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Kings 8: Winslow vs Rock PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerald Wallace (ranked 6902 p4p, 631 weight class) and Luke Hobbs (ranked 7540 p4p, 679 weight class). Luke Hobbs is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gerald Wallace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Luke Hobbs!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Santiago Holmes and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace clinches up against the cage.
Hobbs is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Wallace to keep the fight standing.
Wallace keeps control of Hobbs as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wallace controlling the action here for a moment.
Hobbs tries to pull guard but Wallace forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Wallace stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wallace lands with a left to the head.
Hobbs tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wallace digs a right hand underneath Hobbs's ribcage. Hobbs let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wallace has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Wallace lands an elbow that stopped Hobbs in his tracks for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wallace breaks from the clinch.
Hobbs bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Wallace doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hobbs avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace misses with a looping right.
Hobbs slips a jab and a cross from Wallace.
Hobbs is looking for the big counter here.
Wallace waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hobbs.
Wallace swings widly with a right hand
and Hobbs counters with a two punch combo.
Good exchange - Hobbs coming out on top.
Wallace tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hobbs paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hobbs displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wallace throws out the jab.
Hobbs moves away from the strike by Wallace.
Hobbs drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Wallace defends it well.
Wallace throws a looping overhand right but Hobbs ducks down to avoid it.
Hobbs lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hobbs avoids the body shot from Wallace.
Wallace closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wallace lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wallace pushes Hobbs back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hobbs is looking to take this one to the mat.
Gerald Wallace has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Hobbs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hobbs stalling in the clinch but Wallace improves position.
Nice elbow from Wallace.
Wallace cracks Hobbs with a nice body shot.
A short body shot lands from Wallace as the two fighters clinch.
Hobbs looks winded!
Wallace pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wallace pushes Hobbs up against the cage in a clinch.
Wallace is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Wallace lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hobbs tries to pull guard but Wallace forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Wallace lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Luke Hobbs has been cut.
Wallace gets through Hobbs's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wallace has Hobbs pressed against the cage, preventing Hobbs from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hobbs misses with a short punch on the inside.
Wallace lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wallace breaks from the clinch.
Wallace throws a body shot but no joy.
Sloppy strikes from Wallace. Those never looked like landing.
Wallace connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hobbs momentarily.
Gerald Wallace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wallace cracks Hobbs with a good jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace clinches.
Wallace working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Wallace breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hobbs takes a swing at Wallace's ribcage but misses.
Wallace has managed to clinch.
Wallace pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hobbs shoots in looking for a takedown but Wallace manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hobbs's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hobbs moves forwards but Wallace connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Some wild striking there from Hobbs.
Wallace jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerald Wallace dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luke Hobbs's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hobbs lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hobbs misses with a takedown attempt - Wallace sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wallace throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hobbs now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Hobbs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hobbs shoots for a takedown but Wallace saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Luke Hobbs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wallace swinging wildly here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Wallace.
Hobbs is breathing heavily.
A right hook to the body lands for Wallace.
Wallace lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wallace throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hook to the body lands for Wallace.
A bit of stalling here from Wallace.
Wallace breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Wallace tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wallace gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wallace scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wallace is stalling here.
Wallace lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace has Hobbs pushed against the cage.
Hobbs wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wallace breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hobbs defending well as Wallace loads up on a big left hand.
Hobbs is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Wallace scores with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hobbs takes a swing at Wallace's ribcage but misses.
Wallace forces Hobbs back against the cage and clinches.
Wallace is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hobbs fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gerald Wallace has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Hobbs.
Wallace is struggling to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Wallace - that landed with a thud.
Wallace breaks the clinch.
Wallace moves into range and clinches up with Hobbs.
Gerald Wallace has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Wallace escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wallace scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Wallace misses with a straight right.
Wallace wants to clinch.
And Hobbs tries to counter it with a takedown but Wallace pushes his down on his head and steps out.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hobbs is trying to break the clinch but Wallace has him pressed against the cage.
Wallace creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hobbs's defenses.
Wallace creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hobbs's defenses.
Wallace breaks the clinch.
Wallace misses with an uppercut.
Wallace lands a nice hook to Hobbs's body. Hobbs takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hobbs takes one to the chin there.
Wallace lands a nice hook to Hobbs's body. Hobbs takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerald Wallace dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Luke Hobbs's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Hobbs with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Wallace throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hobbs stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Hobbs slips under a jab.
Wallace forces Hobbs back against the cage and clinches.
Wallace works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hobbs fails to pull guard.
Hobbs fails to pull guard.
Wallace breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wallace throws a hook but Hobbs avoids it easily.
Jab from Wallace.
Wallace throws a jab but it's blocked by Hobbs.
Hobbs takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hobbs drops his hands momentarily and Wallace takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wallace scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hobbs is rocked!
Wallace closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Wallace lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Hobbs is still on wobbly legs! Can Wallace finish him?
Hobbs fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Gerald Wallace has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luke Hobbs.
