throws a right and a left that both miss.
Katou throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Chu counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Katou is looking to clinch but Chu is avoiding it.
Katou misses with a hook
and Chu counters with a straight right hand.
Joe Katou is winning the standup battle so far.
Katou tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Joe Katou is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Katou tries to move into range but Chu moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Katou wants to clinch but Chu slips to the side
and Chu counters with a crisp right that sends Katou to the canvas! Chu follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wu Chu!
A victorious Wu Chu thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lirik Chan (ranked 2837 p4p, 280 weight class) and Lincoln Osiris (ranked 4375 p4p, 395 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lirik Chan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lincoln Osiris!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chan misses with an uppercut. Osiris saw that one coming.
Lirik Chan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chan throws a shot from downtown. Osiris moves away and avoids it.
Some wild striking there from Osiris.
Osiris drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Osiris misses with a head kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Chan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Osiris scores with a head kick. Chan tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Osiris 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.
Osiris dodges the punch combination from Chan.
Chan drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Osiris right on the button. Osiris goes down! Chan follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Chan gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lirik Chan!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sasha Downdin (ranked 2295 p4p, 318 weight class) and Knox Harrington (ranked 1573 p4p, 220 weight class). Harrington has chosen Be-I as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Sasha Downdin could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Knox Harrington's chin.
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220 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sasha Downdin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Knox Harrington!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Downdin.
Harrington misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Downdin.
Harrington fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Downdin on the side of the head.
Harrington looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Harrington misses with a wild combination.
A nice leg kick lands there from Downdin.
Downdin throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Harrington uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Downdin.
Downdin misses with a hook. Harrington ducked under it nicely.
Downdin slips a straight right by Harrington.
Harrington takes a swing at Downdin's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Downdin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Downdin jabs Harrington to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Harrington throws a hook to the side of Downdin's head but Downdin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Harrington steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Downdin.
Harrington appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Downdin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harrington.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrington throws a jab when Downdin was well out of range.
Downdin connects with an inside leg kick.
Downdin misses with a hook.
Harrington throws a looping overhand right but Downdin ducks down to avoid it.
Downdin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A lazy body kick from Downdin
and Harrington counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A jab from Downdin misses.
A little jabbing left from Harrington on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Downdin throws a leg kick which misses Harrington's front leg but catches the back leg as Harrington tries to avoid it.
Harrington shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
It looks like Knox Harrington has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Downdin.
Sasha Downdin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harrington misses with a jab, cross combination.
Downdin swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Downdin scores with a leg kick.
Downdin cracks Harrington with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Harrington throws out a loose jab but Downdin uses good head movement to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Downdin misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Downdin lands a big head kick that sends Harrington tumbling to the mat! Downdin takes a step backwards and waves Harrington back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Harrington is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Downdin lands a big uppercut and Harrington crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Harrington looks OK. Downdin waves Harrington back to his feet!
Harrington is still on wobbly legs! Can Downdin finish him?
Harrington looks up at the clock. Bad move! Downdin lands a right hand from hell, dropping Harrington. Downdin pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sasha Downdin!
A very excited looking Sasha Downdin 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.
In defeat, Knox Harrington stepped up to the mic, saying 'I.....I hate the world! *slams microphone down in anger and storms off*'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Danny Cruze (ranked 3226 p4p, 435 weight class) and Frank Tyson (ranked 3433 p4p, 454 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Danny Cruze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Frank Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyson moves out of range as Cruze strikes.
Cruze misses with a straight left.
Cruze definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cruze takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jab by Cruze.
Tyson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cruze takes the fight into the clinch.
Tyson tries to work over Cruze's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tyson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Some wild striking there from Tyson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruze throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tyson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A little feinted left hand from Cruze on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Tyson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cruze.
Tyson throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson scores with a one two! Cruze had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Danny Cruze has been cut.
No joy there for Tyson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cruze went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Tyson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cruze.
Tyson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tyson misses with a hook
and Cruze connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tyson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Cruze is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Tyson.
A punch combination from Tyson misses.
Tyson just misses with a punch to the body.
Cruze appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Tyson swinging wildly here.
Cruze is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Tyson.
Frank Tyson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyson misses with the combination.
Tyson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tyson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two 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!
Tyson misses with a double jab.
Tyson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cruze moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tyson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cruze holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Good body shot from Cruze.
Cruze digs a right hand into Tyson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tyson's gas tank.
Tyson looks winded!
Cruze lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tyson backwards.
Cruze lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cruze lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cruze lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tyson is rocked!
Tyson takes a shot to the head.
Tyson is still on wobbly legs! Can Cruze finish him?
Cruze working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cruze lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cruze pushes Tyson against the cage. Cruze is working some dirty boxing. Cruze pushes off with a quick right hook! Tyson goes down! Tyson tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Cruze moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Cruze!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Wilson (ranked 1495 p4p, 179 weight class) and Micky Dee (ranked 2670 p4p, 308 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jack Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Micky Dee!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dee with a poor takedown
and Wilson counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Micky Dee has been cut.
Wilson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wilson catches Dee with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Wilson connects with a single shot there.
