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The Island Season 9, 205 lbs, Round 3 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Artur Gutu (ranked 1448 p4p, 187 weight class) and Royce Gracie (ranked 110 p4p, 16 weight class). Gracie has chosen Olha a Explosão as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Artur Gutu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Royce Gracie!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gutu misses with a straight left.
Good standup being displayed there by Gutu as he connects with a hook.
Gutu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gutu.
Gutu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gracie.
Gutu definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gracie throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Gutu counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gutu looks to land a left hand but Gracie moved out of range nicely.
Gutu wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
Gutu stuffs the takedown.
Gracie looks to throw the jab but Gutu is out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gutu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gracie.
Gutu gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gracie tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gutu just stands there and leans against the cage.
Gracie working aggressively here.
Gutu goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gutu smiles and moves away.
Artur Gutu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Royce Gracie.
Gutu instigates a clinch.
Gutu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gracie takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Royce Gracie has been cut.
Gutu misses with a punch to the body.
Gutu lands an elbow that stopped Gracie in his tracks for a moment.
Gracie takes an elbow to the temple.
Gutu lands with a light punch inside.
Gutu can't find room to land a body shot as Gracie controls the action.
Gracie jumps guard but Gutu turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Gutu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gutu lands a body punch.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Gutu forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Gutu scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gutu lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gutu digs a right hand into Gracie's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Gracie's gas tank.
Gutu tries to work over Gracie's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Gutu forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Gutu lands with a left to the head.
Gracie tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gracie has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Gutu uses from the top position.
Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gutu can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gutu wants to control from the top but Gracie keeps moving.
Gracie has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Yaw-Yan Ardigma. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie working for a triangle but Gutu defends it easily.
Gracie has his foot on Gutu's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gutu works his way back into a safe position though.
Gutu trying to control the position from guard on top but Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gutu preventing the sweep.
Gutu showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking for a triangle but Gutu pushes his legs off easily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gracie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gutu gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gutu trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gutu showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artur Gutu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Royce Gracie's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gutu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gracie. Gracie circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gracie steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Gutu.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gracie.
Gutu tries to clinch up.
Gutu avoids the body shot from Gracie.
Gutu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gracie.
Gutu moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie takes a shot to the head.
Gutu tries a body shot but Gracie blocks it.
Gutu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gracie can do to turn this around?
Gracie fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gutu lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Gutu misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gutu.
Gutu lands a body shot.
Gutu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Gracie breaks the clinch.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches up with Gutu, looking for a takedown. Gracie pushes Gutu against the cage but Gutu circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Artur Gutu has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Royce Gracie.
Nice shot by Gracie.
Gutu throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gutu tries to clinch there but Gracie circles away.
Gracie drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Gutu defends it well.
Gutu just misses with a punch to the body.
Gracie lands a jab.
Gutu tries to close the distance and clinch but Gracie swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gracie misses with a straight left.
Gracie misses with a left hand
and Gutu counters with a right hand to the body.
Gutu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutu wants to clinch up but Gracie keeps it at a distance.
Gutu gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Gracie to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Gutu knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gutu pulls Gracie in to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Gutu pulls Gracie in to control the position.
Gracie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gutu wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie won't allow Gutu to sweep him here.
Gutu is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Gutu keeps moving.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Gracie forces his way into half guard.
Gracie seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Gutu is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Royce Gracie!
A victorious Royce Gracie 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Apolinario Mabini (ranked 654 p4p, 86 weight class) and Tom Watne (ranked 2471 p4p, 0 weight class). Mabini comes to the cage accompanied by Noypi by Bamboo. Tom Watne will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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210 lbs
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185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Apolinario Mabini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tom Watne!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Michael Johnstone and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watne dips to his left and cracks Mabini with an uppercut!
Watne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mabini throws out the jab.
Watne has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Watne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Watne scores with a shot to the side of Mabini's head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Watne.
Watne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Watne.
A short uppercut from Watne.
Watne misses with a body punch.
Mabini blocks a body shot from Watne.
Mabini fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mabini doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mabini blocking some punches.
Watne misses with some punches.
Watne blocks an uppercut.
Mabini misses with a punch on the inside.
Watne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Watne struggles to land a body shot inside as Mabini controls his hands.
Watne misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watne scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Watne tries a body shot but Mabini blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Watne fails to land.
Mabini scores with a shot to the side of Watne's head.
Watne struggles to land a body shot inside as Mabini controls his hands.
Watne throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Watne blocks an uppercut.
Watne misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mabini has a couple of punches blocked by Watne.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mabini.
A head punch on the inside from Mabini fails to land.
Watne blocks an uppercut.
Mabini lands a shoulder strike.
Watne misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mabini swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Watne tries a body shot but Mabini blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Mabini scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mabini works on Watne's body with a couple of short punches.
Watne misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mabini misses with the head strike.
Watne tries to work over Mabini's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Watne lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Watne.
Watne can't find room to land a body shot as Mabini controls the action.
Mabini working aggressively here.
Watne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Watne working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mabini lands a left hand that snaps the head of Watne backwards.
Watne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mabini scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Watne can't find room to land a body shot as Mabini controls the action.
Watne lands with a left to the head.
Watne misses with a hook to the ribs.
Watne tries to work over Mabini's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Watne throws a punch but it's blocked by Mabini.
