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IXF 10 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Mulholland (ranked 6202 p4p, 555 weight class) and Shiba Chiharu (ranked 6735 p4p, 570 weight class). Chiharu comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Godsmack - Immune kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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150 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Daniel Mulholland!
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, Shiba Chiharu!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Winston Alpacca and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chiharu bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mulholland's head backwards.
Chiharu throws out a loose jab but Mulholland uses good head movement to avoid it.
As Chiharu backs away, Mulholland returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Mulholland pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Chiharu back to the cage. Mulholland follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Chiharu has closed the distance and engaged Mulholland in a clinch.
Chiharu scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chiharu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mulhollands head.
Mulholland drops down looking for an ankle pick but Chiharu pulls his leg out and moves away.
Shiba Chiharu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mulholland on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mulholland drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chiharu holds on to Mulholland's head and controls the position momentarily.
You can see the frustration on Chiharu's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Chiharu can do anything to dispel that myth.
Chiharu is looking to reverse the position.
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You can see the frustration on Chiharu's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mulholland in side control, throwing shots but Chiharu defends.
Mulholland stands up and beckons Chiharu to his feet.
Shiba Chiharu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Chiharu moves into range and clinches up with Mulholland.
Chiharu lands with a short shot to the head.
Mulholland breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chiharu sizes up Mulholland with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Chiharu closes the distance and clinches.
Mulholland takes a shot to the head.
Mulholland jumps into guard, dragging Chiharu to the mat.
Chiharu prevents Mulholland from getting back to his feet.
Chiharu is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mulholland looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chiharu is one step ahead there.
Chiharu is looking to work some ground and pound but Mulholland has wrist control.
Mulholland wants to stand but Chiharu is controlling the position.
Chiharu throwing strikes but missing.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Chiharu misses with a wild combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chiharu misses with a two punch combination.
Chiharu scores with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mulholland throws a head kick that misses.
Chiharu drops his hands momentarily and Mulholland takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Chiharu displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mulholland.
Chiharu lands a nice shot to the body.
Mulholland gets tackled into the cage by Chiharu. Chiharu maintains the clinch.
Mulholland has hold of one of Chiharu's legs. Chiharu is fighting the takedown attempt but Mulholland gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Chiharu is pulling down on Mulholland's head. It's preventing any offense from Mulholland, at least for the moment.
Chiharu lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Chiharu is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mulholland is trying to control the position but Chiharu postures up.
Chiharu working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Chiharu with a nice head shot there.
Mulholland looking to control.
Chiharu is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Mulholland knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Chiharu on the ground.
Chiharu pushes down on Mulholland's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shiba Chiharu dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Chiharu tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mulholland swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Chiharu lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Chiharu lands a jab to Mulholland's midsection.
Daniel Mulholland is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mulholland walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Mulholland is rocked!
Chiharu lands with a straight right. Mulholland didn't see that one coming.
Oh Mulholland is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
No joy there for Chiharu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mulholland tries to clinch but Chiharu moves out of range.
Chiharu tries to sprawl but Mulholland drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Mulholland seems to have got his legs back now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chiharu is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mulholland's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mulholland's back!
Mulholland is trying to break free.
Chiharu just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Mulholland is trapped and Chiharu is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Chiharu lands with a hammerfist to the side of Mulholland's head.
Chiharu is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Chiharu gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Chiharu gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Chiharu apologises and we restart here on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chiharu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mulhollands jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Chiharu lands the left hand.
Mulholland shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Chiharu defends it nicely.
Chiharu lands a right hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Chiharu misses the target.
Chiharu throws the left hand but Mulholland avoids the punch easily.
Mulholland avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chiharu misses with a looping left.
Mulholland shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Chiharu is trying to defend but Mulholland finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Chiharu controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mulholland blocks the strikes from Chiharu.
Chiharu is holding on to half guard well.
Daniel Mulholland overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chiharu is not content to let Mulholland control the position.
Mulholland wants to stand up but Chiharu is controlling the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Chiharu manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chiharu bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mulholland's guard.
Mulholland being controlled here, momentarily.
Mulholland controls Chiharu momentarily but Chiharu frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chiharu sitting in guard here, content to control.
