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SPARTA 31 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ronald Garnier (ranked 5436 p4p, 459 weight class) and Billy Gravano (ranked 7682 p4p, 524 weight class). Gravano is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by long way to the top. Billy Gravano is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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164 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ronald Garnier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Billy Gravano!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gravano slips a jab from Garnier.
Garnier tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gravano was well out of range. Poor timing from Garnier.
Gravano has a takedown stuffed.
Garnier connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gravano's hands.
It looks like Billy Gravano has been cut.
Gravano shoots in but no luck this time.
Garnier has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gravano tries to score a body lock takedown but Garnier shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ronald Garnier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Gravano.
Garnier lands with a left to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Garnier.
Garnier lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gravano is rocked!
Gravano lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garnier tries to get to full guard but Gravano has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gravano is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gravano seems to be working for a kimura but Garnier defends the submission attempt.
Gravano is pressing down on Garnier's thigh, looking to free his foot. Garnier is holding on for now.
Gravano not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Garnier is looking for a sweep. Gravano is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Gravano connects with a nice short shot to Garnier's temple.
Gravano prevents Garnier from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garnier is concentrating on defense, preventing Gravano from advancing position.
Garnier's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Garnier wants to improve his position but Gravano is controlling well.
Garnier on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Garnier is trying to get back to full guard.
Gravano not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gravano is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gravano is looking for a kimura here.
Gravano looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Garnier wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gravano is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Garnier wants to control but Gravano is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gravano not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gravano working Garnier over with strikes.
Garnier tries to get to full guard but Gravano has control of the leg.
Gravano is thwarting Garnier's attempts to control the position.
Garnier is refusing to be controlled, as Gravano sits in half guard.
Gravano is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Garnier has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gravano is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Garnier sees it coming and defends easily.
Gravano looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Gravano tries to pass the half guard into mount. Garnier knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Garnier is staying active underneath Gravano, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Gravano dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Billy Gravano's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Garnier misses with a wild body shot.
Garnier throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Garnier, as that shot connected.
Garnier throws a hook to the side of Gravano's head but Gravano sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Nice sprawl there from Garnier as Gravano shoots in.
Garnier swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Garnier throws a body punch but Gravano moves out of range.
Gravano misses with a takedown attempt - Garnier sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sloppy strikes from Garnier. Those never looked like landing.
Gravano is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gravano walks into a left hand.
Gravano is still on wobbly legs! Can Garnier finish him?
Gravano walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Garnier swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ronald Garnier!
After winning the bout, Ronald Garnier thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Billy Gravano was interviewed post fight and said 'sorry to my fans i'll train my ass off for the next one.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sampson Litten (ranked 5465 p4p, 401 weight class) and Feleti Newalu (ranked 5484 p4p, 402 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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148 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sampson Litten!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Feleti Newalu!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Daniel Franklin and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Litten moves in looking to clinch but Newalu pushes him off.
Newalu shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Newalu was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Newalu is trying to get an arm triangle but Litten is defending well.
Newalu thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Newalu tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Litten on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Litten tries to get out of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newalu tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Newalu has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Litten sneaks back into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Litten tries to roll over but Newalu keeps him under control.
Newalu wants to work for an arm triangle but Litten is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Newalu seems to be looking for submissions.
Newalu is trying to control. Litten wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Litten desperately trying to maintain half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Newalu seems to be working for a kimura but Litten defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Litten is looking to improve his position.
Litten trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Litten is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Newalu is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Newalu is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Litten has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Newalu is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newalu is working for a submission of some sort.
Newalu is working for a kimura here but Litten manages to reverse the position and he's now in Newalu's guard.
Litten has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Newalu to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Litten is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Newalu pulls down on the head and he's put Litten to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Feleti Newalu!
Feleti Newalu thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between BJ Penn (ranked 4862 p4p, 385 weight class) and Rio Avalos (ranked 6860 p4p, 435 weight class). BJ Penn has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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152 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, BJ Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rio Avalos!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Avalos throws a hook to the side of Penn's head but Penn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Avalos misses with a hook to the body
and Penn counters with a straight right hand.
