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IFA : 02/03 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between George Davids (ranked 5226 p4p, 372 weight class) and Theodore Nouveau (ranked 3593 p4p, 303 weight class). George Davids has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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140 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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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, George Davids!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Theodore Nouveau!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davids connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nouveau's hands.
Nouveau takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Davids lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Davids scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nouveau dodges the punch combination from Davids.
Davids digs a good hook to Nouveau's body.
Nouveau throws a leg kick but Davids checks it.
A shot to the liver by Davids. Beautiful body shot.
Nouveau dives in and grabs Davids's left leg, looking for a takedown. Davids pushes down on Nouveau's head and hops out.
Davids lands a glancing blow to the side of Nouveau's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Davids, as that shot connected.
Nouveau has closed the distance and engaged Davids in a clinch.
Davids can't break the clinch.
Davids working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nouveau tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Davids avoids it.
A frustrated look appears on Davids's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Davids gets underhooks to prevent Nouveau's takedown attempt.
Davids tries to break free but Nouveau pushes him back against the cage.
Davids works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Davids has had enough of the clinch but Nouveau keeps him there for the moment.
Nouveau breaks from the clinch.
Nouveau shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Davids but Davids pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Davids throwing a counter right hand but Nouveau manages to avoid it.
George Davids has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Theodore Nouveau.
Davids lands a jab.
Davids connects with a right hand. Nouveau shakes it off.
Davids scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davids works the jab nicely.
Davids scores with a three punch combo!
Nouveau takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Davids lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Nouveau at a distance.
Nouveau shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Davids sprawls well. Davids wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nouveau gets slowly back to his feet.
George Davids is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nouveau is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Davids.
Nice shot lands for Davids.
Nouveau shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Davids sprawls well. Davids wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nouveau gets slowly back to his feet.
Nouveau gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nouveau misses with a left hand
and Nouveau takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Good exchange - Davids coming out on top.
Davids is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Good exchange - Davids coming out on top.
Danga de danga de dang - Davids scores with a four punch combination!
Davids throws a nice looking combination but Nouveau bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nouveau tries to counter by closing the distance.
Davids scores with a one two! Nouveau had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nouveau closes this distance looking for a takedown but Davids circles away.
Nouveau has a takedown stuffed.
Nouveau misses with a double jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nouveau has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Davids lands with an uppercut that bounces Nouveau off the cage and back into range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nouveau doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Davids counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Davids throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nouveau stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Davids throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Davids lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Davids sizes up Nouveau with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nouveau has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Davids gets caught napping as Nouveau dives in and scores a takedown. Davids manages to retain guard.
Nouveau landing with the ground and pound.
Nouveau with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nouveau controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Davids looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nouveau is one step ahead there.
Nouveau with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Davids 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.
Nouveau slips a jab and a cross from Davids.
Davids lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Davids keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nouveau shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Davids pinned against the cage. Davids gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Davids connects with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Davids scores with a jab. Nouveau acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nouveau darts in trying to clinch
and Davids counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davids scores with a three punch combo!
Davids displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nouveau.
George Davids has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Theodore Nouveau.
Davids lands a nice hook to Nouveau's body. Nouveau takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Nouveau fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Davids manages to avoid it.
Nouveau closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Nouveau working away.
Nouveau throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Nouveau trying to control the action but Davids is working from the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nouveau scoring with punches and elbows.
Nouveau has hold of Davids's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Davids seems comfortable defending it but Nouveau has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Davids is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Davids is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Nouveau couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Theodore Nouveau!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raiam Dos Santos (ranked 3292 p4p, 379 weight class) and John Edmonds (ranked 4384 p4p, 458 weight class). Edmonds has chosen Frankie Smith - Double Dutch Bus as his entrance music. John Edmonds has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Raiam Dos Santos's chin.
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195 lbs
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190 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Counter fighter
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Raiam Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Edmonds!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dos Santos scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Edmonds throws a shot from downtown. Dos Santos moves away and avoids it.
