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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Son Pierre (ranked 8065 p4p, 654 weight class) and Big Man (ranked 5722 p4p, 563 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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236 lbs
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250 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joe Son Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Big Man!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man has closed the distance and engaged Pierre in a clinch.
Pierre could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Man throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pierres head.
Pierre tries a body shot but Man blocks it.
Pierre jumps guard but Man stands there with Pierre around his waist. Pierre gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pierre tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Man smiles and moves away.
Man avoids the body shot from Pierre.
Man has managed to clinch.
Pierre doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Man blocks an uppercut.
Man is pressed up against the cage. Pierre has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Man down to the mat. Man avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Son Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pierre fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Man looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierre throws a jab when Man was well out of range.
Pierre rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Man counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A nice left hand lands by Man.
Man holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pierre backwards.
Pierre jumps guard but Man stands there with Pierre around his waist. Pierre gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pierre misses with the head strike.
Man blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pierre tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Man pushes Pierre back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Man pushes Pierre back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pierre is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Man has Pierre pushed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Man.
Pierre is breathing heavily.
Man is pushing Pierre up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Pierre is working for takedown but Man is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Man's elbow.
Pierre wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Man.
A shot in the inside from Man.
Man pushes Pierre against the cage and as Pierre bounces back, Man cracks him with a massive overhand right that sends him crashing to the mat! Man follows up with more strikes but Pierre was out from that first, devastating punch! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Big Man!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Jacobs (ranked 5465 p4p, 548 weight class) and Gordon Gooding (ranked 5739 p4p, 564 weight class). Gooding comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Thunderstrike kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Gordon Gooding has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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265 lbs
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255 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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Granite chin |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Randy Jacobs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gordon Gooding!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacobs shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Gooding to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Randy Jacobs has been cut.
Jacobs shoots in looking for a takedown but Gooding manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jacobs's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Gooding throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jacobs on the side of the head.
Jacobs misses with a takedown attempt
and Gooding counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gooding looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy Jacobs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jacobs gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Gooding gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gordon Gooding!
During a confident post fight interview, Gordon Gooding thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oro Lono (ranked 4300 p4p, 439 weight class) and Akamu Kalani (ranked 4362 p4p, 443 weight class). Akamu Kalani will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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275 lbs
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240 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Oro Lono!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Akamu Kalani!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Daniel Franklin and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalani scores with a decent looking hook.
Kalani lands the left hand.
Kalani looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lono walks into a stiff left hand from Kalani.
Lono lands a leg kick that knocks Kalani off balance momentarily.
A jab lands there for Kalani.
Lono misses with a right hand
and Kalani counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lono lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Oro Lono seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot lands for Kalani.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kalani feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lonos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
It looks like Oro Lono has been cut.
Kalani staying out of range there.
Kalani cracks Lono with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kalani jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lono misses with a hook. Kalani ducked under it nicely.
Kalani throws a big shot that misses.
Lono closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lono misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lono working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kalani misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lono.
Lono lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kalani tries to break the clinch but Lono is controlling the position.
Kalani wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kalani throws a head punch that misses.
Lono throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lono.
Lono tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lono digs a right hand into Kalani's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kalani's gas tank.
Kalani looks winded!
Lono scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kalani misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right from Lono.
Kalani goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kalani working aggressively here.
Kalani is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lono tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kalani's elbow.
Lono works on Kalani's body with a couple of short punches.
Kalani blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lono throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kalani prevents a body shot from Lono.
Nice body punch from Lono - that landed with a thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lono lands with a light punch inside.
Lono lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kalani backwards.
A short uppercut from Lono.
Kalani blocks a body shot from Lono.
A frustrated look appears on Kalani's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lono lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kalani backwards.
A short uppercut from Lono.
Lono working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lono misses with a punch on the inside.
Lono lands a body punch.
Lono lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lono lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kalani backwards.
Nice body punch from Lono - that landed with a thud.
Lono lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lono breaks the clinch.
