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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Braxxton Coleman (ranked 7676 p4p, 209 weight class) and Big Man (ranked 5351 p4p, 113 weight class). Braxxton Coleman looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Braxxton Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Big Man!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Santiago Holmes and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coleman moves into the clinch.
Coleman looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Man lands a shoulder strike.
Coleman lands with a short shot to the head.
Coleman tries to pull guard but Man forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Man effectively controlling the action here.
Man leaning against his opponent.
Coleman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Coleman seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Coleman tries for a takedown but Man circles away easily
and Man makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Man.
Man digs a right hand underneath Coleman's ribcage. Coleman let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Man works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman prevents a body shot from Man.
Man lands a body punch in the clinch.
Man lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Man scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Man throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Man scores with a nice hook to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Man.
Man is trying to break the clinch but Coleman has him pressed against the cage.
Man scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Man can't find room to land a body shot as Coleman controls the action.
Man makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Man throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The referee is keeping an eye on Man - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Man lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Man struggles to land a body shot inside as Coleman controls his hands.
Man scores with a shoulder strike.
Man lands with a light punch inside.
Coleman has Man pressed against the cage, preventing Man from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Man slowing the pace effectively.
Man lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Man to work.
Man scores with a nice hook to the head.
Man holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Man.
Man drops Coleman onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Coleman is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Coleman is rocked!
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Oh Coleman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Man content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Big Man.
Man moves into the clinch.
Man lands a big right hand that drops Coleman! The killer instinct kicks in and Man finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Big Man!
Braxxton Coleman was interviewed post fight and said 'Fuck that hood rat bitch motherfucker'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Max Chaos (ranked 4561 p4p, 428 weight class) and William Scout (ranked 24581 p4p, 676 weight class). Chaos comes to the cage accompanied by Cannibal Corpse - Hammer Smashed Face. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Max Chaos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, William Scout!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scout misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A decent looking cross lands there for Scout.
Scout lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Chaos gets a clinch.
Chaos crunches a lovely knee into Scout's ribcage.
Chaos lands a hook to the side of the head.
Scout breaks the clinch.
Chaos fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Scout sprawls well initially but Chaos persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chaos trying to control from half guard but Scout is working away.
Chaos is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Scout has managed to free his arm - good work.
Chaos tries to pass the half guard into mount. Scout knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ground and pound from Chaos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaos is nestled in close to Scout, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Chaos moves nicely into side control.
Chaos working away.
Scout might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Chaos haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Chaos scoring with punches and elbows.
Chaos trying to control the action but Scout is working from the bottom.
Chaos working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Chaos is trying to get an arm triangle but Scout is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scout is looking for a sweep.
Chaos goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Scout rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Chaos's guard! Nice work there by Scout!
Chaos pulls Scout in close to his closed guard and prevents Scout from doing any damage or advancing position.
Scout is sitting in close to Chaos's body. Chaos has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Scout is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Scout is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Chaos.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Max Chaos!
An out of breath Max Chaos thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kamakiri Yoritomo (ranked 4144 p4p, 404 weight class) and Mitxel Aramburu (ranked 3712 p4p, 375 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Yoritomo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Praying Mantis - Praying Mantis. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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177 lbs
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183 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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, Kamakiri Yoritomo!
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, Mitxel Aramburu!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Sandra Marshall and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoritomo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Aramburu throws a shot from downtown. Yoritomo moves away and avoids it.
An attempted straight right counter from Yoritomo misses the target.
Aramburu darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Yoritomo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yoritomo swings for the body but Aramburu moves out of range.
Yoritomo swats away the attempt to clinch by Aramburu.
Yoritomo throwing a counter right hand but Aramburu manages to avoid it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Yoritomo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Yoritomo missing with a left hand there. Aramburu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Yoritomo seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Aramburu throws a hook but Yoritomo avoids it easily.
Yoritomo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A head kick misses from Aramburu.
It looked like Yoritomo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Aramburu.
Yoritomo connects with a body shot.
Aramburu staying out of range there.
Aramburu misses the shot to the body.
Yoritomo moves in looking to clinch but Aramburu pushes him off.
Aramburu jabs Yoritomo right on the nose. Yoritomo blinks but takes it well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yoritomo misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Yoritomo finds it's way through Aramburu's defenses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aramburu with a nice cross.
