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Kings 13: Rock vs McRay PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luke Hobbs (ranked 25814 p4p, 729 weight class) and Ryu Alexio (ranked 8081 p4p, 706 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Luke Hobbs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ryu Alexio !
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Alexio 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Hobbs chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Alexio can pounce on him.
Alexio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hobbs works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Alexio misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A lazy left from Hobbs finds it's target.
Hobbs scores with a punch to the head.
Hobbs scores with a jab to the jaw.
Alexio tries to clinch there but Hobbs circles away.
Alexio looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hobbs rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Alexio moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hobbs throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Alexio on the side of the head.
Hobbs misses with a wild combination.
Hobbs slaps away a takedown attempt from Alexio , before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice cross by Hobbs.
Hobbs misses with a wild combination.
Some wild striking there from Hobbs.
Hobbs scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice sprawl there from Hobbs as Alexio shoots in.
Hobbs drops down looking for a counter takedown but Alexio sprawls and moves away.
Hobbs jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hobbs is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexio shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hobbs as he avoids it easily.
Luke Hobbs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryu Alexio .
Alexio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Alexio shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hobbs tries to counter with a takedown but Alexio is quick to defend against it.
Alexio shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hobbs as he jumps to the side.
Hobbs scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Alexio .
Hobbs closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hobbs lands a lovely overhand right.
Alexio takes one on the button.
Alexio throws a sloppy head kick and Hobbs moves out of range easily.
Ryu Alexio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hobbs tests Alexio 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Alexio tries to clinch up
and Hobbs counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Hobbs takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hobbs looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hobbs seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hobbs working Alexio over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexio has hold of Hobbs's hands but Hobbs slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Alexio throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Hobbs working Alexio over with strikes.
Alexio is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hobbs scores with a couple of nice shots.
Alexio has hold of Hobbs's hands but Hobbs slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Alexio is trying to stand back up but Hobbs is controlling him
Hobbs looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Alexio with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Alexio has hold of Hobbs's hands but Hobbs slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hobbs seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hobbs lands strikes from half guard.
Hobbs takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ground and pound from Hobbs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Hobbs dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hobbs, as that shot connected.
Alexio slips a jab and a cross from Hobbs.
Alexio tries to counter with a clinch but Hobbs shakes him off and moves away.
Hobbs connects with a body shot.
Alexio tries to move into range but Hobbs moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Hobbs. Those never looked like landing.
Hobbs throws out a powerful jab.
Alexio takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Alexio blocks a jab.
Alexio tries to counter with a clinch but Hobbs shakes him off and moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Hobbs misses the target.
Hobbs throws the left hand but Alexio avoids the punch easily.
Hobbs throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Alexio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hobbs loads up on a big right hand but Alexio slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hobbs tests Alexio 's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Hobbs throws a hook but Alexio blocks it.
Hobbs keeps the fight on the outside.
Alexio shoots for a double leg takedown but Hobbs sprawls well. He's pushed Alexio 's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Alexio closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hobbs circles away.
Luke Hobbs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hobbs throws a big shot that misses.
Alexio throws a series of punches but Hobbs moves out of range.
Alexio throws a body punch but Hobbs moves out of range.
Alexio throws a combination that misses
so Hobbs counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hobbs keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Alexio 's head.
Luke Hobbs overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexio looking for a sweep. Not yet Alexio , not yet.
Alexio is breathing heavily.
Alexio has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Hobbs can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Hobbs lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hobbs is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hobbs knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Alexio on the ground.
Hobbs keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Alexio 's head.
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!
Hobbs content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Alexio has momentary wrist control but Hobbs slips an elbow through the middle.
Hobbs makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hobbs content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hobbs lands a couple of digs.
Hobbs is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alexio can do to turn this around?
Hobbs scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hobbs's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hobbs working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hobbs with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hobbs is working Alexio over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Alexio tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hobbs scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Hobbs lands a couple of elbows.
Hobbs postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hobbs with a nice head shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hobbs connects with a couple of short punches.
Hobbs working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Alexio 's head.
