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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Small (ranked 24823 p4p, 583 weight class) and Manny Quirez (ranked 24841 p4p, 566 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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140 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jerry Small!
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, Manny Quirez!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Small looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Quirez is fending him off so far but Small persists. Nope, Quirez circles away and we're back to standing.
Quirez changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Small looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Quirez works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Small is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Quirez's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Quirez missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Quirez should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Quirez trying to pass the guard but Small defending well.
Well, if Quirez is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quirez looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quirez is trying to control. Small wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Small definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Small trying to control here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Quirez in particular looking to stall.
Small wants to improve his position but Quirez is controlling well.
Quirez seems to be looking for submissions.
Small wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Small trying to control from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Small looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Quirez is fending him off so far but Small persists. Nope, Quirez circles away and we're back to standing.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Quirez has eaten all the pies!
Quirez darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Quirez performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Small is looking for a sweep. Quirez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quirez is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Quirez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Well, if Quirez is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Small wants to control the action here but instead Quirez manages to pass to full mount!
Small is wriggling around trying to escape.
Small wants to control but Quirez is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Small is trying desperately to improve position.
Small wants to control but Quirez is having none of it.
Quirez lands a couple of good shots and Small has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Quirez misses with a punch to the head.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Quirez working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Quirez 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.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Small enables Quirez to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Small manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Small trying to keep a closed guard but Quirez is proving a slippery customer.
Quirez passes into half guard.
Quirez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Small knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Quirez prevents Small from improving his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Quirez is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quirez wants to pass the guard but Small is defending well.
Quirez trying to control the pace.
Quirez is trying to control the action in half guard but Small is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Small keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Quirez is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Quirez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Small does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Quirez scoring well with a low kick there.
Jerry Small seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Small doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Quirez counters with a nice leg kick.
Small shoots and misses
and Quirez counters with a one-two to the body.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Small.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jerry Small. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Quirez has Small up against the cage in a clinch.
Quirez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Small has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quirez wants the takedown. Small is fighting it off but Quirez persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Small's guard against the cage.
Small keeping moving, preventing Quirez from controlling successfully.
Quirez is breathing heavily.
Quirez is posturing up here but Small has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Quirez tries to roll out but it's too tight and Quirez has to tap! Slick submission there by Small!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jerry Small!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Dan (ranked 24894 p4p, 612 weight class) and King Boyce (ranked 7396 p4p, 557 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Daniel Dan !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, King Boyce!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boyce has managed to clinch.
Dan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Boyce gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Dan could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Dan tries for a takedown but Boyce manages to get underhooks.
Boyce lands a knee to the body.
Dan is breathing heavily.
Boyce landing knees to the head.
Boyce unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Boyce with a knee to the head.
Boyce scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Daniel Dan has been cut.
Boyce lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boyce drops Dan with a big knee straight up the middle! Dan is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Dan is rocked!
Dan tries to keep at a distance but Boyce has taken the fight into the clinch.
Oh Dan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Boyce crunches a lovely knee into Dan 's ribcage.
Boyce working Dan over with knees to the body.
Boyce lands a big knee to the head and Dan goes down! Boyce pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). King Boyce!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Parker (ranked 6710 p4p, 542 weight class) and Raiam Dos Santos (ranked 7371 p4p, 556 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Parker might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Girls Like You. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Raiam Dos Santos was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tyson Parker!
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, Raiam Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Michael Johnstone and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dos Santos makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Dos Santos lands a body shot.
Parker shoots and misses
and Dos Santos counters with a right hand to the body.
Parker misses with a takedown attempt
and Dos Santos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyson Parker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Parker dives in for a single leg takedown but Dos Santos sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Parker drives through with a takedown into Dos Santos's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Dos Santos manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dos Santos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dos Santos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Parker backwards.
Dos Santos is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Dos Santos gets underhooks to prevent Parker's takedown attempt.
Dos Santos holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Parker has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Dos Santos after a bit of a struggle.
Parker is breathing heavily.
A shot in the inside from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos lands an uppercut.
Dos Santos presses Parker against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dos Santos displaying some good clinch control by pressing Parker up against the cage.
Dos Santos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Dos Santos - that landed with a thud.
