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Beach Fights Independance PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sergey Pakhomov (ranked 2839 p4p, 113 weight class) and Jumping Rivers (ranked 24282 p4p, 243 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sergey Pakhomov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jumping Rivers!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rivers tries to close the distance and clinch but Pakhomov swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pakhomov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rivers takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rivers tries for a takedown but Pakhomov circles away easily
and Pakhomov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rivers throws a leg kick
and Pakhomov counters by clinching up.
Pakhomov scores with a shot to the side of Rivers's head.
Rivers jumps guard but Pakhomov stands there with Rivers around his waist. Rivers gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pakhomov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pakhomov lands a nice uppercut.
Rivers looks winded!
Pakhomov dips a shoulder and cracks Rivers with a mighty uppercut! Rivers falls back against the cage and Pakhomov unloads with a barrage of strikes! Rivers is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Pakhomov screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sergey Pakhomov!
After winning the bout, Sergey Pakhomov 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Edson Bidon Barbosa (ranked 4519 p4p, 340 weight class) and Walton Mack (ranked 4893 p4p, 358 weight class). The key to victory for Edson Bidon Barbosa has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Edson Bidon Barbosa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Walton Mack!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Barbosa as he connects with a hook.
Mack misses the jab.
Mack takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Barbosa connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Barbosa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Barbosa circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Mack drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Barbosa follows Mack to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Edson Bidon Barbosa!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zeck Breck (ranked 3254 p4p, 440 weight class) and Nikola Jokic (ranked 3857 p4p, 496 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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220 lbs
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215 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Zeck Breck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nikola Jokic!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Breck fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jokic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Breck swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A low kick from Jokic is predictable there
and Breck counters by moving into the clinch.
Jokic misses with some punches.
Jokic looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Breck misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jokic is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A short left from Breck.
A head punch on the inside from Breck fails to land.
Jokic misses with a knee strike.
Jokic misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Breck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Breck lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Breck fails to land.
Jokic misses with a knee to the head.
Jokic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jokic forces Breck back against the cage and clinches.
Breck misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jokic pushes off an throws an elbow but Breck leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Breck swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jokic tries to work over Breck's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jokic throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jokic.
Jokic missing with knees to the body.
Jokic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Breck backwards.
Jokic misses with a punch on the inside.
Jokic using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Breck working aggressively here.
Breck misses with some punches.
Jokic tries a body shot but Breck blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breck swings wildly with an uppercut but Jokic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jokic trying to land knees to the body.
Breck lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've been hearing reports that Breck has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Breck lands a shot to the body.
Breck scores with a hook to the body.
Breck swings wildly with an uppercut but Jokic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short right from Breck.
Jokic throws an elbow that misses.
A body shot lands from Breck.
Jokic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Breck lands a left hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jokic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jokic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jokic throws an elbow that misses.
Jokic tries to land knees in the clinch but Breck avoids the damage to the body.
Breck avoiding damage as Jokic throws knees to the body.
Jokic with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Breck lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Jokic fails to land.
Jokic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
We've been informed that Jokic has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Breck lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jokic is rocked!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jokic.
Jokic is still on wobbly legs! Can Breck finish him?
Breck fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jokic seems to have recovered his senses.
Jokic tries a body shot but Breck blocks it.
Jokic missing with knees to the body.
Breck dips a shoulder and cracks Jokic with a mighty uppercut! Jokic falls back against the cage and Breck unloads with a barrage of strikes! Jokic is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Breck screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zeck Breck!
In his post fight interview, Zeck Breck 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 Minor Caugh (ranked 3745 p4p, 326 weight class) and Maicon Kuster (ranked 2684 p4p, 248 weight class). Maicon Kuster has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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260 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Minor Caugh!
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, Maicon Kuster!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Winston Alpacca and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caugh has Kuster up against the cage in a clinch.
I was talking to Caugh's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Kuster breaks the clinch.
Caugh instigates a clinch.
Caugh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kuster tries to throw a body punch but Caugh avoids it by throwing Kuster back against the cage.
Caugh throws a punch but it's blocked by Kuster.
Kuster breaks the clinch.
Caugh moves in looking to clinch but Kuster pushes him off.
Kuster throws a jab but it's blocked by Caugh.
Caugh fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kuster, pushing him back against the cage.
Caugh connects with a knee to the head.
Caugh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kuster avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Caugh dodges the punch combination from Kuster.
Caugh moves in looking to clinch but Kuster pushes him off.
Kuster misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Caugh lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kuster looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Caugh tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kuster manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Caugh wants to clinch up but Kuster keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuster avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Caugh 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.
