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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gordon Harper (ranked 24976 p4p, 642 weight class) and Porky Nobriega (ranked 24977 p4p, 614 weight class). Porky Nobriega has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gordon Harper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Porky Nobriega!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harper fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Nobriega looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nobriega keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Harper checks the leg kick.
Harper lands a nice shot that snaps Nobriega's head back.
Nobriega has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Nobriega takes the fight into the clinch.
Harper swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harper stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Harper lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nobriega is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Harper lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nobriega backwards.
Harper misses with a hook to the ribs.
A shot in the inside from Harper.
Harper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Harper.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harper.
Harper keeps control of Nobriega as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Harper fails to land.
Harper lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nobriega tries to circle away but Harper has him pinned against the cage.
Harper lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Harper misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nobriega struggles to land a body shot inside as Harper controls his hands.
A shot in the inside from Harper.
Nobriega wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nobriega breaks the clinch.
Nobriega rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harper moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Harper is looking to counter punch.
Harper darts in and clinches Nobriega up against the cage.
Nobriega wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nobriega misses with a punch to the body.
Harper scores with a shot to the side of Nobriega's head.
Nobriega blocking some punches.
Nobriega is trying to break the clinch but Harper has him pressed against the cage.
Nobriega is trying to break the clinch but Harper is controlling him.
Nobriega wants to get back to striking at distance but Harper won't allow it.
Harper digs a right hand into Nobriega's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nobriega's gas tank.
Harper misses with some punches.
Nobriega wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Harper misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Harper fails to land.
A shot in the inside from Harper.
Nobriega trying to stall but Harper improves his position.
A short right from Harper on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Harper.
Nobriega misses with a body punch.
Harper lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harper working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short left from Harper.
Harper lands with a short shot to the head.
Harper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nobriega backwards.
Nobriega manages to break the clinch.
Nobriega ducks right into an uppercut from Harper.
Nobriega takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nobriega swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Harper moves into the clinch.
Harper works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Harper creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nobriega escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Porky Nobriega seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harper lands a lovely overhand right.
Nobriega misses with a series of wild punches.
Nobriega misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harper tries to keep at a distance but Nobriega has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harper.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nobriegas head.
A left hand lands to the body for Nobriega.
Harper lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nobriega looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nobriega tries to break free but Harper pushes him back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Harper as the two fighters clinch.
Harper lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Harper scores with a shoulder strike.
Nobriega tries to break the clinch but Harper is controlling the position.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Harper.
Harper lands with a short shot to the head.
Nobriega trying to stall but Harper improves his position.
A short right from Harper on the inside.
Nice body punch from Harper.
A short uppercut from Harper.
A short right from Harper.
Nobriega tries a body shot but Harper blocks it.
Nobriega is trying to push Harper away but Harper has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Harper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harper avoiding damage as Nobriega throws knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harper lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper swings wildly with an uppercut but Nobriega uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harper lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nobriega backwards.
Harper lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nobriega backwards.
Harper lands a right hand.
Nobriega blocks a body shot from Harper.
A body shot lands from Harper.
Harper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nobriega's elbow.
Nobriega blocks a body shot from Harper.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harper.
Nobriega breaks from the clinch.
Harper checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Harper connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nobriega's hands.
Nobriega throws a body kick that misses.
Harper is looking to counter the offense by Nobriega and move into the clinch.
Nobriega rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harper moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nobriega throws a leg kick that misses.
Harper clinches.
Nobriega is trying to force a seperation but Harper has the dominant position.
Harper lands with a right to the head.
Nobriega is trying to break the clinch but Harper is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gordon Harper dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nobriega throws a right hand that Harper ducks under and follows up with a left that Harper also avoids with ease.
Nobriega throws a leg kick but Harper sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Harper. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Harper.
Harper digs a good body shot into Nobriega's ribs.
Nobriega takes one to the side of the head.
Harper lands a jab to the nose.
Harper drives through and clinches with Nobriega against the cage.
Harper lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Nobriega has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A shot in the inside from Harper.
Harper scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Harper is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nobriega presses Harper against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nobriega wants to get back to striking at distance but Harper won't allow it.
Nobriega blocks an uppercut.
Nobriega tries to break the clinch but Harper is controlling the position.
Harper pushes Nobriega back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Harper.
Harper prevents Nobriega from breaking the clinch.
Nobriega is trying to break the clinch but Harper is controlling him.
Harper is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nobriega can do to turn this around?
Nobriega wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Harper has him pressed against the cage.