Dos Santos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dos Santos has Parker pushed against the cage.
Dos Santos stalling.
Dos Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot lands for Dos Santos.
Parker definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dos Santos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Parker is looking to take this one to the mat.
Dos Santos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Dos Santos.
A body shot lands from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dos Santos lands a nice uppercut.
Dos Santos lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Parker.
Dos Santos lands with a short shot to the head.
Dos Santos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dos Santos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dos Santos lands a body punch.
Dos Santos is leaning against Parker and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Parker takes a shot to the head.
Dos Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dos Santos closes the distance and clinches.
Good body shot from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos is leaning against Parker and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Parker or not.
Dos Santos pushes Parker back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dos Santos lands a shoulder strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dos Santos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dos Santos's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A short right from Dos Santos.
Nice body punch from Dos Santos - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dos Santos presses Parker against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dos Santos has Parker pushed against the cage.
Dos Santos lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short left from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos is stalling here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dos Santos digs a right hand underneath Parker's ribcage. Parker let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Dos Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tyson Parker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dos Santos gets a clinch.
Dos Santos looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Parker takes a shot to the head.
Good body shot from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dos Santos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dos Santos's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dos Santos bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Parker's head backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dos Santos has taken the fight to the clinch.
Parker letting Dos Santos take a breather here.
Parker wants to take the fight to the mat but Dos Santos manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raiam Dos Santos dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Dos Santos lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Parker gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dos Santos counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Parker has his takedown stuffed
and Dos Santos counters with a nice uppercut.
Parker tries to keep at a distance but Dos Santos has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dos Santos gets underhooks to prevent Parker's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyson Parker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dos Santos lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dos Santos.
A short right from Dos Santos on the inside.
Dos Santos holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dos Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
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!
Dos Santos rushes Parker and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dos Santos avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos lands a shoulder strike.
Parker has Dos Santos pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dos Santos manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dos Santos prevents a takedown attempt there.
A short uppercut from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Parker backwards.
Dos Santos scores with a shot to the side of Parker's head.
Dos Santos lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos leaning against his opponent.
Parker takes a shot to the head.
Dos Santos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Parkers head.
Dos Santos lands a body punch.
Dos Santos stalling against the cage.
Dos Santos lands a shoulder strike.
Dos Santos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Parker is rocked!
Raiam Dos Santos seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parker can't get the takedown.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dos Santos.
Oh Parker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dos Santos presses Parker against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dos Santos presses Parker against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Parker seems to have got his legs back now.
A short left from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos pushes Parker back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos presses Parker against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short body shot lands from Dos Santos as the two fighters clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dos Santos takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dos Santos stalling the fight.
Dos Santos scores with a hook to the body.
Dos Santos lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dos Santos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Parkers head.
Dos Santos is stalling here.
Dos Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dos Santos moves into range and clinches up with Parker.
Dos Santos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dos Santos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Parker backwards.
Dos Santos will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Parker up against the cage.
Dos Santos softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dos Santos gets through Parker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dos Santos lands a left hand.
Parker drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dos Santos pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dos Santos scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dos Santos changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dos Santos forces Parker back against the cage and clinches.
Dos Santos stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dos Santos pushes Parker back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dos Santos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dos Santos drops Parker with a beautiful combination! Parker stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Dos Santos is looking for the KO!
Dos Santos has managed to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dos Santos creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Parker's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Parker drops to his knees and Dos Santos pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raiam Dos Santos!
In defeat, Tyson Parker stepped up to the mic, saying 'I shouldn't be losing to bums like him. The algorithm of the game is broken. '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between David Carter (ranked 2648 p4p, 295 weight class) and Jamakin Me (ranked 4931 p4p, 457 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, David Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jamakin Me!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Me lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carter circles away quickly and effectively.
Me 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.
Carter throws a series of punches but Me avoids them all with ease.
Me keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Me slips under a jab.
Carter uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Me has time to react.
Carter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Me moves away.
Carter slips a straight right by Me.
Me takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Carter dodges the punch combination from Me.
Me misses with a hook.
Carter misses with a looping right.
