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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Morrisson (ranked 3798 p4p, 157 weight class) and Lorenzo Pentangelli (ranked 2154 p4p, 94 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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269 lbs
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300 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super 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, Paul Morrisson!
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, Lorenzo Pentangelli!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Daniel Franklin and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Morrisson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pentangelli tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Morrisson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pentangelli has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Morrisson after a bit of a struggle.
Pentangelli wants to take the fight to the mat but Morrisson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Paul Morrisson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lorenzo Pentangelli.
Pentangelli goes for a takedown attempt but Morrisson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Pentangelli manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Morrisson on his heels. He'll look to pass Morrisson's guard now, I'm sure.
Pentangelli slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Morrisson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Morrisson tries to get out of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrisson pushes Pentangelli away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Pentangelli gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Pentangelli is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Morrisson is trying to escape and Pentangelli transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Morrisson is forced to tap! Nice work there by Pentangelli! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lorenzo Pentangelli!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mai Pipi (ranked 6796 p4p, 455 weight class) and Ben Smith (ranked 959 p4p, 110 weight class). Smith has chosen Bleached - Hard to Kill as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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153 lbs
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150 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mai Pipi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ben Smith!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Daniel Franklin and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pipi manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Smith on his heels. He'll look to pass Smith's guard now, I'm sure.
Pipi drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Pipi jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Pipi has gone for a leg lock! Smith slips out almost immediately though and dives into Pipi's guard.
Pipi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Smith can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Smith stays in close to Pipi's body and controls the 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.
Pipi looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Smith seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pipi working for a triangle but Smith defends it easily.
Smith sitting in guard here, content to control.
Smith wants to stand but Pipi has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Smith not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two 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.
Pipi is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Smith defends well.
Smith got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pipi has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Smith has managed to get both his arms back between Pipi's legs - danger averted.
Smith is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Let's hope that Smith has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mai Pipi 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.
Pipi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pipi sets himself, and Smith steps forward looking for the clinch! Pipi avoids it this time.
Smith moves into the clinch successfully.
Smith lands a nice uppercut.
Smith avoiding damage.
Smith lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
It looks like Mai Pipi has been cut.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A bit of stalling here from Smith.
Smith lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Smith has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pipi can't get the takedown.
Smith lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Pipi's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Smith looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Smith lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A bit of stalling here from Smith.
Pipi can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mai Pipi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pipi up against the cage.
Smith dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Smith pushes Pipi against the cage. Smith is working some dirty boxing. Smith pushes off with a quick right hook! Pipi goes down! Pipi tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Smith moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Smith!
In his post fight interview, Ben Smith started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
In defeat, Mai Pipi stepped up to the mic, saying 'I no hard'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jet Jordan (ranked 25155 p4p, 573 weight class) and Leon Hooker (ranked 4288 p4p, 442 weight class). Leon Hooker is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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155 lbs
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163 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jet Jordan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Leon Hooker!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hooker leaves Jordan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Hooker doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Hooker looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jordan tries to clinch but Hooker moves away
and Hooker counters with a straight right hand.
Jordan moves into range and clinches up with Hooker.
Hooker prevents Jordan from breaking the clinch.
Jordan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jordan jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hooker walks away with a smile on his face. Jordan gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jordan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jordan shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hooker counters with a series of strikes. Jordan will be more careful next time no doubt.
Jordan is rocked!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jet Jordan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hooker shoots in for a takedown but Jordan shows good takedown defense.
Jordan gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hooker.
Oh Jordan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
It looks like Jet Jordan has been cut.
Jordan gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Hooker gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Jordan 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 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leon Hooker!
A victorious Leon Hooker 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Jantan (ranked 2146 p4p, 276 weight class) and Sheamus McShae (ranked 1895 p4p, 244 weight class). Sheamus McShae will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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197 lbs
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200 lbs
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Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joseph Jantan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sheamus McShae!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jantan looks to score with a jab to the body but McShae is just out of range.
McShae is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jantan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McShae counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A big right from Jantan misses.
McShae moves out of range as Jantan strikes.
