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The Island Season 9, 170 lbs, Round 1 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rickson Gracie (ranked 2527 p4p, 296 weight class) and Johnny Lawrence (ranked 276 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie comes to the cage accompanied by Olha a Explosão. Lawrence has chosen Sweep the Leg as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rickson Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Johnny Lawrence!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawrence fails to land with a series of punches.
We've been informed that Lawrence 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.
Gracie slips a jab from Lawrence.
Lawrence swinging wildly here.
Lawrence with a hook.
Gracie misses the shot to the body.
Lawrence is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gracie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lawrence circles away.
Gracie is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Lawrence.
A telegraphed right hand from Lawrence misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawrence stuns Gracie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Lawrence throws a right hand that Gracie ducks under and follows up with a left that Gracie also avoids with ease.
Lawrence scores with a nice head shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lawrence smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gracie throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lawrence sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a body shot.
No joy there for Lawrence, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lawrence throws a nice outside leg kick.
Gracie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lawrence.
Lawrence slips a jab from Gracie.
Gracie connects with a single shot there.
Lawrence moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lawrence jabs Gracie to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Johnny Lawrence seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lawrence connects with a crisp jab.
Lawrence connects with a body shot that sends Gracie's belly button to the back.
Lawrence gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gracie doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lawrence softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lawrence lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gracie struggles to land a body shot inside as Lawrence controls his hands.
Lawrence lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence cracks Gracie with a nice body shot.
Lawrence letting Gracie take a breather here.
Lawrence blocking some punches.
Lawrence breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gracie takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Gracie chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lawrence can pounce on him.
Lawrence works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lawrence throws a front kick that sends Gracie stumbling back into the cage.
Lawrence throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gracie takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gracie shoots and misses
letting Lawrence counter with a right hand.
Lawrence throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lawrence connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Johnny Lawrence is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lawrence thumps Gracie with a low kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Lawrence as he connects with a hook.
Lawrence has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lawrence.
Gracie waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lawrence.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gracie.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rickson Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lawrence lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gracie darts in looking for a takedown but Lawrence gets double underhooks and turns Gracie into the cage.
It seemed like Lawrence was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lawrence gets a clinch.
Lawrence lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nice body punch from Lawrence - that landed with a thud.
Lawrence breaks the clinch.
The fighters circling - Gracie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gracie is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Lawrence's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Lawrence connects with a body shot that sends Gracie's belly button to the back.
Gracie is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Lawrence does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lawrence is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Gracie throws a looping overhand right but Lawrence ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawrence connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gracie momentarily.
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!
Lawrence throws a nice head kick!
Gracie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lawrence keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gracie.
No luck for Gracie with that takedown attempt.
Lawrence closes the distance and clinches.
Lawrence lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
Lawrence scores with a shoulder strike.
Lawrence pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lawrence moves into the clinch successfully.
Lawrence lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Gracie.
Gracie breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gracie looks to score with a jab to the body but Lawrence is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Lawrence 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.
Lawrence moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gracie misses with an uppercut
and Lawrence connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lawrence connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lawrence throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gracie.
An inside leg kick lands from Lawrence.
Gracie steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Lawrence. That one must have hurt.
Lawrence has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lawrence lands a nice looking body shot.
Lawrence lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lawrence scores with a nice right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A decent looking cross lands there for Lawrence.
Lawrence throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gracie fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lawrence connects with a leg kick. Gracie looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Lawrence lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawrence throws a body shot but no joy.
Lawrence misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lawrence tries a head kick but it misses.
Jab, jab by Lawrence - just one landing.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt - Lawrence sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lawrence displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lawrence displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gracie throws out the jab.
Lawrence closes the distance and pushes Gracie back into the cage.
Lawrence lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gracie backwards.
A body shot lands from Lawrence.
Lawrence pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lawrence feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Gracies jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lawrence cracks Gracie with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gracie looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lawrence connects with a jab.
Lawrence scores with a jab to the body.
Lawrence looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gracie throws out a loose jab but Lawrence uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lawrence lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gracie circles away quickly and effectively.
Lawrence scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lawrence closes the distance and clinches.
Lawrence scores with a shoulder strike.
Gracie is rocked!
Lawrence digs a right hand underneath Gracie's ribcage. Gracie let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Oh Gracie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lawrence lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short right from Lawrence on the inside.
Lawrence creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Gracie with a big uppercut! Gracie tries to clinch up but Lawrence pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Gracie to the mat! Gracie covers up and Lawrence unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Johnny Lawrence!