Aramburu walks into a left hand.
Aramburu clinches.
Aramburu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yoritomo scores with a jab to the body.
Aramburu moves in looking to clinch but Yoritomo pushes him off.
Aramburu misses with an uppercut. Yoritomo saw that one coming.
Aramburu throws a combination that misses
and Yoritomo counters with a straight right hand.
Yoritomo clinches up against the cage.
Aramburu has Yoritomo pressed against the cage, preventing Yoritomo from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yoritomo.
Aramburu breaks the clinch.
Yoritomo swats away the attempt to clinch by Aramburu.
Aramburu throws a hook to the side of Yoritomo's head but Yoritomo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Aramburu tests Yoritomo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aramburu connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Yoritomo momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoritomo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aramburu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yoritomo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Aramburu rushes Yoritomo and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Yoritomo swings wildly with an uppercut but Aramburu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yoritomo wants to break free but Aramburu has control.
Yoritomo has a couple of punches blocked by Aramburu.
Aramburu breaks the clinch.
Aramburu forces Yoritomo back against the cage and clinches.
Aramburu lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Yoritomo.
Yoritomo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Yoritomo working aggressively here.
Yoritomo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Aramburu moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Yoritomo there.
Yoritomo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Yoritomo cracks Aramburu with a good jab.
Aramburu tries to clinch but Yoritomo is having none of it.
Aramburu connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Yoritomo. Aramburu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yoritomo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Aramburu wants to clinch.
Aramburu wants to clinch up but Yoritomo keeps it at a distance.
Aramburu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yoritomo takes the fight into the clinch.
Aramburu looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Yoritomo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Aramburu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yoritomo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoritomo tries to break free but Aramburu pushes him back against the cage.
Yoritomo breaks from the clinch.
Aramburu moves into the clinch successfully.
Yoritomo manages to break the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yoritomo lands a jab.
A jab from Yoritomo does it's job there.
Aramburu does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
It looked like Yoritomo was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Aramburu.
Yoritomo throws an overhand right that lands on Aramburu's shoulder, as Aramburu tries to avoid the shot.
Yoritomo throws a body punch but Aramburu moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Aramburu 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice uppercut lands for Yoritomo. That snapped Aramburu's head back.
Yoritomo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Aramburu.
Yoritomo swings for the body but Aramburu moves out of range.
Aramburu throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Yoritomo to counter with a crisp jab.
Yoritomo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kamakiri Yoritomo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Yoritomo misses the shot to the body.
Yoritomo misses the jab.
Aramburu moves away from the strike by Yoritomo.
Aramburu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Aramburu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yoritomo.
Yoritomo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aramburu.
Good work by Aramburu as he checks the leg kick.
Aramburu forces Yoritomo back against the cage and clinches.
Aramburu lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yoritomo backwards.
Yoritomo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yoritomo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Aramburu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yoritomo moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aramburu doesn't manage to clinch there - Yoritomo circles away.
Yoritomo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Aramburu might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Aramburu instigates a clinch.
Aramburu prevents a body shot from Yoritomo.
Yoritomo misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aramburu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Aramburu breaks from the clinch.
Aramburu walks into a straight right hand from Yoritomo.
Aramburu throws a right hand that misses
letting Yoritomo counter with a right hand.
Aramburu throws a hook to the side of Yoritomo's head but Yoritomo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yoritomo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Aramburu defending well as Yoritomo loads up on a big left hand.
Aramburu swings widly with a right hand
and Yoritomo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aramburu is rocked!
Aramburu jabs Yoritomo right on the nose. Yoritomo blinks but takes it well.
Aramburu loads up on a big right hand but Yoritomo slips the punch.
Kamakiri Yoritomo is winning the standup battle so far.
Aramburu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yoritomo moves away.
Aramburu misses with a low kick.
Aramburu scores with a sloppy right hand. Yoritomo should have avoided that one.
Aramburu gets tackled into the cage by Yoritomo. Yoritomo maintains the clinch.
Yoritomo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yoritomo misses with a punch to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yoritomo misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoritomo can't find room to land a body shot as Aramburu controls the action.
Yoritomo pushes Aramburu back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yoritomo tries to circle away but Aramburu has him pinned against the cage.