Watne swings wildly with an uppercut but Mabini uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mabini blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mabini works on Watne's body with a couple of short punches.
A body shot lands from Watne.
Watne tries to work over Mabini's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Watne wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Watne misses with a body punch.
Watne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Watne can't find room to land a body shot as Mabini controls the action.
Watne misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mabini lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Watne tries a body shot but Mabini blocks it.
Mabini working some nice short punches in the clinch.
It looks like Tom Watne has been cut.
Watne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Watne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mabini blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Watne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mabini's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Watne.
Watne misses with a body punch.
Watne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Mabini.
Mabini blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mabini is leaning against Watne and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mabini lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mabini lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Watne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mabini blocks a body shot from Watne.
Watne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mabini misses with a body punch.
Watne can't find room to land a body shot as Mabini controls the action.
Watne lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mabini.
Watne cracks Mabini with a nice body shot.
Watne tries to throw a body punch but Mabini avoids it by throwing Watne back against the cage.
Watne swings wildly with an uppercut but Mabini uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mabini throws a punch but it's blocked by Watne.
Watne's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mabini misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mabini swings wildly with an uppercut but Watne uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tom Watne will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tom Watne's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Watne lunges at Mabini with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mabini's hand.
Watne swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mabini closes the distance and clinches.
Watne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Watne has a couple of punches blocked by Mabini.
Mabini tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Watne's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Watne fails to land.
Watne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Watne misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mabini swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mabini throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Watnes head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mabini misses with some punches.
Mabini struggles to land a body shot inside as Watne controls his hands.
Watne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mabini's elbow.
Mabini blocks a body shot from Watne.
A short right from Mabini on the inside.
Mabini lands a right hand.
Watne goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watne has a couple of punches blocked by Mabini.
Mabini's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Watne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Watne has a couple of punches blocked by Mabini.
Watne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Watne tries a body shot but Mabini blocks it.
Mabini blocks an uppercut.
Tom Watne seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Watne throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Watne.
Watne misses with some punches.
Mabini doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mabini lands with a left to the head.
Mabini scores with a shoulder strike.
Mabini prevents a body shot from Watne.
Mabini scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mabini blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Mabini scores with a nice hook to the head.
Watne tries a body shot but Mabini blocks it.
A hook to the body from Watne.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watne lands a nice shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watne tries to throw a body punch but Mabini avoids it by throwing Watne back against the cage.
Mabini presses Watne against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Watne.
Watne misses with a punch on the inside.
Watne misses with a hook to the ribs.
Watne doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mabini lands with a right to the head.
Watne misses with a punch to the body.
Mabini lands a shot to the body.
Watne tries to throw a body punch but Mabini avoids it by throwing Watne back against the cage.
Watne misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Watne.
Mabini throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Watnes head.
Mabini blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Mabini scores with a nice short uppercut.
Watne tries to throw a body punch but Mabini avoids it by throwing Watne back against the cage.
A body shot lands from Mabini.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Mabini.
Mabini fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Watne lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mabini lands a body punch.
Watne can't find room to land a body shot as Mabini controls the action.
Mabini tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Watne's elbow.
Mabini lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mabini.
Watne tries a body shot but Mabini blocks it.
Mabini lands an uppercut.
Watne misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mabini lands a shoulder strike.
Mabini lands an uppercut.
A short uppercut from Mabini.
Watne lands a shot to the body.
Mabini blocking some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watne throws a head punch that misses.
Still in the clinch, Mabini scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mabini blocks a body shot from Watne.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watne misses with a hook to the ribs.
Mabini lands a hook that snaps the head of Watne backwards.
Mabini lands with a right to the head.
Mabini's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Watne has a couple of punches blocked by Mabini.
Mabini softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Watne presses Mabini against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mabini blocking some punches.
Watne's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Mabini scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mabini prevents a body shot from Watne.
Watne has a couple of punches blocked by Mabini.
Watne scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mabini gets through Watne's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mabini blocks a body shot from Watne.
Mabini scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Watne fails to land.
Watne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Apolinario Mabini dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tom Watne's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A jab from Watne finds it's way through Mabini's defenses.
A shot to the liver by Watne. Beautiful body shot.
Mabini takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Mabini uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Watne.
Mabini tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Watne manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mabini feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Watne sprawling to the canvas! Watne rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Mabini finish him?!
Watne is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mabini takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Watne is still on wobbly legs! Can Mabini finish him?
Mabini fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mabini moves into range and clinches up with Watne.
Watne misses with a hook from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Mabini - that landed with a thud.
Watne seems to have recovered his senses.
Watne tries to work over Mabini's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Watne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Watne throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mabini.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watne working aggressively here.
A right hook to the body lands for Mabini.
Mabini takes a shot to the head.
Mabini lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mabini blocking some punches.
Mabini blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Mabini has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Mabini lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Watne backwards.
Mabini doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mabini cracks Watne with a nice body shot.
Watne takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Watne misses with a punch on the inside.
Mabini working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Mabini lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Watne tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Watne throws a punch but it's blocked by Mabini.
Watne swings wildly with an uppercut but Mabini uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mabini lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Mabini.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watne is looking to break free of the clinch but Mabini has double underhooks.
Mabini makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Watne misses with a short punch on the inside.
Watne misses with a body punch.
