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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sam Langford (ranked 6084 p4p, 660 weight class) and Jerry Berry (ranked 5610 p4p, 640 weight class). Jerry Berry will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sam Langford!
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, Jerry Berry!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berry avoids the body shot from Langford.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Berry has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Langford tries to clinch
and Berry counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Langford is trying to escape back to his feet but Berry uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Langford is looking for a sweep.
Berry lands a nice forearm strike.
Berry working the head with strikes.
Langford can't do much from the bottom here.
Berry working the ground and pound from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Berry is trying to get an arm triangle but Langford is defending well.
Langford pushes Berry away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Berry gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Langford controls the position for a moment.
Berry cracks Langford with a big elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berry is staying tight to Langford's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Langford on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Berry scoring with punches and elbows.
Langford throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Langford lands a nice shot to the body.
Langford lands a right hook to the body.
Langford connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Berry tumbling to the canvas! Langford pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Berry was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Sam Langford!
In his post fight interview, Sam Langford started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Son Pierre (ranked 2970 p4p, 305 weight class) and Sammy Smith (ranked 5592 p4p, 512 weight class). Smith has chosen You Belong with Me as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joe Son Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sammy Smith!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Santiago Holmes and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith fails with the takedown.
Pierre takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pierre connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Sammy Smith has been cut.
Smith uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pierre.
Smith takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Joe Son Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith delivers a nice body kick.
Pierre throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smith looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Nice takedown defense from Pierre. No joy for Smith on that attempt.
Pierre tries to counter with a takedown but Smith is quick to defend against it.
Smith has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Smith throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pierre.
Smith with a poor takedown
and Pierre counters with a straight right hand.
Joe Son Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sammy Smith.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Pierre crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Smith - the referee stops the clock and Pierre gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Smith. Pierre manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Smith takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Smith pushes Pierre away with a front kick.
Smith staying out of range there.
Smith closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a series of punches but Pierre moves out of range.
Smith takes one on the button.
Pierre takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Pierre is breathing heavily.
Smith lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pierre circles away quickly and effectively.
Pierre defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Smith.
Smith fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pierre closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Pierre lands in his opponent's guard.
Pierre 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.
Pierre's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Pierre sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Smith's guard.
Pierre looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Smith for as long as he can get away with.
Pierre scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Smith is trying to stand back up but Pierre is controlling him
Pierre controlling the action here.
Pierre is nestled in close to Smith, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierre is taking a breather. Smith says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith is trying to escape back to his feet but Pierre uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Pierre landing strikes.
Pierre works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pierre working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Smith is rocked!
Pierre cracks Smith with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Pierre immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Smith is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Pierre!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Son Pierre!
Sammy Smith spoke after the fight, saying 'SUCK IT I'm still the GOAT'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rei Spears (ranked 5075 p4p, 481 weight class) and Franky Perez (ranked 4296 p4p, 419 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rei Spears!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Franky Perez!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Spears misses with a hook. Perez ducked under it nicely.
Spears displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Perez throws out the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Spears on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Spears misses with an uppercut.
Spears takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Perez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Spears cracks Perez with a right hand to the side of the head.
Perez looks to score with a jab to the body but Spears is just out of range.
Spears was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Spears throws a right hand that misses
and Perez cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perez just misses with a punch to the body.
Spears lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Perez circles away quickly and effectively.
Perez throws out a counter right but Spears avoids it with no problem.
Perez misses with a hook
and Spears counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Spears slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Spears's hands.
Spears defending well as Perez loads up on a big left hand.
Spears throwing a counter right hand but Perez manages to avoid it.
Spears ducks under a wild hook from Perez.
Spears misses with a right hand
and Perez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Spears keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Perez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Spears takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Spears uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Perez.
Spears throwing a counter right hand but Perez manages to avoid it.
Perez loads up on a big right hand but Spears slips the punch.
Perez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Perez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spears.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spears sizes up Perez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Spears has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Spears there as he acknowledges the shot.
Spears throws out a loose jab but Perez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perez throws out a counter right but Spears avoids it with no problem.
Perez throws a hook to the side of Spears's head but Spears sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Perez moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spears's corner calls for a 1-2. Spears obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Spears throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A countering left hand to the body from Perez misses.