McShae is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
McShae jabs Jantan right on the nose. Jantan blinks but takes it well.
McShae misses with the combination.
McShae scores with the left hand. Jantan knows he should have avoided that one.
Jantan shoots in but no luck this time.
Jantan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
McShae looks to land a combination. Jantan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McShae ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McShae looks to land a combination but Jantan avoids it well.
McShae throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jantan avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jantan misses with a wild body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from McShae! But no joy.
Jantan has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Buoy Training in the buildup to the fight.
Jantan ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
McShae's jab looks to have found its range, popping Jantan under the eye.
Jantan throws an overhand right that lands on McShae's shoulder, as McShae tries to avoid the shot.
McShae throws a shot to the body.
No joy there for McShae, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McShae takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Sheamus McShae has been cut.
No joy there for McShae, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McShae throws a right hand that Jantan ducks under and follows up with a left that Jantan also avoids with ease.
McShae staying out of range there.
McShae moves away from the strike by Jantan.
Sheamus McShae is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McShae throws a good cross that connects.
McShae looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
McShae lands a head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jantan dodges the punch combination from McShae.
McShae lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jantan shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in McShae's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if McShae can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jantan slips nicely into half guard.
Jantan lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jantan 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.
Jantan works his way into full mount!
Jantan lands a big elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jantan fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
McShae tries to hold on but Jantan postures up.
Jantan scoring with strikes but McShae is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sheamus McShae dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sheamus McShae's cut.
That's time! Jantan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice takedown defense from McShae. No joy for Jantan on that attempt.
McShae scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jantan in his tracks.
A punch combination from McShae misses.
McShae takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McShae moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jantan is really struggling to find his range with his punches. McShae's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
McShae uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jantan.
McShae lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jantan circles away quickly and effectively.
McShae gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Jantan to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Jantan scoring with punches to the head and body.
Joseph Jantan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McShae preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jantan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McShae works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jantan trying to control but McShae is working from the bottom.
Jantan is in close to McShae's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jantan trying to control but McShae is working from the bottom.
Jantan works over McShae with some ground and pound from guard.
Jantan working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jantan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jantan throwing strikes but missing.
Jantan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McShae avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jantan scoring with some ground and pound.
Jantan stands up over McShae, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
McShae has momentary wrist control but Jantan slips an elbow through the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jantan scoring with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jantan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
McShae has momentary wrist control but Jantan slips an elbow through the middle.
McShae tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jantan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of McShae's head.
McShae wants to sweep but no luck.
Jantan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jantan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McShae can't keep his opponent in guard - Jantan advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Jantan scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jantan throwing shots but McShae is blocking nicely.
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!
Jantan sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McShae defending well though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Jantan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sheamus McShae's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Jantan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling McShae to score with a decent uppercut.
McShae misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McShae misses with a wild combination.
Jantan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McShae moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
McShae slaps away a takedown attempt from Jantan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
McShae throws a series of punches but Jantan moves out of range.
Jantan slips a jab and a cross from McShae.
Jantan drops down looking for a counter takedown but McShae sprawls and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McShae misses with a few strikes there.
McShae lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jantan backs up against the cage.
Jantan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but McShae was well out of range. Poor timing from Jantan.
Despite the aggression on McShae's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
McShae throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
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!
McShae throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jantan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McShae defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jantan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McShae misses with a body shot.
McShae swinging wildly here.
Jantan drops down looking for a counter takedown but McShae sprawls and moves away.
No joy there for McShae, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McShae throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jantan counters with a nice double leg into side control. McShae won't be happy with that.
McShae takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jantan lands a few punches from side control.
Jantan is looking to take a break and control but McShae is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jantan scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at McShae to see if he's OK.
Jantan landing strikes.
McShae is looking for a sweep.
McShae is trying to control Jantan's posture but Jantan avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jantan working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jantan landing a few strikes.
Jantan is chipping away with strikes.
Jantan working the head and body with strikes.
Jantan connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused McShae some visible discomfort.
Jantan working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
McShae takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Jantan scoring with punches and elbows.