Dos Santos tries to counter by clinching up but Edmonds breaks away and moves out of range.
Edmonds takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Edmonds's coach down at ELITE Island Gym - 19 Elite Coaches was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Edmonds's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Dos Santos takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Edmonds takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Dos Santos checks a leg kick.
Dos Santos tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Edmonds manages to circle out of the way.
Edmonds shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dos Santos counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dos Santos.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Santos prevents a body shot from Edmonds.
A left hand lands to the body for Dos Santos.
Edmonds fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Edmonds is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Dos Santos scores with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Dos Santos.
Edmonds lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dos Santos or not.
Edmonds tries to stall but Dos Santos uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Edmonds is looking for a takedown.
Dos Santos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Edmonds blocks a body shot from Dos Santos.
Edmonds misses with a short punch on the inside.
Edmonds is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Dos Santos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dos Santos throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Edmondss head.
Dos Santos misses with a body punch.
Edmonds lands with a right to the head.
Edmonds tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dos Santos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Edmonds fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dos Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dos Santos has Edmonds up against the cage in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos has Edmonds pressed against the cage, preventing Edmonds from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dos Santos pushes Edmonds back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dos Santos works on Edmonds's body with a couple of short punches.
A short body shot lands from Dos Santos as the two fighters clinch.
Dos Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dos Santos throws a body shot but no joy.
Dos Santos connects with a looping right hand.
Dos Santos wants to clinch up but Edmonds keeps it at a distance.
A jab lands there for Dos Santos.
Dos Santos missing with a left hand there. Edmonds was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Edmonds throws a jab but it's blocked by Dos Santos.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Edmonds drops Dos Santos with a right and a left! Edmonds comes rushing in but Dos Santos regains his composure and manages to keep Edmonds in guard.
Dos Santos is rocked!
It looks like Raiam Dos Santos has been cut.
Dos Santos is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Edmonds dives into side control.
Oh Dos Santos is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dos Santos trying his best to control but Edmonds has mounted him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Edmonds has isolated one of Dos Santos's arms. Dos Santos looking to fight him off but Edmonds twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John Edmonds!
John Edmonds thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between JT Smith (ranked 4355 p4p, 503 weight class) and Splinter Yoshi (ranked 2854 p4p, 379 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by Im your boogie man. Smith has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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218 lbs
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220 lbs
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Basic striking
Experienced |
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, JT Smith!
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, Splinter Yoshi!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith throws a lazy uppercut
and Yoshi counters with an outside leg kick.
Yoshi explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Smith has his takedown stuffed
and Yoshi counters with a good low kick that Smith was not able to check.
Smith has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yoshi.
Smith tries to clinch there but Yoshi circles away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yoshi.
Yoshi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Smith takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yoshi. That's going to slow Smith down.
Yoshi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yoshi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yoshi throws a body shot but no joy.
Yoshi throws a nice head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yoshi.
Yoshi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoshi scores with a leg kick.
Smith is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yoshi, right into the meat.
Yoshi lands with a kick to the ribs.
Yoshi moves into the clinch successfully.
Yoshi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Smith in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Yoshi with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Yoshi breaks from the clinch.
Yoshi throws a nice head kick!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yoshi.
Yoshi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yoshi, right into the meat.
Smith takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yoshi throws a leg kick which misses Smith's front leg but catches the back leg as Smith tries to avoid it.
Yoshi throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Smith is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith shoots in and drives through. Yoshi sprawls well.
Oh Smith is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Splinter Yoshi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yoshi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Smith's sensitive parts.
Yoshi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Smith seems to have got his legs back now.
Yoshi manages to break the clinch.
Nice body kick from Yoshi.
Yoshi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Smith gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Yoshi counters with an inside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for JT Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yoshi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Smith's calf.
Smith has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yoshi.
Yoshi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Smith takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshi connects with a high kick.
Yoshi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yoshi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt
and Yoshi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Smith's knee momentarily.