Mabini lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Watne backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Watne fails to land.
Mabini fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Mabini working aggressively here.
A hook to the body from Mabini.
Mabini lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mabini.
A short body shot lands from Mabini as the two fighters clinch.
Mabini scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mabini stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short body shot lands from Mabini as the two fighters clinch.
Mabini lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Watne or not.
Mabini lands a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mabini creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mabini lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Watne throws a punch but it's blocked by Mabini.
Mabini lands an uppercut.
A short right from Mabini on the inside.
Mabini drops Watne onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Watne is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
That has opened up Tom Watne's cut even more.
Watne tries a body shot but Mabini blocks it.
Mabini is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Watne can do to turn this around?
Mabini lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mabini creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Watne with a big uppercut! Watne tries to clinch up but Mabini pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Watne to the mat! Watne covers up and Mabini unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Apolinario Mabini!
Our winner, Apolinario Mabini, 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Whitaker (ranked 1078 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sultan Yusupov (ranked 547 p4p, 0 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 Sultan Yusupov was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Basic striking
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eric Whitaker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sultan Yusupov!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yusupov tries to clinch but Whitaker is having none of it.
Yusupov tries to clinch but Whitaker moves out of range.
Whitaker tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yusupov was well out of range. Poor timing from Whitaker.
Whitaker throws a shot from downtown. Yusupov moves away and avoids it.
Yusupov closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Yusupov lands in his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Whitaker wants to sweep here but Yusupov controlling him for the moment.
Yusupov is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Whitaker keeping moving, preventing Yusupov from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitaker manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Yusupov manages to get himself to full guard.
Whitaker wants to control from the top but Yusupov keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yusupov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Whitaker is aware though and is defending well.
Whitaker scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Whitaker advances to half guard.
Whitaker looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Yusupov with the active half guard here but Whitaker passes nicely into side control.
Whitaker trying to control the action but Yusupov is working from the bottom.
Yusupov takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Yusupov can't do much from the bottom here.
Whitaker creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker in side control lands a decent elbow.
Whitaker is looking to take a break and control but Yusupov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Yusupov is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Yusupov is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Yusupov manages to work his way to half guard, despite Whitaker's best efforts.
Whitaker is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Yusupov actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Yusupov manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Yusupov escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Whitaker gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Whitaker's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Yusupov looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Whitaker has picked Yusupov up and slammed him! Yusupov can't keep hold of the triangle and Whitaker manages to pass to side control!
Yusupov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Yusupov looks to move to half guard but instead Whitaker has passed into mount! Damn!
Whitaker trying to control but Yusupov is having none of it.
Yusupov sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Whitaker drops an elbow to the side of Yusupov's head.
Whitaker seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Yusupov does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker controlling the action here.
Yusupov actively working from the bottom here.
Whitaker is stalling here. Yusupov is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Whitaker seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Yusupov has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Yusupov is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Whitaker knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Yusupov thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Whitaker stops Yusupov from passing to mount.
Whitaker wants to control but Yusupov postures up.
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 Eric Whitaker will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Whitaker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Whitaker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yusupov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yusupov fails with a takedown attempt.
Whitaker is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Whitaker looks to throw the jab but Yusupov is out of range.
Yusupov tries to clinch but Whitaker moves out of range.
Yusupov closes the distance but Whitaker moves to the side
and Whitaker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Whitaker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Whitaker cracks Yusupov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whitaker throws a shot from downtown. Yusupov moves away and avoids it.
Yusupov wants to clinch.
Yusupov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Whitaker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A little feinted left hand from Whitaker on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Whitaker swats away the attempt to clinch by Yusupov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yusupov tries to clinch up.
Whitaker sizes up Yusupov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Whitaker swings for the body but Yusupov moves out of range.
Whitaker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yusupov can do to turn this around?
Yusupov shoots in but Whitaker avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Yusupov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Yusupov shoots and misses
and Whitaker counters with a left to the body.
Eric Whitaker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sultan Yusupov.
Whitaker looks to land a right hand but Yusupov moved out of range.
The crowd cheers as Yusupov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Whitaker doesn't seem phased though.
Yusupov moves out of range as Whitaker strikes.
Yusupov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Whitaker jabs Yusupov right on the nose. Yusupov blinks but takes it well.
Yusupov tries to clinch there but Whitaker circles away.
It looked like Whitaker was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Yusupov.
Yusupov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Whitaker misses.
Yusupov staying out of range there.
Eric Whitaker is winning the standup battle so far.
Whitaker throws a body punch but Yusupov moves out of range.
Yusupov fails to land the takedown.
Whitaker missing with a left hand there. Yusupov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
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!
Whitaker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sultan Yusupov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yusupov loads up on a big right hand but Whitaker slips the punch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Yusupov.
Whitaker throws a shot to the body.
Yusupov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Yusupov dives in for a single leg takedown but Whitaker sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yusupov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Whitaker misses its intended target.
Nice uppercut lands for Whitaker. That snapped Yusupov's head back.
Whitaker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Whitaker sets himself, and Yusupov steps forward looking for the clinch! Whitaker avoids it this time.
Whitaker slips under a jab.
Whitaker connects with a right hand. Yusupov shakes it off.
Yusupov tries to clinch up but Whitaker circles away and keeps his distance.
