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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timothy Mcgrady (ranked 5767 p4p, 627 weight class) and BJ Kadyrev (ranked 7401 p4p, 695 weight class). BJ Kadyrev will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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212 lbs
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205 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Timothy Mcgrady!
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, BJ Kadyrev!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcgrady is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Kadyrev's half guard.
Mcgrady working over Kadyrev with some ground and pound. Kadyrev looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Mcgrady lands with a punch from half guard.
Mcgrady working over Kadyrev with some ground and pound. Kadyrev looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Kadyrev is looking to improve his position.
Mcgrady 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.
Kadyrev is trying to maintain the position but Mcgrady is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mcgrady scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Mcgrady is trying to control the action in half guard but Kadyrev is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kadyrev is trying to stand back up but Mcgrady is controlling him
Mcgrady takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kadyrev is rocked!
Mcgrady creates some space for himself and unloads with a monster right hand! That one landed with a sickening thud - Kadyrev is out cold and this one is all over! Mcgrady climbs onto the cage to celebrate with his corner!! He's shouting something into the camera but he's still got his mouthpiece in so God knows what he's actually saying.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Timothy Mcgrady!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Dyson (ranked 5248 p4p, 521 weight class) and Antoni Gniewko (ranked 7684 p4p, 614 weight class). Gniewko has chosen Voodoo as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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160 lbs
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165 lbs
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Brawler
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tyson Dyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Antoni Gniewko!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gniewko ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dyson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Gniewko defends well and Dyson ends up having to push Gniewko into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Gniewko lands a nice shot to the body.
Horrible takedown attempt by Dyson or perhaps it was just good defense by Gniewko, which made it look bad.
Gniewko shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dyson eats them both and turns towards Gniewko to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Tyson Dyson has been cut.
Gniewko scores with a crisp jab that stopped Dyson in his tracks.
Gniewko rushes Dyson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gniewko tries to work over Dyson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dyson tries a knee to the head but Gniewko blocks it.
Dyson is trying to drag Gniewko to the mat but Gniewko just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyson Dyson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Come on Gniewko - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Dyson fails to pull guard.
Dyson tries to pull guard but Gniewko won't allow it.
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!
Dyson tries to pull guard but Gniewko forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gniewko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gniewko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gniewko lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dyson has a takedown stuffed.
Gniewko comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Gniewko shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Gniewko was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gniewko is looking to take a break and control but Dyson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dyson is looking for a sweep.
Dyson can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gniewko controls the position.
Gniewko goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Dyson has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Gniewko but great work by Dyson.
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!
Dyson working the ground and pound but Gniewko is defending the strikes.
Gniewko prevents Dyson from improving position.
Gniewko wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Dyson has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Gniewko'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! Gniewko is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Dyson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Tyson Dyson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Doink The Clown (ranked 3509 p4p, 363 weight class) and Bruce Banner (ranked 4676 p4p, 457 weight class). The key to victory for Doink The Clown has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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240 lbs
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265 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
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Brawler
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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, Doink The Clown!
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, Bruce Banner!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banner shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and The Clown counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The Clown scores with a knee to the head.
The Clown landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Banner can't find room to land a body shot as The Clown controls the action.
A short right from The Clown on the inside.
A short uppercut from Banner.
The Clown prevents a body shot from Banner.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, The Clown creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Banner goes for a takedown attempt but The Clown pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Banner has his takedown stuffed
and The Clown counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The Clown has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Island Safe Space in the buildup to the fight.
Doink The Clown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Banner.
The Clown connects with the punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Clown lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Banner falls backwards - clearly groggy! The Clown dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Doink The Clown!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ernesto Carvallo (ranked 2691 p4p, 306 weight class) and Chiharu Shiba (ranked 3103 p4p, 353 weight class). Shiba has chosen Godsmack - Immune & Sick Puppies - Survive as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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156 lbs
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150 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ernesto Carvallo!
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, Chiharu Shiba!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Peter Branson and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shiba misses with a combination
and Carvallo makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Shiba really felt that one!
Shiba throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Carvallo counters with a nice leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Shiba there.
Shiba fails to land with a series of punches.
Shiba throws a right hand that misses
and Carvallo finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Shiba throws a one two combo.
Carvallo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Shiba wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shiba looks to score with a jab to the body but Carvallo is just out of range.
Shiba on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Carvallo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Shiba rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Carvallo counters with a solid body kick.
