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SPARTA 40 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juan Martin Espiga (ranked 2990 p4p, 356 weight class) and Hoaka Kalama (ranked 3925 p4p, 431 weight class). Juan Martin Espiga has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Juan Martin Espiga!
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, Hoaka Kalama!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kalama misses with a straight left.
Kalama missing with a left hand there. Espiga was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kalama takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kalama has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kalama there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kalama fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Espiga sprawls well initially but Kalama persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Espiga on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Espiga tries to get out of the position.
Kalama wants to work for an arm triangle but Espiga is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kalama is working for a submission of some sort.
Espiga trying to control but Kalama postures up.
Kalama is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Espiga sees it coming and defends easily.
Kalama looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Espiga wants to control but Kalama is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Espiga is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Espiga'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.
Kalama seems to be working for a kimura but Espiga defends the submission attempt.
Kalama is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Kalama is looking to advance position but Espiga won't allow it.
Kalama is trying to work for a kimura but Espiga is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kalama seems to be looking for submissions.
Espiga knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kalama on the ground.
Espiga tries to roll over but Kalama keeps him under control.
Espiga 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.
Espiga trying to control from the bottom.
Kalama seems to be looking for submissions.
Kalama 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. Espiga tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Kalama!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hoaka Kalama!
Hoaka Kalama 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Brook Whitebeard (ranked 3173 p4p, 372 weight class) and Rafael Garcia (ranked 3822 p4p, 425 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Whitebeard might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Remember The Name. Brook Whitebeard is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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192 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brook Whitebeard!
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, Rafael Garcia!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Sandra Marshall and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whitebeard swings for the body but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Whitebeard defends it well.
Garcia takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Rafael Garcia has been cut.
Garcia just misses with a punch to the body.
Whitebeard was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Whitebeard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Garcia has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A left lands for Whitebeard.
Garcia closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Garcia is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Whitebeard knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Whitebeard is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
You can see the frustration on Whitebeard's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Garcia takes a little break here. Whitebeard wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Garcia tries for a kimura but Whitebeard is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Garcia has hold of Whitebeard's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Whitebeard tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Garcia cranks the arm and Whitebeard screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Whitebeard, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Rafael Garcia!
A victorious Rafael Garcia 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Kubo Sujitsu (ranked 2894 p4p, 318 weight class) and Bkekimpilo Sotobe (ranked 3645 p4p, 377 weight class). Bkekimpilo Sotobe has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kubo Sujitsu's chin.
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kubo Sujitsu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bkekimpilo Sotobe!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sujitsu steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Sotobe. That one must have hurt.
A shot to the liver by Sotobe. Beautiful body shot.
Sotobe fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Sujitsu has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Sotobe lands a head kick. Sujitsu smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Sotobe lands a big head kick that sends Sujitsu tumbling to the mat! Sotobe takes a step backwards and waves Sujitsu back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Sujitsu is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sotobe lands a nice shot to the body.
Oh Sujitsu is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sujitsu misses with a hook
and Sotobe counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bkekimpilo Sotobe!
A very excited looking Bkekimpilo Sotobe made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Aarni Immonen (ranked 2468 p4p, 277 weight class) and Royler Gracie (ranked 2523 p4p, 286 weight class). Gracie has chosen Olha a Explosão as his entrance music. Aarni Immonen could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Royler Gracie's chin.
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Aarni Immonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Royler Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Sandra Marshall and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie slips under a jab from Immonen.
Gracie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Immonen.
Gracie slaps away a takedown attempt from Immonen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Immonen bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Immonen has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Gracie gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Gracie is looking for a sweep. Immonen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Immonen is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gracie doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Immonen.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie is looking to improve his position.
Immonen trying to control the action but Gracie is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Immonen seems to be looking for submissions.
Gracie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
Immonen trying to control from half guard but Gracie is working away.
Gracie 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.
Gracie is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Immonen is looking for a kimura but Gracie is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Immonen to get the leverage.
Immonen looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Immonen 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.
Gracie manages to get to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Immonen can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Immonen controls from within his opponent's guard.
Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Immonen trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Immonen wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Gracie is looking for a triangle but Immonen pushes his legs off easily.
Immonen trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Immonen is sitting in close to Gracie's body. Gracie has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Immonen is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Immonen is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Gracie.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Royler Gracie!
Our winner, Royler Gracie, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Buchanan (ranked 1750 p4p, 227 weight class) and Nkululeko Sokhela (ranked 2254 p4p, 281 weight class). Chris Buchanan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nkululeko Sokhela's chin.