Hobbs with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hobbs makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hobbs keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Alexio 's head.
Hobbs lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hobbs working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Alexio 's head.
Hobbs wants to pass the guard but Alexio is keeping the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hobbs working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Alexio can't keep his opponent in guard - Hobbs advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Luke Hobbs dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hobbs looks to land a combination. Alexio sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hobbs throws out a loose jab but Alexio uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alexio misses with a takedown attempt - Hobbs sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hobbs appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Hobbs misses with a jab, cross combination.
Luke Hobbs is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hobbs moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hobbs waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alexio .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexio wants to clinch but Hobbs slips to the side
and Hobbs decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Alexio 's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hobbs is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Alexio trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hobbs landing some decent shots from guard.
Hobbs lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hobbs is in close to Alexio 's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hobbs pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Alexio is keeping the position for now.
Hobbs works over Alexio with some ground and pound from guard.
Hobbs scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hobbs's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hobbs trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Alexio wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Hobbs is now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Hobbs.
Hobbs 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.
Hobbs takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Alexio looks like he's trying to stand up.
Alexio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hobbs is pressing down on Alexio 's thigh, looking to free his foot. Alexio is holding on for now.
Hobbs winds up and cracks Alexio with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hobbs winds up and cracks Alexio with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hobbs scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hobbs lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hobbs slips a nice elbow through Alexio 's hands, connecting with Alexio 's forehead.
Hobbs working Alexio over with strikes.
Hobbs drops an elbow to the side of Alexio 's head.
Hobbs is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are battling for position here. Alexio manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Alexio can't keep his opponent in guard - Hobbs advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Hobbs seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hobbs is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hobbs is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hobbs makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hobbs lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hobbs lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hobbs lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Alexio not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hobbs scoring with some ground and pound.
Hobbs distracts Alexio with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hobbs lands a couple of digs.
Ryu Alexio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Luke Hobbs is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hobbs's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that's the end of the fight!
Luke Hobbs showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hobbs has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:26
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:25
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luke Hobbs!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tapu Koko (ranked 5800 p4p, 580 weight class) and Conor Rhodes (ranked 7100 p4p, 649 weight class). Koko kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Aotearoa. Tapu Koko has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Excellent MT
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tapu Koko!
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, Conor Rhodes!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koko connects with a jab.
Rhodes throws a leg kick but Koko sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rhodes tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Koko makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rhodes throws a nice looking combination but Koko bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rhodes avoids the body shot from Koko.
Koko lands with a good body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Koko misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rhodes.
Rhodes is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick misses from Rhodes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koko ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rhodes moves away.
Koko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rhodes wants to clinch up but Koko keeps it at a distance.
Koko is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Koko's jab looks to have found its range, popping Rhodes under the eye.
Rhodes closes the distance looking to clinch
and Koko connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rhodes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Koko seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Rhodes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Rhodes looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rhodes tries to clinch but Koko is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes misses with a low kick.
Koko throwing a counter right hand but Rhodes manages to avoid it.
Rhodes doesn't manage to clinch there - Koko circles away.
Koko scores with a sloppy right hand. Rhodes should have avoided that one.
Koko misses with a body shot.
Koko connects with a looping right hand.
Conor Rhodes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Koko scores with a hook to the body. Rhodes takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rhodes fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rhodes throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rhodes takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
BOOM! Koko lands a beautiful left hook that drops Rhodes. Rhodes tries to recover but Koko is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Rhodes lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tapu Koko!
Tapu Koko gave a mention to EL ZOIDO FEEBLE FIGHTWEAR in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Liam Kneel (ranked 25804 p4p, 555 weight class) and Dante Crowder (ranked 4820 p4p, 427 weight class). The key to victory for Liam Kneel has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Liam Kneel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dante Crowder!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crowder looks to throw the jab but Kneel is out of range.
Kneel appears to be looking for a big counter.
Crowder throws a right and a left that Kneel avoids nicely.
Kneel is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Crowder has managed to clinch.
Crowder breaks the clinch.
Crowder throws a right hand that misses
and Kneel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Crowder looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Crowder goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kneel slips under a jab from Crowder.
