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Bulldogs at the Beach PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chiharu Shiba (ranked 2931 p4p, 260 weight class) and Ilya Yaj (ranked 2260 p4p, 224 weight class). Shiba comes to the cage accompanied by Godsmack - Immune & Sick Puppies - Survive . This should be a great matchup!
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146 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight 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, Chiharu Shiba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ilya Yaj!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yaj throws a good cross that connects.
Yaj takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Shiba scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Yaj looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Shiba looks to score with a jab to the body but Yaj is just out of range.
Shiba lands with a shot to the body.
Shiba definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Shiba throws a big shot that misses.
Yaj wants to counter the offense by Shiba and move into the clinch position.
Shiba throws out a loose jab but Yaj uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shiba connects with a crisp jab.
Yaj tries to clinch but Shiba is having none of it.
Shiba lands a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shiba throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yaj scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Yaj avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yaj gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Shiba.
Shiba misses the jab.
Yaj tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Shiba paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shiba throwing a counter right hand but Yaj manages to avoid it.
Shiba throws a nice looking combination but Yaj bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yaj tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Chiharu Shiba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yaj pushes Shiba up against the cage in a clinch.
Shiba lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yaj blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shiba works on Yaj's body with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaj is working Shiba over against the cage.
Yaj struggles to land a body shot inside as Shiba controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Shiba.
Shiba wants to get back to striking at distance but Yaj won't allow it.
A right hook to the body lands for Shiba.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shiba.
Shiba is trying to break the clinch but Yaj is controlling him.
A right handed body shot lands from Yaj.
Shiba pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shiba has closed the distance and engaged Yaj in a clinch.
Yaj misses with a body punch.
Yaj misses with a punch to the body.
Shiba softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yaj working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Shiba tries to circle away but Yaj has him pinned against the cage.
Shiba tries to work over Yaj's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Shiba is trying to break the clinch but Yaj is controlling him.
Yaj lands with a light punch inside.
Shiba is trying to break the clinch but Yaj is controlling him.
Nice body punch from Yaj - that landed with a thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shiba struggles to land a body shot inside as Yaj controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Yaj fails to land.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shiba can't find room to land a body shot as Yaj controls the action.
Shiba can't break the clinch.
Yaj tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yaj fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Shiba doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yaj doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shiba pushes Yaj back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Shiba swings wildly with an uppercut but Yaj uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shiba lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Shiba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Yaj fails to land.
Shiba is leaning against Yaj and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Yaj presses Shiba against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Shiba wants to get back to striking at distance but Yaj won't allow it.
Shiba tries to work over Yaj's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Shiba.
Yaj lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Shiba or not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yaj throws a punch but it's blocked by Shiba.
Yaj struggles to land a body shot inside as Shiba controls his hands.
Shiba lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yaj.
Yaj blocks an uppercut.
Yaj misses with the head strike.
Shiba blocking some punches.
Yaj blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shiba is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Shiba swings wildly with an uppercut but Yaj uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shiba blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yaj has Shiba pressed against the cage, preventing Shiba from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Shiba misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shiba lands a nice shot to the body.
Yaj misses with a punch to the body.
Yaj lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Shiba backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Shiba.
Shiba looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yaj fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Yaj softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Shiba tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shiba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yaj.
Still in the clinch, Shiba scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shiba creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Shiba misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Shiba.
Shiba misses with a punch to the body.
Yaj tries a body shot but Shiba blocks it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Yaj blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Shiba has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Shiba goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yaj digs a right hand into Shiba's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Shiba's gas tank.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Yaj fails to land.
Yaj working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Yaj misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shiba blocks a body shot from Yaj.
Shiba lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chiharu Shiba dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Shiba misses with a body shot.
Yaj is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Shiba. That snapped Yaj's head back.
Shiba throws a nice looking combination but Yaj bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shiba walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Yaj drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Shiba swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Yaj's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chiharu Shiba!
