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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Iwo Yaj (ranked 5100 p4p, 514 weight class) and Afhak Asadi (ranked 8592 p4p, 650 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Iwo Yaj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Afhak Asadi!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asadi scores with a head kick. Yaj tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Yaj jabs Asadi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Yaj has taken the fight to the clinch.
Yaj goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yaj lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Yaj fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yaj.
Yaj misses with a punch on the inside.
Asadi is trying to break free.
Yaj lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Asadi.
Yaj lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yaj pushes Asadi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Yaj lands an uppercut.
Asadi looks winded!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yaj lands with a short shot to the head.
Yaj creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Asadi with a big uppercut! Asadi tries to clinch up but Yaj pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Asadi to the mat! Asadi covers up and Yaj unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Iwo Yaj!
An out of breath Iwo Yaj thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Afhak Asadi spoke after the fight, saying 'Ah fuck.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tchaka Heritageaka (ranked 4256 p4p, 426 weight class) and Joe Son Pierre (ranked 6679 p4p, 540 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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240 lbs
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236 lbs
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tchaka Heritageaka!
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, Joe Son Pierre!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heritageaka darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
It looks like Joe Son Pierre has been cut.
Heritageaka walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Pierre drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Heritageaka swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Pierre's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tchaka Heritageaka!
Tchaka Heritageaka 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 Johnny Colt (ranked 4487 p4p, 440 weight class) and Pension Buckets (ranked 5173 p4p, 487 weight class). Buckets comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Candyman - Knockin' Boots kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Pension Buckets has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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278 lbs
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265 lbs
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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 - 2 - 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pension Buckets!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Colt shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Buckets as he jumps to the side.
Colt lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Pension Buckets has been cut.
Buckets clinches up with Colt and pushes him back against the cage.
Colt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Buckets throws an elbow but it misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knees to the body from Buckets.
Colt takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Johnny Colt has been cut.
Colt is breathing heavily.
Buckets lands an elbow inside.
Buckets landing knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Buckets.
Buckets lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Buckets creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Colt 's defenses.
Colt definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colt takes an elbow to the temple.
Buckets lands a damaging elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Buckets.
Buckets makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Buckets lands with a left to the head.
Buckets gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Colt is rocked!
Buckets has Colt pressed against the cage. He pushes Colt back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Buckets throws a beautiful elbow that sends Colt crashing to the floor! Buckets piles on the pressure with more strikes! Colt is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pension Buckets!
Our winner, Pension Buckets, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Franky Perez (ranked 2782 p4p, 291 weight class) and Black Guy (ranked 3115 p4p, 324 weight class). Guy is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Prince of Bel-Air. Franky Perez had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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260 lbs
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275 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Franky Perez!
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, Black Guy!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Dirk Anderson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perez takes one to the side of the head.
Perez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Perez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Guy throws out the jab.
Perez definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Perez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Guy lands with a nice body punch.
Perez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Guy.
Perez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Guy at a distance.
Guy misses with a wild body shot.
Guy throws the left hand but Perez avoids the punch easily.
Perez was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Perez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Guy moves away.
Guy lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Black Guy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Guy scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Perez misses the shot to the body.
Guy throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Perez was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Guy.
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!
A telegraphed right hand from Guy misses the target.
Guy looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Guy dips to his left and cracks Perez with an uppercut!
Perez throws a jab when Guy was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Guy misses its intended target.
Perez is looking to counter punch.
Perez misses with an uppercut
and Perez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A punch combination from Perez misses.
Guy throws a shot from downtown. Perez moves away and avoids it.
Perez misses with a hook
and Guy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Guy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Perez.
Perez misses with a jab to the body
and Guy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Perez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Guy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Perez.
Guy clobbers Perez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Perez throws the left hand but Guy avoids the punch easily.
Perez is looking to wear down Guy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Perez loads up on a big right hand but Guy slips the punch.
Perez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Guy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez defending well as Guy loads up on a big left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guy throws a looping overhand right but Perez ducks down to avoid it.
Guy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Perez.
A swing and a miss from Guy.
Perez misses with a body shot.
Guy swings for the body but Perez moves out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Perez misses the target.