Jantan landing strikes.
McShae really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jantan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jantan in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Jantan lands a few punches from side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Joseph Jantan.
I think Jantan has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Joseph Jantan!
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight for Sheamus McShae!
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Joseph Jantan!
Joseph Jantan wins by split decision!
A pretty intense looking Joseph Jantan took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
In defeat, Sheamus McShae stepped up to the mic, saying 'I fought with a broken back, didn't want to pull out and upset the fans.. ill ko him in a rematch'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fritz Hammer (ranked 1936 p4p, 209 weight class) and Kieran Thompson (ranked 3533 p4p, 320 weight class). Thompson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sabotage. 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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285 lbs
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272 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Fritz Hammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kieran Thompson!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson misses the jab.
Hammer seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hammer with a hook.
Thompson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hammer counters with a three punch combo that has Thompson backing up. Thompson nods at Hammer to acknowledge the strikes.
Thompson misses with a combination
and Hammer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hammer 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.
Hammer waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thompson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer drives through and clinches with Thompson against the cage.
Hammer lands with a light punch inside.
Thompson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hammer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hammer lands a shot to the body.
Hammer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hammer breaks the clinch.
A jab from Hammer finds it's way through Thompson's defenses.
Hammer uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thompson.
Hammer lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Thompson falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Fritz Hammer!
Our winner, Fritz Hammer, 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Chaize (ranked 2980 p4p, 331 weight class) and John Kennedy (ranked 2934 p4p, 323 weight class). Kennedy comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Shot Through the Heart kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! John Kennedy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jacques Chaize!
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, John Kennedy!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Daniel Franklin and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kennedy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chaize appears to be looking for a big counter.
Chaize keeps the fight on the outside.
Chaize gets tackled into the cage by Kennedy. Kennedy maintains the clinch.
Kennedy throws a head punch that misses.
Kennedy throws a head punch that misses.
Chaize lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Chaize escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chaize lands with a good body shot.
Chaize throws a poor cross that misses
and Kennedy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kennedy wants to clinch
and Chaize counters with a nice uppercut.
John Kennedy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kennedy wants to clinch.
A quick step to the side and Chaize tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kennedy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Chaize manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chaize was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Chaize works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Chaize keeps the fight on the outside.
Kennedy ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy wants to clinch but Chaize slips to the side
letting Chaize counter with a right hand.
Chaize lands a right hook to the body.
Kennedy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chaize paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chaize lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kennedy at a distance.
Kennedy misses with a looping right.
Chaize keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kennedy fails with an attempt to clinch.
As Kennedy looks to move away, Chaize throws a big counter combo but Kennedy just gets out of the way.
Kennedy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Kennedy takes the fight into the clinch.
Kennedy misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chaize escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kennedy tries to clinch but Chaize is having none of it.
Chaize looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Chaize swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chaize swats away the attempt to clinch by Kennedy.
Kennedy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy tries to close the distance and clinch but Chaize swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chaize lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kennedy circles away quickly and effectively.
Kennedy misses with a hook
and Chaize counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chaize scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kennedy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kennedy tries to clinch but Chaize moves out of range.
Kennedy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kennedy throws an off balance right hand
and Chaize counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kennedy thinking.
Kennedy tries to clinch but Chaize is having none of it.
Kennedy wants to clinch but Chaize slips to the side
and Chaize counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kennedy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Chaize paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kennedy doesn't manage to clinch there - Chaize circles away.
Chaize is looking to counter punch.
Kennedy tries to clinch but Chaize moves out of range.
Kennedy tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Chaize counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Chaize tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kennedy was well out of range. Poor timing from Chaize.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Chaize 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.
A slow jab from Kennedy misses its intended target.
Chaize moves out of range as Kennedy strikes.
Kennedy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Chaize went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Kennedy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Chaize throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Kennedy lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Chaize is looking to wear down Kennedy with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Kennedy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A slow jab from Kennedy misses its intended target.
Kennedy tries to close the distance and clinch but Chaize swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Chaize was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Chaize circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chaize slips a straight right by Kennedy.