Johnny Lawrence thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Duke Blackbeard (ranked 1159 p4p, 149 weight class) and Dannis Till (ranked 1562 p4p, 0 weight class). Blackbeard comes into the arena with Remember The Name blaring out of the sound system. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Duke Blackbeard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dannis Till!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Bart Greer and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Till tries to clinch up
and Blackbeard counters with a straight right hand.
Till moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Till on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Till tries to clinch but Blackbeard is having none of it.
Till tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blackbeard paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blackbeard throws a hook to the side of Till's head but Till sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blackbeard gets tackled into the cage by Till. Till maintains the clinch.
Till is trying to pull guard but Blackbeard turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Blackbeard misses with a body punch.
Till is trying to pull guard but Blackbeard turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Till tries to pull guard but Blackbeard holds him up against the cage and eventually Till drops back down to his feet.
Duke Blackbeard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dannis Till.
Till is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Blackbeard to keep the fight standing.
Blackbeard throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tills head.
Blackbeard lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Till jumps into guard, dragging Blackbeard to the mat.
Blackbeard controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Till has his foot on Blackbeard's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Blackbeard works his way back into a safe position though.
Blackbeard advances to half guard.
Blackbeard stalling.
Till wants to improve his position but Blackbeard is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, Blackbeard seems content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Blackbeard's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Till tries to close the distance and clinch but Blackbeard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Till wants to clinch.
Till doesn't manage to clinch there - Blackbeard circles away.
Blackbeard throws a looping overhand right but Till ducks down to avoid it.
Till tries a quick counter leg kick but Blackbeard is wise to it.
Blackbeard is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Blackbeard throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Blackbeard working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Till jumps guard but Blackbeard stands there with Till around his waist. Till gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Blackbeard lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Till pulls guard.
Till can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Blackbeard controls the pace.
Till throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Blackbeard escapes and throws Till's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Till is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blackbeard happy to just control the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duke Blackbeard dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Blackbeard throws a shot to the body.
Blackbeard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dannis Till seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Till takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Till closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Blackbeard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Blackbeard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blackbeard lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Till tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blackbeard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Till wants to clinch
and Blackbeard counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Till! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Duke Blackbeard!
Our winner, Duke Blackbeard, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sam Samuelson (ranked 1787 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dino Pelayo (ranked 839 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sam Samuelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dino Pelayo!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pelayo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Pelayo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Samuelson jumps guard and drags Pelayo to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Samuelson has his feet on Pelayo's thighs here. He's pushed Pelayo off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Pelayo screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sam Samuelson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nicholas Petrone (ranked 539 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Freds (ranked 2123 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as John Freds enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nicholas Petrone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Freds!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Freds throws the left hand but Petrone avoids the punch easily.
Petrone shoots in and bounces Freds off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Petrone 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.
Freds keeping full guard, as Petrone tries to pass.
Petrone advances position into side control!
Petrone is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Freds knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Petrone controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petrone wants to control but Freds is keeping him busy.
Freds is looking for a sweep.
Petrone thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrone working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Petrone is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Freds knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Petrone is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Freds knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Freds is looking to regain half guard here but Petrone keeps moving and retains side control.
Petrone is trying to get an arm triangle but Freds is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Petrone trying to control the position but Freds is working away.
Freds is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Petrone working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Freds tries to bench press Petrone off him but Petrone keeps the position.
Petrone thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Petrone is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Freds knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Petrone is trying to get an arm triangle but Freds is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrone content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Freds is looking for a sweep.
Petrone tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Freds is not content to let Petrone control the position.
Freds is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Petrone off and has taken his back!
Petrone tries to roll but Freds sticks to his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrone showing good submission defense here.
Freds is looking to control Petrone but Petrone is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Petrone just trying to survive but Freds is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Freds has the hooks in. Petrone is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Petrone rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Petrone has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for Freds. Oh but Petrone has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! Freds goes limp - he's gone! Petrone jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Nicholas Petrone!
During a confident post fight interview, Nicholas Petrone thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between First Second (ranked 2419 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derrick Johnson (ranked 474 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 welterweight 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, First Second!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Derrick Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Daniel Franklin and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Second looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Johnson wants to control but Second is keeping him busy.
Second is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Johnson throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Johnson is putting a hurting on Second here, landing some big shots from side control.
Second stops Johnson from passing to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee asks Johnson politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Johnson prefers to stall for the moment though.
Johnson throws a strike aimed at the side of Second's head but Second avoids it well.
Johnson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Johnson happy to just control the position for now.
Second knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Johnson on the ground.