Nice shot by Guy.
Perez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like Black Guy has been cut.
Perez misses with an uppercut
and Guy counters with a left to the body.
Perez takes one to the chin there.
Perez throws an off balance right hand
and Guy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Franky Perez has been cut.
Perez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Guy.
Guy throws out a counter right but Perez avoids it with no problem.
Perez is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Guy's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Perez takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez blocks a jab.
Guy misses with a looping right.
Perez misses with a body punch
and Guy counters with a stiff right hand.
Guy misses with a wild combination.
Guy cracks Perez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Perez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Guy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Perez momentarily.
Guy 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.
Guy lands a lovely overhand right.
Perez misses with a body punch
and Guy counters with a nice right hand that sends Perez toppling to the canvas! Perez scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Guy finish him?!
Perez is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Perez misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A slow jab from Guy misses its intended target.
Guy misses with a two punch combination.
Guy slips a jab from Perez.
Guy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Perez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Guy.
Perez on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Perez catches Guy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Perez looks to throw the jab but Guy is out of range.
Guy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Perez misses with a wild body shot.
Guy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Guy cracks Perez with an open hand slap.
Guy feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Perez sprawling to the canvas! Perez rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Guy finish him?!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Black Guy dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Guy swinging wildly here.
Perez moves forwards but Guy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Guy lands a nice shot to the body.
Guy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Perez counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Guy slips under a jab from Perez.
Perez misses the shot to the body.
Guy appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Guy scores with a four punch combination!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guy looks to score with a jab to the body but Perez is just out of range.
Guy lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Guy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guy throws a jab when Perez was well out of range.
Perez was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Guy misses the shot to the body.
Perez is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guy lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Perez out cold! Perez is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Black Guy!
Black Guy was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jonnhy Eight (ranked 2231 p4p, 266 weight class) and Papasito Luiz Yois (ranked 3099 p4p, 357 weight class). Jonnhy Eight could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Papasito Luiz Yois's chin.
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195 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
Intelligent |
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jonnhy Eight!
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, Papasito Luiz Yois!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Winston Alpacca and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Eight throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice shot lands for Eight.
Luiz Yois moves in looking to clinch but Eight pushes him off.
Luiz Yois gets a clinch.
Eight avoids a wild elbow strike from Luiz Yois.
Luiz Yois tries to break free but Eight pushes him back against the cage.
A short left from Eight.
Eight misses with some punches.
Eight definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Luiz Yois.
Eight breaks from the clinch.
Luiz Yois slips under a jab from Eight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut lands for Luiz Yois. That snapped Eight's head back.
Luiz Yois throws the left hand but Eight avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from Luiz Yois misses its intended target.
A counter left hand to the body from Eight misses its target.
Eight throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Eight. Luiz Yois does a little dance to reset his feet.
Luiz Yois takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luiz Yois tries to clinch up but Eight circles away and keeps his distance.
Luiz Yois has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Eight thows a left - swing and a miss!
Luiz Yois missing with a left hand there. Eight was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Eight circles away from the clinch attempt.
It looked like Eight wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Eight takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Eight digs a good hook to Luiz Yois's body.
Eight swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A shot to the body from Luiz Yois misses
and Eight counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Luiz Yois wants to clinch.
Eight lands with a straight right. Luiz Yois didn't see that one coming.
Luiz Yois slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Eight misses.
Luiz Yois on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Luiz Yois is rocked!
Eight moves in close and cracks Luiz Yois with a massive right hand! Luiz Yois, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Eight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jonnhy Eight!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rob Hammond (ranked 3793 p4p, 422 weight class) and Mark Henderson (ranked 2776 p4p, 324 weight class). Henderson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by 2Pac - Ambitionz Az A Ridah. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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199 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rob Hammond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mark Henderson!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammond throws a shot to the body.
Henderson has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Hammond is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Hammond throws out a powerful jab.
A big right from Hammond misses.
A little jabbing left from Henderson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Henderson ducks under a wild hook from Hammond.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Henderson! But no joy.
Hammond avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Henderson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hammond thows a left - swing and a miss!
Henderson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Henderson looks to land a right hand but Hammond moved out of range.
