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The Island Season 9, 185 lbs, Round 1 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bora Lutar (ranked 4056 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hulk Hogan (ranked 303 p4p, 43 weight class). Hogan has chosen My Time Is Now as his entrance music. Hulk Hogan is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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193 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bora Lutar!
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, Hulk Hogan!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hogan moves forwards but Lutar connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hogan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lutar tries to counter by clinching up but Hogan breaks away and moves out of range.
Hogan lands with a straight right. Lutar didn't see that one coming.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hogan.
Lutar sneaks out the side door and pushes Hogan away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hogan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short right from Hogan on the inside.
It looks like Bora Lutar has been cut.
Hogan lands a right hand.
Lutar taking a breather.
Hogan prevents a body shot from Lutar.
Hogan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hogan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lutar misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lutar struggles to land a body shot inside as Hogan controls his hands.
Lutar tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hogan's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lutar tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hogan has clasped his hands together around Lutar's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The ground and pound from Hogan seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Hogan creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Lutar sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Hogan cracks Lutar with a big right hand but Lutar just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Hogan landing strikes.
Bora Lutar's cut is getting worse.
Lutar struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hogan working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Hogan lands a decent elbow from side control.
Lutar is rocked!
Bora Lutar's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Hogan lands a big elbow and you can see that really hurt Lutar! Hogan senses the opportunity and scores with more strikes - he's put Lutar out! The ref tackles him out of the way to prevent him landing more strikes - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Hulk Hogan!
Hulk Hogan thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Garcia (ranked 1719 p4p, 216 weight class) and Marcus Yonic (ranked 2411 p4p, 0 weight class). Rafael Garcia had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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 middleweight 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, Rafael Garcia!
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, Marcus Yonic!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Winston Alpacca and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yonic shoots in and drives through. Garcia sprawls well.
Yonic shoots in looking for a takedown. Garcia tries to sprawl out of it but Yonic keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Garcia manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Garcia.
Yonic looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Garcia shoots in for a takedown but Yonic shows good takedown defense.
Yonic drives through with a takedown into Garcia's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yonic won't allow Garcia to sweep him here.
Garcia has his foot on Yonic's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Yonic works his way back into a safe position though.
Garcia preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yonic lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Garcia is looking for a triangle but Yonic pushes his legs off easily.
Garcia keeping moving, preventing Yonic from controlling successfully.
Garcia has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Yonic is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Garcia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Garcia manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
We've been hearing good reports from Garcia'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.
Yonic is pressing down on Garcia's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Yonic keeping moving, preventing Garcia from controlling successfully.
Yonic trying to control the position here.
Yonic working for a triangle but Garcia defends it easily.
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but Yonic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia looking to pass the guard.
Garcia being controlled here momentarily.
Garcia trying to control but Yonic is working from the bottom.
Garcia sitting in guard here, content to control.
Garcia preventing the sweep.
Yonic keeping moving, preventing Garcia from controlling successfully.
Garcia pushes down on Yonic's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Garcia lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia tries to pass to full mount but Yonic defends it.
Yonic is defending against the submission attempts here by Garcia.
Garcia looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Garcia works his way into full mount!
Yonic is looking to improve his position but Garcia isn't that keen on the idea.
Garcia wants to control the pace but Yonic is squirming around nicely.
Yonic has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Garcia tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yonic defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Garcia.
Yonic is trying to escape the mount.
Garcia trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Garcia is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Yonic is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Yonic keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Garcia lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Yonic hang on?
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Yonic wants to control but Garcia is having none of it.
Garcia looking to control but Yonic is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Garcia dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Yonic slaps away a takedown attempt from Garcia, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Garcia tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Yonic swivels and escapes.
Garcia displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Yonic.
Garcia changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Garcia lands a body shot.
Garcia stuffs the takedown.
Yonic throws a hook to the side of Garcia's head but Garcia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garcia swings for the body but Yonic moves out of range.
Marcus Yonic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yonic fails with a takedown attempt.
Rafael Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Yonic.
Garcia slips under a jab.
Garcia is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yonic can do to turn this around?
Yonic moves out of range of the strikes.
Garcia throws out a loose jab but Yonic uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Yonic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Garcia misses.
Garcia tries to sprawl but Yonic drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Yonic is thwarting Garcia's attempts to control the position.
Yonic scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Yonic looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Yonic lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Garcia moves into full guard.
Marcus Yonic has got the better of the ground game so far.
Yonic landing with the ground and pound.
Yonic is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Garcia working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Yonic doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Yonic manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yonic lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia is trying to control the position but Yonic postures up.
Yonic with a nice head shot there.
Yonic keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Garcia's head.
Garcia looking for a guillotine here but Yonic defends easily.
