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IXF 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Colt (ranked 6329 p4p, 587 weight class) and Johny Steel (ranked 7955 p4p, 654 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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278 lbs
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265 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Counter fighter
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Johnny Colt !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Johny Steel!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Peter Branson and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Steel.
Colt lands with a nice body punch.
Sloppy strikes from Colt . Those never looked like landing.
Colt fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Steel, pushing him back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Colt .
Colt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Steel backwards.
Colt lands a right hand that snaps the head of Steel backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Colt is trying to force a seperation but Steel has the dominant position.
Colt tries a body shot but Steel blocks it.
Colt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Steel tries for a takedown but Colt sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Steel has eaten all the pies!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colt lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Steel circles away quickly and effectively.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Colt misses with a body punch.
Colt lands with a light punch inside.
Colt throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Steel has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Colt after a bit of a struggle.
Johnny Colt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johny Steel.
A short right from Colt on the inside.
Colt tries a body shot but Steel blocks it.
Colt escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Colt clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Colt .
Colt lands an uppercut.
Colt lands an uppercut.
Steel can't get the takedown.
Colt controlling the action here for a moment.
Colt lands a left hand.
Steel's coach down at ELITE Island Gym (All Elite Coaches) 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Colt lands a nice uppercut.
Colt is leaning against Steel and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Colt is pushing Steel up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colt pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Steel avoids the body shot from Colt .
Colt dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Colt instigates a clinch.
Steel blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Colt cracks Steel with a nice body shot.
Colt working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Colt breaks from the clinch.
Colt pushes Steel up against the cage in a clinch.
Colt throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Steels head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colt lands a body punch.
Steel wants a takedown but no success here.
Colt stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Colt looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Colt tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Steel's elbow.
Steel goes for a takedown in the clinch but Colt prevents it.
Nice body punch from Colt .
Colt throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Colt misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Colt dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Colt closes the distance and pushes Steel back into the cage.
Colt has had enough of the clinch but Steel keeps him there for the moment.
A short left from Colt .
Steel is working for takedown but Colt is calmly controlling the position for now.
Colt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A shot in the inside from Colt .
Colt lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Colt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johnny Colt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Colt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steel shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Colt is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Steel can do to turn this around?
Steel gets tackled into the cage by Colt . Colt maintains the clinch.
Nice body punch from Colt - that landed with a thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colt is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Johnny Colt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johny Steel.
Colt lands a body shot in the clinch.
Colt has had enough of the clinch but Steel keeps him there for the moment.
Colt looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Colt breaks from the clinch.
Steel drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Colt stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Colt wants it to stay on the feet.
Colt rushes Steel and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Colt prevents a takedown attempt there.
Colt tries to land knees in the clinch but Steel avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colt prevents a takedown attempt there.
Steel is breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Colt lands a body shot in the clinch.
Colt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Steel tries to keep at a distance but Colt has taken the fight into the clinch.
Colt is trying to break the clinch but Steel is controlling him.
Colt struggles to land a body shot inside as Steel controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Colt - that landed with a thud.
A right handed body shot lands from Colt .
A nice left hand lands by Colt .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Colt trying to land knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Colt as the two fighters clinch.
Steel changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Colt fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Colt closes the distance and pushes Steel back into the cage.
Colt lands a body punch in the clinch.
Colt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Colt misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Colt is looking to break free of the clinch but Steel has double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colt scores with a nice hook to the head.
Steel prevents a body shot from Colt .
Colt lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Colt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Steel has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Colt avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Colt struggles to land a body shot inside as Steel controls his hands.
Colt struggles to land a body shot inside as Steel controls his hands.
A hook to the body from Colt .
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A hook to the body from Colt .
Colt leaning against his opponent.
Colt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Steel has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Colt dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Colt fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Steel, pushing him back against the cage.
Colt missing with knees to the body.
Steel takes a shot to the head.
Colt lands a nice uppercut.
Steel has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Colt after a bit of a struggle.
A body shot lands from Colt .