Chaize lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chaize scores with a hook.
Kennedy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chaize.
Kennedy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Chaize manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kennedy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kennedy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kennedy takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chaize throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice body punch from Kennedy.
Kennedy misses with a right hand
enabling Chaize to counter with a crisp jab.
Kennedy ducks under a wild hook from Chaize.
Kennedy clinches with his opponent.
Chaize manages to break the clinch.
Kennedy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Chaize connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kennedy scrambles back to his feet.
Kennedy has Chaize up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Chaize - that landed with a thud.
Chaize pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Chaize avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kennedy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chaize.
Kennedy takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Chaize dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kennedy wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy tries to clinch but Chaize moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Chaize 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kennedy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Chaize jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kennedy doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A jab from Chaize misses.
Chaize is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kennedy can do to turn this around?
Kennedy clinches.
Chaize breaks the clinch.
Chaize dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Chaize circles away from the clinch attempt
and Chaize cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chaize misses with a body shot.
Kennedy is looking to clinch but Chaize is avoiding it.
Kennedy is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chaize.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chaize. Kennedy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kennedy steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Chaize.
Chaize is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kennedy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Chaize dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kennedy misses with a right hand
and Chaize counters with a straight right hand.
John Kennedy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kennedy slips under a jab from Chaize.
Kennedy lands with a cross.
Kennedy darts in trying to clinch
and Chaize counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kennedy misses with a double jab.
Kennedy connects with a looping right hand.
Kennedy tries to clinch but Chaize is having none of it.
Chaize swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Chaize swinging wildly here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kennedy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kennedy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Chaize sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Chaize steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kennedy.
Chaize swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Chaize looks to score with a jab to the body but Kennedy is just out of range.
Good shot there by Kennedy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Chaize makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Chaize takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kennedy scores with a crisp jab that stopped Chaize in his tracks.
Kennedy might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kennedy misses with a wild body shot.
Kennedy tries to clinch up
and Chaize counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kennedy throws a right and a left that Chaize avoids nicely.
Kennedy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Chaize tests Kennedy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice jab there from Kennedy.
Kennedy moves to clinch but Chaize breaks away
and Chaize counters with a series of strikes. Kennedy will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kennedy tries to clinch but Chaize is having none of it.
Kennedy misses with an uppercut. Chaize saw that one coming.
Chaize throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kennedy tries to clinch but Chaize moves away
letting Chaize counter with a right hand.
Chaize scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Chaize lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Chaize's jab looks to have found its range, popping Kennedy under the eye.
Kennedy scores with a nice strike.
Kennedy scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Chaize doesn't seem bothered though.
Kennedy moves in looking to clinch but Chaize pushes him off.
Jacques Chaize is winning the standup battle so far.
Chaize ducks under a wild hook from Kennedy.
Kennedy doesn't manage to clinch there - Chaize circles away.
Kennedy throws an off balance right hand
and Chaize counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chaize lands with a good body shot.
Kennedy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jacques Chaize is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chaize misses with a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jacques Chaize.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Chaize, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight for Jacques Chaize!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Jacques Chaize!
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight for Jacques Chaize!
Jacques Chaize wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuri Maltsev (ranked 1560 p4p, 221 weight class) and Square Pants (ranked 1657 p4p, 231 weight class). Yuri Maltsev has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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206 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Yuri Maltsev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Square Pants!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pants wants to clinch.
Pants instigates a clinch.
Maltsev blocks a body shot from Pants.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maltsev.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Maltsev.
Maltsev prevents a body shot from Pants.
Pants lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pants doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maltsev is working Pants over against the cage.
Maltsev is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maltsev lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Pants.
Pants swings wildly with an uppercut but Maltsev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maltsev blocking some punches.
Maltsev definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Maltsev lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pants misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pants misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pants tries to throw a body punch but Maltsev avoids it by throwing Pants back against the cage.
Maltsev has a couple of punches blocked by Pants.
Pants doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Maltsev is stalling here.
