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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phillip Haba (ranked 1419 p4p, 180 weight class) and Rick Ambe (ranked 1993 p4p, 249 weight class). Ambe has chosen MASTER P - REPO as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178 lbs
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184 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Phillip Haba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rick Ambe!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, David Hoff and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ambe misses with a right hand
and Haba cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Haba moves out of range of the strikes.
Ambe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Haba lands with a right hand.
Ambe is rocked!
Haba throws a hook to the side of Ambe's head but Ambe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ambe appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Ambe is still on wobbly legs! Can Haba finish him?
Haba rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ambe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ambe seems to have recovered his senses.
Ambe fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Haba sprawls well initially but Ambe persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Still in half guard, Ambe seems content to control.
Haba has hold of Ambe's hands but Ambe slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ambe working over Haba with some ground and pound. Haba looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Haba keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ambe is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ambe working over Haba with some ground and pound. Haba looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ambe not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ambe thows a huge punch but Haba dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ambe looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Haba with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ambe not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ambe working Haba over with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ambe passes to side control.
Ambe in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Ambe has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Island Sparring. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Ambe wants to control but Haba is keeping him busy.
The strikes coming from Ambe are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Haba definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Haba gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Ambe lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ambe lands a nice shot to the head.
Haba is rocked!
Ambe lands a big shot to the head and Haba winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Rick Ambe!
Our winner, Rick Ambe, 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mikey Torres (ranked 5491 p4p, 246 weight class) and William Wolfe (ranked 25109 p4p, 293 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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137 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mikey Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, William Wolfe!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Daniel Franklin and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torres missing with a left hand there. Wolfe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Torres pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wolfe looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Torres throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wolfe lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Wolfe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wolfe tries a head kick but it misses.
Torres misses with a jab, cross combination.
Torres tries a head kick but it misses.
Some wild striking there from Torres.
Torres throws a head kick but Wolfe moves out of range.
Torres leaves Wolfe with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
It looked like Torres was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wolfe checks it well.
Some wild striking there from Torres.
Torres tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Torres throws a leg kick but Wolfe moved away.
Torres throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolfe moves out of range of the body kick from Torres.
Wolfe shoots in and drives through. Torres sprawls well.
Torres fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wolfe dodges the punch combination from Torres.
Torres fails to land with a series of punches.
Torres pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Torres. No joy for Wolfe on that attempt.
Mikey Torres has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Wolfe.
Torres throws a sloppy head kick and Wolfe moves out of range easily.
Torres misses with a double jab.
Torres swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wolfe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wolfe changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Torres tries to avoid it but Wolfe manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Torres to the ground. Torres escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Torres will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A big left from Torres misses.
Wolfe flicks out a counter leg kick but Torres steps away.
Wolfe takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Mikey Torres is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wolfe moves out of range as Torres throws a body kick.
Wolfe steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wolfe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Torres misses with a wild combination.
Wolfe blocks the body kick.
Wolfe is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Torres throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Torres.
Torres throws a one two combo.
Wolfe comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Torres fails to land with a series of punches.
Torres tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Torres is breathing heavily.
Torres fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Wolfe checks it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikey Torres dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Torres tries a head kick but it misses.
Wolfe scores with a jab to the jaw.
Torres throws a leg kick that is checked
and Wolfe counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wolfe.
Torres misses with some punches.
Wolfe prevents a body shot from Torres.
Torres is pressed up against the cage. Wolfe has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Torres down to the mat. Torres avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Wolfe looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Torres is fending him off so far but Wolfe persists. Nope, Torres circles away and we're back to standing.
Mikey Torres is winning the standup battle so far.
Torres looks to land a body kick but Wolfe moved away.
Wolfe tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Torres swivels and escapes.
Mikey Torres has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Wolfe.
Torres misses with a hook.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wolfe is defended easily by Torres.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wolfe takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Wolfe avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres throws a head kick but Wolfe moves out of range.
Torres misses with a hook.
Torres misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wolfe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wolfe misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
It looked like Torres was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Torres misses with a body kick.
Torres misses with a jab, cross combination.
Torres throws a head kick but Wolfe moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Torres.
Wolfe closes the distance and pushes Torres back into the cage.
Torres scores with a shoulder strike.