Chiharu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mulholland preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Chiharu works over Mulholland with some ground and pound from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Chiharu pushes down on Mulholland's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Chiharu works his way into side control.
Mulholland is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mulholland pushes Chiharu away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Chiharu gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Chiharu working the head and body with strikes.
Chiharu tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Mulholland is working to avoid the ground and pound but Chiharu connects with a decent elbow.
Chiharu passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Mulholland!
Chiharu is landing with some decent strikes but Mulholland is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Chiharu fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Chiharu controlling the pace for now.
Chiharu with a couple of short strikes.
Mulholland tries to lock up and control but Chiharu gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shiba Chiharu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Chiharu instigates a clinch.
Mulholland is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Chiharu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Chiharu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Chiharu throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mulhollands head.
Chiharu scores with a shoulder strike.
Chiharu works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Chiharu lands a body punch.
Chiharu drags the fight down to the ground.
Mulholland has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Chiharu is on top in guard.
Chiharu connects with a couple of short punches.
Mulholland is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Chiharu defends well.
Chiharu looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chiharu passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Chiharu controlling the position from side mount.
Chiharu working the ground and pound but Mulholland is defending the strikes.
Mulholland is trying to get back to half guard.
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.
Chiharu landing a few strikes.
Mulholland taking a bit of punishment here - Chiharu scoring with strikes.
Chiharu works to advance to full mount. Mulholland defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Chiharu controlling from the full mount.
Chiharu lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Mulholland keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Chiharu controlling the position easily from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mulholland wants to control but Chiharu is having none of it.
Mulholland can't escape the position.
Chiharu has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Chiharu takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Mulholland wants to control but Chiharu is having none of it.
Chiharu controlling his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Chiharu landing punches.
Chiharu raining down hammerfists from mount.
Chiharu has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Mulholland's face.
Chiharu tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chiharu scoring with strikes but Mulholland is staying in there.
Daniel Mulholland has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chiharu controlling the pace for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shiba Chiharu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Chiharu 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 26:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 26:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shiba Chiharu!
Shiba Chiharu tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Colten Bronsten (ranked 6542 p4p, 632 weight class) and Mamadou Williams (ranked 7445 p4p, 660 weight class). Mamadou Williams is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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193 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Counter fighter
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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, Colten Bronsten!
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, Mamadou Williams!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bronsten scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Williams doesn't seem bothered though.
Williams looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Williams moves into range and clinches up with Bronsten.
Bronsten is trying to push Williams away but Williams has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bronsten is looking to break free of the clinch but Williams has double underhooks.
Williams just leaning against Bronsten, taking a breather.
Williams blocking some punches.
Williams's coach down at ELITE Island Gym - 19 Elite Coaches - $300/Week was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Williams's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Williams slows down the pace here.
Bronsten has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Williams jumps into guard, dragging Bronsten to the mat.
Bronsten tries to free his leg and advance position but Williams is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bronsten trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bronsten slips nicely into half guard.
Williams is not content to let Bronsten control the position.
Williams is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bronsten works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bronsten tries to control but Williams wriggling away.
Williams has given up his back here. Will Bronsten look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Williams prevents Bronsten from getting a body triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bronsten sinks in the hooks and is looking for the choke. He's got it! Williams taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Colten Bronsten!
In defeat, Mamadou Williams stepped up to the mic, saying 'He got lucky. Rematch coming soon'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between SF Candidate (ranked 5081 p4p, 578 weight class) and Johnny Truth (ranked 5013 p4p, 572 weight class). Johnny Truth has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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197 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, SF Candidate!
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, Johnny Truth!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Candidate connects with a crisp jab.
Truth uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Candidate.
Truth misses with a wild combination.
Candidate misses with a straight right.
A countering left hand to the body from Truth misses.
Candidate misses with a lunging right hand
and Truth counters with a stiff right hand.
Truth misses the shot to the body.
Candidate misses with a hook
and Truth counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Candidate slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Truth lands with a hook. Candidate tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Candidate rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Truth moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Candidate misses with a looping right.