Nobriega wants to get back to striking at distance but Harper won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nobriega has had enough of the clinch but Harper keeps him there for the moment.
Harper pushes Nobriega back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Harper stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Harper.
Nobriega lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nobriega wants to get back to striking at distance but Harper won't allow it.
Good body shot from Harper.
Harper misses with the head strike.
Nobriega blocks an uppercut.
Harper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nobriega escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nobriega attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Harper seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Harper closes the distance and clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harper.
Nobriega is trying to push Harper away but Harper has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Harper scores with a shot to the side of Nobriega's head.
Nobriega breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nobriega misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nobriega swinging wildly here.
Nobriega throws a series of punches but Harper moves out of range.
Harper is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nobriega throws a combination that misses
and Harper counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Harper throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Nobriegas head.
A nice left hand lands by Harper.
Harper working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harper.
Harper prevents Nobriega from breaking the clinch.
Gordon Harper has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Harper lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Harper on the inside.
Harper working aggressively here.
Harper lands a nice uppercut.
Harper misses with a punch on the inside.
Harper makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Harper lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Nobriega wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Harper lands a nice uppercut.
Harper misses with some punches.
Nobriega is trying to break the clinch but Harper has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harper keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nobriega's efforts to push away.
A short body shot lands from Harper as the two fighters clinch.
Harper scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nobriega blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nobriega is trying to break free.
Nobriega blocks an uppercut.
Harper lands a shoulder strike.
Harper scores with a hook to the body.
Harper swings wildly with an uppercut but Nobriega uses good head movement to avoid it.
Harper lands a shot to the body.
Harper lands a right hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Nobriega creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nobriega blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nobriega wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Harper keeps control of Nobriega as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Harper works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nobriega breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper scores with a punch to the head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nobriega has had enough of the clinch but Harper keeps him there for the moment.
A right hook to the body lands for Harper.
Nobriega can't break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Harper.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nobriega backwards.
Harper lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Harper lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nobriega can't break the clinch.
Nobriega has had enough of the clinch but Harper keeps him there for the moment.
Nobriega misses with a body punch.
Harper lands with a left to the head.
Nobriega wants to break the clinch but can't.
Harper lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nobriega manages to break the clinch.
Harper clobbers Nobriega with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nobriega throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Harper gets a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gordon Harper dominated that second round.
That's time! Harper's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Harper cracks Nobriega with a right hand to the side of the head.
Harper gets a clinch.
Nobriega wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nobriega is looking to break free of the clinch but Harper has double underhooks.
Harper lands with a light punch inside.
Harper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nobriega is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Harper tries to throw a body punch but Nobriega avoids it by throwing Harper back against the cage.
Nobriega working hard to break the clinch.
Nobriega looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nobriega misses with a body punch.
Nobriega is trying to break the clinch but Harper has him pressed against the cage.
Harper misses with some punches.
Harper prevents a body shot from Nobriega.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nobriega breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Harper moves into the clinch.
Harper presses Nobriega against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Harper keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nobriega's efforts to push away.
Harper works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nobriega wants to get back to striking at distance but Harper won't allow it.
Harper lands an uppercut.
Nobriega wants to get back to striking at distance but Harper won't allow it.
Nobriega is trying to push Harper away but Harper has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Harper lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nobriega backwards.
Harper lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nobriega wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Harper scores with a shot to the side of Nobriega's head.
Harper throws a punch but it's blocked by Nobriega.
Nobriega wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Nobriega is trying to push Harper away but Harper has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Nobriega wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Harper pushes Nobriega back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Harper.
Harper lands a body shot.
Harper keeps control of Nobriega as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Nobriega is trying to break the clinch but Harper has him pressed against the cage.
Harper lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Harper misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harper lands an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nobriega is trying to break the clinch but Harper has him pressed against the cage.
Harper keeps control of Nobriega as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Harper lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Harper lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nobriega backwards.
Harper digs a right hand underneath Nobriega's ribcage. Nobriega let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harper lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Harper scores with a hook to the body.
Nobriega wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Harper lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nobriega is trying to break the clinch but Harper is controlling him.
A head punch on the inside from Harper fails to land.
Harper digs a right hand into Nobriega's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nobriega's gas tank.
Harper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harper lands a shoulder strike.
Harper pushes Nobriega back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Harper lands with a left to the head.
Nobriega is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nobriega working hard to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Nobriega's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nobriega working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nobriega takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Harper on the inside.
Harper lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nobriega's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Harper misses with a body punch.
Nobriega tries to break free but Harper pushes him back against the cage.
