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IXF 19 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kamakiri Yoritomo (ranked 7490 p4p, 583 weight class) and Hoki Poki (ranked 25420 p4p, 656 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Yoritomo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Praying Mantis - Praying Mantis. Hoki Poki acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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178 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kamakiri Yoritomo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hoki Poki!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Poki changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Poki closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like Hoki Poki has been cut.
Yoritomo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Poki's coach down at Island Safe Space was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Poki's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Poki has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Yoritomo finds it's way round the side to connect with Poki's head.
Yoritomo moves away from the strike by Poki.
Yoritomo is looking to counter the offense by Poki and move into the clinch.
Poki doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Yoritomo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Poki, pushing him back against the cage.
Yoritomo letting Poki take a breather here.
Yoritomo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yoritomo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Yoritomo swings wildly with an uppercut but Poki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yoritomo breaks the clinch.
Poki misses with a straight left.
Yoritomo tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Poki manages to circle out of the way.
Yoritomo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Poki is out of range.
Poki throws out a counter right but Yoritomo avoids it with no problem.
Yoritomo looks to land a right hand but Poki moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poki misses with a body shot.
Poki slips a straight right by Yoritomo.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Poki! But no joy.
Poki lands with an overhand left.
Poki just misses with a punch to the body.
Poki rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Yoritomo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yoritomo looks to clinch
and Poki counters with a nice uppercut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Poki. Yoritomo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Poki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yoritomo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yoritomo misses with a body shot.
Yoritomo drives through and clinches with Poki against the cage.
Yoritomo lands a right hand.
Poki blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poki can't break the clinch.
Yoritomo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Poki.
Poki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yoritomo punishes Poki's body with a nice straight punch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Yoritomo, as that shot connected.
Poki gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Poki walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Yoritomo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Poki takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Poki misses with a combination
and Yoritomo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yoritomo tries to clinch but Poki is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoritomo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yoritomo is looking to clinch.
Yoritomo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Poki uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yoritomo.
Yoritomo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Yoritomo connects with a solid leg kick.
Poki throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Yoritomo to counter with a crisp jab.
Poki looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yoritomo clinches up with Poki and pushes him back against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Yoritomo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yoritomo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yoritomo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yoritomo misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poki blocks an uppercut.
Poki breaks from the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yoritomo throws a body shot but no joy.
A punch combination from Poki misses.
Yoritomo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yoritomo takes the fight into the clinch.
Yoritomo lands a left hand.
Poki tries to circle away but Yoritomo has him pinned against the cage.
Yoritomo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yoritomo misses with some punches.
Poki is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Yoritomo swings wildly with an uppercut but Poki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Poki is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kamakiri Yoritomo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hoki Poki's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Poki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yoritomo.
It seemed like Poki was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Poki throws an overhand right that lands on Yoritomo's shoulder, as Yoritomo tries to avoid the shot.
Yoritomo is looking to clinch but Poki is avoiding it.
Yoritomo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Poki doesn't seem bothered though.
Poki misses with a hook.
Poki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Yoritomo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Poki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yoritomo clobbers Poki with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Yoritomo has managed to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoritomo tries to throw a body punch but Poki avoids it by throwing Yoritomo back against the cage.
Yoritomo misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Yoritomo.
Poki dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Yoritomo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoritomo misses with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Yoritomo.
Yoritomo stalling against the cage.
Yoritomo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Poki can do to turn this around?
Yoritomo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yoritomo looking to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yoritomo.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Poki 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.
Yoritomo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Yoritomo can't find room to land a body shot as Poki controls the action.
Yoritomo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yoritomo misses with the head strike.
Yoritomo misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poki blocks an uppercut.
Poki controlling the action here for a moment.
Yoritomo lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Yoritomo.
Poki can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Poki's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Yoritomo throws a punch but it's blocked by Poki.
Poki is trying to force a seperation but Yoritomo has the dominant position.
Yoritomo struggles to land a body shot inside as Poki controls his hands.
Yoritomo swings wildly with an uppercut but Poki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Poki blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoritomo tries to throw a body punch but Poki avoids it by throwing Yoritomo back against the cage.
Poki looking to stall.
Yoritomo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Poki blocks an uppercut.