Yoshi is looking to slow Smith down with leg kicks.
Yoshi thumps Smith with a low kick.
Smith with a lazy takedown attempt
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yoshi, right into the meat.
Yoshi feints and then cracks Smith's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Smith down.
That kick from Yoshi tenderised Smith's leg. Smith is trying to keep his angry face on.
An inside leg kick lands from Yoshi.
Smith stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yoshi.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Yoshi, right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yoshi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Yoshi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Smith's calf.
Yoshi lands a high kick!
Yoshi lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Yoshi throws a shot from downtown. Smith moves away and avoids it.
Smith tries to score a power double leg takedown but Yoshi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Smith somewhat.
Smith sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yoshi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Smith's sensitive parts.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Splinter Yoshi dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Yoshi thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Smith if he has to take too many more of those.
Smith takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Yoshi delivers a nice body kick.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Smith on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Yoshi. Yoshi obviously looking to wear him down.
Yoshi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Smith will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Yoshi chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Yoshi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
JT Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yoshi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Smith tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yoshi.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Good leg kick by Yoshi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Smith tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Yoshi.
Yoshi gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Smith takes a knee to the side of the body.
Yoshi crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
Yoshi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yoshi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Smith.
Smith has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yoshi.
Yoshi connects with a leg kick. Smith looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Smith tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yoshi scoring well with a low kick there.
Yoshi scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Yoshi throws a nice outside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yoshi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yoshi throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Yoshi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Smith tries to clinch but Yoshi moves out of range.
Smith takes a kick to the side of the head.
Yoshi thumps Smith with a low kick.
Yoshi scoring well with a low kick there.
Smith darts in and clinches Yoshi up against the cage.
Yoshi lands a good knee to the midsection. Smith won't want to take too many of those.
Yoshi with a knee to the head.
Yoshi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The referee is keeping an eye on Yoshi - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yoshi.
The referee is keeping an eye on Yoshi - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Smith. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Yoshi breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yoshi. That's going to slow Smith down.
Yoshi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Yoshi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yoshi with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Yoshi lands a big head kick that sends Smith tumbling to the mat! Yoshi takes a step backwards and waves Smith back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Yoshi connects with a leg kick. Smith looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Smith has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Yoshi.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yoshi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Smith. That did some damage!
Yoshi thumps Smith with a low kick.
Yoshi is looking to slow Smith down with leg kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Yoshi.
Yoshi feints and then cracks Smith's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Smith down.
Smith chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Yoshi can pounce on him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yoshi lands a leg kick that knocks Smith off balance momentarily.
Yoshi lets loose with a powerful body kick. Smith will feel that in the morning.
Smith's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nice body kick there by Yoshi.
Yoshi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Yoshi.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Yoshi sprawls well. Yoshi wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Smith gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yoshi scores with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Splinter Yoshi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Yoshi connects with a solid leg kick.
A lazy left from Yoshi finds it's target.
Yoshi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Smith's sensitive parts.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Yoshi swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Splinter Yoshi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yoshi lands with a thumping leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yoshi.
Smith fails with the takedown.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yoshi. That's going to slow Smith down.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Yoshi.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yoshi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Yoshi.
Yoshi lands a nice looking kick to the body. Smith takes a step back to recover.
Smith looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Yoshi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Smith has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Smith tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Yoshi cracks the inside of Smith's front leg.
Yoshi turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Yoshi moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
A good leg kick by Yoshi.
Yoshi scores with a leg kick.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Yoshi as he jumps to the side.
Yoshi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yoshi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Yoshi lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith throws a left and a right that both miss
and Yoshi counters with a good low kick that Smith was not able to check.
Yoshi scores with a kick to the midsection.
Yoshi lands a leg kick that knocks Smith off balance momentarily.
Yoshi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Yoshi lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Yoshi connects with a leg kick. Smith looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Yoshi clinches.
Smith goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Yoshi obliges.
Yoshi lands a good knee to the midsection. Smith won't want to take too many of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoshi lands a knee to the body.