Garcia looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Yonic puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Garcia wants to get back to full guard.
Yonic lands with a punch from half guard.
Ground and pound from Yonic.
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. Yonic connects with a nice short shot to Garcia's temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Garcia is looking to improve his position.
Yonic is keen to just control but Garcia is a slippery customer.
Garcia is trying to maintain the position but Yonic is very close to passing his half guard.
Garcia is trying to get back to full guard.
Yonic 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.
Yonic prevents Garcia from improving his position.
Yonic takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Garcia wants to control but Yonic is keeping busy.
Garcia has hold of Yonic's hands but Yonic slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yonic looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Garcia with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Yonic seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Garcia does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Garcia tries to roll over but Yonic keeps him under control.
Garcia is not content to let Yonic control the position.
Garcia looking for submissions off his back.
Yonic is thwarting Garcia's attempts to control the position.
Yonic lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Yonic drops an elbow to the side of Garcia's head.
Garcia looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Yonic working Garcia over with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Yonic 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!
A jab from Yonic misses.
Yonic dives in for a single leg takedown but Garcia sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Yonic fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Yonic misses the shot to the body.
Yonic closes the distance and clinches up with Garcia, looking for a takedown. Yonic pushes Garcia against the cage but Garcia circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rafael Garcia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Yonic.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garcia. Yonic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Yonic shoots for a double leg takedown but Garcia sprawls well. He's pushed Yonic's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Garcia half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Garcia tries for a takedown but Yonic circles away easily
and Yonic counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia is trying to control but can't.
Yonic moves nicely into side control.
Garcia is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia can't do much from the bottom here.
Yonic is trying to get an arm triangle but Garcia is defending well.
Garcia tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Yonic lands a decent elbow from side control.
Garcia tries to improve position but can't.
Garcia is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Yonic off and has taken his back!
Garcia looking for the choke from the back.
Garcia doesn't have the hooks in and Yonic manages to turn into his guard.
Garcia is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yonic landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia keeping moving, preventing Yonic from controlling successfully.
Yonic forces his way into half guard.
Yonic working Garcia over with strikes.
Garcia is looking to improve his position.
Yonic performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Garcia is trying to get back to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia wants to get back to full guard but Yonic has passed into side control.
Garcia can't do much from the bottom here.
Yonic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Garcia keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yonic lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Garcia is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Yonic's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Yonic is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Garcia is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Yonic scores with a couple of nice shots.
Yonic prevents Garcia from improving his position.
Marcus Yonic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Garcia regains full guard. Nicely done.
Rafael Garcia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Garcia is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Yonic is aware though and is defending well.
Yonic controlling from the top position.
Yonic distracts Garcia with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yonic distracts Garcia with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Garcia escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Yonic gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Yonic is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Yonic's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Garcia looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Garcia looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Yonic distracts Garcia with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Yonic with a nice head shot there.
Garcia has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Yonic can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Yonic's corner is telling him to maintain position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcus Yonic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Yonic 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 Peter Branson scores the fight for Marcus Yonic!
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Marcus Yonic!
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight for Marcus Yonic!
Marcus Yonic wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Marcus Yonic thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Petey Williams (ranked 2846 p4p, 0 weight class) and Repa Kiki (ranked 1298 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams comes to the cage accompanied by Wild Thing. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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189 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Petey Williams!
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, Repa Kiki!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiki scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Williams fails to land the takedown.
Kiki misses with a hook.
Williams drops his hands momentarily and Kiki takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kiki blocks a jab.
Williams rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kiki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Williams takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Williams 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.
Kiki digs a good body shot into Williams's ribs.
Kiki scores with a jab to the head.
Kiki throws a lazy right hand but Williams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Williams.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams shoots in for a takedown but Kiki shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Williams throws a right and a left that Kiki avoids nicely.
Kiki dips to his left and cracks Williams with an uppercut!
Williams goes for a double leg but Kiki avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Kiki continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Petey Williams. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kiki stuffs the takedown.
Kiki throws an overhand right that drops Williams like a sack of potatoes! Kiki dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Repa Kiki!
An out of breath Repa Kiki 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Markus Somerkoski (ranked 1004 p4p, 137 weight class) and Takanori Gomi (ranked 3033 p4p, 341 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Takanori Gomi was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Markus Somerkoski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Takanori Gomi!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Sandra Marshall and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomi leaves Somerkoski with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gomi shoots for a takedown but Somerkoski saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gomi gets caught flat footed, as Somerkoski shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Somerkoski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gomi working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Somerkoski doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Somerkoski manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Somerkoski drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Gomi dives on top into guard.
Gomi looking to pass the guard.