Poki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yoritomo backwards.
Poki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Yoritomo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nice jab there from Yoritomo.
Poki misses with a hook.
Yoritomo scores with the left hand. Poki knows he should have avoided that one.
Yoritomo ducks under a wild hook from Poki.
A little feinted left hand from Yoritomo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Yoritomo cracks Poki with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Yoritomo misses with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoritomo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Poki circles away quickly and effectively.
Yoritomo throws a shot from downtown. Poki moves away and avoids it.
A telegraphed right hand from Poki misses the target.
Poki connects with a right hand. Yoritomo shakes it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yoritomo moves into the clinch successfully.
Yoritomo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yoritomo lands a body punch.
Yoritomo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yoritomo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Poki backwards.
Yoritomo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yoritomo throws a head punch that misses.
Yoritomo slows down the pace here.
Yoritomo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Poki's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kamakiri Yoritomo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hoki Poki's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Yoritomo throws a shot to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Yoritomo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yoritomo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Poki wants to break the clinch but can't.
Yoritomo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yoritomo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Yoritomo misses with some punches.
Poki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoritomo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Poki backwards.
Yoritomo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yoritomo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That has opened up Hoki Poki's cut even more.
Yoritomo has a couple of punches blocked by Poki.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Yoritomo.
Poki prevents a body shot from Yoritomo.
A bit of stalling here from Yoritomo.
Poki blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Yoritomo.
Yoritomo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pokis head.
Yoritomo gets through Poki's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yoritomo pushes Poki back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Poki is rocked!
Yoritomo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Poki is still on wobbly legs! Can Yoritomo finish him?
Poki throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Yoritomo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Poki swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yoritomo counters with a huge left! Poki is in big trouble! He's backing up but Yoritomo isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Poki from any more damage. A dominating finish by Yoritomo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kamakiri Yoritomo!
A relieved looking Kamakiri Yoritomo 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Medusa Grip (ranked 5793 p4p, 524 weight class) and Anton Dolvoz (ranked 25218 p4p, 641 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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170 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Medusa Grip!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Anton Dolvoz!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Winston Alpacca and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grip throws a right and a left that Dolvoz avoids nicely.
Dolvoz moves into the clinch.
Grip breaks from the clinch.
Grip gets caught flat footed, as Dolvoz shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Grip uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Dolvoz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dolvoz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grip moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Grip closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Dolvoz is letting Grip control him for a moment.
Grip has an Americana. Dolvoz didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Grip is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Grip hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Medusa Grip!
After the big win, Medusa Grip made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors ZZ POPS and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Man (ranked 5905 p4p, 531 weight class) and Brandon Waldrop (ranked 8071 p4p, 605 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Brandon Waldrop was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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225 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Big Man!
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, Brandon Waldrop!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Waldrop fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Waldrop throws a hook but Man avoids it easily.
Waldrop misses with a right hand
letting Man counter with a right hand.
It looks like Brandon Waldrop has been cut.
Man has Waldrop up against the cage in a clinch.
Waldrop is looking to take this one to the mat.
Man working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Waldrop is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Man is defending well.
Waldrop tries to pull guard but Man forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Big Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Waldrop.
A short right from Man on the inside.
Waldrop has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Man is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Man.
Waldrop is trying to drag Man to the mat but Man just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Man is struggling to control the position.
Man makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waldrop is trying to stall.
Waldrop trying to control the position but instead, Man has worked for underhooks and has pushed Waldrop into the cage.
Man lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Man dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Man lands with a left to the head.
Man digs a right hand into Waldrop's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Waldrop's gas tank.
Waldrop is trying to pull guard but Man has him pressed against the cage.
Waldrop jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Man walks away with a smile on his face. Waldrop gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Waldrop misses with an uppercut. Man saw that one coming.
Man moves into the clinch.
Waldrop tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Man just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man prevents a takedown attempt there.
Man lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Man digs a right hand into Waldrop's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Waldrop's gas tank.
Waldrop looks winded!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Man.
Man lands a left hand.
Man stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Waldrop being controlled against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Waldrop drops down looking for an ankle pick but Man pulls his leg out and moves away.
Waldrop throws a right hand that misses
and Man holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Man stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Waldrop.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waldrop is working for takedown but Man is calmly controlling the position for now.
