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Island Fights 4 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antti Rinne (ranked 2710 p4p, 319 weight class) and Daniel Porter (ranked 5638 p4p, 509 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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189 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Antti Rinne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Daniel Porter!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rinne gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Rinne knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Porter on the ground.
Porter throws a big right hand that misses.
Porter in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Porter trying to control but Rinne is working from the bottom.
Porter trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Porter 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.
Porter passes easily into side control. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Porter is working to tighten his grip on Rinne's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Rinne has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Porter is really squeezing tight and eventually Rinne passes out! Porter breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Daniel Porter!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Ogus (ranked 2787 p4p, 309 weight class) and Kevin The Dream (ranked 5542 p4p, 508 weight class). Kevin The Dream looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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165 lbs
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156 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jeff Ogus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Kevin The Dream!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Sandra Marshall and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Dream shoots in for a takedown but Ogus shows good takedown defense.
The Dream looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Nice shot lands for Ogus.
Ogus lands a jab-cross combination.
The Dream tries to move into range but Ogus moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The Dream misses with a takedown
and Ogus cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The Dream is rocked!
Ogus cracks The Dream with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jeff Ogus!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lucio Domicio (ranked 3323 p4p, 307 weight class) and Daniel O Connell (ranked 4032 p4p, 349 weight class). Lucio Domicio has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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148 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Counter fighter
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lucio Domicio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Daniel O Connell!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, David Hoff and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Domicio misses.
Despite the aggression on O Connell's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A big left from Domicio misses.
Domicio scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Domicio controlling the action here.
O Connell wants to improve his position but Domicio is controlling well.
Still in half guard, Domicio seems content to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Domicio tries to pass the half guard into mount. O Connell knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Still in half guard, Domicio seems content to control.
Domicio wants to pass the guard but O Connell is defending well.
Domicio is trying to work for a kimura but O Connell is defending well.
Domicio 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Domicio is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. O Connell doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Domicio.
Domicio is working for a kimura but O Connell is defending it quite comfortably.
Domicio stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Domicio is looking for a kimura but O Connell is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Domicio to get the leverage.
Domicio trying to pass the guard but O Connell defending well.
Domicio 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.
Domicio wants to work for an arm triangle but O Connell is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Domicio is figuring out what he wants to do next.
O Connell manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Domicio gets a clinch.
Domicio looking for a takedown.
O Connell trying to control the position but instead, Domicio has worked for underhooks and has pushed O Connell into the cage.
Domicio softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
It looks like Daniel O Connell has been cut.
O Connell is trying to break the clinch but Domicio is controlling him.
Domicio has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but O Connell regains guard immediately.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Domicio trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Domicio is looking to pass into half guard but O Connell pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now O Connell is in guard.
O Connell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
O Connell loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
O Connell stands and throws Domicio's legs to the side, diving into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Domicio can't do much from the bottom here.
O Connell postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
O Connell really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Domicio. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Domicio gets back to half guard.
Domicio might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Domicio is holding on to half guard well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucio Domicio dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel O Connell's cut.
That's time! Domicio's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
O Connell tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Excellent takedown into side control there by O Connell.
O Connell tries to stand but Domicio is controlling his head.
Domicio is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked O Connell off and has taken his back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Domicio controlling the position well here. O Connell rolled but Domicio kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Domicio is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but O Connell won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Domicio off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Lucio Domicio!
The defeated Daniel O Connell had this to say: 'You shall all be free'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Porter Vincent (ranked 3315 p4p, 369 weight class) and Dixon Ulster (ranked 2131 p4p, 265 weight class). Ulster has chosen Alternative Ulster/ Stiff Little Fingers as his entrance music. 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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195 lbs
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182 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Porter Vincent!
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, Dixon Ulster!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vincent shoots in looking for a takedown. Ulster tries to sprawl out of it but Vincent keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ulster manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ulster looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Vincent shoots in for a takedown but Ulster shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Vincent on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Vincent ducks under a wild hook from Ulster.
