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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Mannix (ranked 3524 p4p, 425 weight class) and Angelica Nugulagamba (ranked 1902 p4p, 258 weight class). Nugulagamba comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bartolito kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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212 lbs
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tyler Mannix!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Angelica Nugulagamba!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mannix throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nugulagamba misses with a body shot.
Mannix bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Nugulagamba's head.
Nugulagamba connects with a body shot.
Nugulagamba missing with a left hand there. Mannix was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nugulagamba scores with a jab.
Mannix throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nugulagamba throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Mannix was covering up waiting for the punch and Nugulagamba finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Nugulagamba is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Nugulagamba postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Nugulagamba stops Mannix from standing up.
Nugulagamba sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mannix's guard.
Mannix might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mannix is kicking away at Nugulagamba from the bottom - trying to push off and stand up. Nugulagamba grabs hold of a leg and drops back for a heel hook! The two fighters roll across the mat, with Mannix trying to push Nugulagamba off... Mannix taps! He's tapped! This one is all over! A throwback to the old Pancrase there with an infrequently seen submission hold! Nice work.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Heel Hook). Angelica Nugulagamba!
After the fight, Angelica Nugulagamba was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
Tyler Mannix was interviewed post fight and said 'Psssh....'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Doppo Orochi (ranked 3444 p4p, 395 weight class) and Bill Wilson (ranked 2196 p4p, 279 weight class). Orochi kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is RISE - I Prevail. Doppo Orochi could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bill Wilson's chin.
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195 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ White 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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Doppo Orochi!
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, Bill Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Michael Johnstone and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson looks to land a left hand but Orochi moved out of range nicely.
Orochi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wilson tries to clinch there but Orochi circles away.
Orochi's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wilson under the eye.
It looks like Bill Wilson has been cut.
Wilson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Orochi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wilson moves into the clinch.
Wilson trying to control the position but instead, Orochi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wilson into the cage.
Wilson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Orochi's face.
Orochi is looking to break free of the clinch but Wilson has double underhooks.
Orochi wants to get back to striking at distance but Wilson won't allow it.
Orochi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wilson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Orochi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orochi lands a hook that snaps the head of Wilson backwards.
Wilson prevents Orochi from breaking the clinch.
Orochi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Orochi blocks the elbow strike.
Orochi tries to break the clinch but Wilson is controlling the position.
Wilson misses with an elbow over the top.
Orochi is trying to break the clinch but Wilson is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orochi is trying to push Wilson away but Wilson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Orochi swings wildly with an uppercut but Wilson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Orochi breaks from the clinch.
Orochi keeps the fight on the outside.
Wilson looks to land a right hand but Orochi moved out of range.
Wilson throws the left hand but Orochi avoids the punch easily.
Orochi slips under a jab from Wilson.
Orochi scores with a nice right hand.
Orochi clinches up with Wilson and pushes him back against the cage.
Orochi is looking to break free of the clinch but Wilson has double underhooks.
Orochi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Orochi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wilson has him pressed against the cage.
Orochi tries to circle away but Wilson has him pinned against the cage.
Wilson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Orochi breaks the clinch.
Orochi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wilson manages to avoid it.
Wilson throws a hook but Orochi avoids it easily.
Orochi keeps the fight on the outside.
A slow jab from Orochi misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Orochi.
Wilson tries to clinch there but Orochi circles away.
Wilson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Wilson tries to clinch but Orochi is having none of it.
Orochi forces Wilson back against the cage and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orochi working aggressively here.
Orochi throws a head punch that misses.
Wilson lands an elbow that stopped Orochi in his tracks for a moment.
Wilson missing with knees to the body.
Wilson lands an elbow inside.
Wilson looking to throw knees to the head but Orochi is blocking nicely.
Wilson lands a damaging elbow.
Orochi throws a punch but it's blocked by Wilson.
Wilson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Orochi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Orochi tries a body shot but Wilson blocks it.
Wilson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Orochi is keeping busy.
Orochi throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orochi wants to break free but Wilson has control.
Wilson lands a good knee to the midsection. Orochi won't want to take too many of those.
Orochi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Orochi scores with a shot to the side of Wilson's head.
Wilson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Orochi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wilson blocks a jab.
Nice defenses there by Orochi.
Wilson doesn't manage to clinch there - Orochi circles away.
Orochi throwing a counter right hand but Wilson manages to avoid it.
Doppo Orochi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orochi takes the fight into the clinch.
Orochi avoids the elbow strike from Wilson, against the cage.
Wilson misses with a knee to the head.
Orochi takes an elbow to the temple.
Wilson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Come on Wilson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Orochi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Orochi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wilson's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Orochi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Orochi avoiding damage as Wilson throws knees to the body.
Orochi swings wildly with an uppercut but Wilson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wilson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Orochi avoids it.
Orochi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wilson misses with an elbow over the top.
Orochi is trying to force a seperation but Wilson has the dominant position.
Orochi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Wilson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Orochi lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orochi stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Orochi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Orochi struggles to land a body shot inside as Wilson controls his hands.
Orochi misses with a punch to the body.
Wilson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Orochi lands with a right to the head.
Orochi working hard to break the clinch.
Orochi breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
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 Doppo Orochi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bill Wilson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Orochi throws a right hand that Wilson ducks under and follows up with a left that Wilson also avoids with ease.
Wilson fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Orochi connects with a body shot that sends Wilson's belly button to the back.
Wilson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wilson is trying to pull guard but Orochi has him pressed against the cage.
Orochi is trying to break the clinch but Wilson has him pressed against the cage.
Orochi blocks an elbow strike from Wilson.
Orochi breaks the clinch.
Orochi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wilson manages to avoid it.
Wilson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Orochi clinches with his opponent.
Wilson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Orochi working hard to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wilson.