Wolfe manages to pull guard.
Wolfe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wolfe lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wolfe is controlling him.
Wolfe forces his way into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Torres pushes Wolfe off looking to stand but Wolfe dives back in and keeps control.
Wolfe landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Wolfe has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Torres is trying to maintain the position but Wolfe is very close to passing his half guard.
Torres wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikey Torres dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Torres swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wolfe unleashes a big counter combination but Torres bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Wolfe.
Torres throws a push kick but Wolfe slaps the foot to one side.
Wolfe forces Torres back against the cage and clinches.
Torres misses with a punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Torres.
Torres misses with some punches.
Wolfe is looking to take this one to the mat.
Torres swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wolfe wants to take the fight to the mat but Torres manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Mikey Torres has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Wolfe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wolfe tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Torres smiles and moves away.
Torres blocks a low kick nicely.
Torres is looking to counter with head kicks.
Mikey Torres seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Torres.
Torres throws a head kick but Wolfe moves out of range.
Torres misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolfe blocks a head kick by Torres.
Wolfe swinging wildly here.
Torres misses with the combination.
Wolfe misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mikey Torres is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Torres throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Good leg kick by Torres there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Torres looks to land a combination but Wolfe avoids it well.
Torres tries a head kick but it misses.
As Torres backs off Wolfe throws a huge counter combo but Torres manages to avoid it all.
Torres fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Torres misses with the combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wolfe takes the fight into the clinch.
Torres misses with a punch to the body.
Wolfe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Torres.
Torres looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Torres sets himself, and Wolfe steps forward looking for the clinch! Torres avoids it this time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Torres throws a lazy right hand but Wolfe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wolfe avoids a kick to the body.
Wolfe is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Torres throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Torres misses with a series of wild punches.
Torres will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikey Torres showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Torres, 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight for Mikey Torres!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Mikey Torres!
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Mikey Torres!
Mikey Torres wins by unanimous decision!
William Wolfe was interviewed post fight and said 'G'day. Better luck next time.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joseph Jantan (ranked 1224 p4p, 164 weight class) and Evgeni Kozlov (ranked 1587 p4p, 204 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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197 lbs
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190 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Evgeni Kozlov!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jantan scores with a takedown into Kozlov's guard.
Kozlov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jantan throws a big right hand that misses.
Jantan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kozlov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jantan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Jantan lands a couple of digs.
Jantan lands a couple of elbows.
Jantan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kozlov keeping moving, preventing Jantan from controlling successfully.
Kozlov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jantan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
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.
Kozlov is trying to control the position but Jantan postures up.
Jantan missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kozlov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jantan.
Jantan lands a couple of elbows.
Jantan advances position into side control!
Jantan working the head with strikes.
An elbow from Jantan crashes against the mat.
Jantan throws a strike aimed at the side of Kozlov's head but Kozlov avoids it well.
Jantan working the head and body with strikes.
Jantan landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Kozlov takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Kozlov takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Kozlov is rocked!
Kozlov takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Kozlov is still in real trouble! Can Jantan finish him?
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kozlov can do anything to dispel that myth.
Jantan lands a strong strike to the head of Kozlov. That's dazed him! Jantan looking to finish here. Kozlov is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Jantan lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joseph Jantan!
Joseph Jantan opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Greg Bison (ranked 6623 p4p, 518 weight class) and Adel Kassib (ranked 6570 p4p, 517 weight class). Adel Kassib is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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180 lbs
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182 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Greg Bison!
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, Adel Kassib!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kassib lands a nice shot to the body.
Kassib gets tackled into the cage by Bison. Bison maintains the clinch.
Kassib breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bison misses with a body shot
and Kassib counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Greg Bison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kassib checks a leg kick.
Bison fails with a takedown attempt.
Kassib throws out a counter right but Bison avoids it with no problem.
Bison misses with a takedown attempt
letting Kassib counter with a right hand.
Bison shoots in looking for a takedown but Kassib manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bison's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Greg Bison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kassib connects with a superb combination that knocks Bison out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Kassib before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Bison!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Adel Kassib!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Kennedy (ranked 3640 p4p, 383 weight class) and Jose Carvaleho (ranked 3714 p4p, 388 weight class). Kennedy kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Shot Through the Heart. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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160 lbs
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159 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Kennedy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jose Carvaleho!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Winston Alpacca and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kennedy is looking to clinch but Carvaleho is avoiding it.