Harper prevents Nobriega from breaking the clinch.
Harper lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nobriega wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nobriega has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nobriega can't break the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harper.
Harper prevents Nobriega from breaking the clinch.
Harper lands a hook that snaps the head of Nobriega backwards.
Harper blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short left from Harper.
Nobriega blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harper lands with a short shot to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harper.
Harper gets through Nobriega's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harper lands a nice shot to the body.
Harper controlling the action here for a moment.
Harper managing to block the knees to the body from Nobriega.
Nobriega breaks from the clinch.
Nobriega lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Harper backs up against the cage.
Nobriega tries a head kick but it misses.
Harper swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
The crowd cheers as Harper lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nobriega doesn't seem phased though.
Nobriega tries to bum rush Harper with a series of wild strikes but Harper uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nobriega takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harper slips a jab and a cross from Nobriega.
Harper punishes Nobriega's body with a nice straight punch.
Porky Nobriega has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nobriega throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Nobriega takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nobriega throws a right and a left that both miss.
Harper is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nobriega moves into the clinch successfully.
Harper pushes Nobriega back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gordon Harper is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Harper presses Nobriega against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gordon Harper showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Harper, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gordon Harper!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Gordon (ranked 5415 p4p, 560 weight class) and Jango Fett (ranked 6451 p4p, 600 weight class). Gordon comes into the arena with Heartless blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Daniel Gordon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jango Fett!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fett paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Fett fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gordon takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Fett takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Gordon throws a lazy uppercut
and Fett counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fett drops his hands momentarily and Gordon takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Fett looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gordon misses the body punch
and Fett counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fett rushes Gordon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gordon tries to circle away but Fett has him pinned against the cage.
Fett tries a body shot but Gordon blocks it.
Fett working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gordon tries to break the clinch but Fett is controlling the position.
A head punch on the inside from Fett fails to land.
Fett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fett is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Fett misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fett with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Daniel Gordon has been cut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Gordon as Fett tries to tie him up.
Gordon wants to break free but Fett has control.
Fett tries a knee to the head but Gordon blocks it.
Fett lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gordon is trying to break the clinch but Fett has him pressed against the cage.
Gordon has had enough of the clinch but Fett keeps him there for the moment.
A short right from Fett on the inside.
Fett tries to land knees in the clinch but Gordon avoids the damage to the body.
Fett with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gordon blocks a body shot from Fett.
Gordon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fett has him pressed against the cage.
Gordon is trying to break the clinch but Fett is controlling him.
Fett with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fett keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gordon's efforts to push away.
Gordon is trying to break the clinch but Fett has him pressed against the cage.
Gordon has had enough of the clinch but Fett keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fett keeps control of Gordon as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Gordon is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fett working Gordon over with knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gordon.
Fett lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gordon backwards.
Gordon is trying to break the clinch but Fett has him pressed against the cage.
Fett crunches a lovely knee into Gordon's ribcage.
Gordon is breathing heavily.
Fett scores with a knee to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fett lands a nice knee to the body.
Fett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gordon's elbow.
Fett misses with a body punch.
Fett connects with a knee to the head.
Fett lands a knee to the body.
Fett digs a right hand into Gordon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gordon's gas tank.
Fett softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Fett works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Fett lands a knee to the body.
Fett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fett scores a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fett lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gordon.
Fett using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gordon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fett utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Still in the clinch, Fett scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fett lands a shoulder strike.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Fett.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Fett.
Fett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gordon's elbow.
Fett has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Gordon - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Fett, and another! Gordon is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Jango Fett!
After winning the bout, Jango Fett 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between King Ring (ranked 6028 p4p, 533 weight class) and Sake Chu (ranked 3574 p4p, 401 weight class). Chu is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Daughtry - Renegade. Sake Chu 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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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, King Ring!
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, Sake Chu!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ring.
We've been informed that Chu has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Chu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ring misses with a body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Chu misses.
Ring avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chu works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Chu misses with an uppercut.
Ring throws an overhand right that lands on Chu's shoulder, as Chu tries to avoid the shot.
Chu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ring.
Chu connects with a body shot.
Chu jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chu closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Chu creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Chu.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short uppercut from Chu.
A short right from Chu.
Chu lands with a left to the head.
A short right from Chu on the inside.
Chu is leaning against Ring and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short right from Chu on the inside.
Chu blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chu lands a shot to the body.
Ring is breathing heavily.
Chu has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Ring uses from the top position.
Ring won't allow Chu to sweep him here.