Shiba throws a poor cross that misses
and Carvallo counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvallo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Shiba throws a combination that misses
and Carvallo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Carvallo. That's going to slow Shiba down.
Shiba throws a looping overhand right but Carvallo ducks down to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Shiba.
Carvallo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Shiba misses with a left hand
and Carvallo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Shiba tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Carvallo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Shiba moves into range and clinches up with Carvallo.
A right handed body shot lands from Shiba.
Carvallo tries a body shot but Shiba blocks it.
Shiba misses with a punch on the inside.
Shiba lands with a right to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Carvallo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carvallo stalling against the cage.
Carvallo is struggling to control the position.
Shiba working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carvallo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Shiba blocks an uppercut.
Shiba lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Shiba letting Carvallo take a breather here.
Shiba tries to work over Carvallo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice right hand lands inside from Carvallo.
Carvallo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Shiba falls off balance throwing a combination
and Carvallo counters with a nice body kick.
Shiba swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Carvallo counters with a good low kick that Shiba was not able to check.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shiba throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carvallo.
Shiba sizes up Carvallo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
It looks like Ernesto Carvallo has been cut.
Shiba throws a series of punches but Carvallo moves out of range.
Shiba swings widly with a right hand
and Carvallo counters with a big head kick but Shiba shrugs it off.
Shiba throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Carvallo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Shiba wants to clinch.
Carvallo thinks about countering with a body kick.
Shiba uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carvallo.
Shiba lands an overhand right.
Shiba misses with a lunging right hand
and Carvallo counters with a low kick, right behind Shiba 's knee.
We've been informed that Shiba has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
A shot to the body from Shiba misses
and Carvallo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Shiba thinking.
Carvallo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Shiba's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carvallo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Shiba throws a right hand that Carvallo ducks under and follows up with a left that Carvallo also avoids with ease.
Shiba throws a body shot but no joy.
Carvallo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Shiba on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Shiba throws a hook but Carvallo avoids it easily.
Shiba throws a right hand that misses
and Carvallo counters with a body kick.
Shiba tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Carvallo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Carvallo is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Shiba tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Carvallo counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Shiba crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Carvallo - the referee stops the clock and Shiba gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Carvallo. Shiba manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ernesto Carvallo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ernesto Carvallo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Shiba swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shiba misses with a hook
and Carvallo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Shiba throws an off balance right hand
and Carvallo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Shiba's knee momentarily.
Shiba throws a left and a right that both miss
and Carvallo counters with an inside leg kick.
Carvallo scores with a jab.
It looks like Chiharu Shiba has been cut.
Chiharu Shiba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carvallo connects with a solid leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Shiba, as that shot connected.
Shiba throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Carvallo counters with a good low kick that Shiba was not able to check.
Shiba throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Carvallo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Shiba forces Carvallo back against the cage and clinches.
Shiba letting Carvallo take a breather here.
Shiba works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short uppercut from Carvallo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shiba misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shiba tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Shiba as the two fighters clinch.
Shiba misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carvallo manages to break the clinch.
Shiba waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Carvallo.
Carvallo lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Carvallo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Shiba misses with a right hand
and Carvallo counters with an inside leg kick.
Carvallo pushes Shiba away with a front kick.
Shiba tries to clinch up.
It looked like Carvallo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Carvallo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shiba's sensitive parts.
Nice cross by Shiba.
Shiba misses with a lunging right hand
and Carvallo counters with an outside leg kick.
Shiba takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shiba throws a left and a right that both miss
and Carvallo counters with a good low kick that Shiba was not able to check.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carvallo cracks the inside of Shiba's front leg.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carvallo fakes the leg kick and cracks Shiba in the body.
Carvallo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Shiba was well out of range. Poor timing from Carvallo.
Carvallo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carvallo quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Ernesto Carvallo is winning the standup battle so far.
Carvallo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Shiba misses with a left hand
and Carvallo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Carvallo looks to score with a jab to the body but Shiba is just out of range.
Carvallo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Shiba wants to clinch.
Shiba tries to clinch but Carvallo moves away
and Carvallo counters with an outside leg kick.
Carvallo moves out of range as Shiba strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carvallo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Shiba closes the distance but Carvallo moves to the side
and Carvallo counters with a low kick, right behind Shiba 's knee.
Shiba misses with a jab to the body
and Carvallo counters with a body kick that stops Shiba in his tracks momentarily.
Shiba misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Carvallo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Shiba swings widly with a right hand
and Carvallo counters with a low kick, right behind Shiba 's knee.