Steel has Colt pressed against the cage, preventing Colt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Colt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Colt tries to circle away but Steel has him pinned against the cage.
Colt has Steel pressed against the cage.
Steel goes for a takedown in the clinch but Colt prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colt tries to throw a body punch but Steel avoids it by throwing Colt back against the cage.
Colt wants to break free but Steel has control.
Colt can't find room to land a body shot as Steel controls the action.
Steel has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Colt avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Johnny Colt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johny Steel.
Steel drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Colt gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Steel blocks a body shot from Colt .
Colt lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Colt wants to break free but Steel has control.
A nice left hand lands by Colt .
Colt lands an uppercut.
Colt lands with a left to the head.
Steel keeps control of Colt as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Colt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Steel has him pressed against the cage.
Colt misses with a body punch.
Steel is looking to take this one to the mat.
Colt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Colt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Steel tries to score a body lock takedown but Colt shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Steel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Colt stalling against the cage.
Colt breaks from the clinch.
Colt displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Colt has managed to clinch.
Colt breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Steel drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Steel avoids a punch combination nicely.
Colt has closed the distance and engaged Steel in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Colt is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Steel goes for a takedown attempt but Colt pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Colt has managed to clinch.
Johnny Colt has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short left from Colt .
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Colt gets underhooks to prevent Steel's takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Colt wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Colt scores with a shot to the side of Steel's head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Colt showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Colt has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:24
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:24
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Colt !
After winning the bout, Johnny Colt thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Laranja (ranked 6508 p4p, 662 weight class) and Miguel Salcedo (ranked 6373 p4p, 655 weight class). Laranja comes to the cage accompanied by Jimmy Cliff - Samba Reggae. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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208 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Excellent boxer
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rodrigo Laranja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Miguel Salcedo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Michael Johnstone and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Laranja slips a jab from Salcedo.
Laranja wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Salcedo misses with an uppercut. Laranja saw that one coming.
Salcedo throws the left hand but Laranja avoids the punch easily.
Laranja blocks a jab.
Laranja rushes Salcedo and presses him up against the cage.
Salcedo wants to break free but Laranja has control.
Laranja's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Salcedo misses with some punches.
Laranja jumps guard but Salcedo stands there with Laranja around his waist. Laranja gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Laranja pulls guard successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salcedo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Laranja has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Salcedo has managed to get both his arms back between Laranja's legs - danger averted.
Salcedo has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Laranja to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Salcedo is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Laranja pulls down on the head and he's put Salcedo to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Rodrigo Laranja!
A relieved looking Rodrigo Laranja 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 Fernando Oreiro (ranked 4759 p4p, 498 weight class) and Flip Quincy (ranked 8304 p4p, 662 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
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190 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Fernando Oreiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Flip Quincy!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Michael Johnstone and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quincy slips a straight right by Oreiro.
Quincy clinches.
Quincy scores with a nice hook to the head.
It looks like Fernando Oreiro has been cut.
Quincy tries a body shot but Oreiro blocks it.
Quincy blocking some punches.
Quincy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Still in the clinch, Oreiro scores with a nice short uppercut.
Oreiro lands a hook that snaps the head of Quincy backwards.
Oreiro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Oreiro lands a left hand.
Quincy displaying some good clinch control by pressing Oreiro up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Quincy.
Oreiro scores with a shot to the side of Quincy's head.
Quincy holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Quincy misses with some punches.
Oreiro gets through Quincy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
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!
Oreiro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oreiro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Quincy manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quincy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A combination from Oreiro does no damage.
Left hook, right uppercut from Oreiro.
Quincy looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Oreiro scores with a one two! Quincy had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Quincy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Oreiro manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Quincy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Oreiro throws a body punch but Quincy moves out of range.
Oreiro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oreiro lands with a cross.
Oreiro circles away from the clinch attempt
and Oreiro counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Quincy misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oreiro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Quincy tries to throw a body punch but Oreiro avoids it by throwing Quincy back against the cage.
Quincy misses with a punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Quincy.
A head punch on the inside from Quincy fails to land.
Quincy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Quincy prevents a body shot from Oreiro.