Perez misses with a combination
and Spears connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Perez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Spears stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Perez missing with a left hand there. Spears was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez moves away from the strike by Spears.
Spears throws a hook to the side of Perez's head but Perez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Spears is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Perez misses with a right hand
enabling Spears to counter with a crisp jab.
Perez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Perez misses with a looping right.
Perez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Perez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spears manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Spears misses the target.
Perez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Spears counters with a straight right hand.
A big right from Perez misses.
Spears throws a shot from downtown. Perez moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spears walks into a jab.
Perez ducks right into an uppercut from Spears.
Spears lands a jab to the nose.
Perez misses with a lunging right hand
and Spears counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Spears looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Perez.
Perez throws a predictable looking body shot
enabling Spears to counter with a crisp jab.
Perez misses with an uppercut
and Perez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Perez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spears.
Spears lands with a right hand.
Perez throws a right hand that misses
and Perez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Perez throws a right hand that misses
and Spears connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Franky Perez will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Spears misses with a looping right.
Perez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Spears counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Spears moves out of range of the strikes.
Perez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spears moves away.
It looked like Spears wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Perez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Spears counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Spears slips a straight right by Perez.
Spears throws an off balance right hand
and Perez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perez defending well as Spears loads up on a big left hand.
Perez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Spears.
Spears swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez just misses with a punch to the body.
Perez lands a jab to Spears's midsection.
Perez throws a sloppy body shot
and Spears counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Spears uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Perez.
It looked like Spears wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Spears bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Perez misses with a jab to the body
and Spears counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Perez misses with an uppercut
and Spears cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A combination from Spears does no damage.
Perez throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Spears to counter with a crisp jab.
Spears slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Rei Spears is winning the standup battle so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Spears throwing a counter right hand but Perez manages to avoid it.
Perez throws a combination that misses
and Spears connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Spears misses with a straight left.
Perez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Perez misses with a body shot.
Perez just misses with a punch to the body.
Perez throws a sloppy body shot
and Spears counters with a stiff right hand.
Spears blocks a jab.
Perez throws a body punch but Spears moves out of range.
Spears throws out a loose jab but Perez uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez misses the body punch
and Spears connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Perez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Perez misses with a hook to the body
enabling Spears to counter with a crisp jab.
Perez misses with an uppercut
and Spears counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Perez staying out of range there.
Perez swings widly with a right hand
and Perez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Spears keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Perez.
Perez pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Spears slips a straight right by Perez.
Perez avoids the body shot from Spears.
Perez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Spears connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Spears tries to clinch up.
Spears throws a looping overhand right but Perez ducks down to avoid it.
No joy there for Spears, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Spears bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Perez throws a big shot that misses.
A big right from Perez misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perez catches Spears with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Spears clobbers Perez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Spears moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rei Spears dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Spears lands a really nice looking cross but Perez seems unphased.
Sloppy strikes from Perez. Those never looked like landing.
Perez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Spears counters with a left and a right that stings Perez.
Spears throws an overhand right that lands on Perez's shoulder, as Perez tries to avoid the shot.
Perez looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Perez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Spears was well out of range. Poor timing from Perez.
Spears lands with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Spears!
Perez misses with a body shot.
Perez with a hook.
Spears lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Spears's head backwards.
Perez lands a nice looking body shot.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Perez might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Spears has got the better of the exchanges.
Perez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Perez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Perez.
Perez moves out of range of the strikes.
Spears moves out of range of the strikes.
Spears is looking for a counter combo.
Perez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Perez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Spears takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Spears counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Perez looks to throw the jab but Spears is out of range.
Perez lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Perez slips under a jab from Spears.
Perez lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Spears thuds his right hand into Perez's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Spears is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Perez.
Spears is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Perez misses with a wild body shot.
Spears uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Perez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perez throws a jab when Spears was well out of range.
Perez misses with a hook.
Spears is looking to counter punch.
Perez jabs Spears to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Perez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Spears throws out the jab.
Perez scores with a sloppy right hand. Spears should have avoided that one.
Spears looks to throw the jab but Perez is out of range.