Man lands with a left to the head.
Man jumps guard and drags Waldrop to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Man wants to stand but Waldrop is controlling the position.
My spies in ELITE Island Gym - 19 Elite Coaches inform me that Waldrop has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Waldrop avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Man wants to sweep here but Waldrop controlling him for the moment.
Waldrop decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Man steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Waldrop.
Man was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Waldrop misses with a left hand
and Man counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Waldrop thinking.
A looping hook to the body misses from Waldrop. Man does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waldrop throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Man sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Man wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Man scores with a takedown into Waldrop's guard.
Man gets to his feet. Waldrop looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Man takes the fight into the clinch.
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 short right from Man on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Man as the two fighters clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Man.
Waldrop jumps guard but Man turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
The referee is keeping an eye on Man - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Man lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big Man dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brandon Waldrop's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Waldrop misses with a right hand
and Man counters with a crisp right hand that drops Waldrop! Man lets Waldrop back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Man staying out of range there.
Man walks into a stiff left hand from Waldrop.
Man slips a straight right by Waldrop.
Man drives through and clinches with Waldrop against the cage.
Waldrop goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Waldrop tries to pull guard but Man forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
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!
Waldrop tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Man just stands there and leans against the cage.
Waldrop tries to circle away but Man has him pinned against the cage.
Waldrop has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Man avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Big Man has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brandon Waldrop.
Waldrop is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Man to keep the fight standing.
Waldrop tries to pull guard but Man holds him up against the cage and eventually Waldrop drops back down to his feet.
Waldrop wants to break free but Man has control.
Waldrop is breathing heavily.
Man stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man lands a left hand.
Man stalling.
Waldrop escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Waldrop throws a right hand that misses
and Man counters with a nice right hand that sends Waldrop toppling to the canvas! Waldrop scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Man finish him?!
Waldrop is rocked!
Man closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Waldrop is still on wobbly legs! Can Man finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Man - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Waldrop misses with a knee strike.
Waldrop being controlled against the cage.
Man lands a body shot in the clinch.
Waldrop seems to have recovered his senses.
Man leaning his opponent against the cage.
Waldrop tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Man is working Waldrop over against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Man.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Man drops Waldrop onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Waldrop is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Man scores with a shoulder strike.
Waldrop tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Man lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Waldrop or not.
Man drags the fight down to the ground.
Man is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Man works on Waldrop's body with a couple of short punches.
A body shot lands from Man.
Man works on Waldrop's body with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Waldrop takes a shot to the head.
Man lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Man avoiding damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Man creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Man scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Man.
Man creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Waldrop's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Waldrop drops to his knees and Man pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Big Man!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frank Wildhauser (ranked 4521 p4p, 456 weight class) and Wanderlei Filho (ranked 8939 p4p, 633 weight class). Filho has chosen Darude - Sandstorm as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Wanderlei Filho enters the cage!
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156 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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165 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Frank Wildhauser!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Wanderlei Filho!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wildhauser uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Filho.
Filho digs a good hook to Wildhauser's body.
Filho's corner calls for a 1-2. Filho obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Filho cracks Wildhauser with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Filho sends Wildhauser crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Filho is motioning to the referee to let Wildhauser up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Wildhauser is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wildhauser drives through with a takedown into Filho's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Oh Wildhauser is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wildhauser is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Filho wants to stand up but Wildhauser is controlling him.
Wildhauser sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Filho keeping moving, preventing Wildhauser from controlling successfully.
Filho is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Wildhauser presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Wildhauser seems to have got his legs back now.
Filho misses with the head strike.
Wildhauser gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Filho regains guard.
Wildhauser showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wildhauser trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Filho wants to stand up but Wildhauser is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Filho is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Wildhauser presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Filho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Filho taking a breather.
Wildhauser manages to pull guard.
Wildhauser wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Wildhauser definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wildhauser bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Filho's guard.
Wildhauser throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Filho works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wildhauser working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wildhauser stays in close to Filho's body and controls the position.
Wildhauser forces his way into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wildhauser seems to be working for a kimura but Filho defends the submission attempt.
Wildhauser stops Filho from getting back to his feet.