Candidate definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Candidate misses with a left hand
and Truth connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Candidate pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Candidate is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Truth.
Truth looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Candidate throws a jab when Truth was well out of range.
Candidate lands a jab to Truth's midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Truth misses the shot to the body.
Nice cross by Candidate.
Truth fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Candidate on the side of the head.
Truth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Candidate was well out of range. Poor timing from Truth.
Candidate misses with a looping left.
Candidate throws a shot from downtown. Truth moves away and avoids it.
Candidate swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Truth takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Candidate connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Candidate throws an off balance right hand
and Truth counters with a series of strikes. Candidate will be more careful next time no doubt.
Truth with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Candidate to score with a decent uppercut.
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!
Candidate waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Truth.
Candidate misses with a leg kick
and Truth counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Candidate is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Truth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Candidate swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
SF Candidate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Truth misses with an uppercut.
Candidate throws a jab but it's blocked by Truth.
Truth doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Candidate misses with a left hand
and Truth counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Candidate misses the jab.
Truth misses with a looping right.
The fighters circling - Candidate throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Candidate misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Truth.
Candidate throws an off balance right hand
and Truth counters with a nice uppercut.
Candidate takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Truth looks to land a right hand but Candidate moved out of range.
Candidate thows a left - swing and a miss!
Candidate slips a jab and a cross from Truth.
Truth lands a slapping body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Candidate looks to score with a jab to the body but Truth is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Truth. Candidate does a little dance to reset his feet.
Truth on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Candidate thuds his right hand into Truth's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A punch combination from Truth misses.
Truth takes a swing at Candidate's ribcage but misses.
Truth scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Truth throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Candidate on the side of the head.
Candidate misses with a looping left.
Candidate throws a hook to the side of Truth's head but Truth sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Truth is looking for the big counter here.
Candidate fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Truth looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Truth looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Truth rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Candidate cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Candidate is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Candidate misses with a lunging right hand
and Truth counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Candidate dodges the punch combination from Truth.
Truth misses the body punch
enabling Candidate to counter with a crisp jab.
Truth scores with a nice right hand.
Truth throws an off balance right hand
enabling Candidate to counter with a crisp jab.
Truth takes a swing at Candidate's ribcage but misses.
Truth takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Candidate throws the left hand but Truth avoids the punch easily.
Truth looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Candidate fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Truth manages to avoid it.
Candidate cracks Truth with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Candidate misses with a straight left.
Truth throws a counter combo.
Truth slips under a jab.
Truth swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Candidate takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Truth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Candidate moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Truth dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Truth fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Truth lands a nice looking body shot.
Candidate loads up on a big right hand but Truth slips the punch.
Candidate misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Truth.
Truth moves out of range of the strikes.
Truth takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Candidate dodges the punch combination from Truth.
Candidate wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Candidate misses.
Truth appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Candidate tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Truth is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Candidate with a body shot.
Truth bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Candidate's head.
Candidate misses with an uppercut. Truth saw that one coming.
Truth throws a series of punches but Candidate avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Candidate misses with a left hand
and Truth counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Truth takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Candidate is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Truth slips under a jab.
Candidate misses with a straight right.
Truth now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Truth slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Candidate takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Candidate lands a body shot.
Candidate lands with a hook. Truth tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Truth throws an overhand right that lands on Candidate's shoulder, as Candidate tries to avoid the shot.
Truth fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Candidate looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Candidate throws a hook but Truth blocks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Truth is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Candidate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Candidate lands a jab to the head.
A jab from Truth misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Candidate misses the target.
Truth throws an overhand right that lands on Candidate's shoulder, as Candidate tries to avoid the shot.
Candidate loads up on a big right hand but Truth slips the punch.
Candidate throws a nice looking combination but Truth bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Truth throws a right and a left that both miss.
Candidate swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Truth takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Truth throws out a loose jab but Candidate uses good head movement to avoid it.
Candidate wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Candidate lunges at Truth with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Truth's hand.
Candidate slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Candidate swings away with a body shot that misses
and Truth counters with a nice uppercut.
Truth throws a body punch but Candidate moves out of range.
Truth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Candidate moves away.