Wilson misses with a knee to the head.
Wilson looking to stall.
Orochi misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson lands a good knee to the midsection. Orochi won't want to take too many of those.
Orochi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wilson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Orochi breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Orochi has Wilson up against the cage in a clinch.
Wilson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Orochi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Orochi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wilson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Orochi is looking to break free of the clinch but Wilson has double underhooks.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wilson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Orochi's brow.
Wilson lands a nice elbow.
Wilson has Orochi pressed against the cage, preventing Orochi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wilson takes a shot to the head.
Orochi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bill Wilson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Orochi wants to break free but Wilson has control.
Orochi wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wilson lands a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson wants to stall.
Wilson lands a nice knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilson prevents a body shot from Orochi.
Orochi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wilson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Orochi.
Orochi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Orochi keeps the fight on the outside.
Wilson defending well as Orochi loads up on a big left hand.
Orochi misses with a hook.
Nice body punch from Orochi.
Orochi uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Orochi rushes Wilson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Orochi wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wilson.
A frustrated look appears on Orochi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wilson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Orochi avoiding damage as Wilson throws knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orochi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wilson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Orochi seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Wilson tries to clinch there but Orochi circles away.
Orochi misses the jab.
Wilson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Sloppy strikes from Wilson. Those never looked like landing.
Orochi moves into the clinch successfully.
Orochi misses with the head strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wilson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Orochi's brow.
Wilson throws an elbow that misses.
Orochi lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Orochi avoids a wild elbow strike from Wilson.
Orochi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wilson keeps control of Orochi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Orochi tries to throw a body punch but Wilson avoids it by throwing Orochi back against the cage.
Orochi has had enough of the clinch but Wilson keeps him there for the moment.
Wilson is looking to control Orochi's arms but Orochi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wilson has his back to the cage.
Orochi tries to break free but Wilson pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orochi wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wilson has him pressed against the cage.
Orochi misses with a punch on the inside.
A knee to the head by Wilson.
Orochi is trying to break the clinch but Wilson has him pressed against the cage.
A knee to the head by Wilson.
Orochi is trying to push Wilson away but Wilson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wilson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilson prevents Orochi from breaking the clinch.
Wilson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A short right from Orochi.
Wilson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Orochi tries to throw a body punch but Wilson avoids it by throwing Orochi back against the cage.
Orochi is working Wilson over against the cage.
Wilson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Orochi is defending well for now.
Orochi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wilson.
Orochi is trying to break the clinch but Wilson has him pressed against the cage.
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 Doppo Orochi will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bill Wilson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Orochi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Orochi tests Wilson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Orochi lands a slapping body shot.
Some wild striking there from Orochi.
Orochi clinches.
Orochi lands a shoulder strike.
Orochi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wilson trying to control the position but instead, Orochi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wilson into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orochi misses with the head strike.
Wilson is trying to stall.
Wilson has Orochi pressed against the cage, preventing Orochi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wilson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wilson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wilson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wilson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Orochi wants to break free but Wilson has control.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Orochi manages to break the clinch.
Orochi misses with a double jab.
Orochi misses with an uppercut.
Wilson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Orochi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wilson.
Wilson tries to keep at a distance but Orochi has taken the fight into the clinch.
Orochi has had enough of the clinch but Wilson keeps him there for the moment.
Wilson lands a damaging elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson connects with a knee to the head.
Orochi tries to break free but Wilson pushes him back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Wilson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Orochi is keeping busy.
Orochi prevents a takedown attempt there.
Wilson lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Wilson.
Wilson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wilson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wilson misses with an elbow strike.
A frustrated look appears on Orochi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wilson throws an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wilson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson trying to land knees to the body.
Wilson takes a shot to the head.
Orochi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Orochi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice straight punches there by Orochi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Orochi.
Wilson staying out of range there.
Orochi scores with a shot to the body.
Orochi throws a nice looking combination but Wilson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Orochi throws a body punch but Wilson moves out of range.
Wilson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Orochi throws an overhand right that lands on Wilson's shoulder, as Wilson tries to avoid the shot.
Wilson closes the distance and clinches.
Orochi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Orochi moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wilson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A cross from Orochi lands.
Wilson is rocked!
That has opened up Bill Wilson's cut even more.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orochi punishes Wilson's body with a nice straight punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Wilson misses the target.
Orochi swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jab by Orochi.
Wilson is still on wobbly legs! Can Orochi finish him?
Wilson tries to clinch up.
Wilson seems to have recovered his senses.
Orochi drops Wilson with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Wilson looks back up at him and smiles so Orochi waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Orochi keeps the fight on the outside.
Orochi throws a right and a left that Wilson avoids nicely.
Orochi misses with a looping left.
Orochi is pawing at Wilson, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Wilson's nose. Wilson is badly hurt! Orochi pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Wilson tries desperately to hold on but Orochi is relentless in his assault! As Wilson receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Orochi away and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Doppo Orochi!
After the fight, Doppo Orochi was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Raiam Dos Santos (ranked 3588 p4p, 407 weight class) and Bora Lutar (ranked 3209 p4p, 374 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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189 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
5 - 5 - 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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bora Lutar!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lutar misses with a body shot
and Dos Santos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dos Santos throws a leg kick which misses Lutar's front leg but catches the back leg as Lutar tries to avoid it.
Dos Santos rushes Lutar and presses him up against the cage.
Dos Santos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dos Santos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dos Santos gets through Lutar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dos Santos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dos Santos as Lutar tries to tie him up.
Lutar lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dos Santos backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Santos lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Dos Santos.
Dos Santos avoiding damage.
Lutar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short body shot lands from Dos Santos as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Dos Santos is working Lutar over against the cage.
Dos Santos pushes Lutar back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lutar looks winded!