Hammond works over Henderson's head and body with a nice combination.
Henderson throws a shot from downtown. Hammond moves away and avoids it.
Hammond fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Henderson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Henderson misses with an uppercut.
Hammond was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Henderson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hammond was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rob Hammond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hammond cracks Henderson with a good jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hammond. Henderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circling - Hammond throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hammond misses the jab.
Henderson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Henderson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hammond.
Henderson throws a right hand that misses
and Hammond counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Henderson lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice shot lands for Hammond.
Hammond fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Henderson manages to avoid it.
Hammond avoids the body shot from Henderson.
A shot to the liver by Henderson. Beautiful body shot.
Henderson looks to throw the jab but Hammond is out of range.
Hammond swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hammond throws a hook but Henderson blocks it.
Hammond rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Henderson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson jabs Hammond to the body, keeping him at a distance.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hammond connects with a crisp jab.
Hammond with a jab.
Nice defenses there by Henderson.
Henderson defending well as Hammond loads up on a big left hand.
Henderson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hammond scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hammond throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Henderson.
Henderson moves out of range as Hammond strikes.
Hammond takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A telegraphed right hand from Henderson misses the target.
Hammond misses with a looping left.
Hammond keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Henderson.
A quick step to the side and Hammond tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Hammond.
Hammond throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hammond dips to his left and cracks Henderson with an uppercut!
Henderson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jab from Hammond.
Hammond throws a lazy right hand but Henderson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hammond keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hammond misses with an uppercut.
A little jabbing left from Henderson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Henderson defending well as Hammond loads up on a big left hand.
Hammond misses with a combination
and Henderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Henderson misses with a wild body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Hammond on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Henderson ducks under a wild hook from Hammond.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Henderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hammond lands with a straight right. Henderson didn't see that one coming.
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!
Henderson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Henderson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Henderson misses the jab.
Hammond lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hammond lands with an overhand left.
A swing and a miss from Henderson.
A slow jab from Hammond misses its intended target.
Hammond is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Hammond throws a big shot that misses.
Henderson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Henderson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hammond stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hammond is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hammond misses with a right hand
and Henderson counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Hammond dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hammond comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Henderson misses with an uppercut. Hammond saw that one coming.
Hammond looks to land a left hand but Henderson moved out of range nicely.
Henderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hammond manages to avoid it.
A big left from Hammond misses.
Hammond throws a jab but it's blocked by Henderson.
Henderson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hammond.
Henderson lands a nice shot to the body.
Henderson throws a sloppy body shot
and Hammond counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson slips under a jab from Hammond.
Henderson slips a straight right by Hammond.
Henderson misses with a looping left.
Henderson swings for the body but Hammond moves out of range.
Henderson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Henderson misses with a hook.
Hammond misses with a straight left.
Hammond looks to throw the jab but Henderson is out of range.
Henderson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hammond with a body shot.
Henderson throws out a loose jab but Hammond uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hammond throwing a counter right hand but Henderson manages to avoid it.
A big right from Henderson misses.
Hammond connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hammond scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Henderson throws a shot from downtown. Hammond moves away and avoids it.
Hammond throws a big shot that misses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hammond, as that shot connected.
Henderson misses with a wild body shot.
Hammond misses with a left hand
and Henderson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hammond thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammond ducks under a wild hook from Henderson.
A slow jab from Hammond misses its intended target.
Hammond missing with a left hand there. Henderson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Henderson throws out a counter right but Hammond avoids it with no problem.
Henderson misses the shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hammond misses with a looping right.
Henderson slips under a jab from Hammond.
Henderson bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hammond's head.
Hammond keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Henderson.
Hammond throws a hook to the side of Henderson's head but Henderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Henderson looks to land a left hand but Hammond moved out of range nicely.
Rob Hammond is winning the standup battle so far.
Henderson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hammond.
It seemed like Henderson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Henderson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hammond.
Hammond lunges at Henderson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Henderson's hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammond takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Henderson misses with a hook. Hammond ducked under it nicely.
It looked like Hammond was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Henderson lands with a right hand.
Henderson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hammond.
Henderson cracks Hammond with a right hand to the side of the head.
Henderson staying out of range there.