Chu bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ring's guard.
Ring being controlled here, momentarily.
Ring seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Chu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ring swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Chu controlling from the top position.
Chu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ring swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chu sitting in guard here, content to control.
Chu is continuing to stall.
Chu advances to half guard.
Chu with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Chu missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Chu trying to pass the guard but Ring defending well.
Chu content to control rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chu missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Chu is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Chu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ring counters with a straight right hand.
Ring fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chu manages to avoid it.
Chu misses with a shot to the body
and Ring counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ring misses the shot to the body.
Ring misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ring tries to keep at a distance but Chu has taken the fight into the clinch.
Chu tries to pull guard but Ring holds him up against the cage and eventually Chu drops back down to his feet.
Ring takes a shot to the head.
Chu lands a body punch in the clinch.
Chu decides to pull guard.
Chu trying to control the position here.
Chu looking for a sweep. Not yet Chu, not yet.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Chu holds on and takes a little breather.
Chu wants to sweep here but Ring controlling him for the moment.
Ring wants to get up but he can't break Chu's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sake Chu dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ring uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chu.
Chu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chu cracks Ring with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Chu drops his shoulder and cracks Ring with a huge uppercut! Ring goes down! Can Chu finish him?
It looks like King Ring has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chu stays in close to Ring's body and controls the position.
Chu advances to half guard.
Chu sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chu tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ring knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Chu is controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Chu missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Chu seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Ring takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Chu moves into range and clinches up with Ring.
Chu lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ring backwards.
A body shot lands from Chu.
Chu makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Chu on the inside.
Chu is working Ring over against the cage.
Chu lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ring backwards.
Chu successfully pulls guard.
Chu bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ring's guard.
Ring can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Chu controls the pace.
Sake Chu has got the better of the ground game so far.
Chu advances to half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Chu in particular looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chu's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The adventures of Chu the control monster continue. Boring.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Chu tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ring knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sake Chu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on King Ring's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Chu looks to score with a jab to the body but Ring is just out of range.
Chu clinches with his opponent.
Chu tries to work over Ring's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chu tries to pull guard but Ring won't allow it.
Ring working hard to break the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Chu scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chu lands a right hand.
Chu's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chu blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Chu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ring misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chu lands an uppercut.
Ring lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chu backwards.
Chu gets control of Ring's arms and successfully pulls guard. Chu will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chu seems keen to control Ring's posture.
Chu throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Ring is fighting to break Chu's control of his arms but Chu is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Chu lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chu slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Ring working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chu.
Chu slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
King Ring has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A lull in the action here as Chu stalls from top position.
Ring is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Chu takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Chu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Chu not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chu slows the pace down in half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Chu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ring doesn't seem bothered though.
Chu scores with a jab to the jaw.
Chu clinches.
Chu lands a body shot.
Chu stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Chu lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chu manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ring stopping the sweep attempt from Chu.
Chu is controlling Ring's posture.
Chu wants to sweep here but Ring controlling him for the moment.
Chu is pulling down on Ring's head. It's preventing any offense from Ring, at least for the moment.
Chu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ring is one step ahead there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chu seems keen to control Ring's posture.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sake Chu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Chu has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 26:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 26:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sake Chu!
A very excited looking Sake Chu rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diogo Bustamante (ranked 3270 p4p, 354 weight class) and Island Boy (ranked 3569 p4p, 399 weight class). Diogo Bustamante has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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25
244 lbs
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275 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Diogo Bustamante!
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, Island Boy!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boy misses with a hook. Bustamante ducked under it nicely.
Boy looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Boy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bustamante.
Bustamante appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Boy misses with a hook.
Bustamante lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Boy misses with a straight left.
Boy throws a body shot but no joy.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bustamante working Boy over with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boy works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bustamante is looking to control Boy's arms but Boy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bustamante has his back to the cage.
Bustamante utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Boy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Boy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy misses with a punch to the body.
Bustamante missing with knees to the body.
Boy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bustamante misses with a knee to the head.
Boy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bustamante escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bustamante bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boy tries to clinch but Bustamante moves away
and Bustamante counters with a leg kick.
Boy misses with a low kick.
Bustamante lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Boy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bustamante thinks about countering with a head kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Boy as he connects with a hook.
Island Boy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bustamante avoids a kick to the body.
Boy tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bustamante uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boy.
Bustamante moves out of range of the leg kick from Boy.
Boy looks to score with a jab to the body but Bustamante is just out of range.