Oreiro is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Oreiro is trying to maintain a safe position but Quincy gets an underhook and turns Oreiro into the cage.
Oreiro is trying to break the clinch but Quincy is controlling him.
Oreiro leaning against his opponent.
Quincy scores with a shoulder strike.
Oreiro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Quincy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Quincy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oreiro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Oreiro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quincy is pushing Oreiro up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A head punch on the inside from Quincy fails to land.
Oreiro working hard to break the clinch.
Oreiro misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Quincy.
Quincy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Quincy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Oreiro's elbow.
Oreiro blocks an uppercut.
Quincy misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Quincy.
Quincy throws a punch but it's blocked by Oreiro.
Quincy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Oreiro lands a body shot in the clinch.
Quincy avoiding damage.
Oreiro is pushing Quincy up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Oreiro manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oreiro avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oreiro scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Quincy clinches with his opponent.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Quincy.
A short uppercut from Quincy.
Quincy misses with the head strike.
Oreiro lands a right hand that snaps the head of Quincy backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oreiro digs a right hand into Quincy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Quincy's gas tank.
A right hand to the body from Oreiro.
Oreiro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Quincy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Oreiro looks to land a right hand but Quincy moved out of range.
Quincy has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Quincy fails to land.
Oreiro tries a body shot but Quincy blocks it.
Quincy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Oreiro misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fernando Oreiro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fernando Oreiro's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Oreiro misses the shot to the body.
Quincy throws out a counter right but Oreiro avoids it with no problem.
Oreiro misses with an uppercut. Quincy saw that one coming.
Quincy only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Oreiro looks to throw the jab but Quincy is out of range.
Flip Quincy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quincy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Oreiro throws out a powerful jab.
Quincy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Quincy lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Oreiro.
Quincy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Quincy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Quincy misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Quincy fails to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quincy working aggressively here.
Quincy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oreiro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Quincy.
Quincy misses with a punch on the inside.
Quincy throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quincy swings wildly with an uppercut but Oreiro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Quincy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Oreiro.
Oreiro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Oreiro tries to break the clinch but Quincy is controlling the position.
Oreiro throws a head punch that misses.
Quincy taking a breather.
Oreiro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Quincy fails to land.
Oreiro lands a body punch in the clinch.
Oreiro lands a shot to the body.
Oreiro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Oreiro has a couple of punches blocked by Quincy.
Flip Quincy seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Quincy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Oreiro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Oreiro swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Quincy.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quincy swings wildly with an uppercut but Oreiro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Quincy stalling the fight.
Quincy lands a hook that snaps the head of Oreiro backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quincy scores with a shoulder strike.
Oreiro is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Oreiro lands a body punch.
Oreiro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Oreiro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Oreiro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Oreiro moves into range and connects with a jab.
Oreiro swats away the attempt to clinch by Quincy.
Oreiro misses with a looping right.
Fernando Oreiro is winning the standup battle so far.
Oreiro cracks Quincy with an open hand slap.
Quincy throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Oreiro counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quincy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Quincy swings wildly with an uppercut but Oreiro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Quincy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Quincy has a couple of punches blocked by Oreiro.
Good body shot from Oreiro.
Quincy swings wildly with an uppercut but Oreiro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oreiro lands a body punch.
Quincy is breathing heavily.
Oreiro stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Oreiro blocking some punches.
Oreiro lands a left hand.
Oreiro scores with a hook to the body.
Oreiro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Oreiro.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Oreiro.
Oreiro lands with a short shot to the head.
Oreiro lands a left hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Oreiro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Oreiro.
Oreiro lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Quincy or not.
Oreiro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Quincy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Oreiro lands a shoulder strike.
Quincy is rocked!
Oreiro creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Quincy with a big uppercut! Quincy tries to clinch up but Oreiro pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Quincy to the mat! Quincy covers up and Oreiro unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Fernando Oreiro!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rod Huricane (ranked 4747 p4p, 559 weight class) and Johnny Truth (ranked 6385 p4p, 656 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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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rod Huricane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Johnny Truth!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huricane tries to clinch but Truth moves away
and Truth counters with a straight right hand.