Good body shot from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A left hand lands to the body for Dos Santos.
Dos Santos lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lutar.
Dos Santos pushes Lutar back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dos Santos working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dos Santos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A shot in the inside from Dos Santos.
The referee calls for Dos Santos to work.
Dos Santos lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lutar up against the cage.
Dos Santos digs a right hand into Lutar's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lutar's gas tank.
Dos Santos digs a right hand underneath Lutar's ribcage. Lutar let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dos Santos takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dos Santos lands a hook that snaps the head of Lutar backwards.
Dos Santos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Dos Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dos Santos gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Dos Santos - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dos Santos lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lutar backwards.
Lutar looking to slow down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Dos Santos.
Dos Santos lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Dos Santos.
A short uppercut from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos lands a body shot.
A hook to the body from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lutar backwards.
Dos Santos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dos Santos lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lutar backwards.
Dos Santos scores with a hook to the body.
Still in the clinch, Dos Santos scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dos Santos works on Lutar's body with a couple of short punches.
Dos Santos gets through Lutar's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dos Santos lands a shoulder strike.
Dos Santos stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Dos Santos taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dos Santos.
Lutar is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dos Santos is keeping busy.
Dos Santos holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lutar fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dos Santos definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dos Santos lands a shoulder strike.
Dos Santos blocks a body shot from Lutar.
Dos Santos lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Lutar on the inside.
Dos Santos digs a right hand underneath Lutar's ribcage. Lutar let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lutar doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos lands with a short shot to the head.
It looks like Bora Lutar has been cut.
A right hook to the body lands for Dos Santos.
Dos Santos digs a right hand underneath Lutar's ribcage. Lutar let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raiam Dos Santos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bora Lutar's cut.
That's time! Dos Santos's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A shot to the liver by Dos Santos. Beautiful body shot.
Dos Santos uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dos Santos moves into the clinch.
Dos Santos blocking some punches.
Dos Santos blocking some punches.
Dos Santos taking a breather.
Lutar takes a shot to the head.
Lutar is rocked!
Dos Santos blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dos Santos lands an uppercut.
Lutar is still on wobbly legs! Can Dos Santos finish him?
Dos Santos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Dos Santos.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos lands a body punch in the clinch.
Dos Santos lands a hook that snaps the head of Lutar backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lutar is breathing heavily.
Stalling in the clinch from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos lands an uppercut.
Dos Santos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lutar or not.
Dos Santos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dos Santos taking a breather.
Dos Santos works on Lutar's body with a couple of short punches.
A right handed body shot lands from Dos Santos.
Raiam Dos Santos has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dos Santos displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lutar up against the cage.
Dos Santos breaks the clinch.
Lutar seems to have recovered his senses.
Lutar misses with a body punch
and Dos Santos counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Dos Santos fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Dos Santos clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dos Santos scores with a nice hook to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dos Santos throws out a powerful jab.
Dos Santos gets a clinch.
Dos Santos lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lutar.
Dos Santos lands a body punch.
Dos Santos lands a right hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Dos Santos.
Dos Santos lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lutar backwards.
Dos Santos lands a right hand.
Dos Santos lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dos Santos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lutar or not.
Dos Santos lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos cracks Lutar with a nice body shot.
Dos Santos throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dos Santos drops Lutar onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Lutar is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
A body shot lands from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Dos Santos lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dos Santos.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short uppercut from Dos Santos.
A short right from Dos Santos on the inside.
Dos Santos lands a body shot in the clinch.
Dos Santos scores with a hook to the body.
A right hand to the body from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos is leaning against Lutar and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dos Santos lands a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Dos Santos lands a right hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dos Santos.
A short body shot lands from Dos Santos as the two fighters clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lutar can do to turn this around?
Dos Santos creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Lutar's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Lutar drops to his knees and Dos Santos pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raiam Dos Santos!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between JT Smith (ranked 1700 p4p, 231 weight class) and Jambe De Bois (ranked 1021 p4p, 146 weight class). Smith comes to the cage accompanied by Im your boogie man. Jambe De Bois acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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218 lbs
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205 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jambe De Bois!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Bois closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Smith's guard.
Smith looking for a sweep. Not yet Smith, not yet.
Smith seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Smith looking to control.
De Bois preventing the sweep.
De Bois is working Smith over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Smith seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Bois preventing the sweep.
Smith not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
De Bois throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Smith pulls De Bois in close to prevent any damage.
De Bois throws a big elbow that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith wants to sweep here but De Bois controlling him for the moment.
De Bois looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Smith looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Bois content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Smith utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Smith is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Smith keeping full guard, as De Bois tries to pass.
De Bois is in close to Smith's body, working some short punches and elbows.
De Bois won't allow Smith to sweep him here.
De Bois scoring with punches to the head and body.
Smith wants to sweep here but De Bois controlling him for the moment.
Smith has control of De Bois's left arm, preventing De Bois from doing any damage.
Smith is trying to keep De Bois in close.
Smith has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
De Bois cracks Smith with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith wants to sweep but no luck.
Smith has his hands on De Bois's head, controlling the position.
De Bois working some strikes from top position.
Smith trying to control the position here.
De Bois distracts Smith with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
De Bois is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Smith is rocked!
Smith pulls De Bois in to control the position.
Oh Smith is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
De Bois looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Smith seems to have got his legs back now.
Smith is trying to keep De Bois in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in De Bois's guard.
Smith trying to control but De Bois is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
De Bois controlling the position.
Smith sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed De Bois's guard.
Smith is working for a kimura but De Bois is defending it quite comfortably.
Smith 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.
De Bois is trying to control but can't.
Smith tries to pass to full mount but De Bois defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith is thwarting De Bois's attempts to control the position.
