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Bravery on the Beach PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yod Kingstar (ranked 3991 p4p, 315 weight class) and Edson Bidon Barbosa (ranked 4750 p4p, 359 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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148 lbs
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155 lbs
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Good wrestling
Good kicks
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Yod Kingstar!
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, Edson Bidon Barbosa!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbosa throws a right hand that Kingstar ducks under and follows up with a left that Kingstar also avoids with ease.
Barbosa looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Barbosa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kingstar definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A slapping leg kick lands for Kingstar.
Kingstar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Barbosa was well out of range. Poor timing from Kingstar.
Barbosa throws a head kick but Kingstar moves out of range.
Yod Kingstar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Barbosa.
Barbosa lands a really nice looking cross but Kingstar seems unphased.
Barbosa staying out of range there.
A bone on bone clash there as Barbosa blocks the leg kick.
Barbosa misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A thudding body kick lands there by Barbosa!
Kingstar misses with a wild body shot.
Barbosa throws a fast counter high kick but Kingstar manages to duck under it in time.
Kingstar avoids a kick to the body.
Kingstar is looking to score with low kicks.
A bone on bone clash there as Barbosa blocks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingstar avoids the head kick by Barbosa.
Kingstar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kingstar clinches up with Barbosa and pushes him back against the cage.
Kingstar lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Barbosa avoids a wild elbow strike from Kingstar.
Barbosa wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kingstar has him pressed against the cage.
Kingstar could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Kingstar tries a body shot but Barbosa blocks it.
Barbosa has had enough of the clinch but Kingstar keeps him there for the moment.
Barbosa is trying to break the clinch but Kingstar is controlling him.
Barbosa looking to slow down the pace here.
Barbosa tries to circle away but Kingstar has him pinned against the cage.
Kingstar lands a damaging elbow.
Barbosa wants to break the clinch but can't.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingstar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Barbosa's efforts to push away.
Barbosa looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kingstar pushes off an throws an elbow but Barbosa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kingstar pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kingstar stalling.
Barbosa is trying to force a seperation but Kingstar has the dominant position.
Barbosa avoiding damage as Kingstar throws knees to the body.
Barbosa can't break the clinch.
Kingstar struggles to land a body shot inside as Barbosa controls his hands.
Barbosa blocks the elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kingstar just misses with a elbow thrown towards Barbosa's brow.
Barbosa working hard to break the clinch.
Kingstar throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kingstar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kingstar breaks the clinch.
Kingstar swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Kingstar's head.
It looks like Yod Kingstar has been cut.
Kingstar throws a leg kick but Barbosa moved away.
As Kingstar backs off Barbosa throws a huge counter combo but Kingstar manages to avoid it all.
Barbosa scores with a nice body kick.
Kingstar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kingstar avoids the head kick by Barbosa.
Barbosa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kingstar takes a kick to the side of the head.
Barbosa's corner calls for a 1-2. Barbosa obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kingstar swings for the body but Barbosa moves out of range.
Barbosa throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Barbosa throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kingstar.
Barbosa throws a jab but it's blocked by Kingstar.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kingstar closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingstar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Barbosa wants to get back to striking at distance but Kingstar won't allow it.
Barbosa wants to break free but Kingstar has control.
Barbosa being controlled against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barbosa.
Kingstar scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kingstar looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Barbosa is looking to control Kingstar's arms but Kingstar gets an underhook and turns him. Now Barbosa has his back to the cage.
Kingstar pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kingstar has Barbosa pressed against the cage, preventing Barbosa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kingstar lands an elbow that stopped Barbosa in his tracks for a moment.
Kingstar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kingstar has Barbosa pressed against the cage, preventing Barbosa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kingstar looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Barbosa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kingstar pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Kingstar.
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 Yod Kingstar will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yod Kingstar's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kingstar throws a low kick, looking for Barbosa's leg but Barbosa calmly moves out of range.
Kingstar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Barbosa misses with a head kick.
Edson Bidon Barbosa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barbosa throws the left hand but Kingstar avoids the punch easily.
Barbosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kingstar jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kingstar misses with an uppercut.
Barbosa throws a head kick that Kingstar semi-blocks.
Kingstar fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Barbosa.