Pants misses with a short punch on the inside.
Maltsev is struggling to control the position.
A hook to the body from Pants.
Pants looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Maltsev is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Maltsev misses with a punch to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Maltsev.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pants.
Pants has a couple of punches blocked by Maltsev.
Maltsev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pants doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Maltsev.
Maltsev scores with a nice hook to the head.
Maltsev pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maltsev gets tackled into the cage by Pants. Pants maintains the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pants has a couple of punches blocked by Maltsev.
Maltsev lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pants misses with the head strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pants tries a body shot but Maltsev blocks it.
Pants scores with a shoulder strike.
Pants swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Maltsev wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short right from Pants.
Pants lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pants scores with a shoulder strike.
Maltsev has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Maltsev tries to throw a body punch but Pants avoids it by throwing Maltsev back against the cage.
Maltsev breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maltsev swings for the body but Pants moves out of range.
Pants moves into the clinch.
Maltsev misses with a punch on the inside.
Pants doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pants misses with a punch to the body.
Maltsev misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Square Pants dominated that round.
That's time! Maltsev's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Maltsev fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pants manages to avoid it.
Pants moves in looking to clinch but Maltsev pushes him off.
Pants closes the distance looking to clinch
and Maltsev counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pants tries to clinch there but Maltsev circles away.
Pants clinches.
Pants scores with a hook to the body.
Pants fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pants lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pants blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Maltsev - that landed with a thud.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Maltsev.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maltsev working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Maltsev takes a shot to the head.
Pants misses with the head strike.
Still in the clinch, Pants scores with a nice short uppercut.
Maltsev has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Maltsev doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pants tries a body shot but Maltsev blocks it.
Maltsev is trying to break the clinch but Pants is controlling him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pants.
Pants swings wildly with an uppercut but Maltsev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Maltsev tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maltsev misses with a punch to the body.
The referee calls for Maltsev to work.
Maltsev lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pants backwards.
Maltsev is looking to break free of the clinch but Pants has double underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pants.
Pants tries a body shot but Maltsev blocks it.
Maltsev misses with a punch to the body.
Maltsev digs a right hand into Pants's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pants's gas tank.
Pants misses with the head strike.
Pants misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Maltsev.
Pants can't find room to land a body shot as Maltsev controls the action.
Pants lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maltsev scores with a shot to the side of Pants's head.
Maltsev prevents a body shot from Pants.
Pants prevents a body shot from Maltsev.
Pants tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maltsev's elbow.
Pants tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Maltsev has had enough of the clinch but Pants keeps him there for the moment.
Pants scores with a nice hook to the head.
Pants tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pants tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pants has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A shot in the inside from Pants.
Maltsev tries to break free but Pants pushes him back against the cage.
Maltsev is looking to break free of the clinch but Pants has double underhooks.
Maltsev blocks an uppercut.
Maltsev blocking some punches.
Pants tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pants tries to work over Maltsev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maltsev wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pants struggles to land a body shot inside as Maltsev controls his hands.
Maltsev is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Square Pants showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Pants closes the distance and clinches.
Maltsev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pants's elbow.
Pants tries to work over Maltsev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Maltsev is looking to break free of the clinch but Pants has double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Pants fails to land.
Pants keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Maltsev's efforts to push away.
Pants misses with the head strike.
Maltsev misses with the head strike.
Maltsev wants to break free but Pants has control.
Pants tries to work over Maltsev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Maltsev.
A nice left hand lands by Maltsev.
Pants can't find room to land a body shot as Maltsev controls the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maltsev struggles to land a body shot inside as Pants controls his hands.
Pants tries to work over Maltsev's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pants misses with a hook to the ribs.
Maltsev wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Maltsev blocking some punches.
Maltsev working aggressively here.
Yuri Maltsev has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Maltsev creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pants misses with a punch on the inside.
Pants lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Maltsev lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pants backwards.
Maltsev lands a body shot in the clinch.
Maltsev blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pants swings wildly with an uppercut but Maltsev uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pants misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pants throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Pants misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Maltsev lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pants lands with a light punch inside.
