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Island Fights 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gregory Motts (ranked 4992 p4p, 398 weight class) and Luis Fraga (ranked 4861 p4p, 390 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gregory Motts!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Luis Fraga!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fraga throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Motts throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fraga looks to throw the jab but Motts is out of range.
Nice uppercut there from Motts.
A jab lands there for Motts.
Gregory Motts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fraga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Motts moves away.
Motts uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fraga.
Fraga lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Motts at a distance.
Fraga uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Motts.
Motts connects with a nice looking jab.
Fraga smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fraga lands an overhand right.
Fraga on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fraga throws a shot from downtown. Motts moves away and avoids it.
Fraga keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fraga is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Motts with a body shot.
Motts swings away with a body shot that misses
and Fraga counters with a stiff right hand.
Fraga uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Motts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Motts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fraga avoids the body shot from Motts.
Motts digs a good hook to Fraga's body.
Motts looks to throw the jab but Fraga is out of range.
Motts throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Motts loads up on a big right hand but Fraga slips the punch.
Fraga throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fraga ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Motts moves away.
Motts pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Motts cracks a nice hook into Fraga's ribs.
Fraga keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Motts.
A little jabbing left from Fraga on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Motts slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fraga swings for the body but Motts moves out of range.
Motts misses with an uppercut.
Motts bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Motts looks to land a left hand but Fraga moved out of range nicely.
Motts scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Motts misses with a wild body shot.
Fraga let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A slow jab from Motts misses its intended target.
Motts throws a hook to the side of Fraga's head but Fraga sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Motts throws a hook to the side of Fraga's head but Fraga sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Motts bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fraga darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Fraga steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Motts.
A swing and a miss from Motts.
Motts moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fraga pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Motts thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fraga is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Motts with a body shot.
Motts looks to throw the jab but Fraga is out of range.
Motts throws a hook to the side of Fraga's head but Fraga sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fraga throws a lazy uppercut
and Motts counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Motts moves out of range as Fraga strikes.
It looked like Motts was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Fraga.
Motts fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fraga manages to avoid it.
Fraga misses with a looping right.
Motts misses the shot to the body.
Motts fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fraga manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Fraga! But no joy.
Motts moves away from the strike by Fraga.
Motts lands with a nice body punch.
Fraga takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Fraga jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Motts misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fraga.
Motts gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Fraga.
Motts throws the left hand but Fraga avoids the punch easily.
Motts moves away from the strike by Fraga.
Fraga misses with a right hand
and Motts cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fraga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Motts was well out of range. Poor timing from Fraga.
Fraga throws an off balance right hand
and Motts counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Motts scores with a punch to the head.
Fraga avoids the body shot from Motts.
Fraga doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A shot to the liver by Motts. Beautiful body shot.
Fraga throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Motts throws an overhand right that lands on Fraga's shoulder, as Fraga tries to avoid the shot.
Fraga throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Motts misses with a straight right.
Fraga misses with a straight left.
Motts jabs Fraga right on the nose. Fraga blinks but takes it well.
Motts uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fraga.
Motts dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Motts jabs at Fraga's body.
Fraga takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gregory Motts dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A telegraphed right hand from Fraga misses the target.
A jab from Motts finds it's way through Fraga's defenses.
Motts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Motts throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gregory Motts is winning the standup battle so far.
Motts throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Motts misses with a body shot.
Motts scores with the left hand. Fraga knows he should have avoided that one.
A cross from Motts lands.
Fraga scores with a decent looking hook.
Motts lands a nice looking body shot.
A swing and a miss from Fraga.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Motts misses with an uppercut.
Fraga uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Motts.
Motts looks to throw the jab but Fraga is out of range.
Fraga ducks under a wild hook from Motts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fraga swings for the body but Motts moves out of range.
Fraga displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Motts throws out the jab.
Fraga looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Motts jabs at Fraga's body.
Motts pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Motts digs a good hook to Fraga's body.
Fraga misses with a straight right.
Fraga pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fraga is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Motts.
Fraga tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Motts was well out of range. Poor timing from Fraga.
Motts was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fraga swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fraga slips under a jab.
Motts scores with the left hand. Fraga knows he should have avoided that one.