A jab from Kingstar misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barbosa missing with a left hand there. Kingstar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kingstar. Barbosa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barbosa counters with a body kick.
Kingstar instigates a clinch.
Barbosa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Kingstar.
Kingstar has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Barbosa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kingstar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kingstar is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Barbosa's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Barbosa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kingstar circles away quickly and effectively.
Kingstar moves out of range of the strikes.
Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kingstar.
Kingstar pushes Barbosa up against the cage in a clinch.
Barbosa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kingstar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kingstar throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kingstar throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Barbosa takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kingstar is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Barbosa misses with a body punch.
Kingstar cracks Barbosa with a nice body shot.
Kingstar misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingstar lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kingstar lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kingstar pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kingstar lands a damaging elbow.
A hook to the body from Kingstar.
Barbosa blocks the elbow strike.
Kingstar prevents Barbosa from breaking the clinch.
Barbosa swings wildly with an uppercut but Kingstar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kingstar has Barbosa pressed against the cage, preventing Barbosa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Barbosa's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kingstar swings wildly with an uppercut but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kingstar is working Barbosa over against the cage.
Kingstar misses with a body punch.
Kingstar pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Kingstar.
Kingstar throws an elbow but it misses.
Kingstar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Barbosa's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingstar throws a punch but it's blocked by Barbosa.
Barbosa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Barbosa wants to get back to striking at distance but Kingstar won't allow it.
Kingstar is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kingstar pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kingstar is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kingstar throws an elbow but it misses.
Barbosa is trying to force a seperation but Kingstar has the dominant position.
Barbosa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kingstar works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kingstar creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nice elbow from Kingstar.
Kingstar lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingstar blocks an elbow strike from Barbosa.
Barbosa is looking to control Kingstar's arms but Kingstar gets an underhook and turns him. Now Barbosa has his back to the cage.
Barbosa wants to break the clinch but can't.
Barbosa blocks an elbow strike.
Kingstar escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kingstar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barbosa tries a head kick but it misses.
Kingstar is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Barbosa.
Barbosa listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kingstar goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Barbosa looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Kingstar takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kingstar tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Barbosa is able to avoid easily.
Nice body kick there by Barbosa.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses.
Barbosa tries to keep at a distance but Kingstar has taken the fight into the clinch.
Barbosa is trying to push Kingstar away but Kingstar has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yod Kingstar dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Yod Kingstar's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Barbosa tries a head kick but it misses.
Barbosa misses with a head kick.
Kingstar is looking to counter with a body kick.
Kingstar takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kingstar swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Barbosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kingstar throwing a counter right hand but Barbosa manages to avoid it.
Barbosa checks the leg kick.
A head kick misses from Barbosa.
Barbosa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kingstar. Kingstar obviously looking to wear him down.
Kingstar attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from Kingstar misses.
Barbosa is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Kingstar connects with a leg kick. Barbosa looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kingstar throws a push kick but Barbosa slaps the foot to one side.
Barbosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Barbosa throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kingstar.
Barbosa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingstar wants to slow Barbosa down by chopping away at his legs.
Barbosa tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Barbosa throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Kingstar shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Kingstar misses with a straight right.
Barbosa misses with a head kick.
Kingstar half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kingstar throws a low kick but Barbosa moves out of range easily.
Barbosa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kingstar feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Kingstar misses with a body punch
and Barbosa counters with a head kick. That will keep Kingstar thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Barbosa checks the leg kick.
Kingstar 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.
Barbosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbosa throws a hook but Kingstar avoids it easily.
Kingstar misses with a body kick.
Kingstar throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Barbosa fails to land with a series of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barbosa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kingstar throws out a loose jab but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kingstar is looking to chop away at Barbosa's legs.
Kingstar misses with a low kick.
Barbosa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Barbosa attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Barbosa avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Barbosa blocks a low kick nicely.
Barbosa throws a series of strikes that have Kingstar backpedaling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingstar misses with a hook. Barbosa ducked under it nicely.
Kingstar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Barbosa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kingstar misses with a looping right.
Kingstar throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kingstar looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kingstar throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Barbosa throws a head kick that misses.
Kingstar throws a push kick but Barbosa slaps the foot to one side.