We've been told by Carter's head coaches at ELITE Island Gym - 19 Elite Coaches that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Me tries to move into range but Carter moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jamakin Me seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carter throws a hook but Me avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Me misses its intended target.
Carter fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Me on the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Carter misses.
Me ducks under a wild hook from Carter.
Carter misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter thows a left - swing and a miss!
Me throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Me throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Me connects with a right hand. Carter shakes it off.
It looks like David Carter has been cut.
Carter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Me.
Me swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Carter loads up on a big right hand but Me slips the punch.
Carter throws a shot from downtown. Me moves away and avoids it.
Carter connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Carter cracks a nice hook into Me's ribs.
Nice uppercut there from Carter.
Me ducks under a wild hook from Carter.
And Me tries to counter it with a takedown but Carter pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Me rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Carter moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Carter is looking to counter punch.
Carter ducks right into an uppercut from Me.
Me walks into a stiff left hand from Carter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Me with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Me stalks Carter and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Carter's face. Carter staggers backwards, shaken.
Me uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Me getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Me throws a series of punches but Carter avoids them all with ease.
Me needs to keep his hands up - Carter had a free shot at his head there.
Me ducks under a wild hook from Carter.
Me throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Me on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Me avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Me moves into range and connects with a jab.
Carter throws a lazy right hand but Me sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Me throws an overhand right that lands on Carter's shoulder, as Carter tries to avoid the shot.
Carter was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Sloppy strikes from Me. Those never looked like landing.
Carter smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Carter getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Carter scores with a nice strike.
Me throws a lazy right hand but Carter sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Carter swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Carter jabs at Me's body.
Carter takes a swing at Me's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Me jabs at Carter's body.
Carter scores with a nice right hand.
Me tests Carter's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Me throws a jab when Carter was well out of range.
Me takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Me takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A jab lands there for Carter.
Nice cross by Carter.
Me has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
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!
Carter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Me throws a counter combo.
Carter just misses with a punch to the body.
Carter throws an overhand right that lands on Me's shoulder, as Me tries to avoid the shot.
Me swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Me throws a hook but Carter blocks it.
Me moves away from the strike by Carter.
Me uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter misses with a hook. Me ducked under it nicely.
Me misses with a shot to the body
and Carter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Carter swings for the body but Me moves out of range.
Carter moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Me uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carter.
Me scores with a sloppy right hand. Carter should have avoided that one.
Carter throws a hook to the side of Me's head but Me sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Me misses with a few strikes there.
Carter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Me.
Nice defenses there by Carter.
Carter paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Me has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Carter finds it's way round the side to connect with Me's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Carter throws a good cross that connects.
Me throws a right hand that Carter ducks under and follows up with a left that Carter also avoids with ease.
Me throws an overhand right that lands on Carter's shoulder, as Carter tries to avoid the shot.
Carter was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Me keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Carter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Carter's cut.
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.
Me uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carter.
Me throws a jab when Carter was well out of range.
Carter throws a hook but Me blocks it.
Me catches Carter with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Carter misses with a looping right.
Me scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Carter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Me.
Carter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Me can do to turn this around?
Me moves away from the strike by Carter.
No joy there for Carter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Me has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Me throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carter seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Me moves out of range of the strikes.
Me misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Carter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Me misses the body punch
enabling Carter to counter with a crisp jab.
A big left from Me misses.
Carter went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Carter has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Carter misses with a hook. Me ducked under it nicely.
Me walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Carter lands a nice hook to Me's body. Me takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter sizes up Me with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Me will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A little feinted left hand from Carter on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Carter loads up on a big right hand but Me slips the punch.
Me throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A combination from Carter does no damage.
Carter ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Me moves away from the strike by Carter.
Me throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
David Carter is winning the standup battle so far.
Me staying out of range there.
Me throws a jab but it's blocked by Carter.
Carter is looking for a counter combo.
Me swings for the body but Carter moves out of range.
Me fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Carter looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Carter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Me.
Me misses with a jab, cross combination.
Carter waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Me.
Me misses with a left hand
letting Carter counter with a right hand.
Jamakin Me is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Me throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carter.
Me misses with a looping left.
Me misses with a combination
and Carter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Me is breathing heavily.