Kneel throwing a counter right hand but Crowder manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crowder scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Crowder swings for the body but Kneel moves out of range.
Crowder misses with a low kick.
Kneel is looking for a counter combo.
Crowder falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kneel makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowder rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kneel moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kneel is looking to counter punch.
Crowder takes a swing at Kneel's ribcage but misses.
Crowder drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kneel is looking to get back to his feet here but Crowder is keeping cool and he's managed to take Kneel's back.
Kneel trying to get back to his feet but Crowder is in full control for now.
Crowder just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Kneel can't escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowder not allowing Kneel to control his hands.
Crowder scores with punches to the body.
Kneel is covering up but some of the strikes from Crowder are getting through and doing damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kneel is trying to stand back up.
Crowder connects with a big shot to the side of Kneel's head.
Crowder controlling the position well here. Kneel rolled but Crowder kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Crowder's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Crowder throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Kneel!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowder biding his time, controlling Kneel.
Kneel covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Let's hope that Crowder has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Crowder.
Yet more stalling tactics from Crowder.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Crowder dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Crowder shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kneel napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Kneel pushes Crowder away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Crowder gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Crowder content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Dante Crowder has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kneel looks to move to half guard but instead Crowder has passed into mount! Damn!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crowder looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Crowder takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've been informed that Crowder has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Crowder is continuing to stall.
Crowder working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kneel is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowder connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Crowder controlling the pace for now.
More stalling from Crowder.
Crowder scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kneel?
Crowder connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Crowder has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Crowder takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Crowder cracks Kneel with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneel is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Crowder controlling from the full mount.
Crowder is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Kneel can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Crowder takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Kneel slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Crowder landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Crowder 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowder keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Crowder with more of the same as he continues to hold on.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crowder moves into full mount! Kneel won't be happy about that!
Kneel is wriggling around trying to escape.
Crowder has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Crowder looking to control and managing it successfully.
The adventures of Crowder the control monster continue. Boring.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kneel taking shots to the head.
Crowder controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dante Crowder showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Crowder jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kneel is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kneel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Crowder shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Crowder stalling.
Kneel is trying to stand back up but Crowder is controlling him
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Crowder prevents Kneel from improving his position.
Crowder lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Crowder lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kneel trying to control here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Crowder moves nicely into side control.
Kneel is looking for a sweep.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Kneel tries to buck Crowder off but Crowder is having none of it.
Kneel seems a little lost for a moment, as Crowder dominates the positioning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kneel is trying to improve his position.
Crowder cracks Kneel with a big elbow.
Kneel being controlled for a moment.
Crowder has knee on belly and moves into mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowder takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Crowder won't let Kneel get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Crowder tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Crowder breaks from Kneel's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Crowder controlling from mount.
Kneel wants to control but Crowder is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowder working Kneel over with strikes here.
Crowder breaks from Kneel's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Crowder tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Crowder lands a nice shot to the head.
Liam Kneel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dante Crowder is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Crowder controlling from the full mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dante Crowder comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Crowder has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dante Crowder!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Dorsh (ranked 7002 p4p, 510 weight class) and Adolf Stahlhammer (ranked 5658 p4p, 457 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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264 lbs
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250 lbs
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Excellent MT
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Charlie Dorsh!
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, Adolf Stahlhammer!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Bart Greer and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stahlhammer closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dorsh circles away.
Stahlhammer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dorsh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dorsh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stahlhammer throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Dorsh tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Stahlhammer is in Dorsh's guard.
Dorsh manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Stahlhammer gets control of Dorsh's arms and successfully pulls guard. Stahlhammer will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Dorsh stands up from Stahlhammer's guard - Dorsh perhaps looking for a knockout.
Dorsh connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Adolf Stahlhammer has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stahlhammer blocks a head kick by Dorsh.
Dorsh throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dorsh takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Dorsh throws a looping overhand right but Stahlhammer ducks down to avoid it.
Dorsh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dorsh definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sloppy strikes from Dorsh. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorsh slaps away a takedown attempt from Stahlhammer, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dorsh looks to land a body kick but Stahlhammer moved away.