Truth misses with a straight right.
Johnny Truth seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Candidate misses with a body shot.
A nice side step and Truth releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Candidate ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Truth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Truth misses with a body shot.
Truth takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Candidate throws a hook but Truth avoids it easily.
Truth punishes Candidate's body with a nice straight punch.
Truth needs to keep his hands up - Candidate had a free shot at his head there.
Candidate pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Candidate bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Truth's head backwards.
Candidate scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Truth swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Good shot there by Candidate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Candidate.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Candidate avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Candidate uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Truth.
Candidate connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Candidate works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Candidate scores with a decent looking hook.
The fighters circling - Truth throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Candidate jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Truth takes a swing at Candidate's ribcage but misses.
Candidate jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Truth moves out of range of the strikes.
Truth throws out a counter right but Candidate avoids it with no problem.
Truth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Truth misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
SF Candidate dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Candidate just misses with a punch to the body.
Candidate scores with a nice right hand.
Truth misses with a body shot.
Candidate slips under a jab from Truth.
Truth misses with a looping left.
Candidate misses with a left hand
and Truth counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Truth throws a jab but it's blocked by Candidate.
Truth defending well as Candidate loads up on a big left hand.
Truth throws a body punch but Candidate moves out of range.
Candidate throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Candidate lands with a right hand.
Candidate defending well as Truth loads up on a big left hand.
Truth misses with a straight right.
Truth slips a jab from Candidate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Candidate looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Candidate throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Truth.
Candidate takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Candidate throws a right hand that misses
and Truth counters with a nice uppercut.
Candidate misses with a straight left.
Truth's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Candidate connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Truth scrambles back to his feet.
Candidate with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Truth to score with a decent uppercut.
Candidate throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Truth counters with a nice uppercut.
Truth swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Truth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Candidate.
Candidate throws an overhand right that lands on Truth's shoulder, as Truth tries to avoid the shot.
Truth keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Candidate.
Truth has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Truth misses with a body shot.
Truth lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Candidate at a distance.
Candidate displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Truth throws out the jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Candidate throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Truth sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Candidate fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Truth is out of range.
The fighters circling - Candidate throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Truth cracks Candidate with an open hand slap.
A looping hook to the body misses from Truth. Candidate does a little dance to reset his feet.
Candidate throwing a counter right hand but Truth manages to avoid it.
Truth punishes Candidate's body with a nice straight punch.
Truth keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Candidate throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Truth looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Candidate throws a right hand that misses
and Truth counters with a straight right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Candidate pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Truth misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Truth dips to his left and cracks Candidate with an uppercut!
Truth ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Candidate darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A shot to the body from Truth misses
and Candidate counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Candidate throws a hook to the side of Truth's head but Truth sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Truth misses with a looping right.
Truth ducks under a wild hook from Candidate.
Candidate misses with a body shot.
Candidate blocks a jab.
Candidate throws a leg kick
and Truth counters with a nice uppercut.
Truth lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Candidate circles away quickly and effectively.
Truth avoids the body shot from Candidate.
Candidate swings for the body but Truth moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Candidate cracks Truth with a good jab.
Candidate tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Truth was well out of range. Poor timing from Candidate.
Candidate moves away from the strike by Truth.
Candidate throws a hook but Truth avoids it easily.
A big right from Truth misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Candidate misses with a right hand
enabling Truth to counter with a crisp jab.
Truth throws an overhand right that lands on Candidate's shoulder, as Candidate tries to avoid the shot.
Truth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Candidate.
Truth misses with a looping right.
Truth throws a jab but it's blocked by Candidate.
Candidate misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Truth.
Truth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Candidate was well out of range. Poor timing from Truth.
Candidate tried to counter with a leg kick but Truth avoided it.
The crowd cheers as Candidate lands an impressive looking overhand right. Truth doesn't seem phased though.
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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 28:29
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Truth!
Johnny Truth thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Colt (ranked 5299 p4p, 514 weight class) and Joe Son Pierre (ranked 5286 p4p, 513 weight class). Johnny Colt has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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278 lbs
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236 lbs
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Solid boxing
Good 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
1 - 1 - 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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joe Son Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierre lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Colt stuns Pierre with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pierre misses with an uppercut. Colt saw that one coming.