Chiharu Shiba decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dimitri Romanov (ranked 2120 p4p, 256 weight class) and Geanluca Lorenzon (ranked 2394 p4p, 283 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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168 lbs
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162 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dimitri Romanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Geanluca Lorenzon!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Winston Alpacca and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lorenzon lands with a hook. Romanov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Romanov throws a hook to the side of Lorenzon's head but Lorenzon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lorenzon uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Romanov.
Lorenzon lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A big left from Lorenzon misses.
Lorenzon misses with an uppercut
and Romanov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Romanov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lorenzon swivels and escapes.
Horrible takedown attempt by Romanov or perhaps it was just good defense by Lorenzon, which made it look bad.
Lorenzon throws out a powerful jab.
Romanov throws a jab but it's blocked by Lorenzon.
Romanov throws a right hand that misses
and Lorenzon counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romanov fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dimitri Romanov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Romanov misses.
Lorenzon looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lorenzon just misses with a punch to the body.
Romanov misses with a looping left.
Lorenzon throws out a counter right but Romanov avoids it with no problem.
Lorenzon with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Romanov to score with a decent uppercut.
Lorenzon jabs at Romanov's body.
Lorenzon misses with a straight right.
Lorenzon scores with a shot to the body.
Dimitri Romanov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lorenzon on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lorenzon slips under a jab.
Romanov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lorenzon.
Romanov looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Nice jab there from Lorenzon.
Lorenzon lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lorenzon stuns Romanov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lorenzon is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Romanov moves away from the strike by Lorenzon.
Romanov changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Romanov shoots and misses
and Lorenzon holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lorenzon makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lorenzon throws a head punch that misses.
Lorenzon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Romanovs head.
Lorenzon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Romanov.
Lorenzon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Romanov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lorenzon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Romanov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Romanov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lorenzon counters with a one-two to the body.
Romanov rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lorenzon counters with a stiff right hand.
Romanov is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lorenzon fakes the body blow, causing Romanov to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Romanov goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Geanluca Lorenzon!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Hunt (ranked 3832 p4p, 146 weight class) and Gendry Golov (ranked 1187 p4p, 36 weight class). Gendry Golov is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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280 lbs
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230 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jason Hunt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gendry Golov!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Sandra Marshall and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt misses the jab.
Golov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Golov throws a hook to the side of Hunt's head but Hunt sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hunt moves in looking to clinch but Golov pushes him off.
Golov throws a hook but Hunt avoids it easily.
Golov misses with a looping left.
It looked like Hunt was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Golov.
Golov is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Hunt.
It looks like Gendry Golov has been cut.
Hunt looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Golov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hunt is looking to clinch.
Hunt swings for the body but Golov moves out of range.
Golov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hunt throws out the jab.
Golov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hunt swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hunt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Golov.
Golov 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.
Golov needs to keep his hands up - Hunt had a free shot at his head there.
Hunt really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Golov misses with a wild body shot.
Hunt has taken the fight to the clinch.
Golov keeps control of Hunt as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nice body punch from Golov.
Golov misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunt.
Golov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Golov.
Golov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
Golov makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Golov.
Golov misses with some punches.
Golov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Golov.
Golov goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Golov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hunt blocking some punches.
Golov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Golov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hunt blocks an uppercut.
Golov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunt.
Golov throws a head punch that misses.
Hunt blocks an uppercut.
Hunt blocks an uppercut.
Hunt tries to circle away but Golov has him pinned against the cage.
Hunt managing to block the knees to the body from Golov.
Golov lands an uppercut.
Golov effectively controlling the action here.
Golov lands with a short shot to the head.
Hunt tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hunt wants to get back to striking at distance but Golov won't allow it.
Hunt is trying to break free.
Hunt blocks a body shot from Golov.
Golov breaks the clinch.
Golov ducks under a wild hook from Hunt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt misses with a jab to the body
and Golov counters with a left to the body.
Golov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hunt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Hunt looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Golov misses with a hook.
Hunt misses with a straight right.
