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The Island Season 9, 155 lbs, Round 1 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Billy Gravano (ranked 4537 p4p, 429 weight class) and Juan Luna (ranked 469 p4p, 56 weight class). Gravano comes to the cage accompanied by long way to the top. Luna has chosen Noypi by Bamboo as his entrance music. Juan Luna is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Billy Gravano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Juan Luna!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Michael Johnstone and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luna slaps away a takedown attempt from Gravano, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Luna darts in and clinches Gravano up against the cage.
Luna lands a right hand.
Luna lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Luna.
A short right from Luna on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Luna.
A nice right hand lands inside from Luna.
Luna lands an uppercut.
Luna scores with a nice hook to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gravano is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Luna lands a body shot in the clinch.
Luna breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gravano gets tackled into the cage by Luna. Luna maintains the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luna is pressed up against the cage. Gravano has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Luna down to the mat. Luna avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Billy Gravano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Luna tests Gravano's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Luna drops Gravano with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Gravano! Luna dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Juan Luna!
An out of breath Juan Luna thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Billy Gravano was interviewed post fight and said 'sorry to my fans i'll train my ass off for the next one.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Demarco Johannsen (ranked 1868 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Johnson (ranked 2478 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Demarco Johannsen has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Demarco Johannsen seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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165 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Demarco Johannsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Johnson!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson misses with a body kick.
Johannsen shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Johnson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Johannsen from controlling successfully.
Johannsen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Johnson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Johnson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Johannsen keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Johnson's head.
Johannsen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Johnson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Johannsen defends it easily.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Johannsen's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johannsen lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Johannsen stopping the sweep attempt from Johnson.
Johannsen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Johannsen 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.
Johannsen 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.
Johnson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Johannsen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johannsen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johnson is keeping the position for now.
Johannsen has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Johnson to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Johannsen is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Johnson pulls down on the head and he's put Johannsen to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). John Johnson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bkekimpilo Sotobe (ranked 2897 p4p, 303 weight class) and Macho Man Savage (ranked 1482 p4p, 0 weight class). Man Savage comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Hey Freakshow! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bkekimpilo Sotobe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Macho Man Savage!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sotobe ducks under a wild hook from Man Savage.
Sotobe throws a leg kick but Man Savage checks it.
Man Savage scores with a decent looking hook.
Man Savage fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sotobe throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sotobe throws a head kick that misses.
Man Savage misses with the combination.
Sotobe drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Man Savage throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Man Savage sizes up Sotobe with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Man Savage looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Man Savage with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Man Savage misses with a left hand
and Sotobe counters with a good, hard body kick but Man Savage shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sotobe lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The fighters circling - Man Savage throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Man Savage misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man Savage throws a wild body kick that Sotobe sees coming a mile off.
Man Savage fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sotobe looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Man Savage throws a chopping leg kick but Sotobe manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sotobe throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Man Savage's head.
Sotobe looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Man Savage clinches up with Sotobe and pushes him back against the cage.
Sotobe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sotobe tries to work over Man Savage's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sotobe has a couple of punches blocked by Man Savage.
Man Savage breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sotobe misses with a leg kick.
A nice side step and Man Savage releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sotobe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Man Savage.
Sotobe throws the kick towards the body but Man Savage avoids it.
Man Savage swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Macho Man Savage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sotobe throws a series of punches but Man Savage avoids them all with ease.
Jab from Man Savage.
Nice body kick there by Sotobe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sotobe misses with a body kick.
Man Savage waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sotobe.
Man Savage throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Man Savage throws a hook but Sotobe blocks it.
Sotobe throws a front kick that sends Man Savage stumbling back into the cage.
Man Savage looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A jab from Man Savage finds it's way through Sotobe's defenses.
Man Savage throws a lazy right hand but Sotobe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sotobe scores with a decent looking hook.
Sotobe misses with the combination.
Man Savage fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Man Savage has Sotobe up against the cage in a clinch.
Sotobe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man Savage bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sotobe's head.
Man Savage tries to bum rush Sotobe with a series of wild strikes but Sotobe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Man Savage throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sotobe slips under a jab from Man Savage.
Man Savage avoids a kick to the body.
Sotobe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Man Savage.
Sotobe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Man Savage.
Sotobe fakes the leg kick and cracks Man Savage in the body.
Man Savage scores with a jab. Sotobe acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Man Savage changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Man Savage throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Man Savage works the jab nicely.
Man Savage looks to land a body kick but Sotobe moved away.
Sotobe feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Man Savage's calf.
Man Savage scores with a jab 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!
Sotobe shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sotobe ducks right into an uppercut from Man Savage.
Man Savage scores with a sloppy right hand. Sotobe should have avoided that one.
Sotobe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Man Savage.
Man Savage takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The fighters circling - Man Savage throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Man Savage throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sotobe stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sotobe gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Man Savage counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Man Savage closes the distance and clinches.
Man Savage digs a right hand into Sotobe's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sotobe's gas tank.
Sotobe misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Man Savage.
Man Savage lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sotobe backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Man Savage blocks an uppercut.
Man Savage swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Man Savage throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sotobes head.
Sotobe is trying to push Man Savage away but Man Savage has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Macho Man Savage dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Man Savage throws the left hand but Sotobe avoids the punch easily.
Man Savage lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sotobe circles away quickly and effectively.
Man Savage pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Man Savage throws a shot from downtown. Sotobe moves away and avoids it.
Man Savage throws an overhand right that lands on Sotobe's shoulder, as Sotobe tries to avoid the shot.
Sotobe motions for Man Savage to come forward. Sotobe throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Man Savage connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sotobe works the jab nicely.
Man Savage works over Sotobe's head and body with a nice combination.
Man Savage takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Man Savage looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Man Savage displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sotobe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Man Savage.
A telegraphed right hand from Man Savage misses the target.
Sotobe throws a head kick but Man Savage moves out of range.
Man Savage throws a shot from downtown. Sotobe moves away and avoids it.
Man Savage throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sotobe lands with a thumping leg kick.
Sotobe throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Man Savage fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Man Savage tries to close the distance and clinch but Sotobe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sotobe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Man Savage.
Man Savage misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Man Savage darts in trying to clinch
and Sotobe counters with a series of strikes. Man Savage will be more careful next time no doubt.
A punch lands to the side of Sotobe 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Man Savage scores with a jab to the body.