My spies in Temp Spar Gym inform me that Gomi has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Somerkoski is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gomi defends well.
We've been hearing good reports from Somerkoski'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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Somerkoski is trying to control the position here. Gomi has hold of a guillotine from the top though... oh, that looks naaaaasty, will Somerkoski tap? Yes he will! The fight is all over! Gomi jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Takanori Gomi!
Takanori Gomi thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diego Silva (ranked 3334 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jormungand Bolverk (ranked 648 p4p, 0 weight class). Jormungand Bolverk has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Diego Silva!
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, Jormungand Bolverk!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Daniel Franklin and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bolverk counters with a stiff right hand.
Bolverk gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bolverk lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Silva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A hook to the body from Silva.
Silva holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bolverk misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva trying to stall but Bolverk improves his position.
Silva slows down the pace here.
Silva tries to work over Bolverk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva slowing the pace effectively.
Silva is working Bolverk over against the cage.
Bolverk prevents a body shot from Silva.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Silva.
Silva looking to slow down the pace here.
Silva tries to work over Bolverk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva misses with a punch to the body.
Silva blocking some punches.
Bolverk lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Silva lands an elbow inside that Bolverk shrugs off.
It looks like Jormungand Bolverk has been cut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Silva swings wildly with an uppercut but Bolverk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Bolverk lands an uppercut.
Silva lands with a right to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bolverk.
Bolverk gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bolverk has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Bolverk avoids a wild elbow strike from Silva.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolverk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bolverk blocks an uppercut.
Bolverk lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Silva throws an elbow but misses.
Silva lands a hook that snaps the head of Bolverk backwards.
Silva blocking some punches.
Silva trying to stall but Bolverk improves his position.
Silva tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bolverk scores with a shoulder strike.
Bolverk lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bolverk is leaning against Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A hook to the body from Bolverk.
Bolverk lands with a left to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Silva working aggressively here.
Bolverk blocks a body shot from Silva.
A short left from Bolverk.
Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bolverk backwards.
Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Silva is looking to control Bolverk's arms but Bolverk gets an underhook and turns him. Now Silva has his back to the cage.
Bolverk lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Silva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolverk misses with a body punch.
Silva tries to work over Bolverk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva lands a nice uppercut.
Bolverk misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bolverk takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bolverk struggles to land a body shot inside as Silva controls his hands.
Silva tries to work over Bolverk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Silva.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bolverk as Silva tries to tie him up.
A short left from Bolverk.
Silva is trying to maintain a safe position but Bolverk gets an underhook and turns Silva into the cage.
Silva misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva is looking to control Bolverk's arms but Bolverk gets an underhook and turns him. Now Silva has his back to the cage.
A short uppercut from Silva.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bolverk.
Bolverk takes an elbow to the temple.
That has opened up Jormungand Bolverk's cut even more.
Bolverk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bolverk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Bolverk blocks an elbow strike from Silva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bolverk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Nice body punch from Bolverk - that landed with a thud.
Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Bolverk controls the action.
Bolverk lands an uppercut.
A short right from Bolverk.
Bolverk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silva.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bolverk.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Bolverk controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Silva - that landed with a thud.
Bolverk can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Silva looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Bolverk misses with some punches.
Bolverk blocks an uppercut.
Bolverk blocks an elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silva blocking some punches.
Bolverk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva lands a body punch.
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 Diego Silva will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jormungand Bolverk's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
Bolverk fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bolverk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Bolverk.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bolverk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bolverk throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Silva throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bolverk lands with a light punch inside.
Bolverk working aggressively here.
Silva taking a breather.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Bolverk avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
Silva trying to stall but Bolverk improves his position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Silva looking to slow down the pace here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bolverk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Silva is trying to maintain a safe position but Bolverk gets an underhook and turns Silva into the cage.
Silva tries to work over Bolverk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bolverk lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bolverk takes an elbow to the temple.
Bolverk lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Jormungand Bolverk seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bolverk blocks a body shot from Silva.
Bolverk misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bolverk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bolverk tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Bolverk lands a shoulder strike.
Bolverk misses with a punch to the body.
A right hand to the body from Silva.
Bolverk scores with a nice hook to the head.
Silva goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bolverk scores with a nice hook to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Bolverk.
Silva lands an elbow inside.
Bolverk lands a right hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Bolverk makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bolverk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bolverk avoids a wild elbow strike from Silva.
Silva tries a body shot but Bolverk blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bolverk blocking some punches.
Bolverk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Bolverk blocks an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bolverk prevents a body shot from Silva.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Bolverk controls the action.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bolverk as Silva tries to tie him up.
Bolverk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Silva tries to work over Bolverk's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Bolverk as the two fighters clinch.
Bolverk scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bolverk as Silva tries to tie him up.