Penn feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Avaloss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Avalos keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Avalos throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Penn makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Good exchange - Penn coming out on top.
Penn scores with a body shot.
Penn has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Temp Spar Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Penn throws a lazy uppercut
and Avalos counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Avalos.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Avalos working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Avalos keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Penn's head.
Avalos won't allow Penn to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Penn is trying to control the position but Avalos postures up.
Penn looking for a sweep. Not yet Penn, not yet.
Avalos trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Avalos trying to control but Penn is working from the bottom.
Avalos distracts Penn with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avalos chips away with some ground and pound.
Avalos passes into half guard.
Penn is refusing to be controlled, as Avalos sits in half guard.
Avalos might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Penn haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Avalos drops an elbow to the side of Penn's head.
Avalos is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Avalos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Penn defending well though.
Avalos slips a nice elbow through Penn's hands, connecting with Penn's forehead.
Avalos working the head and body with strikes.
Avalos content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Avalos is thwarting Penn's attempts to control the position.
Avalos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Penn defending well though.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Avalos lands a nice short elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn wants to get back to full guard.
Penn is working hard here to advance position.
Penn has hold of Avalos's hands but Avalos slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Penn trying to control from the bottom.
Avalos working over Penn with some ground and pound. Penn looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Avalos looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Penn with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Avalos thows a huge punch but Penn dodges it nicely.
Penn wants to control but Avalos is keeping busy.
Avalos working Penn over with strikes.
Avalos seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Penn does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Avalos lands a nice short elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Avalos is nestled in close to Penn, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Penn is not content to let Avalos control the position.
Penn taking some punishment here, with Avalos in his half guard.
Penn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Avalos working Penn over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn wants to control but Avalos is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Penn on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Penn is looking to improve his position.
Penn is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Avalos scores with a couple of nice shots.
Penn on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Penn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Avalos lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Avalos has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Yaw-Yan Ardigma. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Penn regains full guard. Nicely done.
Penn is looking to sweep but instead, Avalos has passed into half guard.
Avalos lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Avalos lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avalos takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Penn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Avalos working Penn over with strikes.
Avalos lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Avalos working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Avalos scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Penn is rocked!
Avalos not doing much here.
Oh Penn is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Avalos prevents Penn from improving his position.
Penn seems to have got his legs back now.
Avalos working over Penn with some ground and pound. Penn looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Penn pushes Avalos off looking to stand but Avalos dives back in and keeps control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rio Avalos 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.
Penn works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Penn ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Avalos throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Penn to counter with a crisp jab.
Avalos moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A shot to the liver by Penn. Beautiful body shot.
Penn lands a right hook to the body.
Avalos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Penn was well out of range. Poor timing from Avalos.
Avalos misses with an uppercut. Penn saw that one coming.
Penn throws an overhand right that lands on Avalos's shoulder, as Avalos tries to avoid the shot.
Penn moves out of range as Avalos strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn throws a poor cross that misses
and Avalos counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Penn wants to improve his position but Avalos is controlling well.
Penn is trying to maintain the position but Avalos is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Avalos lands a nice short elbow.
Avalos is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Avalos drops an elbow to the side of Penn's head.
Avalos looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Avalos slows the pace down in half guard.
Avalos slips a nice elbow through Penn's hands, connecting with Penn's forehead.
Avalos working the head and body with strikes.
Avalos slips a nice elbow through Penn's hands, connecting with Penn's forehead.
Penn tries to roll over but Avalos keeps him under control.
Avalos seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Penn wants to get back to full guard.
Avalos seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avalos working Penn over with strikes.
Penn wants to control but Avalos is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Avalos connects with a nice short shot to Penn's temple.
Penn wants to improve his position but Avalos is controlling well.
Avalos perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Penn is trying to control but can't.