Kalani avoids the head kick by Lono.
Lono looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Lono looks to land a right hand but Kalani moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lono misses with a head kick.
Lono gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lono.
Kalani doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lono misses with a punch on the inside.
Kalani working aggressively here.
Good body shot from Lono.
Kalani throws a punch but it's blocked by Lono.
A short left from Lono.
Lono lands a nice shot to the body.
Lono scores with a hook to the body.
A short body shot lands from Lono as the two fighters clinch.
Lono lands with a right to the head.
Lono misses with a body punch.
Kalani blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Come on Lono - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lono makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lono stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lono lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lono.
Lono pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kalani dodges the punch combination from Lono.
Lono throws a jab but it's blocked by Kalani.
Lono misses with a looping left.
Lono looks to land a right hand but Kalani moved out of range.
Lono just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice uppercut lands for Kalani. That snapped Lono's head back.
Lono tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A telegraphed right hand from Lono misses the target.
Lono looks to land a right hand but Kalani moved out of range.
Kalani blocks a head kick by Lono.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oro Lono dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Oro Lono's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lono throws a leg kick but Kalani checks it.
Kalani thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lono slips a jab from Kalani.
Lono walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Kalani drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Lono swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Kalani's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oro Lono!
An out of breath Oro Lono thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cheese Daddy (ranked 4144 p4p, 129 weight class) and Raphael The Ninja Turtle (ranked 4364 p4p, 140 weight class). Cheese Daddy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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Basic striking
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super 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, Cheese Daddy!
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, Raphael The Ninja Turtle!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daddy shoots for a takedown but The Ninja Turtle saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Daddy definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Daddy swings for the body but The Ninja Turtle moves out of range.
The Ninja Turtle lands a jab to the head.
The Ninja Turtle throws a half hearted mid kick.
The Ninja Turtle slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Daddy takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice takedown defense from The Ninja Turtle. No joy for Daddy on that attempt.
Daddy gets the takedown into side control.
The Ninja Turtle explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Horrible takedown attempt by Daddy or perhaps it was just good defense by The Ninja Turtle, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cheese Daddy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Ninja Turtle scores with a one two! Daddy had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Daddy takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The Ninja Turtle stalks Daddy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Daddy's face. Daddy staggers backwards, shaken.
Raphael The Ninja Turtle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Ninja Turtle lands with an uppercut that bounces Daddy off the cage and back into range.
The Ninja Turtle bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Ninja Turtle lands with a kick to the ribs.
Daddy doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The Ninja Turtle works Daddy's body with a nice hook.
Daddy throws a jab when The Ninja Turtle was well out of range.
The Ninja Turtle throws a good cross that connects.
Daddy needs to keep his hands up - The Ninja Turtle had a free shot at his head there.
The Ninja Turtle lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The Ninja Turtle slips a straight right by Daddy.
The Ninja Turtle scores with a hook.
Daddy bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Ninja Turtle is not content to let Daddy control the position.
The Ninja Turtle dodges the ground and pound from Daddy.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if The Ninja Turtle can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daddy wants to lay and pray for a moment but The Ninja Turtle keeps working.
The Ninja Turtle wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Daddy has ideas of his own. He's got hold of The Ninja Turtle's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! The Ninja Turtle is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Daddy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Cheese Daddy!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ugandan Knuckles (ranked 4260 p4p, 511 weight class) and Mark Henderson (ranked 4401 p4p, 526 weight class). Knuckles comes to the cage accompanied by Ugandan Knuckles song. Henderson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. 2Pac - Ambitionz Az A Ridah kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Ugandan Knuckles has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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218 lbs
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199 lbs
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ugandan Knuckles!
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 Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knuckles throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knuckles misses with a lunging right hand
and Henderson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Knuckles takes one to the chin there.
Knuckles throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Henderson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Henderson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Knuckles rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Henderson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Knuckles throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Henderson on the side of the head.
It looks like Mark Henderson has been cut.
Knuckles ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henderson moves away.