Carter dodges the punch combination from Me.
Carter scores with a nice right hand.
Carter throws a right and a left that both miss.
Me slips under a jab.
Carter checks a leg kick nicely.
Carter stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Me staying out of range there.
Carter jabs at Me's body.
Carter on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Carter throws a combination. Me tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Me steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carter.
Me moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Me missing with a left hand there. Carter was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Me walks into a stiff left hand from Carter.
A telegraphed right hand from Carter misses the target.
Me fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Carter manages to avoid it.
Carter lands with a right hand.
Carter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Me.
Me steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Carter.
Me throws a hook but Carter blocks it.
Carter wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Me swinging wildly here.
A jab from Carter finds it's way through Me's defenses.
Me throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter lands with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Carter throws a hook to the side of Me's head but Me sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Carter takes one to the chin there.
Carter scores with a decent looking hook.
Me gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Me wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Me scores with a nice head shot.
Me misses with a wild body shot.
Carter misses with a hook to the body
and Me counters with a one-two to the body.
Carter throws a big shot that misses.
Carter throws the left hand but Me avoids the punch easily.
Despite the aggression on Me's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Me showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carter.
Carter throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Carter dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on David Carter's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Carter scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Carter throws a series of punches but Me avoids them all with ease.
Me misses with a two punch combination.
Carter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Me misses with a hook. Carter ducked under it nicely.
Me throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Carter swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Me.
Carter jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Me has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Me there as he acknowledges the shot.
Me staying out of range there.
Me throws a right and a left that Carter avoids nicely.
Carter is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good standup being displayed there by Carter as he connects with a hook.
Me walks into a jab.
Carter drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Carter throws a right and a left that Me avoids nicely.
Me lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Me rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Carter counters with a nice body shot.
A big left from Carter misses.
Me scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jab, jab by Carter - just one landing.
Carter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Carter throws a jab but it's blocked by Me.
Me misses with an attempted mid kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carter. Me does a little dance to reset his feet.
Me tries to land a body kick
and Carter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Carter scores with a decent looking hook.
Me misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Carter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Carter lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Me backs up against the cage.
Me is rocked!
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!
Me swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Carter counters with a right hand to the body.
Me is still on wobbly legs! Can Carter finish him?
Me takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Me get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Me stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Carter runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). David Carter!
Jamakin Me spoke after the fight, saying 'Oops.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between King Louie (ranked 7511 p4p, 515 weight class) and Mister Tea (ranked 4232 p4p, 432 weight class). Mister Tea will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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25
265 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
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26
225 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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Basic striking
Big heart |
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, King Louie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mister Tea!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tea tries to clinch up.
Louie attempts a counter takedown but Tea avoids it well and moves away.
Tea fails in his attempt to clinch.
Louie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tea pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Tea misses the target.
Louie closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Tea tries to improve position but can't.
Louie wants to control for a moment but Tea uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Louie wants to control but Tea is keeping him busy.
Louie not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tea is trying to control but can't.
Tea is doing well to control the position and prevent Louie from advancing to side control.
Tea blocking the ground and pound attempt from Louie.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tea regains full guard. Nicely done.
Louie with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tea looking to hit a scissor sweep but Louie is one step ahead there.
Louie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Louie throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Louie accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Louie scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tea tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Louie throws a big elbow that misses.
Louie won't allow Tea to sweep him here.
Louie is looking to work some ground and pound but Tea has wrist control.
Tea pulls Louie in close to prevent any damage.
Louie trying to control but Tea is working from the bottom.
Tea has control of Louie's left arm, preventing Louie from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louie lands a couple of digs.
Tea manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Louie manages to get himself to full guard.
Tea preventing the sweep.
Tea slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Louie controls Tea momentarily but Tea frees himself.
Louie on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Louie tries to get out of the position.
Louie is really struggling to control Tea but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Tea slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Louie trying to remain calm as Tea controls from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tea trying to control the action but Louie is working from the bottom.
Tea tries to stand but Louie is controlling his head.
Louie is looking to reverse the position.
Tea wants to stand but Louie has his arm trapped.
Louie definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Louie is trying to get back to half guard.