Whitaker was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Yusupov shoots in for a double leg but Whitaker sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Yusupov moves out of range as Whitaker strikes.
Yusupov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Whitaker.
Yusupov defending well as Whitaker loads up on a big left hand.
Whitaker looks to score with a jab to the body but Yusupov is just out of range.
Yusupov shoots in but Whitaker avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Yusupov is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yusupov wants to clinch up but Whitaker keeps it at a distance.
Whitaker swats away the attempt to clinch by Yusupov.
Whitaker misses the jab.
Yusupov wants to clinch.
Yusupov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Whitaker throws a jab when Yusupov was well out of range.
Whitaker throws a hook but Yusupov blocks it.
Yusupov instigates a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Whitaker breaks the clinch.
Yusupov defending well as Whitaker loads up on a big left hand.
Yusupov misses with a takedown attempt
and Whitaker counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yusupov tries to clinch up.
Yusupov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whitaker.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Whitaker dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Whitaker thuds his right hand into Yusupov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Yusupov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Whitaker swats away the attempt to clinch by Yusupov.
Whitaker keeps the fight on the outside.
Yusupov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Whitaker pinned against the cage. Whitaker gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Whitaker throws a looping overhand right but Yusupov ducks down to avoid it.
Yusupov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Whitaker misses the shot to the body.
Yusupov tries to counter with a clinch but Whitaker shakes him off and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yusupov is looking to clinch.
Yusupov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Whitaker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Whitaker works Yusupov's body with a nice hook.
Whitaker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Whitaker thuds a left hand into Yusupov's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whitaker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yusupov moves away.
Whitaker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yusupov moves away.
Yusupov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whitaker.
Yusupov wants to counter the offense by Whitaker and move into the clinch position.
Whitaker is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Yusupov.
Whitaker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yusupov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yusupov throws a poor cross that misses
and Whitaker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Whitaker scores with a shot to the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Yusupov is defended easily by Whitaker.
Yusupov staying out of range there.
Whitaker takes a swing at Yusupov's ribcage but misses.
Yusupov misses with a takedown
and Whitaker counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Eric Whitaker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sultan Yusupov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker throws a jab when Yusupov was well out of range.
Yusupov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Whitaker throws an overhand right that lands on Yusupov's shoulder, as Yusupov tries to avoid the shot.
Yusupov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Whitaker.
Yusupov tries to close the distance and clinch but Whitaker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Whitaker lands the left hand.
Yusupov fails in his attempt 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!
Whitaker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yusupov moves away.
Yusupov is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Whitaker gets tackled into the cage by Yusupov. Yusupov maintains the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Whitaker.
Whitaker throws a head punch that misses.
Yusupov is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Whitaker to keep the fight standing.
A short left from Yusupov.
Yusupov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Whitaker has a couple of punches blocked by Yusupov.
Whitaker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yusupov tries to pull guard but Whitaker holds him up against the cage and eventually Yusupov drops back down to his feet.
Whitaker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Whitaker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yusupov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Whitaker gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Whitaker takes one to the chin there.
Whitaker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Yusupov.
Yusupov steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Whitaker.
Yusupov darts in trying to clinch
and Whitaker counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Whitaker throws a body punch but Yusupov moves out of range.
Yusupov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Whitaker paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yusupov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Yusupov doesn't manage to clinch there - Whitaker circles away.
Yusupov is looking to clinch.
Sultan Yusupov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eric Whitaker is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whitaker throws a lazy right hand but Yusupov sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Eric Whitaker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yusupov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yusupov moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice defenses there by Yusupov.
The crowd cheers as Yusupov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Whitaker doesn't seem phased though.
Whitaker lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yusupov closes the distance but Whitaker moves to the side
letting Whitaker counter with a right hand.
Whitaker just misses with a punch to the body.
Whitaker throws a body shot but no joy.
Yusupov tries to counter by closing the distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Yusupov.
Whitaker swings for the body but Yusupov moves out of range.
Whitaker takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Whitaker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Whitaker, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Eric Whitaker!
Judge David Hoff scores the fight for Eric Whitaker!
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight for Eric Whitaker!
Eric Whitaker wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Eric Whitaker, 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anton Shibaev (ranked 334 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piet Smit (ranked 1274 p4p, 164 weight class). Smit has chosen Baby Got Back as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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220 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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210 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Anton Shibaev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Piet Smit!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shibaev misses with a straight left.
Shibaev seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Shibaev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shibaev throws a big shot that misses.
Smit appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A big right from Shibaev misses.
Smit raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Smit forces Shibaev back against the cage and clinches.
Shibaev looking to stall.
Shibaev changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Smit fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Shibaev throws an overhand right that lands on Smit's shoulder, as Smit tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smit steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shibaev.
Shibaev shoots in for a takedown but Smit shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Smit appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Shibaev misses with a straight right.
Smit staying out of range there.
Anton Shibaev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smit defending well as Shibaev loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smit uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Shibaev.
Smit stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Smit wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anton Shibaev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shibaev misses with a right hand
enabling Smit to counter with a crisp jab.
Smit tries a head kick but it misses.
Smit has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Shibaev moves out of range of the body kick.
Shibaev scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shibaev is looking to take a break and control but Smit is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Smit preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Shibaev missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Smit is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Shibaev pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smit actively working from the bottom here.