Mitxel Aramburu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Yoritomo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Yoritomo has had enough of the clinch but Aramburu keeps him there for the moment.
Yoritomo gets through Aramburu's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yoritomo misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Yoritomo.
A frustrated look appears on Yoritomo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Yoritomo blocking some punches.
Yoritomo breaks the clinch.
Yoritomo tries to clinch
and Aramburu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Yoritomo.
Aramburu lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Aramburu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yoritomo throws a jab but it's blocked by Aramburu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aramburu throws a big shot that misses.
Yoritomo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Yoritomo lands with a nice body punch.
Yoritomo tries to clinch up but Aramburu circles away and keeps his distance.
Yoritomo gets tackled into the cage by Aramburu. Aramburu maintains the clinch.
Aramburu lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yoritomo backwards.
Aramburu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aramburu scores with a shot to the side of Yoritomo's head.
Yoritomo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Aramburus head.
A nice left hand lands by Aramburu.
Aramburu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aramburu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yoritomo breaks from the clinch.
Aramburu throws out a loose jab but Yoritomo uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yoritomo misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aramburu throws a body punch but Yoritomo moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Aramburu.
Aramburu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yoritomo avoids the body shot from Aramburu.
Aramburu throws a hook but Yoritomo avoids it easily.
Aramburu misses with a looping left.
Yoritomo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Yoritomo misses with a body shot.
Aramburu moves forwards but Yoritomo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Aramburu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aramburu throws a right hand that misses
and Yoritomo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yoritomo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Aramburu.
Yoritomo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yoritomo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Aramburu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yoritomo.
Yoritomo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Yoritomo misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kamakiri Yoritomo will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Aramburu swings for the body but Yoritomo moves out of range.
Aramburu throws a looping overhand right but Yoritomo ducks down to avoid it.
Yoritomo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Aramburu tries to move into range but Yoritomo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nice cross by Aramburu.
Aramburu throws a body shot but no joy.
Aramburu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yoritomo tried to score with a low kick but Aramburu checks it.
Aramburu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Aramburu takes a swing at Yoritomo's ribcage but misses.
Aramburu throws a looping overhand right but Yoritomo ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoritomo throws a shot to the body.
Aramburu swats away the attempt to clinch by Yoritomo.
Decent striking displayed by Yoritomo there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aramburu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yoritomo was well out of range. Poor timing from Aramburu.
Aramburu ducks under a wild hook from Yoritomo.
Aramburu has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Yoritomo tries a low kick but Aramburu avoids it.
Aramburu drives through and clinches with Yoritomo against the cage.
Aramburu tries to work over Yoritomo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aramburu tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Aramburu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Aramburu walks into a straight right hand from Yoritomo.
Aramburu lands a glancing blow to the side of Yoritomo's head.
Aramburu tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Yoritomo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Aramburu is still on wobbly legs! Can Yoritomo finish him?
A swing and a miss from Aramburu.
Aramburu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Aramburu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Yoritomo misses its target.
Yoritomo swinging wildly here.
Aramburu seems to have recovered his senses.
Aramburu walks into a stiff left hand from Yoritomo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yoritomo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Aramburu is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Yoritomo takes a swing at Aramburu's ribcage but misses.
Yoritomo cracks Aramburu on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Aramburu falls backwards against the cage. Yoritomo follows up with more strikes that drop Aramburu to his knees. Yoritomo keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Aramburu! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kamakiri Yoritomo!
Our winner, Kamakiri Yoritomo, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Timmy Thompson (ranked 2503 p4p, 283 weight class) and Tomas McCall (ranked 4055 p4p, 401 weight class). The key to victory for Timmy Thompson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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, Timmy Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tomas McCall!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thompson.
McCall 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.
Thompson tries to keep at a distance but McCall has taken the fight into the clinch.
Thompson misses with a hook to the ribs.
McCall pulls guard effortlessly.
McCall wants to sweep but no luck.
McCall is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Thompson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Thompson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
McCall not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
McCall wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCall had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Thompson defends it easily.
Thompson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Thompson stopping the sweep attempt from McCall.
Thompson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
McCall has a closed guard, preventing Thompson from standing up.
Thompson is fighting to break McCall's control of his arms but McCall is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCall looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McCall is pulling down on Thompson's head to control his posture.