Huricane gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Truth working aggressively here.
Truth looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Huricane breaks from the clinch.
Huricane's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Truth connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Huricane scrambles back to his feet.
Truth lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Huricane backs up against the cage.
Truth misses with a lunging right hand
and Huricane cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Johnny Truth has been cut.
Huricane fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Truth, pushing him back against the cage.
Huricane tries to land a knee to the head but Truth blocks with his arms.
Huricane blocks an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short left from Truth.
Truth is looking to break free of the clinch but Huricane has double underhooks.
Huricane throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Truth blocks it with crossed arms.
Truth wants to get back to striking at distance but Huricane won't allow it.
Truth lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Truth wants to break the clinch but can't.
Huricane slows down the pace here.
Truth working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huricane's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Huricane misses with a right hand
and Truth cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Truth closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Huricane doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Truth misses with a jab to the body
and Huricane holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Truth misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Truth.
Truth doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Huricane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Truth misses the jab.
Huricane tries to clinch but Truth is having none of it.
A jab from Truth does it's job there.
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!
Truth slips under a jab from Huricane.
Huricane bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Huricane.
Huricane clinches.
A body shot lands from Truth.
Truth lands with a left to the head.
Truth lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Huricane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Huricane has managed to clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Good body shot from Truth.
Huricane is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Huricane definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Truth tries to circle away but Huricane has him pinned against the cage.
Truth lands a right hand.
Truth is looking to break free of the clinch but Huricane has double underhooks.
Huricane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Huricane tries to land a knee to the head but Truth blocks with his arms.
A short left from Truth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huricane misses with a knee strike.
Huricane misses with a knee strike.
A right handed body shot lands from Truth.
Huricane is breathing heavily.
Truth misses with a punch on the inside.
Truth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Huricane blocks a body shot from Truth.
Huricane misses with a knee strike.
Huricane just leaning against Truth, taking a breather.
Huricane with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Truth throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Huricanes head.
Huricane misses with a knee strike.
Truth misses with a body punch.
Huricane looking to throw knees to the head but Truth is blocking nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Truth fails to land.
Truth wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Truth misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Truth.
Truth is trying to push Huricane away but Huricane has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Huricane just leaning against Truth, taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Truth working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Truth breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Truth tests Huricane's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Huricane walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Huricane fails with an attempt to clinch.
Truth appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Huricane rushes Truth and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Huricane tries a knee to the head but Truth blocks it.
Truth makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Huricane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Truth tries to throw a body punch but Huricane avoids it by throwing Truth back against the cage.
Huricane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Huricane prevents a body shot from Truth.
Truth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Truth wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Huricane has him pressed against the cage.
Huricane is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Truth wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Truth dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Johnny Truth's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Huricane's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Truth connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Huricane scrambles back to his feet.
Rod Huricane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Huricane clinches up with Truth and pushes him back against the cage.
Huricane is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A short body shot lands from Truth as the two fighters clinch.
Huricane throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Truth blocks it with crossed arms.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Huricane.
Truth has had enough of the clinch but Huricane keeps him there for the moment.
Truth wants to break free but Huricane has control.
Truth misses with some punches.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Huricane breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Truth avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Huricane swings widly with a right hand
letting Truth counter with a right hand.
Truth lands a right hook to the body.
Huricane tries to clinch up.
Truth lands a glancing blow to the side of Huricane's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huricane is looking to clinch but Truth is avoiding it.
Huricane is looking to clinch.
Truth lands with a hook. Huricane tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Huricane scores with a jab to the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Huricane looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Huricane scores with a jab.
Truth fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Huricane looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Huricane tries to clinch but Truth moves away
enabling Truth to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnny Truth seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Huricane drives through and clinches with Truth against the cage.
Huricane lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Truth wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Huricane has him pressed against the cage.
Johnny Truth seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Huricane using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Truth has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huricane using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Truth has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Huricane looking to throw knees to the head but Truth is blocking nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Huricane is pushing Truth up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Huricane breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Truth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Huricane.