Tea trying to control the action but Louie is working from the bottom.
Tea passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Louie!
Tea fails to move to back control.
Louie is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tea sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Tea avoids the attempt from Louie to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tea looking to control and managing it successfully.
Tea looking to control but Louie is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Louie is in all sorts of trouble here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tea blocks Louie's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Louie is wriggling around trying to escape.
Louie wants to control but Tea is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mister Tea will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tea cracks Louie with a good jab.
Tea thows a left - swing and a miss!
Louie shoots in but no luck this time.
Tea clinches with his opponent.
Tea is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Louie has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tea is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for King Louie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Louie is working for takedown but Tea is calmly controlling the position for now.
Louie wants a takedown.
Nice elbow from Tea.
Tea creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Louie's defenses.
Tea misses with an elbow strike.
Tea is defending well against a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Louie drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tea misses with an elbow strike.
Tea lands an elbow just above Louie 's eye.
Tea working Louie over with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tea with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tea lands a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tea obliges.
Louie takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tea lands an elbow inside that Louie shrugs off.
Tea connects with a knee to the head.
Tea misses with an elbow strike.
Tea lands an elbow that stopped Louie in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Tea.
Tea creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tea lands an elbow inside.
Tea with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Louie tries for a takedown but Tea manages to get underhooks.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tea obliges.
Tea throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Louie blocks it with crossed arms.
Louie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tea lands an elbow that stopped Louie in his tracks for a moment.
Tea lands a good knee to the midsection. Louie won't want to take too many of those.
Tea lands an elbow just above Louie 's eye.
Tea lands an elbow that stopped Louie in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Tea.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louie is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Tea using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Louie has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tea throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Louie blocks it with crossed arms.
Tea pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Louie looking for a takedown.
Tea lands an elbow that stopped Louie in his tracks for a moment.
Tea has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tea lands an elbow just above Louie 's eye.
Tea landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Louie blocks the elbow strike.
Tea looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A knee to the head by Tea.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tea obliges.
We've been informed that Tea has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Tea lands a damaging elbow.
Tea lands an elbow that stopped Louie in his tracks for a moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tea throws an elbow but misses.
Tea misses with an elbow strike.
Tea gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tea creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Louie's defenses.
Tea scores a nice knee to the body.
Tea gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tea tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tea lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tea lands a knee to the head.
Tea tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tea lands an elbow just above Louie 's eye.
Mister Tea seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tea throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tea.
Louie looking for a takedown.
Tea lands a knee to the head.
Louie is rocked!
Louie takes an elbow to the forehead.
Oh Louie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tea crunches a lovely knee into Louie's ribcage.
Louie seems to have got his legs back now.
Louie takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tea lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tea stops a takedown attempt from Louie.
Tea creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Louie's defenses.
Tea drops Louie with a big knee straight up the middle! Louie is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Tea fails with an attempt to clinch.
Louie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tea counters with a huge left! Louie is in big trouble! He's backing up but Tea isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Louie from any more damage. A dominating finish by Tea!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mister Tea!
Our winner, Mister Tea, 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Repa Kiki (ranked 2624 p4p, 314 weight class) and Daniel Ferri (ranked 3727 p4p, 414 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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191 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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181 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Repa Kiki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Daniel Ferri!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferri darts in trying to clinch
and Kiki counters with a crisp right hand that drops Ferri! Kiki lets Ferri back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
It looks like Daniel Ferri has been cut.
Ferri moves into range and clinches up with Kiki.
Ferri looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ferri tries to pull guard but Kiki forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ferri tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kiki smiles and moves away.
Kiki drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Ferri right on the button. Ferri goes down! Kiki follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Kiki gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Repa Kiki!
Repa Kiki decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Johnson (ranked 2061 p4p, 250 weight class) and Dustin Queen (ranked 3366 p4p, 367 weight class). Dustin Queen will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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161 lbs
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155 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Johnson!
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, Dustin Queen!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Queen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Johnson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Johnson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Queen counters with a two punch combo.
Johnson with a poor takedown
and Queen counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like John Johnson has been cut.
Johnson walks into a stiff left hand from Queen.