Thompson trying to stand up but can't free himself from McCall's guard.
Thompson preventing the sweep.
Thompson wants to get up but he can't break McCall's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
McCall looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
McCall looking to control.
McCall is controlling Thompson's posture.
Thompson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
McCall fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Thompson, pushing him back against the cage.
Thompson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McCall backwards.
Thompson throws a punch but it's blocked by McCall.
McCall lands a right hand that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
McCall tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Thompson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Thompson cracks McCall with a nice body shot.
McCall tries to pull guard but Thompson holds him up against the cage and eventually McCall drops back down to his feet.
Thompson misses with a punch to the body.
McCall blocks a body shot from Thompson.
Thompson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McCall closes the distance and clinches.
McCall lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Thompson backwards.
McCall ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. McCall no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
McCall is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Thompson got a little sloppy there for a moment and McCall has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Thompson has managed to get both his arms back between McCall's legs - danger averted.
Thompson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCall working for a triangle but Thompson defends it easily.
McCall looking for a guillotine here but Thompson defends easily.
Thompson stands up from McCall's guard - Thompson perhaps looking for a knockout.
McCall drives through and clinches with Thompson against the cage.
McCall tries to work over Thompson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thompson misses with a punch on the inside.
McCall jumps guard but Thompson stands there with McCall around his waist. McCall gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Timmy Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tomas McCall.
McCall tries to pull guard but Thompson holds him up against the cage and eventually McCall drops back down to his feet.
McCall fails to pull guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from McCall fails to land.
McCall tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Thompson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thompson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from McCall.
McCall clinches.
A short right from McCall on the inside.
Thompson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McCall keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Thompson's efforts to push away.
Thompson swings wildly with an uppercut but McCall uses good head movement to avoid it.
McCall prevents a body shot from Thompson.
McCall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McCall tries to pull guard but Thompson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Thompson misses with a punch on the inside.
Thompson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but McCall is keeping busy.
McCall tries to pull guard but Thompson holds him up against the cage and eventually McCall drops back down to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McCall jumps guard but Thompson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Still in the clinch, Thompson scores with a nice short uppercut.
McCall prevents a body shot from Thompson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomas McCall dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
McCall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slow jab from Thompson misses its intended target.
McCall rushes Thompson and presses him up against the cage.
McCall fails to pull the fight into his guard.
McCall tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Thompson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Thompson works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
McCall lands a hook to the side of the head.
McCall is trying to pull guard but Thompson has him pressed against the cage.
Timmy Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tomas McCall.
McCall lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thompson.
McCall blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Thompson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
McCall lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McCall tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thompson's elbow.
Thompson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thompson just misses with a punch to the body.
McCall feints a counter leg kick.
McCall rushes Thompson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thompson misses with a punch to the body.
Thompson misses with a body punch.
McCall blocks a body shot from Thompson.
Thompson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McCall's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McCall blocking some punches.
Tomas McCall seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McCall pulls guard.
Thompson got a little sloppy there for a moment and McCall has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Thompson has managed to get both his arms back between McCall's legs - danger averted.
McCall pulls Thompson in close to prevent any damage.
Thompson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
McCall is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
McCall has a closed guard, preventing Thompson from standing up.
McCall is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Thompson defends well.
Thompson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of McCall is proving hard to escape from.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCall is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Thompson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
McCall is pulling down on Thompson's head to control his posture.
McCall working a defensive guard here.
Thompson stands up from McCall's guard - Thompson perhaps looking for a knockout.
We've been told by Thompson's head coaches at ELITE Island Gym - 19 Elite Coaches that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
McCall wants to clinch up but Thompson keeps it at a distance.
McCall closes the distance and clinches.
McCall blocking some punches.
McCall tries to pull guard but Thompson won't allow it.
McCall jumps guard but Thompson stands there with McCall around his waist. McCall gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Thompson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCall has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Thompson uses from the top position.
Thompson wants to stand but McCall has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
McCall is trying to control the position but Thompson postures up.
Thompson wants to stand but McCall is controlling his posture from full guard.
Thompson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for McCall on the ground.
McCall is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Thompson wants to stand but McCall is controlling his posture from full guard.
McCall is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Thompson is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson wants to stand but McCall is controlling his posture from full guard.