Spears is looking to clinch.
Perez swings widly with a right hand
and Spears counters with a nice uppercut.
Spears slips a jab and a cross from Perez.
Spears scores with the left hand. Perez knows he should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perez misses with a body punch
and Spears counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Spears throws out a loose jab but Perez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Perez throws a body shot but no joy.
Perez moves away from the strike by Spears.
Perez defending well as Spears loads up on a big left hand.
Spears cracks Perez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Spears misses with an uppercut. Perez saw that one coming.
A little jabbing left from Perez on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Perez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Perez lunges at Spears with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Spears's hand.
Perez drops his hands momentarily and Spears takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Franky Perez.
I think Perez has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:28
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Franky Perez!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chrisopher Ball (ranked 2138 p4p, 264 weight class) and Wayne Franklin (ranked 3467 p4p, 391 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chrisopher Ball!
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, Wayne Franklin!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ball is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Franklin with the counter takedown but Ball avoids it easily.
Ball closes the distance and pushes Franklin back into the cage.
Ball gets underhooks to prevent Franklin's takedown attempt.
Ball lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Franklin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ball lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Franklin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Still in the clinch, Ball scores with a nice short uppercut.
Franklin is rocked!
Ball lands with a left to the head.
Franklin is still on wobbly legs! Can Ball finish him?
Franklin tries to break the clinch but Ball is controlling the position.
A short left from Ball.
Ball unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Franklin! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Ball is unloading with more strikes now! Franklin drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Chrisopher Ball!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Bennington (ranked 3612 p4p, 408 weight class) and Ryo Tanaka (ranked 3220 p4p, 367 weight class). Jeff Bennington has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jeff Bennington !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ryo Tanaka!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Winston Alpacca and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tanaka lands a glancing blow to the side of Bennington 's head.
Bennington shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tanaka misses with a leg kick
and Bennington counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Tanaka!
Bennington tries for a kimura but Tanaka is defending well.
Bennington is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Tanaka is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bennington wants to control but Tanaka is keeping him busy.
Bennington looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You can see the frustration on Tanaka's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bennington is trying to get an arm triangle but Tanaka is defending well.
Tanaka is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennington is looking to take a break and control but Tanaka is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bennington working away.
Bennington working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bennington tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Bennington wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tanaka keeps working.
Tanaka holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Bennington working away.
Bennington tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bennington has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
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Bennington goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Tanaka rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Bennington 's guard! Nice work there by Tanaka!
Bennington keeping moving, preventing Tanaka from controlling successfully.
Bennington seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennington keeping full guard, as Tanaka tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tanaka is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bennington throws his legs up looking for a submission but Tanaka uses it to pass to side control.
Tanaka has hold of Bennington 's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Bennington seems comfortable defending it but Tanaka has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Bennington is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Bennington is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Tanaka couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ryo Tanaka!
A victorious Ryo Tanaka 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Hal Jordan (ranked 1285 p4p, 158 weight class) and Borrachinha Costa (ranked 2522 p4p, 295 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hal Jordan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Borrachinha Costa !
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Winston Alpacca and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Costa misses with a takedown
and Jordan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice straight punches there by Jordan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jordan.
Costa tries for a takedown but Jordan circles away easily
and Jordan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Donk. Jordan catches Costa right on the button with a cross.
Jordan scores with a hook to the body. Costa takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costa with a poor takedown
and Costa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hal Jordan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Borrachinha Costa .
Costa shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jordan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan sizes up Costa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jordan cracks Costa with an open hand slap.
Costa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Jordan to counter with a crisp jab.
A slow jab from Costa misses its intended target.
Costa takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jordan throws out a loose jab but Costa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Costa feints the counter takedown.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jordan.
Jordan looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Costa takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa ducks right into an uppercut from Jordan.
Costa shoots for a takedown but Jordan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jordan lands a really nice looking cross but Costa seems unphased.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good exchange - Jordan coming out on top.
Jordan is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jordan works the jab nicely.
Jordan tests Costa 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jordan thuds his right hand into Costa 's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Hal Jordan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jordan lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Costa at a distance.
Jordan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan throws out a loose jab but Costa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice uppercut there from Jordan.