Henderson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Henderson slips a straight right by Hammond.
A big right from Hammond misses.
Hammond misses with a straight right.
Henderson throws out a loose jab but Hammond uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Henderson misses.
Henderson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hammond.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henderson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hammond lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Hammond swings widly with a right hand
letting Henderson counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hammond avoids the body shot from Henderson.
Hammond swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Henderson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Henderson scores with a nice right hand.
Henderson throws a jab when Hammond was well out of range.
Hammond moves away from the strike by Henderson.
Hammond throws the left hand but Henderson avoids the punch easily.
Hammond misses with a looping right.
Henderson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Hammond is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Henderson can do to turn this around?
Henderson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hammond throws a combination that misses
and Henderson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Rob Hammond will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!
Hammond takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Henderson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hammond.
Henderson ducks under a wild hook from Hammond.
Henderson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hammond throws a jab when Henderson was well out of range.
Hammond throws a looping overhand right but Henderson ducks down to avoid it.
Henderson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hammond counters with a straight right hand.
Henderson throws a shot from downtown. Hammond moves away and avoids it.
Hammond throws the left hand but Henderson avoids the punch easily.
Henderson misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Henderson avoids the body shot from Hammond.
Henderson looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Hammond ducks under a wild hook from Henderson.
Hammond thows a left - swing and a miss!
Henderson is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Hammond with a body shot.
Henderson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A jab lands there for Henderson.
Hammond throws a hook but Henderson avoids it easily.
Henderson throws a counter combo.
Hammond pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Henderson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Henderson.
Hammond misses the body punch
and Henderson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hammond misses with a body punch
and Henderson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hammond misses the shot to the body.
Henderson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hammond counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A jab lands there for Henderson.
A left and a right from Henderson both land. Nice combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hammond throws a looping overhand right but Henderson ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henderson misses with an uppercut. Hammond saw that one coming.
Henderson misses the jab.
Hammond is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hammond avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Hammond misses the target.
Hammond uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Henderson.
Hammond rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Henderson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hammond throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Henderson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hammond throws a right hand that misses
and Henderson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Henderson throws a hook but Hammond avoids it easily.
Hammond misses with a looping right.
The fighters circling - Henderson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Henderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hammond.
Henderson works the jab nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammond throws a hook to the side of Henderson's head but Henderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hammond throws an off balance right hand
and Henderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hammond scores with a nice head shot.
Hammond scores with a shot to the body.
Hammond keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Henderson.
Henderson misses with a looping left.
Henderson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hammond.
Hammond throws a hook to the side of Henderson's head but Henderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Henderson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A left lands for Henderson.
Henderson misses with a straight left.
Hammond looks to score with a jab to the body but Henderson is just out of range.
A left lands for Henderson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Hammond - just one landing.
Hammond throws a looping overhand right but Henderson ducks down to avoid it.
Henderson slips a straight right by Hammond.
Henderson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hammond takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A looping hook to the body misses from Henderson. Hammond does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hammond jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As Hammond backs off Henderson throws a huge counter combo but Hammond manages to avoid it all.
Hammond uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Henderson.
Mark Henderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hammond takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hammond stuns Henderson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Henderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Henderson misses.
Rob Hammond is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hammond cracks Henderson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Henderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hammond has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 29:28
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rob Hammond!
Our winner, Rob Hammond, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Cornell (ranked 1705 p4p, 185 weight class) and Heavy HeavyWeight (ranked 2779 p4p, 290 weight class). Chris Cornell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight 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, Chris Cornell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Heavy HeavyWeight!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for HeavyWeight, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
As HeavyWeight backs away, Cornell returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Cornell shoots in but HeavyWeight avoids the takedown attempt easily.
HeavyWeight is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
HeavyWeight scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Cornell has his takedown stuffed
letting HeavyWeight counter with a right hand.
Cornell takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cornell misses with a takedown attempt
and HeavyWeight makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Cornell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
HeavyWeight clinches up against the cage.
HeavyWeight throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cornell is breathing heavily.
HeavyWeight lands a nice shot to the body.
HeavyWeight lands a body shot in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for HeavyWeight.