Fraga thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fraga ducks under a wild hook from Motts.
Motts throws a looping overhand right but Fraga ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Motts takes a swing at Fraga's ribcage but misses.
Motts gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fraga takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Motts throws a hook but Fraga blocks it.
Motts lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A swing and a miss from Motts.
Fraga jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Motts moves out of range as Fraga strikes.
Fraga misses with a hook. Motts ducked under it nicely.
Motts misses with a looping left.
Fraga keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Motts.
Fraga cracks Motts with an open hand slap.
Motts throws a body punch but Fraga moves out of range.
Fraga uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Motts.
Motts misses with a hook. Fraga ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fraga with a hook.
Fraga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Motts.
An attempted straight right counter from Motts misses the target.
Motts swings for the body but Fraga moves out of range.
Fraga throws a right hand that misses
and Motts counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Motts lands a glancing blow to the side of Fraga's head.
Motts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Motts misses with a body shot.
Fraga appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Motts with a nice cross.
A slow jab from Motts misses its intended target.
Fraga throws a looping overhand right but Motts ducks down to avoid it.
Motts lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Motts lands a jab to the head.
Fraga bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Motts is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fraga can do to turn this around?
Motts wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Motts keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fraga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Motts.
Fraga ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Fraga might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Motts has got the better of the exchanges.
Motts throws a sloppy body shot
letting Fraga counter with a right hand.
Fraga ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Fraga needs to keep his hands up - Motts had a free shot at his head there.
Motts throws a shot from downtown. Fraga moves away and avoids it.
Fraga misses with a straight right.
Motts avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Motts swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Motts throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Motts misses with a looping left.
Motts throws a jab but it's blocked by Fraga.
Motts scores with a sloppy right hand. Fraga should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gregory Motts dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Motts connects with a crisp jab.
Motts throws a predictable looking body shot
and Fraga counters with a nice body shot.
Motts takes one to the side of the head.
Fraga throws a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Motts. Fraga does a little dance to reset his feet.
Motts with a nice cross.
A shot to the liver by Motts. Beautiful body shot.
Fraga dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Motts dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Motts jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fraga takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fraga avoids the body shot from Motts.
Motts throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fraga appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fraga misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Motts.
Fraga walks into a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Motts scores with a hook to the body. Fraga takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Motts throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Motts misses with a shot to the body
enabling Fraga to counter with a crisp jab.
Motts throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Motts throws a hook to the side of Fraga's head but Fraga sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Motts throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Motts throws a jab but it's blocked by Fraga.
Fraga avoids the body shot from Motts.
Fraga doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Fraga throws a right hand that misses
enabling Motts to counter with a crisp jab.
Motts looks to throw the jab but Fraga is out of range.
Fraga on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Motts ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Motts misses with a looping right.
Fraga is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Motts with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Motts ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Motts misses with a body shot.
Motts lands with a nice body punch.
Motts fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fraga manages to avoid it.
A big right from Motts misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Motts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Motts avoids the body shot from Fraga.
Fraga gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd cheers as Motts lands an impressive looking overhand right. Fraga doesn't seem phased though.
Fraga waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Motts.
It looked like Motts wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Motts cracks Fraga with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fraga is rocked!
Motts slips under a jab from Fraga.
Motts looks to score with a jab to the body but Fraga is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Motts. Fraga does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fraga takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A slow jab from Fraga misses its intended target.
Motts takes a swing at Fraga's ribcage but misses.
Motts throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fraga sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fraga takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fraga moves away from the strike by Motts.
Motts scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fraga in his tracks.
Motts connects with a body shot that sends Fraga's belly button to the back.
Fraga takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The fighters circling - Motts throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Motts connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fraga momentarily.
Fraga has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Motts misses the shot to the body.
Motts fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fraga manages to avoid it.
Fraga on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fraga is still on wobbly legs! Can Motts finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Motts looks to land a right hand but Fraga moved out of range.
A little jabbing left from Fraga on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Fraga seems to have recovered his senses.
Fraga tries to move into range but Motts moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Motts swings for the body but Fraga moves out of range.
Motts pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Motts misses with a body shot.
Fraga misses with an uppercut.
Motts throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fraga makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Motts misses with a straight left.