Johnson has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Johnson throws some wild stikes that Second manages to avoid easily.
Johnson wants to control the pace but Second is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a couple of good shots and Second has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Johnson throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Second is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Johnson.
Johnson throwing sloppy strikes.
Johnson slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Johnson is punishing Second with strikes - can he finish him?!
Johnson is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Johnson tries to keep control of the position but Second is staying busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson has got one arm under Second's chin. This could be trouble... Second trying to control the other hand but Johnson gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Second has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Derrick Johnson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Ribeiro (ranked 904 p4p, 117 weight class) and Ren Askcrew (ranked 2028 p4p, 0 weight class). Ren Askcrew will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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174 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marcus Ribeiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ren Askcrew!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Askcrew ducks under a wild hook from Ribeiro.
Horrible takedown attempt by Askcrew or perhaps it was just good defense by Ribeiro, which made it look bad.
Askcrew tries for a takedown but Ribeiro sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A jab from Ribeiro misses.
Ribeiro moves away from the strike by Askcrew.
Ribeiro half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Askcrew tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ribeiro swivels and escapes.
Marcus Ribeiro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ren Askcrew.
Ribeiro looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Askcrew!
Askcrew is looking to reverse the position.
Ribeiro is working to tighten his grip on Askcrew's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Askcrew has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Ribeiro is really squeezing tight and eventually Askcrew passes out! Ribeiro breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Marcus Ribeiro!
Marcus Ribeiro 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Hoaka Kalama (ranked 1618 p4p, 199 weight class) and Virgil Van Dijk (ranked 1145 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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184 lbs
9 - 8 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hoaka Kalama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Virgil Van Dijk!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Dijk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kalama.
Van Dijk throws a leg kick that misses.
Kalama thows a left - swing and a miss!
Van Dijk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kalama fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Van Dijk to the ground. Kalama is now in Van Dijk's guard.
Van Dijk not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kalama trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kalama drops back looking for a leg! Van Dijk is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Van Dijk manages to kick Kalama off! Kalama jumps back into Van Dijk's guard.
Kalama trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kalama stands and throws Van Dijk's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kalama looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Dijk tries to improve position but can't.
Kalama tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Kalama definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Van Dijk tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Van Dijk is trying to control Kalama's posture but Kalama avoids it.
Kalama thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Van Dijk looks to move to half guard but instead Kalama has passed into mount! Damn!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Dijk is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kalama jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Van Dijk manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Kalama tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kalama has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kalama is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Van Dijk is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kalama has an Americana. Van Dijk didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Kalama is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Kalama hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Hoaka Kalama!
After winning the bout, Hoaka Kalama 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Guerrero (ranked 384 p4p, 51 weight class) and Whorely Alvarez (ranked 2483 p4p, 0 weight class). Guerrero comes to the cage accompanied by My Time Is Now. Whorely Alvarez told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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178 lbs
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185 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eddie Guerrero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Whorely Alvarez!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alvarez throws a leg kick but Guerrero moved away.
Alvarez connects with a single shot there.
A low kick from Alvarez misses
and Guerrero counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Guerrero definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Alvarez is trying to maintain the position but Guerrero is very close to passing his half guard.
Guerrero is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Guerrero 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.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Guerrero lands a nice short elbow.
Alvarez is trying to maintain the position but Guerrero is very close to passing his half guard.
Guerrero lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Guerrero lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Alvarez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Guerrero. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Guerrero landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Guerrero scores with a big shot! Alvarez's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Alvarez! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eddie Guerrero!
An out of breath Eddie Guerrero thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Juan Martin Espiga (ranked 2506 p4p, 291 weight class) and Drotenkov Filippovich (ranked 309 p4p, 39 weight class). Juan Martin Espiga has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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177 lbs
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177 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Juan Martin Espiga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Drotenkov Filippovich!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Espiga misses with a hook
and Filippovich counters with a takedown into side control.
Espiga is not content to let Filippovich control the position.
Espiga has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Filippovich has hold of Espiga's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Espiga tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Filippovich cranks the arm and Espiga screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Espiga, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Drotenkov Filippovich!
Drotenkov Filippovich 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Don Pelayo (ranked 1078 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance Mills (ranked 1586 p4p, 0 weight class). Don Pelayo has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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183 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
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162 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Don Pelayo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lance Mills!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, David Hoff and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pelayo takes the fight into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Pelayo.
Mills tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pelayo's elbow.
Pelayo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Mills has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Mills goes for a takedown attempt but Pelayo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mills moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Pelayo drives through and clinches with Mills against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pelayo.
