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The Island Season 7, 185 lbs, Round 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pat Yaj (ranked 3527 p4p, 0 weight class) and YeYe Mokami (ranked 288 p4p, 0 weight class). YeYe Mokami is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pat Yaj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, YeYe Mokami!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mokami looks to land a left hand but Yaj moved out of range nicely.
Yaj jabs Mokami right on the nose. Mokami blinks but takes it well.
It looks like YeYe Mokami has been cut.
Yaj throws a body punch but Mokami moves out of range.
Mokami keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yaj has managed to clinch.
The referee calls for Yaj to work.
Yaj lands a shot to the body.
Mokami wants to break free but Yaj has control.
Yaj struggles to land a body shot inside as Mokami controls his hands.
A right hook to the body lands for Yaj.
Mokami is looking to break free of the clinch but Yaj has double underhooks.
Yaj has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yaj lands a left hand.
Yaj has a couple of punches blocked by Mokami.
Mokami creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Yaj tries to throw a body punch but Mokami avoids it by throwing Yaj back against the cage.
Yaj tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mokami wants to break free but Yaj has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yaj.
Yaj lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mokami.
Yaj misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yaj makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yaj fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yaj goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yaj tries to throw a body punch but Mokami avoids it by throwing Yaj back against the cage.
Yaj presses Mokami against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Yaj tries a body shot but Mokami blocks it.
Mokami is trying to push Yaj away but Yaj has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mokami tries to break free but Yaj pushes him back against the cage.
Yaj lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mokami looks winded!
Yaj lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Mokami is looking to break free of the clinch but Yaj has double underhooks.
Mokami gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Yaj.
Yaj scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yaj throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Yaj gets through Mokami's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yaj lands a hook that snaps the head of Mokami backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mokami wants to get back to striking at distance but Yaj won't allow it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yaj.
Yaj goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Still in the clinch, Yaj scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yaj lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Yaj.
Mokami is rocked!
Yaj mutters something to Mokami before pushing him back against the cage. As Mokami comes back towards him, Yaj unloads a hook from the very depths of hell that knocks Mokami clean out! Oh. My. God. That is some seriously brutal stuff right there! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pat Yaj!
Pat Yaj very nearly forgot to thank Quark's 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Uncle Acid (ranked 1280 p4p, 0 weight class) and Santiago Martinez (ranked 2094 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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196 lbs
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192 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
8 - 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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Santiago Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Acid goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Martinez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Acid manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Acid lands a body shot.
Nice shot lands for Acid.
Martinez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Acid was well out of range. Poor timing from Martinez.
Martinez connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Acid momentarily.
It looks like Uncle Acid has been cut.
Acid has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A telegraphed right hand from Acid misses the target.
Martinez throws out a powerful jab.
Acid closes the distance and clinches.
Martinez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Acid.
Martinez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Acid misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martinez swings wildly with an uppercut but Acid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Acid struggles to land a body shot inside as Martinez controls his hands.
A short body shot lands from Martinez as the two fighters clinch.
Martinez swings wildly with an uppercut but Acid uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Acid on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Martinez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Acid throws a punch but it's blocked by Martinez.
Martinez digs a right hand into Acid's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Acid's gas tank.
Martinez lands an uppercut.
Martinez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martinez blocks an uppercut.
Acid working aggressively here.
Acid misses with the head strike.
Acid scores with a shot to the side of Martinez's head.
Martinez working aggressively here.
Acid blocks an uppercut.
Martinez misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Martinez on the inside.
Acid misses with the head strike.
Martinez tries a body shot but Acid blocks it.
Acid tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Martinez blocks an uppercut.
Martinez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Martinez scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Acid blocks a body shot from Martinez.
Acid lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez takes a shot to the head.
Acid misses with a body punch.
A short left from Acid.
Acid misses with a punch on the inside.
Martinez has a couple of punches blocked by Acid.
A nice right hand lands inside from Martinez.
A short right from Acid.
Martinez struggles to land a body shot inside as Acid controls his hands.