Avalos lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Avalos working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Avalos lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rio Avalos has got the better of the ground game so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Avalos looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avalos working Penn over with strikes.
Avalos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Avalos looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Avalos lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Penn is staying active underneath Avalos, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Penn tries to roll over but Avalos keeps him under control.
Avalos is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Avalos is nestled in close to Penn, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Avalos winds up and cracks Penn with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Penn wants to control but Avalos is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Penn tries to roll over but Avalos keeps him under control.
Avalos landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Penn is trying to maintain the position but Avalos is very close to passing his half guard.
Penn wants to improve his position but Avalos is controlling well.
Avalos wants to control but Penn is keeping him busy.
Penn on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Avalos drops an elbow to the side of Penn's head.
Avalos controlling the action here.
Avalos seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Avalos connects with a nice short shot to Penn's temple.
Penn holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Avalos working over Penn with some ground and pound. Penn looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Avalos lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Penn quite badly. Penn pulls Avalos in close trying to recover. Avalos postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Penn on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Penn doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rio Avalos!
A very excited looking Rio Avalos rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Harvey (ranked 3649 p4p, 332 weight class) and Alex Monteil (ranked 5437 p4p, 400 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Alex Monteil enters the cage!
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154 lbs
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154 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jonathan Harvey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alex Monteil!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harvey misses with a looping right.
Monteil swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Monteil misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Monteil moves away from the strike by Harvey.
Harvey goes for a double leg but Monteil avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Monteil continues to drive forward.
It seemed like Monteil was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Harvey goes for a double leg but Monteil avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Monteil continues to drive forward.
Monteil scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Harvey closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Monteil to the mat! Monteil manages to get full guard.
Harvey wants to pass the guard but Monteil is keeping the position.
Harvey is looking to pass into half guard but Monteil pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Monteil is in guard.
Monteil is stalling in the full guard.
Monteil wants to pass the guard but Harvey is keeping the position.
Monteil trying to control the position from guard on top but Harvey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Monteil looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harvey has his feet on Monteil's thighs here. He's pushed Monteil off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Monteil screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jonathan Harvey!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Drotenkov Filippovich (ranked 3598 p4p, 406 weight class) and Shinya Aoki (ranked 4253 p4p, 467 weight class). Drotenkov Filippovich has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight 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, Drotenkov Filippovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Shinya Aoki!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aoki changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Filippovich tries to avoid it but Aoki manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Filippovich to the ground. Filippovich escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Filippovich attempts a counter takedown but Aoki avoids it well and moves away.
Aoki misses with a wild body shot.
Aoki slips under a jab.
Filippovich ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Filippovich swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice defenses there by Aoki.
Aoki shoots in but no luck this time.
Filippovich swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aoki misses with a wild body shot.
Filippovich definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Filippovich misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aoki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Filippovich closes the distance and clinches up with Aoki, looking for a takedown. Filippovich pushes Aoki against the cage but Aoki circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Aoki looks to score with a jab to the body but Filippovich is just out of range.
Aoki misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filippovich slips under a jab from Aoki.
Filippovich looks to land a left hand but Aoki moved out of range nicely.
We've been informed that Aoki 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.
Filippovich fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Aoki is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Drotenkov Filippovich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Filippovich takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Filippovich is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Aoki.
Filippovich throws the left hand but Aoki avoids the punch easily.
Filippovich throws an overhand right that lands on Aoki's shoulder, as Aoki tries to avoid the shot.
Filippovich scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Aoki is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Aoki looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Filippovich is working for a kimura but Aoki is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filippovich prevents Aoki from improving his position.
Filippovich is trying to work for a kimura but Aoki is defending well.
Filippovich looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Aoki actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filippovich in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Aoki tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Filippovich!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Drotenkov Filippovich!
After the fight, Drotenkov Filippovich was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Cena (ranked 3177 p4p, 417 weight class) and Amiti Speyer (ranked 3380 p4p, 435 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cena might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to My Time Is Now. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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213 lbs
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25
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Cena!