Man Savage fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sotobe looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sotobe misses with an attempted mid kick.
Man Savage thuds his right hand into Sotobe's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sotobe lands a head kick. Man Savage smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Man Savage misses with a hook. Sotobe ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man Savage lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sotobe takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Man Savage moves out of range as Sotobe throws a body kick.
Sotobe looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Man Savage lands with a straight right. Sotobe didn't see that one coming.
Sotobe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Man Savage moves away.
Sotobe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Man Savage.
Man Savage throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Sotobe throws the left hand but Man Savage avoids the punch easily.
Sotobe throws a wild body kick that Man Savage sees coming a mile off.
Man Savage showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sotobe.
Man Savage throws a big shot that misses.
Man Savage connects with a looping right hand.
Man Savage lands with a nice body punch.
Man Savage misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sotobe throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A lazy left from Man Savage finds it's target.
Sotobe avoids the head kick by Man Savage.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Man Savage crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sotobe - the referee stops the clock and Man Savage gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sotobe. Man Savage manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Sotobe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sotobe is looking for a counter combo.
A head kick misses from Sotobe.
Sotobe needs to keep his hands up - Man Savage had a free shot at his head there.
Sotobe tries a head kick but it misses.
Sotobe just misses with a punch to the body.
Sotobe tried to score with a low kick but Man Savage checks it.
Sotobe throws a push kick but Man Savage slaps the foot to one side.
Man Savage connects with a nice looking jab.
Man Savage connects with a body shot that sends Sotobe's belly button to the back.
Man Savage misses with a few strikes there.
Man Savage moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sotobe ducks under a wild hook from Man Savage.
Sotobe throws a nice outside leg kick.
Man Savage lands a nice looking body shot.
Donk. Man Savage catches Sotobe right on the button with a cross.
Nice jab there from Man Savage.
Sotobe lands a leg kick that knocks Man Savage off balance momentarily.
Sotobe with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Man Savage looks for the body kick but Sotobe saw that one coming.
Man Savage lands a jab to the head.
Man Savage missing with a left hand there. Sotobe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Man Savage misses with a looping right.
Man Savage's jab looks to have found its range, popping Sotobe under the eye.
Sotobe looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Man Savage keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Man Savage lands with a right hand.
A lazy body kick from Sotobe
and Man Savage counters with a stiff right hand.
Sotobe is rocked!
Man Savage lands a nice shot that snaps Sotobe's head back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Macho Man Savage showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A left and a right from Man Savage both land. Nice combination.
Oh Sotobe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sotobe misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Man Savage counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice cross by Man Savage.
Sotobe misses with a body kick.
Man Savage fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Sotobe to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Sotobe looks to clinch but Man Savage throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Sotobe taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Macho Man Savage!
Macho Man Savage decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kenshi Kimura (ranked 1269 p4p, 146 weight class) and Christopher Fry (ranked 3378 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kenshi Kimura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Christopher Fry!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kimura tests Fry's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fry swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kimura counters with a shoot takedown. Fry fights it but they end up in guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Kimura's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Fry keeping full guard, as Kimura tries to pass.
Kimura postures up in Fry's guard and throws a big left but Fry blocks it.
Kimura looking to pass the guard.
Kimura might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fry working a defensive guard here.
Kimura 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.
Kimura showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kimura works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kimura seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Fry is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Kenshi Kimura!
A victorious Kenshi Kimura thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Raffaello Sanzio Da Urbino (ranked 3838 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scar Ambe (ranked 723 p4p, 0 weight class). Ambe has chosen Gunna - The World is Yours as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Raffaello Sanzio Da Urbino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Scar Ambe!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ambe gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ambe lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ambe goes for a takedown attempt but Da Urbino pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ambe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ambe uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ambe throws a looping overhand right but Da Urbino ducks down to avoid it.
Ambe gets a clinch.
Da Urbino landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ambe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ambe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Da Urbino's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ambe slips under a jab from Da Urbino.
Ambe lands a nice shot that snaps Da Urbino's head back.
Da Urbino moves to clinch but Ambe breaks away
and Ambe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slow jab from Ambe misses its intended target.
Ambe lands with a good body shot.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ambe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ambe looks to land a left hand but Da Urbino moved out of range nicely.
Da Urbino fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ambe just manages to avoid it.
Ambe forces Da Urbino back against the cage and clinches.
Ambe is trying to drag Da Urbino to the mat but Da Urbino just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ambe misses with a punch on the inside.
Ambe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Da Urbino is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ambe is defending well for now.
Ambe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ambe.
Ambe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Da Urbino tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ambe avoiding damage as Da Urbino throws knees to the body.
Ambe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ambe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Da Urbino breaks from the clinch.
Da Urbino swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ambe lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Da Urbino. Ambe shrugs it off though.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ambe throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ambe jabs Da Urbino right on the nose. Da Urbino blinks but takes it well.
Ambe stuns Da Urbino with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ambe checks a low kick from Da Urbino.
Da Urbino misses with a low kick.
That kick from Da Urbino tenderised Ambe's leg. Ambe is trying to keep his angry face on.
Some bone on bone action there as Ambe checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
The fighters circling - Ambe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ambe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice shot lands for Ambe.
Ambe closes the distance and clinches.
Da Urbino escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Scar Ambe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Da Urbino there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ambe blocks a head kick by Da Urbino.
Da Urbino lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ambe will feel that in the morning.
Da Urbino throws a low kick but Ambe avoids it.
Ambe fails with a takedown attempt.
Da Urbino fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ambe just manages to avoid it.
Raffaello Sanzio Da Urbino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scar Ambe.
Nice straight punches there by Da Urbino. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Da Urbino.
It looks like Scar Ambe has been cut.
Da Urbino moves out of range of the strikes.
Raffaello Sanzio Da Urbino is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Da Urbino scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ambe chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Da Urbino can pounce on him.
Ambe takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ambe fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ambe swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ambe has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Da Urbino.
Ambe fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Da Urbino fires out a quick counter leg kick but Ambe just manages to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ambe tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Da Urbino was well out of range. Poor timing from Ambe.
Da Urbino feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Ambe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Da Urbino.
Da Urbino feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Da Urbino looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Ambe tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Ambe misses with an uppercut.
Da Urbino throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ambe.
Some wild striking there from Ambe.