Pelayo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mills.
Mills goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pelayo lands a nice uppercut.
Mills throws a punch but it's blocked by Pelayo.
Good body shot from Pelayo.
Mills tries to pull guard but Pelayo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Don Pelayo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lance Mills.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mills tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pelayo's elbow.
Mills is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Pelayo to keep the fight standing.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mills.
Mills misses with some punches.
Pelayo lands a shoulder strike.
A nice left hand lands by Pelayo.
Pelayo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pelayo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Pelayo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Pelayo.
Mills avoids the elbow strike from Pelayo, against the cage.
Pelayo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mills backwards.
Pelayo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mills swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mills is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mills wants a takedown.
With the fighters up against the cage, Pelayo throws an elbow but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pelayo misses with an elbow strike.
Mills stalling in the clinch but Pelayo improves position.
Pelayo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mills is trying to break the clinch but Pelayo has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pelayo gets through Mills's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pelayo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Mills is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pelayo is keeping busy.
Pelayo throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mills takes a shot to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pelayo.
Pelayo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Millss head.
Mills misses with some punches.
Pelayo prevents a body shot from Mills.
Pelayo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mills jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pelayo walks away with a smile on his face. Mills gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Pelayo clobbers Mills with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Pelayo connects with a nice looking jab.
Pelayo cracks Mills with a good jab.
Mills is rocked!
A cross from Pelayo lands.
Mills is still on wobbly legs! Can Pelayo finish him?
Mills gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Pelayo gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Mills is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Don Pelayo!
A very excited looking Don Pelayo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sherlock Holmes (ranked 2058 p4p, 254 weight class) and Somrak Khamsing (ranked 998 p4p, 128 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
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178 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sherlock Holmes!
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, Somrak Khamsing!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Dirk Anderson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmes throws a body punch but Khamsing moves out of range.
Holmes wants to clinch but Khamsing slips to the side
letting Khamsing counter with a right hand.
Holmes tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Khamsing was well out of range. Poor timing from Holmes.
Khamsing lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Holmes at a distance.
Khamsing scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Khamsing has managed to clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Khamsing.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Khamsing.
Khamsing lands with a right to the head.
Khamsing lands a nice shot to the body.
Holmes is looking to control Khamsing's arms but Khamsing gets an underhook and turns him. Now Holmes has his back to the cage.
Khamsing lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Holmes backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Khamsing scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Holmes trying to stall but Khamsing improves his position.
A hook to the body from Khamsing.
Khamsing lands a nice shot to the body.
Holmes fails to pull guard.
Nice body punch from Khamsing - that landed with a thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Holmes jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Khamsing walks away with a smile on his face. Holmes gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Khamsing connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Holmes's hands.
Holmes gets tackled into the cage by Khamsing. Khamsing maintains the clinch.
Khamsing scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Khamsing works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A nice right hand lands inside from Khamsing.
Khamsing lands a hook that snaps the head of Holmes backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Khamsing.
Holmes fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sherlock Holmes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Holmes fails to pull guard.
Khamsing lands a body shot.
Khamsing lands with a left to the head.
Holmes is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khamsing misses with a short punch on the inside.
Oh Holmes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Khamsing misses with some punches.
Holmes blocking some punches.
Holmes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Holmes blocking some punches.
Khamsing swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Holmes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Holmes is trying to pull guard but Khamsing has him pressed against the cage.
Khamsing misses with a short punch on the inside.
Khamsing scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khamsing.
Khamsing misses with a hook from the clinch.
Holmes blocking some punches.
Khamsing has a couple of punches blocked by Holmes.
Holmes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Khamsing tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Holmes seems to have got his legs back now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Khamsing.
Khamsing lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Khamsing lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Holmes to his knees! Khamsing keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Somrak Khamsing!
During a confident post fight interview, Somrak Khamsing thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stojan Kostic (ranked 389 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bjj Murderer (ranked 2464 p4p, 0 weight class). Kostic comes to the cage accompanied by Skabo - Mare batice. Stojan Kostic had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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173 lbs
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166 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Stojan Kostic!
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, Bjj Murderer!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Murderer with that takedown attempt.
Murderer swats away the attempt to clinch by Kostic.
Kostic has Murderer up against the cage in a clinch.
Kostic misses with the head strike.
Kostic lands a shoulder strike.
Murderer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Murderer can't find room to land a body shot as Kostic controls the action.
Murderer works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Kostic can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Murderer controls the pace.
Kostic working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kostic has his foot on Murderer's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Murderer works his way back into a safe position though.