Knuckles's jab looks to have found its range, popping Henderson under the eye.
Henderson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Knuckles waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Henderson.
Henderson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Henderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Knuckles sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Knuckles was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Knuckles misses with a hook to the body
and Henderson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knuckles cracks Henderson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Knuckles clobbers Henderson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Henderson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Knuckles counters with a crisp right hand that drops Henderson! Knuckles lets Henderson back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Henderson is rocked!
Henderson misses with an uppercut
and Knuckles makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knuckles has managed to clinch.
Knuckles lands with a short shot to the head.
Henderson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Henderson is trying to break the clinch but Knuckles is controlling him.
A short body shot lands from Henderson as the two fighters clinch.
Knuckles tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Henderson's elbow.
Knuckles works on Henderson's body with a couple of short punches.
A short left from Knuckles.
Henderson wants to get back to striking at distance but Knuckles won't allow it.
Knuckles lands a body punch in the clinch.
Knuckles definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Henderson looks winded!
Knuckles lands a body shot.
A right hand to the body from Knuckles.
Knuckles scores with a shot to the side of Henderson's head.
Knuckles digs a right hand into Henderson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Henderson's gas tank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Knuckles.
Knuckles lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Knuckles lands a nice shot to the body.
Knuckles misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Knuckles is working Henderson over against the cage.
Knuckles lands a body punch in the clinch.
Henderson takes a shot to the head.
Knuckles tries to work over Henderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Henderson trying to stall but Knuckles improves his position.
Knuckles misses with a hook to the ribs.
Henderson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Knuckles lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Knuckles.
A right hook to the body lands for Knuckles.
Knuckles tries to throw a body punch but Henderson avoids it by throwing Knuckles back against the cage.
Knuckles tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Knuckles lands a nice shot to the body.
Knuckles scores with a hook to the body.
Knuckles lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Henderson backwards.
A right hand to the body from Knuckles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knuckles tries to throw a body punch but Henderson avoids it by throwing Knuckles back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Knuckles.
Knuckles lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Henderson or not.
A short uppercut from Knuckles.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Knuckles.
Knuckles stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Knuckles lands a body punch in the clinch.
Knuckles lands a right hand.
Good body shot from Knuckles.
A short right from Knuckles on the inside.
Henderson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Henderson is still on wobbly legs! Can Knuckles finish him?
Knuckles lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Henderson seems to have recovered his senses.
Knuckles digs a right hand underneath Henderson's ribcage. Henderson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Knuckles.
Knuckles lands with a short shot to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Knuckles.
Knuckles lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Knuckles.
Knuckles drops Henderson with a massive uppercut from the clinch! Oh my word, Henderson is out cold! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ugandan Knuckles!
Ugandan Knuckles seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Sands Jr (ranked 4527 p4p, 520 weight class) and Kazuma Onodera (ranked 2627 p4p, 339 weight class). Onodera has chosen Fire Ball - SUPERSTAR as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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182 lbs
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172 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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, Bobby Sands Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kazuma Onodera!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Daniel Franklin and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Onodera.
Sands Jr closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Onodera is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Sands Jr throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sands Jr winds up and cracks Onodera with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Onodera blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sands Jr.
Sands Jr throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Onodera tries to roll over but Sands Jr keeps him under control.
Sands Jr missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sands Jr looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Onodera with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Onodera is trying to get back to full guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sands Jr connects with a nice short shot to Onodera's temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Onodera moves into full guard.
Onodera has his foot on Sands Jr's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Sands Jr works his way back into a safe position though.
Sands Jr throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sands Jr throwing strikes from guard but Onodera blocks nicely.
Sands Jr throws a big elbow that misses.
Sands Jr lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Sands Jr landing some decent shots from guard.
Sands Jr scoring with punches to the head and body.
Onodera looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sands Jr is one step ahead there.
Onodera controls Sands Jr momentarily but Sands Jr frees himself.
Onodera looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Onodera working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sands Jr.