Hunt rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Golov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Golov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hunt is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Golov moves away.
Hunt fails to land with a series of punches.
Golov throws out a leg kick but Hunt moves out of range and Golov only half commits.
Golov has managed to clinch.
Golov just leaning against Hunt, taking a breather.
Golov lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Golov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Golov stalling the fight.
Golov is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Hunt looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Golov lands a body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Golov.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Golov tries to work over Hunt's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Golov.
Golov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
Golov lands a hook that snaps the head of Hunt backwards.
Hunt avoiding damage as Golov throws knees to the body.
Golov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Golov lands with a right to the head.
Golov pushes Hunt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Golov as the two fighters clinch.
Hunt is breathing heavily.
Golov working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gendry Golov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gendry Golov's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hunt misses with a looping left.
Golov closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Golov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Hunt's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Golov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Golov.
Hunt tries to circle away but Golov has him pinned against the cage.
Golov controlling the action here for a moment.
Golov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Golov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt blocks an uppercut.
Golov tries to throw a body punch but Hunt avoids it by throwing Golov back against the cage.
Hunt is trying to break the clinch but Golov has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Golov.
Golov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Golov on the inside.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Golov 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.
Golov taking a breather.
Golov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hunt's elbow.
Golov lands a shot to the body.
Golov digs a right hand underneath Hunt's ribcage. Hunt let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Golov has Hunt pressed against the cage, preventing Hunt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Golov gets through Hunt's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Golov fails to land.
Hunt blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Golov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Golov lands a nice uppercut.
Golov misses with some punches.
A body shot lands from Golov.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Golov lands with a right to the head.
Golov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Hunt is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Golov.
Oh Hunt is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A head punch on the inside from Golov fails to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Golov throws a punch but it's blocked by Hunt.
Golov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunt.
Golov misses with a punch on the inside.
Golov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Golov misses with some punches.
Golov misses with the head strike.
Golov working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hunt.
Golov misses with some punches.
Hunt seems to have got his legs back now.
Golov cracks Hunt with a nice body shot.
Stalling in the clinch from Golov.
A short left from Golov.
Golov lands a body shot in the clinch.
Golov cracks Hunt with a nice body shot.
Golov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Golov unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Hunt! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Golov is unloading with more strikes now! Hunt drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gendry Golov! Gendry Golov retains his super heavyweight title!
A victorious Gendry Golov thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timofei Rasputin (ranked 3096 p4p, 330 weight class) and Connah Keates (ranked 2303 p4p, 249 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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237 lbs
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250 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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Timofei Rasputin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Connah Keates!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Santiago Holmes and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rasputin misses the shot to the body.
Rasputin takes one on the button.
Rasputin dodges the punch combination from Keates.
Rasputin has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rasputin. Keates does a little dance to reset his feet.
Keates takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rasputin is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Connah Keates has been cut.
Keates has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rasputin finds it's way round the side to connect with Keates's head.
Rasputin cracks Keates with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Keates looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Rasputin finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rasputin pushes Keates up against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Keates.
Keates blocks a body shot from Rasputin.
Rasputin lands a shoulder strike.
Keates tries to circle away but Rasputin has him pinned against the cage.
Rasputin tries a body shot but Keates blocks it.
Rasputin misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Keates fails to land.
A frustrated look appears on Keates's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasputin works on Keates's body with a couple of short punches.
Keates can't break the clinch.
Keates goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rasputin working aggressively here.
Rasputin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Keates looks winded!
Rasputin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Keates misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Rasputin.
Nice body punch from Rasputin - that landed with a thud.
Rasputin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rasputin lands with a short shot to the head.
Keates's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short uppercut from Rasputin.
Rasputin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Keates backwards.
Rasputin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rasputin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Keates backwards.
A right hand to the body from Rasputin.
Rasputin pushes Keates back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rasputin.
A short right from Rasputin on the inside.
Rasputin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Keatess head.
Rasputin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A right hook to the body lands for Rasputin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rasputin lands with a short shot to the head.