Wildhauser with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Filho is trying to stand.
Wildhauser performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Filho is not content to let Wildhauser control the position.
Filho pushes Wildhauser off looking to stand but Wildhauser dives back in and keeps control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wildhauser looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Filho is in trouble now - Wildhauser has advanced to mount!
Wildhauser with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Wildhauser sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Wildhauser has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Filho looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wildhauser can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Filho is looking to escape.
Filho is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Wildhauser controlling his opponent.
Wildhauser working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Filho looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Wildhauser! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Frank Wildhauser!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Schaub (ranked 4322 p4p, 523 weight class) and SF Candidate (ranked 6389 p4p, 651 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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200 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bryan Schaub!
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, SF Candidate!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Candidate throws a good cross that connects.
Schaub misses with an uppercut. Candidate saw that one coming.
Candidate looks to land a right hand but Schaub moved out of range.
Schaub ducks under a wild hook from Candidate.
Bryan Schaub seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schaub takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Danga de danga de dang - Candidate scores with a four punch combination!
Schaub takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Candidate scores with a decent looking hook.
Schaub drops his hands momentarily and Candidate takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Candidate lands with a good body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schaub lands with a good body shot.
Schaub walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice uppercut lands for Schaub. That snapped Candidate's head back.
Schaub throws a hook but Candidate avoids it easily.
Schaub shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Schaub showed some decent athleticism there.
We've been hearing good reports from Schaub'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.
Candidate is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schaub controlling the action here.
Candidate trying to hold on to Schaub's head to control him but Schaub postures up.
Schaub sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Schaub wants to work for an arm triangle but Candidate is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Candidate trying to control here.
Schaub prevents Candidate from improving his position.
Schaub tries to pass to full mount but Candidate defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Schaub is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Candidate has managed to free his arm - good work.
Schaub in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Candidate tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Schaub!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bryan Schaub!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tuccio Turturro (ranked 3399 p4p, 361 weight class) and William Scout (ranked 7683 p4p, 592 weight class). William Scout will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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177 lbs
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tuccio Turturro!
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, William Scout!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turturro throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Scout tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Turturro is in Scout's guard.
Scout can't keep his opponent in guard - Turturro advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Turturro is working for a kimura but Scout is defending it quite comfortably.
Turturro is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Scout has managed to free his arm - good work.
Turturro wants to take a breather but Scout is having none of it.
Turturro passes the guard and advances to mount!
Turturro wants to control the pace but Scout is squirming around nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turturro looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Turturro is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Scout can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Turturro definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turturro wants to control the pace but Scout is squirming around nicely.
Turturro takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Scout rolls, trying to escape but Turturro keeps control of the position.
Turturro working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Turturro is looking for a rear naked choke here but Scout reverses the position brilliantly into Turturro's guard!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Turturro is on top in guard.
Our spies down at at ELITE Island Gym - 19 Elite Coaches inform us that Scout has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Turturro trying to control but Scout is working from the bottom.
Scout is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Turturro wants to control from the top but Scout keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Scout looking for a guillotine here but Turturro defends easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Scout trying to keep a closed guard but Turturro is proving a slippery customer.
Turturro is pushing down on Scout's leg trying to pass to half guard. Scout is fighting to maintain full guard but Turturro has managed to sneak the leg through.
Turturro is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Scout!
Turturro trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Scout tries to hold on but Turturro pushes him away.
Scout is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turturro can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Scout is looking to escape.
Scout can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turturro goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Scout is on top in guard.
Turturro working for a triangle but Scout defends it easily.
Turturro working for a triangle but Scout defends it easily.
Turturro looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Turturro throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Scout avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turturro working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Scout doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Scout manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Turturro is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Turturro has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Scout should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Turturro has tightened it up now! Scout should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Tuccio Turturro!
Tuccio Turturro 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Escobar (ranked 3445 p4p, 367 weight class) and Greg House (ranked 4807 p4p, 470 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
170 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Michael Escobar!
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, Greg House!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escobar clinches up with House and pushes him back against the cage.
House digs a right hand into Escobar's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Escobar's gas tank.
House misses with a short punch on the inside.
House blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Escobar fails to land.
Escobar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from House - that landed with a thud.