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180 lbs
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chris Buchanan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nkululeko Sokhela!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Sandra Marshall and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sokhela throws a nice head kick!
Buchanan 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.
Sokhela lands a jab to the nose.
Buchanan throws a body punch but Sokhela moves out of range.
Buchanan misses with a hook to the body
and Sokhela counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Danga de danga de dang - Sokhela scores with a four punch combination!
Sokhela lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Sokhela misses with the combination.
Buchanan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sokhela throws a half hearted mid kick.
Sokhela pounces like a tiger and cracks Buchanan with a vicious hook! Buchanan is down but not out! Sokhela follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Nkululeko Sokhela!
During a confident post fight interview, Nkululeko Sokhela 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kobi Shelton (ranked 911 p4p, 39 weight class) and Hamid Sourian (ranked 1572 p4p, 77 weight class). Sourian is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Number One. Hamid Sourian has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Kobi Shelton's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kobi Shelton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hamid Sourian!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sourian fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sourian blocks a jab.
Sourian throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Shelton counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sourian manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Shelton blocks an uppercut.
Shelton blocking some punches.
Shelton trying to control the position but instead, Sourian has worked for underhooks and has pushed Shelton into the cage.
Shelton effectively controlling the action here.
Sourian misses with some punches.
Sourian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sourian misses with some punches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Shelton takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Shelton is trying to push Sourian away but Sourian has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A bit of stalling here from Shelton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shelton is trying to maintain a safe position but Sourian gets an underhook and turns Shelton into the cage.
Shelton displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sourian up against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Kobi Shelton.
Sourian missing with a left hand there. Shelton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Shelton 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.
Shelton throws a right hand that misses
and Sourian counters with a nice uppercut.
Sourian gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sourian misses with a body punch.
Sourian has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Shelton is trying to keep an underhook but Sourian manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Shelton avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sourian.
Sourian is looking to take a break and control but Shelton is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Shelton moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sourian is looking to work some ground and pound but Shelton has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sourian is looking to pass into half guard but Shelton pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Shelton is in guard.
Sourian is pulling down on Shelton's head to control his posture.
Sourian has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shelton landing some decent shots from guard.
Shelton distracts Sourian with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shelton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Shelton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sourian is keeping the position for now.
Sourian wants to sweep but no luck.
Shelton might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sourian looking to control.
Sourian might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Shelton haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Shelton wants to control from the top but Sourian keeps moving.
Sourian has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Shelton postures up.
Sourian looking for a guillotine here but Shelton defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shelton distracts Sourian with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shelton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sourian wants to sweep but no luck.
Shelton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Shelton preventing the sweep.
Sourian controls Shelton momentarily but Shelton frees himself.
Shelton trying to control the position from guard on top but Sourian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sourian tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sourian controlling the position.
Sourian is trying to keep Shelton in close.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shelton is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Shelton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Shelton seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Sourian keeping full guard, as Shelton tries to pass.
Shelton wants to control from the top but Sourian keeps moving.
Shelton makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Shelton preventing the sweep.
Shelton has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Shelton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Shelton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sourian utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Shelton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sourian is trying to keep Shelton in close.
Shelton wants to control from the top but Sourian keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hamid Sourian will probably get the nod.
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.
Shelton tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Sourian defends well and Shelton ends up having to push Sourian into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Sourian gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Shelton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shelton is trying to stall.
Sourian misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sourian working aggressively here.
Sourian swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Shelton blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A left hand lands to the body for Sourian.
Shelton displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sourian up against the cage.
Shelton is trying to force a seperation but Sourian has the dominant position.
Shelton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sourian tries for a takedown but Shelton manages to get underhooks.
Sourian looking for a takedown.
Sourian misses with a body punch.
Shelton taking a breather.
Shelton blocking some punches.
Shelton gets underhooks to prevent Sourian's takedown attempt.
Kobi Shelton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hamid Sourian.
Sourian tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sourian tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Sourian.
Sourian jumps guard.
Kobi Shelton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Shelton tries to free his leg and advance position but Sourian is retaining full guard.
Sourian has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Shelton has passed into side control.
Shelton lands an elbow.
Sourian can't do much from the bottom here.
Sourian is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sourian keeps trying to improve his position.
Sourian gets back to half guard.
Shelton missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sourian wants to control but Shelton is keeping busy.