Bolverk lands with a light punch inside.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Bolverk controls his hands.
Bolverk digs a right hand underneath Silva's ribcage. Silva let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bolverk lands with a light punch inside.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Bolverk controls his hands.
Bolverk lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Bolverk avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
Silva working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bolverk lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bolverk misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Silva.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bolverk's elbow.
Bolverk pushes Silva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bolverk.
Bolverk blocks a body shot from Silva.
Bolverk lands a left hand that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Bolverk scores with a hook to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bolverk.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bolverk.
Bolverk lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Silva or not.
Bolverk lands a shoulder strike.
Silva is rocked!
Silva takes a shot to the head.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bolverk works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bolverk works on Silva's body with a couple of short punches.
Bolverk scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bolverk lands a right hand.
Bolverk lands a shot to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bolverk.
Bolverk lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bolverk lands a nice shot to the body.
Bolverk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bolverk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from Bolverk.
Silva tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bolverk's elbow.
Bolverk pushes Silva back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bolverk has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bolverk scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Good body shot from Bolverk.
Bolverk lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bolverk lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Silva to his knees! Bolverk keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jormungand Bolverk!
After winning the bout, Jormungand Bolverk 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Rorion Gracie (ranked 1405 p4p, 175 weight class) and Raiam Dos Santos (ranked 2896 p4p, 0 weight class). Gracie kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Olha a Explosăo. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rorion Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Raiam Dos Santos!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie misses with an uppercut.
Dos Santos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gracie.
Dos Santos rushes Gracie and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dos Santos content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Gracie looking to slow down the pace here.
Dos Santos gets through Gracie's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
It looks like Rorion Gracie has been cut.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Dos Santos forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Dos Santos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gracie or not.
Gracie tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Dos Santos just stands there and leans against the cage.
Dos Santos scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie slowing the pace effectively.
Nice body punch from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos avoiding damage.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Dos Santos forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rorion Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dos Santos digs a right hand into Gracie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gracie's gas tank.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dos Santos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gracie's elbow.
A short uppercut from Dos Santos.
Gracie wants to get back to striking at distance but Dos Santos won't allow it.
Dos Santos scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dos Santos tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gracie's elbow.
Gracie jumps guard but Dos Santos turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dos Santos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gracie fails to pull guard.
Dos Santos lands a body punch in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gracie prevents a body shot from Dos Santos.
Gracie manages to pull guard.
Dos Santos wants to get up but he can't break Gracie's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Dos Santos throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gracie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dos Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dos Santos is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Dos Santos would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Dos Santos is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Gracie has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Dos Santos is looking to defend but Gracie has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Dos Santos! Gracie pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Dos Santos taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Rorion Gracie!
Rorion Gracie 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Sake Chu (ranked 2489 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Beukeboom (ranked 1602 p4p, 0 weight class). Chu comes to the cage accompanied by Daughtry - Renegade. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sake Chu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bill Beukeboom!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beukeboom scores with a nice head shot.
Beukeboom looks to land a left hand but Chu moved out of range nicely.
Beukeboom throws a combination. Chu tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Beukeboom forces Chu back against the cage and clinches.
Chu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Beukeboom lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chu backwards.
Beukeboom throws a punch but it's blocked by Chu.
Beukeboom doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chu lands a body punch in the clinch.
Chu breaks from the clinch.
Beukeboom lands a jab.
Beukeboom scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Chu.
Chu has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad The Island in the buildup to the fight.
Beukeboom displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chu throws out the jab.
Beukeboom lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Beukeboom.
Beukeboom steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chu.
Chu ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beukeboom moves away.
Beukeboom slips a jab from Chu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beukeboom.
Chu ducks under a wild hook from Beukeboom.
A swing and a miss from Beukeboom.
Beukeboom throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Chu.
Chu fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Beukeboom on the side of the head.
It looks like Bill Beukeboom has been cut.
Chu sends Beukeboom crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Chu is motioning to the referee to let Beukeboom up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Beukeboom is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chu walks into a straight right hand from Beukeboom.
Beukeboom is still on wobbly legs! Can Chu finish him?
Chu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Beukeboom goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Beukeboom misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Chu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Chu steps in with a hook that catches Beukeboom right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Chu follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Beukeboom looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sake Chu!
Sake Chu bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Edmonds (ranked 554 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Ngoss (ranked 3578 p4p, 389 weight class). Edmonds comes to the cage accompanied by Frankie Smith - Double Dutch Bus. This should be fireworks!
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Edmonds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, David Ngoss!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edmonds fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Ngoss to the ground. Edmonds is now in Ngoss's guard.
Ngoss has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Edmonds can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ngoss wants to improve his position but instead Edmonds has moved into half guard.
Ngoss is looking to improve his position.