Ambe just misses with a punch to the body.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Da Urbino enables Ambe to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Da Urbino manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Ambe controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Scar Ambe will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Scar Ambe's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ambe avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ambe shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Da Urbino's guard.
Da Urbino wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Ambe manages to pass to side control.
Ambe has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at ELITE Island Gym - 19 Elite Coaches. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Da Urbino controlling the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ambe lands a nice short elbow.
Da Urbino moves into full guard.
Da Urbino working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ambe controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Urbino trying to control the position here.
Da Urbino throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ambe trying to control the position from guard on top but Da Urbino is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ambe showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Ambe trying to control but Da Urbino is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Da Urbino working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ambe.
Ambe controls from within his opponent's guard.
Ambe won't allow Da Urbino to sweep him here.
Ambe makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ambe looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Da Urbino looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ambe controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Urbino keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ambe throws a looping overhand right but Da Urbino ducks down to avoid it.
Da Urbino quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Ambe misses with a looping right.
Ambe throws a jab but it's blocked by Da Urbino.
Ambe throws a hook to the side of Da Urbino's head but Da Urbino sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ambe takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Da Urbino is looking to slow Ambe down with leg kicks.
Da Urbino moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ambe has closed the distance and engaged Da Urbino in a clinch.
Ambe goes for a takedown in the clinch but Da Urbino prevents it.
Ambe looking for a takedown.
Ambe prevents the takedown attempt.
Da Urbino tries to land knees in the clinch but Ambe avoids the damage to the body.
Da Urbino tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ambe misses with a hook to the ribs.
Da Urbino trying to land knees to the body.
Da Urbino has a couple of punches blocked by Ambe.
Da Urbino misses with a knee to the head.
Ambe's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Ambe taking a breather.
Ambe struggles to land a body shot inside as Da Urbino controls his hands.
Ambe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Da Urbino is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Ambe managing to block the knees to the body from Da Urbino.
Da Urbino blocks a body shot from Ambe.
Da Urbino trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A shot in the inside from Ambe.
Da Urbino misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ambe.
Ambe blocks an elbow strike from Da Urbino.
Da Urbino stops a takedown attempt from Ambe.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scar Ambe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Scar Ambe's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. 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.
Da Urbino fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ambe.
Ambe scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Da Urbino bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Da Urbino tried to counter with a leg kick but Ambe avoided it.
Ambe shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Da Urbino but Da Urbino pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ambe checks a leg kick.
Da Urbino does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ambe appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ambe takes a swing at Da Urbino's ribcage but misses.
Da Urbino ducks under a wild hook from Ambe.
Ambe thuds a left hand into Da Urbino's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ambe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ambe shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Da Urbino as he jumps to the side.
Da Urbino uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ambe.
As Ambe looks to move away, Da Urbino throws a big counter combo but Ambe just gets out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ambe moves out of range of the body kick from Da Urbino.
Ambe drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Da Urbino defends it well.
Ambe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ambe misses with a straight right.
Ambe throws a series of punches but Da Urbino moves out of range.
It appears Da Urbino was looking to counter with a kick there.
Da Urbino circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ambe throws a right hand that Da Urbino ducks under and follows up with a left that Da Urbino also avoids with ease.
Da Urbino feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ambe's calf.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ambe.
Raffaello Sanzio Da Urbino has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Scar Ambe.
Ambe takes a swing at Da Urbino's ribcage but misses.
Ambe scores with a jab to the body.
Da Urbino is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ambe misses with a hook
and Da Urbino counters with a good low kick that Ambe was not able to check.
Raffaello Sanzio Da Urbino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Scar Ambe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ambe closes the distance looking to clinch
and Da Urbino counters with a nice leg kick.
Ambe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ambe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ambe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Da Urbino throws a push kick but Ambe slaps the foot to one side.
Da Urbino lands with a thumping leg kick.
Da Urbino fakes the leg kick and cracks Ambe in the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ambe checks the leg kick nicely there.
Da Urbino scores with a leg kick.
Ambe avoids a kick to the body.
Despite the aggression on Ambe's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Decent striking displayed by Ambe there.
Ambe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
You can see that Ambe has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Urbino tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ambe is able to avoid easily.
Ambe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Da Urbino circles away from the clinch attempt.
Da Urbino is looking to slow Ambe down with leg kicks.
Da Urbino avoids a punch combination nicely.
Da Urbino is looking to counter with a body kick.
Ambe shoots in for a double leg but Da Urbino sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Da Urbino avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Horrible takedown attempt by Ambe or perhaps it was just good defense by Da Urbino, which made it look bad.
Da Urbino throws a body kick that misses
and Ambe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Da Urbino misses the target.
Da Urbino moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ambe misses with a combination
and Da Urbino counters with a nice low kick that buckles Ambe's knee momentarily.
Ambe closes the distance and clinches.
Da Urbino prevents the takedown attempt.
Da Urbino's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Da Urbino uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ambe.
Da Urbino appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Da Urbino wants to land a leg kick but Ambe is out of range.
Ambe is looking to clinch.
Ambe misses with a jab to the body
and Da Urbino counters with a thumping low kick.
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!
Da Urbino scores with a leg kick.
Da Urbino tries to clinch but Ambe is having none of it.
Da Urbino throws a leg kick but Ambe moved away.
Ambe throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Da Urbino tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Ambe is in Da Urbino's guard.
Da Urbino scrambles and gets back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raffaello Sanzio Da Urbino showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Ambe has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight for Raffaello Sanzio Da Urbino!
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight for Scar Ambe!
Judge David Hoff scores the fight for Scar Ambe!
Scar Ambe wins by split decision!
Scar Ambe thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Genji Kamogawa (ranked 1543 p4p, 0 weight class) and Banchamek Buakaw (ranked 2945 p4p, 314 weight class). Kamogawa comes into the arena with The Veer Union - Bitter End blaring out of the sound system. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Genji Kamogawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Banchamek Buakaw!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Dirk Anderson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kamogawa digs a good body shot into Buakaw's ribs.
A big right from Kamogawa misses.
Kamogawa scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
It looks like Banchamek Buakaw has been cut.
Buakaw throws a body punch but Kamogawa moves out of range.
Kamogawa has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad The Island in the buildup to the fight.
Genji Kamogawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kamogawa throws a series of punches but Buakaw moves out of range.
Kamogawa misses with a wild combination.
Buakaw dodges the punch combination from Kamogawa.
Kamogawa takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A decent looking cross lands there for Buakaw.