Boy misses with a right hand
and Bustamante makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bustamante takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Island Boy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Boy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bustamante tries to counter by clinching up but Boy breaks away and moves out of range.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Boy tries to land a body kick
and Bustamante counters with a nice body kick.
Bustamante seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Boy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy throws a lazy right hand but Bustamante sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bustamante jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
A head kick misses from Boy.
Bustamante throws a counter high kick but Boy was just alert enough to avoid it.
Boy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bustamante quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Boy fails with an attempt to clinch.
A shot to the liver by Boy. Beautiful body shot.
Boy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bustamante fires out a quick counter leg kick but Boy just manages to avoid it.
Boy throws a nice inside leg kick.
Boy looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bustamante throws a counter high kick but Boy was just alert enough to avoid it.
A shot to the body from Boy misses
and Bustamante makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Boy really felt that one!
Boy throws a right hand that misses
and Bustamante counters with a big head kick but Boy shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boy throws a hook to the side of Bustamante's head but Bustamante sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Boy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bustamante throws a quick counter head kick but Boy was just out of range.
Boy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boy fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bustamante.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boy. Bustamante does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boy throws a jab but it's blocked by Bustamante.
Bustamante ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boy misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boy throws a punch but it's blocked by Bustamante.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Island Boy dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Boy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Boy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bustamante manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bustamante went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Boy throws a big shot that misses.
Boy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Boy tries a head kick but it misses.
Bustamante tried to counter with a leg kick but Boy avoided it.
Boy clinches.
Boy misses with a hook to the ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bustamante is stalling here.
Bustamante misses with a knee to the head.
Bustamante prevents a body shot from Boy.
Boy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bustamante trying to land knees to the body.
Boy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy misses with a body punch.
Boy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bustamante lands a good knee to the midsection. Boy won't want to take too many of those.
Bustamante tries to land knees in the clinch but Boy avoids the damage to the body.
Boy throws a head punch that misses.
Bustamante blocks an uppercut.
Bustamante blocks a body shot from Boy.
Bustamante misses with a knee to the head.
Boy misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Boy.
Bustamante tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bustamante using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bustamante tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boy avoids it.
Bustamante misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Boy.
Boy tries to work over Bustamante's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bustamante pressing his opponent against the cage.
Boy misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy throws a punch but it's blocked by Bustamante.
Boy takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bustamante effectively controlling the action here.
Boy swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bustamante is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bustamante holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Boy managing to block the knees to the body from Bustamante.
Bustamante missing with knees to the body.
Bustamante is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Boy is defending well for now.
Bustamante tries to land a knee to the head but Boy blocks with his arms.
Bustamante will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Boy up against the cage.
Bustamante pressing his opponent against the cage.
Diogo Bustamante has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Boy lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Boy misses with a punch on the inside.
Boy tries to work over Bustamante's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Boy misses with the head strike.
Bustamante tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boy avoids it.
Boy managing to block the knees to the body from Bustamante.
Boy tries to work over Bustamante's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bustamante trying to land knees to the body.
Boy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bustamante scores a nice knee to the body.
Boy has a couple of punches blocked by Bustamante.
Bustamante tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bustamante holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Boy on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Boy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Boy misses with some punches.
Boy managing to block the knees to the body from Bustamante.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boy managing to block the knees to the body from Bustamante.
Boy misses with a punch on the inside.
Boy misses with the head strike.
Bustamante manages to break the clinch.
Boy misses with a wild body shot.
Boy tries to land a front kick but Bustamante steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Boy wants to clinch up but Bustamante keeps it at a distance.
Boy misses with a hook
and Bustamante counters with a body kick that stops Boy in his tracks momentarily.
Boy misses with an attempted mid kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Bustamante.
Bustamante appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bustamante takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Island Boy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Boy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bustamante takes a jab right on the kisser.
Island Boy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Boy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bustamante paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bustamante appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Boy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bustamante takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A left lands for Boy.
Boy throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy just misses with a punch to the body.
Bustamante chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Boy can pounce on him.
Boy jabs at Bustamante's body.
Bustamante slips under a jab.
Boy throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Bustamante thinks about countering with a body kick.
Bustamante gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Boy with a jab.
Boy throws a big shot that misses.
Boy scores with a kick to the body.
Island Boy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy lands with an uppercut that bounces Bustamante off the cage and back into range.
Boy throws a hook but Bustamante blocks it.
Boy connects with a nice looking jab.
Boy misses with a head kick.
Boy tries to clinch but Bustamante is having none of it.