Shiba is breathing heavily.
Shiba is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Carvallo.
A quick step to the side and Carvallo tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A jab from Shiba misses.
Shiba throws a lazy uppercut
and Carvallo counters with a right hand to the body.
Shiba misses with a hook
and Carvallo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Carvallo.
Shiba throws a lazy uppercut
and Carvallo counters with a thumping low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Carvallo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carvallo punishes Shiba's body with a nice straight punch.
Carvallo missing with a left hand there. Shiba was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Carvallo misses the shot to the body.
Carvallo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Shiba darts in trying to clinch
and Carvallo counters with a right hand to the body.
Carvallo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shiba misses with a lunging right hand
and Carvallo makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Shiba really felt that one!
Shiba throws a body punch but Carvallo moves out of range.
Shiba throws a combination that misses
and Carvallo counters with an inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ernesto Carvallo dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Shiba swings away with a body shot that misses
and Carvallo counters with a body kick that stops Shiba in his tracks momentarily.
Shiba connects with a jab.
Nice shot lands for Carvallo.
Carvallo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Shiba misses with a right hand
and Carvallo counters with a nice kick to the body.
Crunch! Carvallo slams his shin into Shiba's torso.
Shiba has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Carvallo.
An inside leg kick lands from Carvallo.
Shiba throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Shiba swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Carvallo counters with a left to the body.
Shiba tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Shiba misses with a double jab
and Carvallo counters with a body kick that stops Shiba in his tracks momentarily.
Shiba takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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!
Carvallo scores with a spinning back kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carvallo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Shiba takes a step back to recover.
Shiba takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Shiba missing with a left hand there. Carvallo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shiba falls off balance throwing a combination
and Carvallo counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Carvallo throws a body shot but no joy.
As Carvallo backs off Shiba throws a huge counter combo but Carvallo manages to avoid it all.
Shiba throws an off balance right hand
and Carvallo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Carvallo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Shiba is rocked!
Shiba misses with a lunging right hand
and Carvallo counters with an outside leg kick.
Shiba is still on wobbly legs! Can Carvallo finish him?
Carvallo lands with a nice body kick.
Carvallo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Carvallo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Shiba doesn't seem bothered though.
Whack! Carvallo lands a heavy head kick that drops Shiba. The ref tackles Carvallo to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Shiba was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Ernesto Carvallo!
After winning the bout, Ernesto Carvallo 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 3151 p4p, 358 weight class) and Alisson Becker (ranked 2970 p4p, 336 weight class). Alisson Becker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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163 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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147 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Excellent MT
Powerful |
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tommy Doyle !
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, Alisson Becker!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doyle keeps the fight on the outside.
Doyle swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Becker dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Becker clinches up against the cage.
Becker misses with a punch on the inside.
Becker pushes Doyle back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Our sources have told us that Doyle has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Becker can't find room to land a body shot as Doyle controls the action.
Becker lands a left hand that snaps the head of Doyle backwards.
Becker tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Doyle 's elbow.
Becker lands a right hand.
Doyle blocks an uppercut.
Becker's coach down at Island Safe Space was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Becker's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Becker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Doyle blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Becker scores with a shoulder strike.
Becker gets through Doyle 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Becker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Doyle blocks a body shot from Becker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Becker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Becker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Becker tries a body shot but Doyle blocks it.
Doyle has Becker pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Becker manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Becker working aggressively here.
Becker misses with some punches.
Becker is working Doyle over against the cage.
Doyle tries for a takedown but Becker manages to get underhooks.
Becker misses with a hook from the clinch.
Becker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right from Becker on the inside.
Doyle blocks a body shot from Becker.
Becker 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 Becker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Becker throws a punch but it's blocked by Doyle .
Becker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Doyle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Becker misses with some punches.
Doyle wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Doyle blocking some punches.
Doyle tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Doyle . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Becker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Becker lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Doyle .
Doyle tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Becker smiles and moves away.
Becker throws a good cross that connects.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doyle ducks under a wild hook from Becker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doyle slips under a jab from Becker.
Becker lands with a right hand.
Becker tries to clinch up.
Doyle is looking to counter punch.
Doyle misses with an uppercut.
A clash of legs there as Doyle blocks the low kick.
Alisson Becker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Doyle walks into a straight right hand from Becker.
Becker misses with an uppercut. Doyle saw that one coming.
Becker scores with a nice right hand.
Becker tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Becker.
Becker connects with a single shot there.