Smit throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Smit looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Smit is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Shibaev pulls his head out easily.
Smit looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Smit controlling the position well.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Shibaev trying to control the action but Smit is working from the bottom.
Smit is trying to get back to full guard.
Smit is looking to control Shibaev's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Smit avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smit is looking for a sweep. Shibaev is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Smit actively working from the bottom here.
Shibaev thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Smit's head.
Smit is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Shibaev pulls his head out easily.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Smit is trying to get back to full guard.
Shibaev lands strikes from half guard.
Smit moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Shibaev throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smit working for a triangle but Shibaev defends it easily.
Shibaev wants to control from the top but Smit keeps moving.
Smit is looking for a triangle but Shibaev pushes his legs off easily.
Shibaev trying to control the position from guard on top but Smit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shibaev avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Smit looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Shibaev passes into side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Smit is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anton Shibaev dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Smit is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Shibaev throws a hook to the side of Smit's head but Smit sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shibaev misses with a hook. Smit ducked under it nicely.
Smit has managed to clinch.
Shibaev stops a takedown attempt from Smit.
Smit is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Shibaev is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Smit pulls him back up using the underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smit prevents a takedown attempt there.
Shibaev creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shibaev misses with an elbow strike.
Smit is pressed up against the cage. Shibaev has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Smit down to the mat. Smit avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anton Shibaev. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smit doesn't manage to clinch there - Shibaev circles away.
Shibaev is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Smit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shibaev.
Shibaev swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Shibaev throws a jab when Smit was well out of range.
Smit gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Shibaev is trying to stall.
Smit prevents a takedown attempt there.
Shibaev wants to take the fight to the mat but Smit manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Shibaev tries for a takedown but Smit manages to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shibaev is looking to break free of the clinch but Smit has double underhooks.
Shibaev misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shibaev trying to control the position but instead, Smit has worked for underhooks and has pushed Shibaev into the cage.
Shibaev can't get the takedown.
Smit has hold of one of Shibaev's legs. Shibaev is fighting the takedown attempt but Smit gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Smit tries to free his leg and advance position but Shibaev is retaining full guard.
Smit thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Smit looking to pass the guard.
Smit lands a couple of elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shibaev controls Smit momentarily but Smit frees himself.
Shibaev keeping moving, preventing Smit from controlling successfully.
Shibaev avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Smit is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Smit trying to control but Shibaev is working from the bottom.
Smit drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Shibaev dives on top into guard.
Shibaev scoring with punches to the head and body.
Smit looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Shibaev passes into side control.
Anton Shibaev overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Shibaev throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Smit is not content to let Shibaev control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smit is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Shibaev's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Smit is trying to maintain the position but Shibaev is very close to passing his half guard.
Smit is not content to let Shibaev control the position.
Smit has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Shibaev escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Shibaev!
Smit parries the strikes from Shibaev easily there. Shibaev is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Smit to escape.
Shibaev 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.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Smit striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Smit is trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shibaev fails to land a wild elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Piet Smit will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Shibaev's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Shibaev closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Smit to the mat! Smit manages to get full guard.
Smit is looking to stand back up but Shibaev counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Smit.
Shibaev not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Smit looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Shibaev is looking to take a break and control but Smit is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Smit wants to get back to his feet.
Shibaev looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smit has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Shibaev is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shibaev 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.
Smit looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
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. Shibaev connects with a nice short shot to Smit's temple.
Shibaev trying to control from half guard but Smit is working away.
Shibaev missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Smit looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Shibaev thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Smit's head.
Smit looking for a kimura from the bottom but Shibaev passes into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shibaev working the ground and pound but Smit is defending the strikes.
Shibaev thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Shibaev is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Smit can do to turn this around?
Smit is looking to regain half guard here but Shibaev keeps moving and retains side control.
Smit struggling a bit here.
Shibaev trying to control the action but Smit is working from the bottom.
Smit can't do much from the bottom here.
Smit tries to get back to half guard but can't.
An elbow from Shibaev crashes against the mat.
Anton Shibaev is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shibaev working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Shibaev creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Smit is looking to reverse the position.
Smit is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Smit wants to control but Shibaev postures up.
Shibaev is looking to take a break and control but Smit is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Smit is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Shibaev off and has taken his back!
Smit is persistently looking for the submission but Shibaev is defending it well.
Smit is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Shibaev with him. Shibaev is trying to defend but Smit has an arm under the chin now! Shibaev grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Piet Smit!
Piet Smit thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nqobile Ndlandla (ranked 2363 p4p, 288 weight class) and Mister Tea (ranked 210 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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200 lbs
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225 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nqobile Ndlandla!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mister Tea!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ndlandla displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Ndlandla fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tea has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Tea instigates a clinch.
Ndlandla scores with a hook to the body.
Tea using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ndlandla has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tea blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tea missing with knees to the body.
Ndlandla misses with a punch to the body.
Tea blocking some punches.
Tea is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Tea misses with a knee to the head.
Tea looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tea misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ndlandla.
Tea lands an elbow that stopped Ndlandla in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Nqobile Ndlandla has been cut.
Ndlandla tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tea's elbow.
Nice elbow from Tea.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short left from Ndlandla.
Tea tries to land knees in the clinch but Ndlandla avoids the damage to the body.
Ndlandla breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ndlandla.