Rasputin scores with a shot to the side of Keates's head.
Rasputin drops Keates onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Keates is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Keates is rocked!
Rasputin lands an uppercut.
Keates is still on wobbly legs! Can Rasputin finish him?
Rasputin lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rasputin gets through Keates's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rasputin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Keates's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rasputin pushes Keates against the cage. Rasputin is working some dirty boxing. Rasputin pushes off with a quick right hook! Keates goes down! Keates tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Rasputin moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Timofei Rasputin!
Timofei Rasputin 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.
The defeated Connah Keates had this to say: 'great fight to the victor i just didnt come prepared today .. ill be back ... would like to tahnk the boyz at beach also for the oppertunity'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Henry (ranked 1551 p4p, 189 weight class) and Jimmy Carla (ranked 2072 p4p, 250 weight class). Jimmy Carla is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Patrick Henry!
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, Jimmy Carla!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry walks into a stiff left hand from Carla.
Carla throws a jab when Henry was well out of range.
Nice straight punches there by Carla. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Carla.
A slow jab from Henry misses its intended target.
Carla swings away with a body shot that misses
and Henry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Carla throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice straight punches there by Carla. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Carla.
Carla throws a body punch but Henry moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Carla lands an impressive looking overhand right. Henry doesn't seem phased though.
Carla scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Henry doesn't seem bothered though.
Carla missing with a left hand there. Henry was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice shot lands for Carla.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henry throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Carla sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Carla looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Henry cracks Carla with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jimmy Carla seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carla pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Carla slips under a jab from Henry.
Carla missing with a left hand there. Henry was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Henry swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Carla missing with a left hand there. Henry was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Henry slips under a jab from Carla.
Carla moves out of range as Henry strikes.
Carla looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Carla misses with a looping left.
Carla throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carla throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Carla moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Henry defending well as Carla loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Carla.
Carla uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Henry slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
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!
Carla works the jab nicely.
Carla scores with a jab.
Carla moves forwards but Henry connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Carla swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carla tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Henry was well out of range. Poor timing from Carla.
Carla misses with a hook.
Carla has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Henry finds it's way round the side to connect with Carla's head.
Carla slips under a jab from Henry.
Carla ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Carla.
Henry ducks under a wild hook from Carla.
A little feinted left hand from Henry on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Henry avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Carla tests Henry's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Henry displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carla throws out the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Henry on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Carla changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Carla misses the jab.
Nice uppercut there from Henry.
Carla displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Henry throws out the jab.
Carla misses with a looping left.
Carla moves out of range of the strikes.
It seemed like Carla was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Carla throws a right and a left that Henry avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carla.
Henry swings for the body but Carla moves out of range.
Carla throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Henry throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Carla on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carla ducks under a wild hook from Henry.
Henry misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carla.
Henry misses with a looping left.
Henry slips a jab from Carla.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Carla.
Henry has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Carla finds it's way round the side to connect with Henry's head.
Carla moves away from the strike by Henry.
Henry is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Carla.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Carla dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Carla throws out a loose jab but Henry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henry has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Carla looks to land a right hand but Henry moved out of range.
Carla lands a body shot.
Henry misses with a hook. Carla ducked under it nicely.
Carla looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Henry takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Henry is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Carla moves out of range of the strikes.
Henry gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Carla.
Henry misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carla throws a big shot that misses.
Henry misses with a straight right.
Henry is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Nice shot by Carla.
Carla swings for the body but Henry moves out of range.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Henry might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry moves out of range as Carla strikes.
Carla lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Carla throws a looping overhand right but Henry ducks down to avoid it.
Henry appears to be looking for a big counter.
Carla pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Decent striking displayed by Carla there.
Henry throws a jab when Carla was well out of range.
Carla throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Henry sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Henry swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Carla connects with a body shot that sends Henry's belly button to the back.
Henry on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Carla takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Carla throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Henry stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Carla has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Carla misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carla misses the jab.