As Boy backs away, Bustamante returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Boy swings for the body but Bustamante moves out of range.
Bustamante looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boy throws a hook but Bustamante blocks it.
And Bustamante counters with a quick kick to the body but Boy blocks it.
Nice shot by Boy.
Bustamante takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bustamante moves out of range of the strikes.
Boy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bustamante missing with knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Bustamante.
Bustamante tries to land knees in the clinch but Boy avoids the damage to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Boy managing to block the knees to the body from Bustamante.
Boy avoiding damage as Bustamante throws knees to the body.
Bustamante tries to land a knee to the head but Boy blocks with his arms.
Bustamante tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boy avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boy avoiding damage as Bustamante throws knees to the body.
Bustamante tries to land knees in the clinch but Boy avoids the damage to the body.
Bustamante content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bustamante with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bustamante tries to land knees in the clinch but Boy avoids the damage to the body.
Boy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bustamante using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Boy has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bustamante is stalling here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bustamante tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Boy avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Island Boy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Boy winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Island Boy!
Our winner, Island Boy, 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Splinter Yoshi (ranked 3646 p4p, 454 weight class) and Rodney Halford (ranked 2744 p4p, 373 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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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Splinter Yoshi!
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, Rodney Halford!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Sandra Marshall and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the body from Halford misses
and Yoshi counters with a nice leg kick.
Halford throws a head kick but Yoshi moves out of range.
Yoshi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Halford is out of range.
Halford blocks a leg kick.
Halford looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Halford throws a half hearted mid kick.
Halford checks a low kick from Yoshi.
Yoshi throws a low kick but it's checked well by Halford.
Halford throws a lazy body kick
and Yoshi counters with a low kick, right behind Halford 's knee.
Yoshi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Halford misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yoshi throws a wild body kick that Halford sees coming a mile off.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoshi checks a low kick from Halford.
Yoshi fires out a quick counter leg kick but Halford just manages to avoid it.
A clash of legs there as Halford blocks the low kick.
Halford swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yoshi throws the kick towards the body but Halford avoids it.
Halford avoids a kick to the body.
Rodney Halford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halford checks a leg kick.
Halford looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yoshi misses with a leg kick.
Halford misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Halford throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Halford.
Halford throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Yoshi counters with a good low kick that Halford was not able to check.
Yoshi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Halford is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Halford blocks a low kick nicely.
Halford throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yoshi throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Yoshi.
Halford let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Halford moves out of range of the leg kick from Yoshi.
Yoshi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Halford.
Halford misses with a wild body shot.
Halford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yoshi.
Halford takes a swing at Yoshi's ribcage but misses.
Yoshi fails in his attempt to clinch.
Halford tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Halford tries to clinch but Yoshi is having none of it.
Yoshi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Halford.
Yoshi moves out of range of the body kick from Halford.
Halford swings for the body but Yoshi moves out of range.
Halford looks to score with a jab to the body but Yoshi is just out of range.
Halford swings for the body but Yoshi moves out of range.
Yoshi feinted there with a counter leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Yoshi!
Halford takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Halford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yoshi.
Halford moves out of range of the leg kick from Yoshi.
A clash of legs there as Halford blocks the low kick.
Halford goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Yoshi misses with a low kick.
Yoshi throws a head kick but Halford moves out of range.
Halford is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Yoshi rather than just go for the knockout.
Halford looks to score with a jab to the body but Yoshi is just out of range.
Halford tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yoshi was well out of range. Poor timing from Halford.
Yoshi throws a leg kick
and Halford counters with a nice body shot.
Halford looks to score with a jab to the body but Yoshi is just out of range.
Yoshi feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yoshi, right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Halford thows a body kick. Yoshi tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Halford throws a body kick that misses.
Yoshi appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Halford tries a head kick but it misses.
Yoshi avoids the body shot from Halford.
Halford throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Halford tries to clinch there but Yoshi circles away.
It looked like Yoshi was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Some wild striking there from Halford.
Yoshi half committed to a counter leg kick.
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!
Halford swings for the body but Yoshi moves out of range.
As Halford backs away, Yoshi returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Halford throws a wild body kick that Yoshi sees coming a mile off.
Yoshi is looking to chop away at Halford's legs.
A little jabbing left from Halford on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Halford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Halford misses with a body kick.
Yoshi fires out a quick counter leg kick but Halford just manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rodney Halford will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Yoshi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Halford is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Yoshi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Halford checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Halford.
Yoshi tried to counter with a leg kick but Halford avoided it.