The fighters circling - Truth throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Huricane throwing a counter right hand but Truth manages to avoid it.
Truth looks to score with a jab to the body but Huricane is just out of range.
Huricane takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Huricane moves out of range as Truth strikes.
Huricane swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Truth scores with a nice strike.
Huricane tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Truth keeps the fight on the outside.
It seemed like Truth was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Truth scores with a nice right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Truth avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Truth connects with a body shot.
Huricane takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Truth keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Truth lands with a good body shot.
Truth has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Huricane tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Truth manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Huricane moves in looking to clinch but Truth pushes him off.
Truth is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Huricane with a body shot.
Truth connects with a right hand. Huricane shakes it off.
Huricane moves in looking to clinch but Truth pushes him off.
Huricane wants to clinch up but Truth keeps it at a distance.
Truth connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Truth fails to land with a series of punches.
Truth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Huricane was well out of range. Poor timing from Truth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huricane moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Truth scores with a crisp jab that stopped Huricane in his tracks.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Truth, as that shot connected.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Huricane, as that shot connected.
Huricane tries to clinch up.
Huricane throws a series of punches but Truth avoids them all with ease.
Truth looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Truth digs a good hook to Huricane's body.
Truth swings for the body but Huricane moves out of range.
Huricane lands a glancing blow to the side of Truth's head.
Huricane uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Truth.
Huricane misses with an uppercut. Truth saw that one coming.
Truth tries to bum rush Huricane with a series of wild strikes but Huricane uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Huricane misses with a right hand
and Truth counters with a straight right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Truth showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Johnny Truth's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Huricane takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Truth tests Huricane's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Huricane tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Huricane clinches up with Truth and pushes him back against the cage.
Truth wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short body shot lands from Truth as the two fighters clinch.
Truth lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Huricane stalling in the clinch but Truth improves position.
Truth misses with a short punch on the inside.
Truth tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Huricane looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Truth working hard to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Truth has a couple of punches blocked by Huricane.
Huricane keeps control of Truth as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Huricane blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Truth is looking to break free of the clinch but Huricane has double underhooks.
Huricane tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Truth wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huricane pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Truth blocks a jab.
Huricane pushes Truth up against the cage in a clinch.
Huricane misses with a punch to the body.
Huricane blocking some punches.
Huricane tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Truth lands a hook to the side of the head.
Truth has a couple of punches blocked by Huricane.
Truth is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Huricane with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Huricane taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Truth fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Huricane with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Huricane is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Huricane blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Truth lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Truth avoiding damage as Huricane throws knees to the body.
Truth misses with the head strike.
Truth wants to get back to striking at distance but Huricane won't allow it.
Truth lands with a right to the head.
Huricane blocking some punches.
Huricane tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Huricane is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Truth wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Truth throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
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!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Truth.
Truth tries to circle away but Huricane has him pinned against the cage.
Truth misses with a short punch on the inside.
Truth digs a right hand into Huricane's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Huricane's gas tank.
Huricane breaks from the clinch.
Truth throws a left and a right that both miss
and Truth takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Huricane fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Truth keeps the fight on the outside.
Truth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Huricane is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nice defenses there by Huricane.
Truth scores with a sloppy right hand. Huricane should have avoided that one.
Truth throws a series of punches but Huricane avoids them all with ease.
Truth misses with a hook. Huricane ducked under it nicely.
Rod Huricane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Truth moves out of range of the strikes.
Huricane wants to clinch but Truth slips to the side
and Truth counters with a series of strikes. Huricane will be more careful next time no doubt.
It looks like Rod Huricane has been cut.
Huricane wants to clinch
and Truth counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Huricane dodges the punch combination from Truth.
Johnny Truth is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Truth lands with a cross.
Truth stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Truth swats away the attempt to clinch by Huricane.
Despite the aggression on Truth's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Huricane has managed to clinch.
Huricane with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Huricane fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Huricane - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Huricane throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Truth blocks it with crossed arms.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Truth comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Truth has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Truth!