Hobbs is trying to break the clinch but Wallace is controlling him.
Wallace throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hobbs seems to have recovered his senses.
Wallace controlling the action here for a moment.
Nice body punch from Wallace.
Wallace lands a vicious elbow to the side of Hobbs's head that scrambles his senses and sends him wobbling down to the canvas! Wallace tries to finish him with strikes but Hobbs still seems able to defend himself so Wallace steps back and lets Hobbs get back to his feet - he wants no part of the ground game.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wallace drops Hobbs with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Hobbs! Wallace dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gerald Wallace!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brax Hutt (ranked 7010 p4p, 586 weight class) and Jakub Zbytovsky (ranked 6754 p4p, 574 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brax Hutt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jakub Zbytovsky!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hutt shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Zbytovsky eats them both and turns towards Hutt to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Zbytovsky has taken the fight to the clinch.
Zbytovsky lands a nice uppercut.
Zbytovsky breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zbytovsky has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Zbytovsky gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Zbytovsky wants a takedown.
The referee is keeping an eye on Zbytovsky - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Zbytovsky lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Brax Hutt has been cut.
Zbytovsky has Hutt pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hutt manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hutt wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zbytovsky tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hutt smiles and moves away.
Brax Hutt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jakub Zbytovsky.
Hutt avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hutt went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Hutt misses with a two punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zbytovsky rushes Hutt and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Zbytovsky unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zbytovsky digs a right hand into Hutt's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hutt's gas tank.
Zbytovsky throws a punch but it's blocked by Hutt.
Zbytovsky keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hutt's efforts to push away.
A short right from Zbytovsky.
Zbytovsky keeps control of Hutt as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Hutt avoiding damage as Zbytovsky throws knees to the body.
A short right from Zbytovsky.
Zbytovsky misses with some punches.
Zbytovsky breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zbytovsky moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hutt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zbytovsky is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hutt is defending well for now.
Zbytovsky drags the fight down to the ground.
Hutt tries to stand but Zbytovsky is controlling from the bottom.
Hutt wants to stand and escape but instead Zbytovsky has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Zbytovsky drops back looking for a leg! Hutt is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hutt manages to kick Zbytovsky off! Zbytovsky jumps back into Hutt's guard.
Hutt wants to stand and escape but Zbytovsky is having none of it.
Zbytovsky trying to control but Hutt is working from the bottom.
Zbytovsky advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hutt is looking to escape.
Zbytovsky trying to control the action but Hutt is working from the bottom.
Hutt is trying to stand back up but Zbytovsky is controlling him
Zbytovsky perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Zbytovsky trying to control the action but Hutt is working from the bottom.
Zbytovsky landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hutt wants to get back to his feet.
Zbytovsky wants to take a breather but Hutt is having none of it.
Hutt pushes Zbytovsky off looking to stand but Zbytovsky dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Zbytovsky has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hutt tries to buck Zbytovsky off but he can't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zbytovsky is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Zbytovsky scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Hutt?
Hutt is rocked!
Zbytovsky looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Oh Hutt is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zbytovsky cracks Hutt with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jakub Zbytovsky!
A relieved looking Jakub Zbytovsky thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kakumyo Burns (ranked 6596 p4p, 619 weight class) and Joe Gilligan (ranked 5401 p4p, 544 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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, Kakumyo Burns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joe Gilligan!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Gilligan checks a leg kick.
Gilligan throws out a leg kick but Burns moves out of range and Gilligan only half commits.
Gilligan is looking to land body kicks.
Burns on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Nice body punch from Burns.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Burns, right into the meat.
Burns tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gilligan was well out of range. Poor timing from Burns.
Gilligan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Burns blocks a leg kick.
Burns tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gilligan counters with a nice kick to the body.
Burns throws out a loose jab but Gilligan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gilligan fakes the leg kick and cracks Burns in the body.
Gilligan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Gilligan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Burns on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gilligan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Burns has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gilligan trying to land knees to the body.
Gilligan blocks an uppercut.
Burns swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilligan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gilligan unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Gilligan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Burns blocks it with crossed arms.
Gilligan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gilligan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Burns blocks it with crossed arms.
Gilligan looking to throw knees to the head but Burns is blocking nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gilligan.
Gilligan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Burns misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gilligan missing with knees to the body.
Gilligan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Burns has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gilligan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Burns is leaning against Gilligan and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Gilligan looks winded!
Burns on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Gilligan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Burns has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Burns tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Burns lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gilligan backwards.
Gilligan trying to land knees to the body.
Burns misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gilligan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Burns.
Burns lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gilligan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Burns blocks it with crossed arms.
Burns misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gilligan blocks an uppercut.
Gilligan misses with a knee strike.
A shot in the inside from Burns.
Burns misses with a punch to the body.
Burns working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Burns throws a punch but it's blocked by Gilligan.
Gilligan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Burns is defending well for now.
Burns can't find room to land a body shot as Gilligan controls the action.
Gilligan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Burns avoids it.