Escobar throws a punch but it's blocked by House.
Escobar lands an uppercut.
House pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Michael Escobar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
House moves into the clinch successfully.
House lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Escobar swings wildly with an uppercut but House uses good head movement to avoid it.
Escobar lands a right hand that snaps the head of House backwards.
Escobar pushes House back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
House breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
House lands with an uppercut that bounces Escobar off the cage and back into range.
It looks like Michael Escobar has been cut.
Nice uppercut there from House.
House swings for the body but Escobar moves out of range.
House has closed the distance and engaged Escobar in a clinch.
House tries to work over Escobar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Escobar misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Escobar.
House swings wildly with an uppercut but Escobar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Escobar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Escobar prevents a body shot from House.
House lands a left hand.
Escobar scores with a shot to the side of House's head.
A short right from House on the inside.
A short right from House.
Escobar blocking some punches.
Escobar misses with some punches.
House throws a punch but it's blocked by Escobar.
Escobar blocks a body shot from House.
A quick uppercut on the inside from House.
House lands with a short shot to the head.
House tries to work over Escobar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
House misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Escobar.
House can't find room to land a body shot as Escobar controls the action.
House throws a punch but it's blocked by Escobar.
House lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
House can't find room to land a body shot as Escobar controls the action.
Escobar prevents a body shot from House.
Escobar lands with a left to the head.
Escobar prevents a body shot from House.
Escobar lands with a left to the head.
Escobar throws a head punch that misses.
House tries to work over Escobar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Escobar swings wildly with an uppercut but House uses good head movement to avoid it.
House struggles to land a body shot inside as Escobar controls his hands.
Escobar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
House has a couple of punches blocked by Escobar.
House misses with a punch to the body.
House working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Escobar softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
House throws a punch but it's blocked by Escobar.
House throws a punch but it's blocked by Escobar.
Escobar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Escobar blocks a body shot from House.
Escobar misses with the head strike.
House tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
House is working Escobar over against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Escobar.
Escobar has a couple of punches blocked by House.
House lands a shoulder strike.
House misses with a hook to the ribs.
Escobar lands a shoulder strike.
Escobar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
House tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
House digs a right hand into Escobar's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Escobar's gas tank.
House escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
House throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Escobar.
Escobar tries to close the distance and clinch up but House swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Escobar clinches with his opponent.
A nice right hand lands inside from Escobar.
House blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Escobar has a couple of punches blocked by House.
House goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Escobar.
Escobar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
House tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Escobar's elbow.
House lands a nice shot to the body.
House lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Escobar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Escobar has a couple of punches blocked by House.
House tries to work over Escobar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
House struggles to land a body shot inside as Escobar controls his hands.
Escobar prevents a body shot from House.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Escobar.
Escobar lands with a short head shot on the inside.
House swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Escobar lands on the inside with an uppercut.
House presses Escobar against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
House tries to work over Escobar's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
House struggles to land a body shot inside as Escobar controls his hands.
House tries to throw a body punch but Escobar avoids it by throwing House back against the cage.
Escobar misses with a hook from the clinch.
Escobar lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
House lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
House doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
House is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Escobar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
House misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Escobar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Greg House will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Michael Escobar's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
House misses with a straight left.
Escobar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Escobar ducks under a wild hook from House.
House swats away the attempt to clinch by Escobar.
Oooooh!!! House has knocked Escobar down with a huge combo! House steps away and waves a wobbly Escobar back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Escobar tries to clinch up.
Escobar tries to clinch but House moves out of range.
House scores with a jab.
Escobar is rocked!
Escobar gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! House points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Escobar wakes up just in time to hear House thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Greg House!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Sands Jr (ranked 3036 p4p, 326 weight class) and Boo Yaj (ranked 2821 p4p, 307 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bobby Sands Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Boo Yaj!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sands Jr fails with a takedown attempt.
Yaj wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Yaj stuffs the takedown.
Sands Jr misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Sands Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sands Jr darts in looking for a takedown but Yaj gets double underhooks and turns Sands Jr into the cage.
Yaj jabs Sands Jr to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaj fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Yaj fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sands Jr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Yaj!
It looks like Bobby Sands Jr has been cut.
Yaj works over Sands Jr's head and body with a nice combination.