Vincent avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dixon Ulster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vincent shoots in and drives through. Ulster sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Porter Vincent. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ulster with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ulster.
Vincent looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ulster lands a big uppercut and Vincent crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Vincent looks OK. Ulster waves Vincent back to his feet!
Vincent is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ulster circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Vincent tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Ulster wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dixon Ulster!
A very excited looking Dixon Ulster rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robert Bartkiewicz (ranked 4237 p4p, 439 weight class) and Herlock Von Ryan (ranked 2016 p4p, 251 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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185 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Robert Bartkiewicz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Herlock Von Ryan!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bartkiewicz shoots in but no luck this time.
Von Ryan is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Von Ryan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bartkiewicz throws a lazy uppercut
letting Von Ryan counter with a right hand.
It looks like Robert Bartkiewicz has been cut.
Bartkiewicz has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Island Sparring in the buildup to the fight.
Von Ryan drops Bartkiewicz with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Bartkiewicz looks back up at him and smiles so Von Ryan waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Bartkiewicz is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bartkiewicz tries to clinch up but Von Ryan circles away and keeps his distance.
Bartkiewicz tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Von Ryan counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Herlock Von Ryan!
Our winner, Herlock Von Ryan, 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 Martin Lemieux (ranked 3031 p4p, 362 weight class) and Kwin Griffin (ranked 4608 p4p, 500 weight class). Kwin Griffin will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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201 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Martin Lemieux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kwin Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Peter Branson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lemieux.
Griffin looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Lemieux throws a hook but Griffin blocks it.
Griffin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Griffin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Griffin closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Lemieux's guard.
Lemieux has his hands on Griffin's head, controlling the position.
Lemieux has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Lemieux is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Griffin is aware though and is defending well.
Lemieux seems keen to control Griffin's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lemieux is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Griffin is aware though and is defending well.
Lemieux throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemieux is pulling down on Griffin's head. It's preventing any offense from Griffin, at least for the moment.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Lemieux is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Griffin is aware though and is defending well.
Lemieux is adopting a defensive guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nice body punch from Lemieux.
Griffin moves out of range as Lemieux strikes.
Lemieux scores with a jab to the head.
Griffin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lemieux.
Lemieux with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lemieux.
Martin Lemieux is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Griffin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Griffin avoids the body shot from Lemieux.
Griffin lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Lemieux thuds a left hand into Griffin's body.
Lemieux throws a big shot that misses.
Lemieux throws a looping overhand right but Griffin ducks down to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of Griffin 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lemieux jabs at Griffin's body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lemieux misses the shot to the body.
Martin Lemieux seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lemieux dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lemieux connects with a right hand. Griffin shakes it off.
Griffin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Griffin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lemieux connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Griffin scrambles back to his feet.
Lemieux lands a jab to the head.
Lemieux scores with a nice head shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lemieux darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lemieux lands a nice hook to Griffin's body. Griffin takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lemieux connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Griffin momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Griffin on the side of the head.
Lemieux misses with a wild body shot.
Lemieux cracks Griffin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lemieux lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Griffin at a distance.
Lemieux has managed to clinch.
Lemieux gets through Griffin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lemieux works on Griffin's body with a couple of short punches.
Still in the clinch, Lemieux scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Lemieux.
Lemieux doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Lemieux.
Lemieux drags the fight down to the ground.
Lemieux is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Griffin defends well.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Griffin working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lemieux controlling Griffin's posture.
Lemieux might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lemieux has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Griffin has managed to get both his arms back between Lemieux's legs - danger averted.
Lemieux looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lemieux pulls Griffin in close to prevent any damage.
Lemieux is looking for a triangle but Griffin pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Lemieux dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Good shot there by Lemieux.
Griffin manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Lemieux on his heels. He'll look to pass Lemieux's guard now, I'm sure.
Lemieux throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lemieux has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Griffin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lemieux working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Griffin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Griffin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lemieux working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Griffin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Griffin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lemieux had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Griffin defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemieux pulls Griffin in to control the position.
Griffin is breathing heavily.