Martinez lands a hook that snaps the head of Acid backwards.
Acid misses with a punch on the inside.
A short left from Martinez.
Acid is rocked!
Acid blocking some punches.
Oh Acid is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Martinez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Martinez lands a shot to the body.
Martinez working aggressively here.
Martinez misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Martinez fails to land.
Acid blocks an uppercut.
Acid tries to work over Martinez's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Martinez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Acid blocking some punches.
Acid lands a hook to the side of the head.
Martinez throws a punch but it's blocked by Acid.
Martinez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Martinez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Acid seems to have got his legs back now.
Acid is working Martinez over against the cage.
Martinez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Martinez is rocked!
Martinez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Martinez blocking some punches.
Martinez misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acid blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Acid stalling in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Martinez fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Acid.
Martinez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Acid misses with a punch on the inside.
Acid blocks an uppercut.
Martinez working aggressively here.
Martinez lands a shoulder strike.
Acid working aggressively here.
Martinez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Acid backwards.
Martinez lands a shot to the body.
Martinez misses with the head strike.
Acid lands a nice uppercut.
Martinez is still on wobbly legs! Can Acid finish him?
Acid has a couple of punches blocked by Martinez.
Acid misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Martinez.
Martinez misses with the head strike.
Acid misses with a punch on the inside.
Acid tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Martinez misses with a punch on the inside.
Acid working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Acid.
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!
Acid swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Acid misses with the head strike.
Acid fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Acid.
Acid misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Acid throws a head punch that misses.
Acid tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Martinez fails to land.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Acid takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Acid misses with a short punch on the inside.
Acid misses with a short punch on the inside.
Martinez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Acid misses with a short punch on the inside.
Acid will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Martinez up against the cage.
Acid throws a punch but it's blocked by Martinez.
Martinez seems to have recovered his senses.
Martinez blocks a body shot from Acid.
Martinez throws a punch but it's blocked by Acid.
Martinez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Martinez swings wildly with an uppercut but Acid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Acid throws a punch but it's blocked by Martinez.
Martinez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Martinez.
Martinez lands a nice uppercut.
Martinez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Martinez.
Acid misses with the head strike.
Martinez scores with a shot to the side of Acid's head.
Acid misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Martinez fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Santiago Martinez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Uncle Acid's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Acid moves out of range as Martinez strikes.
Martinez throws a right hand that misses
and Acid counters with a straight right hand.
Acid lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Martinez falls backwards - clearly groggy! Acid dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Uncle Acid!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roman Richards (ranked 2956 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joel Bates (ranked 828 p4p, 0 weight class). Joel Bates 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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190 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Roman Richards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joel Bates!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Winston Alpacca and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards misses with a wild body shot.
Bates 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.
Richards throws a hook but Bates avoids it easily.
Bates throws a leg kick which misses Richards's front leg but catches the back leg as Richards tries to avoid it.
Richards moves into the clinch.
Bates blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bates misses with some punches.
Richards with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bates is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Richards using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bates has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bates scores with a shot to the side of Richards's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bates.
Richards is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Richards tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bates avoids it.
Bates scores with a nice hook to the head.
Richards tries a knee to the head but Bates blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bates lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Richards with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Richards tries to land a knee to the head but Bates blocks with his arms.
Richards tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Richards tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bates avoids it.
Richards misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bates.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Bates displaying some good clinch control by pressing Richards up against the cage.
Richards misses with a knee to the head.
Bates lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Richards backwards.
Richards tries a knee to the head but Bates blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bates creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Knees to the body from Richards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards looking to throw knees to the head but Bates is blocking nicely.
Richards tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Richards misses with a knee to the head.
Bates's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bates scores with a jab to the jaw.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Richards tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bates swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Richards misses with a hook. Bates ducked under it nicely.
Richards looks to score with a jab to the body but Bates is just out of range.
Bates lands a nice leg kick that just misses Richards's sensitive parts.