Motts misses with a body shot.
Fraga throws out a loose jab but Motts uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fraga jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fraga keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Luis Fraga has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gregory Motts is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Motts cracks Fraga with a right hand to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gregory Motts showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Motts 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gregory Motts!
Gregory Motts seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Luis Pinto (ranked 5334 p4p, 535 weight class) and Kyle Johns (ranked 4545 p4p, 487 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Luis Pinto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kyle Johns!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Michael Johnstone and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johns closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Pinto's guard.
Johns controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Pinto controls Johns momentarily but Johns frees himself.
Pinto keeping moving, preventing Johns from controlling successfully.
Pinto trying to control the position.
Johns is looking to advance position but Pinto has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johns can't escape the position.
Johns is still trying to improve position.
Pinto looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinto looking to control but Johns is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Johns sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Pinto trying to control the pace.
Johns looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pinto not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pinto slows the pace down in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Johns tries to roll over but Pinto keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johns actively working from the bottom here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Johns can do anything to dispel that myth.
Pinto not doing much here.
Johns actively working from the bottom here.
Pinto controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johns wants to get back to full guard.
Pinto takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Johns shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Pinto manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Pinto is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Johns tries to roll over but Pinto keeps him under control.
Johns trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinto content to control rather than advance.
Pinto thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Johns is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Johns wants to control but Pinto is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Pinto wants to pass the guard but Johns is defending well.
Pinto prevents Johns from improving his position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pinto throwing shots but Johns is blocking nicely.
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 Luis Pinto will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pinto shoots in and bounces Johns off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Pinto pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johns is keeping the position for now.
Johns is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Pinto is aware though and is defending well.
Johns is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Luis Pinto overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Johns is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johns looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Pinto is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johns controlling the pace.
Pinto won't allow Johns to pass to mount.
Pinto is defending against the submission attempts here by Johns.
Johns is trying to control. Pinto wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Johns passes to side control.
Pinto is not content to let Johns control the position.
Johns tries to move to mount but Pinto blocks the move with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Johns wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Pinto, who protects the arm well.
Johns tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Pinto sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Pinto wants to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinto looks like he's trying to stand up.
Pinto is trying to get back to full guard.
Johns is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Pinto is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kyle Johns!
Kyle Johns decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gervais Lavigne (ranked 5000 p4p, 213 weight class) and Mario Luque (ranked 5235 p4p, 221 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gervais Lavigne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mario Luque!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lavigne displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Luque throws out the jab.
Luque throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lavigne thuds a left hand into Luque's body.
Lavigne checks a low kick from Luque.
Lavigne ducks under a wild hook from Luque.
Lavigne misses the shot to the body.
Lavigne throws a body punch but Luque moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Lavigne misses the target.
Lavigne thuds a left hand into Luque's body.
Luque misses with a wild body shot.
Luque looks to throw the jab but Lavigne is out of range.
A quick step to the side and Lavigne tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Luque misses with a hook. Lavigne ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lavigne misses with a looping right.
Lavigne misses with a hook
and Luque counters with a nice body shot.
Luque moves out of range of the strikes.
Luque now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Lavigne throws a good cross that connects.
Luque misses with a body shot.
Lavigne moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lavigne lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lavigne creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Luque's defenses.
It looks like Mario Luque has been cut.
A short right from Lavigne on the inside.
Lavigne gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Luque tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Luque is trying to maintain a safe position but Lavigne gets an underhook and turns Luque into the cage.
Lavigne lands with a light punch inside.
Lavigne throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lavigne lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Lavigne.
Luque is rocked!
A right hook to the body lands for Lavigne.
Luque looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lavigne comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That has opened up Mario Luque's cut even more.
Lavigne works on Luque's body with a couple of short punches.
Lavigne is working Luque over against the cage.
Lavigne lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Luque is still on wobbly legs! Can Lavigne finish him?
Lavigne throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Luque seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lavigne lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Luque throws a punch but it's blocked by Lavigne.
Lavigne lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lavigne lands a vicious elbow to the side of Luque's head that scrambles his senses and sends him wobbling down to the canvas! Lavigne tries to finish him with strikes but Luque still seems able to defend himself so Lavigne steps back and lets Luque get back to his feet - he wants no part of the ground game.