Lemieux is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lemieux is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Griffin is aware though and is defending well.
Lemieux has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Lemieux is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lemieux not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Griffin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lemieux. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Lemieux not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Griffin keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lemieux throwing shots but Griffin is blocking nicely.
Lemieux passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Griffin!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Griffin can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lemieux lands a couple of good shots and Griffin has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Lemieux throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Lemieux missing with strikes from the back.
Lemieux is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Griffin can do to turn this around?
Lemieux thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Griffin covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Lemieux somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
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!
Lemieux thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Lemieux throwing sloppy strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Griffin has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Griffin showing good submission defense here.
Lemieux scores with punches from the back.
Lemieux misses with an elbow to the head.
Lemieux missing with punches from the back.
Griffin has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Lemieux.
Lemieux punches the canvas rather than the man.
Lemieux missing with punches from the back.
Lemieux missing with strikes.
Martin Lemieux overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Lemieux's arms.
Griffin covering up well and avoiding damage.
Lemieux misses with an elbow to the head.
Lemieux is landing with strikes. Griffin can't take much more of this.
Griffin covering up well under a series of strikes from Lemieux.
Lemieux throwing wild punches that miss their target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lemieux somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Lemieux struggling to land strikes to the head as Griffin covers up.
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!
Griffin covering up well under a series of strikes from Lemieux.
Griffin preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Lemieux.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Lemieux dominated that second round.
That's time! Lemieux's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Lemieux throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lemieux connects with a body shot.
Martin Lemieux is winning the standup battle so far.
Griffin moves out of range as Lemieux strikes.
Griffin lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Griffin takes one to the chin there.
Lemieux dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A left lands for Lemieux.
Griffin avoids the body shot from Lemieux.
Lemieux has closed the distance and engaged Griffin in a clinch.
Lemieux working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lemieux 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.
Lemieux stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lemieux lands an uppercut.
Lemieux stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lemieux working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lemieux throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lemieux manages to pull guard.
Lemieux 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.
Lemieux is controlling Griffin's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lemieux is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Griffin is aware though and is defending well.
Griffin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lemieux is on top in guard.
Lemieux pushes down on Griffin's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Lemieux missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lemieux thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lemieux passes to full mount!
Lemieux is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Griffin can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Lemieux throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Lemieux looking to finish with strikes here!
Lemieux putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Lemieux punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lemieux punching from mount but Griffin doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Lemieux looking to ground and pound but Griffin is blocking nicely.
Griffin holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Lemieux tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Lemieux throws some wild stikes that Griffin manages to avoid easily.
Lemieux misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Griffin is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Griffin blocking the ground and pound.
Lemieux throwing strikes here but Griffin is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Lemieux postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Griffin looks a forlorn figure.
Lemieux throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Lemieux throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux looking to finish Griffin with some ground and pound. This is bad for Griffin!
Griffin is rocked!
Lemieux throwing strikes here but Griffin is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Griffin is still in real trouble! Can Lemieux finish him?
Poor strikes thrown by Lemieux there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Lemieux misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Lemieux throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Poor strikes thrown by Lemieux there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Lemieux lands a big elbow - Griffin is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Griffin is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Martin Lemieux!
Martin Lemieux bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
The defeated Kwin Griffin had this to say: 'UHh, good fight. You knowI thought I had that but you came back good job there. And just good fight once again I would love too fight you again.'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sleezy Mcweezy (ranked 3928 p4p, 447 weight class) and Kylo Watne (ranked 4949 p4p, 506 weight class). Mcweezy comes to the cage accompanied by S.W. - Part TIime Love. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sleezy Mcweezy!
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, Kylo Watne!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcweezy takes the fight into the clinch.
Mcweezy pushes Watne back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Watne is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mcweezy to keep the fight standing.
Mcweezy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Watne tries to pull guard but Mcweezy forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Watne tries a body shot but Mcweezy blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Watne fails to land.
Watne tries to pull guard but Mcweezy holds him up against the cage and eventually Watne drops back down to his feet.