Caugh slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Caugh tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kuster swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kuster throws out a loose jab but Caugh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Caugh looks to clinch
letting Kuster counter with a right hand.
Caugh lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Caugh lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kuster circles away quickly and effectively.
Caugh is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kuster swats away the attempt to clinch by Caugh.
A head kick misses from Caugh.
Caugh tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kuster swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kuster throws out a counter right but Caugh avoids it with no problem.
Caugh takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Minor Caugh has been cut.
Caugh tries to close the distance and clinch but Kuster swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuster throws the left hand but Caugh avoids the punch easily.
Caugh is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caugh is looking to clinch but Kuster is avoiding it.
Minor Caugh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Caugh fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Caugh gets a clinch.
Kuster escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Caugh misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kuster.
Caugh tries to clinch up but Kuster circles away and keeps his distance.
Caugh throws a jab when Kuster was well out of range.
A little jabbing left from Kuster on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A punch combination from Caugh misses.
Caugh is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Caugh fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kuster looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kuster throws the left hand but Caugh avoids the punch easily.
Caugh with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A lazy left from Caugh finds it's target.
A swing and a miss from Kuster.
A slow jab from Caugh misses its intended target.
Kuster misses the shot to the body.
Caugh scores with a decent looking hook.
Kuster misses with a hook. Caugh ducked under it nicely.
As Kuster looks to move away, Caugh throws a big counter combo but Kuster just gets out of the way.
Kuster lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Caugh is rocked!
Caugh tries to clinch but Kuster is having none of it.
Caugh tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kuster swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kuster swats away the attempt to clinch by Caugh.
Caugh wants to clinch.
Kuster swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kuster keeps the fight on the outside.
Caugh ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Caugh closes the distance and clinches.
Kuster manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caugh fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kuster looks to score with a jab to the body but Caugh is just out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Caugh!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caugh clinches up against the cage.
Kuster has a couple of punches blocked by Caugh.
Caugh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kuster ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Caugh fails in his attempt to clinch.
Caugh tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kuster looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Caugh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A clash of legs there as Kuster blocks the low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Caugh looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kuster might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kuster blocks the body kick.
Caugh fails to land with a series of punches.
Caugh moves away from the strike by Kuster.
Caugh misses with a right hand
and Kuster counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Caugh thinking.
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 Minor Caugh will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Minor Caugh's cut.
That's time! Caugh's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Caugh defending well as Kuster loads up on a big left hand.
Caugh wants to clinch up but Kuster keeps it at a distance.
Kuster throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Caugh's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Kuster dives in looking to finish as Caugh flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Kuster's strikes! Kuster is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Caugh's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Caugh was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maicon Kuster!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between DJ Kat (ranked 2639 p4p, 289 weight class) and Jose Diaz (ranked 2842 p4p, 311 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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170 lbs
3 - 1 - 1 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, DJ Kat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Jose Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Michael Johnstone and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kat misses with a wild combination.
Diaz swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kat tries to score with a low kick but Diaz moves his leg out of the way.
Kat misses with a low kick.
Diaz tries to work over Kat's front leg with a kick but Kat checks it.
Diaz takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kat lands a jab.
Diaz throws a lazy uppercut
and Kat counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Diaz ducks under a wild hook from Kat.
Diaz wants to counter the offense by Kat and move into the clinch position.
Kat throws a hook to the side of Diaz's head but Diaz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It seemed like Diaz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diaz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kat.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Diaz! But no joy.
DJ Kat seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz looks to score with a jab to the body but Kat is just out of range.
Diaz drives through and clinches with Kat against the cage.
Kat misses with a body punch.
Diaz jumps guard and drags Kat to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz keeping moving, preventing Kat from controlling successfully.
Kat knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Diaz on the ground.
Diaz has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Island Safe Space. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Diaz looking for a triangle here. Kat is fighting it but it looks tight! Diaz pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Kat is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Jose Diaz!
During a confident post fight interview, Jose Diaz thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Handsome Hagen (ranked 1065 p4p, 106 weight class) and Frank Kowalski (ranked 1623 p4p, 156 weight class). Frank Kowalski has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Handsome Hagen's chin.
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235 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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Handsome Hagen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Frank Kowalski!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Winston Alpacca and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kowalski connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hagen shoots and misses
and Kowalski counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kowalski has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Hagen shoots and misses
and Kowalski makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hagen takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Hagen definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kowalski misses with a looping right.
Hagen tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kowalski counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Handsome Hagen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hagen has taken the fight to the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kowalski is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kowalski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hagen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kowalski is defending well for now.
Kowalski taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hagen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Kowalski is defending well for now.