Luque swings widly with a right hand
and Lavigne counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Luque thinking.
Lavigne throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Lavigne throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lavigne misses with a body shot.
Lavigne fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Luque to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Luque looks to clinch but Lavigne throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Luque taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Gervais Lavigne!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Chad Repine (ranked 4801 p4p, 205 weight class) and Keith Morris (ranked 5049 p4p, 217 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chad Repine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Keith Morris!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Bart Greer and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Repine.
Morris wants to clinch.
Morris is looking to clinch.
Repine swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Repine's corner calls for a 1-2. Repine obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Repine lands with a right hand.
Repine gets tackled into the cage by Morris. Morris maintains the clinch.
A body shot lands from Repine.
Morris ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Morris no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Repine controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Morris keeping full guard, as Repine tries to pass.
Repine knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Morris on the ground.
Morris pulls Repine in close to prevent any damage.
Repine wanted to stand there but Morris had control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris 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.
Morris is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Morris looking for a guillotine here but Repine defends easily.
Morris is controlling Repine's posture.
Morris 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Morris has his feet on Repine's thighs here. He's pushed Repine off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Repine screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Keith Morris!
Keith Morris decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tim Harris (ranked 4991 p4p, 465 weight class) and Dinny Murphy (ranked 5056 p4p, 470 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tim Harris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dinny Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Sandra Marshall and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Harris throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Dinny Murphy has been cut.
Murphy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Murphy has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Harris finds it's way round the side to connect with Murphy's head.
Harris scores with a jab to the jaw.
Harris keeps the fight on the outside.
Harris throwing a counter right hand but Murphy manages to avoid it.
Harris connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Harris comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Harris stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Harris dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murphy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Murphy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Harris connects with a good right hand that stumbles Murphy. Murphy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Murphy closes the distance and pushes Harris back into the cage.
Murphy's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Murphy is rocked!
Murphy throws a punch but it's blocked by Harris.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Murphy is still on wobbly legs! Can Harris finish him?
A head punch on the inside from Murphy fails to land.
Murphy seems to have recovered his senses.
A short uppercut from Harris.
Harris lands a nice uppercut.
Harris is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Harris blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Harris is working Murphy over against the cage.
Murphy looks winded!
Harris stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Harris on the inside.
Murphy is trying to break the clinch but Harris is controlling him.
Harris manages to break the clinch.
Murphy drops his hands momentarily and Harris takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harris swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Murphy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Harris manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Harris fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harris sends Murphy crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Harris is motioning to the referee to let Murphy up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Murphy gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Harris gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Murphy is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tim Harris!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Nuer (ranked 4974 p4p, 396 weight class) and Lucas Pardo (ranked 5234 p4p, 411 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marcus Nuer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lucas Pardo!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nuer swings for the body but Pardo moves out of range.
Nuer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pardo.
Pardo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pardo moves out of range of the body kick.
Pardo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nuer connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pardo. Pardo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Pardo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Pardo scores with a punch to the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nuer.
Nuer walks into a straight right hand from Pardo.
Pardo throws a shot to the body.
Nuer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pardo was well out of range. Poor timing from Nuer.
Nuer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pardo swings for the body but Nuer moves out of range.
Nuer gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pardo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pardo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pardo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Pardo misses with an uppercut. Nuer saw that one coming.
Nuer is looking to counter punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pardo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Good shot there by Pardo.
The crowd cheers as Pardo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Nuer doesn't seem phased though.
A big right from Nuer misses.
Nuer throws a jab but it's blocked by Pardo.
Pardo scores with a body shot.
Pardo works Nuer's body with a nice hook.
Nuer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Pardo lands a body shot.
Pardo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Nuer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nuer tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pardo is able to avoid easily.
Pardo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pardo should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Nuer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pardo.
A jab from Pardo does it's job there.
Pardo connects with a right hand. Nuer shakes it off.
Nuer looks to throw the jab but Pardo is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Nuer lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Pardo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Pardo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Nuer swings for the body but Pardo moves out of range.
Nuer swings for the body but Pardo moves out of range.
Nuer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pardo throws a body punch but Nuer moves out of range.