Shelton is looking to take a break and control but Sourian is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Shelton missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Sourian wants to control but Shelton is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Shelton is trying to control. Sourian wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sourian has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Shelton is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shelton throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sourian has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Shelton is working away from the top position though.
Sourian is trying to get back to full guard.
Shelton looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Shelton working Sourian over with strikes.
Sourian gets full guard.
Sourian looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shelton is one step ahead there.
Shelton postures up.
Shelton working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sourian trying to control the position.
Shelton sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Sourian's guard.
Sourian trying to control here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shelton sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sourian defending well though.
Sourian is looking to improve his position.
Shelton winds up and cracks Sourian with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Shelton is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are battling for position here. Sourian manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Shelton trying to control the position from guard on top but Sourian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shelton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Shelton preventing the sweep.
Sourian controls Shelton momentarily but Shelton frees himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shelton works over Sourian with some ground and pound from guard.
Sourian looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Our spies down at at ELITE Island Gym - 19 Elite Coaches inform us that Sourian has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Shelton throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Kobi Shelton will probably get the nod.
That's time! Shelton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Shelton throws a hook but Sourian blocks it.
A jab from Sourian misses.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Sourian enables Shelton to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Sourian manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Sourian trying to control the position.
Sourian pulls Shelton in close to his closed guard and prevents Shelton from doing any damage or advancing position.
Shelton postures up.
Sourian is looking to sweep but instead, Shelton has passed into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sourian works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sourian trying to keep a closed guard but Shelton is proving a slippery customer.
Shelton missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Shelton scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sourian working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shelton.
Shelton postures up.
Shelton is fighting to break Sourian's control of his arms but Sourian is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Sourian working for a triangle but Shelton defends it easily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sourian is on top in guard.
Shelton keeping moving, preventing Sourian from controlling successfully.
Sourian is in close to Shelton's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Shelton escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Sourian gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Shelton trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sourian chips away with some ground and pound.
Sourian postures up in Shelton's guard and throws a big left but Shelton blocks it.
Sourian loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sourian scoring with punches to the head and body.
Sourian keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Shelton's head.
Sourian looking to sit in guard and control but Shelton gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sourian is trying to control the position but Shelton postures up.
Sourian looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Shelton won't allow Sourian to get back to his feet.
Sourian tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Shelton scoring with some ground and pound.
Sourian not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shelton content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Shelton connects with a couple of short punches.
Shelton looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Sourian is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Sourian takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Shelton avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Shelton wants to control from the top but Sourian keeps moving.
Sourian trying to control the position.
Sourian keeping moving, preventing Shelton from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sourian is trying to keep Shelton in close.
Shelton lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Shelton throws a big right hand that misses.
Shelton sitting in guard here, content to control.
Shelton preventing the sweep.
Sourian bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Shelton's guard.
Sourian throws a big right hand that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sourian working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sourian loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sourian postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Shelton tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kobi Shelton showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Shelton has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kobi Shelton!
Kobi Shelton bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Robin Gracie (ranked 1120 p4p, 126 weight class) and Small Show (ranked 1130 p4p, 129 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Olha a Explosão. Show has chosen My Time Is Now as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Robin Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Small Show!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Show closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Gracie's guard.
Gracie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Show distracts Gracie with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Show works over Gracie with some ground and pound from guard.
Gracie working a defensive guard here.
Gracie has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Show should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Gracie has tightened it up now! Show should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Robin Gracie!
An out of breath Robin Gracie thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Small Show had this to say: 'My time is not yet now.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Samson Wills (ranked 727 p4p, 93 weight class) and Dwayne Johnson (ranked 901 p4p, 110 weight class). Johnson has chosen My Time Is Now as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Samson Wills!
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, Dwayne Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, David Hoff and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wills jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And Johnson tries to counter it with a takedown but Wills pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Wills closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Wills lands in his opponent's guard.
Johnson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wills has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Johnson 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.
Wills trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Johnson wants to sweep here but Wills controlling him for the moment.
Johnson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Johnson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wills's guard.
Johnson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Johnson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wills's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson throwing strikes but missing.
Johnson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wills 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wills 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.
Johnson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wills is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Johnson chips away with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson is working Wills over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wills is controlling Johnson's posture.
Johnson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wills works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Johnson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Johnson throwing strikes but missing.
Johnson preventing the sweep.
Johnson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wills wants to sweep here but Johnson controlling him for the moment.
Wills controls Johnson momentarily but Johnson frees himself.
Johnson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Johnson chips away with some ground and pound.