Decent striking displayed by Kennedy there.
Kennedy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kennedy moves in looking to clinch but Carvaleho pushes him off.
Kennedy clobbers Carvaleho with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kennedy tries to clinch but Carvaleho moves away
and Carvaleho counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kennedy won't be happy with that.
Carvaleho in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Carvaleho is working to tighten his grip on Kennedy's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Kennedy has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Carvaleho is really squeezing tight and eventually Kennedy passes out! Carvaleho 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). Jose Carvaleho!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Chaize (ranked 2148 p4p, 248 weight class) and Sparky Heyyyyyy (ranked 1835 p4p, 218 weight class). Jacques Chaize is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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159 lbs
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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
8 - 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
4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Sparky Heyyyyyy!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Santiago Holmes and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heyyyyyy with a poor takedown
letting Chaize counter with a right hand.
A jab from Chaize finds it's way through Heyyyyyy's defenses.
Heyyyyyy fails with a takedown attempt.
Heyyyyyy has his takedown stuffed
and Heyyyyyy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jacques Chaize has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sparky Heyyyyyy.
Heyyyyyy doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Chaize cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chaize has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Island Sparring in the buildup to the fight.
Chaize lands with a good body shot.
Chaize throws the left hand but Heyyyyyy avoids the punch easily.
Heyyyyyy changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Heyyyyyy tries for a takedown but Chaize circles away easily
and Chaize counters with a nice uppercut.
Sparky Heyyyyyy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Heyyyyyy has his takedown stuffed
and Chaize counters with a stiff right hand.
Chaize swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Heyyyyyy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heyyyyyy with a poor takedown
and Chaize counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Heyyyyyy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Heyyyyyy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heyyyyyy drops his hands momentarily and Chaize takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Heyyyyyy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Chaize cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Heyyyyyy on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Heyyyyyy misses with a takedown
and Chaize counters with a stiff right hand.
Jacques Chaize is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Heyyyyyy shoots in looking for a takedown. Chaize tries to sprawl out of it but Heyyyyyy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Chaize manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Chaize getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Chaize fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Chaize goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chaize misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heyyyyyy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Heyyyyyy there as he acknowledges the shot.
Chaize lands a jab to the nose.
Heyyyyyy misses with a takedown
and Chaize cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Heyyyyyy slips under a jab.
Heyyyyyy shoots and misses
and Chaize counters with a nice body shot.
Heyyyyyy's coach down at Island Hammers Fight Camp was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Heyyyyyy's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Heyyyyyy doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Chaize counter with a right hand.
Heyyyyyy misses with a takedown
and Chaize counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chaize works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Chaize lands with a straight right. Heyyyyyy didn't see that one coming.
Chaize throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacques Chaize dominated that round.
That's time! Chaize's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Heyyyyyy fails with the takedown
and Chaize cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chaize is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Heyyyyyy can do to turn this around?
Heyyyyyy fails with the takedown
and Chaize counters with a nice uppercut.
Heyyyyyy tries for a takedown but Chaize circles away easily
and Chaize connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jacques Chaize has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sparky Heyyyyyy.
Heyyyyyy with a poor takedown
and Chaize counters with a nice body shot.
Chaize lands a right hook to the body.
Heyyyyyy shoots and misses
and Chaize cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Heyyyyyy with a lazy takedown attempt
and Chaize counters with a stiff right hand.
Chaize is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Heyyyyyy misses with a takedown
and Chaize counters with a straight right hand.
Heyyyyyy tries for a takedown but Chaize circles away easily
and Chaize cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Heyyyyyy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Chaize counter with a right hand.
Heyyyyyy is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heyyyyyy shoots and misses
and Chaize counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice uppercut there from Chaize.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Heyyyyyy might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Chaize has got the better of the exchanges.
Heyyyyyy with a poor takedown
and Chaize counters with a nice uppercut.
Heyyyyyy misses with a takedown
letting Chaize counter with a right hand.
Heyyyyyy on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Jab, jab by Chaize - just one landing.