Johnny Truth thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rivers Naughton (ranked 5210 p4p, 576 weight class) and William Scout (ranked 5797 p4p, 612 weight class). William Scout will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rivers Naughton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, William Scout!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Winston Alpacca and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scout throws a head kick that misses.
Scout closes the distance and clinches.
Naughton could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Scout misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Naughton.
Scout tries to land knees in the clinch but Naughton avoids the damage to the body.
Naughton has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Scout uses from the top position.
Naughton has his foot on Scout's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Scout works his way back into a safe position though.
Scout must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Scout wants to control from the top but Naughton keeps moving.
Naughton is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Scout is looking for a sweep. Naughton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Naughton performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Scout is looking for a sweep. Naughton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naughton tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Naughton drops an elbow to the side of Scout's head.
Naughton content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Scout is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Naughton jumps into side control!
Scout being controlled for a moment.
Naughton creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scout is looking for a sweep.
Naughton is looking to take a break and control but Scout is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Naughton works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Naughton cracks Scout with a big right hand but Scout just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Naughton is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Scout knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Scout is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naughton is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Scout knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Naughton trying to control the position but Scout is working away.
Naughton working away.
Naughton tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Naughton has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Scout can't do much from the bottom here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Naughton controls the position.
Scout looks to move to half guard but instead Naughton has passed into mount! Damn!
Scout working to try and regain half guard.
Naughton pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Naughton scoring with strikes but Scout is staying in there.
Naughton looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rivers Naughton dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Naughton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Naughton forces Scout back against the cage and clinches.
Scout's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Scout clinches up against the cage.
Naughton jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Scout walks away with a smile on his face. Naughton gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Scout forces Naughton back against the cage and clinches.
Naughton prevents a takedown attempt there.
Scout breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Naughton swats away the attempt to clinch by Scout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Scout stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Scout wants it to stay on the feet.
Naughton shoots for a takedown but Scout saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rivers Naughton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Scout closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Naughton to the mat! Naughton manages to get full guard.
Naughton might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Naughton tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scout trying to control but Naughton is working from the bottom.
Naughton manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Scout manages to get himself to full guard.
Naughton controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Naughton scoring with punches to the head and body.
Naughton controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Naughton connects with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scout working a defensive guard here.
Scout has a closed guard, preventing Naughton from standing up.
Naughton makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Our spies down at at ELITE Island Gym (All Elite Coaches) inform us that Scout has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Naughton sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Naughton wants to control from the top but Scout keeps moving.
Naughton seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Scout misses with a jab, cross combination.
Naughton looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Naughton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Scout can do to turn this around?
Scout seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naughton working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Scout had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Naughton defends it easily.
Scout is breathing heavily.
Naughton controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Rivers Naughton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Naughton with a nice head shot there.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Scout throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Naughton escapes and throws Scout's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Scout is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rivers Naughton will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Scout tries to clinch but Naughton moves out of range.
Naughton feinted with a counter takedown.
Scout shoots in for a takedown but Naughton shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Naughton drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Naughton creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Naughton 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.
Naughton wants to stand but Scout is controlling his arm.
Naughton tries to advance to mount but Scout denies him.
Naughton is looking to take a break and control but Scout is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Naughton in side control lands a decent elbow.
Naughton controls the position from side control.
Naughton tries to stand but Scout is controlling his head.
Scout is trying to escape the position but Naughton is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Naughton tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Naughton in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Scout is trying to work for a sweep but Naughton has mounted him!
Scout takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Naughton landing strikes from the mount and Scout is in trouble!
Naughton takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Naughton landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Naughton sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Naughton wants to get back to his feet but Scout is holding on tight.
Scout is desperately trying to improve his position but Naughton has a good base and remains in mount.
Naughton looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Scout tries to hold on but Naughton postures up.
Naughton working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naughton working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Naughton postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Scout looks a forlorn figure.
Naughton scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Scout?
Scout takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Naughton looking to control and managing it successfully.