Pierre missing with a left hand there. Colt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pierre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Some wild striking there from Colt .
Colt scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pierre misses with a looping left.
Colt swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A combination from Colt does no damage.
Pierre with the counter takedown but Colt avoids it easily.
Pierre throws a nice looking combination but Colt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Colt swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Colt lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pierre swings widly with a right hand
and Colt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre falls off balance throwing a combination
and Colt counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Pierre jumps into guard, dragging Colt to the mat.
Pierre avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Colt stopping the sweep attempt from Pierre.
Pierre being controlled here, momentarily.
Pierre trying to keep a closed guard but Colt is proving a slippery customer.
Colt trying to control but Pierre is working from the bottom.
Pierre throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colt makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Colt working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Pierre is rocked!
Colt loads up on a big left hand. Pierre felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Colt looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Pierre can't hide his disappointment, as Colt celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Colt !
An out of breath Johnny Colt 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 3456 p4p, 133 weight class) and Knarles Barkley (ranked 5451 p4p, 199 weight class). Knarles Barkley is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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300 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
2 - 1 - 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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Knarles Barkley!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daddy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Barkley counter with a right hand.
Daddy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Barkley scores with a crisp jab that stopped Daddy in his tracks.
Daddy is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Barkley's half guard.
Daddy not doing much here.
Daddy passes into side control, despite Barkley's attempt to control the position.
Barkley is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Daddy has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Daddy thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Daddy is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Barkley has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daddy thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Daddy is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Barkley knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Barkley can do anything to dispel that myth.
Daddy is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Barkley knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Barkley is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daddy tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Daddy has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Daddy in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Daddy looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Daddy wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Barkley, who protects the arm well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barkley throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barkley is not content to let Daddy control the position.
Daddy wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Barkley, who protects the arm well.
Barkley parries the strikes from Daddy easily there. Daddy is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Barkley to escape.
Barkley defending against the ground and pound.
Daddy is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Barkley is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Daddy gets to mount! Barkley was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daddy is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Barkley has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Daddy wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Daddy working for a submission but Barkley is keeping him at bay.
Daddy looking for a guillotine from mount but Barkley is having none of it.
Barkley tries to get back to half guard but can't.
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!
Barkley tries to hold on but Daddy pushes him away.
Daddy looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Barkley working to try and regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cheese Daddy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Knarles Barkley's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Barkley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Daddy blocks a jab.
Barkley has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Daddy scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Barkley sneaks out the side door and pushes Daddy away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Daddy blocks a jab.
Barkley misses with a series of wild punches.
Daddy shoots in looking for a takedown. Barkley tries to sprawl out of it but Daddy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Barkley manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Barkley moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Daddy seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barkley scores with a body shot.
Daddy is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Barkley can do to turn this around?
Barkley scores with a hook to the body. Daddy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daddy shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Barkley is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Daddy dives into side control.
Daddy trying to control the action but Barkley is working from the bottom.
Barkley is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Daddy's leg. Oh but that's left an opportunity for Daddy! He's got an arm triangle... it looks tight! He's rotating and Barkley has tapped! This one is allllll over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Cheese Daddy!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edgar Boon (ranked 3624 p4p, 455 weight class) and Timothy Mcgrady (ranked 4503 p4p, 528 weight class). Edgar Boon could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Timothy Mcgrady's chin.
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205 lbs
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212 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Timothy Mcgrady!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boon scores with a hook.
Jab from Boon.
Boon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Boon pounces like a tiger and cracks Mcgrady with a vicious hook! Mcgrady is down but not out! Boon follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Edgar Boon!
Edgar Boon bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Laranja (ranked 2628 p4p, 346 weight class) and Rod Huricane (ranked 4212 p4p, 501 weight class). Laranja comes to the cage accompanied by Jimmy Cliff - Samba Reggae. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
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Basic striking
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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, Rodrigo Laranja!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rod Huricane!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Sandra Marshall and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huricane connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Laranja momentarily.