Pardo misses with a body shot.
Pardo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nuer tries a head kick but it misses.
Pardo lands a head shot.
A big left from Nuer misses.
Nuer avoids the body shot from Pardo.
Pardo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nuer tests Pardo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pardo lands a jab to the head.
Pardo tries to move into range but Nuer moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nuer on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pardo throws a right hand that misses
and Nuer counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nuer takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pardo catches Nuer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Nuer is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Pardo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A jab from Pardo does it's job there.
Nuer misses the jab.
Nuer lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nuer throws a shot from downtown. Pardo moves away and avoids it.
Pardo scores with a hook to the body. Nuer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nuer paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nuer lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Pardo does it's job there.
Nice defenses there by Nuer.
Nuer takes a swing at Pardo's ribcage but misses.
Pardo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pardo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pardo slips under a jab from Nuer.
Pardo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pardo lands with a nice body punch.
Nuer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pardo was well out of range. Poor timing from Nuer.
Nuer drops his hands momentarily and Pardo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pardo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nuer throws a big shot that misses.
Pardo lands with a good body shot.
Pardo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nuer throws a head kick that misses.
Pardo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Nuer's hands.
Nuer lands with a shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pardo lands with a shot to the body.
Pardo just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Nuer wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pardo lands a jab to Nuer's midsection.
Nuer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Pardo dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nuer lands with a cross.
Pardo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pardo misses the jab.
Pardo works the jab nicely.
Nuer throws the left hand but Pardo avoids the punch easily.
Nuer staying out of range there.
Nuer missing with a left hand there. Pardo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nuer fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Pardo checks it well.
Pardo misses the shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Nuer as he connects with a hook.
Pardo ducks under a wild hook from Nuer.
Pardo avoids the body shot from Nuer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pardo takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lucas Pardo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nuer misses with a hook.
Nuer walks into a straight right hand from Pardo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nuer takes one on the button.
Nuer ducks under a wild hook from Pardo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nuer throws a looping overhand right but Pardo ducks down to avoid it.
Nuer takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pardo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nuer moves out of range of the strikes.
Pardo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nuer.
A good leg kick by Nuer.
Nuer misses the shot to the body.
Nuer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pardo takes one to the chin there.
Pardo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A swing and a miss from Nuer.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Nuer might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Nice uppercut there from Pardo.
Pardo slips a jab from Nuer.
Nuer tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pardo looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pardo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nuer takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nuer connects with a right hand. Pardo shakes it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Pardo catches Nuer right on the button with a cross.
The fighters circle momentarily. Pardo darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nuer ducks right into an uppercut from Pardo.
Pardo scores with a jab.
Pardo lands a jab to the head.
Pardo misses with a lunging right hand
and Nuer makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Pardo really felt that one!
Pardo ducks under a wild hook from Nuer.
A big left from Nuer misses.
Pardo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A low kick from Nuer misses
and Pardo counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A slow jab from Nuer misses its intended target.
Nuer throws a hook but Pardo avoids it easily.
Pardo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Nuer attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pardo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nuer looks to throw the jab but Pardo is out of range.
Pardo blocks a jab.
Nuer misses with an uppercut.
Nuer looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nuer throws a body shot but no joy.
Pardo connects with a single shot there.
Pardo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pardo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nuer takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pardo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nuer missing with a left hand there. Pardo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pardo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nuer throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pardo punishes Nuer's body with a nice straight punch.
Pardo scores with a hook to the body. Nuer takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nuer misses with a looping left.
Nuer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pardo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A good leg kick by Nuer.
Nuer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pardo walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pardo lands with a right hand.
Pardo lands with a shot to the body.
Nuer throws a low kick but Pardo moves out of range easily.
Pardo tests Nuer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pardo jabs Nuer right on the nose. Nuer blinks but takes it well.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pardo.
Pardo lands with a hook. Nuer tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A telegraphed right hand from Pardo misses the target.
Nuer throws a front kick that sends Pardo stumbling back into the cage.
Nuer fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pardo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nuer moves away.
Pardo moves out of range as Nuer strikes.
Pardo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pardo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Pardo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Pardo scores with a nice right hand.
Nuer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pardo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nuer moves out of range as Pardo strikes.