We've been informed that Buakaw has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Kamogawa lands a really nice looking cross but Buakaw seems unphased.
Buakaw is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kamogawa looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Buakaw is still on wobbly legs! Can Kamogawa finish him?
Buakaw bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Kamogawa comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Buakaw falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Buakaw was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Genji Kamogawa!
Genji Kamogawa seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Banchamek Buakaw spoke after the fight, saying 'You are just lucky today!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gerardo Abellan (ranked 2703 p4p, 278 weight class) and Aarni Immonen (ranked 1852 p4p, 204 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gerardo Abellan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Aarni Immonen!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Sandra Marshall and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Abellan jabs Immonen right on the nose. Immonen blinks but takes it well.
Abellan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Abellan has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Yaw-Yan Ardigma in the buildup to the fight.
Abellan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Immonen has a couple of punches blocked by Abellan.
Immonen blocking some punches.
Abellan scores with a shot to the side of Immonen's head.
Abellan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Immonen backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abellan.
Immonen blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Immonen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A nice left hand lands by Abellan.
Abellan lands a right hand.
Abellan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Immonen backwards.
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!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Immonen.
Abellan lands an uppercut.
Abellan misses with a body punch.
Abellan lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Immonen pulls Abellan into guard.
Abellan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Immonen has his foot on Abellan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Abellan works his way back into a safe position though.
Abellan's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Abellan continues to stall.
Immonen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Immonen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Abellan is aware though and is defending well.
Immonen being controlled here, momentarily.
Abellan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Abellan stopping the sweep attempt from Immonen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abellan controlling from the top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Immonen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Abellan is one step ahead there.
Abellan content to stall in guard here.
Abellan got a little sloppy there for a moment and Immonen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Abellan has managed to get both his arms back between Immonen's legs - danger averted.
Abellan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Abellan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Immonen looking for a guillotine here but Abellan defends easily.
Abellan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Abellan content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Immonen looking for a guillotine here but Abellan defends easily.
Immonen is trying to control the position but Abellan postures up.
Abellan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Immonen swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Abellan is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Immonen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Abellan avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abellan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Immonen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Abellan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Abellan pushing down on Immonen's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Immonen manages to get to full guard.
Immonen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Immonen looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
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 Gerardo Abellan will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Immonen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Abellan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Immonen scrambles back to his feet.
Immonen swings widly with a right hand
and Abellan counters with a nice uppercut.
A cross from Abellan lands.
Abellan looks to throw the jab but Immonen is out of range.
Immonen gets tackled into the cage by Abellan. Abellan maintains the clinch.
Abellan misses with a punch on the inside.
Abellan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Immonen blocking some punches.
Abellan swings wildly with an uppercut but Immonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abellan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Abellan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gerardo Abellan has scored more points in the clinch so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abellan throws a head punch that misses.
Abellan cracks Immonen with a nice body shot.
Abellan throws a punch but it's blocked by Immonen.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abellan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abellan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Abellan stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Abellan throws a punch but it's blocked by Immonen.
Abellan lands with a short shot to the head.
Abellan lands with a right to the head.
Immonen misses with some punches.
Abellan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Immonen misses with a punch on the inside.
Abellan lands a left hand.
Abellan pressing his opponent against the cage.
Abellan leaning against his opponent.
Abellan gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Immonen misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Immonen throws a punch but it's blocked by Abellan.
Abellan fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Abellan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Abellan blocks an uppercut.
Immonen swings wildly with an uppercut but Abellan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Abellan lands with a short shot to the head.
Immonen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Abellan avoiding damage.
Abellan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abellan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Immonen tries to pull guard but Abellan holds him up against the cage and eventually Immonen drops back down to his feet.
Abellan lands with a light punch inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Immonen has a couple of punches blocked by Abellan.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Abellan.
Immonen blocks an uppercut.
Abellan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Abellan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Abellan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Abellan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Abellan lands with a light punch inside.
Abellan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Abellan.
Immonen tries to pull guard but Abellan holds him up against the cage and eventually Immonen drops back down to his feet.
Gerardo Abellan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aarni Immonen.
Abellan lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abellan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Abellan swings wildly with an uppercut but Immonen uses good head movement to avoid it.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Abellan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Immonen blocks an uppercut.
Abellan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Immonen breaks the clinch.
Abellan lands a glancing blow to the side of Immonen's head.
Abellan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Immonen, pushing him back against the cage.
Abellan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Abellan blocks an uppercut.
Immonen jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Abellan walks away with a smile on his face. Immonen gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Abellan connects with a crisp jab.
Immonen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Abellan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerardo Abellan dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Abellan looks to throw the jab but Immonen is out of range.
Immonen slips under a jab.
Immonen changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Abellan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Immonen can do to turn this around?
Immonen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Abellan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Immonen tries to keep at a distance but Abellan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Abellan has a couple of punches blocked by Immonen.
Abellan misses with some punches.
Abellan lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Abellan.
A shot in the inside from Abellan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Immonen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Immonen throws a poor cross that misses
and Abellan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Abellan clinches.
Abellan throws a head punch that misses.
Immonen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Immonen blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Immonen fails to land.
Abellan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Immonen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Abellan defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Immonen.
Gerardo Abellan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Abellan defending well as Immonen loads up on a big left hand.
Abellan is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Immonen takes one to the side of the head.
Immonen tries to keep at a distance but Abellan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Abellan scores with a shoulder strike.
Abellan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Abellan working aggressively here.
Abellan throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Immonen breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Immonen tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Abellan defends well and Immonen ends up having to push Abellan into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Abellan instigates a clinch.
A short left from Abellan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Immonen misses with some punches.
Abellan misses with a punch on the inside.
A short right from Abellan on the inside.
Abellan lands with a short shot to the head.
Abellan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Abellan has a couple of punches blocked by Immonen.
A head punch on the inside from Immonen fails to land.
Abellan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Immonen backwards.
Abellan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Immonen manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Immonen closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Abellan quickly recovers to half guard.
Abellan is looking to improve his position.
Immonen controlling the pace.
Abellan desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Aarni Immonen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Immonen wants to take a breather but Abellan is having none of it.
Abellan trying to hold on to Immonen's head to control him but Immonen postures up.
Abellan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Immonen on the ground.
Immonen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Immonen wants to work for an arm triangle but Abellan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Immonen is trying to control. Abellan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Abellan is holding on to half guard well.
Abellan is trying to get back to full guard.