Kowalski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hagen missing with knees to the body.
Kowalski avoiding damage as Hagen throws knees to the body.
A hook to the body from Kowalski.
Hagen trying to land knees to the body.
Hagen has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Kowalski after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Handsome Hagen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kowalski breaks the clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Kowalski.
Hagen tries to clinch there but Kowalski circles away.
Hagen wants to clinch but Kowalski slips to the side
and Kowalski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hagen wants to clinch
and Kowalski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hagen wants to clinch but Kowalski slips to the side
and Kowalski connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kowalski scores with a body shot.
Frank Kowalski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hagen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kowalski slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hagen closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kowalski counters with a nice body shot.
Hagen wants to clinch.
Kowalski let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hagen tries to clinch up
and Kowalski counters with a straight right hand.
Hagen wants to clinch
and Kowalski counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hagen fails with the takedown
and Kowalski makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hagen is looking to clinch.
Hagen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Kowalski lands a jab to Hagen's midsection.
A shot to the liver by Kowalski. Beautiful body shot.
Hagen tries to clinch up.
Kowalski is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Hagen rather than just go for the knockout.
Kowalski lands a head shot.
Kowalski checks the leg kick.
Kowalski misses the shot to the body.
Kowalski listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Kowalski dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hagen wants to clinch
and Hagen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hagen tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kowalski counters with a straight right hand.
Hagen shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A jab from Hagen misses.
A nice side step and Kowalski releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Hagen misses with a takedown
and Kowalski counters with a lovely shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hagen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kowalski cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hagen displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kowalski throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kowalski cracks Hagen with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kowalski lands a nice shot that snaps Hagen's head back.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hagen.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Handsome Hagen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hagen looks for a takedown but Kowalski sprawls well.
Kowalski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kowalski connects with a single shot there.
Kowalski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hagen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hagen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kowalski counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hagen is rocked!
Hagen misses with the body kick
and Kowalski counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hagen takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kowalski lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Oh Hagen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kowalski fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hagen has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kowalski lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Frank Kowalski!
An out of breath Frank Kowalski thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chief Bull (ranked 2858 p4p, 251 weight class) and Timur Lenk (ranked 1370 p4p, 143 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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26
154 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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155 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chief Bull!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Timur Lenk!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Daniel Franklin and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lenk fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bull looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lenk scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lenk misses with a double jab.
Bull walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lenk works the jab nicely.
Lenk changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lenk looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lenk thuds his right hand into Bull's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bull closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lenk lands the left hand.
Lenk lands a jab to the nose.
Bull takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bull drops his hands momentarily and Lenk takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bull is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bull uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lenk.
Bull changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Bull fails with the takedown.
Lenk fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bull walks into a straight right hand from Lenk.
Lenk connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bull momentarily.
Bull gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lenk.
Oh Bull is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lenk connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lenk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bull circles away quickly and effectively.
Bull seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lenk scores with a jab to the body.
Lenk is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bull had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A jab from Lenk does it's job there.
Bull seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lenk digs a good hook to Bull's body.
Lenk lands with a shot to the body.
Lenk gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bull to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Bull trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bull with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bull works over Lenk with some ground and pound from guard.
Bull stands up over Lenk, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bull throwing strikes but missing.
Bull postures up in Lenk's guard and throws a big left but Lenk blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lenk is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bull actively working from the bottom here.
Bull tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Bull looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bull actively working from the bottom here.
Bull is not content to let Lenk control the position.
Bull wants to get back to full guard.
Bull looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bull is looking for a sweep. Lenk is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bull works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bull being controlled here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lenk avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bull keeping moving, preventing Lenk from controlling successfully.
Bull working for a triangle but Lenk defends it easily.
Bull is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lenk is aware though and is defending well.
Bull looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Lenk is defending well. Bull quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Lenk has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Bull celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chief Bull!
Chief Bull tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rei Bourke (ranked 263 p4p, 35 weight class) and Graham Hunt (ranked 1452 p4p, 153 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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140 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rei Bourke!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Graham Hunt!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Michael Johnstone and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bourke looks to land a combination. Hunt sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Donk. Bourke catches Hunt right on the button with a cross.
Hunt dives in and grabs Bourke's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bourke pushes down on Hunt's head and hops out.
Bourke jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hunt misses with a takedown attempt
and Bourke counters with a nice right hand that sends Hunt toppling to the canvas! Hunt scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Bourke finish him?!
Hunt is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bourke fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Hunt square on the jaw! Damn, Hunt is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rei Bourke!
Rei Bourke retains his featherweight title!
Rei Bourke bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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