Bates lands a nice hook to Richards's body. Richards takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Richards shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bates sprawls well. Bates wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Richards gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards tries to clinch up.
Richards tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bates manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bates clobbers Richards with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Richards throws a sloppy head kick
and Bates counters with a nice low kick that buckles Richards's knee momentarily.
Richards tries to clinch up but Bates circles away and keeps his distance.
Bates feints a counter leg kick.
Bates fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Richards looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Richards chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bates can pounce on him.
Richards tries to clinch up
and Bates counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Richards tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bates paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bates circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bates tests Richards's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Richards throws out a leg kick but Bates moves out of range and Richards only half commits.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards moves to clinch but Bates breaks away
and Bates counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Richards is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bates steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Richards is out on his feet! Bates sets himself and nearly takes Richards's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Joel Bates!
A relieved looking Joel Bates 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Megaton (ranked 563 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Steel (ranked 3272 p4p, 0 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mike Megaton!
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 Steel!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Sandra Marshall and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Megaton thumps Steel with a low kick.
Steel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Steel fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Steel wants to clinch
enabling Megaton to counter with a crisp jab.
Steel throws a sloppy head kick
and Megaton makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Megaton definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Steel closes the distance and clinches.
Megaton lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Megaton lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steel looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Steel throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Megaton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Steel wants to clinch but Megaton slips to the side
and Megaton counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Steel thinking.
Steel rushes Megaton and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel is trying to maintain a safe position but Megaton gets an underhook and turns Steel into the cage.
Steel tries to stall but Megaton uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Megaton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Steel slips a jab from Megaton.
Steel falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Megaton counter with a right hand.
It looks like Mike Steel has been cut.
Steel darts in trying to clinch
and Megaton counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Steel thinking.
Steel's coach down at Play House was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Steel's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Megaton throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Megaton fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Steel looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Megaton looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A head kick by Steel misses
letting Megaton counter with a right hand.
Mike Steel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Megaton scores with a nice strike.
Steel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Steel throws a sloppy head kick
and Megaton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Steel is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
A swing and a miss from Megaton.
Steel wants to clinch
and Megaton finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Steel tries to clinch up
and Megaton counters with a crisp right hand that drops Steel! Megaton lets Steel back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Steel is still on wobbly legs! Can Megaton finish him?
Steel moves into range and clinches up with Megaton.
Steel seems to have recovered his senses.
Megaton avoiding damage as Steel throws knees to the body.
Megaton scores with a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from Megaton as the two fighters clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Megaton lands a right hand.
Steel throws a knee to the head but misses.
Megaton manages to break the clinch.
Megaton swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Steel.
Steel tries to clinch but Megaton moves away
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Steel gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Megaton digs a right hand into Steel's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Steel's gas tank.
Megaton avoids a wild elbow strike from Steel.
Megaton scores with a nice hook to the head.
Megaton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Steel misses with a knee strike.
Steel tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Steel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Megaton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Steel looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel missing with knees to the body.
Steel tries to land knees in the clinch but Megaton avoids the damage to the body.
Steel looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Megaton manages to break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steel throws a lazy head kick
and Megaton counters with a massive head kick! KABOOM! Steel is out cold! A devastating KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mike Megaton!
Mike Megaton took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Transform Supplements for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Iggy Manley (ranked 2926 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luther Jones (ranked 532 p4p, 0 weight class). Manley comes into the arena with Born in the USA blaring out of the sound system. Jones has chosen One - Metallica as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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197 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
7 - 5 - 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
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Luther Jones!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manley takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Manley misses with a takedown
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Manley has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Jones finds it's way round the side to connect with Manley's head.
Manley shoots in for a takedown but Jones shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Manley gets the takedown into side control.
Manley trying to control the position but Jones is working away.
Jones is trying to get back to half guard.
Manley scoring with punches from side control.
Jones tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Manley wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jones sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Jones is looking for a sweep. Manley is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jones slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Manley is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manley won't allow Jones to pass to mount.