Murderer engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kostic escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Murderer gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kostic throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kostic keeping moving, preventing Murderer from controlling successfully.
Kostic pulls Murderer in close to his closed guard and prevents Murderer from doing any damage or advancing position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kostic working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Murderer doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Murderer manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Murderer wants to control from the top but Kostic keeps moving.
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.
Kostic had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Murderer defends it easily.
Kostic can't keep his opponent in guard - Murderer advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Kostic is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at ELITE Island Gym - 19 Elite Coaches, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Kostic wants to improve his position but Murderer is controlling well.
Murderer with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Murderer is looking to take a break and control but Kostic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kostic is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Murderer pulls his head out easily.
Murderer wants to work for an arm triangle but Kostic is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kostic looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kostic actively working from the bottom here.
Murderer moves nicely into side control.
Murderer tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Murderer advances nicely into full mount.
Kostic regains half guard.
Murderer is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kostic is just riding it out for now. Murderer eventually gives up the hold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kostic gets full guard.
Kostic is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Murderer wants to pass the guard but Kostic is keeping the position.
Kostic is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kostic working for a triangle but Murderer defends it easily.
Murderer works a leg free and moves into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bjj Murderer will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kostic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Murderer scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Murderer goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Kostic rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Murderer's guard! Nice work there by Kostic!
Kostic trying to control but Murderer is working from the bottom.
Murderer tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bjj Murderer has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kostic slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kostic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Murderer looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Kostic thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murderer looking to control.
Kostic wants to pass the guard but Murderer is keeping the position.
Kostic engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kostic trying to control but Murderer is working from the bottom.
Murderer is looking for a triangle but Kostic pushes his legs off easily.
Kostic avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kostic drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Murderer manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Kostic has Murderer in his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kostic is looking for a triangle but Murderer pushes his legs off easily.
Murderer engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Kostic working for a triangle but Murderer defends it easily.
Murderer sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kostic's guard.
Murderer is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kostic sees it coming and defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kostic is looking for a sweep. Murderer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kostic looking for submissions off his back.
Murderer seems to be looking for submissions.
Murderer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Murderer works his way into full mount!
Murderer looking to secure an arm triangle but Kostic defends it well.
Kostic is looking to improve his position but Murderer isn't that keen on the idea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Murderer with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Murderer trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kostic tries to hold on but Murderer pushes him away.
Kostic is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Murderer is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Murderer wants to control the pace but Kostic is squirming around nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kostic can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bjj Murderer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Kostic tries to close the distance and clinch up but Murderer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Murderer tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kostic sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Murderer somewhat.
Murderer misses with a wild body shot.
Kostic is looking to clinch but Murderer is avoiding it.
Kostic doesn't manage to clinch there - Murderer circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kostic looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Murderer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kostic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Murderer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Murderer is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Murderer throws a jab but it's blocked by Kostic.
Kostic is looking to counter the offense by Murderer and move into the clinch.
Kostic closes the distance and pushes Murderer back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right from Kostic.
Murderer goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kostic prevents it.
Kostic lands with a light punch inside.
Kostic scores with a shot to the side of Murderer's head.
A bit of stalling here from Kostic.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Murderer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kostic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kostic wants to stall.
Kostic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Murderer is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Kostic can't fight it off and eventually Murderer manages to take the fight to the floor. Kostic looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kostic has his foot on Murderer's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Murderer works his way back into a safe position though.
Murderer trying to control but Kostic is working from the bottom.
Kostic working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Murderer doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Murderer manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Murderer trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Kostic manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Kostic stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Murderer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Stojan Kostic has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murderer is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Kostic wants to control from the top but Murderer keeps moving.
Murderer working for a triangle but Kostic defends it easily.
Murderer trying to control the position.
Murderer is adopting a defensive guard.
Kostic looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kostic is posturing up here but Murderer has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Kostic tries to roll out but it's too tight and Kostic has to tap! Slick submission there by Murderer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bjj Murderer!
Bjj Murderer was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Erlend Jahr (ranked 2272 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emilio Aguinaldo (ranked 515 p4p, 71 weight class). Aguinaldo is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Noypi by Bamboo. Emilio Aguinaldo is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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184 lbs
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178 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Erlend Jahr!
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, Emilio Aguinaldo!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Aguinaldo. No joy for Jahr on that attempt.
Aguinaldo feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jahrs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Aguinaldo clinches.
Aguinaldo blocks an uppercut.
Jahr jumps guard but Aguinaldo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Aguinaldo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Aguinaldo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jahr tries to work over Aguinaldo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jahr tries to score a body lock takedown but Aguinaldo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erlend Jahr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jahr misses with a punch on the inside.