Barbosa throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kingstar counters by clinching up.
Kingstar has Barbosa pressed against the cage, preventing Barbosa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kingstar swings wildly with an uppercut but Barbosa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbosa is trying to push Kingstar away but Kingstar has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kingstar swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kingstar creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Barbosa's defenses.
Kingstar misses with a body punch.
Kingstar lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Barbosa tries to break free but Kingstar pushes him back against the cage.
Kingstar taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Kingstar.
Kingstar misses with a punch to the body.
Barbosa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Edson Bidon Barbosa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kingstar keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Barbosa's efforts to push away.
Barbosa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Yod Kingstar is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kingstar stalling the fight.
Yod Kingstar has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Barbosa is trying to break the clinch but Kingstar is controlling him.
Barbosa swings wildly with an uppercut but Kingstar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kingstar gets through Barbosa's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Edson Bidon Barbosa.
I think Kingstar 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 29:29
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:28
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Yod Kingstar!
Our winner, Yod Kingstar, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between David Crane (ranked 4661 p4p, 352 weight class) and Har Ambe (ranked 2518 p4p, 229 weight class). Ambe is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Rittz - For Real. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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150 lbs
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142 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, David Crane!
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, Har Ambe!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crane tries to keep at a distance but Ambe has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ambe misses with a punch on the inside.
Crane breaks from the clinch.
Ambe misses the jab.
Ambe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Crane throws a good cross that connects.
Crane jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Crane paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ambe closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ambe tries to move to mount but Crane blocks the move with his legs.
Ambe is working to tighten his grip on Crane's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Crane has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Ambe is really squeezing tight and eventually Crane passes out! Ambe breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Har Ambe!
After the fight, Har Ambe was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Conford (ranked 3074 p4p, 346 weight class) and Kaz McStafferson (ranked 3391 p4p, 376 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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200 lbs
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190 lbs
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Basic striking
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Basic striking
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Andrew Conford!
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, Kaz McStafferson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conford catches McStafferson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Conford with a body punch. A glancing blow.
McStafferson with a poor takedown
and Conford cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Conford fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Conford lands with a good body shot.
McStafferson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kaz McStafferson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Conford misses with a wild combination.
McStafferson feints the counter takedown.
McStafferson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Conford's waist but Conford gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing McStafferson off to one side.
McStafferson misses with a two punch combination.
Conford lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Kaz McStafferson has been cut.
Conford definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
McStafferson should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McStafferson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
McStafferson trying to control the position from guard on top but Conford is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Conford not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Conford is looking for a triangle but McStafferson pushes his legs off easily.
McStafferson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McStafferson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
McStafferson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McStafferson is pushing down on Conford's leg trying to pass to half guard. Conford is fighting to maintain full guard but McStafferson has managed to sneak the leg through.
McStafferson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
McStafferson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Conford wants to get back to his feet.
Conford wants to get back to full guard.
McStafferson is trying to work for a kimura but Conford is defending well.
McStafferson is pressing down on Conford's thigh, looking to free his foot. Conford is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McStafferson is trying to work for a kimura but Conford is defending well.
McStafferson wants to pass the guard but Conford is defending well.
Conford is defending against the submission attempts here by McStafferson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McStafferson has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Conford defend it? McStafferson steps over the head and cranks it - Conford is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for McStafferson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kaz McStafferson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Geanluca Lorenzon (ranked 2244 p4p, 267 weight class) and Hiroshi Kawanabe (ranked 2761 p4p, 315 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Geanluca Lorenzon!
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, Hiroshi Kawanabe!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lorenzon ducks under a wild hook from Kawanabe.
Lorenzon gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lorenzon punishes Kawanabe's body with a nice straight punch.
A big left from Lorenzon misses.
Lorenzon just misses with a punch to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kawanabe! But no joy.
Lorenzon slips a jab and a cross from Kawanabe.
Good standup being displayed there by Lorenzon as he connects with a hook.
Lorenzon throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lorenzon lands a really nice looking cross but Kawanabe seems unphased.
Kawanabe misses the jab.
Kawanabe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lorenzon.