Ndlandla throws a push kick but Tea slaps the foot to one side.
Ndlandla throws a chopping leg kick but Tea manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ndlandla staying out of range there.
Tea slips under a jab from Ndlandla.
Tea misses with a looping right.
Ndlandla scores with a punch to the head.
Ndlandla looks to score with a jab to the body but Tea is just out of range.
Ndlandla slips under a jab from Tea.
Tea walks into a stiff left hand from Ndlandla.
Tea tries to clinch but Ndlandla moves out of range.
Ndlandla tries a head kick but it misses.
Ndlandla throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Tea moves out of range of the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ndlandla takes a swing at Tea's ribcage but misses.
Tea tries to counter with a clinch but Ndlandla shakes him off and moves away.
Tea throws a hook but Ndlandla blocks it.
Ndlandla throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ndlandla with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ndlandla uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tea.
Tea getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tea scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Tea avoids a kick to the body.
Tea tries to clinch but Ndlandla is having none of it.
Ndlandla moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ndlandla tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ndlandla throws a hook but Tea blocks it.
Tea tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ndlandla paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tea drives through and clinches with Ndlandla against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tea lands a knee to the body.
Ndlandla dodges an elbow strike from Tea.
Tea lands a nice knee to the body.
Ndlandla is breathing heavily.
Tea with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Tea takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tea putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ndlandla in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tea with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tea connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ndlandla's face.
Nqobile Ndlandla's cut is getting worse.
Tea misses with an elbow over the top.
Tea putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ndlandla in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Tea creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ndlandla's defenses.
Ndlandla is rocked!
Ndlandla dodges an elbow strike from Tea.
Ndlandla wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tea using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knees to the body from Tea.
Tea has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ndlandla seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tea can turn it around.
Tea trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tea.
Oh Ndlandla is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tea pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tea pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ndlandla dodges an elbow strike from Tea.
Ndlandla blocks the elbow strike.
Ndlandla takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nqobile Ndlandla's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Tea lands a big knee to the head and Ndlandla goes down! Tea pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mister Tea!
Mister Tea thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jambe De Bois (ranked 410 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sol Fitzsimmons (ranked 996 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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205 lbs
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215 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jambe De Bois!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sol Fitzsimmons!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Sandra Marshall and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fitzsimmons looks to throw the jab but De Bois is out of range.
A little feinted left hand from De Bois on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Fitzsimmons lands a right hook to the body.
De Bois scores with the left hand. Fitzsimmons knows he should have avoided that one.
Fitzsimmons misses with a straight left.
Fitzsimmons misses with an uppercut. De Bois saw that one coming.
De Bois listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fitzsimmons tries to score with a low kick but De Bois moves his leg out of the way.
De Bois drives through with a takedown into guard.
Fitzsimmons manages to escape and get back to his feet.
De Bois definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fitzsimmons throws a leg kick that is checked
and De Bois counters with a shoot takedown. Fitzsimmons fights it but they end up in guard.
Fitzsimmons has control of De Bois's left arm, preventing De Bois from doing any damage.
Fitzsimmons looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Bois is looking to work some ground and pound but Fitzsimmons has wrist control.
Fitzsimmons pulls De Bois in close to prevent any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fitzsimmons can do anything to dispel that myth.
De Bois working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Fitzsimmons's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
De Bois postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Fitzsimmons is trying to control the position but De Bois postures up.
De Bois is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fitzsimmons wants to sweep here but De Bois controlling him for the moment.
De Bois postures up.
De Bois lands a couple of decent looking shots.
De Bois in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
De Bois trying to control but Fitzsimmons is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Bois with a flurry of punches that miss.
De Bois stays in close to Fitzsimmons's body and controls the position.
Fitzsimmons looking to hit a scissor sweep but De Bois is one step ahead there.
Fitzsimmons is trying to control the position but De Bois postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
De Bois goes for a double leg but Fitzsimmons avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Fitzsimmons continues to drive forward.
Fitzsimmons tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fitzsimmons lands a jab to the nose.
A jab from Fitzsimmons does it's job there.
Fitzsimmons throws a body punch but De Bois moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons throws a front kick aimed at De Bois's knee but De Bois avoids it well.
Nice defenses there by De Bois.
De Bois dives in and grabs Fitzsimmons's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fitzsimmons pushes down on De Bois's head and hops out.
Sol Fitzsimmons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Fitzsimmons misses.
De Bois drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Fitzsimmons manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Fitzsimmons avoiding damage under a succession of punches from De Bois.
De Bois is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
De Bois not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
De Bois scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Fitzsimmons is looking to improve his position.
De Bois not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Bois is keen to just control but Fitzsimmons is a slippery customer.
Fitzsimmons works his way to full guard. Good work.
De Bois with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fitzsimmons looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but De Bois puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
De Bois is nestled in close to Fitzsimmons, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Fitzsimmons on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
De Bois wants to take a breather but Fitzsimmons is having none of it.
De Bois is taking a breather. Fitzsimmons says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
De Bois landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Fitzsimmons tries to roll over but De Bois keeps him under control.
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 Jambe De Bois will probably get the nod.
That's time! De Bois's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Decent striking displayed by Fitzsimmons there.
Fitzsimmons throws a lazy uppercut
and De Bois counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fitzsimmons thinking.