Naughton connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Naughton tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Naughton landing shots from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rivers Naughton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Naughton, 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:26
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rivers Naughton!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Cikatic (ranked 5268 p4p, 496 weight class) and Mark Henderson (ranked 5114 p4p, 484 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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165 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Adrian Cikatic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mark Henderson !
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henderson misses with a straight left.
Henderson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Cikatic is looking to get back to is feet but Henderson passes into side control.
Henderson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Henderson working the head and body with strikes.
Cikatic on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cikatic tries to get out of the position.
Henderson has hold of Cikatic's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Cikatic tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Henderson cranks the arm and Cikatic screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Cikatic, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Mark Henderson !
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cj Weller (ranked 4910 p4p, 544 weight class) and Medusa Grip (ranked 4782 p4p, 533 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cj Weller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Medusa Grip!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weller ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Good shot there by Weller.
Weller misses with a few strikes there.
Weller punishes Grip's body with a nice straight punch.
Grip takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Grip displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Weller throws out the jab.
Grip looks to score with a jab to the body but Weller is just out of range.
Weller takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Weller drives through and clinches with Grip against the cage.
Weller lands a left hand that snaps the head of Grip backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Grip is trying to pull guard but Weller turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Weller has a couple of punches blocked by Grip.
Weller tries to break free but Grip pushes him back against the cage.
Grip breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Grip needs to keep his hands up - Weller had a free shot at his head there.
Weller uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Grip.
Grip instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Weller creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short left from Weller.
Weller lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Grip blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Grip wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Weller breaks the clinch.
Grip misses with a left hand
and Weller counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Grip takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Grip throws a hook but Weller avoids it easily.
Weller scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Weller misses with an uppercut.
Weller slips a jab from Grip.
Weller throws a looping overhand right but Grip ducks down to avoid it.
Weller forces Grip back against the cage and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Grip's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weller is looking to break free of the clinch but Grip has double underhooks.
Weller breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grip throws a body punch but Weller moves out of range.
Weller is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Grip tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Grip shoots in but no luck this time.
Weller scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Weller moves out of range as Grip strikes.
Weller scores with a hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Weller.
Weller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grip throws out the jab.
A big right from Weller misses.
Weller pushes Grip up against the cage in a clinch.
Weller lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Grip blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weller is looking to break free of the clinch but Grip has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Grip's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Grip blocking some punches.
Grip keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Weller's efforts to push away.
Grip wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Weller has him pressed against the cage.
Weller misses with some punches.
Weller is trying to force a seperation but Grip has the dominant position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Weller.
Weller is looking to break free of the clinch but Grip has double underhooks.
Grip blocks an uppercut.
Grip escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grip fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Grip misses with a wild combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grip swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice straight punches there by Weller. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Weller.
Weller scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Grip takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Weller bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Grip's head.
Weller keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
We've been informed that Grip has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Cj Weller has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Medusa Grip.
Grip doesn't manage to clinch there - Weller circles away.
Weller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grip.
A combination from Weller does no damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Weller scores with a jab to the head.
Weller scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Grip doesn't seem bothered though.
Weller scores with a nice head shot.
Grip throws a hook but Weller blocks it.
Grip darts in trying to clinch
and Weller counters with a series of strikes. Grip will be more careful next time no doubt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cj Weller dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Grip tries to clinch but Weller moves out of range.
Grip misses the shot to the body.
Weller moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Weller lands with a shot to the body.
Weller ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Weller throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Weller is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grip can do to turn this around?
Grip takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice uppercut lands for Weller. That snapped Grip's head back.
Grip walks into a straight right hand from Weller.
Weller ducks under a wild hook from Grip.
Weller works the jab nicely.
Grip takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cj Weller is winning the standup battle so far.
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!
Grip takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Grip throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Weller cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Weller checks a low kick from Grip.
Weller appears to be looking for a big counter.
Grip takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Grip misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weller getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Grip misses with a two punch combination.
Weller bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Grip's head backwards.
Weller works the jab nicely.