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, Amiti Speyer!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Daniel Franklin and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cena shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Speyer as he jumps to the side.
Speyer misses with a kick to the body.
Cena takes the fight into the clinch.
Cena blocks an uppercut.
Cena can't find room to land a body shot as Speyer controls the action.
Speyer lands a left hand.
Cena struggles to land a body shot inside as Speyer controls his hands.
Speyer has had enough of the clinch but Cena keeps him there for the moment.
Cena tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Speyer.
Speyer tries a body shot but Cena blocks it.
Cena misses with a short punch on the inside.
Speyer misses with a hook to the ribs.
Speyer prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Speyer's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Speyer misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cena has been working on his balance at Temp Spar Gym, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Speyer.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cena.
Cena tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Speyer is fighting off a takedown attempt but Cena is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Speyer to the mat. Speyer regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Cena postures up.
Cena stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Speyer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cena preventing the sweep.
Cena connects with a couple of short punches.
Cena chips away with some ground and pound.
Cena wants to pass the guard but Speyer is keeping the position.
Cena is looking to work some ground and pound but Speyer has wrist control.
Cena trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cena wants to pass the guard but Speyer is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cena postures up.
Cena postures up in Speyer's guard and throws a big left but Speyer blocks it.
Speyer looking for a sweep. Not yet Speyer, not yet.
Cena throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Speyer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cena throws a big right hand that misses.
Cena throws a big elbow that misses.
Cena is looking to work some ground and pound but Speyer has wrist control.
Cena won't allow Speyer to sweep him here.
Speyer has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Temp Spar Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Cena is looking to work some ground and pound but Speyer has wrist control.
Speyer not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Speyer is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cena preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Cena misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cena preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Cena wants to get back to full guard.
Speyer is trying to control the action in half guard but Cena is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cena desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Cena is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Speyer wants to control but Cena is keeping him busy.
Speyer is looking to advance position but Cena won't allow it.
Cena is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cena works his way to full guard. Good work.
Cena is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Cena keeping moving, preventing Speyer from controlling successfully.
Cena looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Speyer trying to control the position from guard on top but Cena is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Cena looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cena manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Speyer manages to get himself to full guard.
Cena with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Cena dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cena takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Cena thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cena rushes Speyer and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Speyer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Speyer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cena misses with a body punch.
Cena is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Cena struggles to land a body shot inside as Speyer controls his hands.
Cena wants to take the fight to the mat but Speyer manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Speyer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Speyer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cena's elbow.
Speyer tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Cena's elbow.
Cena is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Speyer can do to turn this around?
Speyer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cena tries to work over Speyer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cena is struggling to control the position.
Speyer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cena has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Speyer regains guard immediately.
Cena postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Speyer looking to control.
Cena lands a couple of elbows.
Cena working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Speyer's head.
Cena throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Speyer wants to sweep here but Cena controlling him for the moment.
Cena missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cena landing some decent shots from guard.
Cena scoring with some ground and pound.
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.
Cena postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Speyer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Speyer is pulling down on Cena's head. It's preventing any offense from Cena, at least for the moment.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cena's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cena postures up in Speyer's guard and throws a big left but Speyer blocks it.
John Cena overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cena postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Speyer trying to control the position.
Cena tries to free his leg and advance position but Speyer is retaining full guard.
Cena distracts Speyer with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cena in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cena has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Cena postures up in Speyer's guard and throws a big left but Speyer blocks it.
Cena working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cena working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cena is looking to work some ground and pound but Speyer has wrist control.
Cena keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Speyer's head.
Speyer looking to control.
Speyer is breathing heavily.
Cena works over Speyer with some ground and pound from guard.
Cena is in close to Speyer's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Speyer is rocked!
Cena lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Speyer is still in real trouble! Can Cena finish him?
Cena arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Speyer's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). John Cena!