Yaj connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sands Jr is rocked!
Sands Jr is holding his hands too far apart here. Yaj throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Sands Jr is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Boo Yaj!
After winning the bout, Boo Yaj thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Bobby Sands Jr was interviewed post fight and said 'I'm very upset that the Referee did not see my opponent grope my balls several times and slip his index finger in to my asshole! I mean, how can a guy concentrate on the task at hand, if he is getting his balls and asshole stimulated???'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ray Davis (ranked 2444 p4p, 275 weight class) and Jeff Spicoli (ranked 2715 p4p, 296 weight class). Spicoli has chosen Wolly Bully as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. 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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175 lbs
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170 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ray Davis!
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, Jeff Spicoli!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Peter Branson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spicoli tests Davis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Davis throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Spicoli to counter with a crisp jab.
Davis moves away from the strike by Spicoli.
Spicoli misses with a hook
and Davis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Spicoli misses with a body shot.
Davis is looking to counter punch.
Davis moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Spicoli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A cross from Davis lands.
Spicoli just misses with a punch to the body.
Davis takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Spicoli throws a looping overhand right but Davis ducks down to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Davis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Spicoli paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jeff Spicoli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis has taken the fight to the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Davis's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Davis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spicoli escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Davis looks to land a right hand but Spicoli moved out of range.
Spicoli misses with a wild body shot.
Davis with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Spicoli to score with a decent uppercut.
Spicoli's corner calls for a 1-2. Spicoli obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Spicoli fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Davis on the side of the head.
Davis connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Davis slips under a jab.
Davis with a nice cross.
Davis misses with a hook.
Davis gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davis takes a swing at Spicoli's ribcage but misses.
Spicoli throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spicoli fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Davis staying out of range there.
A little feinted left hand from Davis on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Spicoli is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Davis had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Spicoli connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A jab from Spicoli does it's job there.
Spicoli uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Davis has time to react.
Nice uppercut there from Davis.
Davis changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Davis lands with a good body shot.
Davis tries to move into range but Spicoli moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Spicoli looks to land a right hand but Davis moved out of range.
Spicoli cracks a nice hook into Davis's ribs.
A cross from Spicoli lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spicoli moves away.
Davis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spicoli was well out of range. Poor timing from Davis.
A big right from Spicoli misses.
Spicoli throws out a powerful jab.
We've been informed that Spicoli has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Davis moves in looking to clinch but Spicoli pushes him off.
Spicoli lunges at Davis with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Davis's hand.
A jab from Spicoli misses.
Davis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Davis avoids the body shot from Spicoli.
Davis throws a jab when Spicoli was well out of range.
Davis tries to clinch there but Spicoli circles away.
Spicoli scores with the left hand. Davis knows he should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spicoli connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Davis looks to land a combination but Spicoli avoids it well.
Davis throws a hook to the side of Spicoli's head but Spicoli sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Davis listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Jab, jab by Spicoli - just one landing.
Spicoli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Davis.
Spicoli throws a body shot but no joy.
Spicoli loads up on a big right hand but Davis slips the punch.
Spicoli scores with a jab.
Davis looks to score with a jab to the body but Spicoli is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davis lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Spicoli circles away quickly and effectively.
A nice side step and Spicoli releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Spicoli dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Spicoli throws a jab when Davis was well out of range.
Spicoli jabs Davis right on the nose. Davis blinks but takes it well.
Spicoli jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Davis swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jeff Spicoli seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Spicoli tests Davis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Spicoli throws a predictable looking body shot
and Davis counters with a nice uppercut.
Spicoli tests Davis's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big right from Davis misses.
Davis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Spicoli misses its intended target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Spicoli darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Spicoli misses with a right hand
and Davis counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davis takes a swing at Spicoli's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spicoli misses with a hook
enabling Davis to counter with a crisp jab.
Spicoli is rocked!
Davis slips under a jab.
Davis appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Spicoli is still on wobbly legs! Can Davis finish him?
Spicoli misses with a jab to the body
and Davis scores with a counter punch that sends Spicoli to the canvas! Davis smells blood - he's punishing Spicoli with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Spicoli has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ray Davis!
Ray Davis really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that ZZ POPS logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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