Yoshi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Yoshi blocks a body shot from Smith.
Splinter Yoshi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Yoshi crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
Yoshi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Yoshi throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Smith's head.
Smith has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yoshi.
Yoshi scores with a leg kick.
Yoshi cracks the inside of Smith's front leg.
Yoshi loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Yoshi. Smith shrugs it off though.
Yoshi scores with a leg kick.
Yoshi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Smith's sensitive parts.
Smith takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice inside leg kick there by Yoshi. That's going to slow Smith down.
JT Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smith wants to clinch but Yoshi slips to the side
and Yoshi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Smith's knee momentarily.
Yoshi feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Smith's calf.
Yoshi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Smith's sensitive parts.
Yoshi scores with a spinning back kick!
Yoshi lands a nice leg kick that just misses Smith's sensitive parts.
Yoshi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yoshi scoring well with a low kick there.
Smith has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Yoshi.
Smith swings away with a body shot that misses
and Yoshi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Yoshi lands a leg kick that knocks Smith off balance momentarily.
Yoshi throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Splinter Yoshi comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Yoshi has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 24:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 24:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Splinter Yoshi!
An out of breath Splinter Yoshi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Deontay Wilder (ranked 3060 p4p, 322 weight class) and Oroku Saku (ranked 2644 p4p, 291 weight class). Oroku Saku is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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250 lbs
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245 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Deontay Wilder !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Oroku Saku!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saku throws a nice outside leg kick.
Saku throws an off balance right hand
and Wilder counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Deontay Wilder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wilder misses with a hook. Saku ducked under it nicely.
We've been hearing reports that Wilder has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Wilder misses with a double jab
and Saku counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Saku.
Wilder takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Deontay Wilder has been cut.
Saku lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Saku landing knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Saku.
Saku lands an elbow just above Wilder 's eye.
Saku landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wilder is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Saku comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Saku lands a nice knee to the body.
Saku creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wilder 's defenses.
Saku looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Saku stalling.
Saku using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Saku creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wilder 's defenses.
Saku lands an elbow inside that Wilder shrugs off.
Saku landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Saku lands a nice elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saku unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wilder lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Saku lands an elbow inside that Wilder shrugs off.
Saku with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Saku with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Saku lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Saku lands a damaging elbow.
Saku creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wilder 's defenses.
Knees to the body from Saku.
Saku landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saku lands an elbow that stopped Wilder in his tracks for a moment.
Saku unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wilder lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Saku.
Saku lands an elbow that stopped Wilder in his tracks for a moment.
Saku lands a good knee to the midsection. Wilder won't want to take too many of those.
Nice elbow from Saku.
Saku lands a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Saku.
Wilder is rocked!
Saku unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wilder lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Saku lands a nice elbow.
Oh Wilder is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saku lands an elbow inside that Wilder shrugs off.
Wilder is trying to force a seperation but Saku has the dominant position.
Wilder seems to have got his legs back now.
Saku connects with a knee to the head.
Saku lands an elbow that stopped Wilder in his tracks for a moment.
Nice elbow from Saku.
Saku has Wilder pressed against the cage. He pushes Wilder back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Saku throws a beautiful elbow that sends Wilder crashing to the floor! Saku piles on the pressure with more strikes! Wilder is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Oroku Saku!
A victorious Oroku Saku thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Josh Jam (ranked 4362 p4p, 455 weight class) and Jormungand Bolverk (ranked 1590 p4p, 200 weight class). Jam comes to the cage accompanied by Till I collapse. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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182 lbs
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190 lbs
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Josh Jam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jormungand Bolverk!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolverk misses with a straight right.
A shot to the liver by Bolverk. Beautiful body shot.
Bolverk moves into the clinch.
Bolverk lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bolverk tries to work over Jam's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bolverk lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jam's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bolverk lands a body shot in the clinch.
A hook to the body from Bolverk.