Gilligan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Burns has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gilligan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Burns avoids it.
Burns working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Burns lands a right hand.
Gilligan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Burns blocks it with crossed arms.
Gilligan is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Burns is defending well for now.
Burns tries to work over Gilligan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gilligan blocking some punches.
Gilligan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Burns blocks it with crossed arms.
Burns lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Burns lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Burns tries a body shot but Gilligan blocks it.
Gilligan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Burns.
Gilligan tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Burns scores with a shoulder strike.
Burns working aggressively here.
Gilligan lands a knee to the head.
Burns lands a body shot in the clinch.
Burns lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Burns misses with some punches.
Burns lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burns lands with a light punch inside.
Gilligan misses with a knee strike.
Gilligan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gilligan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gilligan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burns struggles to land a body shot inside as Gilligan controls his hands.
Burns doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gilligan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Burns lands with a light punch inside.
A short uppercut from Burns.
Gilligan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Burns tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gilligan tries to land a knee to the head but Burns blocks with his arms.
Burns avoiding damage as Gilligan throws knees to the body.
Gilligan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Burns misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Burns creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Burns misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Burns.
Gilligan throws a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gilligan misses with a knee to the head.
Gilligan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Burns.
Burns misses with a hook from the clinch.
Burns blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gilligan tries a knee to the head but Burns blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kakumyo Burns dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Burns works Gilligan's body with a nice hook.
Gilligan avoids the body shot from Burns.
Gilligan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kakumyo Burns seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gilligan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Gilligan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gilligan with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Burns tries to work over Gilligan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Burns misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gilligan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Burns has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Burns avoiding damage as Gilligan throws knees to the body.
Gilligan throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Burns fails to land.
Gilligan misses with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gilligan blocking some punches.
Gilligan is breathing heavily.
Burns misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gilligan using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Burns has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Burns lands a body punch in the clinch.
Burns tries a body shot but Gilligan blocks it.
Burns misses with a short punch on the inside.
Burns misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Burns pushes Gilligan back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Burns on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Burns throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gilligans head.
Gilligan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Burns blocks it with crossed arms.
Gilligan throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Burns blocks it with crossed arms.
Gilligan blocks an uppercut.
Burns swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Burns lands a hook to the side of the head.
Burns tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Burns lands a left hand.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Burns.
Gilligan is rocked!
It looks like Joe Gilligan has been cut.
Burns misses with a punch on the inside.
Gilligan is still on wobbly legs! Can Burns finish him?
Gilligan blocks an uppercut.
Gilligan seems to have recovered his senses.
Burns lands with a right to the head.
Gilligan blocks an uppercut.
Burns swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Burns is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gilligan can do to turn this around?
Gilligan misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Burns.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gilligan blocking some punches.
Gilligan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gilligan throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gilligan tries to land a knee to the head but Burns blocks with his arms.
Burns misses with the head strike.
Burns tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A right handed body shot lands from Burns.
Gilligan misses with a knee strike.
Burns lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gilligan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch on the inside from Burns fails to land.
Burns dips a shoulder and cracks Gilligan with a mighty uppercut! Gilligan falls back against the cage and Burns unloads with a barrage of strikes! Gilligan is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Burns screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kakumyo Burns!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dante Crowder (ranked 6682 p4p, 484 weight class) and Adriav Mardin (ranked 4333 p4p, 380 weight class). Mardin has chosen Can't Stop - Red Hot Chili Peppers as his entrance music. Adriav Mardin has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dante Crowder's chin.
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149 lbs
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148 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dante Crowder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Adriav Mardin!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mardin lands with a straight right. Crowder didn't see that one coming.
Mardin throws a leg kick which misses Crowder's front leg but catches the back leg as Crowder tries to avoid it.
Crowder throws a lazy uppercut
and Mardin counters with a nice uppercut.
Crowder tries a low kick but Mardin avoids it.
Mardin appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Mardin blocks the body kick.
Mardin cracks the inside of Crowder's front leg.
Mardin connects with a leg kick. Crowder looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Mardin!
Crowder lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mardin throws a nice outside leg kick.
Adriav Mardin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crowder misses with a left hand
and Mardin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Crowder throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mardin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Crowder throws a poor cross that misses
and Mardin counters with a low kick, right behind Crowder 's knee.
Mardin thuds a left hand into Crowder's body.
Mardin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mardin.
Mardin throws a half hearted mid kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mardin.
Mardin throws an overhand right that lands on Crowder's shoulder, as Crowder tries to avoid the shot.
Adriav Mardin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowder takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Mardin has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Crowder getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mardin with a nice cross.
Mardin scoring well with a low kick there.
Crowder misses with a body shot.
Crowder stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mardin.
Crowder throws out a leg kick but Mardin moves out of range and Crowder only half commits.
Crowder seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Crowder is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Crowder fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mardin manages to avoid it.
Crowder closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Crowder jumps guard.
Mardin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Crowder is keeping the position for now.