Jahr pulls Aguinaldo into guard.
Aguinaldo is stalling in the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jahr wants to sweep here but Aguinaldo controlling him for the moment.
Jahr has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Aguinaldo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aguinaldo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Aguinaldo preventing the sweep.
Jahr is working hard here to advance position.
Jahr is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Aguinaldo tries to free his leg and advance position but Jahr is retaining full guard.
Jahr is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Aguinaldo's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Jahr is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Aguinaldo defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aguinaldo stays in close to Jahr's body and controls the position.
Jahr looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Aguinaldo has picked Jahr up and slammed him! Jahr can't keep hold of the triangle and Aguinaldo manages to pass to side control!
Jahr is trying to escape the position but Aguinaldo is controlling the position.
Jahr manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Aguinaldo is concentrating on defense, preventing Jahr from advancing position.
Jahr in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Aguinaldo tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Jahr!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Erlend Jahr!
Erlend Jahr decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
Emilio Aguinaldo spoke after the fight, saying 'A man can be destroyed but not defeated... I will pickup the pieces that I learned today and will grow from it.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cai Jia (ranked 732 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tracy Minaj (ranked 1696 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cai Jia!
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, Tracy Minaj!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Minaj moves away from the strike by Jia.
Minaj misses the jab.
Minaj closes the distance but Jia moves to the side
and Jia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jia throws a lazy right hand but Minaj sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Minaj! But no joy.
Jia scores with a shot to the body.
Jia definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Minaj ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jia moves away.
Minaj misses with a hook. Jia ducked under it nicely.
Jia circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jia wants to clinch.
Jia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Minaj takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Minaj will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tracy Minaj seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Minaj scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jia misses with a body shot.
Minaj takes a jab right on the kisser.
Minaj missing with a left hand there. Jia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jia swats away the attempt to clinch by Minaj.
Jia throws an overhand right that lands on Minaj's shoulder, as Minaj tries to avoid the shot.
Jia lands a head shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Jia. That snapped Minaj's head back.
Minaj is rocked!
Jia throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Minaj walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Minaj is still on wobbly legs! Can Jia finish him?
Minaj walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Jia! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cai Jia!
Cai Jia 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Nkululeko Sokhela (ranked 1407 p4p, 172 weight class) and Leonardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci (ranked 1333 p4p, 0 weight class). Leonardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nkululeko Sokhela!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Leonardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sokhela throws a jab when Da Vinci was well out of range.
Da Vinci lands a leg kick that knocks Sokhela off balance momentarily.
Da Vinci fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Sokhela is out of range.
Sokhela lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
It looks like Leonardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci has been cut.
Sokhela lands a nice looking kick to the body. Da Vinci takes a step back to recover.
Sokhela throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Da Vinci.
Sokhela lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sokhela throws a low kick but it's checked well by Da Vinci.
Da Vinci wants to counter the offense by Sokhela and move into the clinch position.
Sokhela throws a leg kick that misses.
Sokhela sets himself, and Da Vinci steps forward looking for the clinch! Sokhela avoids it this time.
Da Vinci has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Sokhela checks a leg kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sokhela throws a sloppy head kick
and Da Vinci counters with a nice leg kick.
Sokhela checks the leg kick nicely there.
A counter left hand to the body from Sokhela misses its target.
Sokhela throws a head kick that half lands.
Da Vinci defending well as Sokhela loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Vinci throws a nice outside leg kick.
A solid body kick from Sokhela.
Da Vinci is looking to chop away at Sokhela's legs.
Sokhela tries a head kick but it misses.
Da Vinci was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Sokhela checks a leg kick nicely.
Da Vinci lands a leg kick that knocks Sokhela off balance momentarily.
A head kick by Sokhela misses
and Da Vinci counters with a slapping leg kick.
Da Vinci tried to score with a low kick but Sokhela checks it.
Sokhela looks to land a body kick but Da Vinci moved away.
Da Vinci tries a quick counter leg kick but Sokhela is wise to it.
Da Vinci lands a leg kick that knocks Sokhela off balance momentarily.
Da Vinci is looking to chop away at Sokhela's legs.
Da Vinci lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Sokhela fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Da Vinci manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sokhela misses with a wild combination.
Da Vinci misses the shot to the body.
Sokhela misses with a body kick.
A head kick misses from Sokhela.
Sokhela swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice leg kick lands there from Da Vinci.
An inside leg kick from Da Vinci misses.