Kawanabe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lorenzon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kawanabe is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lorenzon throws a lazy right hand but Kawanabe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lorenzon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kawanabe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kawanabe misses with a combination
and Lorenzon counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Lorenzon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kawanabe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A slow jab from Lorenzon misses its intended target.
Kawanabe misses with an uppercut. Lorenzon saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lorenzon darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kawanabe jabs at Lorenzon's body.
Kawanabe missing with a left hand there. Lorenzon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kawanabe throws an overhand right that lands on Lorenzon's shoulder, as Lorenzon tries to avoid the shot.
Lorenzon clinches up against the cage.
Lorenzon lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lorenzon lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lorenzon lands a body shot.
Lorenzon tries to throw a body punch but Kawanabe avoids it by throwing Lorenzon back against the cage.
Kawanabe manages to break the clinch.
Kawanabe with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kawanabe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lorenzon counters with a nice body shot.
Lorenzon slips under a jab.
Kawanabe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lorenzon.
A counter left hand to the body from Lorenzon misses its target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kawanabe misses with a wild body shot.
Lorenzon wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Lorenzon lands with an overhand left.
Kawanabe misses the shot to the body.
Kawanabe misses with an uppercut.
Lorenzon seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Kawanabe throws a jab when Lorenzon was well out of range.
Lorenzon is looking to clinch but Kawanabe is avoiding it.
Lorenzon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kawanabe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kawanabe punishes Lorenzon's body with a nice straight punch.
A jab from Kawanabe misses.
Kawanabe misses with a looping left.
Kawanabe misses with a hook
enabling Lorenzon to counter with a crisp jab.
Kawanabe moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kawanabe misses with a shot to the body
letting Lorenzon counter with a right hand.
Kawanabe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lorenzon wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Lorenzon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lorenzon looks to land a left hand but Kawanabe moved out of range nicely.
Kawanabe lands with a right hand.
Kawanabe misses with a wild body shot.
Lorenzon is looking to counter the offense by Kawanabe and move into the clinch.
Kawanabe shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lorenzon drops his hands momentarily and Kawanabe takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lorenzon's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kawanabe connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lorenzon scrambles back to his feet.
Nice straight punches there by Lorenzon. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lorenzon.
Lorenzon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
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 Geanluca Lorenzon will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lorenzon throws a body punch but Kawanabe moves out of range.
Lorenzon throws a jab when Kawanabe was well out of range.
Kawanabe throws a lazy right hand but Lorenzon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lorenzon looks to throw the jab but Kawanabe is out of range.
Kawanabe tries to keep at a distance but Lorenzon has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lorenzon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kawanabe backwards.
Lorenzon working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kawanabe is rocked!
Kawanabe breaks from the clinch.
Kawanabe is still on wobbly legs! Can Lorenzon finish him?
Lorenzon has Kawanabe up against the cage in a clinch.
A right hand to the body from Lorenzon.
Lorenzon lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lorenzon scores with a shoulder strike.
Lorenzon unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Kawanabe! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Lorenzon is unloading with more strikes now! Kawanabe drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Geanluca Lorenzon!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between THumongous Heritageaka (ranked 1995 p4p, 80 weight class) and Big N Dangerous Camel (ranked 2578 p4p, 103 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that THumongous Heritageaka has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily THumongous Heritageaka seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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291 lbs
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306 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, THumongous Heritageaka!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Big N Dangerous Camel!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Peter Branson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camel rushes Heritageaka and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Heritageaka avoids the elbow strike from Camel, against the cage.
Heritageaka managing to block the knees to the body from Camel.
Heritageaka managing to block the knees to the body from Camel.
Camel tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Heritageaka avoids it.
Heritageaka blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Heritageaka pulls Camel into guard.
Camel looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Heritageaka is on top in guard.
Heritageaka controls from within his opponent's guard.
Camel is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Heritageaka is controlling him.
Heritageaka wants to pass the guard but Camel is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heritageaka slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Heritageaka drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Heritageaka jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heritageaka controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Heritageaka continues to stall.
Heritageaka trying to control the position from guard on top but Camel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Heritageaka passes Camel's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Heritageaka is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Heritageaka is looking for a kimura here.
Heritageaka 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.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Heritageaka in particular looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heritageaka seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Camel is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). THumongous Heritageaka!
THumongous Heritageaka retains his super heavyweight title!