Gerardo Abellan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abellan regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Immonen.
Immonen won't allow Abellan to sweep him here.
Abellan can't keep his opponent in guard - Immonen advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Abellan trying to control from the bottom.
Abellan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Immonen throwing shots but Abellan is blocking nicely.
Immonen is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Abellan doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Immonen.
Abellan avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Immonen.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gerardo Abellan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Abellan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight for Gerardo Abellan!
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight for Gerardo Abellan!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Gerardo Abellan!
Gerardo Abellan wins by unanimous decision!
Gerardo Abellan bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tan Zan (ranked 654 p4p, 0 weight class) and KJ Slade (ranked 4184 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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164 lbs
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166 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tan Zan!
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, KJ Slade!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zan scores with a hook.
Zan scores with a punch to the head.
Slade on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Zan lands with a shot to the body.
Zan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Zan wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Zan cracks Slade with an open hand slap.
Zan lands a nice looking body shot.
Zan with a body punch. A glancing blow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A lazy left from Zan finds it's target.
Zan is looking to wear down Slade with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Zan paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Zan lands a slapping body shot.
Slade takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Slade is rocked!
Slade drops his hands momentarily. Zan doesn't need a second invitation, landing a shot to the temple. Slade staggers and falls to the mat and the ref dives in to save him from any more punishment. Slade doesn't seem happy with the stoppage but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tan Zan!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kyo Yodachai (ranked 4266 p4p, 0 weight class) and Royler Gracie (ranked 621 p4p, 73 weight class). Gracie is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Olha a Explosão. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kyo Yodachai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Royler Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Gracie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yodachai half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Yodachai fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yodachai slips under a jab from Gracie.
Yodachai feinted with a counter takedown.
Gracie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Yodachai is just out of range.
Gracie misses with a wild body shot.
Yodachai half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Gracie closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Yodachai's guard.
Gracie pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yodachai is keeping the position for now.
Gracie drops back looking for a leg! Yodachai is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Yodachai manages to kick Gracie off! Gracie jumps back into Yodachai's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yodachai managing to control the position.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Yodachai is keeping the position.
Gracie forces his way into half guard.
Gracie is looking for a kimura but Yodachai is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gracie to get the leverage.
Gracie is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
My spies in Yaw-Yan Ardigma inform me that Gracie has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gracie seems to be looking for submissions.
Yodachai trying to hold on to Gracie's head to control him but Gracie postures up.
Gracie is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Yodachai doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gracie.
Gracie moves into full mount! Yodachai won't be happy about that!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Yodachai is in real trouble.
Gracie seems to be going for a rear naked choke. He has an arm under Yodachai's chin but Yodachai turns very nicely into Gracie's guard. Good BJJ skills being displayed there by Yodachai.
Gracie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Yodachai defends well.
Yodachai stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gracie swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie has an active guard here but Yodachai has managed to pass into half guard.
Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gracie gets back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gracie looking for a guillotine here but Yodachai defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Royler Gracie 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.
Yodachai gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gracie to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yodachai swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gracie sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Yodachai's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Yodachai wants to control but Gracie is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is looking for submissions but instead, Yodachai has regained full guard.
Gracie drops back, looking for a kneebar! Yodachai looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Yodachai looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Yodachai!
Gracie is trying to improve his position.
Yodachai wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gracie keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie gets back to half guard.
Gracie makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gracie.
Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gracie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie keeping full guard, as Yodachai tries to pass.
Gracie is looking for a triangle but Yodachai pushes his legs off easily.
Gracie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Yodachai is aware though and is defending well.
Gracie is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Yodachai is aware though and is defending well.
Gracie has an active guard here but Yodachai has managed to pass into half guard.
Royler Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.
Yodachai is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
Gracie looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yodachai trying to control from half guard but Gracie is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Royler Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Yodachai tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gracie feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Yodachai wants to sweep here but Gracie controlling him for the moment.
Gracie pushes down on Yodachai's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Gracie frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gracie seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Yodachai is holding on tight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie looking for a guillotine from mount but Yodachai is having none of it.
Yodachai is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Yodachai to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Yodachai shrugs it off.
Gracie fails to advance to Yodachai's back.
Gracie is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Yodachai has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Yodachai!
Gracie had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Yodachai defends it easily.
Yodachai sitting in guard doing not very much at all here. Gracie doesn't need a second invitation though! He's locked up a guillotine and he's squeezing tight! That is tiiiiiiiiight! Yodachai paying the price for stalling here - he's pushing hard on the arm trying to free himself but it's no use! He's tapped! WOW, quick submission from Gracie - great work!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Royler Gracie!
A relieved looking Royler Gracie thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Frankie Khan (ranked 1788 p4p, 199 weight class) and Sylvain Lievremont (ranked 2501 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Frankie Khan has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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161 lbs
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156 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Frankie Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sylvain Lievremont!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Michael Johnstone and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lievremont circles away.
Lievremont has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Khan is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Lievremont shoots in and drives through. Khan sprawls well.
No luck for Lievremont with that takedown attempt.
Khan throws a poor cross that misses
and Lievremont counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Khan!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Khan is looking to reverse the position.
Khan looks to move to half guard but instead Lievremont has passed into mount! Damn!
Lievremont tries to control but Khan wriggling away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan regains half guard.
Khan trying to get back to full guard but Lievremont takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Lievremont trying to control but he's not successful this time.
We've been hearing good reports from Khan's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lievremont goes for an armbar but Khan turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Khan.
Lievremont looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lievremont trying to keep a closed guard but Khan is proving a slippery customer.
Lievremont looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Khan is looking to advance position but Lievremont has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lievremont trying to control but Khan is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lievremont is trying to control here but Khan has managed to regain half guard.
Lievremont is looking to advance position but Khan won't allow it.
Khan actively working from the bottom here.
Lievremont is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Khan sees it coming and defends easily.
Khan wants to improve his position but Lievremont is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lievremont is trying to control. Khan wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Khan looking for submissions off his back.
Lievremont controlling the pace.
Lievremont is working for an americana but Khan has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Lievremont was thinking about the submission.
Lievremont drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Khan manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Lievremont has Khan in his guard.
Khan has gone for a leg lock! Lievremont slips out almost immediately though and dives into Khan's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khan controls Lievremont momentarily but Lievremont frees himself.
Lievremont drops back, looking for a kneebar! Khan looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Khan looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Khan!