Johnson has his takedown stuffed
enabling Queen to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnson closes the distance and pushes Queen back into the cage.
Johnson pulls guard effortlessly.
Queen must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
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!
Johnson looking for a triangle here. Queen is fighting it but it looks tight! Johnson pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Queen is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). John Johnson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Jones (ranked 919 p4p, 111 weight class) and Don Pelayo (ranked 2627 p4p, 291 weight class). Don Pelayo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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185 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, James Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Don Pelayo!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pelayo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Pelayo misses with a hook.
Pelayo throws a jab but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones tries to keep at a distance but Pelayo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Pelayo throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Jones misses with a body punch.
Pelayo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jones misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pelayo just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jones's brow.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Pelayo controls his hands.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab from Pelayo finds it's way through Jones's defenses.
Pelayo tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Jones moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jones lands with a nice body punch.
Jones throws a hook but Pelayo avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pelayo! But no joy.
Pelayo throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little jabbing left from Pelayo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Jones scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pelayo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Pelayo throws out a counter right but Jones avoids it with no problem.
Pelayo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pelayo.
Pelayo tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Don Pelayo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pelayos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A decent looking cross lands there for Jones.
Pelayo cracks Jones with an open hand slap.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pelayo moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pelayo is looking to clinch.
Pelayo pushes Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Jones misses with some punches.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
Jones definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Jones lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pelayo or not.
Pelayo scores with a shot to the side of Jones's head.
Pelayo lands with a left to the head.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pelayo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pelayo is leaning against Jones and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pelayo swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pelayo misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones throws a hook but Pelayo blocks it.
Pelayo moves out of range as Jones strikes.
Pelayo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pelayo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
Pelayo 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.
Jones ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jones scores with a jab. Pelayo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pelayo throws out the jab.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pelayo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Pelayo connects with a looping right hand.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Pelayo moves away and avoids it.
Pelayo tries to clinch but Jones moves away
and Pelayo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jones rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Pelayo counter with a right hand.
Jones steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pelayo.
Pelayo lands with an overhand left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pelayo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Pelayo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Jones misses with a right hand
and Pelayo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pelayo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pelayo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd cheers as Pelayo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jones doesn't seem phased though.
Pelayo misses with a right hand
and Jones counters with a stiff right hand.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Pelayo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jones moves into range and connects with a jab.
Pelayo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jones. Jones circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jones connects with the punch.
Jones lands a body shot.
Jones throws a body shot but no joy.
Jones moves out of range of the strikes.
Jones walks into a straight right hand from Pelayo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Don Pelayo will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pelayo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Jones moves away from the strike by Pelayo.
Jones was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Pelayo thows a left - swing and a miss!
A little feinted left hand from Jones on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Jones lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jones rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pelayo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pelayo throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pelayo ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Pelayo throws out a counter right but Jones avoids it with no problem.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Pelayo moved out of range nicely.
Pelayo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones punishes Pelayo's body with a nice straight punch.
Jones takes one to the side of the head.
Jones lands a nice looking body shot.
Pelayo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pelayo wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pelayo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Nice shot lands for Pelayo.
Pelayo lands with a straight right. Jones didn't see that one coming.
Pelayo wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Pelayo ducks right into an uppercut from Jones.
A swing and a miss from Pelayo.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Pelayo uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Pelayo.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Pelayo gets a clinch.
Pelayo swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jones blocks an elbow strike.
Pelayo misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Pelayo controls his hands.
Pelayo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pelayo struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
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!
Pelayo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pelayo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jones throws a lazy uppercut
and Pelayo counters with a straight right hand.
Pelayo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pelayo connects with a right hand. Jones shakes it off.
Pelayo loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
Jones throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
James Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
Pelayo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pelayo keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones throws a good cross that connects.
Jones misses with an uppercut.
Pelayo clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones has had enough of the clinch but Pelayo keeps him there for the moment.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones scores with a hook to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Pelayo.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pelayo misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pelayo.
Jones lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pelayo backwards.
Pelayo 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 Pelayo.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Pelayo scores with a shoulder strike.
Pelayo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pelayo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones misses with a body punch.
Pelayo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pelayo tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pelayo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Joness jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pelayo.