Nice body punch from HeavyWeight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
HeavyWeight lands a hook that snaps the head of Cornell backwards.
HeavyWeight throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A nice left hand lands by HeavyWeight.
Still in the clinch, HeavyWeight scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
HeavyWeight throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
HeavyWeight lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Cornell is rocked!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from HeavyWeight.
Oh Cornell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cornell takes a shot to the head.
HeavyWeight throws a big uppercut that drops Cornell! More strikes from HeavyWeight and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Cornell lies dazed against the cage as HeavyWeight celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Heavy HeavyWeight!
A relieved looking Heavy HeavyWeight thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Turbano (ranked 1627 p4p, 208 weight class) and Middle Weight (ranked 2152 p4p, 258 weight class). The key to victory for Thomas Turbano has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Thomas Turbano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Middle Weight!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Winston Alpacca and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weight takes a swing at Turbano's ribcage but misses.
Weight throws a body shot but no joy.
Weight takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Weight's coach down at ELITE Island Gym - 19 Elite Coaches was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Weight's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Turbano takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
It looks like Thomas Turbano has been cut.
Turbano misses the shot to the body.
Turbano staying out of range there.
Turbano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Weight throws a poor cross that misses
and Turbano counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A combination from Weight does no damage.
Turbano misses with a series of wild punches.
Weight falls off balance throwing a combination
and Weight takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Turbano lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slow jab from Weight misses its intended target.
Turbano seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Weight throws an overhand right that lands on Turbano's shoulder, as Turbano tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turbano bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Weight's head backwards.
Turbano lands a glancing blow to the side of Weight's head.
Weight takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Weight falls off balance throwing a combination
and Turbano counters with a two punch combo.
Weight looks to score with a jab to the body but Turbano is just out of range.
It looked like Turbano wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Turbano with a hook.
Nice uppercut lands for Weight. That snapped Turbano's head back.
Turbano lands a jab to the nose.
Weight rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Turbano counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turbano punishes Weight's body with a nice straight punch.
Weight misses with an uppercut
letting Turbano counter with a right hand.
Turbano swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Weight to counter with a crisp jab.
Turbano swings for the body but Weight moves out of range.
Turbano throws a right and a left that Weight avoids nicely.
Weight looks to land a right hand but Turbano moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turbano slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Weight throws a big shot that misses.
Turbano shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Weight eats them both and turns towards Turbano to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Turbano connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Turbano slips a straight right by Weight.
Turbano lands an overhand right.
Turbano misses with a hook.
Weight throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Turbano on the side of the head.
Turbano throws a body shot but no joy.
Weight looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Weight throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Turbano throws a jab but it's blocked by Weight.
Turbano lands a body shot.
Weight takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Weight on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weight throws a body punch but Turbano moves out of range.
Weight fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fight stays on the outside here - Weight looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Turbano lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Weight circles away quickly and effectively.
Turbano sets himself, and Weight steps forward looking for the clinch! Turbano avoids it this time.
Turbano is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Turbano lands a nice hook to Weight's body. Weight takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Weight is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Turbano.
Turbano is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Turbano keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nice defenses there by Turbano.
Weight misses with a two punch combination.
Turbano is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Weight tries to clinch up but Turbano circles away and keeps his distance.
Turbano lands a nice looking body shot.
Weight thows a left - swing and a miss!
Turbano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Weight takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Turbano.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turbano scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Turbano scores with a jab to the body.
Turbano on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Turbano lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Turbano moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Turbano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Turbano looks to score with a jab to the body but Weight is just out of range.
A little jabbing left from Weight on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Weight closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Weight misses with a punch to the body.
Turbano tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Turbano tries to work over Weight's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Turbano dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Turbano's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Weight takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Weight fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Weight has taken the fight to the clinch.
Turbano working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Turbano digs a right hand into Weight's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Weight's gas tank.
Weight has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Weight lands an uppercut.
Turbano blocks a body shot from Weight.
Weight working aggressively here.
Turbano working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Turbano lands a left hand that snaps the head of Weight backwards.
Weight lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Turbano misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Turbano fails to land.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turbano lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Turbano.
Turbano scores with a shot to the side of Weight's head.