Our winner, THumongous Heritageaka, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timofei Rasputin (ranked 1986 p4p, 210 weight class) and Artur Kasza (ranked 2586 p4p, 263 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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237 lbs
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Timofei Rasputin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Artur Kasza!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Daniel Franklin and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rasputin with a nice cross.
Rasputin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kasza at a distance.
A big right from Rasputin misses.
Rasputin throws a body punch but Kasza moves out of range.
The crowd cheers as Rasputin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kasza doesn't seem phased though.
Kasza changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rasputin tries to avoid it but Kasza manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rasputin to the ground. Rasputin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Rasputin throws a body punch but Kasza moves out of range.
Kasza uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rasputin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rasputin. Kasza does a little dance to reset his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kasza.
A counter left hand to the body from Rasputin misses its target.
Rasputin seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Rasputin defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kasza.
A counter left hand to the body from Rasputin misses its target.
Timofei Rasputin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Artur Kasza.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rasputin looks to score with a jab to the body but Kasza is just out of range.
Kasza has a takedown stuffed.
Rasputin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kasza.
Rasputin misses the jab.
And Kasza tries to counter it with a takedown but Rasputin pushes his down on his head and steps out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasza shoots in for a double leg but Rasputin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Rasputin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rasputin just misses with a punch to the body.
Kasza looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rasputin is fending him off so far but Kasza persists. Nope, Rasputin circles away and we're back to standing.
Kasza uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rasputin.
Rasputin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kasza was well out of range. Poor timing from Rasputin.
Kasza drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Rasputin defends it well.
Rasputin lands a slapping body shot.
Rasputin misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rasputin. Kasza does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rasputin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rasputin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kasza counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Kasza landing with the ground and pound.
Kasza throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kasza slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kasza landing some decent shots from guard.
Rasputin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kasza working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rasputin being controlled here, momentarily.
Kasza throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kasza showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Kasza throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kasza's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kasza working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rasputin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kasza.
Kasza missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kasza throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rasputin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kasza loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Rasputin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kasza passes into half guard.
Kasza lands with a punch from half guard.
Kasza throwing shots but Rasputin is blocking nicely.
Kasza slows the pace down in half guard.
Rasputin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Rasputin tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kasza's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Rasputin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kasza on the ground.
Kasza winds up and cracks Rasputin with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Rasputin is not content to let Kasza control the position.
Kasza perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kasza missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kasza stalling.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice strikes from Kasza there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timofei Rasputin dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kasza bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rasputin is looking to wear down Kasza with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kasza tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Rasputin defends well and Kasza ends up having to push Rasputin into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Rasputin throws a jab when Kasza was well out of range.
Rasputin throws a hook but Kasza avoids it easily.
Rasputin gets caught flat footed, as Kasza shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kasza slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Rasputin takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Kasza misses with the ground and pound.
Sloppy strikes there by Kasza.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kasza working the ground and pound but Rasputin is defending the strikes.
Kasza has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kasza working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Kasza is chipping away with strikes.
Kasza throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Artur Kasza has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kasza lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kasza wants to control but Rasputin is keeping him busy.
Kasza content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kasza throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Rasputin takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Kasza working the head and body with strikes.
Kasza landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Rasputin is letting Kasza control him for a moment.
Rasputin is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Kasza just content to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin taking a bit of punishment here - Kasza scoring with strikes.
Kasza cracks Rasputin with a big elbow.
Kasza working the head with strikes.
Kasza throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Kasza is chipping away with strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kasza working the ground and pound from side control.
Kasza controls the position from side control.
Kasza throws an elbow but Rasputin slips to the side and avoids it well.
Kasza working the ground and pound.
Kasza throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Kasza working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin being controlled for a moment.
Rasputin dodges the ground and pound from Kasza.
Kasza in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Rasputin is being controlled here.
Kasza misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Rasputin seems a little lost for a moment, as Kasza dominates the positioning.
Kasza working the ground and pound.
Kasza scores with punches from side control.
Rasputin is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Kasza scores with a couple of short elbows.
Kasza has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rasputin taking a bit of punishment here - Kasza scoring with strikes.
Rasputin managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kasza.