Da Vinci motions for Sokhela to come forward. Da Vinci throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Da Vinci throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sokhela counters with a one-two to the body.
Da Vinci pivots, looking for a leg kick but Sokhela is out of range and Da Vinci settles back down.
Sokhela on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Da Vinci connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sokhela will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sokhela takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Sokhela checks the leg kick.
Good leg kick by Da Vinci there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sokhela stuns Da Vinci with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sokhela throws a head kick but Da Vinci moves out of range.
Da Vinci is looking to score with low kicks.
Sokhela throws a sloppy head kick and Da Vinci moves out of range easily.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Da Vinci checks a leg kick.
Sokhela misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Da Vinci.
Da Vinci throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sokhela fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Da Vinci.
A shot to the body from Sokhela misses
and Da Vinci makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Da Vinci.
Da Vinci connects with an inside leg kick.
Da Vinci checks a leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Da Vinci thumps Sokhela with a low kick.
Da Vinci feints and then cracks Sokhela's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sokhela down.
Da Vinci closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sokhela avoiding damage as Da Vinci throws knees to the body.
Sokhela softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Sokhela fails to land.
Da Vinci tries to land knees in the clinch but Sokhela avoids the damage to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Da Vinci.
Da Vinci lands a good knee to the midsection. Sokhela won't want to take too many of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Leonardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Leonardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Sokhela blocks a leg kick.
Sokhela throwing a counter right hand but Da Vinci manages to avoid it.
Da Vinci checks the leg kick nicely there.
Da Vinci throws a leg kick but Sokhela moved away.
Sokhela checks the leg kick.
Sokhela attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Da Vinci motions for Sokhela to come forward. Da Vinci throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sokhela throws a leg kick that is checked
and Da Vinci counters with an inside leg kick.
Sokhela throws a right and a left that both miss.
A bone on bone clash there as Sokhela blocks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sokhela pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Da Vinci is trying to counter with his kicks.
Sokhela takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Da Vinci connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sokhela throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Da Vinci counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sokhela's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokhela takes a kick to the side of the head.
Da Vinci throws a chopping leg kick but Sokhela manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Sokhela is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Da Vinci moves out of range of the body kick from Sokhela.
Da Vinci moves out of range of the body kick from Sokhela.
Sokhela throws a push kick but Da Vinci slaps the foot to one side.
Da Vinci connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sokhela tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sokhela takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Sokhela misses with a jab to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Da Vinci wants to slow Sokhela down by chopping away at his legs.
Da Vinci doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Da Vinci uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sokhela.
Sokhela misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Da Vinci looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Da Vinci moves away from the strike by Sokhela.
Sokhela misses with a hook
and Da Vinci counters with a slapping leg kick.
Da Vinci swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sokhela swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sokhela takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A low kick from Sokhela is predictable there
and Da Vinci makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Sokhela misses with a head kick.
Sokhela misses with a body punch
and Da Vinci counters with an outside leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Sokhela blocks the low kick.
Leonardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sokhela swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Sokhela connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Da Vinci throws a wild body kick that Sokhela sees coming a mile off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Vinci misses with a leg kick
and Sokhela counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A head kick from Sokhela lands but Da Vinci takes it in his stride.
Sokhela takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Da Vinci throws a lazy right hand but Sokhela sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Da Vinci lands a leg kick that knocks Sokhela off balance momentarily.
Sokhela misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Da Vinci counters with a good low kick that Sokhela was not able to check.
Sokhela throws a head kick that misses
and Da Vinci counters with an inside leg kick.
Sokhela throws a right hand that Da Vinci ducks under and follows up with a left that Da Vinci also avoids with ease.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sokhela looks to score with a jab to the body but Da Vinci is just out of range.
Sokhela throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Da Vinci pushes Sokhela away with a front kick.
Da Vinci lands a nice looking kick to the body. Sokhela takes a step back to recover.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sokhela misses with a body punch
and Da Vinci counters with a nice low kick that buckles Sokhela's knee momentarily.
Da Vinci throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sokhela fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Da Vinci checks it well.
Da Vinci feints a counter leg kick.
Sokhela gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Da Vinci counters with a good low kick that Sokhela was not able to check.
Sokhela thows a leg kick but Da Vinci checks it
and Da Vinci counters with a good low kick that Sokhela was not able to check.
Sokhela fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Da Vinci manages to avoid it.
Da Vinci is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Sokhela misses with a double jab
and Da Vinci counters with a nice leg kick.
Sokhela throws a sloppy head kick
and Da Vinci counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Da Vinci tried to score with a low kick but Sokhela checks it.