Jordan cracks a nice hook into Costa 's ribs.
Costa takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Costa has his takedown stuffed
and Jordan counters with a stiff right hand.
Jordan misses with an uppercut. Costa saw that one coming.
Good exchange - Jordan coming out on top.
Jordan throws a hook to the side of Costa 's head but Costa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costa has his takedown stuffed
enabling Jordan to counter with a crisp jab.
Costa takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Costa with a lazy takedown attempt
and Costa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Costa has his takedown stuffed
and Jordan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jordan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Costa .
Jordan cracks Costa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Costa with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jordan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hal Jordan dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jordan misses with a right hand
and Costa decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jordan's guard.
Jordan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Costa .
Costa throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jordan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jordan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Costa .
Costa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jordan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Costa is looking to work some ground and pound but Jordan has wrist control.
Costa throws an elbow that misses. Jordan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Costa 's guard. Nice move by Jordan!
Costa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jordan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jordan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Costa wants to sweep here but Jordan controlling him for the moment.
Jordan's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Costa looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Costa is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jordan defends well.
Jordan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Jordan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Costa swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jordan wants to get up but he can't break Costa 's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Jordan is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Costa has his foot on Jordan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jordan works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jordan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Costa is looking for a triangle but Jordan pushes his legs off easily.
Costa looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Costa not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jordan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Costa is keeping the position for now.
Jordan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Costa escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jordan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jordan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jordan doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jordan manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Costa is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Jordan controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jordan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Costa wants to sweep but no luck.
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.
Costa is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Costa working for a triangle but Jordan defends it easily.
Costa looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Jordan has picked Costa up and slammed him! Costa can't keep hold of the triangle and Jordan manages to pass to side control!
Jordan controls the position from side control.
Jordan tries to stand but Costa is controlling his head.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Costa can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Borrachinha Costa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Costa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jordan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Costa 's head backwards.
Jordan with a hook.
Jordan throws a hook but Costa avoids it easily.
Costa has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Jordan's corner calls for a 1-2. Jordan obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jordan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Costa with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jordan counters with a right hand to the body.
Jordan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And Costa tries to counter it with a takedown but Jordan pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jordan is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Costa blocks a jab.
Costa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jordan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jordan fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Costa on the side of the head.
Jordan throws out a powerful jab.
A shot to the liver by Jordan. Beautiful body shot.
Jordan thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Costa with a poor takedown
letting Jordan counter with a right hand.
Hal Jordan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Borrachinha Costa .
Jordan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hal Jordan is winning the standup battle so far.
Costa gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jordan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Costa shoots and misses
and Jordan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jordan lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Costa on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Costa misses with a takedown
and Jordan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Costa walks into a left hand.
Costa misses with a takedown
enabling Jordan to counter with a crisp jab.
Jordan cracks Costa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A shot to the body from Costa misses
letting Jordan counter with a right hand.
Jordan lands a slapping body shot.
Costa dives in for a single leg takedown but Jordan sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Jordan appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hal Jordan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Costa drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Costa misses with a shot to the body
and Jordan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Costa thinking.
Jordan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jordan scores with a nice head shot.
Jordan lands a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice straight punches there by Jordan. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jordan.
Jordan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Costa looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Costa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jordan throws out the jab.
Jordan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jordan digs a good body shot into Costa 's ribs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hal Jordan showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jordan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:26
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 29:26
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hal Jordan!
After winning the bout, Hal Jordan 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kealohilani Kalawaia (ranked 2724 p4p, 104 weight class) and Mortimer Bob Holley (ranked 2711 p4p, 103 weight class). Holley has chosen Grillmasters - Sizzling as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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295 lbs
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289 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kealohilani Kalawaia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mortimer Bob Holley!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalawaia misses with a looping right.
Kealohilani Kalawaia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kalawaia feints a jab promting Holley to slip. Kalawaia then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Holley slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Mortimer Bob Holley has been cut.
Nice defenses there by Kalawaia.
Kalawaia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Holley wants to counter with a clinch but Kalawaia pushes him away.
Kalawaia definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sloppy strikes from Kalawaia. Those never looked like landing.
Kalawaia on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Kalawaia lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Holley circles away quickly and effectively.