Jones slips a nice elbow through Manley's hands, connecting with Manley's forehead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Manley keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Manley blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jones.
Manley moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Jones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Manley is keeping the position for now.
Jones is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Manley tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jones trying to control the position from guard on top but Manley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Manley controls Jones momentarily but Jones frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones preventing the sweep.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
Jones passes into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Manley wants to get back to full guard but Jones has mounted him!
Manley takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Manley sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jones lands a nice short elbow.
Manley has hold of Jones's hands but Jones slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manley trying to hold on to Jones's head to control him but Jones postures up.
Manley looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Manley is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jones working the head and body with strikes.
Jones is pressing down on Manley's thigh, looking to free his foot. Manley is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manley trying to control but Jones postures up.
Manley tries to roll over but Jones keeps him under control.
Manley on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Manley tries to get out of the position.
Jones thows a huge punch but Manley dodges it nicely.
Jones uses his free foot to push down on Manley's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Manley.
Manley holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Jones tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Manley wants to control but Jones is having none of it.
Jones thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Manley is trying to escape the mount.
Jones landing punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manley is looking to improve his position but Jones isn't that keen on the idea.
Jones with the ground and pound from mount.
Manley sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Manley trying to control here.
Jones is keen to just control but Manley is a slippery customer.
Jones looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Manley trying to control but Jones postures up.
Jones prevents Manley from improving his position.
Jones throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
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!
Manley keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Jones trying to control from half guard but Manley is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luther Jones dominated that round.
That's time! Manley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jones throws a shot to the body.
Jones has closed the distance and engaged Manley in a clinch.
Manley jumps guard but Jones turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Jones lands with a left to the head.
Manley wants to take the fight to the mat but Jones manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Jones.
A short left from Jones.
Still in the clinch, Jones scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jones lands a right hand that snaps the head of Manley backwards.
Nice body punch from Jones.
A short right from Jones on the inside.
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!
Manley can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Iggy Manley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A right handed body shot lands from Jones.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones lands with a short shot to the head.
Manley is rocked!
A short body shot lands from Jones as the two fighters clinch.
Jones lands with a right to the head.
Oh Manley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jones.
Manley tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands a hook that snaps the head of Manley backwards.
Jones creates a bit of distance and unloads a huge uppercut that knocks Manley out cold! The ref dives in to break up the two fighters! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Luther Jones!
Luther Jones decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Buffalo Marley (ranked 694 p4p, 0 weight class) and Denis Prager (ranked 3009 p4p, 0 weight class). Denis Prager has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
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193 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Buffalo Marley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Denis Prager!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Santiago Holmes and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prager fails with the takedown.
Marley lands a jab to Prager's midsection.
Marley lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Prager fails with the takedown.
Marley scores with a jab. Prager acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Prager shoots in for a takedown but Marley shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Buffalo Marley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Denis Prager.
Marley scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Prager goes for a double leg but Marley avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Marley continues to drive forward.
Prager with a poor takedown
and Prager takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Prager's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Marley connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Prager scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Prager lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marley circles away quickly and effectively.
Prager shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Marley counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Prager thinking.
Marley jabs at Prager's body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Marley!
Prager takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Marley scores with a body shot.
Prager looks winded!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prager misses with a body punch
and Marley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice shot lands for Marley.
Marley thuds a left hand into Prager's body.
Marley throws a shot to the body.
Marley lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Prager's coach down at Play House was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Prager's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Prager is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marley.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Prager looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Marley digs a good hook to Prager's body.
Marley lands with a thumping leg kick.
Marley looks for the body kick but Prager saw that one coming.
Marley jabs Prager to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Prager takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marley lands with a shot to the body.
Prager misses with a body punch
letting Marley counter with a right hand.
Marley moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Prager shoots in looking for a takedown but Marley manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Prager's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Marley appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Denis Prager seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marley cracks a nice hook into Prager's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marley steps into range and cracks Prager with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Prager flops backwards and Marley dives into his guard looking to finish!