Pelayo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pelayo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pelayo pushes Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Pelayo cracks Jones with a nice body shot.
Pelayo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Pelayo on the inside.
Pelayo lands a hook that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Pelayo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Pelayo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Pelayo ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Pelayo moves away from the strike by Jones.
Jones moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pelayo lands a really nice looking cross but Jones seems unphased.
Pelayo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jones's hands.
Pelayo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jones moves out of range as Pelayo strikes.
Pelayo lands with a right hand.
Pelayo closes the distance and clinches.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Jones tries to break the clinch but Pelayo is controlling the position.
Pelayo can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Jones looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pelayo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Pelayo.
Pelayo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones blocks a body shot from Pelayo.
Pelayo misses with a body punch.
Don Pelayo seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pelayo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones blocks the elbow strike.
Jones working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jones dodges an elbow strike from Pelayo.
Pelayo swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones blocks a body shot from Pelayo.
Pelayo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
James Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Jones.
Pelayo blocking some punches.
Jones trying to stall but Pelayo improves his position.
Pelayo blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pelayo.
Pelayo struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pelayo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Joness jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Pelayo instigates a clinch.
Pelayo lands an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Pelayo controls the action.
A right hook to the body lands for Jones.
Jones working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pelayo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Jones or not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones misses with a body punch.
Pelayo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pelayo.
Jones misses with some punches.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones blocks a body shot from Pelayo.
Don Pelayo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Jones blocks an elbow strike.
Pelayo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones blocking some punches.
Pelayo lands a nice shot to the body.
Jones dodges an elbow strike from Pelayo.
Pelayo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pelayo pushes off an throws an elbow but Jones leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jones dodges an elbow strike from Pelayo.
Pelayo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Pelayo throws a punch but it's blocked by Jones.
Pelayo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones blocks an elbow strike.
Jones is trying to break the clinch but Pelayo is controlling him.
Jones scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pelayo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pelayo.
Jones blocks an elbow strike.
A short uppercut from Jones.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pelayo blocking some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Don Pelayo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Pelayo 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 28:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Pelayo!
A victorious Don Pelayo 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Guedes (ranked 1523 p4p, 227 weight class) and Sultan Yusupov (ranked 758 p4p, 120 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Paulo Guedes!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sultan Yusupov!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yusupov avoids the body shot from Guedes.
Yusupov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Guedes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Guedes misses with a looping right.
Yusupov wants to clinch.
Guedes darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Guedes missing with a left hand there. Yusupov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Guedes waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yusupov.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guedes connects with a looping right hand.
It looks like Sultan Yusupov has been cut.
Yusupov tries to clinch up.
Yusupov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Guedes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Guedes definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Guedes circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yusupov tries to clinch but Guedes moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guedes misses the jab.
Yusupov gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Yusupov rushes Guedes and presses him up against the cage.
Yusupov ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Yusupov no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yusupov keeping full guard, as Guedes tries to pass.
Yusupov looking for a triangle here. Guedes is fighting it but it looks tight! Yusupov pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Guedes 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). Sultan Yusupov! Sultan Yusupov retains his light heavyweight title!
Sultan Yusupov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyson James (ranked 570 p4p, 77 weight class) and App Test (ranked 1901 p4p, 236 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tyson James!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, App Test!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Test throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. James was covering up waiting for the punch and Test finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Test trying to control the position from guard on top but James is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Test is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
James tries to land a sweep but no joy.
James controlling Test's posture.
My spies in Temp Spar Gym inform me that Test has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
James will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Test postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! James is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Test, into his guard.
James has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Test has momentary wrist control but James slips an elbow through the middle.
Test wants to control the position but James says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Test looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Test is trying to defend against the ground and pound but James scores with a couple of nice shots.
Test is looking to control James's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Test avoid being mounted?
Test looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
James working over Test with some ground and pound. Test looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
It looks like App Test has been cut.
Ground and pound from James.
That has opened up App Test's cut even more.
Test looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Test gets back to full guard.
James lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Test looking for a triangle here. James is fighting it but it looks tight! Test pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, James is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). App Test!
App Test is the new heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, App Test 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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