Ngoss wants to control but Edmonds is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Edmonds is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Ngoss sees it coming and defends easily.
Ngoss trying to hold on to Edmonds's head to control him but Edmonds postures up.
Ngoss looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ngoss is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ngoss pushes Edmonds off looking to stand but Edmonds dives back in and keeps control.
Ngoss tries to roll over but Edmonds keeps him under control.
Edmonds is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Ngoss is just riding it out for now. Edmonds eventually gives up the hold.
Edmonds is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
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.
Ngoss looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Edmonds is looking for a kimura but Ngoss is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Edmonds to get the leverage.
Edmonds uses his free foot to push down on Ngoss's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Ngoss.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ngoss is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Edmonds looking to isolate an arm here. Ngoss doesn't see it coming and as Edmonds extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Edmonds!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John Edmonds!
John Edmonds thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harold Finch (ranked 3981 p4p, 415 weight class) and Antonio Luna (ranked 424 p4p, 62 weight class). Luna has chosen Noypi by Bamboo as his entrance music. Harold Finch could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Antonio Luna's chin.
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192 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Harold Finch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Antonio Luna!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finch throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Luna swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Luna has closed the distance and engaged Finch in a clinch.
Luna cracks Finch with a nice body shot.
Luna gets through Finch's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Luna's coach down at Cozad The Island was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Luna's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Finch tries to break the clinch but Luna is controlling the position.
Finch definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Luna keeps control of Finch as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Finch tries to break the clinch but Luna is controlling the position.
Luna lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Luna scores with a shot to the side of Finch's head.
Finch wants to get back to striking at distance but Luna won't allow it.
Luna lands with a left to the head.
A short uppercut from Luna.
Luna makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Finch is rocked!
It looks like Harold Finch has been cut.
Luna keeps control of Finch as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Oh Finch is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Luna softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
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!
Finch looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Luna prevents Finch from breaking the clinch.
Finch seems to have got his legs back now.
Luna lands a big right hand that drops Finch! The killer instinct kicks in and Luna finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Luna!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antonio Luna!
Antonio Luna seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eduardo Fernandino (ranked 1565 p4p, 199 weight class) and David Carter (ranked 2418 p4p, 0 weight class). Eduardo Fernandino has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eduardo Fernandino!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, David Carter!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fernandino throws a hook to the side of Carter's head but Carter sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Carter! But no joy.
Carter throws a body shot but no joy.
Carter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fernandino manages to avoid it.
David Carter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carter gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Fernandino looks to score with a jab to the body but Carter is just out of range.
Fernandino looks to land a right hand but Carter moved out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Carter! But no joy.
Fernandino misses with an uppercut. Carter saw that one coming.
Nice cross by Fernandino.
Fernandino misses with an uppercut.
Carter clinches up against the cage.
Carter tries a body shot but Fernandino blocks it.
Carter pushes Fernandino back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Carter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fernandino lands a hook to the side of the head.
Carter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fernandino backwards.
Carter gets through Fernandino's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fernandino throws a head punch that misses.
Fernandino misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carter lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Carter scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fernandino blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Carter misses with a punch on the inside.
Carter cracks Fernandino with a nice body shot.
Carter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fernandino fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fernandino's elbow.
Carter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carter lands with a right to the head.
Fernandino blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Carter.
Carter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fernandino.
Fernandino scores with a nice hook to the head.
Carter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fernandino backwards.
Carter throws a punch but it's blocked by Fernandino.
A short right from Fernandino on the inside.
Carter working some nice short punches in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body punch from Carter - that landed with a thud.
Fernandino 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.
Carter misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hand to the body from Carter.
Carter scores with a nice hook to the head.
A body shot lands from Carter.
Fernandino prevents a body shot from Carter.
Carter scores with a shoulder strike.
Carter lands a left hand.
Carter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carter misses with a short punch on the inside.
Carter looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carter.
Carter can't find room to land a body shot as Fernandino controls the action.
Carter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carter lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Carter misses with a body punch.
Carter lands with a short shot to the head.
Carter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carter tries a body shot but Fernandino blocks it.
Carter struggles to land a body shot inside as Fernandino controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter is leaning against Fernandino and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Carter lands a nice uppercut.
Fernandino lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Carter or not.
A short right from Carter.
A right hook to the body lands for Carter.
Fernandino misses with some punches.
Carter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carter lands with a right to the head.
Carter lands a hook to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Carter.
Still in the clinch, Carter scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fernandino throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Carters head.
Carter swings wildly with an uppercut but Fernandino uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carter misses with a body punch.
Still in the clinch, Carter scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carter lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fernandino.
Fernandino is breathing heavily.
A right hand to the body from Carter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fernandino backwards.