Henry was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Carla throws a right hand that misses
and Henry counters by moving into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Carla fails to land.
A short right from Henry.
Henry lands a hook that snaps the head of Carla backwards.
Henry lands a right hand that snaps the head of Carla backwards.
Good body shot from Henry.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carla.
Henry misses with a punch on the inside.
Carla misses with a body punch.
Henry scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Henry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good body shot from Henry.
Carla has a couple of punches blocked by Henry.
Carla blocks a body shot from Henry.
Carla misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Henry blocking some punches.
Carla doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Carla throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carla tries to work over Henry's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Carla misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carla.
Henry lands an uppercut.
Henry blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Henry goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carla lands with a short shot to the head.
Henry's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Carla has a couple of punches blocked by Henry.
Carla blocks an uppercut.
Good body shot from Carla.
Henry misses with the head strike.
Henry blocks an uppercut.
Carla misses with a short punch on the inside.
Carla misses with some punches.
Carla throws a punch but it's blocked by Henry.
Carla lands a shoulder strike.
Henry lands with a right to the head.
Patrick Henry has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Carla misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carla misses with a hook from the clinch.
Henry misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Henry.
Carla tries to throw a body punch but Henry avoids it by throwing Carla back 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!
Carla swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Henry throws a head punch that misses.
Carla tries a body shot but Henry blocks it.
Carla throws a head punch that misses.
Carla blocks an uppercut.
Carla blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carla.
Henry can't find room to land a body shot as Carla controls the action.
Henry struggles to land a body shot inside as Carla controls his hands.
Carla has a couple of punches blocked by Henry.
Henry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Henry misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carla misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Henry lands with a left to the head.
Carla misses with a short punch on the inside.
Henry misses with the head strike.
Henry tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy Carla showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Henry's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Henry ducks under a wild hook from Carla.
A little feinted left hand from Henry on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Henry moves out of range as Carla strikes.
Carla looks to score with a jab to the body but Henry is just out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Henry.
Carla lands with an uppercut that bounces Henry off the cage and back into range.
Henry bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Henry wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Henry loads up on a big right hand but Carla slips the punch.
Carla thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carla scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Carla jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Henry gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A swing and a miss from Henry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carla moves forwards but Henry connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Henry throws a hook to the side of Carla's head but Carla sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Carla! But no joy.
Carla just misses with a punch to the body.
Carla misses with a lunging right hand
and Henry counters with a nice uppercut.
Henry uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Carla.
A little feinted left hand from Henry on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Carla throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Carla misses the jab.
Carla misses with a hook. Henry ducked under it nicely.
Carla ducks under a wild hook from Henry.
Henry misses with a straight left.
Carla throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carla misses with a series of wild punches.
Henry moves away from the strike by Carla.
Carla staying out of range there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Carla! But no joy.
Henry throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Carla counters with a straight right hand.
Carla throws a body shot but no joy.
Henry is looking to counter punch.
Henry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carla connects with a right hand. Henry shakes it off.
Henry takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Carla scores with a jab. Henry acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Carla lands a jab to Henry's midsection.
Carla just misses with a punch to the body.
Jimmy Carla seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carla throws a one two combo.
Carla scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Patrick Henry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carla throws a body shot but no joy.
Henry misses with an uppercut.
Carla misses the shot to the body.
Jimmy Carla is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Carla throws a poor cross that misses
and Henry counters with a two punch combo.
Carla circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carla sizes up Henry with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Carla's corner calls for a 1-2. Carla obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Carla misses with a hook. Henry ducked under it nicely.
Carla swings for the body but Henry moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carla misses with a shot to the body
enabling Henry to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carla throws an overhand right that lands on Henry's shoulder, as Henry tries to avoid the shot.
Carla lands a nice shot that snaps Henry's head back.
Carla moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Henry connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Carla's hands.
Henry blocks a jab.
Carla throws an off balance right hand
and Henry counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carla is rocked!