Rasputin takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Kasza fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Kasza lands a nice forearm strike.
Kasza connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Rasputin some visible discomfort.
Rasputin takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Kasza in side control lands a decent elbow.
Kasza lands an elbow.
Rasputin is rocked!
Kasza cracks Rasputin with a big right hand but Rasputin just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Oh Rasputin is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
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.
Kasza scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Rasputin is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Kasza can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Artur Kasza!
Artur Kasza seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bon Dones (ranked 2108 p4p, 289 weight class) and Kong Dunnachai (ranked 4914 p4p, 559 weight class). Kong Dunnachai told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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25
222 lbs
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215 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bon Dones!
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, Kong Dunnachai!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Dirk Anderson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunnachai darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
It looks like Bon Dones has been cut.
Dones tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Dunnachai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Dunnachai punishes Dones's body with a nice straight punch.
Dones fails with the takedown
letting Dunnachai counter with a right hand.
Dones tries to clinch up but Dunnachai circles away and keeps his distance.
Dunnachai throws out a counter right but Dones avoids it with no problem.
Dunnachai lands a big uppercut and Dones crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Dones looks OK. Dunnachai waves Dones back to his feet!
Dones is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dones glances at the clock... BAM! Dunnachai nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Dones crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Dones is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kong Dunnachai!
A victorious Kong Dunnachai 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Tyronne Spong (ranked 2373 p4p, 222 weight class) and Timur Lenk (ranked 2562 p4p, 231 weight class). Timur Lenk acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tyronne Spong!
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, Timur Lenk!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spong gets the takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Lenk's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lenk tries to bench press Spong off him but Spong keeps the position.
Spong is working to tighten his grip on Lenk's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Lenk has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Spong is really squeezing tight and eventually Lenk passes out! Spong breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Tyronne Spong!
In his post fight interview, Tyronne Spong gave a big smile as he said 'im taking over this island one fighter at a time'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David DeCastro (ranked 1309 p4p, 167 weight class) and Steve Butabi (ranked 1755 p4p, 226 weight class). Butabi has chosen Make That Money as his entrance music. The key to victory for David DeCastro has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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184 lbs
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, David DeCastro!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Steve Butabi!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Santiago Holmes and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butabi instigates a clinch.
Butabi ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Butabi no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Butabi pulls DeCastro in close to prevent any damage.
DeCastro wants to stand but Butabi is controlling his posture from full guard.
DeCastro knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Butabi on the ground.
Butabi pulls DeCastro in close to prevent any damage.
DeCastro wanted to stand there but Butabi had control of the position.
Butabi is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but DeCastro frees his head nicely. Oh but Butabi has switched to an armbar! DeCastro is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Steve Butabi!
Steve Butabi is the new welterweight champion!
Steve Butabi looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Emilioooooooooo'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kromog The Terror (ranked 983 p4p, 147 weight class) and Petr Yaj (ranked 2340 p4p, 320 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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215 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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25
215 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kromog The Terror!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Petr Yaj!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Sandra Marshall and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yaj takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Yaj fails in his attempt to clinch.
The Terror lands a right hook to the body.
Yaj looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Yaj swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The Terror scores with a jab to the body.
Yaj tries to clinch but The Terror moves out of range.
The Terror misses with an uppercut.
Yaj avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Yaj drives through and clinches with The Terror against the cage.
A short left from Yaj.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Yaj.
The Terror goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yaj lands a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Yaj fails to land.
The Terror blocks a body shot from Yaj.
Yaj drops to a knee looking for a takedown but The Terror gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yaj tries a body shot but The Terror blocks it.
The Terror scores with a shoulder strike.
The Terror swings wildly with an uppercut but Yaj uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yaj misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Terror goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yaj lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of The Terror backwards.
Yaj scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Yaj presses The Terror against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Yaj scores with a shot to the side of The Terror's head.
The Terror tries to break free but Yaj pushes him back against the cage.
The Terror lands a left hand.
Yaj scores with a shot to the side of The Terror's head.
Yaj lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Yaj misses with the head strike.
Yaj misses with a short punch on the inside.
The Terror taking a breather.
Yaj lands a left hand that snaps the head of The Terror backwards.
The Terror tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yaj blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Yaj scores with a nice short uppercut.