Prager is rocked!
Prager is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Prager is still in real trouble! Can Marley finish him?
Marley working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Prager seems to have recovered his senses.
Marley working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Prager's head.
Marley trying to control the position from guard on top but Prager is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marley would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Marley trying to control but Prager is working from the bottom.
Prager is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Marley is aware though and is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prager is looking for a triangle but Marley pushes his legs off easily.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Prager can do anything to dispel that myth.
Prager has his hands on Marley's head, controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marley wants to control from the top but Prager keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Marley punishes Prager's body with a nice straight punch.
Marley jabs at Prager's body.
Prager gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Prager takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Prager shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Marley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Prager tries for a takedown but Marley sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Marley is looking to wear down Prager with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Marley.
Marley cracks Prager with an open hand slap.
Prager with a poor takedown
and Marley counters with a left to the body.
Marley darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Prager fails to land the takedown.
Marley lands a really nice looking cross but Prager seems unphased.
Marley lands with a shot to the body.
Prager looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Prager takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Marley lands with an overhand left.
Marley finds Prager's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Prager flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Marley lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Prager will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Buffalo Marley!
Buffalo Marley 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Major Payne (ranked 1436 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leifi Plomeros (ranked 1126 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Plomeros's choice of entrance music: Ievan Polkka. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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195 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Major Payne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Leifi Plomeros!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Plomeros takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Payne.
Payne's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Plomeros misses with a punch to the body.
Plomeros can't find room to land a body shot as Payne controls the action.
Plomeros goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Plomeros fails to land.
Plomeros scores with a shoulder strike.
Plomeros lands with a short shot to the head.
It looks like Major Payne has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Plomeros working aggressively here.
Plomeros misses with the head strike.
Payne definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Plomeros tries to throw a body punch but Payne avoids it by throwing Plomeros back against the cage.
Plomeros breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Plomeros swinging wildly here.
A left and a right from Payne both land. Nice combination.
Payne ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Plomeros throws an overhand right that lands on Payne's shoulder, as Payne tries to avoid the shot.
Payne uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Plomeros.
Plomeros swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Payne counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Payne swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Plomeros throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A counter left hand to the body from Payne misses its target.
Plomeros gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Payne works over Plomeros with some ground and pound from guard.
Plomeros is looking to sweep but instead, Payne has passed into half guard.
Payne slips a nice elbow through Plomeros's hands, connecting with Plomeros's forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Plomeros looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Plomeros looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Payne pushes past his half guard into mount!
Plomeros is looking to improve his position but Payne isn't that keen on the idea.
Payne 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.
Payne punishing his opponent with strikes.
Payne scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Plomeros?
Payne lands a big shot there that rocks Plomeros but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Payne pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Plomeros is rocked!
Plomeros really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Payne. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Payne cracks Plomeros with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Major Payne!
A very excited looking Major Payne 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Crack Head (ranked 107 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samart Sirinto (ranked 3564 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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27
194 lbs
10 - 0 - 0 |
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27
185 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
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Crack Head!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Samart Sirinto!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sirinto doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Head waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sirinto.
Head definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Head loads up on a big right hand but Sirinto slips the punch.
Despite the aggression on Sirinto's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Sirinto takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Head throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sirinto takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sirinto looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A quick step to the side and Head tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Head lands the left hand.
Sirinto takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Sirinto is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sirinto avoids the body shot from Head.
Head is looking to wear down Sirinto with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Head with a nice cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sirinto throws a push kick but Head slaps the foot to one side.
Head was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Head misses with a looping right.
Sirinto moves away from the strike by Head.
Sirinto takes a swing at Head's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sirinto misses with a body kick.
Head lands a big right hand that sends Sirinto crashing to the mat! Head stays standing though and waves Sirinto back to his feet!
Sirinto is rocked!
Are you kidding me?! Head ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Sirinto clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Crack Head!
Crack Head made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'I eat enemy placenta for breakfast'.
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