Heyyyyyy misses with a takedown
and Chaize connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Heyyyyyy tries for a takedown but Chaize circles away easily
letting Chaize counter with a right hand.
Heyyyyyy walks into a straight right hand from Chaize.
Jacques Chaize is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heyyyyyy with a poor takedown
and Chaize counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Chaize fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Heyyyyyy doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Chaize counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heyyyyyy is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Heyyyyyy with a poor takedown
and Chaize cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Heyyyyyy is rocked!
Heyyyyyy shoots and misses
letting Chaize counter with a right hand.
Heyyyyyy is still on wobbly legs! Can Chaize finish him?
Chaize closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Heyyyyyy out cold! Heyyyyyy corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jacques Chaize!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Malakei Martin (ranked 1861 p4p, 221 weight class) and Ekkei Satori (ranked 1192 p4p, 152 weight class). Ekkei Satori is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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165 lbs
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155 lbs
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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
5 - 2 - 2, fighting out of The Island, Malakei Martin!
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, Ekkei Satori!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Satori tests Martin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Martin scores with a head kick.
Ekkei Satori seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Satori clinches up with Martin and pushes him back against the cage.
Satori blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Satori lands a right hand.
Martin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Martin lands an elbow inside.
A short right from Satori on the inside.
Satori stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Martin is trying to maintain a safe position but Satori gets an underhook and turns Martin into the cage.
Satori on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Martin tries to pull guard but Satori holds him up against the cage and eventually Martin drops back down to his feet.
Satori softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Satori lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Martin tries to stall but Satori uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The referee is keeping an eye on Martin - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Martin missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Satori smiles and moves away.
Satori moves into the clinch.
Martin misses with some punches.
Martin with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Satori creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Satori working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Martin throws a punch but it's blocked by Satori.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Satori scores with a shot to the side of Martin's head.
Nice body punch from Satori.
Martin misses with a punch to the body.
Satori lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Martin or not.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Satori creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Martin is rocked!
Satori lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Martin backwards.
Oh Martin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Satori throws a big uppercut that drops Martin! More strikes from Satori and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Martin lies dazed against the cage as Satori celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ekkei Satori!
A determined Ekkei Satori didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ken Robinson (ranked 590 p4p, 76 weight class) and Javier Pinales (ranked 859 p4p, 109 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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184 lbs
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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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ken Robinson!
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, Javier Pinales!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robinson shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pinales is trying to defend but Robinson finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Robinson looking for a submission but Pinales manages to get full guard, putting an end to that submission attempt.
Robinson advances position into side control!
Robinson is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Pinales's shoulder. That is not cool.
Robinson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pinales has escaped the position, nice work there.
Robinson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
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.
Robinson trying to control the position but Pinales is working away.
Pinales is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson is looking to take a break and control but Pinales is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Robinson advances to full mount.
Robinson tries to control but Pinales wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Robinson is really struggling to control Pinales but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Robinson wants to take Pinales's back but he can't do it this time.
Robinson controlling his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Robinson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Robinson tries to control but Pinales wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Robinson 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.
Robinson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Pinales manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Robinson wants to control from the top but Pinales keeps moving.
Pinales keeping full guard, as Robinson tries to pass.
Robinson passes Pinales's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson is trying to control the action in half guard but Pinales is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Pinales looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinales is refusing to be controlled, as Robinson sits in half guard.
Pinales looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Robinson controlling the pace.
Pinales looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Robinson trying to control from Pinales's half guard. Pinales has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Robinson trying to control the position from guard on top but Pinales is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Robinson wants to pass the guard but Pinales is keeping the position.
Pinales has his foot on Robinson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Robinson works his way back into a safe position though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pinales keeping moving, preventing Robinson from controlling successfully.
Pinales working for a triangle but Robinson defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Robinson dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Robinson feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Robinson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Robinson trying to control but Pinales is working from the bottom.
Robinson stands and throws Pinales's legs to the side, diving into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pinales gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Robinson is looking to work his way around to Pinales's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson trying to control but Pinales is having none of it.
Robinson controlling from mount.
Robinson trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Robinson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Pinales can do to turn this around?
Pinales working to try and regain half guard.
Robinson is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Pinales has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Pinales!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinales tries to free his leg and advance position but Robinson is retaining full guard.