A jab from Henry misses.
Carla is still on wobbly legs! Can Henry finish him?
Carla lands with a nice body punch.
Carla seems to have recovered his senses.
Carla looks to land a right hand but Henry moved out of range.
It looked like Henry was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Carla.
Carla throws a looping overhand right but Henry ducks down to avoid it.
Henry was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jimmy Carla comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Carla winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jimmy Carla!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chief Bull (ranked 2893 p4p, 258 weight class) and Har Ambe (ranked 2404 p4p, 230 weight class). Ambe is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rittz - For Real. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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154 lbs
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142 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chief Bull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Har Ambe!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ambe throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Bull counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Bull throwing strikes but missing.
Bull throws a big elbow that misses.
Bull distracts Ambe with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bull accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bull working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ambe tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bull is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ambe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bull.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bull is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ambe is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bull lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bull postures up.
Bull throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull works over Ambe with some ground and pound from guard.
Ambe avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ambe keeping full guard, as Bull tries to pass.
Bull throws a strike but Ambe rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ambe's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bull has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ambe can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ambe wants to control from the top but Bull keeps moving.
Ambe's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Bull has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Ambe is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Bull.
Ambe is looking to take a break and control but Bull is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bull is looking for a sweep.
Bull's coaches at ELITE Island Gym - 19 Elite Coaches have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ambe misses with the ground and pound.
Bull is looking to regain half guard here but Ambe keeps moving and retains side control.
Bull looks to move to half guard but instead Ambe has passed into mount! Damn!
Bull working to try and regain half guard.
Bull taking shots to the head.
Ambe content just to control the position here.
Ambe has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Island Safe Space. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Bull is bucking up trying to escape but Ambe cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bull is looking to improve his position but Ambe isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ambe scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Ambe trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bull is trying to escape the mount.
Ambe with the ground and pound from mount.
Ambe prevents Bull from getting the reversal.
Ambe scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Bull keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Ambe has hold of Bull's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Bull manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Ambe raining down shots from the mount!
Bull is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ambe looking to control but Bull is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Bull really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Ambe wants to finish this one by submission but Bull is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Ambe.
Bull is looking to improve his position but Ambe isn't that keen on the idea.
Bull throwing punches from his back. He's mounted here but still fighting back.
Ambe scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bull?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ambe prevents Bull from getting the reversal.
Ambe landing strikes from the mount and Bull is in trouble!
Ambe lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Har Ambe dominated that round.
That's time! Bull's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A slow jab from Ambe misses its intended target.
Good standup being displayed there by Ambe as he connects with a hook.
Bull moves forwards but Ambe connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ambe throws an off balance right hand
and Bull counters with a takedown into side control.
Bull is chipping away with strikes.
Ambe is trying to improve his position.
Bull throws a strike aimed at the side of Ambe's head but Ambe avoids it well.
Bull working away.
Bull is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ambe has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ambe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bull working the ground and pound but Ambe is defending the strikes.
Bull is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Ambe looks calm but he's in trouble here. Bull gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Ambe is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Bull lets go of the hold and Ambe can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Chief Bull!
Chief Bull decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Boi Johnson (ranked 1544 p4p, 163 weight class) and Norwegian Nougat (ranked 1198 p4p, 128 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
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140 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Boi Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Norwegian Nougat!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Bart Greer and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Nougat. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Nougat.
Johnson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
A telegraphed right hand from Nougat misses the target.
Johnson tries to counter with a takedown but Nougat is quick to defend against it.
Good shot there by Nougat.
Johnson throws a poor cross that misses
letting Nougat counter with a right hand.
It looks like Boi Johnson has been cut.
Johnson drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nougat can't keep his opponent in guard - Johnson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Nougat tries to get to full guard but Johnson has control of the leg.
Johnson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Johnson wants to free his trapped foot but Nougat is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nougat is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Johnson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nougat on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nougat tries to get to full guard but Johnson has control of the leg.