Lievremont is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Khan's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lievremont is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sylvain Lievremont dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nice defenses there by Lievremont.
Lievremont drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Khan defends it well.
Lievremont gets a takedown into half guard.
Khan tries to roll over but Lievremont keeps him under control.
Lievremont is trying to control the action in half guard but Khan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lievremont 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.
Lievremont passes to full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lievremont can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Khan is looking to escape.
Lievremont fails to advance to Khan's back.
Lievremont is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Khan is in real trouble.
Lievremont has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lievremont is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Khan defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Well, with Lievremont on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Khan is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Lievremont keeps control of the position as Khan tries to break free.
Lievremont keeps control of the position easily here as Khan tries to buck him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan rolls, trying to escape but Lievremont keeps control of the position.
Lievremont has got one arm under Khan's chin. This could be trouble... Khan trying to control the other hand but Lievremont gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Khan has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Sylvain Lievremont!
Sylvain Lievremont seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Doko Dokov (ranked 3209 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwayne Johnson (ranked 1632 p4p, 182 weight class). Johnson has chosen My Time Is Now as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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170 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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163 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Doko Dokov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dwayne Johnson!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Daniel Franklin and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dokov swinging wildly here.
Dokov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Horrible takedown attempt by Dokov or perhaps it was just good defense by Johnson, which made it look bad.
Dokov tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Dokov tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Dokov misses with a kick to the body
and Johnson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Dokov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Johnson on the ground.
Johnson pushing down on Dokov's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Johnson is nestled in close to Dokov, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nice strikes from Johnson there.
Dokov is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Johnson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Dokov 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.
Ground and pound from Johnson.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Johnson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dokov wants to get back to his feet.
Johnson slips a nice elbow through Dokov's hands, connecting with Dokov's forehead.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dokov is looking to improve his position.
Dokov is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Johnson there.
Johnson drops an elbow to the side of Dokov's head.
Dokov is rocked!
Johnson lands a big elbow - Dokov is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Johnson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dwayne Johnson!
After winning the bout, Dwayne Johnson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Blood (ranked 712 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kubo Sujitsu (ranked 4125 p4p, 404 weight class). Ivan Blood has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ivan Blood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kubo Sujitsu!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Santiago Holmes and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sujitsu takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Blood misses with a lunging right hand
and Sujitsu counters with a nice double leg into guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Blood being controlled here, momentarily.
Sujitsu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Blood swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sujitsu keeps trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sujitsu drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Blood manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Sujitsu has Blood in his guard.
Sujitsu looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Blood has picked Sujitsu up and slammed him! Sujitsu can't keep hold of the triangle and Blood manages to pass to side control!
Sujitsu manages to work his way to half guard, despite Blood's best efforts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sujitsu slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sujitsu wants to sweep here but Blood controlling him for the moment.
Sujitsu is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Blood is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sujitsu had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Blood defends it easily.
Sujitsu keeping moving, preventing Blood from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sujitsu looking for a sweep. Not yet Sujitsu, not yet.
Sujitsu is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Blood is aware though and is defending well.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sujitsu is on top in guard.
Sujitsu drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Blood dives on top into guard.
Blood controlling from the top position.
Blood definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sujitsu 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.
Sujitsu is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood wants to pass the guard but Sujitsu is keeping the position.
Sujitsu not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sujitsu looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sujitsu not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sujitsu might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Blood haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Sujitsu is looking for a triangle but Blood pushes his legs off easily.
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.
Blood is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sujitsu throws his legs up looking for a submission but Blood uses it to pass to side control.
Sujitsu tries to buck Blood off but Blood is having none of it.
Blood working away.
Sujitsu is looking to reverse the position.
Sujitsu regains half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sujitsu is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Blood pulls his head out easily.
Sujitsu is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Blood pulls his head out easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kubo Sujitsu dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sujitsu throws a jab when Blood was well out of range.
Sujitsu closes this distance looking for a takedown but Blood circles away.
Blood was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Blood with a nice cross.
Blood cracks Sujitsu with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Sujitsu tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Blood pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Sujitsu is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Blood!
Ivan Blood thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Connor McGregor (ranked 3379 p4p, 349 weight class) and James Smith (ranked 1223 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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164 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 2, fighting out of The Island, Connor McGregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, James Smith!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGregor lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by McGregor.
Smith shoots in looking for a takedown but McGregor manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Smith's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
McGregor thuds his right hand into Smith's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
McGregor dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Smith. That did some damage!
Smith avoids a kick to the body.
McGregor throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
McGregor scores with a jab. Smith acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
McGregor misses with a head kick.
James Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith shoots in looking for a takedown but McGregor manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Smith's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Smith shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. McGregor defends it nicely.
Connor McGregor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Smith.
Smith feints and as McGregor raises his hands in defense, Smith changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McGregor has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Smith has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, McGregor just misses with a elbow thrown towards Smith's brow.
Smith has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by McGregor after a bit of a struggle.
McGregor lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGregor working Smith over with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
Smith looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Smith drops down looking for an ankle pick but McGregor pulls his leg out and moves away.
McGregor scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
McGregor misses with a wild body shot.
McGregor scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
McGregor jabs at Smith's body.
McGregor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from McGregor, right into the meat.
McGregor throws a head kick that half lands.
Smith tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but McGregor swivels and escapes.
McGregor throwing a counter right hand but Smith manages to avoid it.
McGregor looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
McGregor swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Smith.
McGregor scoring well with a low kick there.
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!
Smith gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and McGregor counters with a leg kick.
Smith avoids the head kick by McGregor.
Smith darts in looking for a takedown but McGregor gets double underhooks and turns Smith into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from McGregor.
McGregor gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Smith throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McGregor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Smith looking to pass the guard.
McGregor is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Smith working some strikes from top position.
McGregor might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Smith lands a couple of digs.
McGregor is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Smith presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
McGregor lands a hook that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Smith is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGregor lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Smith tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Smith has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. McGregor avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
McGregor stops a takedown attempt from Smith.
McGregor lands a nice elbow.
Smith is trying to maintain a safe position but McGregor gets an underhook and turns Smith into the cage.
Smith throws a punch but it's blocked by McGregor.
McGregor breaks the clinch.
Smith has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
McGregor stuffs the takedown attempt from Smith. Smith gets slowly back to his feet.
