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Island Brawls 3 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Mckean (ranked 2578 p4p, 332 weight class) and Yves Tyler (ranked 6925 p4p, 622 weight class). Yves Tyler acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, James Mckean!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Yves Tyler!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Daniel Franklin and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mckean doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tyler connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
James Mckean seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab from Tyler.
Mckean drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tyler looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mckean is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Mckean'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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mckean keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tyler's head.
Mckean sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Tyler's guard.
Mckean is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mckean trying to mount his opponent but Tyler defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mckean content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Mckean is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tyler defends it well.
Mckean seems to be working for a kimura but Tyler defends the submission attempt.
Mckean lands with a punch from half guard.
Mckean maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Tyler could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Mckean has cracked it and Tyler is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Mckean!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). James Mckean!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Caio Victor (ranked 3237 p4p, 305 weight class) and Maurice Joyner (ranked 4649 p4p, 390 weight class). Caio Victor has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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KO power |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Caio Victor!
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, Maurice Joyner!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Dirk Anderson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joyner defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Victor.
Joyner connects with a body shot that sends Victor's belly button to the back.
Victor throws a head kick but Joyner moves out of range.
Joyner looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Joyner scores with a crisp jab that stopped Victor in his tracks.
Victor throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Joyner's waist but Joyner gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Victor off to one side.
Joyner comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Victor will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Caio Victor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Joyner showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Victor.
Joyner fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Victor manages to avoid it.
Joyner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Victor definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Victor drives through with a takedown into Joyner's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Victor drops back looking for a leg! Joyner is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Joyner manages to kick Victor off! Victor jumps back into Joyner's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Victor thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Victor looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Victor 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Joyner looking to control.
Victor sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Joyner's guard.
Victor seems to be working for a kimura but Joyner defends the submission attempt.
Victor is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Victor wants to pass to mount but Joyner is defending the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Joyner can do anything to dispel that myth.
Victor 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. Joyner tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Victor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Caio Victor!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Harti Kraus (ranked 5276 p4p, 234 weight class) and Hakuna Matata (ranked 5131 p4p, 233 weight class). Kraus's entrance music is New World Symphony 4th Movement. A fine choice. Harti Kraus has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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133 lbs
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138 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
KO power |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Harti Kraus!
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, Hakuna Matata!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, David Hoff and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Kraus misses.
Matata connects with a nice looking jab.
A swing and a miss from Kraus.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Matata! But no joy.
Kraus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Matata connects with a single shot there.
Kraus takes a jab right on the kisser.
A head kick misses from Kraus.
Harti Kraus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Matata defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kraus.
Nice straight punches there by Matata. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Matata.
Kraus is rocked!
Matata scores with a crisp jab that stopped Kraus in his tracks.
Oh Kraus is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Matata lands a head shot.
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!
Nice body punch from Matata.
Matata lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Matata moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice uppercut lands for Matata. That snapped Kraus's head back.
Nice uppercut lands for Matata. That snapped Kraus's head back.
Kraus definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nice defenses there by Matata.
Matata drops Kraus with a huge uppercut! Kraus drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Matata is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hakuna Matata!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Flowers (ranked 3558 p4p, 186 weight class) and Mike Okafor (ranked 4783 p4p, 227 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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130 lbs
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130 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Flowers!
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, Mike Okafor!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flowers with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Okafor misses with a wild combination.
It looked like Flowers wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Okafor throws a right and a left that Flowers avoids nicely.
Okafor with a jab.
Flowers moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Flowers lands a really nice looking cross but Okafor seems unphased.
Flowers thuds his right hand into Okafor's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Flowers tests Okafor's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Okafor tries to move into range but Flowers moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flowers throws a lazy right hand but Okafor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab from Flowers does it's job there.
Flowers throws a hook to the side of Okafor's head but Okafor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Okafor drops his hands momentarily and Flowers takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okafor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Okafor scores with the left hand. Flowers knows he should have avoided that one.
Flowers is rocked!
John Flowers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Flowers misses its intended target.
Oh Flowers is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Okafor sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Flowers's defenses. It connects perfectly with Flowers's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mike Okafor!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chen Wingman (ranked 4134 p4p, 360 weight class) and Marshal Mayhem (ranked 4864 p4p, 401 weight class). Chen Wingman has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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155 lbs
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157 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chen Wingman!
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, Marshal Mayhem!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mayhem looks to score with a jab to the body but Wingman is just out of range.