Thompson wants to stand and escape but instead McCall has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McCall accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McCall has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thompson wants to get back to his feet but McCall is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
McCall drops back looking for a leg! Thompson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Thompson manages to kick McCall off! McCall jumps back into Thompson's guard.
McCall forces his way into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McCall slows the pace down in half guard.
McCall is keen to just control but Thompson is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomas McCall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
McCall moves into range and clinches up with Thompson.
Thompson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McCall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thompson can't find room to land a body shot as McCall controls the action.
McCall decides to pull guard.
Thompson trying to stand up but can't free himself from McCall's guard.
McCall is looking for a triangle but Thompson pushes his legs off easily.
Thompson won't allow McCall to sweep him here.
Thompson tries to stand but McCall is controlling from the bottom.
McCall working for a triangle but Thompson defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCall has his foot on Thompson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Thompson works his way back into a safe position though.
McCall looking for a guillotine here but Thompson defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCall is trying to keep Thompson in close.
McCall looking for a guillotine here but Thompson defends easily.
Thompson wants to stand but McCall has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
McCall is looking for a triangle but Thompson pushes his legs off easily.
Thompson wants to get up but he can't break McCall's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
McCall working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Thompson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Thompson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
McCall managing to control the position.
Thompson wanted to stand there but McCall had control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
McCall lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Thompson is looking to stand up but McCall isn't so interested in that idea.
Thompson trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
McCall trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
McCall wants to control from the top but Thompson keeps moving.
McCall slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCall wants to pass the guard but Thompson is keeping the position.
McCall advances position into side control!
Thompson is trying to get back to his feet.
McCall tries for a kimura but Thompson is defending well.
Thompson prevents McCall from improving position.
Tomas McCall is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
McCall happy to just control the position for now.
Thompson pushes McCall away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, McCall gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Timmy Thompson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCall controlling the position.
McCall tries to advance to mount but Thompson denies him.
A lull in the action here.
Thompson is pushing McCall's head away, looking to escape. McCall manages to hold on to the position though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McCall happy to just control the position for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tomas McCall comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got McCall 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tomas McCall!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Spicoli (ranked 2851 p4p, 309 weight class) and Lani Kirby (ranked 2942 p4p, 318 weight class). Spicoli's entrance music is Wolly Bully. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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175 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jeff Spicoli!
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, Lani Kirby!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirby displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Spicoli throws out the jab.
Kirby lands a nice hook to Spicoli's body. Spicoli takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kirby swings for the body but Spicoli moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Spicoli on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Kirby forces Spicoli back against the cage and clinches.
Stalling in the clinch from Kirby.
Kirby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kirby prevents a body shot from Spicoli.
Kirby blocks an uppercut.
Spicoli manages to break the clinch.
Spicoli thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kirby closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kirby misses with the head strike.
Kirby's coach down at Island Safe Space was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kirby's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A short body shot lands from Kirby as the two fighters clinch.
Spicoli lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kirby or not.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Spicoli.
Spicoli fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Spicoli lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Kirby.
Kirby throws a punch but it's blocked by Spicoli.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spicoli tries to work over Kirby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Spicoli.
A shot in the inside from Spicoli.
Spicoli's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kirby gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Spicoli.
Spicoli misses with a straight left.
Kirby moves into range and clinches up with Spicoli.
Spicoli manages to break the clinch.
Kirby closes the distance but Spicoli moves to the side
and Spicoli cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kirby is rocked!
It looks like Lani Kirby has been cut.
Spicoli drops Kirby with a naaaaasty hook - Kirby is in real trouble here! Spicoli dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeff Spicoli!
After winning the bout, Jeff Spicoli thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Berry Mycokiner (ranked 2398 p4p, 327 weight class) and Rei Francisco (ranked 4033 p4p, 521 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Berry Mycokiner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rei Francisco!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Bart Greer and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Francisco takes one to the side of the head.
Berry Mycokiner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mycokiner sends Francisco crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Mycokiner is motioning to the referee to let Francisco up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
It looks like Rei Francisco has been cut.
Mycokiner is looking to clinch.
Francisco fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mycokiner misses with a hook
enabling Francisco to counter with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mycokiner tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Francisco counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Francisco works over Mycokiner's head and body with a nice combination.