Smith dives in for a single leg takedown but McGregor sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Smith feints and as McGregor raises his hands in defense, Smith changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Smith makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
McGregor is looking to stand back up but Smith counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by McGregor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith prevents McGregor from standing back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith working the head and body with strikes.
Smith lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Smith content to control rather than advance.
Nice strikes from Smith there.
McGregor is rocked!
Smith has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Smith stops McGregor from getting back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smith seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Smith seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Smith lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Connor McGregor dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
McGregor throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Oh McGregor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Smith darts in looking for a takedown but McGregor gets double underhooks and turns Smith into the cage.
A little feinted left hand from McGregor on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McGregor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smith can do to turn this around?
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says McGregor as he avoids it easily.
McGregor seems to have got his legs back now.
McGregor scores with a sloppy right hand. Smith should have avoided that one.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Smith.
Smith trying to control the position but McGregor is working away.
Smith works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
McGregor is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Smith is controlling him well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith lands a nice forearm strike.
McGregor taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is looking to take a break and control but McGregor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Smith scores with a couple of short elbows.
Smith landing strikes.
Smith wants to lay and pray for a moment but McGregor keeps working.
James Smith has got the better of the ground game so far.
McGregor is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
McGregor takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGregor is working to avoid the ground and pound but Smith connects with a decent elbow.
McGregor taking a bit of punishment here - Smith scoring with strikes.
Smith cracks McGregor with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Smith is chipping away with strikes.
Smith scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh McGregor is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Smith can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Smith!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Norifumi Yamamoto (ranked 1375 p4p, 154 weight class) and Ronald Garnier (ranked 2879 p4p, 300 weight class). Norifumi Yamamoto had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Norifumi Yamamoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ronald Garnier!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Bart Greer and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamamoto dives in and scores a takedown into Garnier's guard.
Garnier trying to keep a closed guard but Yamamoto is proving a slippery customer.
Garnier seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Yamamoto drops back, looking for a kneebar! Garnier looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Garnier looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Garnier!
Yamamoto tries to improve position but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garnier taking a breather here.
Yamamoto sneaks back into half guard.
Garnier looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto wants to improve his position but Garnier is controlling well.
Garnier looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Yamamoto actively working from the bottom here.
That's two 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.
Yamamoto looking for submissions off his back.
Garnier trying to mount his opponent but Yamamoto defends it.
Yamamoto looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Garnier wants to free his trapped foot but Yamamoto is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Yamamoto looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Garnier really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Yamamoto. 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.
Garnier stalling.
Garnier is trying to control. Yamamoto wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Garnier prevents Yamamoto from improving his position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Garnier looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Garnier tries to clinch up.
Garnier steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yamamoto.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nice shot by Yamamoto.
Nice body punch from Garnier.
Ronald Garnier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamamoto misses with a body shot.
Garnier tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Garnier misses with a looping right.
Yamamoto half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Garnier.
Garnier ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Garnier just misses with a punch to the body.
Yamamoto just misses with a punch to the body.
Garnier throws out a powerful jab.
Yamamoto moves forwards but Garnier connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yamamoto scores with a takedown into Garnier's guard.
Garnier looking to hit a scissor sweep but Yamamoto is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ronald Garnier will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Yamamoto connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Yamamoto closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Garnier's guard.
Yamamoto passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Yamamoto wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Garnier, who protects the arm well.
You can see the frustration on Garnier's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garnier is looking for a sweep.
Norifumi Yamamoto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Garnier manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Garnier wants to get back to full guard.
Yamamoto is working for a kimura but Garnier is defending it quite comfortably.
Yamamoto is looking for a kimura here.
We've been hearing good reports from Yamamoto's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Garnier is trying to maintain the position but Yamamoto is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Garnier preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Garnier is looking to improve his position.
Yamamoto has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Garnier defend it? Yamamoto steps over the head and cranks it - Garnier is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Yamamoto!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Norifumi Yamamoto!
Our winner, Norifumi Yamamoto, 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Nevzorov Stepanovich (ranked 2165 p4p, 236 weight class) and Denzel Knives (ranked 1990 p4p, 218 weight class). Knives has chosen Remember The Name as his entrance music. Denzel Knives is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nevzorov Stepanovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Denzel Knives!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stepanovich throws a jab but it's blocked by Knives.
Knives avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big left from Knives misses.
Stepanovich drops down looking for a counter takedown but Knives sprawls and moves away.
No luck for Stepanovich with that takedown attempt.
A jab from Stepanovich misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Knives misses.
Stepanovich has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Temp Spar Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Knives darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Stepanovich misses with a hook.
Knives misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stepanovich.
Stepanovich shoots in and drives through. Knives sprawls well.
Knives swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Knives misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stepanovich pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stepanovich moves out of range as Knives strikes.
Stepanovich ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stepanovich is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Knives.
Knives misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knives looks to throw the jab but Stepanovich is out of range.
Stepanovich throws out a loose jab but Knives uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stepanovich is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Knives's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Stepanovich misses the jab.
Knives fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Stepanovich on the side of the head.
Denzel Knives is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stepanovich ducks under a wild hook from Knives.
Stepanovich throws a good cross that connects.
Stepanovich with a lazy takedown attempt
and Knives counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nevzorov Stepanovich. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knives walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Stepanovich throws out a loose jab but Knives uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knives throws out a counter right but Stepanovich avoids it with no problem.
Stepanovich shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Knives pinned against the cage. Knives gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Stepanovich pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Knives throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Knives.
It looks like Nevzorov Stepanovich has been cut.
Knives is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stepanovich.
Stepanovich drops down looking for a counter takedown but Knives sprawls and moves away.
Knives keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stepanovich.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stepanovich throws a shot from downtown. Knives moves away and avoids it.
Stepanovich misses with an uppercut. Knives saw that one coming.
Knives swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knives lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stepanovich at a distance.
Stepanovich pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
It seemed like Knives was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Stepanovich misses with a straight left.
Knives tests Stepanovich's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Knives misses with an uppercut.
Stepanovich is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Stepanovich closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Knives quickly recovers to half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Knives can do anything to dispel that myth.
Stepanovich looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Knives is looking for a sweep. Stepanovich is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stepanovich wants to free his trapped foot but Knives is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Knives trying to control but Stepanovich postures up.
Stepanovich trying to control the action but Knives is working from the bottom.
Stepanovich is looking for a kimura but Knives is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Stepanovich to get the leverage.