Sleezy Mcweezy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kylo Watne.
Mcweezy will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Watne up against the cage.
Watne prevents a body shot from Mcweezy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watne tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Mcweezy just stands there and leans against the cage.
Mcweezy lands a body shot.
Mcweezy blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watne tightens his grip and picks Mcweezy up, before dumping him to the ground. Mcweezy manages to land in guard.
Mcweezy controlling the position.
Mcweezy looking for a sweep. Not yet Mcweezy, not yet.
Mcweezy definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mcweezy pulls Watne in close to prevent any damage.
Mcweezy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Watne is one step ahead there.
Watne drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Watne seems to have locked his on tight now - Mcweezy screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Watne, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Kylo Watne!
A victorious Kylo Watne 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 Marko Antonio (ranked 4164 p4p, 469 weight class) and Lloyd Strife (ranked 4242 p4p, 475 weight class). Antonio comes to the cage accompanied by Good Life. Strife is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Warren G - Regulate (Feat. Nate Dogg). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marko Antonio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lloyd Strife!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strife takes a swing at Antonio's ribcage but misses.
Strife 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.
Strife looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Antonio is fending him off so far but Strife persists. Nope, Antonio circles away and we're back to standing.
A little feinted left hand from Antonio on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Strife is trying hard to land a takedown here. Antonio sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Strife fails to land the takedown.
Marko Antonio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lloyd Strife.
Strife takes the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Come on Strife - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Strife goes for a takedown in the clinch but Antonio prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strife breaks the clinch.
Strife tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Antonio defends well and Strife ends up having to push Antonio into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Antonio tries to counter with a takedown but Strife is quick to defend against it.
Strife throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Antonio attempts a counter takedown but Strife avoids it well and moves away.
Strife goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Antonio fires out a quick counter leg kick but Strife just manages to avoid it.
Horrible takedown attempt by Strife or perhaps it was just good defense by Antonio, which made it look bad.
Strife is looking to clinch but Antonio is avoiding it.
Antonio appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Strife gets a takedown into half guard.
Strife looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Antonio gets back to full guard.
Antonio definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Antonio looking for a triangle here. Strife is fighting it but it looks tight! Antonio pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Strife is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Marko Antonio!
A pretty intense looking Marko Antonio took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Bessant (ranked 1972 p4p, 257 weight class) and Tiron Cruel Rookie (ranked 2650 p4p, 336 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Bessant!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tiron Cruel Rookie!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bessant lands a jab to Cruel Rookie's midsection.
Bessant digs a good body shot into Cruel Rookie's ribs.
Cruel Rookie misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bessant.
Bessant throws a right hand that Cruel Rookie ducks under and follows up with a left that Cruel Rookie also avoids with ease.
Cruel Rookie takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Cruel Rookie throws a looping overhand right but Bessant ducks down to avoid it.
Cruel Rookie fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Bessant avoids it really well and circles away.
Bessant avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Bessant misses the target.
Cruel Rookie on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Bessant definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruel Rookie with a poor takedown
and Bessant counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cruel Rookie drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Cruel Rookie misses the jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cruel Rookie moves forwards but Bessant connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Bessant. Beautiful body shot.
Bessant misses with a body shot.
Bessant throws a right and a left that Cruel Rookie avoids nicely.
Bessant comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cruel Rookie keeps the fight on the outside.
Cruel Rookie misses with a body shot.
Cruel Rookie avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bessant scores with a sloppy right hand. Cruel Rookie should have avoided that one.
Bessant scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Cruel Rookie doesn't seem bothered though.
Bessant moves into range and clinches up with Cruel Rookie.
Bessant is pressed up against the cage. Cruel Rookie has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Bessant down to the mat. Bessant avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
John Bessant has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tiron Cruel Rookie.
Bessant keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Cruel Rookie thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bessant has closed the distance and engaged Cruel Rookie in a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bessant lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Cruel Rookie backwards.
Bessant lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bessant lands with a right to the head.
Bessant lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cruel Rookie looks winded!
Nice body punch from Bessant - that landed with a thud.