Halford scores with a kick to the midsection.
Yoshi misses with a body kick.
Halford throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Yoshi avoids a kick to the body.
Yoshi connects with a leg kick. Halford looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Yoshi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halford checks the leg kick nicely there.
Yoshi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Halford throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And Yoshi counters with a quick kick to the body but Halford blocks it.
Halford throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Yoshi looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Halford tries to keep at a distance but Yoshi has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Halford tries to break free but Yoshi pushes him back against the cage.
Halford is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Yoshi misses with some punches.
Yoshi trying to land knees to the body.
Yoshi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Halford managing to block the knees to the body from Yoshi.
Yoshi tries to land knees in the clinch but Halford avoids the damage to the body.
Yoshi misses with a knee to the head.
Yoshi trying to land knees to the body.
Halford blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halford avoiding damage as Yoshi throws knees to the body.
Yoshi tries to land knees in the clinch but Halford avoids the damage to the body.
Halford prevents the takedown attempt.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yoshi.
Halford managing to block the knees to the body from Yoshi.
Yoshi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Halford wants to get back to striking at distance but Yoshi won't allow it.
Yoshi is stalling here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Yoshi obliges.
Halford avoids the elbow strike from Yoshi, against the cage.
Halford is trying to stall.
Yoshi misses with a knee strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yoshi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Halford avoiding damage as Yoshi throws knees to the body.
Yoshi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Yoshi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Halford avoids it.
Halford is trying to break the clinch but Yoshi has him pressed against the cage.
Yoshi tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Halford avoiding damage as Yoshi throws knees to the body.
Yoshi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Halford avoids it.
Halford avoiding damage as Yoshi throws knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Halford's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshi has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Halford avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Yoshi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Halford is defending well for now.
Yoshi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Splinter Yoshi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yoshi misses with a body punch.
Halford takes a knee to the side of the body.
Yoshi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Halford's elbow.
Halford avoiding damage as Yoshi throws knees to the body.
Yoshi using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Yoshi throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Halford blocks it with crossed arms.
Yoshi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yoshi can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Splinter Yoshi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yoshi missing with knees to the body.
Halford is trying to break the clinch but Yoshi is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Splinter Yoshi dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Nice body kick there by Halford.
Yoshi misses with a leg kick
and Halford counters with a body kick.
Halford throws the kick towards the body but Yoshi avoids it.
As Halford backs away, Yoshi returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Yoshi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Halford explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Halford throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yoshi throws a chopping leg kick but Halford manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Halford fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yoshi manages to avoid it.
Yoshi throws a front kick aimed at Halford's knee but Halford avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yoshi.
Yoshi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Halford lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Yoshi circles away quickly and effectively.
Yoshi tried to counter with a leg kick but Halford avoided it.
Halford blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Yoshi.
Halford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yoshi avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Halford lunges at Yoshi with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Yoshi's hand.
Halford throws a body shot but no joy.
Halford throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yoshi counters with a thumping low kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Halford checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yoshi.
Halford looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As Halford tries to get set, Yoshi tries to push him back and clinch up but Halford manages to avoid the attempt.
Yoshi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Halford. That one must have hurt.
Halford throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Halford tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshi blocks the body kick.
Yoshi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Halford is able to avoid easily.
Yoshi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Halford. That did some damage!
Halford tries to land a front kick but Yoshi steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Yoshi blocks the body kick.
Halford looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yoshi wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Halford misses with a few strikes there.
Yoshi appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
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!
Halford throws a body kick that misses.
Yoshi tried to counter with a leg kick but Halford avoided it.
Halford misses the body punch
and Yoshi counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Yoshi.
Halford on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Yoshi drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Halford gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Yoshi misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Halford is trying to break the clinch but Yoshi is controlling him.
Halford tries to break the clinch but Yoshi is controlling the position.
Halford tries to circle away but Yoshi has him pinned against the cage.
Halford doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yoshi tries to land knees in the clinch but Halford avoids the damage to the body.
Yoshi working Halford over with knees to the body.
Halford takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yoshi can't find room to land a body shot as Halford controls the action.
Yoshi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Yoshi tries a knee to the head but Halford blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Yoshi.
Yoshi misses with a knee to the head.
Yoshi breaks from the clinch.
Yoshi throws a leg kick but Halford sees it coming and moves out of range.
Halford turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Halford misses with an attempted mid kick.
Halford blocks the body kick.
Halford looks to throw a body kick
and Yoshi counters with a leg kick.
A head kick misses from Yoshi.