Carter tries to throw a body punch but Fernandino avoids it by throwing Carter back against the cage.
Carter tries a body shot but Fernandino blocks it.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Carter.
Carter lands a left hand.
A short uppercut from Carter.
Carter tries a body shot but Fernandino blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Carter scores with a nice short uppercut.
Carter lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Carter lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Fernandino.
Fernandino tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A right handed body shot lands from Carter.
Fernandino blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Carter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fernandino backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carter cracks Fernandino with a nice body shot.
Carter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Carter lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Carter.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Carter dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Carter cracks Fernandino with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Carter ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Carter. Fernandino does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carter moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Carter instigates a clinch.
Carter scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short uppercut from Carter.
Carter lands with a light punch inside.
Carter tries to work over Fernandino's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Carter lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Carter tries to throw a body punch but Fernandino avoids it by throwing Carter back against the cage.
A short right from Carter.
Carter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Carter throws a punch but it's blocked by Fernandino.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carter lands an uppercut.
Carter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fernandino misses with a hook from the clinch.
Fernandino has a couple of punches blocked by Carter.
Carter can't find room to land a body shot as Fernandino controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fernandino misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fernandino lands a hook that snaps the head of Carter backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Carter.
Fernandino misses with some punches.
Carter lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Carter tries to throw a body punch but Fernandino avoids it by throwing Carter back against the cage.
Carter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carter digs a right hand into Fernandino's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fernandino's gas tank.
Carter tries a body shot but Fernandino blocks it.
Fernandino tries to throw a body punch but Carter avoids it by throwing Fernandino back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Carter as the two fighters clinch.
Carter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carter lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fernandino backwards.
Carter lands a body shot in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Carter.
Fernandino swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carter blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Good body shot from Carter.
Carter gets through Fernandino's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fernandino backwards.
David Carter seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carter misses with a punch to the body.
Carter lands a body shot.
Carter lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Carter on the inside.
Nice body punch from Carter.
Carter tries to work over Fernandino's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Carter.
A hook to the body from Carter.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Carter creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Carter.
Carter tries a body shot but Fernandino blocks it.
Carter lands a body punch in the clinch.
Carter can't find room to land a body shot as Fernandino controls the action.
Carter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fernandino's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Carter.
Carter gets through Fernandino's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Carter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fernandino backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Carter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter lands with a left to the head.
Fernandino's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Carter lands a left hand.
Carter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fernandino blocks a body shot from Carter.
Carter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Carter.
Fernandino takes a shot to the head.
Carter lands a shot to the body.
Carter blocks an uppercut.
Carter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Carter digs a right hand underneath Fernandino's ribcage. Fernandino let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short uppercut from Carter.
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!
Carter stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Carter working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Carter throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fernandinos head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Carter.
Carter scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter blocking some punches.
Carter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A body shot lands from Carter.
A nice left hand lands by Carter.
Carter lands a nice uppercut.
Carter can't find room to land a body shot as Fernandino controls the action.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Carter creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fernandino is trying to break the clinch but Carter is controlling him.
Carter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carter blocks an uppercut.
Carter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Carter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fernandino blocks an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Carter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fernandino backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fernandino.
A hook to the body from Carter.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Carter.
Carter lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Carter 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! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Fernandino misses with a body shot.
Good shot there by Fernandino.
A shot to the liver by Carter. Beautiful body shot.
Carter is looking to clinch but Fernandino is avoiding it.
Fernandino throws a hook but Carter blocks it.
Fernandino takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fernandino cracks Carter with a good jab.
Fernandino moves out of range of the strikes.
A shot to the liver by Fernandino. Beautiful body shot.
Fernandino wants to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carter fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fernandino looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Carter scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Carter closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fernandino tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fernandino cracks Carter with a nice body shot.
Carter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carter takes a shot to the head.
Carter throws a head punch that misses.
Carter lands with a left to the head.
Fernandino blocks a body shot from Carter.
Carter prevents a body shot from Fernandino.
Carter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fernandino lands a right hand that snaps the head of Carter backwards.
Fernandino has a couple of punches blocked by Carter.
Carter throws a head punch that misses.
Nice body punch from Carter.
Fernandino tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carter blocking some punches.
Carter lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter can't find room to land a body shot as Fernandino controls the action.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fernandino misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carter lands with a left to the head.
Carter can't find room to land a body shot as Fernandino controls the action.
Fernandino prevents a body shot from Carter.
Carter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Fernandino's elbow.
Carter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Carter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fernandino misses with some punches.
Carter lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carter misses with the head strike.
Carter is working Fernandino over against the cage.
Carter lands a body shot.
Carter lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A hook to the body from Carter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter lands with a right to the head.