Turbano lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turbano tries to throw a body punch but Weight avoids it by throwing Turbano back against the cage.
Weight tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Turbano lands a shoulder strike.
Turbano swings wildly with an uppercut but Weight uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turbano misses with a punch on the inside.
Turbano misses with the head strike.
Turbano misses with a body punch.
Weight goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Weight scores with a hook to the body.
Weight makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Weight struggles to land a body shot inside as Turbano controls his hands.
Turbano gets through Weight's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Turbano misses with a hook from the clinch.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Weight in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Turbano wants to break free but Weight has control.
Weight lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weight has a couple of punches blocked by Turbano.
Thomas Turbano has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Turbano working aggressively here.
Weight blocks an uppercut.
Turbano scores with a nice hook to the head.
Turbano tries to throw a body punch but Weight avoids it by throwing Turbano back against the cage.
Turbano is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Weight can do to turn this around?
Turbano has a couple of punches blocked by Weight.
Weight working aggressively here.
Turbano throws a head punch that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Weight lands with a light punch inside.
Weight blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Turbano.
Weight blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Weight.
A shot in the inside from Weight.
Turbano's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Turbano scores with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Turbano darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Turbano slips a jab from Weight.
Weight waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Turbano.
Turbano moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Weight. Turbano does a little dance to reset his feet.
Weight misses with a hook.
Weight throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Weight misses with a looping left.
A little feinted left hand from Turbano on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Turbano closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Turbano scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A big right from Weight misses.
Turbano looks to score with a jab to the body but Weight is just out of range.
Weight looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Weight bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Turbano has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Thomas Turbano's cut is getting worse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turbano misses the shot to the body.
Weight jabs Turbano to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice uppercut there from Turbano.
Weight fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Turbano looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Weight takes a swing at Turbano's ribcage but misses.
Turbano uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Weight.
A quick step to the side and Turbano tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Weight has taken the fight to the clinch.
Turbano lands a right hand that snaps the head of Weight backwards.
Weight throws a punch but it's blocked by Turbano.
A right hook to the body lands for Turbano.
Turbano swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Turbano.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot in the inside from Weight.
Weight lands a hook to the side of the head.
Turbano fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Turbano dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Thomas Turbano's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Jab by Turbano.
Turbano feints a jab promting Weight to slip. Turbano then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Weight slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Turbano scores with a sloppy right hand. Weight should have avoided that one.
A jab from Turbano finds it's way through Weight's defenses.
Weight moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Weight misses with an uppercut
and Turbano counters with a left to the body.
Weight tries to close the distance and clinch but Turbano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jab from Turbano.
Turbano connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turbano cracks Weight with a right hand to the side of the head.
Weight is rocked!
Turbano bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Weight is still on wobbly legs! Can Turbano finish him?
Weight lands a lovely overhand right.
Weight looks up at the clock. Bad move! Turbano lands a right hand from hell, dropping Weight. Turbano pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Turbano!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Romulo Nascimento (ranked 2389 p4p, 283 weight class) and Mike Hunt (ranked 2506 p4p, 293 weight class). Romulo Nascimento has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Romulo Nascimento!
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, Mike Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt throws a right and a left that Nascimento avoids nicely.
Hunt throws a right and a left that Nascimento avoids nicely.
Nascimento looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nascimento walks into a left hand.
Nascimento shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hunt pinned against the cage. Hunt gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nascimento looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nascimento has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Romulo Nascimento. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nascimento shoots in for a takedown but Hunt shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hunt lands an overhand right.
Hunt leaves Nascimento with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hunt wants to clinch up but Nascimento keeps it at a distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nascimento fails with a takedown attempt.
Hunt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hunt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A left lands for Hunt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nascimento moves forwards but Hunt connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Romulo Nascimento seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown attempt by Nascimento or perhaps it was just good defense by Hunt, which made it look bad.
Nascimento dives in and scores a takedown into Hunt's guard.
Nascimento won't allow Hunt to sweep him here.
Nascimento tries to free his leg and advance position but Hunt is retaining full guard.
Nascimento stands and throws Hunt's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Nascimento passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Hunt!