It looks like Rodrigo Laranja has been cut.
Laranja rushes Huricane and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Laranja tries to pull guard but Huricane forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Laranja jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Huricane walks away with a smile on his face. Laranja gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Laranja moves into the clinch successfully.
Laranja jumps guard and drags Huricane to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Laranja has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Huricane should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Laranja has tightened it up now! Huricane should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Rodrigo Laranja!
Rodrigo Laranja thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Honda Housey (ranked 2456 p4p, 292 weight class) and Brent Stoner (ranked 2689 p4p, 319 weight class). Brent Stoner will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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170 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Honda Housey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brent Stoner!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stoner misses with a leg kick
and Housey counters with a takedown into side control.
Housey tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Stoner is trying to improve his position.
Stoner is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Housey's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Stoner taking some punishment here, with Housey in his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stoner is looking to improve his position.
Housey definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Stoner looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Stoner actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Housey.
Housey seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Housey will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Stoner is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Housey with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Housey landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Housey connects with a nice short shot to Stoner's temple.
Stoner is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Housey is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Housey is looking to take a break and control but Stoner is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nice strikes from Housey there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
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. Housey connects with a nice short shot to Stoner's temple.
Housey drops an elbow to the side of Stoner's head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Stoner can do anything to dispel that myth.
Stoner looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Housey is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Housey looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Housey looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Stoner with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Stoner looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Stoner is not content to let Housey control the position.
Housey scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Housey working Stoner over with strikes.
Stoner is trying to get back to full guard.
Housey seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Stoner does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Housey working over Stoner with some ground and pound. Stoner looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Stoner is looking for a sweep. Housey is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Stoner looking for submissions off his back.
Housey landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Housey is nestled in close to Stoner, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Housey trying to control the action but Stoner is working from the bottom.
Housey looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Stoner with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Housey scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Stoner tries to get to full guard but Housey has control of the leg.
Housey drops an elbow to the side of Stoner's head.
Stoner is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Housey pulls his head out easily.
Housey landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stoner tries to roll over but Housey keeps him under control.
Housey lands with a punch from half guard.
Stoner felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Housey drops an elbow to the side of Stoner's head.
Stoner has hold of Housey's hands but Housey slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Housey is nestled in close to Stoner, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Housey controlling the action here.
Stoner is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ground and pound from Housey.
Housey drops an elbow to the side of Stoner's head.
Stoner looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Housey seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Ground and pound from Housey.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Honda Housey dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Stoner shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Housey counters with a takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Stoner's face as Housey controls the position.
Housey is working Stoner over with some ground and pound from side control.
Stoner is trying to get back to half guard.
Stoner keeps trying to improve his position.
Housey working the head with strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Check out the look on Housey's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Housey scores with punches from side control.
Housey wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stoner keeps working.
Housey working the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoner tries to improve position but can't.
Housey looks up at the clock and then as Stoner takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Housey smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Housey working the head and body with strikes.
Stoner holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Stoner takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Housey lands a nice forearm strike.
Honda Housey overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Stoner taking a bit of punishment here - Housey scoring with strikes.
Stoner is not content to let Housey control the position.
Housey working the ground and pound.
It looks like Brent Stoner has been cut.
Stoner sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Housey landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Housey lands with a punch from half guard.
Stoner on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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. Housey connects with a nice short shot to Stoner's temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Housey scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Housey scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Stoner is looking to improve his position.
Stoner has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Housey is working away from the top position though.
Housey scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Housey lands strikes from half guard.
Housey seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Stoner is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Housey scores with a couple of nice shots.
Housey scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Housey working over Stoner with some ground and pound. Stoner looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Stoner is trying to get back to full guard.
Housey landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoner is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Housey pulls his head out easily.
Nice strikes from Housey there.
Housey landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Stoner is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Housey scores with a couple of nice shots.
Housey is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Stoner!
Housey scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Stoner?
Stoner is rocked!
Housey 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.
Housey with shots to the head and body - Stoner looks very uncomfortable down there.
Stoner is still in real trouble! Can Housey finish him?
Housey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Stoner can do to turn this around?
Stoner tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Stoner is breathing heavily.