Wingman shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Mayhem's jab looks to have found its range, popping Wingman under the eye.
Nice sprawl there from Mayhem as Wingman shoots in.
Mayhem avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chen Wingman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wingman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chen Wingman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wingman walks into a stiff left hand from Mayhem.
Wingman fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayhem keeps the fight on the outside.
Wingman shoots and misses
and Mayhem counters with a straight right hand.
Wingman moves in looking to clinch but Mayhem pushes him off.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mayhem! But no joy.
Wingman looks to clinch
letting Mayhem counter with a right hand.
Wingman shoots in for a double leg but Mayhem sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
It seemed like Mayhem was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wingman tries to clinch but Mayhem is having none of it.
Wingman misses the body punch
and Mayhem counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wingman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mayhem swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It seemed like Mayhem was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wingman takes one on the button.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mayhem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wingman fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mayhem manages to avoid it.
Mayhem lands with a straight right. Wingman didn't see that one coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wingman tries to clinch up.
Wingman turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mayhem dips to his left and cracks Wingman with an uppercut!
A left lands for Mayhem.
Wingman fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Wingman throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Wingman throws a right hand that Mayhem ducks under and follows up with a left that Mayhem also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wingman tries to clinch but Mayhem moves away
and Mayhem counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wingman looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Wingman with a lazy takedown attempt
and Mayhem cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mayhem connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wingman fails with the takedown
and Mayhem counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wingman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mayhem counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wingman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mayhem manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mayhem is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Wingman with a body shot.
Mayhem scores with a sloppy right hand. Wingman should have avoided that one.
Mayhem might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nice jab there from Mayhem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wingman shoots in and drives through. Mayhem sprawls well.
Wingman tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mayhem swivels and escapes.
Wingman tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mayhem counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wingman wants to clinch.
Wingman throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mayhem's waist but Mayhem gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wingman off to one side.
Mayhem stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mayhem wants it to stay on the feet.
Mayhem looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Wingman is breathing heavily.
Wingman with a poor takedown
and Mayhem counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marshal Mayhem dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Wingman fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mayhem avoids it really well and circles away.
Mayhem doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Wingman has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mayhem finds it's way round the side to connect with Wingman's head.
Wingman connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wingman tries for a takedown but Mayhem sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Wingman closes the distance and clinches.
Mayhem has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wingman gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Mayhem regains guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wingman postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayhem is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mayhem working a defensive guard but Wingman manages to pass into side control anyway.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wingman working the head and body with strikes.
Wingman content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Mayhem is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Mayhem is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Wingman is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wingman trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mayhem can't escape the position.
Mayhem tries to lock up and control but Wingman gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mayhem reaches up to try and control the position but Wingman seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Mayhem rolls and tries to escape and now Wingman has his back!
Mayhem trying to control but not successfully.
Mayhem rolls, trying to escape but Wingman keeps control of the position.
Mayhem trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Wingman has Mayhem flattened out and is raining down punches.
Mayhem tries to break free.
Wingman working for the choke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem wants to escape the position.
Wingman wants to control but Mayhem is keeping busy.
I really don't envy Mayhem right now.
Mayhem trying to control the hands but Wingman breaks the grip.
Mayhem is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Wingman gets his way!
Mayhem tries to escape but Wingman has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Mayhem trying to control but not successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wingman controlling well, preventing Mayhem from escaping the position.
Wingman controls the action.
Mayhem is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Wingman wants to control but Mayhem is keeping busy.
You can see the frustration on Mayhem's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Wingman has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Mayhem.
Will Wingman go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Mayhem tries to roll but Wingman sticks to his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chen Wingman dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Mayhem swats away the attempt to clinch by Wingman.
Mayhem swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wingman thows a body kick. Mayhem tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Wingman throws a sloppy head kick and Mayhem moves out of range easily.
Mayhem throws a counter combo.
Mayhem is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Mayhem keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wingman.
Marshal Mayhem seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wingman tries to clinch but Mayhem moves out of range.
Mayhem throws a jab but it's blocked by Wingman.
Wingman misses with a takedown attempt
and Mayhem counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wingman shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mayhem as he avoids it easily.
Wingman gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wingman shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mayhem pinned against the cage. Mayhem gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mayhem! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chen Wingman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wingman shoots in for a takedown but Mayhem shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Mayhem throws out a counter right but Wingman avoids it with no problem.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wingman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mayhem.