Francisco connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mycokiner's hands.
Mycokiner is rocked!
Mycokiner moves into range and connects with a jab.
Francisco takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mycokiner wants to clinch.
Francisco fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mycokiner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mycokiner swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Francisco to counter with a crisp jab.
Francisco throws a nice looking combination but Mycokiner bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mycokiner with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mycokiner misses the shot to the body.
Mycokiner scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Francisco circles away from the clinch attempt
and Francisco counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mycokiner throws a shot from downtown. Francisco moves away and avoids it.
Francisco throws a counter combo.
Mycokiner takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Francisco avoids the body shot from Mycokiner.
It seemed like Francisco was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mycokiner wants to clinch.
Mycokiner tries to clinch but Francisco moves out of range.
Mycokiner is looking to clinch.
Francisco lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Mycokiner looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mycokiner tries to close the distance and clinch up but Francisco swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mycokiner scores with a hook to the body. Francisco takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mycokiner takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mycokiner tries to clinch up.
Mycokiner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mycokiner wants to clinch but Francisco slips to the side
enabling Francisco to counter with a crisp jab.
Francisco keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mycokiner lands a nice hook to Francisco's body. Francisco takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mycokiner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Francisco.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Francisco tries to keep at a distance but Mycokiner has taken the fight into the clinch.
Francisco's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Francisco looks to land a right hand but Mycokiner moved out of range.
Francisco has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Francisco looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mycokiner wants to clinch.
Mycokiner bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mycokiner fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mycokiner scores with a nice right hand.
Mycokiner works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Francisco misses with a straight left.
Francisco with a hook.
Mycokiner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Francisco paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mycokiner misses with a body shot.
Mycokiner darts in and clinches Francisco up 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!
Nice body punch from Mycokiner.
Francisco misses with a body punch.
A short right from Francisco.
Mycokiner is working Francisco over against the cage.
Francisco tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Francisco misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mycokiner blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Mycokiner tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Francisco's elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Francisco's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Mycokiner throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Francisco looks winded!
Francisco tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mycokiner prevents a body shot from Francisco.
A frustrated look appears on Francisco's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rei Francisco will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Rei Francisco'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.
Mycokiner ducks under a wild hook from Francisco.
Francisco takes a swing at Mycokiner's ribcage but misses.
Francisco misses with a wild body shot.
Francisco throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mycokiner tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Francisco lands a nice shot to the body.
Francisco takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Good shot there by Francisco.
Francisco tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mycokiner was well out of range. Poor timing from Francisco.
Mycokiner drives through and clinches with Francisco against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mycokiner lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Francisco doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Francisco misses with a body punch.
A frustrated look appears on Francisco's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Francisco is breathing heavily.
Mycokiner has a couple of punches blocked by Francisco.
Mycokiner lands a hook that snaps the head of Francisco backwards.
Mycokiner lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Francisco or not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mycokiner works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Francisco.
Francisco takes a shot to the head.
Francisco swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Francisco is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Mycokiner is keeping busy.
Mycokiner throws a punch but it's blocked by Francisco.
Francisco blocks a body shot from Mycokiner.
Mycokiner pushes Francisco back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Berry Mycokiner has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Francisco blocks an uppercut.
Francisco's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Francisco blocks a body shot from Mycokiner.
Mycokiner lands a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Mycokiner.
Francisco is rocked!
Francisco misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mycokiner presses Francisco against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mycokiner lands a left hand that snaps the head of Francisco backwards.
Francisco is still on wobbly legs! Can Mycokiner finish him?
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mycokiner.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Francisco tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Mycokiner lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Francisco tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Francisco tries to throw a body punch but Mycokiner avoids it by throwing Francisco back against the cage.
Mycokiner scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mycokiner throws a big uppercut that drops Francisco! More strikes from Mycokiner and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Francisco lies dazed against the cage as Mycokiner celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Berry Mycokiner!
After winning the bout, Berry Mycokiner thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Schaub (ranked 2325 p4p, 317 weight class) and Torbeck Debaucher (ranked 1793 p4p, 264 weight class). 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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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Torbeck Debaucher!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Daniel Franklin and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schaub fails with the takedown
and Debaucher counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Schaub shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Debaucher counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big left from Schaub misses.