Housey unloading with bombs!
Housey unloading with bombs!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Housey loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Stoner scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Housey land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Housey stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Honda Housey!
After winning the bout, Honda Housey 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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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Doyle (ranked 1672 p4p, 199 weight class) and Ruben Nevez (ranked 2464 p4p, 272 weight class). Ruben Nevez has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Tommy Doyle 's chin.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tommy Doyle !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ruben Nevez!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nevez keeps the fight on the outside.
Doyle connects with a looping right hand.
Doyle takes the fight into the clinch.
Doyle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nevez throws a head punch that misses.
Nevez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nevez prevents a body shot from Doyle .
Nevez pushes Doyle back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nevez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A short right from Nevez.
Nevez misses with a body punch.
Nevez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Doyle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nevez.
Nevez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nevez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Doyle is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Nevez gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Nevez working aggressively here.
Nevez is working Doyle over against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doyle lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doyle struggles to land a body shot inside as Nevez controls his hands.
We've been hearing reports that Doyle has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Nevez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Doyle gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Still in half guard, Doyle seems content to control.
Nevez tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Doyle manages to move to mount!
Doyle content just to control the position here.
Nevez is trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Doyle controlling from mount.
Nevez is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doyle sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Nevez can do anything to dispel that myth.
Doyle sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Nevez wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Nevez somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nevez's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Nevez duly obliges.
Doyle misses with a hook to the body
and Nevez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nevez lands a body shot.
Doyle tries to clinch but Nevez moves out of range.
Doyle gets a takedown into half guard.
Nevez pushes Doyle off looking to stand but Doyle dives back in and keeps control.
Nevez kicks Doyle off and gets back to his feet.
Doyle takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nevez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Doyle misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doyle closes the distance and clinches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Doyle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Doyle can't find room to land a body shot as Nevez controls the action.
A right handed body shot lands from Nevez.
Doyle can't find room to land a body shot as Nevez controls the action.
Nevez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nevez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Doyle struggles to land a body shot inside as Nevez controls his hands.
Doyle misses with a hook from the clinch.
Doyle pulls guard effortlessly.
Nevez has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Doyle is proving hard to escape from.
Nevez decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Doyle , up you get!
Nevez throws a body punch but Doyle moves out of range.
Doyle closes the distance looking to clinch
and Nevez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ruben Nevez dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Doyle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Nevez.
Nevez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Doyle .
Nevez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nevez missing with a left hand there. Doyle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Doyle misses with a jab to the body
and Nevez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Doyle tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nevez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nevez lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Doyle is rocked!
Nevez circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Doyle tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Nevez wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ruben Nevez!
Ruben Nevez is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Venari Venator (ranked 1609 p4p, 216 weight class) and Kazuma Onodera (ranked 2157 p4p, 269 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Venari Venator!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kazuma Onodera!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Onodera tries for a takedown but Venator circles away easily
and Venator counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Venator ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Venator. Onodera does a little dance to reset his feet.
Onodera shoots in but no luck this time.
A little feinted left hand from Venator on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Venator definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Venator darts in and clinches Onodera up against the cage.
Onodera tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Venari Venator has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kazuma Onodera.
Venator lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Onodera takes a shot to the head.
Onodera is trying to pull guard but Venator turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Onodera tries to pull guard but Venator won't allow it.
Onodera is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Venator to keep the fight standing.
Venator manages to break the clinch.
Venator lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Venator lands a lovely overhand right.
Onodera tries to clinch
letting Venator counter with a right hand.
Venator connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Onodera is rocked!
Venari Venator is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Venator misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Onodera.
Venator falls off balance throwing a combination
so Onodera counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Onodera stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Venator swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Onodera trying to control but Venator is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Onodera controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Venator controlling Onodera's posture.
Venator keeping moving, preventing Onodera from controlling successfully.
Onodera looking to pass the guard.
Onodera has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at King Of Pain. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Venator knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Onodera on the ground.
Onodera sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Venator's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Onodera seems content to control.
Onodera seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Venator is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Kazuma Onodera!
Kazuma Onodera is the new welterweight champion!
Kazuma Onodera 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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