Smith is trying to work for a kimura but De Bois is defending well.
De Bois wants to improve his position but Smith is controlling well.
Smith is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Smith wants to work for an arm triangle but De Bois is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
De Bois wants to improve his position but Smith is controlling well.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Smith is looking for a kimura but De Bois is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Smith to get the leverage.
De Bois is trying to maintain the position but Smith is very close to passing his half guard.
De Bois is defending against the submission attempts here by Smith.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jambe De Bois 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.
De Bois slips a jab from Smith.
De Bois shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Smith as he jumps to the side.
De Bois lands a nice shot to the body.
De Bois will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Smith misses the shot to the body.
Smith just misses with a punch to the body.
De Bois gets a double leg takedown into Smith's guard.
De Bois makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
De Bois works over Smith with some ground and pound from guard.
Smith trying to keep a closed guard but De Bois is proving a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith controlling the position.
Smith is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
De Bois working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Smith is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith looking to control.
De Bois keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Smith's head.
Smith is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Smith is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because De Bois is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Smith pulls De Bois in to control the position.
De Bois landing some decent shots from guard.
De Bois has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Smith is trying to keep De Bois in close.
De Bois trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
De Bois missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Smith trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Smith is pulling down on De Bois's head to control his posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Smith takes a shot right to the bread basket.
De Bois bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Smith's head backwards.
De Bois throws a lazy uppercut
and Smith counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Smith 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.
De Bois tries to get to full guard but Smith has control of the leg.
Smith missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Smith landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Smith is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and De Bois defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Bois punching from the bottom.
De Bois is refusing to be controlled, as Smith sits in half guard.
Smith throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
De Bois flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
De Bois is looking to improve his position.
Jambe De Bois has got the better of the ground game so far.
Smith missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
De Bois controlling the position for now.
De Bois is looking to improve his position.
Smith missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
De Bois is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Smith seems to be working for a kimura but De Bois defends the submission attempt.
Smith is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Smith is thwarting De Bois's attempts to control the position.
De Bois has hold of Smith's hands but Smith slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Smith is sneakily working for an arm triangle but De Bois sees it coming and defends easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smith scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Smith trying to control from half guard but De Bois is working away.
De Bois wants to improve his position but Smith is controlling well.
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 JT Smith will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
De Bois shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
De Bois 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.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. De Bois lands a nice short elbow.
Smith keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
De Bois looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Smith with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
De Bois tries to pass to full mount but Smith defends it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. De Bois lands a nice short elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Bois working Smith over with strikes.
Smith tries to get to full guard but De Bois has control of the leg.
De Bois lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Smith quite badly. Smith pulls De Bois in close trying to recover. De Bois postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Smith on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Smith doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jambe De Bois!
Jambe De Bois decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Whitaker (ranked 406 p4p, 61 weight class) and Anton Shibaev (ranked 3296 p4p, 399 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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220 lbs
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220 lbs
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Brawler
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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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eric Whitaker!
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, Anton Shibaev!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shibaev defending well as Whitaker loads up on a big left hand.
Whitaker throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shibaev.
A big right from Shibaev misses.
Shibaev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Shibaev takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Whitaker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shibaev moves away.
Eric Whitaker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shibaev keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Whitaker.
Shibaev is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Shibaev lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nice jab there from Whitaker.
It looks like Anton Shibaev has been cut.
Shibaev ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Whitaker moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitaker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And Shibaev tries to counter it with a takedown but Whitaker pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Whitaker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shibaev.
Shibaev looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've been told by Whitaker's head coaches at ELITE Island Gym - 19 Elite Coaches that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Whitaker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Shibaev.
Shibaev drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Whitaker defends it well.
Shibaev takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitaker throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shibaev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Whitaker manages to avoid it.
Shibaev has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Shibaev takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Whitaker misses with a hook. Shibaev ducked under it nicely.
Whitaker throws a body shot but no joy.
Whitaker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Whitaker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shibaev.
Whitaker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Shibaev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shibaev walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Whitaker throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Shibaev stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A looping hook to the body misses from Whitaker. Shibaev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shibaev cracks Whitaker with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Whitaker scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shibaev ducks under a wild hook from Whitaker.
Whitaker rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Shibaev moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And Shibaev tries to counter it with a takedown but Whitaker pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whitaker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nice defenses there by Shibaev.
Shibaev is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Whitaker throws a lazy uppercut
so Shibaev counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Whitaker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Shibaev drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Shibaev jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Shibaev trying to control the position from guard on top but Whitaker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Whitaker 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.
Whitaker pulls Shibaev in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shibaev throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Whitaker works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Whitaker avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Whitaker tries to strike from the bottom.
Shibaev throwing strikes from guard but Whitaker blocks nicely.
Whitaker bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Shibaev's guard.
Shibaev bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Whitaker's guard.
Shibaev trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Whitaker wants to improve his position but instead Shibaev has moved into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Whitaker is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Shibaev's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Shibaev's back!
Shibaev has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Shibaev is trapped and Whitaker is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Shibaev tries to break free.
Whitaker is trying to stick to Shibaev's back but Shibaev is turning into Whitaker. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Whitaker's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Shibaev.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shibaev wants to control from the top but Whitaker keeps moving.
Shibaev postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Whitaker looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shibaev is one step ahead there.
Whitaker trying to keep a closed guard but Shibaev is proving a slippery customer.
Shibaev won't allow Whitaker to sweep him here.
Whitaker keeping moving, preventing Shibaev from controlling successfully.
Shibaev postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Whitaker working for a triangle but Shibaev defends it easily.
Whitaker can't keep his opponent in guard - Shibaev advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Whitaker dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anton Shibaev's cut.