Mardin trying to control the position from guard on top but Crowder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Crowder is controlling Mardin's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mardin wants to control from the top but Crowder keeps moving.
Mardin throws a big elbow that misses.
Mardin trying to control but Crowder is working from the bottom.
Crowder wants to sweep here but Mardin controlling him for the moment.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Mardin throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mardin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mardin checks a low kick from Crowder.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mardin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crowder.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowder instigates a clinch.
Crowder doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mardin struggles to land a body shot inside as Crowder controls his hands.
Mardin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mardin tries to stall but Crowder uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Crowder lands a hook that snaps the head of Mardin backwards.
Crowder jumps guard and drags Mardin to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mardin is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Crowder utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Crowder keeping moving, preventing Mardin from controlling successfully.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Crowder tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowder keeping moving, preventing Mardin from controlling successfully.
Mardin wants to stand but Crowder is controlling his posture from full guard.
Mardin trying to control the position from guard on top but Crowder is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Crowder pulls Mardin in close to prevent any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mardin dodges the punch combination from Crowder.
Crowder does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adriav Mardin dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mardin gets caught napping as Crowder dives in and scores a takedown. Mardin manages to retain guard.
Mardin has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Crowder has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Mardin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mardin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Crowder tries to break the clinch but Mardin is controlling the position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Mardin throws an elbow but misses.
Crowder wants to get back to striking at distance but Mardin won't allow it.
Mardin is trying to break the clinch but Crowder is controlling him.
Mardin looking to throw knees to the head but Crowder is blocking nicely.
Crowder wants to break free but Mardin has control.
Crowder manages to break the clinch.
Crowder stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mardin.
Mardin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mardin scores with a sloppy right hand. Crowder should have avoided that one.
Adriav Mardin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crowder misses with an uppercut
and Mardin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Crowder throws a hook but Mardin avoids it easily.
Mardin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Crowder is able to avoid easily.
Mardin blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mardin connects with a leg kick. Crowder looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The fighters circling - Crowder throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Crowder throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Crowder steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mardin. That one must have hurt.
Mardin tries to land a leg kick but Crowder saw it coming and moves away.
Mardin lets loose with a powerful body kick. Crowder will feel that in the morning.
Mardin scores with a kick to the midsection.
Mardin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mardin.
Mardin is looking to slow Crowder down with leg kicks.
Mardin throws a solid leg kick but Crowder takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mardin.
Crowder takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Crowder will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Mardin scores with a jab. Crowder acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mardin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Crowder throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dante Crowder is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crowder clinches up with Mardin and pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowder has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Mardin regains guard immediately.
Mardin trying to strike off his back.
Crowder is in close to Mardin's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Crowder sitting in guard here, content to control.
Crowder makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Crowder controlling from the top position.
Crowder stops Mardin from standing up.
Crowder slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mardin wants to stand but Crowder is controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mardin moves out of range of the leg kick from Crowder.
Mardin slips a jab and a cross from Crowder.
Mardin lands a head shot.
Crowder takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Crowder walks into a jab.
Mardin misses the jab.
Both fighters circling a little - Mardin finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Crowder throws an overhand right that lands on Mardin's shoulder, as Mardin tries to avoid the shot.
Crowder fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mardin replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Crowder blocks it well.
Crowder throws the kick towards the body but Mardin avoids it.
Mardin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mardin thuds his shin into the meat of Crowder's side.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mardin connects with a body shot.
Crowder walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Mardin checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Crowder keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Crowder throws a body punch but Mardin moves out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crowder takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mardin connects with a right hand. Crowder shakes it off.
Mardin ducks under a wild hook from Crowder.
Crowder has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mardin.
That kick from Mardin tenderised Crowder's leg. Crowder is trying to keep his angry face on.
Crowder gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Crowder misses with a knee to the head.
Crowder has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Mardin regains guard immediately.
Mardin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adriav Mardin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Mardin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Crowder. That did some damage!
Crowder throws a jab when Mardin was well out of range.
Mardin ducks under a wild hook from Crowder.
Mardin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Crowder.
Crowder scoring well with a low kick there.
A clash of legs there as Crowder blocks the low kick.
Mardin catches Crowder with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Mardin dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Crowder. That did some damage!
Mardin scores with a leg kick.
Crowder swings away with a leg kick that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mardin throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Good leg kick by Mardin there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Crowder throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mardin keeps Crowder at a distance using the push kick.
Crowder fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mardin sprawls well initially but Crowder persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mardin on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mardin is looking for a sweep. Crowder is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mardin wants to control but Crowder is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mardin looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Crowder seems content to control.
Mardin tries to kick Crowder off but Crowder keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Crowder knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mardin on the ground.
Crowder is controlling the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Crowder in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Mardin tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Crowder!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dante Crowder!
Adriav Mardin spoke after the fight, saying 'In life, you go big or you go home'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tev Clark (ranked 5812 p4p, 459 weight class) and Paulo Kiesaba (ranked 4056 p4p, 392 weight class). Tev Clark could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Paulo Kiesaba's chin.