Jam wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jam is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jam is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bolverk is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bolverk scores with a shot to the side of Jam's head.
Bolverk lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jam.
Jam is breathing heavily.
A right hand to the body from Bolverk.
Bolverk lands a hook that snaps the head of Jam backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bolverk lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolverk scores with a shot to the side of Jam's head.
A right hand to the body from Bolverk.
Bolverk presses Jam against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Bolverk.
A short right from Bolverk.
Bolverk scores with a shoulder strike.
Bolverk lands a shot to the body.
Bolverk lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jam.
Bolverk presses Jam against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bolverk cracks Jam with a nice body shot.
Bolverk scores with a shot to the side of Jam's head.
Bolverk lands a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bolverk lands a shoulder strike.
Bolverk lands with a short shot to the head.
Bolverk makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bolverk lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bolverk lands a left hand that snaps the head of Jam backwards.
Bolverk digs a right hand into Jam's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Jam's gas tank.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Bolverk.
Bolverk lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bolverk throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short body shot lands from Bolverk as the two fighters clinch.
Bolverk lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short body shot lands from Bolverk as the two fighters clinch.
Bolverk lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jam.
Bolverk scores with a hook to the body.
Bolverk throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bolverk lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bolverk lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jam.
Bolverk lands an uppercut.
Bolverk works on Jam's body with a couple of short punches.
Bolverk lands with a right to the head.
Jam is rocked!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bolverk.
Oh Jam is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bolverk creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Jam's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Jam drops to his knees and Bolverk pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jormungand Bolverk!
A victorious Jormungand Bolverk 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Nicholas Petrone (ranked 2180 p4p, 255 weight class) and Virgil Van Dijk (ranked 846 p4p, 109 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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169 lbs
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184 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nicholas Petrone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Virgil Van Dijk!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Sandra Marshall and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrone shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Van Dijk but Van Dijk pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Van Dijk cracks the inside of Petrone's front leg.
Petrone fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Petrone fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nicholas Petrone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Petrone avoids the body shot from Van Dijk.
Petrone fails with the takedown
and Van Dijk counters with a three punch combo that has Petrone backing up. Petrone nods at Van Dijk to acknowledge the strikes.
Petrone walks straight into a right hand from Van Dijk - that's dropped him! Van Dijk jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Petrone from any more punishment! Petrone complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Virgil Van Dijk!
In his post fight interview, Virgil Van Dijk started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Island Boy (ranked 1458 p4p, 187 weight class) and Turd McPherson (ranked 1438 p4p, 186 weight class). Turd McPherson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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275 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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292 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Island Boy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Turd McPherson!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boy lands a nice hook to McPherson's body. McPherson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
McPherson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Boy's half guard.
McPherson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ground and pound from McPherson.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Boy is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
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. McPherson connects with a nice short shot to Boy's temple.
McPherson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Boy knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Boy taking some punishment here, with McPherson in his half guard.
Boy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but McPherson pulls his head out easily.
McPherson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Boy defends it well.
Nice strikes from McPherson there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but McPherson pulls his head out easily.
McPherson not doing much here.
Boy actively working from the bottom here.
McPherson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. McPherson lands a nice short elbow.
McPherson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
McPherson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
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. McPherson connects with a nice short shot to Boy's temple.
McPherson passes to side control.
Boy taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McPherson in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Boy looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! McPherson turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Turd McPherson!
During a confident post fight interview, Turd McPherson thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luther Jackson (ranked 255 p4p, 32 weight class) and Doppo Orochi (ranked 2673 p4p, 315 weight class). Orochi has chosen RISE - I Prevail as his entrance music. Doppo Orochi told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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197 lbs
11 - 0 - 0 |
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195 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
11 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Luther Jackson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Doppo Orochi!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orochi looks to score with a jab to the body but Jackson is just out of range.
Orochi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jackson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Orochi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jackson presses Orochi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Orochi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Orochi scores with a hook to the body.
Orochi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Orochi is trying to break free.