Nougat has hold of Johnson's hands but Johnson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nougat on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nougat wants to control but Johnson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Johnson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nougat really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Johnson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Johnson thows a huge punch but Nougat dodges it nicely.
Johnson is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Nougat is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Boi Johnson!
A victorious Boi Johnson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Artur Kasza (ranked 1144 p4p, 128 weight class) and Patrice Beaudry (ranked 1410 p4p, 162 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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25
265 lbs
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235 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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, Artur Kasza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Patrice Beaudry!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kasza shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Beaudry as he avoids it easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kasza is defended easily by Beaudry.
And Beaudry tries to counter it with a takedown but Kasza pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Beaudry dives in and grabs Kasza's left leg, looking for a takedown. Kasza pushes down on Beaudry's head and hops out.
Kasza appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kasza has been working on his balance at Island Safe Space, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Beaudry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kasza shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Beaudry napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
You can see the frustration on Beaudry's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Beaudry is not content to let Kasza control the position.
Kasza is chipping away with strikes.
It looks like Patrice Beaudry has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasza cracks Beaudry with a big elbow.
That has opened up Patrice Beaudry's cut even more.
Beaudry tries to improve position but can't.
Kasza content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Beaudry sneaks back into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Beaudry trying to hold on to Kasza's head to control him but Kasza postures up.
Beaudry moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kasza is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kasza postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kasza won't allow Beaudry to sweep him here.
Beaudry is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Kasza wants to pass the guard but Beaudry is keeping the position.
Kasza trying to control the position from guard on top but Beaudry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kasza lands a couple of digs.
The cut above Patrice Beaudry's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beaudry is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kasza trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kasza lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Patrice Beaudry's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Patrice Beaudry's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Artur Kasza!
A victorious Artur Kasza thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Butabi (ranked 644 p4p, 94 weight class) and DJ Kat (ranked 1440 p4p, 186 weight class). Butabi kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Make That Money. DJ Kat acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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180 lbs
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Steve Butabi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, DJ Kat!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kat throws a jab but it's blocked by Butabi.
Butabi steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kat.
Butabi misses with a looping left.
A telegraphed right hand from Butabi misses the target.
Butabi throws a shot to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kat checks a leg kick.
Butabi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kat jabs Butabi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kat throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kat.
Butabi seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Butabi slips a jab from Kat.
Butabi misses with a body shot.
Kat lands with a nice combination. Butabi backs away looking to recover.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Kat enables Butabi to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Kat manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Butabi not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kat preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Butabi pushes down on Kat's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Butabi scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Butabi working Kat over with strikes.
Butabi lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Butabi controlling the pace.
Butabi is looking for a kimura here.
Butabi lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Butabi takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Butabi seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Butabi looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Butabi is trying for a kimura here. Kat looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Butabi wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Steve Butabi!
Steve Butabi retains his welterweight title!
Post fight, an emotional Steve Butabi said 'Emilioooooooooo'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Giorgio Armani (ranked 514 p4p, 63 weight class) and Tyronne Spong (ranked 1148 p4p, 136 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Giorgio Armani!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tyronne Spong!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Peter Branson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spong has his takedown stuffed
and Armani counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Armani is trying to work for a kimura but Spong is defending well.
Spong wants to get back to his feet.
Armani is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Spong defends it well.
Armani wants to free his trapped foot but Spong is holding on for dear life with his legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Armani thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Armani frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armani content just to control the position here.
Armani swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Spong is now in Armani's guard. A big mistake from Armani there, giving up the dominant position!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Spong wants to control from the top but Armani keeps moving.
Armani keeping full guard, as Spong tries to pass.
Armani is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Armani working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Spong has passed into half guard!
Armani tries to get to full guard but Spong has control of the leg.
Armani is working hard here to advance position.
My spies in ELITE Island Gym - 19 Elite Coaches inform me that Spong has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spong tries to pass the half guard into mount. Armani knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Armani controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Armani is trying to control but can't.