Becker connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Doyle 's hands.
Doyle avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A little feinted left hand from Doyle on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Doyle ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Becker moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Becker looks to land a body kick but Doyle moved away.
Doyle appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Becker with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Doyle checks a leg kick.
Becker lands with a good body shot.
Doyle takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Becker wants to clinch up but Doyle keeps it at a distance.
A counter left hand to the body from Doyle misses its target.
An inside leg kick from Becker misses.
Becker stuns Doyle with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Alisson Becker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Becker misses with a looping left.
Becker throws a jab when Doyle was well out of range.
Doyle throws a jab but it's blocked by Becker.
Becker scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Becker tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Doyle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Becker lands with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alisson Becker dominated that round.
That's time! Doyle 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Becker scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Becker throws a poor cross that misses
and Doyle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Doyle checks a low kick from Becker.
An attempted straight right counter from Doyle misses the target.
Becker throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Becker connects with the punch.
Becker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Doyle manages to avoid it.
Alisson Becker seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Doyle blocks a jab.
Doyle was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Doyle takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Doyle fails with the takedown.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Becker! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Becker with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Becker throws a quick inside leg kick.
Doyle throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Becker fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Doyle is out of range.
Doyle went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doyle ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Doyle throwing a counter right hand but Becker manages to avoid it.
Becker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Doyle moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Doyle checks a leg kick.
Doyle scores with a jab to the head.
Becker bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Doyle 's head.
Doyle swings for the body but Becker moves out of range.
Becker tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Doyle manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Becker works the jab nicely.
Doyle is trying hard to land a takedown here. Becker sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Becker! But no joy.
Becker connects with a body shot.
Becker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Doyle swings for the body but Becker moves out of range.
Doyle takes one to the chin there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Becker.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Becker. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Doyle keeps the fight on the outside.
Becker throws a half hearted mid kick.
Becker scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Becker throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Becker's jab looks to have found its range, popping Doyle under the eye.
Becker scores with a jab to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Becker as he connects with a hook.
Nice straight punches there by Becker. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Becker.
A big right from Doyle misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doyle . Becker does a little dance to reset his feet.
Becker fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A big right from Doyle misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Becker scores with a nice right hand.
Doyle takes a swing at Becker's ribcage but misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Becker instigates a clinch.
Becker throws a punch but it's blocked by Doyle .
Doyle blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Becker fails to land.
Doyle 's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Doyle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Becker.
Becker misses with some punches.
Doyle blocks a body shot from Becker.
Becker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Becker misses with a punch on the inside.
Becker lands a left hand that snaps the head of Doyle backwards.
Doyle is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Becker throws a head punch that misses.
Oh Doyle is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Becker lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Becker throws a head punch that misses.
Becker misses with the head strike.
Becker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Becker pushes Doyle against the cage. Becker is working some dirty boxing. Becker pushes off with a quick right hook! Doyle goes down! Doyle tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Becker moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alisson Becker!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Calvin Klein (ranked 2875 p4p, 323 weight class) and Jeff Bennington (ranked 3391 p4p, 381 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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162 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Calvin Klein!
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, Jeff Bennington !
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennington shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Klein defends it nicely.
Bennington fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Klein sprawls well initially but Bennington persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bennington is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bennington throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Klein moves into full guard.
Klein trying to control the position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennington postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Klein is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Bennington , into his guard.
Klein is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Klein with a nice head shot there.
Klein lands a couple of elbows.
Bennington is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Klein scoring with some ground and pound.
Klein trying to control the position from guard on top but Bennington is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Klein working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Klein postures up and lands a big shot to Bennington 's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klein got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bennington has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Klein has managed to get both his arms back between Bennington 's legs - danger averted.
Bennington escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Klein gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Klein lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Klein stands and throws Bennington 's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Klein tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Klein has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Bennington tries to buck Klein off but Klein is having none of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bennington is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Klein's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Bennington slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bennington throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Klein is in close to Bennington 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bennington is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Klein defends well.
Klein chips away with some ground and pound.
Klein works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bennington looking for submissions off his back.
Bennington looks winded!
Klein is looking for a kimura here.
Klein working Bennington over with strikes.
Klein lands strikes from half guard.
Bennington is defending against the submission attempts here by Klein.
Bennington 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennington taking some punishment here, with Klein in his half guard.
Bennington looking for submissions off his back.
Ground and pound from Klein.