Kalawaia takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Holley misses with a body shot.
Kalawaia looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kalawaia catches Holley with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kalawaia loads up on a big right hand but Holley slips the punch.
Holley wants to counter the offense by Kalawaia and move into the clinch position.
Kalawaia misses with a two punch combination.
Kalawaia tries to bum rush Holley with a series of wild strikes but Holley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Holley slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like Kealohilani Kalawaia has been cut.
Kalawaia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kalawaia takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kalawaia walks into a straight right hand from Holley.
Kalawaia uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Holley.
Kalawaia appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Holley.
Kalawaia is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Holley.
Holley cracks a nice hook into Kalawaia's ribs.
Kalawaia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kalawaia is breathing heavily.
Holley fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kalawaia on the side of the head.
Holley lands the left hand.
Holley cracks a nice hook into Kalawaia's ribs.
Holley looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kalawaia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Holley.
Kalawaia takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kealohilani Kalawaia's cut is getting worse.
Holley scores with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kalawaia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Holley scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kalawaia keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kalawaia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Holley scores with a jab to the body.
A shot to the liver by Holley. Beautiful body shot.
A combination from Kalawaia does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalawaia throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kalawaia throws a series of punches but Holley moves out of range.
Kalawaia throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Holley comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kalawaia closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kealohilani Kalawaia's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Holley works Kalawaia's body with a nice hook.
Holley dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Holley digs a good body shot into Kalawaia's ribs.
Holley ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Holley darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheers as Holley lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kalawaia doesn't seem phased though.
Kalawaia takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Holley is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kalawaia had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Holley jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jeez, Kealohilani Kalawaia's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Holley connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kalawaia. Kalawaia circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Kealohilani Kalawaia's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mortimer Bob Holley!
Mortimer Bob Holley took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Come on, now give me food and fast. Im starving!
Hi mom!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Carwyn Cain (ranked 2212 p4p, 267 weight class) and Flibberti Gibbet (ranked 1059 p4p, 125 weight class). 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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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
5 - 1 - 2, fighting out of The Island, Carwyn Cain!
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, Flibberti Gibbet!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Santiago Holmes and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cain shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gibbet connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gibbet jabs Cain to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cain pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cain tries to work over Gibbet's front leg with a kick but Gibbet checks it.
Gibbet avoids a kick to the body.
Gibbet looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cain closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Cain lands in his opponent's guard.
Cain with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cain controlling from the top position.
Cain throwing strikes from guard but Gibbet blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cain drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Cain as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Gibbet screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Cain! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Carwyn Cain!
A very excited looking Carwyn Cain rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lighty LightHeavyweight (ranked 373 p4p, 61 weight class) and Edgar Boon (ranked 1062 p4p, 162 weight class). Edgar Boon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lighty LightHeavyweight!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Edgar Boon!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boon lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Boon looks to score with a jab to the body but LightHeavyweight is just out of range.
LightHeavyweight takes one on the chin but seems OK.
LightHeavyweight takes one on the button.
LightHeavyweight slips under a jab from Boon.
Boon tests LightHeavyweight's chin there with a solid looking shot.
LightHeavyweight takes a jab right on the kisser.
LightHeavyweight keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boon throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
LightHeavyweight throws a body shot but no joy.
Boon lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
LightHeavyweight takes the fight into the clinch.
LightHeavyweight lands a shoulder strike.
Boon has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
LightHeavyweight lands a right hand that snaps the head of Boon backwards.
Boon wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Boon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
LightHeavyweight keeps control of Boon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Boon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Boon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from LightHeavyweight.
Boon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but LightHeavyweight has him pressed against the cage.
LightHeavyweight misses with some punches.
LightHeavyweight tries to work over Boon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boon is trying to force a seperation but LightHeavyweight has the dominant position.
Boon wants to stall.
Boon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A right hook to the body lands for LightHeavyweight.
LightHeavyweight tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Boon's elbow.
LightHeavyweight blocks an uppercut.
Boon's coach down at ELITE Island Gym - 19 Elite Coaches was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Boon's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
LightHeavyweight misses with a body punch.
Boon lands an uppercut.