De Bois closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
De Bois cracks Fitzsimmons with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Fitzsimmons can't do much from the bottom here.
De Bois with the ground and pound but Fitzsimmons regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Fitzsimmons has hold of De Bois's hands but De Bois slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fitzsimmons is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fitzsimmons makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Fitzsimmons.
De Bois with a nice head shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Bois slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
De Bois throws a big right hand that misses.
De Bois in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
De Bois working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
De Bois controls from within his opponent's guard.
Fitzsimmons not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
De Bois lands a couple of digs.
De Bois postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fitzsimmons has control of De Bois's left arm, preventing De Bois from doing any damage.
De Bois throwing strikes from guard but Fitzsimmons blocks nicely.
De Bois in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
De Bois keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Fitzsimmons's head.
De Bois trying to control but Fitzsimmons is working from the bottom.
Fitzsimmons wants to sweep here but De Bois controlling him for the moment.
De Bois throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fitzsimmons works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
De Bois chips away with some ground and pound.
De Bois stays in close to Fitzsimmons's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons trying to keep a closed guard but De Bois is proving a slippery customer.
De Bois lands a couple of digs.
De Bois with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Fitzsimmons controls De Bois momentarily but De Bois frees himself.
De Bois content to stall in guard here.
Fitzsimmons looking for a sweep. Not yet Fitzsimmons, not yet.
De Bois connects with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons wants to sweep here but De Bois controlling him for the moment.
De Bois throws a big right hand that misses.
De Bois working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Fitzsimmons's head.
De Bois scoring with some ground and pound.
De Bois lands a couple of decent looking shots.
De Bois is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
De Bois trying to control the position from guard on top but Fitzsimmons is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
De Bois is looking to work some ground and pound but Fitzsimmons has wrist control.
Fitzsimmons looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jambe De Bois dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Fitzsimmons's hands are dropping dangerously low here and De Bois connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Fitzsimmons scrambles back to his feet.
An inside leg kick from Fitzsimmons misses.
Fitzsimmons gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows De Bois to score an easy takedown into full guard.
De Bois trying to control the position from guard on top but Fitzsimmons is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Bois throwing strikes from guard but Fitzsimmons blocks nicely.
Fitzsimmons is trying to control the position but De Bois postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fitzsimmons is pulling down on De Bois's head. It's preventing any offense from De Bois, at least for the moment.
De Bois trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Fitzsimmons is on top in guard.
Jambe De Bois overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fitzsimmons preventing the sweep.
De Bois avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fitzsimmons is looking to work some ground and pound but De Bois has wrist control.
Fitzsimmons postures up in De Bois's guard and throws a big left but De Bois blocks it.
De Bois looking for a sweep. Not yet De Bois, not yet.
De Bois is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
De Bois winds up and cracks Fitzsimmons with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzsimmons trying to control here.
Well, if De Bois is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
De Bois thows a huge punch but Fitzsimmons dodges it nicely.
Fitzsimmons wants to get back to full guard.
De Bois not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Fitzsimmons is pressing down on De Bois's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
De Bois trying to control the position from guard on top but Fitzsimmons is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
De Bois is looking to work some ground and pound but Fitzsimmons has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Bois scoring with punches to the head and body.
Fitzsimmons is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Fitzsimmons is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
De Bois landing some decent shots from guard.
De Bois is stalling in the full guard.
De Bois working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells De Bois's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
De Bois postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Fitzsimmons keeping moving, preventing De Bois from controlling successfully.
Fitzsimmons looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sol Fitzsimmons has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
De Bois throws an elbow that misses. Fitzsimmons uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in De Bois's guard. Nice move by Fitzsimmons!
Fitzsimmons tries to free his leg and advance position but De Bois is retaining full guard.
Jambe De Bois is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
De Bois tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fitzsimmons postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fitzsimmons in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
De Bois manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fitzsimmons manages to get himself to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jambe De Bois showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for De Bois, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Hoff scores the fight for Jambe De Bois!
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight for Jambe De Bois!
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight for Jambe De Bois!
Jambe De Bois wins by unanimous decision!
Jambe De Bois 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jemerson Culpi (ranked 1694 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Romeo (ranked 655 p4p, 87 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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27
213 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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26
214 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jemerson Culpi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Anthony Romeo!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, David Hoff and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romeo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Culpi takes one on the button.
It looks like Jemerson Culpi has been cut.
Culpi 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.
Romeo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
An inside leg kick from Culpi misses.
Romeo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Culpi thows a leg kick but Romeo checks it
and Romeo counters with a crisp right hand that drops Culpi! Romeo lets Culpi back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
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!
Romeo cracks Culpi with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Culpi tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Romeo pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Culpi is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Romeo!
A victorious Anthony Romeo 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Phil Coleman (ranked 99 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stig Jahr (ranked 1286 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Phil Coleman has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Phil Coleman seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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27
223 lbs
12 - 2 - 0 |
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208 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Phil Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Stig Jahr!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coleman shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Coleman was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Jahr is trying to get back to half guard.
Jahr is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Coleman off and has taken his back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jahr is punishing Coleman with some ground and pound.
Jahr looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Coleman tries to escape but Jahr has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Coleman is working hard here to advance position.
Coleman looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
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!
Coleman avoids the strikes from Jahr.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Jahr. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Jahr struggling to keep hold of the position.
Coleman is trying to break free.