Sands Jr scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Onodera is looking for a triangle but Sands Jr pushes his legs off easily.
Sands Jr scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sands Jr content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sands Jr is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Onodera has momentary wrist control but Sands Jr slips an elbow through the middle.
Onodera working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sands Jr.
Sands Jr scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sands Jr works over Onodera with some ground and pound from guard.
Sands Jr wants to control from the top but Onodera keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sands Jr working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
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!
Sands Jr postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sands Jr working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Onodera working for a triangle but Sands Jr defends it easily.
Onodera manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sands Jr manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sands Jr manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Sands Jr drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Onodera sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Onodera tries to roll over but Sands Jr keeps him under control.
Onodera looking for submissions off his back.
Sands Jr is trying to control the action in half guard but Onodera is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Onodera tries to get to full guard but Sands Jr has control of the leg.
Sands Jr drops an elbow to the side of Onodera's head.
Sands Jr is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Onodera doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sands Jr.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Onodera slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sands Jr throws a big elbow that misses.
Onodera looking for a guillotine here but Sands Jr defends easily.
Sands Jr is looking to work some ground and pound but Onodera has wrist control.
Sands Jr scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sands Jr lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Sands Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Onodera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sands Jr chips away with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Sands Jr 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.
Sands Jr closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Onodera did well to prevent Sands Jr getting side control.
Onodera taking some punishment here, with Sands Jr in his half guard.
Onodera moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sands Jr won't allow Onodera to sweep him here.
Sands Jr missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sands Jr won't allow Onodera to sweep him here.
Sands Jr is working Onodera over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Onodera has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Sands Jr can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Onodera is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sands Jr is aware though and is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sands Jr is in close to Onodera's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sands Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Onodera can do to turn this around?
Sands Jr avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sands Jr connects with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Onodera wants to sweep but no luck.
Sands Jr is working Onodera over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Sands Jr distracts Onodera with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sands Jr postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sands Jr scoring with some ground and pound.
Sands Jr scoring with punches to the head and body.
Onodera is rocked!
Sands Jr pushing down on Onodera's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Onodera is trying to maintain the position but Sands Jr is very close to passing his half guard.
Onodera has hold of Sands Jr's hands but Sands Jr slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sands Jr working over Onodera with some ground and pound. Onodera looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Onodera is looking for a sweep. Sands Jr is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Onodera on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Onodera moves into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sands Jr distracts Onodera with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Onodera is still in real trouble! Can Sands Jr finish him?
Onodera is breathing heavily.
Sands Jr with a nice head shot there.
Sands Jr throws a big elbow that misses.
Sands Jr is looking to work some ground and pound but Onodera has wrist control.
Onodera seems to have recovered his senses.
Sands Jr working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
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!
Sands Jr is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sands Jr cracks Onodera with a solid left hand.
Sands Jr makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Onodera is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bobby Sands Jr overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Onodera keeping moving, preventing Sands Jr from controlling successfully.
Sands Jr postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sands Jr postures up in Onodera's guard and throws a big left but Onodera blocks it.
Sands Jr slips nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Onodera tries to roll over but Sands Jr keeps him under control.
Sands Jr winds up and cracks Onodera with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Onodera keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sands Jr wants to work for an arm triangle but Onodera is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Sands Jr definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sands Jr wants to control but Onodera is keeping him busy.
Onodera is looking to improve his position.
Onodera is pressing down on Sands Jr's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Sands Jr's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Sands Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Onodera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sands Jr passes Onodera's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sands Jr scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Onodera slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sands Jr postures up and lands a big shot to Onodera's brow.
Onodera lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Sands Jr trying to keep a closed guard but Onodera is proving a slippery customer.
Sands Jr had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Onodera defends it easily.
Onodera avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sands Jr keeping full guard, as Onodera tries to pass.
Onodera postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Sands Jr is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Onodera, into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Sands Jr dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Sands Jr shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Onodera keeping moving, preventing Sands Jr from controlling successfully.