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165 lbs
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169 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tev Clark!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Paulo Kiesaba!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Bart Greer and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kiesaba tries to clinch up but Clark circles away and keeps his distance.
Clark has closed the distance and engaged Kiesaba in a clinch.
Clark decides to pull guard.
Clark is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Kiesaba is aware though and is defending well.
Kiesaba is looking to stand up but Clark won't let him.
Clark is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Clark missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kiesaba avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Clark.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clark looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Kiesaba tries to roll over but Clark keeps him under control.
Clark decides to stand and escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiesaba throws a jab when Clark was well out of range.
Clark throws a sloppy head kick and Kiesaba moves out of range easily.
Clark throws a head kick but Kiesaba moves out of range.
Kiesaba wants to clinch up but Clark keeps it at a distance.
Clark is looking for a counter combo.
Clark slips a jab from Kiesaba.
Kiesaba connects with a crisp jab.
Clark keeps the fight on the outside.
Kiesaba scores with a sloppy right hand. Clark should have avoided that one.
Paulo Kiesaba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kiesaba tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Clark was well out of range. Poor timing from Kiesaba.
Clark changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Kiesaba tries to close the distance and clinch up but Clark swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Clark swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kiesaba takes a swing at Clark's ribcage but misses.
Kiesaba loads up on a big right hand but Clark slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark looks to throw a body kick
and Kiesaba counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kiesaba scores with a body shot.
Clark shoots in for a double leg but Kiesaba sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kiesaba tries to keep at a distance but Clark has taken the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kiesaba.
Clark scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Clark manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Clark pulls Kiesaba in to control the position.
Kiesaba wants to get up but he can't break Clark's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Clark is adopting a defensive guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kiesaba has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Clark is proving hard to escape from.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark controlling Kiesaba's posture.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Clark with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kiesaba connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kiesaba thows a left - swing and a miss!
Clark takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kiesaba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clark manages to avoid it.
Clark closes the distance and clinches.
Kiesaba working aggressively here.
Kiesaba prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tev Clark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiesaba misses with some punches.
Kiesaba throws a head punch that misses.
Kiesaba swings away with an uppercut that misses.
We've been informed that Kiesaba has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Clark is leaning against Kiesaba and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kiesaba struggles to land a body shot inside as Clark controls his hands.
Kiesaba tries to work over Clark's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Clark blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kiesaba misses with the head strike.
Kiesaba misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Clark.
Clark's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kiesaba scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kiesaba misses with a lunging right hand
and Clark counters with a three punch combo that has Kiesaba backing up. Kiesaba nods at Clark to acknowledge the strikes.
Kiesaba misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Tev Clark will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nice shot lands for Kiesaba.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kiesaba darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kiesaba ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Clark looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Clark misses with a takedown
and Kiesaba counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Clark steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kiesaba.
Kiesaba misses with an uppercut. Clark saw that one coming.
Clark swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Clark shoots for a takedown but Kiesaba saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Clark steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kiesaba.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clark changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kiesaba tries to avoid it but Clark manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kiesaba to the ground. Kiesaba escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tev Clark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clark shoots in but no luck this time.
Clark clinches with his opponent.
Clark blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kiesaba lands a right hand that snaps the head of Clark backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clark is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Clark breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Paulo Kiesaba seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kiesaba throws out a loose jab but Clark uses good head movement to avoid it.
Clark wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Kiesaba lands a slapping body shot.
Kiesaba misses with a lunging right hand
and Clark holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Clark stalling against the cage.
Kiesaba misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kiesaba.
Kiesaba scores with a shot to the side of Clark's head.
Clark has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kiesaba avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kiesaba working aggressively here.
Clark blocks an uppercut.
Kiesaba tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Clark blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Clark blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark breaks from the clinch.
Kiesaba throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Clark counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Kiesaba misses with some punches.
Kiesaba prevents a takedown attempt there.
Clark blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Kiesaba fails to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clark escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kiesaba throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Clark counters by moving into the clinch.
Clark successfully pulls guard.
Clark seems keen to control Kiesaba's posture.
Clark escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kiesaba gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kiesaba would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark is adopting a defensive guard.
Clark escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kiesaba gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Clark managing to control the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Kiesaba wants to stand but Clark has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Clark misses with a body shot.
Clark slips under a jab from Kiesaba.
Kiesaba throws an overhand right that lands on Clark's shoulder, as Clark tries to avoid the shot.
Paulo Kiesaba is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Clark tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kiesaba sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Clark somewhat.
Nice uppercut lands for Kiesaba. That snapped Clark's head back.
Clark blocks a jab.
Clark keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kiesaba.
Clark shoots in but no luck this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Kiesaba showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Clark keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kiesaba's jab looks to have found its range, popping Clark under the eye.
Clark throws a right and a left that Kiesaba avoids nicely.
Clark throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kiesaba's waist but Kiesaba gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Clark off to one side.