Stahlhammer doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Dorsh throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dorsh scores with a head kick. Stahlhammer tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Stahlhammer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dorsh throws a sloppy head kick and Stahlhammer moves out of range easily.
Stahlhammer throws a fast counter high kick but Dorsh manages to duck under it in time.
Dorsh lands with a kick to the temple. Stahlhammer shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Dorsh gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Dorsh can't keep his opponent in guard - Stahlhammer advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Stahlhammer looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Dorsh on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dorsh tries to get out of the position.
Dorsh is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Stahlhammer scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stahlhammer controlling the pace.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dorsh is trying to stand back up but Stahlhammer is controlling him
Still in half guard, Stahlhammer seems content to control.
Stahlhammer stops Dorsh from getting back to his feet.
Stahlhammer winds up and cracks Dorsh with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Dorsh is trying to stand back up but Stahlhammer is controlling him
Stahlhammer controlling the action here.
Stahlhammer has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Let's hope that Stahlhammer has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Dorsh looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dorsh makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Dorsh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stahlhammer paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stahlhammer shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dorsh pinned against the cage. Dorsh gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Charlie Dorsh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adolf Stahlhammer.
Stahlhammer will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dorsh throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Charlie Dorsh is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stahlhammer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dorsh.
Dorsh scores with a jab to the jaw.
That has opened up Adolf Stahlhammer's cut even more.
Stahlhammer changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dorsh tries to avoid it but Stahlhammer manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dorsh to the ground. Dorsh escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dorsh looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stahlhammer throws a chopping leg kick but Dorsh manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A head kick misses from Dorsh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dorsh throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dorsh lands a jab to Stahlhammer's midsection.
Charlie Dorsh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stahlhammer looks winded!
Dorsh swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice shot by Dorsh.
Dorsh throws a head kick that misses.
Dorsh tries to clinch
and Stahlhammer counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dorsh misses with a body shot.
Stahlhammer keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dorsh.
Stahlhammer shoots in but Dorsh avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Stahlhammer closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Stahlhammer lands in his opponent's guard.
Dorsh has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Stahlhammer off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charlie Dorsh dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adolf Stahlhammer's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The fighters circling - Dorsh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stahlhammer dives in and grabs Dorsh's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dorsh pushes down on Stahlhammer's head and hops out.
Dorsh scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Stahlhammer shoots for a takedown but Dorsh saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Stahlhammer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dorsh, pushing him back against the cage.
Dorsh is trying to break the clinch but Stahlhammer is controlling him.
A body shot lands from Dorsh.
Dorsh tries to break the clinch but Stahlhammer is controlling the position.
Dorsh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Adolf Stahlhammer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stahlhammer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dorsh takes a swing at Stahlhammer's ribcage but misses.
Dorsh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stahlhammer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dorsh throws a quick inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dorsh throws a lazy head kick
and Stahlhammer counters with a three punch combo that has Dorsh backing up. Dorsh nods at Stahlhammer to acknowledge the strikes.
Stahlhammer takes one to the side of the head.
The cut above Adolf Stahlhammer's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Stahlhammer is breathing heavily.
Dorsh digs a good body shot into Stahlhammer's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stahlhammer uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dorsh.
Stahlhammer avoids the head kick by Dorsh.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dorsh.
Dorsh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Stahlhammer.
Dorsh fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Charlie Dorsh is winning the standup battle so far.
Stahlhammer is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Dorsh Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Stahlhammer is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Charlie Dorsh!
After the big win, Charlie Dorsh made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Prosper Gear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nick Kilby (ranked 3636 p4p, 422 weight class) and Josh Haynes Haynes (ranked 25803 p4p, 695 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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192 lbs
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195 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nick Kilby !
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, Josh Haynes Haynes!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haynes pushes Kilby up against the cage in a clinch.
Haynes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Haynes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kilby lands a jab.
Kilby connects with a leg kick. Haynes looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Kilby tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A head kick misses from Haynes.
Kilby throws a head kick that Haynes semi-blocks.
It looks like Josh Haynes Haynes has been cut.