That's time! Whitaker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Whitaker misses with an uppercut.
Shibaev moves away from the strike by Whitaker.
Whitaker scores with a nice head shot.
Whitaker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shibaev can do to turn this around?
Shibaev throws a hook to the side of Whitaker's head but Whitaker sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Whitaker slips under a jab from Shibaev.
Whitaker misses the jab.
Shibaev moves out of range of the strikes.
Whitaker defending well as Shibaev loads up on a big left hand.
Whitaker takes a swing at Shibaev's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shibaev takes a swing at Whitaker's ribcage but misses.
Shibaev throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shibaev manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Whitaker on his heels. He'll look to pass Whitaker's guard now, I'm sure.
Shibaev preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitaker keeping moving, preventing Shibaev from controlling successfully.
Whitaker is trying to control the position but Shibaev postures up.
Shibaev trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Shibaev trying to control but Whitaker is working from the bottom.
Whitaker manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Shibaev manages to get himself to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Whitaker preventing the sweep.
Whitaker postures up and lands a big shot to Shibaev's brow.
Whitaker is working Shibaev over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Shibaev is looking for a triangle but Whitaker pushes his legs off easily.
Whitaker got a little sloppy there for a moment and Shibaev has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Whitaker has managed to get both his arms back between Shibaev's legs - danger averted.
Whitaker cracks Shibaev with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shibaev is keeping the position for now.
Whitaker with a nice head shot there.
Shibaev has momentary wrist control but Whitaker slips an elbow through the middle.
Shibaev is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Whitaker is aware though and is defending well.
Whitaker postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Anton Shibaev has got the better of the ground game so far.
Whitaker content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Whitaker trying to control the position from guard on top but Shibaev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shibaev working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Whitaker doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Whitaker manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Shibaev is trying to keep Whitaker in close.
Whitaker cracks Shibaev with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Whitaker's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Whitaker keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Shibaev's head.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Shibaev is on top in guard.
Whitaker tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Whitaker is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Whitaker slips a nice elbow through Shibaev's hands, connecting with Shibaev's forehead.
Shibaev looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Shibaev has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Whitaker is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker is pressing down on Shibaev's thigh, looking to free his foot. Shibaev is holding on for now.
Shibaev looking for submissions off his back.
Shibaev is staying active underneath Whitaker, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Whitaker landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Whitaker landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Shibaev manages to get to full guard.
Shibaev had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Whitaker defends it easily.
Whitaker landing some decent shots from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Whitaker dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Anton Shibaev's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Shibaev cracks Whitaker with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Shibaev moves away from the strike by Whitaker.
A little jabbing left from Shibaev on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Shibaev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Whitaker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shibaev.
Whitaker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shibaev.
Eric Whitaker is winning the standup battle so far.
Whitaker throws a body punch but Shibaev moves out of range.
Whitaker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Shibaev.
Shibaev moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitaker throws a hook but Shibaev avoids it easily.
Whitaker throws a lazy right hand but Shibaev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shibaev feints the counter takedown.
Whitaker misses with a left hand
and Shibaev counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Shibaev 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitaker wants to sweep but no luck.
Whitaker utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Whitaker tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Shibaev missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Shibaev throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Whitaker 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.
Whitaker keeping moving, preventing Shibaev from controlling successfully.
Whitaker not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Whitaker looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shibaev is one step ahead there.
Shibaev throws an elbow that misses. Whitaker uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Shibaev's guard. Nice move by Whitaker!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker chips away with some ground and pound.
Shibaev escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Whitaker gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Whitaker working some strikes from top position.
Whitaker wants to pass the guard but Shibaev is keeping the position.
Whitaker lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Shibaev keeping moving, preventing Whitaker from controlling successfully.
Whitaker connects with a couple of short punches.
Shibaev has momentary wrist control but Whitaker slips an elbow through the middle.
Anton Shibaev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker trying to control but Shibaev is working from the bottom.
Whitaker is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Whitaker scoring with some ground and pound.
Shibaev is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Whitaker has his hands clasped together but Shibaev extends and breaks Whitaker's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Shibaev.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Anton Shibaev!
Anton Shibaev decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Martin Eugen (ranked 500 p4p, 63 weight class) and Michelangelo Di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (ranked 2248 p4p, 231 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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154 lbs
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150 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good kicks
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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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Martin Eugen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Michelangelo Di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buonarroti Simoni takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Buonarroti Simoni fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Buonarroti Simoni scoring well with a low kick there.
A good leg kick by Buonarroti Simoni.
Buonarroti Simoni scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Eugen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Buonarroti Simoni sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Eugen backing away here, and Buonarroti Simoni unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Buonarroti Simoni takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Michelangelo Di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni has been cut.
Eugen has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Buonarroti Simoni.
Eugen misses with a hook
and Buonarroti Simoni counters with a slapping leg kick.
Buonarroti Simoni moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Buonarroti Simoni ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Buonarroti Simoni connects with an inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eugen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Buonarroti Simoni. Buonarroti Simoni obviously looking to wear him down.
Eugen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Eugen fails to land.
Eugen is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Eugen throws a punch but it's blocked by Buonarroti Simoni.
Eugen lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Buonarroti Simoni obliges.
Buonarroti Simoni missing with knees to the body.
Eugen blocks a body shot from Buonarroti Simoni.
Eugen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Eugen throws a head punch that misses.
Buonarroti Simoni tries to land knees in the clinch but Eugen avoids the damage to the body.
Eugen tries a body shot but Buonarroti Simoni blocks it.
Eugen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Eugen creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Eugen managing to block the knees to the body from Buonarroti Simoni.
Eugen misses with some punches.
Eugen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Buonarroti Simoni misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Eugen.
Eugen misses with a punch on the inside.