Wingman fails with a takedown attempt.
Marshal Mayhem is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wingman tries to clinch but Mayhem moves out of range.
It seemed like Mayhem was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wingman takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wingman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mayhem paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mayhem! But no joy.
Wingman fails with the takedown
and Mayhem counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wingman shoots for a takedown but Mayhem saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mayhem throws out a counter right but Wingman avoids it with no problem.
Wingman tries for a takedown but Mayhem circles away easily
and Mayhem counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wingman shoots and misses
enabling Mayhem to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Mayhem lands with an overhand left.
Mayhem scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wingman darts in trying to clinch
and Mayhem counters with a nice body shot.
Wingman shoots in and drives through. Mayhem sprawls well.
Wingman tries to close the distance and clinch but Mayhem swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mayhem swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mayhem lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem lands the left hand.
Wingman wants to clinch up but Mayhem keeps it at a distance.
Mayhem appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Wingman misses with a takedown attempt
and Wingman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wingman wants to clinch.
Mayhem swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Wingman shoots in and gets a takedown into Mayhem's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marshal Mayhem comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mayhem 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 28:29
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marshal Mayhem!
Our winner, Marshal Mayhem, 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Renan Zapelini (ranked 4217 p4p, 484 weight class) and Ozkar Hootenanny (ranked 4538 p4p, 505 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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169 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Renan Zapelini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ozkar Hootenanny!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Dirk Anderson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zapelini misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A telegraphed right hand from Hootenanny misses the target.
Zapelini gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hootenanny counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Zapelini has Hootenanny up against the cage in a clinch.
Zapelini manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zapelini with a poor takedown
enabling Hootenanny to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renan Zapelini. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zapelini fails with the takedown
and Hootenanny counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Renan Zapelini has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hootenanny just misses with a punch to the body.
Zapelini shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Hootenanny is trying to defend but Zapelini finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Hootenanny manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Hootenanny leaves Zapelini with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Zapelini fails with the takedown
and Hootenanny counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zapelini fails with the takedown
and Hootenanny cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zapelini gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Zapelini tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hootenanny counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hootenanny throws a shot from downtown. Zapelini moves away and avoids it.
Hootenanny tries to sprawl but Zapelini drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Zapelini is breathing heavily.
Zapelini thows a huge punch but Hootenanny dodges it nicely.
Zapelini trying to control from Hootenanny's half guard. Hootenanny has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Zapelini with a flurry of punches that miss.
Zapelini trying to control the position from guard on top but Hootenanny is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zapelini prevents Hootenanny from getting back to his feet.
Zapelini advances to half guard.
Zapelini not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Zapelini decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Hootenanny throws a hook to the side of Zapelini's head but Zapelini sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Zapelini gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hootenanny counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice defenses there by Zapelini.
Zapelini fails with the takedown
and Hootenanny cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Zapelini.
Zapelini shoots and misses
and Zapelini takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zapelini shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Zapelini takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Zapelini tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hootenanny counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Renan Zapelini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zapelini darts in trying to clinch
and Hootenanny counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ozkar Hootenanny dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Renan Zapelini's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Zapelini throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hootenanny counters with a left to the body.
Zapelini misses with a takedown
and Hootenanny connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hootenanny jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Zapelini misses with a body kick.
Hootenanny misses with an uppercut.
Zapelini misses with a leg kick
and Hootenanny counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Renan Zapelini's cut is getting worse.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zapelini throws a head kick but Hootenanny moves out of range.
Zapelini misses with a double jab.
Hootenanny's coach down at Island Training Centre was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hootenanny's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Hootenanny misses with a hook. Zapelini ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zapelini has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hootenanny finds it's way round the side to connect with Zapelini's head.
Hootenanny throws the left hand but Zapelini avoids the punch easily.
It looked like Zapelini was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Zapelini looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zapelini takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hootenanny looks to land a right hand but Zapelini moved out of range.
Zapelini moves into range and clinches up with Hootenanny.
Zapelini wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renan Zapelini. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zapelini prevents Hootenanny from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zapelini breaks from the clinch.
Zapelini tries to clinch up
and Hootenanny counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Zapelini takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hootenanny scores with a hook.
Hootenanny drops Zapelini with a beautiful combination! Zapelini stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Hootenanny is looking for the KO!