Wilson connects with a right that clearly hurt Dee. He's backed up against the cage with nowhere to go as Wilson proceeds to tee off with vicious combinations till Dee collapses and taps out under the pressure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Wilson!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Correia Azevedo (ranked 2301 p4p, 240 weight class) and Ricky Rickston (ranked 5408 p4p, 454 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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, Luiz Correia Azevedo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ricky Rickston!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Sandra Marshall and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azevedo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rickston as he avoids it easily.
Azevedo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Rickston misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Azevedo drops down looking for a counter takedown but Rickston sprawls and moves away.
Azevedo fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rickston avoids it really well and circles away.
Rickston tries to counter with a clinch but Azevedo shakes him off and moves away.
Azevedo shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rickston as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luiz Correia Azevedo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rickston jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Azevedo misses with a takedown
letting Rickston counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rickston scores with a nice right hand.
Azevedo fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Rickston sprawls well initially but Azevedo persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Azevedo is trying to control. Rickston wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Azevedo works his way into side control.
Azevedo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Azevedo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Azevedo is working to tighten his grip on Rickston's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Rickston has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Azevedo is really squeezing tight and eventually Rickston passes out! Azevedo breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Luiz Correia Azevedo!
A victorious Luiz Correia Azevedo thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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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 462 p4p, 62 weight class) and Elias Manchinha (ranked 878 p4p, 134 weight class). Manchinha is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Courage. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mike Snow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Elias Manchinha!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Bart Greer and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manchinha moves out of range as Snow strikes.
Snow takes a swing at Manchinha's ribcage but misses.
Snow closes the distance and clinches.
Snow gets through Manchinha's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Manchinha.
Manchinha tries to work over Snow's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Manchinha working aggressively here.
Snow wants the takedown. Manchinha is fighting it off but Snow persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Manchinha's guard against the cage.
Manchinha really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Snow. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Manchinha working a defensive guard here.
Snow keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Manchinha's head.
Snow might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Snow trying to control but Manchinha is working from the bottom.
Manchinha looking to control.
Snow is pushing down on Manchinha's leg trying to pass to half guard. Manchinha is fighting to maintain full guard but Snow has managed to sneak the leg through.
Snow landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Snow connects with a nice short shot to Manchinha's temple.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Snow not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Snow lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Snow landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Snow wants to take a breather but Manchinha is having none of it.
Snow lands a big elbow - Manchinha is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Snow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Snow!
Our winner, Mike Snow, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Von Kromog (ranked 297 p4p, 45 weight class) and Jon Ubereem (ranked 957 p4p, 149 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Von Kromog!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jon Ubereem!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Ubereem there.
It looks like Von Kromog has been cut.
Ubereem blocks a jab.
Ubereem throws an off balance right hand
and Kromog counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Jon Ubereem has been cut.
We've been told by Kromog's head coaches at Gizmo's Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Ubereem throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kromog's waist but Kromog gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ubereem off to one side.
Kromog was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A jab from Ubereem does it's job there.
Kromog on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Ubereem misses with a left hand
and Kromog counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kromog needs to keep his hands up - Ubereem had a free shot at his head there.
Ubereem lands a head shot.
Ubereem swinging wildly here.
Kromog was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ubereem shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kromog's guard.
Kromog keeping full guard, as Ubereem tries to pass.
Ubereem is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Kromog is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Kromog has escaped and now he's on top!
Ubereem looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kromog is one step ahead there.
Kromog pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ubereem is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ubereem is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ubereem trying to control from half guard but Kromog is working away.
Ubereem is trying to work for a kimura but Kromog is defending well.
Ubereem is looking for a kimura here.
Ubereem is looking to take a break and control but Kromog is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ubereem is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kromog defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ubereem is working for a submission of some sort.
Kromog wants to get back to full guard.
Ubereem wants to pass to mount but Kromog is defending the position.
Ubereem is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kromog sees it coming and defends easily.
Ubereem trying to mount his opponent but Kromog defends it.
Kromog tries to get to full guard but Ubereem has control of the leg.
Kromog is in trouble now - Ubereem has advanced to mount!
Kromog knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ubereem on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ubereem jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Kromog is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Kromog and Ubereem has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ubereem wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kromog, who protects the arm well.
Ubereem wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kromog keeps working.
Ubereem is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kromog knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ubereem thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Ubereem dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nice cross by Kromog.
Kromog stuffs the takedown.
A little feinted left hand from Kromog on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ubereem shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ubereem takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Some wild striking there from Ubereem.
Jon Ubereem seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ubereem shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kromog cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That has opened up Jon Ubereem's cut even more.
Von Kromog has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Ubereem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ubereem lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Ubereem scores with a decent looking hook.
Kromog stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kromog wants it to stay on the feet.
A little feinted left hand from Kromog on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ubereem, as that shot connected.
Ubereem misses with a two punch combination.
Ubereem fails to land the takedown.
Ubereem getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kromog bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ubereem misses with a double jab
and Kromog counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ubereem with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kromog counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ubereem throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kromog counters with a crisp right hand that drops Ubereem! Kromog lets Ubereem back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Ubereem is rocked!
The cut above Jon Ubereem's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ubereem connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kromog momentarily.
Ubereem shoots and misses
and Kromog counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ubereem is still on wobbly legs! Can Kromog finish him?
Ubereem gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kromog counters with a crisp right that sends Ubereem to the canvas! Kromog follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Von Kromog!
Von Kromog retains his light heavyweight title!
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