A nice inside leg kick there by Da Vinci. That's going to slow Sokhela down.
Da Vinci thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sokhela if he has to take too many more of those.
Da Vinci throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Leonardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Leonardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Sokhela misses with a series of wild punches.
Da Vinci fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sokhela cracks Da Vinci with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A nice inside leg kick there by Da Vinci. That's going to slow Sokhela down.
Da Vinci lets loose with a powerful body kick. Sokhela will feel that in the morning.
Sokhela thows a body kick. Da Vinci tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Sokhela lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sokhela tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sokhela throws a sloppy head kick and Da Vinci moves out of range easily.
Sokhela pushes Da Vinci away with a front kick.
Da Vinci tries to clinch but Sokhela moves out of range.
Sokhela throws a body punch but Da Vinci moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokhela looks to throw a body kick
and Da Vinci counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Good leg kick by Da Vinci there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Nkululeko Sokhela seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That kick from Sokhela tenderised Da Vinci's leg. Da Vinci is trying to keep his angry face on.
Da Vinci throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sokhela.
Da Vinci misses with a looping right.
Sokhela will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Sokhela stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Da Vinci.
Da Vinci throws a wild body kick that Sokhela sees coming a mile off.
Sokhela stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Da Vinci.
An inside leg kick from Da Vinci misses.
Sokhela throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sokhela swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Da Vinci counters with a slapping leg kick.
Sokhela misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Da Vinci takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Da Vinci scoring well with a low kick there.
Sokhela pivots, looking for a leg kick but Da Vinci is out of range and Sokhela settles back down.
Sokhela checks the leg kick.
Sokhela misses with a hook to the body
and Da Vinci counters with a thumping low kick.
Da Vinci feints and then cracks Sokhela's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sokhela down.
A low kick from Sokhela misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sokhela throws a sloppy head kick and Da Vinci moves out of range easily.
Sokhela misses with a lunging right hand
and Da Vinci counters with an outside leg kick.
Da Vinci scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sokhela checks a leg kick nicely.
Da Vinci fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sokhela throws the kick towards the body but Da Vinci avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Vinci misses with a leg kick.
Da Vinci throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Sokhela swings widly with a right hand
and Da Vinci makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Da Vinci has managed to clinch.
Da Vinci struggles to land a body shot inside as Sokhela controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sokhela creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nkululeko Sokhela has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sokhela misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sokhela.
Da Vinci landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Da Vinci unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Sokhela managing to block the knees to the body from Da Vinci.
Sokhela swings wildly with an uppercut but Da Vinci uses good head movement to avoid it.
Da Vinci escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sokhela checks a leg kick.
Sokhela tries to land a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Da Vinci throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sokhela appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Sokhela throws a head kick but Da Vinci moves out of range.
Da Vinci swings away with a leg kick that misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sokhela tries a head kick but it misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Da Vinci.
A nice inside leg kick there by Da Vinci. That's going to slow Sokhela down.
Da Vinci blocks a head kick by Sokhela.
Da Vinci tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Sokhela is able to avoid easily.
As Da Vinci looks to move away, Sokhela throws a big counter combo but Da Vinci just gets out of the way.
Sokhela misses with a left hand
and Da Vinci counters with a low kick, right behind Sokhela 's knee.
Da Vinci misses with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Leonardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Da Vinci has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight for Leonardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci!
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight for Leonardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci!
Judge David Hoff scores the fight for Leonardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci!
Leonardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Leonardo Di Ser Piero Da Vinci thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Litill Bjornsson (ranked 33 p4p, 0 weight class) and Coach Jab (ranked 2540 p4p, 298 weight class). Coach Jab will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Litill Bjornsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Coach Jab!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Daniel Franklin and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jab looks to land a left hand but Bjornsson moved out of range nicely.
Bjornsson throws a lazy right hand but Jab sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bjornsson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jab throws a good cross that connects.
Jab throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bjornsson counters with a straight right hand.
Bjornsson misses the shot to the body.
A slow jab from Jab misses its intended target.
Jab misses with a lunging right hand
and Bjornsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Bjornsson walks into a straight right hand from Jab.
A punch combination from Jab misses.
Bjornsson wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Bjornsson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bjornsson throws a jab but it's blocked by Jab.
Jab clinches with his opponent.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bjornsson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Bjornsson.
Bjornsson pulls guard.
Bjornsson has his feet on Jab's thighs here. He's pushed Jab off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Jab screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Litill Bjornsson!
Litill Bjornsson 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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