Coleman's coaches at have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Coleman fending off the submission attempt from Jahr.
Jahr is landing with strikes. Coleman can't take much more of this.
Jahr has the hooks in. Coleman is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
I've been told that Jahr has been drilling his wrestling of late, which has already helped him take this fight to the mat. Let's see how much of an impact it has on the outcome of the ground game.
Jahr missing with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jahr doesn't have the hooks in and Coleman manages to turn into his guard.
Jahr has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jahr throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Coleman escapes and throws Jahr's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Jahr tries to improve position but can't.
Jahr gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Coleman seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jahr regains full guard. Nicely done.
Coleman postures up.
Coleman connects with a couple of short punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coleman is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jahr wants to sweep but no luck.
Jahr manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Coleman manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jahr in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Coleman keeping moving, preventing Jahr from controlling successfully.
Jahr throws an elbow that misses. Coleman uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jahr's guard. Nice move by Coleman!
Jahr wants to sweep here but Coleman controlling him for the moment.
Jahr is looking for a triangle but Coleman pushes his legs off easily.
Coleman got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jahr has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Coleman has managed to get both his arms back between Jahr's legs - danger averted.
Coleman cracks Jahr with a solid left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coleman preventing the sweep.
Jahr looking for a guillotine here but Coleman defends easily.
Jahr working for a triangle but Coleman defends it easily.
Jahr keeping moving, preventing Coleman from controlling successfully.
Coleman controlling from the top position.
Coleman scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Stig Jahr will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Coleman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jahr tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Coleman defends well and Jahr ends up having to push Coleman into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jahr just misses with a punch to the body.
Coleman lands a jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Coleman. That snapped Jahr's head back.
Jahr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jahr shoots in looking for a takedown but Coleman manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jahr's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Coleman connects with a jab.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jahr.
Phil Coleman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stig Jahr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Coleman lands with a good body shot.
Coleman shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Jahr manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jahr working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman trying to control the position from guard on top but Jahr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Coleman scoring with some ground and pound.
Jahr seems keen to control Coleman's posture.
Coleman postures up and lands a big shot to Jahr's brow.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jahr is on top in guard.
Coleman preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jahr wants to pass the guard but Coleman is keeping the position.
Jahr wants to control from the top but Coleman keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coleman pulls Jahr in close to his closed guard and prevents Jahr from doing any damage or advancing position.
Jahr with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jahr won't allow Coleman to sweep him here.
Jahr wants to control from the top but Coleman keeps moving.
Phil Coleman overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jahr scoring with some ground and pound.
Jahr with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jahr postures up in Coleman's guard and throws a big left but Coleman blocks it.
Jahr loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jahr throws a big elbow that misses.
Coleman controlling the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Jahr is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Coleman wants to sweep but no luck.
Coleman keeping moving, preventing Jahr from controlling successfully.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Coleman listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Coleman connects with a looping right hand.
Coleman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jahr.
Coleman is looking to counter the offense by Jahr and move into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Coleman or perhaps it was just good defense by Jahr, which made it look bad.
Coleman scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jahr. Coleman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Coleman is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Jahr.
Coleman lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Coleman forces Jahr back against the cage and clinches.
Coleman lands a body shot.
Coleman is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jahr can do to turn this around?
Jahr is trying to pull guard but Coleman has him pressed against the cage.
Jahr drops down looking for an ankle pick but Coleman pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jahr takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jahr misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jahr takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Coleman dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Coleman lands the left hand.
Jahr tries to score a power double leg takedown but Coleman sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jahr somewhat.
As Jahr tries to get set, Coleman tries to push him back and clinch up but Jahr manages to avoid the attempt.
Phil Coleman is winning the standup battle so far.
Coleman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jahr throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Coleman's waist but Coleman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jahr off to one side.
Coleman looks for a takedown but Jahr sprawls well.
Coleman is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Jahr takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jahr looks to land a left hand but Coleman moved out of range nicely.
Jahr gets caught napping as Coleman dives in and scores a takedown. Jahr manages to retain guard.
Jahr wants to sweep but no luck.
Jahr is trying to keep Coleman in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman postures up and lands a big shot to Jahr's brow.
Jahr looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Coleman passes into side control.
Jahr tries to buck Coleman off but Coleman is having none of it.
Jahr manages to get back to half guard.
Coleman slips a nice elbow through Jahr's hands, connecting with Jahr's forehead.
Coleman working the head and body with strikes.
Jahr moves into full guard.
Jahr is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coleman is looking to control Jahr's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Coleman avoid being mounted?
Jahr not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Coleman manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Jahr preventing the sweep.
Jahr tries to free his leg and advance position but Coleman is retaining full guard.
Coleman looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Coleman keeping full guard, as Jahr tries to pass.
Coleman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Coleman holds on and takes a little breather.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Coleman is on top in guard.
Jahr is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Coleman is aware though and is defending well.
Coleman stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jahr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jahr is looking to sweep but instead, Coleman has passed into half guard.
Jahr is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jahr is still trying to improve position.
Coleman trying to control the action but Jahr is working from the bottom.
Coleman scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Coleman with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Coleman lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phil Coleman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Coleman has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Phil Coleman!
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight for Phil Coleman!
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight for Phil Coleman!
Phil Coleman wins by unanimous decision!
Phil Coleman tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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