Klein looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bennington with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bennington is looking for a sweep. Klein is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Klein takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Bennington actively working from the bottom here.
Klein is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bennington is trying to get back to full guard.
Klein trying to mount his opponent but Bennington defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Calvin Klein dominated that round.
That's time! Klein's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Klein shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Klein is in close to Bennington 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bennington trying to keep a closed guard but Klein is proving a slippery customer.
Klein lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Klein landing with the ground and pound.
Bennington has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Klein can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bennington has momentary wrist control but Klein slips an elbow through the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bennington is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Klein is aware though and is defending well.
Klein works over Bennington with some ground and pound from guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bennington keeping moving, preventing Klein from controlling successfully.
Klein chips away with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennington keeping moving, preventing Klein from controlling successfully.
Klein postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bennington is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Klein thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Klein wants to pass the guard but Bennington is keeping the position.
Klein postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Klein might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Klein's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bennington is rocked!
Bennington is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Klein is aware though and is defending well.
Bennington is still in real trouble! Can Klein finish him?
Klein slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Bennington taking punishment in the form of punches.
Klein cracks Bennington with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Klein immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Bennington is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Klein!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Calvin Klein!
After winning the bout, Calvin Klein thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mark Henderson (ranked 2430 p4p, 277 weight class) and Scott Smith (ranked 2881 p4p, 327 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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158 lbs
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160 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mark Henderson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Scott Smith!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Henderson enables Smith to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Henderson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Smith got a little sloppy there for a moment and Henderson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Smith has managed to get both his arms back between Henderson 's legs - danger averted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith wants to control from the top but Henderson keeps moving.
Henderson looking for a guillotine here but Smith defends easily.
Henderson keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Smith defends it easily.
Smith advances position into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Smith working the strikes but Henderson uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Smith trying to advance position but Henderson counters by regaining guard.
Smith avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Henderson is trying to keep Smith in close.
Smith trying to control but Henderson is working from the bottom.
Henderson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Smith controls the pace.
Smith is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Henderson looking for a guillotine here but Smith defends easily.
Henderson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Smith gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Henderson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Henderson keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Smith pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Henderson is keeping the position for now.
Smith throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Smith slips nicely into half guard.
Henderson is looking to control Smith's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Henderson avoid being mounted?
Smith content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Henderson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
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.
Smith passes to side control.
Henderson tries to bench press Smith off him but Smith keeps the position.
Henderson is working hard here to advance position.
Smith working away.
Smith is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Henderson is trying to escape and Smith transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Henderson is forced to tap! Nice work there by Smith! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Scott Smith!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Raphael Lima (ranked 2080 p4p, 249 weight class) and Gabriel Azevedo Souza (ranked 1755 p4p, 215 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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160 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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149 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Raphael Lima!
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, Gabriel Azevedo Souza!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azevedo Souza keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Azevedo Souza cracks a nice hook into Lima's ribs.
Lima dives in and scores a takedown into Azevedo Souza's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lima stopping the sweep attempt from Azevedo Souza.
Lima postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Azevedo Souza is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Lima, into his guard.
Azevedo Souza drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Azevedo Souza jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Lima is looking for a triangle but Azevedo Souza pushes his legs off easily.
Azevedo Souza tries to free his leg and advance position but Lima is retaining full guard.
Lima is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lima is working hard here to advance position.
Lima is trying to keep Azevedo Souza in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azevedo Souza stands and throws Lima's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Lima struggling a bit here.
Azevedo Souza wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lima, who protects the arm well.
Azevedo Souza is trying to get an arm triangle but Lima is defending well.
Lima tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Azevedo Souza wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Azevedo Souza tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Lima sneaks back into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lima wants to get back to full guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Lima's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Azevedo Souza works his foot free and advances to mount.
Lima wants to hold on but Azevedo Souza pushes him away.
Azevedo Souza fails to take his opponent's back.
Lima is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lima has given up his back.
Lima showing good submission defense here.
Azevedo Souza looking for the choke but no joy.
Azevedo Souza is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Lima has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lima turns into Azevedo Souza and is now in his guard.
Lima has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lima wants to pass the guard but Azevedo Souza is keeping the position.
Lima content to stall in guard here.
Azevedo Souza pushes a forearm under Lima's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Lima is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gabriel Azevedo Souza!
Gabriel Azevedo Souza decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akamu Kalani (ranked 1710 p4p, 187 weight class) and Drake Fury (ranked 2046 p4p, 229 weight class). Fury has chosen Run The Jewels - Legend Has It as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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240 lbs
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235 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Akamu Kalani!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Drake Fury!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalani connects with a right hand. Fury shakes it off.