Buonarroti Simoni throws a knee to the head but misses.
A short uppercut from Eugen.
A body shot lands from Eugen.
Buonarroti Simoni's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Buonarroti Simoni tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Buonarroti Simoni is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Eugen is defending well for now.
Eugen misses with a punch on the inside.
Eugen 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.
Eugen tries to work over Buonarroti Simoni's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Eugen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Eugen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Eugen lands a right hand.
Eugen avoiding damage as Buonarroti Simoni throws knees to the body.
Buonarroti Simoni looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Eugen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Eugen managing to block the knees to the body from Buonarroti Simoni.
Eugen gets underhooks to prevent Buonarroti Simoni's takedown attempt.
Buonarroti Simoni tries to stall but Eugen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Buonarroti Simoni trying to land knees to the body.
Buonarroti Simoni scores a nice knee to the body.
Eugen misses with a punch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Eugen.
Buonarroti Simoni's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Eugen - that landed with a thud.
Buonarroti Simoni blocks a body shot from Eugen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eugen takes a knee to the side of the body.
Buonarroti Simoni throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Buonarroti Simoni.
Buonarroti Simoni is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Eugen managing to block the knees to the body from Buonarroti Simoni.
Eugen blocking some punches.
Eugen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Buonarroti Simoni backwards.
Eugen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Eugen misses with a body punch.
Buonarroti Simoni wants to take the fight to the mat but Eugen manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Buonarroti Simoni trying to land knees to the body.
Eugen avoiding damage as Buonarroti Simoni throws knees to the body.
Eugen presses Buonarroti Simoni against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Eugen swings wildly with an uppercut but Buonarroti Simoni uses good head movement to avoid it.
Buonarroti Simoni is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Eugen gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Martin Eugen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michelangelo Di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni.
Eugen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Buonarroti Simoni backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buonarroti Simoni misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Eugen.
Buonarroti Simoni blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Buonarroti Simoni pushes off an throws an elbow but Eugen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Eugen takes a knee to the side of the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Eugen lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Eugen fails to land.
Eugen misses with a body punch.
Buonarroti Simoni trying to land knees to the body.
Eugen gets through Buonarroti Simoni's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Buonarroti Simoni tries to land knees in the clinch but Eugen avoids the damage to the body.
Eugen scores with a shot to the side of Buonarroti Simoni's head.
Eugen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Buonarroti Simoni backwards.
Buonarroti Simoni trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Buonarroti Simoni keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Eugen's efforts to push away.
Buonarroti Simoni tries to land knees in the clinch but Eugen avoids the damage to the body.
Buonarroti Simoni trying to land knees to the body.
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 Martin Eugen will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Michelangelo Di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A nice inside leg kick there by Buonarroti Simoni. That's going to slow Eugen down.
Eugen moves into the clinch successfully.
Eugen has a couple of punches blocked by Buonarroti Simoni.
Buonarroti Simoni with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Eugen can't find room to land a body shot as Buonarroti Simoni controls the action.
Eugen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Buonarroti Simoni looking to throw knees to the head but Eugen is blocking nicely.
Buonarroti Simoni tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Eugen avoids it.
Eugen working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Buonarroti Simoni misses with a knee to the head.
Eugen softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Buonarroti Simoni misses with a knee strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eugen avoiding damage as Buonarroti Simoni throws knees to the body.
Buonarroti Simoni tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Eugen tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Eugen lands an uppercut.
Eugen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Buonarroti Simoni blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eugen misses with some punches.
Buonarroti Simoni blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Eugen gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Buonarroti Simoni.
Eugen lands a left hand.
Buonarroti Simoni tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Eugen avoids it.
A hook to the body from Eugen.
Eugen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Buonarroti Simoni tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Eugen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Buonarroti Simoni tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Buonarroti Simoni is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Eugen is defending well for now.
Eugen managing to block the knees to the body from Buonarroti Simoni.
Eugen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Eugen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Buonarroti Simoni backwards.
Eugen has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Buonarroti Simoni after a bit of a struggle.
Buonarroti Simoni trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Eugen.
Eugen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Buonarroti Simoni misses with a knee strike.
Eugen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Buonarroti Simoni throws an elbow that misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Buonarroti Simoni misses with a knee to the head.
Buonarroti Simoni misses with a hook to the ribs.
Buonarroti Simoni tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Eugen avoids it.
Eugen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Eugen lands a nice shot to the body.
Buonarroti Simoni blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Eugen scores with a hook to the body.
Buonarroti Simoni is breathing heavily.
Eugen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Buonarroti Simoni's elbow.
Eugen lands a left hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Eugen.
Eugen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Eugen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Buonarroti Simoni using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Eugen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Eugen.
Buonarroti Simoni with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Eugen scores with a hook to the body.
Eugen lands with a left to the head.
Buonarroti Simoni trying to land knees to the body.
Eugen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Buonarroti Simonis head.
Eugen avoiding damage as Buonarroti Simoni throws knees to the body.
Eugen stops a takedown attempt from Buonarroti Simoni.
Eugen scores with a shot to the side of Buonarroti Simoni's head.
Eugen lands with a short shot to the head.
Eugen throws a head punch that misses.
Martin Eugen has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Buonarroti Simoni blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Buonarroti Simoni missing with knees to the body.
Eugen scores with a hook to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Buonarroti Simoni.
A body shot lands from Eugen.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Eugen.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Eugen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Eugen.
Buonarroti Simoni throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Eugen blocks it with crossed arms.
Eugen scores with a shot to the side of Buonarroti Simoni's head.
Buonarroti Simoni's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Eugen.
Buonarroti Simoni is rocked!
Eugen is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Buonarroti Simoni can do to turn this around?
Buonarroti Simoni blocks an uppercut.