Johnson postures up in Wills's guard and throws a big left but Wills blocks it.
Wills keeping full guard, as Johnson tries to pass.
Wills preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Johnson is looking to work some ground and pound but Wills has wrist control.
Johnson chips away with some ground and pound.
Wills is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Johnson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wills is trying to control the position from the bottom.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Johnson postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wills controls Johnson momentarily but Johnson frees himself.
Johnson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Wills swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Johnson throws an elbow that misses. Wills uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Johnson's guard. Nice move by Wills!
Wills stopping the sweep attempt from Johnson.
Wills is working Johnson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Johnson wants to sweep but no luck.
Johnson throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Wills slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Wills stopping the sweep attempt from Johnson.
Johnson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wills trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wills trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Johnson is looking to sweep but instead, Wills has passed into half guard.
Johnson preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Wills slips a nice elbow through Johnson's hands, connecting with Johnson's forehead.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Wills lands a nice short elbow.
Wills not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wills 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.
Wills missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Johnson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wills scores with a couple of nice shots.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Wills prevents Johnson from improving his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Samson Wills will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Johnson closes the distance and clinches up with Wills, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes Wills against the cage but Wills circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wills pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice sprawl there from Wills as Johnson shoots in.
Wills appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wills tries to keep at a distance but Johnson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Johnson has Wills pushed against the cage.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wills wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Wills wants a takedown but no success here.
Johnson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Johnson has Wills pressed against the cage, preventing Wills from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wills trying to stall but Johnson improves his position.
Wills is trying to drag Johnson to the mat but Johnson just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Johnson is working for takedown but Wills is calmly controlling the position for now.
Samson Wills has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dwayne Johnson.
Johnson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Wills escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wills throws out the jab.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wills.
The fighters circling - Johnson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Johnson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wills wants to control but Johnson postures up.
Wills is looking for a sweep.
Wills takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Wills manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson is trying is best to control the position here.
Wills not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Johnson wants to control but Wills is keeping busy.
Johnson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Johnson tries to roll over but Wills keeps him under control.
Johnson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wills is working away from the top position though.
Johnson wants to improve his position but Wills is controlling well.
Johnson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Johnson is looking to control Wills's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Johnson avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wills thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Johnson is positioning himself well to prevent Wills advancing to mount.
Johnson is looking to improve his position.
Johnson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Johnson is trying to get back to full guard.
Johnson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Johnson.
Johnson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wills wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Wills stopping the sweep attempt from Johnson.
That's four 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.
Wills throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wills lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wills is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Johnson looking for a sweep. Not yet Johnson, not yet.
Wills working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Johnson wants to sweep here but Wills controlling him for the moment.
Wills postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wills trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson pulls Wills in close to prevent any damage.
Wills lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson looking to control.
Wills throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Samson Wills will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Wills shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Johnson is trying to defend but Wills finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Johnson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Johnson.
Johnson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Wills gets full guard.
Wills avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Johnson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Johnson scoring with punches to the head and body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson throwing strikes but missing.
Johnson throwing strikes but missing.
Johnson throws a strike but Wills rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wills is one step ahead there.
Wills working some strikes from top position.
Johnson is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Wills with a nice head shot there.
Wills throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Johnson managing to control the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Johnson is on top in guard.
Johnson is in close to Wills's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Johnson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Johnson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wills is keeping the position for now.
Johnson lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Johnson works over Wills with some ground and pound from guard.
Johnson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Johnson trying to control but Wills is working from the bottom.
Wills manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Johnson manages to get himself to full guard.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wills trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Wills postures up.
Johnson 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.
Wills postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Johnson looking for a sweep. Not yet Johnson, not yet.
Johnson is trying to keep Wills in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson 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.
Wills working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Johnson is trying to keep Wills in close.
Wills stopping the sweep attempt from Johnson.
Johnson keeps trying to improve his position.
Dwayne Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wills throws a big elbow that misses.
Johnson 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.
Wills trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wills is in close to Johnson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Samson Wills is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Wills working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wills with a flurry of punches that miss.
Johnson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wills accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Wills throws a big elbow that misses.
Wills is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Johnson wants to sweep but no luck.
Johnson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Johnson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wills landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wills throws a big elbow that misses.
Johnson looking to control.
Wills postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Samson Wills showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wills, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samson Wills!
In his post fight interview, Samson Wills started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
Dwayne Johnson spoke after the fight, saying 'My time is not yet now.'.
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