Boon throws a head punch that misses.
Boon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Boon blocks a body shot from LightHeavyweight.
Boon breaks the clinch.
Boon scores with a crisp jab that stopped LightHeavyweight in his tracks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boon throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck LightHeavyweight on the side of the head.
LightHeavyweight is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Boon lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
LightHeavyweight throws a body punch but Boon moves out of range.
Boon connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
LightHeavyweight takes one on the chin but seems OK.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
LightHeavyweight takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice defenses there by LightHeavyweight.
Boon slips under a jab.
LightHeavyweight wants to clinch up but Boon keeps it at a distance.
Boon throws a big shot that misses.
LightHeavyweight closes the distance and pushes Boon back into the cage.
LightHeavyweight lands an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, LightHeavyweight scores with a nice short uppercut.
Boon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
LightHeavyweight keeps control of Boon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Boon tries to work over LightHeavyweight's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
LightHeavyweight digs a right hand into Boon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Boon's gas tank.
LightHeavyweight scores with a shoulder strike.
LightHeavyweight lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boon breaks the clinch.
Boon moves out of range as LightHeavyweight strikes.
A big right from Boon misses.
A left and a right from Boon both land. Nice combination.
LightHeavyweight moves out of range as Boon strikes.
LightHeavyweight throws a shot from downtown. Boon moves away and avoids it.
Boon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Boon staying out of range there.
LightHeavyweight closes the distance and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Boon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Boon tries to stall but LightHeavyweight uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by LightHeavyweight.
A frustrated look appears on Boon's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Boon is looking to break free of the clinch but LightHeavyweight has double underhooks.
LightHeavyweight lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for LightHeavyweight.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, LightHeavyweight creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Boon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
LightHeavyweight can't find room to land a body shot as Boon controls the action.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
LightHeavyweight tries to work over Boon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
LightHeavyweight keeps control of Boon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Boon misses with a punch on the inside.
Boon blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from LightHeavyweight.
LightHeavyweight scores with a hook to the body.
Boon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
LightHeavyweight lands a nice shot to the body.
LightHeavyweight misses with a punch to the body.
Boon is trying to maintain a safe position but LightHeavyweight gets an underhook and turns Boon into the cage.
Nice body punch from LightHeavyweight.
Boon is trying to break free.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from LightHeavyweight.
LightHeavyweight misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from LightHeavyweight.
Boon tried to land a shot to the body but connects with LightHeavyweight's elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Lighty LightHeavyweight will probably get the nod.
That's time! LightHeavyweight's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
LightHeavyweight plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Boon swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Boon face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Lighty LightHeavyweight!
Lighty LightHeavyweight retains his light heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Lighty LightHeavyweight 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ugandan Knuckles (ranked 748 p4p, 120 weight class) and Rex Butt (ranked 1074 p4p, 164 weight class). Knuckles comes to the cage accompanied by Ugandan Knuckles song. The key to victory for Ugandan Knuckles has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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210 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Decent boxing
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ugandan Knuckles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rex Butt!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Daniel Franklin and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knuckles misses with a few strikes there.
Butt throws a hook to the side of Knuckles's head but Knuckles sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Knuckles is looking to counter punch.
Knuckles blocks a jab.
Butt slips under a jab.
Knuckles looks to score with a jab to the body but Butt is just out of range.
Butt avoids the body shot from Knuckles.
Knuckles seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Knuckles tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Butt was well out of range. Poor timing from Knuckles.
Butt looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ugandan Knuckles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knuckles scores with the left hand. Butt knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Rex Butt has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Butt misses with a hook
and Butt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Knuckles pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Butt misses with a hook
enabling Knuckles to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knuckles misses with a body shot.
Butt swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Butt doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Butt looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Knuckles swings for the body but Butt moves out of range.
Butt takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Knuckles slips under a jab.
Knuckles feints with a jab and clips Butt right behind the ear with a massive overhand right! Butt is sent crashing into the canvas and Knuckles leaps in for the kill! Butt tries to get to his feet but Knuckles is just battering him from every conceivable angle. The ref decides that Butt is in need of a savior and steps in!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ugandan Knuckles!
Ugandan Knuckles decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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