Armani tries to get to full guard but Spong has control of the leg.
Spong trying to control from half guard but Armani is working away.
Armani makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Armani.
Spong trying to control the position from guard on top but Armani is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spong drops back looking for a leg! Armani is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Armani manages to kick Spong off! Spong jumps back into Armani's guard.
Spong wants to control from the top but Armani keeps moving.
Armani controlling Spong's posture.
Spong sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Armani's guard.
Spong thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Armani's head.
Spong is working for a kimura but Armani is defending it quite comfortably.
Spong perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Spong is trying to work for a kimura but Armani is defending well.
Armani is looking to improve his position.
Armani keeping control of the position.
Spong wants to lay and pray for a moment but Armani keeps working.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Spong is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Armani is looking for a sweep. Spong is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tyronne Spong will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Spong manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Armani on his heels. He'll look to pass Armani's guard now, I'm sure.
Armani controls Spong momentarily but Spong frees himself.
Armani keeping moving, preventing Spong from controlling successfully.
Spong trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Armani is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Spong tries to free his leg and advance position but Armani is retaining full guard.
Armani looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Armani isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Spong stacks Armani on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Spong!
Spong working away.
Armani is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Spong is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Armani tries to bench press Spong off him but Spong keeps the position.
Armani can't do much from the bottom here.
Armani is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Armani is looking to reverse the position.
Spong is trying to get an arm triangle but Armani is defending well.
Armani manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Spong wants to improve his position but Armani is controlling well.
Armani is pressing down on Spong's thigh, looking to free his foot. Spong is holding on for now.
Armani is trying to work for a kimura but Spong is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armani works his foot free and advances to mount.
Armani goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Spong is on top in guard.
Armani keeping moving, preventing Spong from controlling successfully.
Armani is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Spong is aware though and is defending well.
Spong trying to control but Armani is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armani is trying to control the position but Spong postures up.
Armani looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Spong working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Spong trying to control the position from guard on top but Armani is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Armani bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Spong's guard.
Spong is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Spong avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Armani wants to pass the guard but Spong is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armani drops back, looking for a kneebar! Spong looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Spong looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Spong!
Spong working away.
Spong sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Armani is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Spong working away.
Armani is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Spong off and has taken his back!
Spong is trying to break free.
Armani is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Spong defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Tyronne Spong has got the better of the ground game so far.
Armani gets his hands free as Spong looks to control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Spong tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tyronne Spong will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Armani is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Spong's half guard.
Armani is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Spong is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Armani pulls his head out easily.
Spong won't allow Armani to pass to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Armani thows a huge punch but Spong dodges it nicely.
Armani is just content to waste time from the top position. Spong takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Spong bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Armani's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spong pushes down on Armani's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Armani wants to control but Spong is keeping busy.
Spong is trying to control. Armani wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Spong prevents Armani from improving his position.
Spong is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Spong looking to secure an arm triangle but Armani defends it well.
Armani holds on to Spong around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spong looking to control but Armani is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Armani sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Armani is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Spong's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Spong's back!
Armani somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Spong is in bad spot here.
Armani struggling to land strikes to the head as Spong covers up.
Spong just trying to survive but Armani is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armani has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Spong rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Armani wants to free his trapped foot but Spong is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Spong trying to control but Armani postures up.
Armani trying to control from half guard but Spong is working away.
Spong is trying to get back to full guard.
Spong manages to get to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armani throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Spong works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Armani stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Spong swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Spong working a defensive guard here.
Armani postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Spong is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Armani, into his guard.
Armani not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Giorgio Armani did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Armani closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Spong quickly recovers to half guard.
Armani throwing shots but Spong is blocking nicely.
Armani is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Spong doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Armani.
Spong is not content to let Armani control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spong trying to control but Armani postures up.
Armani is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Spong is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Giorgio Armani!
Giorgio Armani retains his lightweight title!
Giorgio Armani decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Tyronne Spong had this to say: 'ill be back ,just didnt get the trainning right thats were i lost it
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