Carter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fernandino tries to work over Carter's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Carter lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fernandino backwards.
A right hand to the body from Carter.
Carter scores with a nice hook to the head.
Carter digs a right hand underneath Fernandino's ribcage. Fernandino let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Carter struggles to land a body shot inside as Fernandino controls his hands.
Carter lands with a light punch inside.
Eduardo Fernandino has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carter cracks Fernandino with a nice body shot.
Carter lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Carter.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Carter.
A hook to the body from Carter.
Carter lands an uppercut.
Carter lands a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Fernandino.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Carter.
Carter scores with a shot to the side of Fernandino's head.
A nice left hand lands by Carter.
A nice left hand lands by Carter.
A short body shot lands from Carter as the two fighters clinch.
Carter lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Carter tries a body shot but Fernandino blocks it.
Carter lands a right hand.
Carter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Carter.
David Carter is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fernandino tries a body shot but Carter blocks it.
Carter softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Carter digs a right hand into Fernandino's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Fernandino's gas tank.
A nice left hand lands by Carter.
Fernandino blocks a body shot from Carter.
Fernandino misses with a punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Carter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Carter 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight for David Carter!
Judge David Hoff scores the fight for David Carter!
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight for David Carter!
David Carter wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Scott Lee (ranked 2887 p4p, 326 weight class) and Donato Di Niccolo Di Betto Bardi (ranked 1459 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes to the cage accompanied by Sweet Caroline. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Scott Lee!
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, Donato Di Niccolo Di Betto Bardi!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Di Betto Bardi connects with a solid leg kick.
Di Betto Bardi throws a nice outside leg kick.
Lee tries to clinch up but Di Betto Bardi circles away and keeps his distance.
Di Betto Bardi misses with a looping left.
Lee changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Di Betto Bardi tries to avoid it but Lee manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Di Betto Bardi to the ground. Di Betto Bardi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Di Betto Bardi throws out a counter right but Lee avoids it with no problem.
Di Betto Bardi gets tackled into the cage by Lee. Lee maintains the clinch.
Di Betto Bardi pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lee wants to clinch.
Di Betto Bardi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Di Betto Bardi swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Di Betto Bardi throws out a powerful jab.
Di Betto Bardi goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Scott Lee has been cut.
Lee tries to clinch up.
Di Betto Bardi has managed to clinch.
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!
Di Betto Bardi escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee jabs at Di Betto Bardi's body.
Lee is looking to clinch.
Lee looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Lee misses with a takedown attempt - Di Betto Bardi sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Di Betto Bardi tries a quick counter leg kick but Lee is wise to it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Scott Lee. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Di Betto Bardi swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
Lee fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lee closes this distance looking for a takedown but Di Betto Bardi circles away.
Di Betto Bardi appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Di Betto Bardi scores with a kick to the midsection.
Di Betto Bardi delivers a nice body kick.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Lee tries to clinch up.
Di Betto Bardi lands a big head kick that sends Lee tumbling to the mat! Di Betto Bardi takes a step backwards and waves Lee back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Lee is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A thudding body kick lands there by Di Betto Bardi!
Oh Lee is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Di Betto Bardi throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Lee crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Donato Di Niccolo Di Betto Bardi!
Donato Di Niccolo Di Betto Bardi 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Robert Higgs (ranked 589 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cazacu Bors (ranked 3359 p4p, 367 weight class). Robert Higgs 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Robert Higgs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cazacu Bors!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Dirk Anderson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Higgs throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Bors tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Higgs is in Bors's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Higgs trying to control but Bors is working from the bottom.
Bors is adopting a defensive guard.
Higgs drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Higgs jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Higgs pushing down on Bors's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Higgs maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Bors could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Higgs has cracked it and Bors is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Higgs!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Robert Higgs!
Robert Higgs 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.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bill Wilson (ranked 3304 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doppo Orochi (ranked 843 p4p, 0 weight class). Orochi is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by RISE - I Prevail. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bill Wilson!
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, Doppo Orochi!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orochi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Orochi scores with a sloppy right hand. Wilson should have avoided that one.
It looks like Bill Wilson has been cut.
Orochi ducks under a wild hook from Wilson.
Orochi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wilson.
Orochi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wilson swats away the attempt to clinch by Orochi.
Orochi lands a big right hand that sends Wilson crashing to the mat! Orochi stays standing though and waves Wilson back to his feet!
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!
Wilson closes the distance and clinches.
Orochi misses with a punch to the body.
I was talking to Wilson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Orochi blocks the elbow strike.
Wilson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Orochi.
Orochi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wilson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wilson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Orochi is defending well for now.
Wilson misses with a knee to the head.
Wilson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Orochi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wilson lands an elbow just above Orochi 's eye.