Schaub shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Debaucher but Debaucher pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bryan Schaub. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schaub shoots in and bounces Debaucher off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Debaucher wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Schaub manages to pass to side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schaub seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schaub is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Debaucher wants to control but Schaub is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Debaucher really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Schaub. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Schaub wants to lay and pray for a moment but Debaucher keeps working.
Schaub seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Debaucher is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Bryan Schaub!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giant Giant (ranked 2132 p4p, 79 weight class) and Enoch Rubio (ranked 2583 p4p, 100 weight class). Enoch Rubio has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Giant Giant's chin.
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300 lbs
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298 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Giant Giant!
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, Enoch Rubio!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Giant. Those never looked like landing.
Rubio gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Rubio tries to land a knee to the head but Giant blocks with his arms.
Giant tries to throw a body punch but Rubio avoids it by throwing Giant back against the cage.
Rubio misses with a knee strike.
Giant tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rubio blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Giant lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Giant.
Rubio looks winded!
A short left from Giant.
Giant misses with a punch to the body.
Giant lands with a short shot to the head.
Rubio misses with a knee to the head.
Giant throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Giant breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Giant seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Giant scores with a decent looking hook.
It looks like Enoch Rubio has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Giant lands a big right hand that sends Rubio crashing to the mat! Giant stays standing though and waves Rubio back to his feet!
Rubio is rocked!
Giant lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Giant Giant!
A very excited looking Giant Giant made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Scott Smith (ranked 1684 p4p, 206 weight class) and Frank Wildhauser (ranked 1632 p4p, 199 weight class). Scott Smith has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Scott Smith!
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, Frank Wildhauser!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Sandra Marshall and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wildhauser moves into the clinch.
The referee calls for Wildhauser to work.
Smith tries to pull guard but Wildhauser forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Smith has been working on his balance at Island Safe Space, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Wildhauser.
Wildhauser pressing his opponent against the cage.
Wildhauser looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wildhauser turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Smith tries to improve position but can't.
Wildhauser tries to advance to mount but can't.
Smith is looking to regain half guard here but Wildhauser keeps moving and retains side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith wants to control but Wildhauser postures up.
Wildhauser wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smith keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wildhauser wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smith keeps working.
Wildhauser is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Smith doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Wildhauser.
Smith is trying to stand back up but Wildhauser is controlling him
Wildhauser tries to pass to full mount but Smith defends it.
Wildhauser is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Smith sees it coming and defends easily.
Smith is looking to improve his position.
Wildhauser is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Smith!
Wildhauser tries to control but Smith wriggling away.
Smith tries to hold on but Wildhauser pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wildhauser pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
Wildhauser looking to control and managing it successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Smith tries to roll but Wildhauser sticks to his back.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Wildhauser's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Smith is trying to break free.
Wildhauser gets his hands free as Smith looks to control.
Wildhauser working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Smith defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Smith is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Wildhauser.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wildhauser trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Smith tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Smith sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Smith tries to roll over but Wildhauser keeps him under control.
Wildhauser is controlling the pace.
Smith looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Smith wants to get back to his feet.
Wildhauser prevents Smith from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Smith trying to control here.
Wildhauser is looking for a kimura but Smith is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Wildhauser to get the leverage.
Smith moves into full guard.
Smith looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wildhauser tries to free his leg and advance position but Smith is retaining full guard.
Smith escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Wildhauser gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Wildhauser is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smith 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Wildhauser dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Smith gets tackled into the cage by Wildhauser. Wildhauser maintains the clinch.
Smith tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Smith is trying to pull guard but Wildhauser has him pressed against the cage.
Wildhauser has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Smith is trying to keep an underhook but Wildhauser manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Smith gets back to full guard.
Smith working for a triangle but Wildhauser defends it easily.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Wildhauser from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith looking for a guillotine here but Wildhauser defends easily.
Wildhauser wants to pass the guard but Smith is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Wildhauser from controlling successfully.
Smith looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wildhauser trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Wildhauser gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Smith keeping moving, preventing Wildhauser from controlling successfully.
Wildhauser advances to half guard.
Wildhauser trying to mount his opponent but Smith defends it.