A victorious John Cena thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Aamado Korang (ranked 3514 p4p, 400 weight class) and Sherlock Holmes (ranked 3060 p4p, 357 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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177 lbs
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178 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Basic striking
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Aamado Korang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sherlock Holmes!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Korang feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Korang is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Holmes is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Korang rolls with it to try and escape but Holmes cranks on the arm and Korang is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sherlock Holmes!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tomi Bryan (ranked 911 p4p, 124 weight class) and Hulk Hogan (ranked 1590 p4p, 215 weight class). Hogan has chosen My Time Is Now as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
192 lbs
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193 lbs
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Basic striking
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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, Tomi Bryan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hulk Hogan!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Bryan misses its intended target.
Hogan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bryan.
Bryan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bryan throws a shot from downtown. Hogan moves away and avoids it.
Bryan scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bryan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bryan thows a huge punch but Hogan dodges it nicely.
Hogan makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hogan.
Hogan wants to sweep but no luck.
Bryan wants to control from the top but Hogan keeps moving.
Bryan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hogan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bryan wants to control from the top but Hogan keeps moving.
Bryan 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.
Hogan pulls Bryan in close to prevent any damage.
Bryan wants to control from the top but Hogan keeps moving.
Hogan pulls Bryan in close to his closed guard and prevents Bryan from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan looking for a sweep. Not yet Hogan, not yet.
Bryan trying to control but Hogan is working from the bottom.
Hogan controls Bryan momentarily but Bryan frees himself.
Hogan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hogan is trying to keep Bryan in close.
Hogan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hogan has control of Bryan's left arm, preventing Bryan from doing any damage.
Bryan slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hogan drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bryan manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Bryan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bryan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hogan trying to control but Bryan postures up.
Hogan blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bryan.
Hogan regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hogan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bryan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hogan keeping moving, preventing Bryan from controlling successfully.
Bryan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bryan throws a big right hand that misses.
Bryan working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bryan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hogan wants to sweep here but Bryan controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hogan has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Temp Spar Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hogan is on top in guard.
Bryan trying to keep a closed guard but Hogan is proving a slippery customer.
Hogan postures up in Bryan's guard and throws a big left but Bryan blocks it.
Bryan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hogan manages to get himself to full guard.
Bryan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bryan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bryan is working Hogan over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hogan being controlled here, momentarily.
Bryan postures up.
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.
Hogan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bryan is one step ahead there.
Bryan scoring with some ground and pound.
Hogan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bryan is one step ahead there.
Bryan tries to free his leg and advance position but Hogan is retaining full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Bryan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hogan looking for a sweep. Not yet Hogan, not yet.
Bryan landing with the ground and pound.
Bryan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hogan is trying to control the position but Bryan postures up.
Bryan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bryan is fighting to break Hogan's control of his arms but Hogan is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Bryan won't allow Hogan to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomi Bryan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hogan misses with an uppercut.
Bryan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hogan tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bryan throws the left hand but Hogan avoids the punch easily.
Hogan feints the counter takedown.
Bryan avoids the body shot from Hogan.
Hogan defending well as Bryan loads up on a big left hand.
Hogan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hogan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bryan just misses with a punch to the body.
Hogan throws a shot from downtown. Bryan moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hogan stuffs the takedown.
Bryan slips under a jab.
Hogan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bryan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hogan closes the distance and clinches up with Bryan, looking for a takedown. Hogan pushes Bryan against the cage but Bryan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hogan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bryan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryan slips a straight right by Hogan.
Hogan slips a jab from Bryan.
Hogan fails with a takedown attempt.
Tomi Bryan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hulk Hogan.
Hogan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bryan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hogan can do to turn this around?
Hogan throws a body punch but Bryan moves out of range.
Bryan half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Bryan defending well as Hogan loads up on a big left hand.
Bryan looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Bryan trying to control but Hogan is working from the bottom.
Hogan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bryan.
Hogan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hogan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hogan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogan landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hogan wants to free his trapped foot but Bryan is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bryan has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hogan is working away from the top position though.