Yaj working aggressively here.
Yaj struggles to land a body shot inside as The Terror controls his hands.
The Terror throws a head punch that misses.
Yaj misses with a punch on the inside.
Yaj lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yaj misses with a hook from the clinch.
The Terror misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The Terror lands with a right to the head.
Yaj misses with a short punch on the inside.
The Terror definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The Terror lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yaj backwards.
Yaj digs a right hand into The Terror's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on The Terror's gas tank.
Yaj lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Terror.
A short right from The Terror on the inside.
Yaj breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Yaj connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Yaj fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The Terror throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Yaj. Beautiful body shot.
Yaj wants to clinch
and Yaj takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The Terror loads up on a big right hand but Yaj slips the punch.
Yaj darts in trying to clinch
and The Terror counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yaj moves into the clinch.
Yaj misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Yaj fails to land.
The Terror tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The Terror misses with a punch to the body.
Yaj lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The Terror lands a body punch in the clinch.
The Terror throws a head punch that misses.
The Terror blocking some punches.
Yaj lands an uppercut.
The Terror stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Terror blocks an uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Terror blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Yaj misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from The Terror fails to land.
The Terror lands a nice uppercut.
Yaj swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The Terror doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The Terror goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yaj throws a head punch that misses.
Yaj struggles to land a body shot inside as The Terror controls his hands.
Yaj has a couple of punches blocked by The Terror.
Yaj working aggressively here.
The Terror stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The Terror can't break the clinch.
Yaj swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short left from The Terror.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Terror lands a left hand.
The Terror misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Petr Yaj dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The Terror displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yaj throws out the jab.
A big left from The Terror misses.
The Terror swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yaj tests The Terror's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yaj tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Terror paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yaj cracks a nice hook into The Terror's ribs.
Yaj lunges at The Terror with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by The Terror's hand.
Yaj ducks under a wild hook from The Terror.
Yaj instigates a clinch.
Yaj lands a body punch.
Yaj misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yaj throws a blind hook that connects with the side of The Terrors head.
The Terror throws a head punch that misses.
Yaj works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The Terror throws a head punch that misses.
The Terror throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yajs head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yaj lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Yaj.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Terror blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Yaj.
The Terror tries to work over Yaj's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The Terror is working Yaj over against the cage.
Yaj gets through The Terror's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yaj has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The Terror's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The Terror lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Yaj scores with a nice short uppercut.
The Terror gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Yaj.
Yaj lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The Terror tries to work over Yaj's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Yaj fails to land.
Yaj breaks from the clinch.
Yaj closes the distance looking to clinch
and The Terror counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Terror tries to bum rush Yaj with a series of wild strikes but Yaj uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
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!
Yaj swings widly with a right hand
and The Terror counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The Terror throws a lazy right hand but Yaj sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The Terror swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The Terror ducks under a wild hook from Yaj.
Yaj takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Yaj clinches up against the cage.
Yaj blocks an uppercut.
Yaj misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yaj misses with the head strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from The Terror.
The Terror prevents a body shot from Yaj.
Yaj works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Yaj tries to throw a body punch but The Terror avoids it by throwing Yaj back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A head punch on the inside from Yaj fails to land.
The Terror lands with a right to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Terror blocks a body shot from Yaj.
Yaj makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yaj has a couple of punches blocked by The Terror.
The Terror tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yaj's elbow.
Yaj works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The Terror stalling in the clinch but Yaj improves position.
Yaj blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Yaj fails to land.
Yaj tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Terror's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Yaj.
The Terror blocking some punches.
The Terror working aggressively here.
Yaj lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yaj softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yaj blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Yaj.
The Terror misses with a hook to the ribs.
Yaj misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yaj scores with a shot to the side of The Terror's head.
Yaj lands with a right to the head.
The Terror is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yaj lands a left hand that snaps the head of The Terror backwards.
Oh The Terror is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The Terror struggles to land a body shot inside as Yaj controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Yaj - that landed with a thud.
Yaj lands a big right hand that drops The Terror! The killer instinct kicks in and Yaj finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Yaj!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Petr Yaj!
Petr Yaj is the new light heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Petr Yaj thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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