Zapelini is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hootenanny drops Zapelini with a straight right hand, right on the button! Hootenanny follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ozkar Hootenanny!
A very excited looking Ozkar Hootenanny made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Iron Robbin (ranked 3706 p4p, 442 weight class) and Junior Turner (ranked 3779 p4p, 453 weight class). Robbin has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Iron Robbin could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Junior Turner's chin.
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172 lbs
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170 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Iron Robbin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Junior Turner!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Michael Johnstone and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Robbin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Turner lands the left hand.
Turner misses with a kick to the body.
Turner lands a front kick.
Turner misses with a low kick.
Robbin tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Turner manages to circle out of the way.
Robbin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Robbin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Robbin misses with a few strikes there.
Turner forces Robbin back against the cage and clinches.
Turner looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Turner misses with a hook from the clinch.
Turner tries to break the clinch but Robbin is controlling the position.
A left hand lands to the body for Robbin.
A short right from Robbin on the inside.
Turner blocks a body shot from Robbin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner is trying to push Robbin away but Robbin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Turner blocks an uppercut.
Turner tries to break the clinch but Robbin is controlling the position.
Robbin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Turner backwards.
A shot in the inside from Robbin.
A nice right hand lands inside from Robbin.
Robbin lands an uppercut.
Robbin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Robbin.
Robbin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Turner pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Robbin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Prosper Training in the buildup to the fight.
Turner ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Robbin clinches up with Turner and pushes him back against the cage.
Turner tries to throw a body punch but Robbin avoids it by throwing Turner back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robbin misses with a punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turner is trying to force a seperation but Robbin has the dominant position.
Robbin misses with some punches.
Robbin tries to work over Turner's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Robbin keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Turner's efforts to push away.
Robbin swings wildly with an uppercut but Turner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turner has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Turner looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Robbin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Turner is trying to push Robbin away but Robbin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Turner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Turner is trying to force a seperation but Robbin has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Robbin fails to land.
Robbin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Robbin gets through Turner's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Robbin.
Robbin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Turner misses with a punch on the inside.
Robbin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Turner looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Robbin scores with a shoulder strike.
Turner tries to break free but Robbin pushes him back against the cage.
Turner looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Turner wants to get back to striking at distance but Robbin won't allow it.
Turner escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Robbin slips a jab and a cross from Turner.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robbin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Robbin misses the body punch
and Turner counters with a nice uppercut.
Robbin lands an overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Robbin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A little jabbing left from Turner on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Turner goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Turner comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Robbin misses with a two punch combination.
Robbin throws a combination. Turner tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Robbin moves into the clinch successfully.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Robbin.
Robbin pushes Turner back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iron Robbin dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Turner looks to score with a jab to the body but Robbin is just out of range.
Robbin moves into the clinch.
Turner tries to land knees in the clinch but Robbin avoids the damage to the body.
Robbin misses with a punch on the inside.
Turner working hard to break the clinch.
Robbin lands a right hand.
A short uppercut from Robbin.
Turner wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Turner is trying to force a seperation but Robbin has the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Robbin fails to land.
Turner blocks a body shot from Robbin.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Robbin as Turner tries to tie him up.
Turner breaks from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner motions for Robbin to come forward. Turner throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Robbin tries to counter by clinching up but Turner breaks away and moves out of range.
Robbin closes the distance and clinches.
Robbin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Robbin.
Robbin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Turner's elbow.
Iron Robbin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Robbin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A head punch on the inside from Robbin fails to land.
Good body shot from Robbin.
Turner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Robbin struggles to land a body shot inside as Turner controls his hands.
Robbin lands a shot to the body.
Turner is breathing heavily.
Turner wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Turner wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robbin stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Turner's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Robbin.
Robbin lands with a light punch inside.
Turner takes a shot to the head.
Robbin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Turner can do to turn this around?
Turner's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Turner is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robbin lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Turner is still on wobbly legs! Can Robbin finish him?
Robbin lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Turner.
Robbin working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Robbin lands a nice shot to the body.
Turner letting Robbin take a breather here.
A left hand lands to the body for Robbin.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Robbin.
Robbin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Robbin lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner is trying to break the clinch but Robbin has him pressed against the cage.
Come on Robbin - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Robbin lands with a short shot to the head.
Robbin lands a left hand.
Robbin creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Turner with a big uppercut! Turner tries to clinch up but Robbin pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Turner to the mat! Turner covers up and Robbin unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Iron Robbin!