Orochi breaks from the clinch.
Wilson throws a right and a left that Orochi avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson is looking to clinch but Orochi is avoiding it.
Orochi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Wilson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wilson throws a jab but it's blocked by Orochi.
Orochi lands a big right hand that sends Wilson crashing to the mat! Orochi stays standing though and waves Wilson back to his feet!
Wilson is rocked!
Orochi lands with a nice body punch.
Oh Wilson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wilson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilson tries to clinch up.
Wilson seems to have got his legs back now.
Orochi lands with a nice body punch.
Orochi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wilson is breathing heavily.
Wilson is aggressively charging in as Orochi backs up avoiding any damage. Orochi tosses out a jab and Wilson runs right into it face first! Wilson is out cold! Orochi dropped down on all fours and is barking in Wilson's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Doppo Orochi!
A relieved looking Doppo Orochi 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tomi Bryan (ranked 1040 p4p, 142 weight class) and Yka Sonni (ranked 2691 p4p, 306 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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26
192 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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179 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tomi Bryan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Yka Sonni!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bryan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sonni looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bryan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sonni throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bryan scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sonni tries to buck Bryan off but Bryan is having none of it.
Sonni takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Bryan looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Sonni is avoiding damage well.
Sonni parries the strikes from Bryan easily there. Bryan is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Sonni to escape.
Sonni is looking for a sweep.
Bryan throwing strikes but Sonni manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Bryan has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
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!
Bryan gets back to half guard.
Bryan is looking for a sweep. Sonni is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bryan is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bryan manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bryan wants to sweep but no luck.
Sonni looking to sit in guard and control but Bryan gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bryan chips away with some ground and pound.
Bryan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Bryan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bryan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sonni utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonni utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bryan pushes down on Sonni's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bryan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bryan drops an elbow to the side of Sonni's head.
Bryan working over Sonni with some ground and pound. Sonni looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bryan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sonni's head.
Sonni is not content to let Bryan control the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sonni is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bryan scores with a couple of nice shots.
Still in half guard, Bryan seems content to control.
Sonni taking some punishment here, with Bryan in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bryan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bryan 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.
Bryan content to control rather than advance.
Bryan looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sonni with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bryan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bryan controlling the action here.
Bryan winds up and cracks Sonni with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sonni is rocked!
It looks like Yka Sonni has been cut.
Bryan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Sonni defending well though.
Bryan working over Sonni with some ground and pound. Sonni looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bryan takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bryan lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sonni is still in real trouble! Can Bryan finish him?
That has opened up Yka Sonni's cut even more.
Bryan creates some space for himself and unloads with a monster right hand! That one landed with a sickening thud - Sonni is out cold and this one is all over! Bryan climbs onto the cage to celebrate with his corner!! He's shouting something into the camera but he's still got his mouthpiece in so God knows what he's actually saying.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Tomi Bryan!
Tomi Bryan bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ben Cox (ranked 2064 p4p, 247 weight class) and Henry Lancaster (ranked 1713 p4p, 215 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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192 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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185 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ben Cox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Henry Lancaster!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lancaster waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Cox.
Lancaster misses with a hook. Cox ducked under it nicely.
Cox throws a right hand that misses
and Lancaster counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Ben Cox has been cut.
Lancaster throws a lazy right hand but Cox sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cox throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lancaster ducks under a wild hook from Cox.
Cox throws a right hand that misses
enabling Lancaster to counter with a crisp jab.
Cox misses with a left hand
and Lancaster counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Cox badly! Lancaster follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Cox out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Lancaster finished him against the cage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Henry Lancaster!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luther Jackson (ranked 86 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gordon Harper (ranked 4187 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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197 lbs
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190 lbs
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Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Luther Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gordon Harper!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson forces Harper back against the cage and clinches.
Harper tries to throw a body punch but Jackson avoids it by throwing Harper back against the cage.
Harper is working Jackson over against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jackson.
Harper swings wildly with an uppercut but Jackson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good body shot from Harper.
Harper throws a punch but it's blocked by Jackson.
Harper prevents the takedown attempt.
Harper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jackson tightens his grip and picks Harper up, before dumping him to the ground. Harper manages to land in guard.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Harper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jackson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Jackson pushes down on Harper's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Jackson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Harper defending well though.
Harper is trying to get back to full guard.
Jackson trying to control the action but Harper is working from the bottom.
Jackson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jackson lands a nice short elbow.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Harper can do anything to dispel that myth.
Harper on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Jackson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Harper!
Jackson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Harper?
Jackson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Harper hang on?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson unloading with bombs!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Harper in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Harper is rocked!
Jackson working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Harper looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Jackson! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Luther Jackson!
Luther Jackson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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