Hogan wants to pass the guard but Bryan is defending well.
Bryan 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.
Hogan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hogan looks to land a strike but Bryan avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Hogan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hogan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bryan lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Hogan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bryan.
Bryan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hogan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bryan lands a couple of elbows.
Bryan stopping the sweep attempt from Hogan.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hogan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hogan wants to sweep but no luck.
Bryan passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Bryan postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Bryan landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Bryan in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Hogan is looking for a sweep.
Bryan tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Hogan is looking to regain half guard here but Bryan keeps moving and retains side control.
Tomi Bryan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryan landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Bryan throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Hogan avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Bryan.
Hogan tries to improve position but can't.
Bryan in side control, throwing shots but Hogan defends.
Bryan scoring with punches and elbows.
Bryan landing strikes.
Bryan lands a nice forearm strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hogan tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bryan connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Hogan some visible discomfort.
Hogan is looking for a sweep.
Hogan struggling a bit here.
Hogan is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomi Bryan dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hogan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bryan was well out of range. Poor timing from Hogan.
Hogan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bryan.
Hogan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bryan.
Hogan throws a jab when Bryan was well out of range.
Hogan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hogan throws a body punch but Bryan moves out of range.
Hogan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bryan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hogan.
Bryan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hogan.
Hogan fails with a takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hogan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bryan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bryan drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hogan sprawls and moves away.
Hogan is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bryan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tomi Bryan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hulk Hogan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bryan misses with a wild body shot.
Bryan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Hogan shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bryan defends it nicely.
Hogan throws a body punch but Bryan moves out of range.
Tomi Bryan is winning the standup battle so far.
Bryan misses with a hook. Hogan ducked under it nicely.
Hogan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hogan shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bryan sprawls well. Bryan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hogan gets slowly back to his feet.
Bryan half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hogan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bryan throws out a loose jab but Hogan uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogan slips under a jab.
Hogan forces Bryan back against the cage and clinches.
Bryan has picked Hogan up - he's going for a ride! Bryan dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Bryan is nestled in close to Hogan, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bryan looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hogan with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bryan scoring with strikes to the body and head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bryan prevents Hogan from improving his position.
Bryan drops an elbow to the side of Hogan's head.
Bryan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hogan trying to control from the bottom.
Hogan gets back to full guard.
Bryan wants to control from the top but Hogan keeps moving.
Hogan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hogan wants to sweep here but Bryan controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan has his hands on Bryan's head, controlling the position.
Bryan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hogan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hogan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hogan manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bryan manages to get himself to full guard.
Hogan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hogan throwing strikes but missing.
Hogan throws a big elbow that misses.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Bryan holds on and takes a little breather.
Bryan lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogan keeping moving, preventing Bryan from controlling successfully.
Bryan postures up in Hogan's guard and throws a big left but Hogan blocks it.
Bryan postures up.
Bryan tries to free his leg and advance position but Hogan is retaining full guard.
Bryan is in close to Hogan's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bryan postures up in Hogan's guard and throws a big left but Hogan blocks it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hogan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hogan has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Bryan has passed into side control.
Hogan struggling a bit here.
Hogan is looking for a sweep.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hogan takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Hogan can't do much from the bottom here.
Bryan has control of an arm but Hogan manages to advance to Bryan's back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomi Bryan clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bryan throws a shot from downtown. Hogan moves away and avoids it.
Bryan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Hogan is fending him off so far but Bryan persists. Nope, Hogan circles away and we're back to standing.
Bryan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hogan.
Bryan slips a jab from Hogan.
Bryan stuffs the takedown.
Hogan ducks under a wild hook from Bryan.
Hogan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bryan but Bryan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bryan gets a takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bryan lands a nice short elbow.
Bryan throwing shots but Hogan is blocking nicely.
Bryan performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan tries to get to full guard but Bryan has control of the leg.