Halford throws a body shot but no joy.
Halford looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Halford on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Splinter Yoshi.
I think Yoshi 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 David Hoff scores the fight 29:29
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Splinter Yoshi!
Splinter Yoshi 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between White Death (ranked 3806 p4p, 410 weight class) and Oroku Saku (ranked 3699 p4p, 406 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, White Death!
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, Oroku Saku!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Dirk Anderson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Death loads up on a big right hand but Saku slips the punch.
Saku feints and then cracks Death's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Death down.
Death misses with a hook. Saku ducked under it nicely.
Saku tries a quick counter leg kick but Death is wise to it.
Death works Saku's body with a nice hook.
Saku has closed the distance and engaged Death in a clinch.
Death tries to break the clinch but Saku is controlling the position.
Death could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Death takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like White Death has been cut.
Death wants to get back to striking at distance but Saku won't allow it.
Saku pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Death.
Death tries to circle away but Saku has him pinned against the cage.
Death avoids a wild elbow strike from Saku.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Death throws a punch but it's blocked by Saku.
Death looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
I was talking to Death's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Saku.
Death swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Saku trying to land knees to the body.
Death blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Death misses with a short punch on the inside.
Saku throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Death tries to work over Saku's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Saku tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Death.
Death blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Saku lands an elbow inside that Death shrugs off.
Death wants to break free but Saku has control.
Death avoids a wild elbow strike from Saku.
Saku looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Death avoids a wild elbow strike from Saku.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Death.
Death blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Saku throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Death avoids a wild elbow strike from Saku.
Death blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Saku trying to land knees to the body.
Death is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Saku is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Saku landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Death is breathing heavily.
Saku comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Saku lands a nice knee to the body.
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!
Saku gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
White Death's cut is getting worse.
Death on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Saku.
Saku looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saku scores a nice knee to the body.
Saku lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Saku creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Death's defenses.
Death avoiding damage as Saku throws knees to the body.
Saku lands an elbow just above Death 's eye.
White Death's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Saku comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Saku lands a damaging elbow.
Jeez, White Death's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Death misses with some punches.
Saku lands a nice elbow.
Death is rocked!
Saku misses with an elbow over the top.
Oh Death is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Saku just misses with a elbow thrown towards Death's brow.
Saku creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Death blocks an elbow strike from Saku.
Death seems to have got his legs back now.
Saku creates some distance and fires off a vicious elbow that drops Death! He pounces and finishes the fight with more strikes! Nice KO for Saku.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oroku Saku!
During a confident post fight interview, Oroku Saku 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Turd McPherson (ranked 1104 p4p, 38 weight class) and Tohit Tohurt (ranked 2924 p4p, 93 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Turd McPherson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tohit Tohurt!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from McPherson.
McPherson misses with a kick to the body.
McPherson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
McPherson throws a head kick but Tohurt moves out of range.
Tohurt is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
McPherson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
McPherson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Tohurt quickly recovers to half guard.
McPherson wants to work for an arm triangle but Tohurt is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tohurt is trying to stand back up but McPherson is controlling him
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. McPherson lands a nice short elbow.
McPherson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from McPherson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McPherson working over Tohurt with some ground and pound. Tohurt looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
McPherson is nestled in close to Tohurt, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
It looks like Tohit Tohurt has been cut.
McPherson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
McPherson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Tohurt tries to roll over but McPherson keeps him under control.
McPherson winds up and cracks Tohurt with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tohurt taking some punishment here, with McPherson in his half guard.
Tohurt pushes McPherson off looking to stand but McPherson dives back in and keeps control.
McPherson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
McPherson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Tohurt taking some punishment here, with McPherson in his half guard.
That has opened up Tohit Tohurt's cut even more.
McPherson lands strikes from half guard.
The cut above Tohit Tohurt's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tohit Tohurt's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Turd McPherson!
Turd McPherson retains his super heavyweight title!
A victorious Turd McPherson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Domenik Panayotov (ranked 1657 p4p, 198 weight class) and Luther Jackson (ranked 684 p4p, 88 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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197 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight 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, Domenik Panayotov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Luther Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Panayotov looks to land a right hand but Jackson moved out of range.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Jackson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jackson gets to mount! Panayotov was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Panayotov is working to get back to half guard.
Panayotov is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson landing strikes from the mount.
Jackson works his way to his opponent's back.
You can see the frustration on Panayotov's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Panayotov is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Panayotov taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Jackson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Luther Jackson! Luther Jackson retains his middleweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Luther Jackson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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