Sands Jr scoring with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sands Jr throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Onodera works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Onodera lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Onodera is looking to pass into half guard but Sands Jr pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Sands Jr is in guard.
Sands Jr stopping the sweep attempt from Onodera.
Sands Jr got a little sloppy there for a moment and Onodera has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sands Jr has managed to get both his arms back between Onodera's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Onodera controls Sands Jr momentarily but Sands Jr frees himself.
Sands Jr works over Onodera with some ground and pound from guard.
Sands Jr looking to pass the guard.
Sands Jr trying to control but Onodera is working from the bottom.
Onodera working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sands Jr.
Sands Jr trying to control but Onodera is working from the bottom.
Onodera working a defensive guard here.
Sands Jr is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Onodera manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sands Jr manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sands Jr is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Onodera defends well.
Onodera won't allow Sands Jr to get back to his feet.
Onodera got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sands Jr has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Onodera has managed to get both his arms back between Sands Jr's legs - danger averted.
Sands Jr escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Onodera gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Onodera trying to control but Sands Jr is working from the bottom.
Onodera preventing the sweep.
Onodera thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Onodera pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sands Jr is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Onodera keeps trying to improve his position.
Sands Jr trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Onodera passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Sands Jr tries to improve position but can't.
Sands Jr is working hard here to advance position.
Bobby Sands Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sands Jr prevents Onodera from improving position.
Onodera wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sands Jr keeps working.
Onodera wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Sands Jr, who protects the arm well.
Sands Jr is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Onodera thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Onodera is trying to get an arm triangle but Sands Jr is defending well.
Onodera working away.
Onodera is trying to get an arm triangle but Sands Jr is defending well.
Onodera wants to control but Sands Jr is keeping him busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sands Jr gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Kazuma Onodera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sands Jr trying to hold on to Onodera's head to control him but Onodera postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Bobby Sands Jr.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sands Jr, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Sands Jr!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Bobby Sands Jr waved his t-shirt featuring ZZ POPS's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drake Fury (ranked 2666 p4p, 291 weight class) and Georgi Rasputin (ranked 4134 p4p, 426 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Drake Fury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Georgi Rasputin!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rasputin jabs at Fury's body.
No luck for Fury with that takedown attempt.
Rasputin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Fury is defended easily by Rasputin.
Rasputin connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Fury's hands.
Fury fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rasputin avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Drake Fury. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fury throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rasputin's waist but Rasputin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Fury off to one side.
Rasputin throws a jab when Fury was well out of range.
Rasputin digs a good hook to Fury's body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Fury.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Rasputin controlling Fury's posture.
Rasputin keeping full guard, as Fury tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury controls from within his opponent's guard.
Rasputin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fury. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fury pushes down on Rasputin's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Fury content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Fury trying to mount his opponent but Rasputin defends it.
Fury is trying to work for a kimura but Rasputin is defending well.
Fury is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rasputin sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Fury seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rasputin does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Fury tries to pass the half guard into mount. Rasputin knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Fury is working hard here to advance position.
Fury is trying to work for a kimura but Rasputin is defending well.
Fury is looking to advance position but Rasputin won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Fury keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Rasputin is staying active underneath Fury, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Fury looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Fury is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Rasputin is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Fury wants to work for an arm triangle but Rasputin is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Rasputin is defending against the submission attempts here by Fury.
Fury frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drake Fury dominated that round.
That's time! Fury's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Fury tries for a takedown but Rasputin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
No luck for Fury with that takedown attempt.
Fury takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Rasputin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fury dives in and grabs Rasputin's left leg, looking for a takedown. Rasputin pushes down on Fury's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Drake Fury. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fury gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Rasputin counters by clinching up.
Fury tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rasputin smiles and moves away.
Fury drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Fury working away.
Fury wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rasputin, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Rasputin!
Fury looking to control but Rasputin is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Fury is really struggling to control Rasputin but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Rasputin has left one of his arms exposed and Fury doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Rasputin screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Drake Fury!
In his post fight interview, Drake Fury started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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