Weller slips under a jab from Grip.
Weller moves away from the strike by Grip.
Grip throws a right hand that misses
enabling Weller to counter with a crisp jab.
Weller lands with an uppercut that bounces Grip off the cage and back into range.
Grip misses with a takedown
and Weller counters with a one-two to the body.
Weller moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Weller pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Grip back to the cage. Weller follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Cj Weller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grip takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A big left from Weller misses.
Grip uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Weller.
A jab from Weller does it's job there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weller wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Grip takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Weller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grip throws out the jab.
Weller bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Grip throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Weller sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice shot lands for Weller.
Weller has closed the distance and engaged Grip in a clinch.
Grip blocks an uppercut.
Weller has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Grip wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Weller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Grip slips a jab and a cross from Weller.
Weller has closed the distance and engaged Grip in a clinch.
Grip wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weller wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Weller pushes Grip back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grip blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Weller misses with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Weller's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Weller is looking to break free of the clinch but Grip has double underhooks.
Cj Weller has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Weller is trying to break the clinch but Grip is controlling him.
Grip breaks from the clinch.
Grip misses with a low kick.
Weller connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Grip ducks under a wild hook from Weller.
Grip misses with a straight left.
Grip tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Weller was well out of range. Poor timing from Grip.
Weller was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Weller bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Grip's head backwards.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grip blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Weller prevents Grip from breaking the clinch.
Grip keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Weller's efforts to push away.
Weller working aggressively here.
Weller fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grip has a couple of punches blocked by Weller.
Grip wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Weller has him pressed against the cage.
Weller breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Weller wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Grip throws an off balance right hand
and Weller counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Weller misses with a series of wild punches.
Grip with the counter takedown but Weller avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cj Weller dominated that second round.
That's time! Weller's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Weller keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Grip.
Weller doesn't manage to clinch there - Grip circles away.
Weller loads up on a big right hand but Grip slips the punch.
Weller slips a jab from Grip.
Weller is looking to counter punch.
Grip throws a jab but it's blocked by Weller.
Weller was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Weller scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Weller jabs Grip right on the nose. Grip blinks but takes it well.
Weller bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Grip's head backwards.
Weller tries to clinch up
and Grip counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Weller!
Grip has an Americana. Weller didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Grip is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Grip hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Medusa Grip!
Medusa Grip very nearly forgot to thank ZZ POPS 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eric Alequin (ranked 6473 p4p, 597 weight class) and Middle Weight (ranked 4108 p4p, 449 weight class). Middle Weight has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eric Alequin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Middle Weight!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alequin misses with a hook
and Weight counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Weight loads up on a big right hand but Alequin slips the punch.
Weight throws the left hand but Alequin avoids the punch easily.
Weight slips under a jab.
Alequin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Weight.
Weight tries to counter by closing the distance.
Weight missing with a left hand there. Alequin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alequin throws a poor cross that misses
and Weight counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Weight throws a right and a left that Alequin avoids nicely.
Weight lands with an uppercut that bounces Alequin off the cage and back into range.
Alequin looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Weight!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Weight takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Alequin trying to control the position but Weight is working away.
Alequin looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Alequin 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Weight is looking for a sweep.
Alequin misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Weight tries to bench press Alequin off him but Alequin keeps the position.
Weight wants to control but Alequin postures up.
Weight is trying to get back to half guard.
Alequin is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Weight knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Alequin wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Weight, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alequin is working to tighten his grip on Weight's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Weight has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Alequin is really squeezing tight and eventually Weight passes out! Alequin breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Eric Alequin!
Our winner, Eric Alequin, 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 Edgar Boon (ranked 4351 p4p, 526 weight class) and Titus Juice (ranked 4302 p4p, 520 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Edgar Boon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Titus Juice!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Santiago Holmes and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juice bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Juice's head backwards.
Juice keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Boon.
Juice throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boon is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Juice misses with a right hand
and Boon counters with a crisp right that sends Juice to the canvas! Boon follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edgar Boon!
Edgar Boon decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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