Nascimento takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Nascimento looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Nascimento has control of Hunt's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Hunt regains control of the situation pretty easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Nascimento has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Hunt is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Romulo Nascimento!
After the fight, Romulo Nascimento was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Greg Bundy (ranked 1036 p4p, 138 weight class) and Saffron Xanthous (ranked 1351 p4p, 180 weight class). Saffron Xanthous acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Greg Bundy!
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, Saffron Xanthous!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bundy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Xanthous.
Xanthous steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Bundy.
Xanthous moves into the clinch.
Xanthous lands a nice uppercut.
Bundy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Xanthous backwards.
A shot in the inside from Bundy.
Bundy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bundy is trying to stall.
A bit of stalling here from Bundy.
We've been informed that Xanthous has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Xanthous gets through Bundy's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Xanthous tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Xanthous misses with a punch to the body.
Bundy misses with a punch to the body.
Xanthous doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bundy swings wildly with an uppercut but Xanthous uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bundy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bundy.
Xanthous blocks an uppercut.
Xanthous lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bundy.
Bundy definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Still in the clinch, Xanthous scores with a nice short uppercut.
Xanthous lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bundy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Xanthous working aggressively here.
Xanthous throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bundys head.
Xanthous tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Bundy.
Bundy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bundy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bundy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Xanthous misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Xanthous lands an uppercut.
Bundy misses with a punch to the body.
Xanthous lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bundy backwards.
Bundy tries to work over Xanthous's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bundy presses Xanthous against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Xanthous blocking some punches.
Bundy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bundy stalls.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bundy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Xanthous throws a punch but it's blocked by Bundy.
Xanthous blocks an uppercut.
Xanthous is working Bundy over against the cage.
Xanthous can't find room to land a body shot as Bundy controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Bundy.
Bundy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short left from Bundy.
Bundy lands a nice uppercut.
Xanthous throws a head punch that misses.
Bundy is pushing Xanthous up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bundy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Xanthous's elbow.
Xanthous can't find room to land a body shot as Bundy controls the action.
Bundy blocks a body shot from Xanthous.
A body shot lands from Xanthous.
Xanthous lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bundy backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Xanthous backwards.
Bundy throws a head punch that misses.
Xanthous misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bundy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Xanthous prevents a body shot from Bundy.
Xanthous misses with a short punch on the inside.
Xanthous working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bundy has a couple of punches blocked by Xanthous.
Bundy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bundy throws a punch but it's blocked by Xanthous.
Xanthous swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bundy misses with the head strike.
Xanthous tries to throw a body punch but Bundy avoids it by throwing Xanthous back against the cage.
Xanthous blocks an uppercut.
Xanthous blocks an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Xanthous lands a hook that snaps the head of Bundy backwards.
Bundy misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Xanthous lands a left hand.
Xanthous softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Xanthous misses with a body punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bundy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Bundy.
Bundy scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bundy.
Bundy is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Xanthous is keeping busy.
Bundy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bundy lands a shot to the body.
Bundy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bundy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Xanthous can't find room to land a body shot as Bundy controls the action.
Bundy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bundy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Xanthous goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bundy is pushing Xanthous up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bundy has a couple of punches blocked by Xanthous.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Greg Bundy will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Xanthous keeps the fight on the outside.
Nice shot by Xanthous.
Bundy loads up on a big right hand but Xanthous slips the punch.
Xanthous is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Xanthous steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bundy.
Xanthous tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bundy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Xanthous misses with an uppercut. Bundy saw that one coming.
Xanthous tries to clinch but Bundy is having none of it.
Xanthous swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bundy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Bundy.
Bundy lands with a good body shot.
Bundy gets tackled into the cage by Xanthous. Xanthous maintains the clinch.
Xanthous digs a right hand into Bundy's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bundy's gas tank.
Xanthous blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bundy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bundy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bundy lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bundy tries a body shot but Xanthous blocks it.
Bundy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bundy effectively controlling the action here.
Xanthous tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bundy working aggressively here.
Bundy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Xanthous blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A right hand to the body from Bundy.
Bundy lands a right hand.
Xanthous pushes Bundy back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bundy struggles to land a body shot inside as Xanthous controls his hands.