Kiesaba misses the shot to the body.
Kiesaba throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Clark slips under a jab from Kiesaba.
Kiesaba scores with a jab to the head.
Clark shoots in looking for a takedown but Kiesaba manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Clark's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kiesaba waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Clark.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiesaba misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Clark.
Clark tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kiesaba swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tev Clark. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clark dives in for a single leg takedown but Kiesaba sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Clark shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kiesaba swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiesaba jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Clark drives through and clinches with Kiesaba against the cage.
Clark tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Clark tries to pull guard but Kiesaba holds him up against the cage and eventually Clark drops back down to his feet.
Clark blocking some punches.
Kiesaba throws a punch but it's blocked by Clark.
Kiesaba has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head punch on the inside from Kiesaba fails to land.
Kiesaba lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kiesaba tries to throw a body punch but Clark avoids it by throwing Kiesaba back against the cage.
Kiesaba struggles to land a body shot inside as Clark controls his hands.
Paulo Kiesaba seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Clark blocking some punches.
Clark tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kiesaba avoids it.
Clark is trying to pull guard but Kiesaba turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Kiesaba fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kiesaba misses with a short punch on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Clark.
Clark tries to pull guard but Kiesaba won't allow it.
Clark blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Clark is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Clark is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kiesaba is defending well.
Kiesaba swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Clark has Kiesaba pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Kiesaba manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kiesaba throws a punch but it's blocked by Clark.
Clark jumps guard but Kiesaba turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kiesaba misses with some punches.
Clark goes for a takedown in the clinch but Kiesaba prevents it.
Kiesaba can't find room to land a body shot as Clark controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kiesaba moves in looking to clinch but Clark pushes him off.
Clark moves forwards but Kiesaba connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Clark dodges the punch combination from Kiesaba.
Clark takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tev Clark is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kiesaba misses the shot to the body.
Clark shoots in but no luck this time.
Kiesaba misses with a looping left.
Clark is looking for a counter combo.
Kiesaba fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clark manages to avoid it.
Clark displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kiesaba throws out the jab.
Clark seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Kiesaba connects with a jab.
Kiesaba changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiesaba cracks Clark with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Clark is rocked!
Clark closes the distance and clinches.
Oh Clark is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kiesaba digs a right hand underneath Clark's ribcage. Clark let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kiesaba misses with some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kiesaba.
Clark seems to have got his legs back now.
Kiesaba throws a punch but it's blocked by Clark.
Clark blocks an uppercut.
Clark jumps guard and drags Kiesaba to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Kiesaba is looking to stand up but Clark won't let him.
Kiesaba postures up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paulo Kiesaba comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kiesaba 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 28:30
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paulo Kiesaba!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fozzie Bear (ranked 3656 p4p, 361 weight class) and Luke Oglesby (ranked 5221 p4p, 437 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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265 lbs
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270 lbs
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Great elbows
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Fozzie Bear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Luke Oglesby!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Dirk Anderson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oglesby looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Oglesby postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Oglesby postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Oglesby makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bear knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Oglesby on the ground.
Bear wants to stand and escape but Oglesby is having none of it.
Oglesby postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bear really is a fat lump.
Oglesby is in close to Bear's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Oglesby is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Oglesby arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Bear's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Luke Oglesby!
Luke Oglesby 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Borromi Klezev (ranked 4003 p4p, 442 weight class) and Lucas Pinheiro (ranked 3964 p4p, 439 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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196 lbs
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198 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Borromi Klezev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lucas Pinheiro!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Winston Alpacca and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Klezev misses with a hook. Pinheiro ducked under it nicely.
Jab by Pinheiro.
Nice shot lands for Pinheiro.
Klezev clinches.
Klezev definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Pinheiro digs a right hand underneath Klezev's ribcage. Klezev let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pinheiro scores with a nice hook to the head.
Klezev misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pinheiro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pinheiro stalling.
Pinheiro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Klezev misses with some punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Klezev stalling in the clinch but Pinheiro improves position.
Klezev blocks a body shot from Pinheiro.
Klezev working aggressively here.
Klezev letting Pinheiro take a breather here.
Pinheiro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Klezev closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pinheiro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Klezev has a couple of punches blocked by Pinheiro.
Klezev is trying to maintain a safe position but Pinheiro gets an underhook and turns Klezev into the cage.
Pinheiro looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Pinheiro lands a hook to the side of the head.
Klezev has a couple of punches blocked by Pinheiro.
A nice left hand lands by Pinheiro.
Pinheiro can't find room to land a body shot as Klezev controls the action.
Klezev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pinheiro lands a hook that snaps the head of Klezev backwards.
Klezev lands a right hand that snaps the head of Pinheiro backwards.
Pinheiro lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Klezev fails to land.
Klezev is trying to maintain a safe position but Pinheiro gets an underhook and turns Klezev into the cage.
Pinheiro cracks Klezev with a nice body shot.
Klezev throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pinheiro.
Pinheiro misses with a knee strike.