Kalani lands a head shot.
Kalani scores with a jab to the body.
Kalani with a hook.
Kalani connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fury momentarily.
Fury fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kalani gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kalani scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kalani lands a right hand.
Fury jumps guard but Kalani stands there with Fury around his waist. Fury gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fury fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Akamu Kalani has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Drake Fury.
A nice left hand lands by Kalani.
Kalani lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kalani working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fury jumps guard but Kalani stands there with Fury around his waist. Fury gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kalani presses Fury against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fury looks winded!
Kalani lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Kalani scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kalani lands with a light punch inside.
Kalani scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kalani.
Kalani lands with a short shot to the head.
Fury is rocked!
Nice body punch from Kalani - that landed with a thud.
Fury is still on wobbly legs! Can Kalani finish him?
Kalani is working Fury over against the cage.
Fury seems to have recovered his senses.
Fury jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kalani walks away with a smile on his face. Fury gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Fury gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Kalani scores with a hook.
Kalani throws a good cross that connects.
Fury shoots in but no luck this time.
Fury fails with the takedown
and Kalani counters with a nice uppercut.
Kalani sends Fury crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Kalani is motioning to the referee to let Fury up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kalani scores with a hook to the body. Fury takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kalani lands a jab.
Fury shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kalani pinned against the cage. Kalani gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
It looked like Kalani was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Fury.
Nice shot by Kalani.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kalani throws out a powerful jab.
Fury takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kalani is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kalani dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fury takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A jab from Kalani does it's job there.
Kalani lands a nice hook to Fury's body. Fury takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fury misses with a takedown
letting Kalani counter with a right hand.
Akamu Kalani is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kalani dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kalani scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fury doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Kalani counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kalani wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Fury takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kalani jabs at Fury's body.
Kalani bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fury with a poor takedown
enabling Kalani to counter with a crisp jab.
Fury has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fury there as he acknowledges the shot.
Fury shoots and misses
and Kalani counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kalani scores with a nice strike.
Fury takes one to the chin there.
Fury fails with the takedown
and Kalani cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kalani lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kalani lands the left hand.
Kalani wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kalani connects with a single shot there.
Kalani lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kalani wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fury.
Kalani has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kalani lands a shot to the body.
Kalani throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Furys head.
Kalani scores with a hook to the body.
A short left from Kalani.
Kalani lands a shoulder strike.
Kalani drops Fury onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Fury is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kalani creates a bit of distance for himself, with Fury pressed up against the cage and cracks Fury with a massive uppercut! Fury goes down! He's out cold! Wow, that was some serious power there by Kalani!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Akamu Kalani!
Akamu Kalani is the new heavyweight champion!
Akamu Kalani decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ruben Nevez (ranked 985 p4p, 125 weight class) and Hwai Ja (ranked 1310 p4p, 161 weight class). Hwai Ja acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ruben Nevez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hwai Ja!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ja stuns Nevez with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ja lands a nice shot that snaps Nevez's head back.
The fighters circling - Ja throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nevez misses with a wild combination.
Nice defenses there by Ja.
Nevez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nevez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Ja misses its intended target.
Nevez appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ja misses the jab.
Ja uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nevez.
Ja looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nevez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ja misses with a lunging right hand
and Ja takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nevez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A jab from Nevez misses.
Nevez jabs Ja to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nevez definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ja misses with a two punch combination.
Nevez throws a body punch but Ja moves out of range.
Ja scores with a nice head shot.
The fighters circling - Ja throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nevez lands with a shot to the body.
Ruben Nevez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ja throws a hook to the side of Nevez's head but Nevez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nevez throws the left hand but Ja avoids the punch easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Ja misses.
Ja cracks Nevez with an open hand slap.
Nevez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nevez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nevez dips to his left and cracks Ja with an uppercut!
A cross from Nevez lands.
Nevez blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nevez swings for the body but Ja moves out of range.
Ja appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ja might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nevez. Ja does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nevez loads up on a big right hand but Ja slips the punch.
Nevez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ja is rocked!
Nevez lands a big right hook! Ja looks hurt but is still standing! Nevez lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Ja falls down and Nevez dives in with a huge hammer fist! Ja's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Nevez runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ruben Nevez!
Ruben Nevez retains his lightweight title!
Ruben Nevez decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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