A nice left hand lands by Bessant.
Bessant lands a nice shot to the body.
Bessant lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cruel Rookie.
Bessant lands a shot to the body.
Bessant presses Cruel Rookie against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A hook to the body from Bessant.
Bessant lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cruel Rookie or not.
Bessant lands a body punch in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Bessant.
Bessant just leaning against Cruel Rookie, taking a breather.
Bessant is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bessant seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bessant lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bessant stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bessant pressing his opponent against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bessant.
Bessant has Cruel Rookie pushed against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by John Bessant.
Cruel Rookie swats away the attempt to clinch by Bessant.
Bessant lands a nice looking body shot.
Cruel Rookie walks into a left hand.
Bessant lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bessant lands a left and a right that send Cruel Rookie crashing to the mat, dazed. Bessant thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Cruel Rookie is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good shot there by Bessant.
Cruel Rookie is still on wobbly legs! Can Bessant finish him?
Bessant drops Cruel Rookie with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Cruel Rookie looks back up at him and smiles so Bessant waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Bessant rushes Cruel Rookie and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Cruel Rookie looking for a takedown.
Bessant gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Cruel Rookie.
Cruel Rookie seems to have recovered his senses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bessant.
Bessant stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bessant.
Cruel Rookie goes for a takedown in the clinch but Bessant prevents it.
Bessant pushes Cruel Rookie back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bessant lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Bessant dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Oooooh!!! Bessant has knocked Cruel Rookie down with a huge combo! Bessant steps away and waves a wobbly Cruel Rookie back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Cruel Rookie with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bessant to score with a decent uppercut.
Nice cross by Cruel Rookie.
John Bessant is winning the standup battle so far.
Bessant lands a big uppercut and Cruel Rookie crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Cruel Rookie looks OK. Bessant waves Cruel Rookie back to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bessant drops Cruel Rookie with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Cruel Rookie looks back up at him and smiles so Bessant waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Bessant pounces like a tiger and cracks Cruel Rookie with a vicious hook! Cruel Rookie is down but not out! Bessant follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). John Bessant!
John Bessant is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Laurence Paul (ranked 1912 p4p, 243 weight class) and Raul Kyshenko (ranked 1840 p4p, 235 weight class). Raul Kyshenko struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 206.1lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Raul Kyshenko has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Laurence Paul's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Laurence Paul!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Raul Kyshenko!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paul is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kyshenko sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kyshenko scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Paul tries to buck Kyshenko off but Kyshenko is having none of it.
Kyshenko is trying to get an arm triangle but Paul is defending well.
Paul definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Paul can't do much from the bottom here.
Paul prevents Kyshenko from improving position.
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.
Paul is looking to regain half guard here but Kyshenko keeps moving and retains side control.
Paul can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyshenko remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Kyshenko tries for a kimura but Paul is defending well.
Kyshenko goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Paul has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Kyshenko but great work by Paul.
Kyshenko keeps Paul under control for a moment.
Kyshenko is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Kyshenko's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyshenko is trying to improve his position.
Paul is looking to take a break and control but Kyshenko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kyshenko can't do much from the bottom here.
Kyshenko is looking for a sweep.
Paul is looking to take a break and control but Kyshenko 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.
Kyshenko tries to buck Paul off but Paul is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paul trying to control the action but Kyshenko is working from the bottom.
Kyshenko struggling a bit here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kyshenko gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kyshenko trying to control the position.
Kyshenko looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Paul passes into half guard.
Kyshenko is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Paul pulls his head out easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kyshenko is looking to control Paul's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kyshenko avoid being mounted?
Paul works his way into full mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Laurence Paul dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Kyshenko bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Paul is trying to control Kyshenko's posture but Kyshenko avoids it.
Paul tries to escape but Kyshenko is in control.
Kyshenko is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Paul is trying to escape and Kyshenko transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Paul is forced to tap! Nice work there by Kyshenko! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Raul Kyshenko!
Raul Kyshenko is the new light heavyweight champion!
Raul Kyshenko bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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