Pinheiro scores with a shot to the side of Klezev's head.
Klezev misses with a punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pinheiro pushes Klezev back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pinheiro lands a hook that snaps the head of Klezev backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Klezev lands with a short shot to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Pinheiro as Klezev tries to tie him up.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Pinheiro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Klezevs head.
Pinheiro stalling in the clinch.
Klezev stalling the fight.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pinheiro.
Klezev takes a shot to the head.
Pinheiro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Klezev's elbow.
Come on Pinheiro - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Pinheiro blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Nice body punch from Pinheiro - that landed with a thud.
Klezev misses with a punch on the inside.
Klezev takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Borromi Klezev has been cut.
Pinheiro slows down the pace here.
Pinheiro throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Klezev blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinheiro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Pinheiro lands a nice shot to the body.
Klezev takes an elbow to the temple.
Pinheiro is leaning against Klezev and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Klezev looking to slow down the pace here.
Pinheiro's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Klezev misses with a hook. Pinheiro ducked under it nicely.
Pinheiro moves away from the strike by Klezev.
Pinheiro slips under a jab from Klezev.
Pinheiro tries to counter by closing the distance.
Klezev moves out of range of the strikes.
Klezev misses with a wild body shot.
Pinheiro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Klezev.
Klezev has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pinheiro finds it's way round the side to connect with Klezev's head.
Pinheiro ducks under a wild hook from Klezev.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinheiro comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Borromi Klezev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Klezev has Pinheiro up against the cage in a clinch.
Pinheiro blocks an uppercut.
Klezev has a couple of punches blocked by Pinheiro.
Nice body punch from Pinheiro - that landed with a thud.
A right hook to the body lands for Klezev.
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!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pinheiro.
Pinheiro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pinheiro displaying some good clinch control by pressing Klezev up against the cage.
Pinheiro lands a right hand that snaps the head of Klezev backwards.
Klezev is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Pinheiro cracks Klezev with a nice body shot.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Klezev misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Pinheiro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Borromi Klezev's cut.
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.
Pinheiro looks to throw the jab but Klezev is out of range.
Pinheiro throws a shot to the body.
Klezev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Klezev misses with a wild body shot.
Pinheiro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Klezev misses with a hook.
Pinheiro tries to counter by closing the distance.
Klezev throws a looping overhand right but Pinheiro ducks down to avoid it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pinheiro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Klezev.
Pinheiro swings widly with a right hand
and Klezev counters with a nice uppercut.
Klezev gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pinheiro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Klezevs head.
Pinheiro gets through Klezev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Klezev lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pinheiro backwards.
Klezev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lucas Pinheiro seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pinheiro dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Klezev misses with a hook from the clinch.
A hook to the body from Pinheiro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pinheiro.
A nice right hand lands inside from Klezev.
A short uppercut from Klezev.
Good body shot from Pinheiro.
Klezev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pinheiro lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pinheiro lands a body punch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Pinheiro stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Pinheiro continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pinheiro.
Klezev fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Pinheiro taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Pinheiro leaning against his opponent.
Pinheiro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Klezev backwards.
Pinheiro tries to throw a body punch but Klezev avoids it by throwing Pinheiro back against the cage.
Pinheiro scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinheiro slowing the pace effectively.
Pinheiro blocking some punches.
Pinheiro works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pinheiro.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pinheiro lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Klezev or not.
Stalling in the clinch from Pinheiro.
Pinheiro cracks Klezev with a nice body shot.
Pinheiro works on Klezev's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Pinheiro.
Pinheiro lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pinheiro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pinheiro holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Pinheiro.
Pinheiro is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Klezev can't find room to land a body shot as Pinheiro controls the action.
Pinheiro digs a right hand underneath Klezev's ribcage. Klezev let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinheiro gets through Klezev's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pinheiro has Klezev pressed against the cage.
Klezev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pinheiro blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Klezev on the inside.
Pinheiro lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Klezev or not.
Pinheiro stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Pinheiro digs a right hand underneath Klezev's ribcage. Klezev let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Pinheiro lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Klezev.
Pinheiro pushes Klezev back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pinheiro is stalling here.
Pinheiro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pinheiro tries to land a knee to the head but Klezev blocks with his arms.
Pinheiro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pinheiro scores with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinheiro lands a hook that snaps the head of Klezev backwards.
Pinheiro digs a right hand underneath Klezev's ribcage. Klezev let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pinheiro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Klezev is rocked!
A shot in the inside from Pinheiro.
Oh Klezev is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Pinheiro creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Klezev with a big uppercut! Klezev tries to clinch up but Pinheiro pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Klezev to the mat! Klezev covers up and Pinheiro unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Lucas Pinheiro!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Oliver David (ranked 4016 p4p, 478 weight class) and Casca Grossa (ranked 3532 p4p, 431 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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179 lbs
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175 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Oliver David!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Casca Grossa!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, David Hoff and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
David connects with a body shot.
David connects with the punch.
David scores with a jab to the jaw.