The defeated Junior Turner had this to say: 'fuck that bitch'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Mckean (ranked 2875 p4p, 372 weight class) and Marcos De Souza (ranked 3646 p4p, 447 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tommy Mckean!
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, Marcos De Souza!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Peter Branson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Souza tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mckean swivels and escapes.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
De Souza closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mckean circles away.
De Souza walks into a jab.
Mckean works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mckean gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
De Souza wants to pass the guard but Mckean is keeping the position.
De Souza sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Mckean's guard.
Mckean wants to improve his position but De Souza is controlling well.
De Souza seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mckean does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
De Souza passes the guard and advances to mount!
Mckean is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Souza looking to control and managing it successfully.
De Souza throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Mckean because De Souza loaded up on that one.
De Souza controlling from the full mount.
Mckean is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. De Souza locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Mckean is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marcos De Souza!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Torres (ranked 1958 p4p, 82 weight class) and Ronaldo Silva (ranked 2859 p4p, 113 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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278 lbs
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280 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pablo Torres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ronaldo Silva!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Silva gets tackled into the cage by Torres. Torres maintains the clinch.
Silva tries a body shot but Torres blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Torres.
Torres scores with a shot to the side of Silva's head.
It looks like Ronaldo Silva has been cut.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
A frustrated look appears on Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Torres.
Torres tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva takes a shot to the head.
Torres misses with a punch on the inside.
Silva is leaning against Torres and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Torres swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Torres swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
Torres fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Torres definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Silva misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Torres tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Silva's elbow.
Torres misses with a hook to the ribs.
Torres misses with a body punch.
Torres lands a nice uppercut.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Torres letting Silva take a breather here.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Torres has him pressed against the cage.
Torres prevents a body shot from Silva.
Torres tries to work over Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Torres blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Torres misses with the head strike.
Torres lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Silva.
Torres misses with a short punch on the inside.
Torres doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Torres swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Silva throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Torres controls the action.
Torres goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Torres.
Torres has Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Silva blocking some punches.
Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Torres lands a right hand.
Torres doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Torres stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Silva wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Torres has him pressed against the cage.
Torres has a couple of punches blocked by Silva.
Silva working aggressively here.
Torres swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Torres has him pressed against the cage.
Silva struggles to land a body shot inside as Torres controls his hands.
Torres throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvas head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Torres.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Torres won't allow it.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short right from Torres.
Torres wants a takedown but no success here.
Silva misses with a body punch.
Torres working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Torres cracks Silva with a nice body shot.
Silva looks winded!
Silva lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Torres backwards.
Torres throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Silvas head.
Torres swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Torres scores with a shoulder strike.
Torres misses with a short punch on the inside.
Silva looking to stall.
Silva looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Torres tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Torres won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Silva.
Torres lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A hook to the body from Torres.
Torres lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Torres controls the action.
Torres tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Torres back against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Torres as Silva tries to tie him up.
Torres throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Silva blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Torres makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Torres lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Torres swings wildly with an uppercut but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Torres lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Torres dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ronaldo Silva's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Torres clinches with his opponent.
Torres throws a punch but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Silva lands with a light punch inside.
Torres prevents a body shot from Silva.
Torres misses with a punch on the inside.
Torres misses with a short punch on the inside.
Torres prevents a body shot from Silva.
Torres pushes Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Torres is controlling him.
Torres is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Silva can do to turn this around?
A right hand to the body from Torres.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Torres misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Torres lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Silva is trying to push Torres away but Torres has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Torres throws a head punch that misses.
Torres misses with a body punch.
Torres misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torres lands with a light punch inside.
Silva lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Silva tries to throw a body punch but Torres avoids it by throwing Silva back against the cage.
Silva wants to break free but Torres has control.
Torres lands with a short shot to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Torres lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That has opened up Ronaldo Silva's cut even more.
A shot in the inside from Torres.
Torres tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Torres tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Torres back against the cage.
Torres cracks Silva with a nice body shot.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Torres lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pablo Torres has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Torres lands a body shot in the clinch.
Torres drops down looking for an ankle pick but Silva pulls his leg out and moves away.
Silva takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Torres connects with a body shot that sends Silva's belly button to the back.
Torres finds Silva's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Silva flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Torres lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Silva will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pablo Torres!
Pablo Torres 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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hype
A | B |
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pop
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mgr
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