Robinson has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pinales can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Robinson is looking for a triangle but Pinales pushes his legs off easily.
Robinson can't keep his opponent in guard - Pinales advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Pinales is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Robinson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Pinales.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Robinson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pinales is working away from the top position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Robinson clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Robinson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Pinales's guard.
Robinson wants to control from the top but Pinales keeps moving.
Pinales looking for a guillotine here but Robinson defends easily.
Pinales is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Robinson defends well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson stands and throws Pinales's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Pinales gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson controlling from mount.
Robinson seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Pinales is holding on tight.
Pinales is squirming around, avoiding Robinson's attempts to control the action.
Pinales sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Pinales looking for submissions off his back.
Robinson is trying to control. Pinales wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Pinales looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Robinson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Robinson trying to control from half guard but Pinales is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Robinson had his way with Javier Pinales in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Robinson shoots in and bounces Pinales off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Robinson wants to control from the top but Pinales keeps moving.
Robinson wants to pass the guard but Pinales is keeping the position.
Robinson trying to control but Pinales is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Robinson content to stall in guard here.
Pinales keeping full guard, as Robinson tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson passes Pinales's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Robinson is pressing down on Pinales's thigh, looking to free his foot. Pinales is holding on for now.
Robinson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Pinales is staying active underneath Robinson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Robinson passes the guard and advances to mount!
Robinson looking to control but Pinales is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ken Robinson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Robinson content just to control the position here.
Robinson wants to take his opponent's back but Pinales doesn't allow it.
Javier Pinales has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Robinson wants to control the pace but Pinales is squirming around nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Robinson blocks Pinales's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ken Robinson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Robinson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Hoff scores the fight for Ken Robinson!
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight for Ken Robinson!
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight for Ken Robinson!
Ken Robinson wins by unanimous decision!
Ken Robinson retains his welterweight title!
Ken Robinson decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
The defeated Javier Pinales had this to say: 'I demand a rematch!!! This faggot was running his index finger up my anus every chance that he got! Do you understand how good that felt ... and how distracting it was???
NO HOMO!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Timo Juti (ranked 500 p4p, 67 weight class) and Ken Jiro (ranked 1049 p4p, 129 weight class). Jiro is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Game of Death. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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250 lbs
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269 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Timo Juti!
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, Ken Jiro!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juti lands a right hook to the body.
Juti wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jiro showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Juti.
Juti misses the shot to the body.
Jiro looks to land a left hand but Juti moved out of range nicely.
Jiro connects with a body shot that sends Juti's belly button to the back.
Juti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jiro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Juti moves away.
Juti wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Jiro slips a jab and a cross from Juti.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Juti throws a nice looking combination but Jiro bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A telegraphed right hand from Jiro misses the target.
Juti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Juti tries to counter by clinching up but Jiro breaks away and moves out of range.
Juti has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Island Sparring in the buildup to the fight.
Jiro lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Timo Juti has been cut.
Jiro tries to move into range but Juti moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juti clobbers Jiro with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Juti throws a poor cross that misses
and Jiro counters with a nice right hand that sends Juti toppling to the canvas! Juti scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Jiro finish him?!
Juti is rocked!
Jiro fakes the body blow, causing Juti to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Juti goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ken Jiro!
Ken Jiro is the new heavyweight champion!
Ken Jiro decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Royce Camara Gracie (ranked 887 p4p, 45 weight class) and Lorenzo Pentangelli (ranked 1736 p4p, 79 weight class). Royce Camara Gracie has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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265 lbs
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300 lbs
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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, Royce Camara Gracie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lorenzo Pentangelli!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Dirk Anderson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Camara Gracie gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Pentangelli to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Camara Gracie keeping moving, preventing Pentangelli from controlling successfully.
Camara Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pentangelli can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pentangelli wants to pass the guard but Camara Gracie is keeping the position.
Pentangelli trying to control the position from guard on top but Camara Gracie is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Camara Gracie looking for a guillotine here but Pentangelli defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pentangelli is sitting in close to Camara Gracie's body. Camara Gracie has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Pentangelli is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Pentangelli is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Camara Gracie.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Royce Camara Gracie!
Royce Camara Gracie retains his super heavyweight title!
Royce Camara Gracie decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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