David has been working on his boxing with his coaches at JB Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Grossa fails with the takedown
and David counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - David looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Grossa looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
David moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Casca Grossa has been cut.
Grossa tries to score a power double leg takedown but David sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Grossa somewhat.
David misses with a looping left.
David is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for David.
David misses with a telegraphed body shot
so Grossa counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
David wants to get back to his feet but Grossa passes into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Grossa lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
David trying to control but Grossa postures up.
Grossa thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed David's head.
Grossa throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grossa in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. David tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Grossa!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Casca Grossa!
Casca Grossa tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Troy Bailey (ranked 2954 p4p, 351 weight class) and Breno Pinheiro (ranked 3959 p4p, 438 weight class). Troy Bailey is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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187 lbs
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201 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Troy Bailey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Breno Pinheiro!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pinheiro digs a good hook to Bailey's body.
Pinheiro lands with a nice body punch.
Bailey shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pinheiro displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bailey.
Pinheiro is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Pinheiro scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pinheiro connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pinheiro fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bailey takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bailey misses with a takedown
and Pinheiro counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bailey misses with a takedown attempt - Pinheiro sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Troy Bailey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Pinheiro gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bailey.
Pinheiro just leaning against Bailey, taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Pinheiro.
Bailey is working for takedown but Pinheiro is calmly controlling the position for now.
Good body shot from Pinheiro.
Bailey being controlled against the cage.
Pinheiro breaks from the clinch.
Pinheiro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bailey takes one to the side of the head.
Pinheiro ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pinheiro closes the distance and clinches.
Stalling in the clinch from Pinheiro.
A left hand lands to the body for Pinheiro.
Pinheiro is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bailey is keeping busy.
Bailey has Pinheiro pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Pinheiro manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Pinheiro is pressed up against the cage. Bailey has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pinheiro down to the mat. Pinheiro avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Pinheiro changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Troy Bailey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bailey with a poor takedown
enabling Pinheiro to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinheiro tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bailey manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bailey changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pinheiro tries to avoid it but Bailey manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pinheiro to the ground. Pinheiro escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bailey is breathing heavily.
Pinheiro fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bailey drops his hands momentarily and Pinheiro takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Pinheiro lands a nice shot that snaps Bailey's head back.
Bailey is rocked!
Pinheiro digs a good hook to Bailey's body.
Oh Bailey is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bailey darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Bailey seems to have got his legs back now.
Bailey throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bailey sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pinheiro defending well though.
Pinheiro is trying to stand up here but Bailey is controlling him well.
Pinheiro looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bailey landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bailey blocks the strikes from Pinheiro.
Pinheiro keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bailey prevents Pinheiro from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinheiro taking some punishment here, with Bailey in his half guard.
Bailey has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Bailey scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bailey working over Pinheiro with some ground and pound. Pinheiro looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Pinheiro tries to roll over but Bailey keeps him under control.
Bailey scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Pinheiro actively working from the bottom here.
Pinheiro has hold of Bailey's hands but Bailey slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bailey not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pinheiro on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bailey scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bailey sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pinheiro defending well though.
Pinheiro is trying to get back to full guard.
Bailey looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Bailey there.
Pinheiro actively working from the bottom here.
Bailey winds up and cracks Pinheiro with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bailey is nestled in close to Pinheiro, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bailey thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bailey lands a nice short elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bailey lands a nice short elbow.
Nice strikes from Bailey there.
Pinheiro is rocked!
Bailey looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Pinheiro is still in real trouble! Can Bailey finish him?
Bailey working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Pinheiro tries to roll over but Bailey keeps him under control.
Bailey looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Pinheiro with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bailey lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Pinheiro quite badly. Pinheiro pulls Bailey in close trying to recover. Bailey postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Pinheiro on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Pinheiro doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Troy Bailey!
An out of breath Troy Bailey thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Winslow (ranked 2733 p4p, 286 weight class) and John Rock (ranked 3152 p4p, 323 weight class). Kurt Winslow could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to John Rock's chin.
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kurt Winslow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Rock!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Winslow throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rock feints the counter takedown.
Winslow is looking to clinch but Rock is avoiding it.
Rock is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Kurt Winslow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rock keeps the fight on the outside.
Winslow darts in trying to clinch
and Rock counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Rock is working for a kimura but Winslow is defending it quite comfortably.
Rock wants to pass the guard but Winslow is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Winslow has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rock is working away from the top position though.
Rock moves into full mount! Winslow won't be happy about that!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Winslow can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Rock looking to control and managing it successfully.
Winslow definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Rock's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Winslow on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Winslow tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock avoids the attempt from Winslow to control.
Rock controlling from mount.
It looks like Rock might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
More stalling from Rock.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rock with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Rock controlling from the full mount.
Winslow knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rock on the ground.
Rock working for a submission but Winslow is keeping him at bay.
Rock moves to back control.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Rock controlling the positon.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winslow defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rock really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Winslow.
Rock looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Winslow taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). John Rock!
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