Buonarroti Simoni is still on wobbly legs! Can Eugen finish him?
Eugen misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Buonarroti Simoni.
Eugen misses with the head strike.
Buonarroti Simoni seems to have recovered his senses.
Eugen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Buonarroti Simoni tries to land knees in the clinch but Eugen avoids the damage to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Eugen.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Eugen as Buonarroti Simoni tries to tie him up.
Eugen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Eugen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Buonarroti Simonis head.
Eugen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Buonarroti Simoni is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Eugen moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Martin Eugen!
Martin Eugen 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 Phil Coleman (ranked 173 p4p, 20 weight class) and Mister Tea (ranked 652 p4p, 91 weight class). Mister Tea will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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225 lbs
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Phil Coleman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mister Tea!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Daniel Franklin and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coleman fails with a takedown attempt.
Mister Tea seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Coleman with that takedown attempt.
Coleman drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tea 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.
Tea has his hands on Coleman's head, controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tea can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Coleman controls the pace.
Tea has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Coleman chips away with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tea looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Coleman puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Coleman lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Tea is looking for a sweep. Coleman is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Coleman is controlling the pace.
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. Coleman connects with a nice short shot to Tea's temple.
Coleman missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Coleman seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Coleman 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.
Tea wants to improve his position but Coleman is controlling well.
Coleman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tea keeps working.
Tea felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tea taking some punishment here, with Coleman in his half guard.
Tea tries to roll over but Coleman keeps him under control.
Coleman seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Coleman scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Tea is trying to control but can't.
Tea might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Coleman haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Tea is trying to get back to full guard.
Coleman looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Coleman wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tea keeps working.
Coleman winds up and cracks Tea with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Coleman is looking to take a break and control but Tea is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Coleman is thwarting Tea's attempts to control the position.
Tea really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Coleman. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coleman is stalling here. Tea is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Coleman seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Tea has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Coleman is trying to improve his position.
Coleman sneaks back into half guard.
Coleman makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Coleman.
Coleman controlling the position.
Tea tries to free his leg and advance position but Coleman is retaining full guard.
Coleman throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Tea is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman wants to sweep here but Tea controlling him for the moment.
Tea is looking to advance position but Coleman has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Tea tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Coleman scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Coleman dominating with strikes here.
Tea is bucking up trying to escape but Coleman cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coleman scoring with strikes but Tea is staying in there.
Tea can't escape the position.
A nice elbow there by Coleman.
Tea taking shots to the head.
Coleman with the ground and pound from mount.
Tea is bucking up trying to escape but Coleman cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Coleman avoids the attempt from Tea to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Coleman dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Coleman has a takedown stuffed.
Coleman misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tea.
Tea looks to land a right hand but Coleman moved out of range.
Coleman half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Coleman misses with an uppercut. Tea saw that one coming.
Tea tries to clinch up but Coleman circles away and keeps his distance.
Coleman half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Coleman has been working on his balance at ELITE Island Gym - 19 Elite Coaches, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Tea.
Coleman closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short body shot lands from Coleman as the two fighters clinch.
Coleman has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Tea after a bit of a struggle.
Coleman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Coleman has had enough of the clinch but Tea keeps him there for the moment.
With the fighters up against the cage, Tea throws an elbow but misses.
Tea creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Tea missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tea with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Coleman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tea misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Coleman.
Tea with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Coleman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Coleman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Teas head.
Coleman takes an elbow to the temple.
Coleman goes for a takedown attempt but Tea pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phil Coleman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A swing and a miss from Tea.
Coleman moves out of range as Tea strikes.
Coleman rushes Tea and presses him up against the cage.
Tea creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Coleman's defenses.
Coleman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tea can do to turn this around?
Coleman is trying to break the clinch but Tea is controlling him.
Coleman has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Tea regains guard immediately.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coleman scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tea wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman connects with a couple of short punches.
Coleman engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Coleman's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Coleman landing with the ground and pound.
Coleman working some strikes from top position.
Coleman 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.
Tea is trying to control the position but Coleman postures up.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Coleman postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Coleman scoring with punches to the head and body.
Coleman trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tea is adopting a defensive guard.
Tea 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.
Coleman controlling from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tea trying to control the position.
Coleman lands a couple of elbows.
Coleman sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Tea's guard.
Coleman seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Tea wants to get back to full guard.
Tea wants to control but Coleman is keeping busy.
Tea is trying is best to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Coleman works his foot free and advances to mount.
Coleman controlling the position easily from mount.
Coleman tries to control but Tea wriggling away.
Coleman raining down hammerfists from mount.
Coleman raining down hammerfists from mount.
Coleman working the ground and pound effectively.
Tea is bucking up trying to escape but Coleman cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Coleman avoids the attempt from Tea to control.
Coleman has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Tea's face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Coleman dominated that second round.
That's time! Coleman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tea pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Coleman cracks Tea with a good jab.
A swing and a miss from Tea.
Tea gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tea prevents a takedown attempt there.
Coleman blocks an elbow strike from Tea.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tea.
Coleman takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Phil Coleman has been cut.
Tea looking to throw knees to the head but Coleman is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A knee to the head by Tea.
Tea misses with an elbow over the top.
Tea lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tea misses with an elbow strike.
Tea scores with a knee to the head.
Coleman is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tea comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Oh Coleman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tea misses with an elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman avoids a wild elbow strike from Tea.
Tea lands a big knee to the head and Coleman goes down! Tea pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mister Tea!
Mister Tea is the new light heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Mister Tea, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Turd McPherson (ranked 837 p4p, 113 weight class) and Downwith Drago (ranked 453 p4p, 66 weight class). Turd McPherson has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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292 lbs
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265 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Turd McPherson!