Wildhauser is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wildhauser wants to pass the guard but Smith is defending well.
Wildhauser has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wildhauser works his way into side control.
Wildhauser wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smith keeps working.
Smith wants to control but Wildhauser postures up.
Wildhauser slows the pace down.
Wildhauser wants to lay and pray for a moment but Smith keeps working.
Smith is trying to control Wildhauser's posture but Wildhauser avoids it.
Wildhauser goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Smith has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Wildhauser but great work by Smith.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Wildhauser has escaped the position, nice work there.
Smith tries for a kimura but Wildhauser is defending well.
Smith is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Wildhauser is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Wildhauser tries to bench press Smith off him but Smith keeps the position.
Smith is looking to take a break and control but Wildhauser is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Smith happy to just control the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Wildhauser is looking to reverse the position.
Smith tries to move to mount but Wildhauser blocks the move with his legs.
Wildhauser is trying to get back to half guard.
Smith thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Wildhauser is not content to let Smith control the position.
Wildhauser tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wildhauser is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Frank Wildhauser will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Smith gets tackled into the cage by Wildhauser. Wildhauser maintains the clinch.
Wildhauser displaying some good clinch control by pressing Smith up against the cage.
Smith is trying to pull guard but Wildhauser turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Wildhauser turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Wildhauser manages to end up in side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Smith is looking to reverse the position.
Wildhauser is looking to take a break and control but Smith is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Smith can't do much from the bottom here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith regains half guard.
Smith wants to improve his position but Wildhauser is controlling well.
Smith wants to control but Wildhauser is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wildhauser 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.
Wildhauser perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Smith is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wildhauser pulls his head out easily.
Smith is looking to control Wildhauser's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Smith avoid being mounted?
Smith is looking for a sweep. Wildhauser is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Wildhauser is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Smith keeping hold of Wildhauser's head, controlling as best he can.
Smith is looking to improve his position.
Smith is in trouble now - Wildhauser has advanced to mount!
Wildhauser trying to control but Smith is having none of it.
Smith is wriggling around trying to escape.
Smith manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Wildhauser stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wildhauser pulls his head out easily.
Wildhauser tries to pass the half guard into mount. Smith knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Wildhauser seems to be looking for submissions.
Smith looking for submissions off his back.
Smith is staying active underneath Wildhauser, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Smith wants to improve his position but Wildhauser is controlling well.
Smith is not content to let Wildhauser control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Smith trying to control but Wildhauser postures up.
Smith actively working from the bottom here.
Smith is staying active underneath Wildhauser, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Frank Wildhauser is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Wildhauser perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Smith has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wildhauser is working away from the top position though.
Wildhauser seems to be working for a kimura but Smith defends the submission attempt.
Wildhauser trying to control the action but Smith is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Wildhauser keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Wildhauser comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Wildhauser has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Wildhauser!
A victorious Frank Wildhauser thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ruben Nevez (ranked 759 p4p, 88 weight class) and John Tucker (ranked 1593 p4p, 193 weight class). Tucker has chosen Ace of Spades as his entrance music. Ruben Nevez is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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150 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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ruben Nevez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Tucker!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nevez uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tucker has time to react.
Nevez cracks Tucker with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Some wild striking there from Tucker.
Tucker takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tucker misses with a hook. Nevez ducked under it nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tucker tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nevez avoids it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nevez as Tucker tries to tie him up.
Nevez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tuckers head.
Nevez pushes Tucker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nevez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nevez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short left from Nevez.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Nevez.
Tucker dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Nevez blocks the elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tucker using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nevez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tucker misses with a punch on the inside.
Nevez scores with a shot to the side of Tucker's head.
Nevez scores with a shot to the side of Tucker's head.
Tucker pulls Nevez into guard.
Tucker looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tucker looks winded!
Nevez gets to his feet - Tucker follows without any prompting.
Tucker takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nevez lands a big right hand that sends Tucker crashing to the mat! Nevez stays standing though and waves Tucker back to his feet!
Tucker is rocked!
Ruben Nevez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nevez rushes Tucker and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Tucker is still on wobbly legs! Can Nevez finish him?
Nevez scores with a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Nevez.
Nevez lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Tucker to his knees! Nevez keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ruben Nevez!
Ruben Nevez tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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