That kick from Nuer tenderised Pardo's leg. Pardo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nuer lands a nice shot to the body.
Pardo throws a hook but Nuer avoids it easily.
Pardo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pardo avoids the body shot from Nuer.
A telegraphed right hand from Nuer misses the target.
Pardo scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nuer throws a hook but Pardo avoids it easily.
Nuer throws a jab but it's blocked by Pardo.
Nuer throws a low kick but Pardo avoids it.
Pardo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
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!
Pardo lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pardo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nuer takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Pardo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nuer has time to react.
Nuer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big right from Nuer misses.
Pardo lands a nice hook to Nuer's body. Nuer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Pardo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Nuer on the side of the head.
Nuer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nuer digs a good body shot into Pardo's ribs.
Pardo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pardo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nuer with a jab.
Nuer misses with a straight left.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pardo misses with a looping left.
Nuer loads up on a big right hand but Pardo slips the punch.
Pardo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pardo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Nuer misses with a body shot.
Nuer swings for the body but Pardo moves out of range.
Nuer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pardo.
Pardo slips a jab from Nuer.
Pardo throws out a counter right but Nuer avoids it with no problem.
Nuer throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Pardo walks into a jab.
Pardo cracks Nuer with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nuer throws the left hand but Pardo avoids the punch easily.
Nuer misses with a hook.
Nuer takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nuer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pardo scores with a jab to the body.
Pardo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nuer throws out a loose jab but Pardo uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nuer throws an overhand right that lands on Pardo's shoulder, as Pardo tries to avoid the shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Pardo misses.
Nuer takes a swing at Pardo's ribcage but misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pardo.
Nuer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nuer misses with a body shot.
A cross from Pardo lands.
Nuer walks into a jab.
Pardo lands a body shot.
Nuer jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pardo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Pardo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Nuer.
A swing and a miss from Nuer.
Pardo slips under a jab from Nuer.
Pardo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nuer.
Nuer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pardo.
Pardo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pardo jabs Nuer right on the nose. Nuer blinks but takes it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pardo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pardo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nuer takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Nuer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nuer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nuer takes a swing at Pardo's ribcage but misses.
Pardo stuns Nuer with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pardo lands with a nice body punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nuer. Pardo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pardo swings for the body but Nuer moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nuer tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pardo slips a straight right by Nuer.
Pardo connects with a looping right hand.
Marcus Nuer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lucas Pardo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Nuer misses with a straight left.
Pardo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lucas Pardo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pardo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lucas Pardo!
An out of breath Lucas Pardo thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Diego Fires (ranked 4820 p4p, 384 weight class) and Gilmar Escobar (ranked 5088 p4p, 396 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Diego Fires!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gilmar Escobar!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fires has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Escobar finds it's way round the side to connect with Fires's head.
Fires throws a lazy right hand but Escobar sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fires lands a right hook to the body.
Fires thumps Escobar with a low kick.
Fires scores with a jab to the head.
Escobar throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fires listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Escobar is rocked!
Escobar tries a head kick but it misses.
Escobar is still on wobbly legs! Can Fires finish him?
Escobar throws a hook but Fires avoids it easily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Escobar.
Fires feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Escobar sprawling to the canvas! Escobar rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Fires finish him?!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
BOOM! Fires lands a beautiful left hook that drops Escobar. Escobar tries to recover but Fires is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Escobar lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diego Fires!
A victorious Diego Fires 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Tiago Pires (ranked 4997 p4p, 464 weight class) and Yao Zhihao (ranked 4880 p4p, 461 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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164 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tiago Pires!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Yao Zhihao!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Michael Johnstone and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhihao circles away from the clinch attempt
and Zhihao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Tiago Pires has been cut.
Pires walks into a stiff left hand from Zhihao.
Pires takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Zhihao scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Zhihao lands a nice looking body shot.
Nice jab there from Zhihao.
Pires is rocked!
Pires tries to close the distance and clinch up but Zhihao swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Zhihao sends Pires crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Zhihao is motioning to the referee to let Pires up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Oh Pires is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zhihao lands with a nice body punch.