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, Downwith Drago!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McPherson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Drago.
Drago doesn't succeed with the takedown
and McPherson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Drago is trying to control the position from the bottom.
McPherson wants to pass the guard but Drago is keeping the position.
McPherson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
McPherson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
McPherson throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McPherson throwing strikes but missing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells McPherson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
McPherson trying to control the position from guard on top but Drago is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Drago can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McPherson stopping the sweep attempt from Drago.
Drago is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
McPherson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Drago trying to keep a closed guard but McPherson is proving a slippery customer.
McPherson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McPherson with a flurry of punches that miss.
McPherson distracts Drago with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
McPherson postures up in Drago's guard and throws a big left but Drago blocks it.
Drago looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Drago is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
McPherson chips away with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McPherson distracts Drago with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McPherson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Drago 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.
McPherson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Drago's head.
McPherson with a flurry of punches that miss.
McPherson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McPherson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
McPherson preventing the sweep.
McPherson with a flurry of punches that miss.
McPherson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Drago keeping full guard, as McPherson tries to pass.
McPherson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McPherson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Drago's head.
Drago trying to control the position.
Drago working a defensive guard but McPherson passes into half guard.
Drago on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
McPherson misses with a head shot. Drago uses the momentum to regain guard.
McPherson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Drago not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Drago bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in McPherson's guard.
Drago chips away with some ground and pound.
Drago is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
McPherson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McPherson working for submissions but it's allowed Drago to get to half guard.
McPherson looking for submissions off his back.
McPherson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Drago is working away from the top position though.
Drago is nestled in close to McPherson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
McPherson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McPherson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Drago can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
McPherson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Turd McPherson 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.
Drago shoots in but McPherson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Drago shoots for a takedown but McPherson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
McPherson misses with a takedown attempt - Drago sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
McPherson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Drago as he jumps to the side.
McPherson throws a head kick that misses.
McPherson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Drago is trying to defend but McPherson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
McPherson prevents Drago from improving his position.
Drago makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Drago.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McPherson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Drago's head.
McPherson is working Drago over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago working a defensive guard but McPherson passes into half guard.
Drago on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Drago is looking for a sweep. McPherson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
McPherson is pressing down on Drago's thigh, looking to free his foot. Drago is holding on for now.
Drago wants to get back to full guard.
Drago is not content to let McPherson control the position.
Drago avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McPherson.
McPherson tries to pass to full mount but Drago defends it.
McPherson slips a nice elbow through Drago's hands, connecting with Drago's forehead.
McPherson is keen to just control but Drago is a slippery customer.
McPherson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McPherson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Drago slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
McPherson wants to control from the top but Drago keeps moving.
McPherson landing some decent shots from guard.
Drago 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.
McPherson cracks Drago with a solid left hand.
McPherson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Drago can do to turn this around?
McPherson is looking to work some ground and pound but Drago has wrist control.
Drago bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in McPherson's guard.
Drago postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
McPherson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
McPherson looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Drago passes into side control.
McPherson looking for a sweep but Drago has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Drago looking to control but McPherson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
McPherson holds on, trying desperately to control.
Drago scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish McPherson?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McPherson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Drago landing strikes, looking to finish!
McPherson is trying desperately to improve position.
Drago landing strikes from the mount.
Drago lands a nice shot to the head.
Drago cracks McPherson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Turd McPherson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drago lands a big shot to the head and McPherson winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Downwith Drago!
During a confident post fight interview, Downwith Drago 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 445 p4p, 62 weight class) and John Edmonds (ranked 250 p4p, 39 weight class). Edmonds has chosen Frankie Smith - Double Dutch Bus as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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197 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Edmonds!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson looking to score a takedown here. Edmonds is defending well but Jackson drives through and ends up in Edmonds's guard.
Jackson wants to control from the top but Edmonds keeps moving.
Jackson postures up in Edmonds's guard and throws a big left but Edmonds blocks it.
Edmonds is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Jackson trying to control but Edmonds postures up.
Jackson is looking to get back to full guard here but Edmonds has managed to pass to side control instead.
Jackson tries to buck Edmonds off but Edmonds is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edmonds tries to move into full mount but can't pass Jackson's legs.
Jackson is trying to improve his position.
Jackson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
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.
Edmonds tries to pass to full mount but Jackson defends it.
Jackson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jackson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Edmonds preventing the sweep.
Jackson working for submissions but it's allowed Edmonds to get to half guard.
Jackson is trying to control but Edmonds manages to pass to mount!
Jackson wants to hold on but Edmonds pushes him away.
Edmonds trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson can't escape the position.
Edmonds is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Jackson has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Edmonds looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Edmonds looking to control but Jackson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jackson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Jackson sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Still in half guard, Edmonds seems content to control.
Jackson actively working from the bottom here.
Edmonds 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.
Jackson manages to get to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Edmonds can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jackson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Edmonds is one step ahead there.
Jackson wants to hit a switch here but Edmonds passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Jackson there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Edmonds trying to control but Jackson is having none of it.
Edmonds working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Jackson can't escape the position.
Jackson is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jackson manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Jackson actively working from the bottom here.
Edmonds seems to be looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Edmonds 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.
Jackson misses with a takedown attempt
and Edmonds counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Edmonds shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jackson's guard.
Jackson working for submissions but it's allowed Edmonds to get to half guard.
Edmonds has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jackson tries to roll over but Edmonds keeps him under control.
Edmonds wants to pass to mount but Jackson is defending the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson moves into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jackson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Jackson'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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jackson working a defensive guard here.
Jackson has his feet on Edmonds's thighs here. He's pushed Edmonds off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Edmonds screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Luther Jackson!
Luther Jackson is the new middleweight champion!
A very excited looking Luther Jackson 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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