We've been informed that Knives has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Knives wants to control but Stepanovich is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Knives slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Stepanovich wants to control from the top but Knives keeps moving.
Knives looking for a sweep. Not yet Knives, not yet.
Stepanovich postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stepanovich trying to control but Knives is working from the bottom.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Knives throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stepanovich sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Stepanovich.
A shot to the liver by Knives. Beautiful body shot.
Stepanovich swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A slow jab from Knives misses its intended target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denzel Knives dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nevzorov Stepanovich's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Stepanovich tries for a takedown but Knives circles away easily
and Knives counters with a straight right hand.
Stepanovich misses with a right hand
and Knives counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Stepanovich misses with a looping right.
Stepanovich misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Knives swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knives takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Knives lands a glancing blow to the side of Stepanovich's head.
Stepanovich shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Knives napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Knives can't do much from the bottom here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stepanovich tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Stepanovich has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knives is looking for a sweep.
Stepanovich wants to control but Knives is keeping him busy.
Knives keeps Stepanovich under control for a moment.
Stepanovich has hold of Knives's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Knives tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Stepanovich cranks the arm and Knives screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Knives, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Nevzorov Stepanovich!
Nevzorov Stepanovich spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Samson Wills (ranked 222 p4p, 31 weight class) and Dustin Queen (ranked 4753 p4p, 439 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Samson Wills!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dustin Queen!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wills shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wills dives in for a single leg takedown but Queen sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Queen lands an overhand right.
Wills shoots and misses
and Wills takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wills throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Queen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wills misses with a shot to the body
enabling Queen to counter with a crisp jab.
Wills cracks Queen with a right hand to the side of the head.
Queen throws a leg kick but Wills moved away.
A slow jab from Wills misses its intended target.
Queen throws out a counter right but Wills avoids it with no problem.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wills.
Queen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samson Wills. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Queen throws a leg kick
and Wills counters with a single leg into guard. Queen didn't expect that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wills postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wills makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wills in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Queen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wills. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wills accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Queen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wills postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wills has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Queen pulls Wills in to control the position.
Queen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wills.
Wills cracks Queen with a solid left hand.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Queen can do anything to dispel that myth.
Queen tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wills missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Queen looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wills is one step ahead there.
Queen looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wills pushing down on Queen's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Queen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wills.
Queen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wills.
Wills 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.
Queen is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Wills is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Wills connects with a nice short shot to Queen's temple.
Wills missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wills missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ground and pound from Wills.
Wills thows a huge punch but Queen dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wills thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Queen's head.
Wills throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Queen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wills.
Wills is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Wills looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Wills looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Queen taking some punishment here, with Wills in his half guard.
Queen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wills stalling.
Wills drops an elbow to the side of Queen's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wills throwing shots but Queen is blocking nicely.
Wills trying to control the action but Queen is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wills scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Queen is trying to get back to full guard.
Queen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Queen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Wills.
Wills throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Queen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Wills working Queen over with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samson Wills 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.
Wills has a takedown stuffed.
Queen is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Wills shoots for a double leg takedown but Queen sprawls well. He's pushed Wills's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Queen lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Wills slips a straight right by Queen.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wills is defended easily by Queen.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samson Wills. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Queen throws a jab when Wills was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wills swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Queen misses with the combination.
Wills throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Queen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wills has a takedown stuffed.
A low kick from Queen is predictable there
and Wills counters with a shoot takedown. Queen fights it but they end up in guard.
Wills forces his way into half guard.
Wills not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wills slows the pace down in half guard.
Wills is nestled in close to Queen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Wills seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wills thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Queen's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wills working over Queen with some ground and pound. Queen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wills is thwarting Queen's attempts to control the position.
Wills drops an elbow to the side of Queen's head.
Samson Wills overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wills controlling the action here.
Wills missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wills slows the pace down in half guard.
Wills thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Queen's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wills throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wills not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wills throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wills lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wills not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wills is taking a breather. Queen says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Wills missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wills throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wills lands strikes from half guard.
Wills is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Wills thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Queen's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wills looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Wills perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Wills is nestled in close to Queen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Well, if Wills is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Wills working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Nice strikes from Wills there.
Wills is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Queen can do to turn this around?
Wills seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wills seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wills looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wills takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samson Wills dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Wills keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Queen.
Wills throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Queen's waist but Queen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wills off to one side.
Queen throws a hook but Wills avoids it easily.
Wills misses with a right hand
and Queen counters with a nice uppercut.
Samson Wills seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wills takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Wills missing with a left hand there. Queen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Queen misses with a hook. Wills ducked under it nicely.
Wills throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Queen defending well as Wills loads up on a big left hand.
Queen misses with a two punch combination.
Wills changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Queen lands a jab.
Queen has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wills misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Queen throws out a counter right but Wills avoids it with no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Queen loads up on a big right hand but Wills slips the punch.
Wills misses the jab.
Wills misses with a takedown attempt
and Queen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samson Wills. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wills is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Wills rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Queen counters with a series of strikes. Wills will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wills misses with a hook.
Wills misses with a takedown attempt
and Queen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wills avoids the body shot from Queen.
Wills throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Queen's waist but Queen gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wills off to one side.
Queen is looking for the big counter here.
Wills drops his hands momentarily and Queen takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Dustin Queen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Queen lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wills fails with a takedown attempt.
Dustin Queen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Queen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wills is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Queen's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Queen moves out of range as Wills strikes.
Queen tried to score with a low kick but Wills checks it.
Dustin Queen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wills throws a hook but Queen avoids it easily.
Wills looking to score a takedown here. Queen is defending well but Wills drives through and ends up in Queen's guard.
Wills missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wills throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Queen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Queen looking to control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Wills's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Queen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Queen has momentary wrist control but Wills slips an elbow through the middle.
Queen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wills scoring with some ground and pound.
Queen working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wills.
Wills stopping the sweep attempt from Queen.
Wills slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Queen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wills scoring with punches from side control.
Samson Wills is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Queen taking a bit of punishment here - Wills scoring with strikes.
Wills cracks Queen with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Queen takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Queen is trying to escape the position but Wills is controlling the position.
Wills cracks Queen with a big elbow.
Wills cracks Queen with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Queen is rocked!
A big shot lands for Wills! That's hurt Queen! Will he recover? Wills fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Samson Wills!
In his post fight interview, Samson Wills started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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