Pires bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Zhihao comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Pires falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Pires was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yao Zhihao!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mitch Gagnon (ranked 4795 p4p, 206 weight class) and Etienne Gueguen (ranked 4934 p4p, 210 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mitch Gagnon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Etienne Gueguen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Santiago Holmes and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gagnon bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gagnon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Gueguen shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Gueguen in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Gagnon tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Gueguen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Etienne Gueguen!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Francois Marais (ranked 4958 p4p, 392 weight class) and Aaron Simpson (ranked 4543 p4p, 372 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Francois Marais!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Aaron Simpson!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marais gets caught napping as Simpson dives in and scores a takedown. Marais manages to retain guard.
Simpson postures up.
Marais lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Simpson 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.
Simpson keeping moving, preventing Marais from controlling successfully.
Marais controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marais stands and throws Simpson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson prevents Marais from improving position.
Marais is trying to get an arm triangle but Simpson is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Simpson is not content to let Marais control the position.
Simpson is trying to control Marais's posture but Marais avoids it.
Simpson is trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Marais tries to move into full mount but can't pass Simpson's legs.
Marais trying to control the action but Simpson is working from the bottom.
Marais controlling the position.
Marais seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Simpson for as long as he can get away with.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Simpson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Marais goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Simpson rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Marais's guard! Nice work there by Simpson!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marais working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Simpson has passed into half guard!
Simpson trying to control the action but Marais is working from the bottom.
Simpson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Simpson wants to pass the guard but Marais is defending well.
Marais is looking for a sweep. Simpson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Marais is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Simpson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Simpson's back!
Marais really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Simpson.
Marais looking to break Simpson's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Simpson remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Marais will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Marais patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Marais not allowing Simpson to control his hands.
Marais has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Simpson's body.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Simpson tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francois Marais dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Marais defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Simpson.
Marais shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Simpson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Simpson looking for a sweep. Not yet Simpson, not yet.
Simpson can't keep his opponent in guard - Marais advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Simpson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Francois Marais overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Simpson looking to control but Marais passes into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marais prevents Simpson from improving his position.
Simpson won't allow Marais to pass to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marais with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Simpson is looking for a sweep. Marais is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Marais trying to mount his opponent but Simpson defends it.
Marais trying to control from half guard but Simpson is working away.
Simpson tries to roll over but Marais keeps him under control.
Marais is trying to control the action in half guard but Simpson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Simpson is defending against the submission attempts here by Marais.
Marais content to control rather than advance.
Simpson trying to control but Marais postures up.
Marais is trying to work for a kimura but Simpson is defending well.
Simpson wants to improve his position but Marais is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marais seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Marais throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marais closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Simpson quickly recovers to half guard.
Simpson is looking to control Marais's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Simpson avoid being mounted?
Simpson is looking for a sweep. Marais is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Marais looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Marais is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Simpson can do to turn this around?
Marais works his way into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simpson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Marais wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Simpson struggling a bit here.
Simpson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Marais wants to lay and pray for a moment but Simpson keeps working.
Marais advances to mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Simpson tries to improve his position but instead Marais has taken his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francois Marais dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Marais shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Simpson keeping moving, preventing Marais from controlling successfully.
Marais pushing down on Simpson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Simpson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Marais is working away from the top position though.
Marais stalling.
Marais tries to pass to full mount but Simpson defends it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Simpson trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marais is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Marais wants to control but Simpson is keeping him busy.
Marais is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Marais trying to mount his opponent but Simpson defends it.
Simpson is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Simpson is looking to control Marais's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Simpson avoid being mounted?
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Simpson drives through with a takedown into Marais's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Simpson won't allow Marais to sweep him here.
Marais working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Simpson has passed into half guard!
Marais avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Simpson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marais actively working from the bottom here.
Simpson prevents Marais from improving his position.
Simpson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Marais keeps working.
Marais is looking to control Simpson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Marais avoid being mounted?
Simpson is looking to take a break and control but Marais is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
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.
Marais tries to roll over but Simpson keeps him under control.
Marais regains full guard. Nicely done.
Simpson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Simpson being controlled here momentarily.
Simpson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Marais works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Simpson trying to control but Marais is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Simpson is defended easily by Marais.
Aaron Simpson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Francois Marais is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Marais closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Simpson's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Francois Marais showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Marais 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Francois Marais!
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