Orochi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Orochi on his heels. He'll look to pass Orochi's guard now, I'm sure.
Orochi looking for a sweep. Not yet Orochi, not yet.
Jackson is looking to work some ground and pound but Orochi has wrist control.
Jackson throwing strikes but missing.
Orochi keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Orochi is looking to sweep but instead, Jackson has passed into half guard.
Jackson is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson controlling from the full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson punching from mount but Orochi doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Jackson is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Orochi to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Orochi shrugs it off.
Jackson with good strikes from the mount here!
Orochi defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Jackson.
Jackson working for a submission but Orochi is keeping him at bay.
Jackson throwing strikes here but Orochi is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Jackson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Orochi avoids a series of strikes thrown by Jackson.
Jackson avoids the attempt from Orochi to control.
Jackson unloads with some shots from mount but Orochi bucks and avoids them well.
Jackson jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Orochi manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Jackson has knee on belly and moves into mount.
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.
Jackson working for a guillotine from mount but Orochi is in no mood to give up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson looking to control but Orochi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Orochi is working to get back to half guard.
Jackson throws some wild stikes that Orochi manages to avoid easily.
Jackson working for a submission but Orochi is keeping him at bay.
Jackson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jackson has control of Orochi's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Orochi regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Jackson with a couple of short strikes.
Orochi tries to reverse the position but Jackson maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orochi avoids a series of strikes thrown by Jackson.
Jackson controlling his opponent.
Orochi really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jackson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jackson wants to finish this one by submission but Orochi is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Jackson.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson thowing shots but they're missing.
Jackson has hold of Orochi's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Orochi manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Orochi is wriggling around trying to escape.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Orochi can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jackson has control of Orochi's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Orochi regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Orochi working to try and regain half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Jackson.
Jackson working for a guillotine from mount but Orochi is in no mood to give up.
Orochi blocking the ground and pound.
Jackson throws some wild stikes that Orochi manages to avoid easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson wants to finish this one by submission but Orochi is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Jackson.
Jackson working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Orochi keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jackson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Orochi because Jackson loaded up on that one.
Jackson prevents Orochi from getting the reversal.
Orochi is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jackson 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.
Jackson working for a submission but Orochi is keeping him at bay.
Orochi in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luther Jackson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jackson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Orochi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jackson works on Orochi's body with a couple of short punches.
Orochi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jackson manages to pull guard.
Jackson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Orochi controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jackson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Orochi can do to turn this around?
Orochi trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Orochi must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Orochi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jackson is keeping the position for now.
Jackson is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Orochi has his hands clasped together but Jackson extends and breaks Orochi's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Jackson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Luther Jackson!
Luther Jackson retains his middleweight title!
Luther Jackson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Do You Really Want To Hurt (ranked 301 p4p, 47 weight class) and Downwith Drago (ranked 1116 p4p, 147 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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285 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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180 cm
26
265 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Good gas tank |
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Do You Really Want To Hurt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Downwith Drago!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
You Really Want To Hurt thuds a left hand into Drago's body.
You Really Want To Hurt scores with a nice strike.
You Really Want To Hurt misses with a hook
and Drago counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
You Really Want To Hurt is in trouble now - Drago has advanced to mount!
Drago with a couple of short strikes.
Drago can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as You Really Want To Hurt is looking to escape.
You Really Want To Hurt's coaches at ELITE Island Gym - 19 Elite Coaches have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drago postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. You Really Want To Hurt looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drago lands a nice shot to the head.
It looks like Do You Really Want To Hurt has been cut.
Drago lands with some strikes.
Drago avoids the attempt from You Really Want To Hurt to control.
You Really Want To Hurt on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if You Really Want To Hurt tries to get out of the position.
Drago cracks You Really Want To Hurt with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Do You Really Want To Hurt's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago content just to control the position here.
A nice elbow there by Drago.
Jeez, Do You Really Want To Hurt's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Do You Really Want To Hurt's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Downwith Drago!
Downwith Drago is the new heavyweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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