Maltsev goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Maltsev lands with a short shot to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Pants fails to land.
Maltsev tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pants's elbow.
Maltsev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pants has a couple of punches blocked by Maltsev.
Maltsev scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maltsev wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pants.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Maltsev tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maltsev misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Pants fails to land.
Maltsev lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pants backwards.
Maltsev lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pants has a couple of punches blocked by Maltsev.
Maltsev scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Maltsev trying to control the position but instead, Pants has worked for underhooks and has pushed Maltsev into the cage.
Pants misses with the head strike.
Maltsev takes a shot to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Pants.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Maltsev.
Maltsev struggles to land a body shot inside as Pants controls his hands.
Maltsev blocks a body shot from Pants.
Maltsev misses with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Yuri Maltsev.
I think Pants has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight for Square Pants!
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight for Square Pants!
Judge David Hoff scores the fight for Square Pants!
Square Pants wins by unanimous decision!
Square Pants 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tiago Da Costa (ranked 1370 p4p, 70 weight class) and Royce Camara Gracie (ranked 1357 p4p, 68 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tiago Da Costa!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Royce Camara Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camara Gracie clinches.
Da Costa tries for a takedown. No joy.
Camara Gracie pulls Da Costa into guard.
Da Costa got a little sloppy there for a moment and Camara Gracie has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Da Costa has managed to get both his arms back between Camara Gracie's legs - danger averted.
Camara Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Camara Gracie is looking for a triangle but Da Costa pushes his legs off easily.
Camara Gracie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Da Costa doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Da Costa manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Camara Gracie looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Da Costa in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Camara Gracie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Camara Gracie looking to control.
Da Costa trying to control but Camara Gracie is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Camara Gracie looking for a guillotine here but Da Costa defends easily.
Da Costa postures up.
Da Costa avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Da Costa might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Camara Gracie utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Camara Gracie working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Da Costa doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Camara Gracie is tightening it up a little... Da Costa has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Da Costa reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Da Costa taps out! Nice BJJ there by Camara Gracie!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Royce Camara Gracie!
Royce Camara Gracie is the new super heavyweight champion!
Royce Camara Gracie decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Quincy Fapple (ranked 1453 p4p, 193 weight class) and Phillip Haba (ranked 1014 p4p, 143 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Quincy Fapple!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Phillip Haba!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fapple walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Fapple moves out of range as Haba strikes.
Fapple was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Haba digs a good body shot into Fapple's ribs.
Fapple showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Haba.
Haba clinches with his opponent.
Haba misses with a short punch on the inside.
Haba can't find room to land a body shot as Fapple controls the action.
Fapple blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Haba working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fapple has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fapple can't break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Haba.
Haba presses Fapple against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fapple manages to break the clinch.
Haba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fapple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haba lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Haba looks to clinch
letting Fapple counter with a right hand.
It looks like Phillip Haba has been cut.
Haba lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Fapple at a distance.
Haba ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
We've been informed that Haba has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Phillip Haba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Haba does it's job there.
Haba misses with a few strikes there.
Haba connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Haba misses with a looping left.
Haba catches Fapple with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Haba throws an off balance right hand
and Fapple cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Haba is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fapple throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Haba is still on wobbly legs! Can Fapple finish him?
Fapple throws a pinpoint strike between Haba's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Haba crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Fapple scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Quincy Fapple!
A very excited looking Quincy Fapple made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gunner Larsson (ranked 566 p4p, 80 weight class) and Ken Robinson (ranked 1609 p4p, 215 weight class). Larsson comes to the cage accompanied by Machine Gun Kelly - Till I Die. 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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gunner Larsson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ken Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson shoots and misses
and Larsson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Robinson's guard.
Robinson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Larsson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Larsson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Larsson cracks Robinson with a solid left hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Robinson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Larsson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Robinson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Larsson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Robinson looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Larsson is defending well. Robinson quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Larsson has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Robinson celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ken Robinson!
Ken Robinson is the new welterweight champion!
Ken Robinson bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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