Bundy tries a body shot but Xanthous blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Xanthous.
Xanthous blocking some punches.
Xanthous blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bundy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bundy prevents a body shot from Xanthous.
A left hand lands to the body for Bundy.
Xanthous struggles to land a body shot inside as Bundy controls his hands.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Xanthous.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bundy.
Xanthous tries a body shot but Bundy blocks it.
Bundy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Xanthous fails to land.
Bundy misses with a body punch.
Bundy lands a shot to the body.
Xanthous is breathing heavily.
Bundy lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Xanthous.
Bundy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Xanthous backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Xanthous.
Xanthous prevents a body shot from Bundy.
A right hand to the body from Bundy.
Bundy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Bundy - that landed with a thud.
Bundy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bundy gets through Xanthous's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bundy lands with a light punch inside.
Xanthous misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bundy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Xanthous backwards.
Bundy misses with the head strike.
Bundy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bundy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bundy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Xanthous's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bundy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Xanthous backwards.
Nice body punch from Bundy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bundy lands a shot to the body.
Xanthous prevents a body shot from Bundy.
Bundy lands a hook that snaps the head of Xanthous backwards.
Bundy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bundy lands a left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Bundy.
A short uppercut from Bundy.
Bundy lands a right hand that snaps the head of Xanthous backwards.
Bundy misses with a body punch.
Xanthous fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bundy throws a punch but it's blocked by Xanthous.
Bundy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Greg Bundy has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bundy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bundy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Xanthous's elbow.
Bundy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Xanthous.
Bundy digs a right hand into Xanthous's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Xanthous's gas tank.
Bundy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bundy digs a right hand into Xanthous's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Xanthous's gas tank.
Bundy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Xanthouss head.
Xanthous is rocked!
Bundy tries to work over Xanthous's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Xanthous is still on wobbly legs! Can Bundy finish him?
Xanthous tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Xanthous seems to have recovered his senses.
Bundy slows down the pace here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Greg Bundy dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bundy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Xanthous tries to clinch up.
Bundy is looking to counter punch.
Xanthous throws a jab when Bundy was well out of range.
Bundy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Xanthous tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Xanthous.
Xanthous misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bundy.
Bundy blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Xanthous on the inside.
Bundy tries to work over Xanthous's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bundy.
Bundy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Xanthous.
Bundy has a couple of punches blocked by Xanthous.
Xanthous is looking to break free of the clinch but Bundy has double underhooks.
Bundy pushes Xanthous back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Xanthous takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xanthous throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bundys head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Xanthous.
Bundy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Xanthous misses with a punch on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Bundy scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bundy lands a body shot in the clinch.
Xanthous scores with a hook to the body.
Bundy working aggressively here.
Bundy swings wildly with an uppercut but Xanthous uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bundy scores with a shot to the side of Xanthous's head.
Bundy blocks a body shot from Xanthous.
Bundy throws a head punch that misses.
Bundy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bundy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Xanthous struggles to land a body shot inside as Bundy controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Xanthous.
Bundy tries to work over Xanthous's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bundy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Xanthouss head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Xanthous working aggressively here.
Bundy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Xanthous tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bundy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bundy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bundy blocks an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Xanthous blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bundy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Xanthous lands a shoulder strike.
Bundy digs a right hand underneath Xanthous's ribcage. Xanthous let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bundy tries a body shot but Xanthous blocks it.
Bundy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bundy works on Xanthous's body with a couple of short punches.
Xanthous misses with a body punch.
Bundy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Bundy on the inside.
A short uppercut from Bundy.
A head punch on the inside from Xanthous fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bundy tries to throw a body punch but Xanthous avoids it by throwing Bundy back against the cage.
A short left from Bundy.
Bundy working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Xanthous letting Bundy take a breather here.
Bundy lands with a right to the head.
Bundy drops Xanthous onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Xanthous is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Bundy has Xanthous pushed against the cage.
Xanthous working aggressively here.
Bundy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from Bundy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bundy lands a big right hand that drops Xanthous! The killer instinct kicks in and Bundy finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Bundy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Greg Bundy!
Greg Bundy retains his middleweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Greg Bundy thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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