Bryan working over Hogan with some ground and pound. Hogan looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bryan throwing shots but Hogan is blocking nicely.
Hogan wants to get back to full guard.
Bryan working the head and body with strikes.
Hogan tries to roll over but Bryan keeps him under control.
Hogan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Bryan.
Bryan lands strikes from half guard.
Bryan lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bryan missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hogan moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bryan landing with the ground and pound.
Bryan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hogan is rocked!
Hogan wants to sweep but no luck.
Bryan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hogan is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Bryan postures up.
Bryan looking to pass the guard.
Hogan is trying to control the position but Bryan postures up.
Hogan is controlling Bryan's posture.
Bryan chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryan preventing the sweep.
Bryan is looking to work some ground and pound but Hogan has wrist control.
Bryan works over Hogan with some ground and pound from guard.
Hogan working a defensive guard here.
Hogan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bryan is one step ahead there.
Hogan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hogan controlling the position.
Bryan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bryan stopping the sweep attempt from Hogan.
Bryan postures up and lands a big shot to Hogan's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryan controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bryan trying to control but Hogan is working from the bottom.
Hogan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bryan pushes down on Hogan's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Hogan gets full guard.
Bryan won't allow Hogan to sweep him here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hogan is pulling down on Bryan's head. It's preventing any offense from Bryan, at least for the moment.
Bryan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tomi Bryan had his way with Hulk Hogan in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Bryan moves out of range of the strikes.
Hogan blocks a jab.
Hogan shoots in and drives through. Bryan sprawls well.
Hogan just misses with a punch to the body.
Hogan misses with a hook
and Bryan counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bryan.
Bryan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bryan tries to free his leg and advance position but Hogan is retaining full guard.
Bryan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hogan working a defensive guard here.
Hogan is controlling Bryan's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hogan keeping moving, preventing Bryan from controlling successfully.
Hogan pulls Bryan in close to his closed guard and prevents Bryan from doing any damage or advancing position.
Bryan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hogan wants to sweep but no luck.
Bryan throwing strikes but missing.
Hogan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bryan.
Bryan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hogan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hogan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bryan is one step ahead there.
Bryan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hogan works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hogan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Hogan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bryan trying to control but Hogan is working from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hogan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
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.
Hogan trying to keep a closed guard but Bryan is proving a slippery customer.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bryan blocks a jab.
Bryan changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Bryan gets a double leg takedown into Hogan's guard.
Hogan is trying to control the position but Bryan postures up.
Bryan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hogan's head.
Bryan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bryan content to stall in guard here.
Bryan throwing strikes from guard but Hogan blocks nicely.
Hogan lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Hogan with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hogan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hogan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hogan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bryan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hogan.
Bryan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Hogan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bryan's head.
Hogan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hulk Hogan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bryan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hogan lands a couple of elbows.
Bryan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bryan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hogan keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hogan tries to roll over but Bryan keeps him under control.
Bryan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Tomi Bryan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hogan works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bryan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hogan looking for a sweep. Not yet Hogan, not yet.
Hogan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Hogan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hogan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bryan's head.
Bryan regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Hogan.
Hogan won't allow Bryan to sweep him here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bryan is working hard here to advance position.
Hogan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tomi Bryan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bryan, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 50:45
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 50:45
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tomi Bryan!
Tomi Bryan is the new middleweight champion!
A very excited looking Tomi Bryan 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.
The defeated Hulk Hogan had this to say: 'My time is not yet now.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robert Higgs (ranked 764 p4p, 105 weight class) and Eduardo Fernandino (ranked 2178 p4p, 278 weight class). Eduardo Fernandino will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Robert Higgs!
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, Eduardo Fernandino!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Higgs tries to clinch up
and Fernandino counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Donk. Fernandino catches Higgs right on the button with a cross.
Higgs doesn't manage to clinch there - Fernandino circles away.
Higgs looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Higgs misses with a jab to the body
and Fernandino counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Eduardo Fernandino!
Eduardo Fernandino decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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