Haynes fails with the takedown.
Kilby pivots, looking for a leg kick but Haynes is out of range and Kilby settles back down.
We've been informed that Haynes has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A jab from Kilby misses.
Kilby looks to land a left hand but Haynes moved out of range nicely.
Kilby swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kilby jabbing away but nothing is landing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haynes shoots in but no luck this time.
Kilby misses with a straight right.
Haynes shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kilby as he jumps to the side.
Nick Kilby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Josh Haynes Haynes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilby scores with the left hand. Haynes knows he should have avoided that one.
Kilby stuffs the takedown attempt from Haynes. Haynes gets slowly back to his feet.
Kilby fires out a quick counter leg kick but Haynes just manages to avoid it.
Kilby scores with the left hand. Haynes knows he should have avoided that one.
Haynes has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kilby finds it's way round the side to connect with Haynes's head.
Haynes throws a series of punches but Kilby avoids them all with ease.
Haynes fails with the takedown
and Kilby counters with a nice uppercut.
Kilby seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Kilby throws a nice inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Kilby .
Haynes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Kilby cracks Haynes with an open hand slap.
Haynes is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kilby darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Haynes's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Kilby before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nick Kilby !
After winning the bout, Nick Kilby thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Diamante (ranked 4816 p4p, 435 weight class) and Nikita Medvedevs (ranked 4532 p4p, 429 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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270 lbs
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280 lbs
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pablo Diamante!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nikita Medvedevs!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Daniel Franklin and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Medvedevs takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A big right from Diamante misses.
Diamante tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Medvedevs shoots in but Diamante avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Diamante fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Medvedevs sprawls well initially but Diamante persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Medvedevs is trying to control but can't.
Diamante is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Medvedevs wants to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diamante is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Medvedevs is just riding it out for now. Diamante eventually gives up the hold.
Diamante content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Medvedevs is refusing to be controlled, as Diamante sits in half guard.
Medvedevs wants to get back to his feet.
Diamante wants to take a breather but Medvedevs is having none of it.
Diamante is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Medvedevs sees it coming and defends easily.
It looks like Diamante is going to stand back up.
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.
Diamante is working for a submission of some sort.
Diamante trying to control the action but Medvedevs is working from the bottom.
Diamante wants to stand up but Medvedevs has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Diamante is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Medvedevs is just riding it out for now. Diamante eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Medvedevs is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Medvedevs wants to control but Diamante is keeping busy.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Diamante wants to stand up but Medvedevs has a hold of him and won't allow it.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Left hook, right uppercut from Medvedevs.
Diamante closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Medvedevs tries to kick Diamante off but Diamante keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Diamante is trying to control. Medvedevs wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Medvedevs has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Diamante is on him like a limpet, forcing Medvedevs back against the cage.
Diamante is working for takedown but Medvedevs is calmly controlling the position for now.
Medvedevs is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Diamante wants to take the fight to the mat but Medvedevs manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Medvedevs tries to land knees in the clinch but Diamante avoids the damage to the body.
Medvedevs gets underhooks to prevent Diamante's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pablo Diamante. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diamante drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Diamante is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Medvedevs is defending well.
Diamante is breathing heavily.
Medvedevs breaks 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!
Medvedevs tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Danga de danga de dang - Medvedevs scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Pablo Diamante has been cut.
Diamante shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Medvedevs manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Diamante trying to control the position from guard on top but Medvedevs is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diamante avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Diamante pushing down on Medvedevs's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nikita Medvedevs will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pablo Diamante'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.
A slapping leg kick lands for Medvedevs.
Diamante misses with a hook. Medvedevs ducked under it nicely.
Diamante misses with an uppercut.
Diamante shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Diamante tries to stand and escape but Medvedevs is controlling the position.
Medvedevs is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Diamante pulls his head out easily.
Diamante tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Medvedevs.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diamante looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Pablo Diamante overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Diamante is looking to take a break and control but Medvedevs is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Medvedevs has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Diamante is working away from the top position though.
Medvedevs is not content to let Diamante control the position.
Medvedevs trying to hold on to Diamante's head to control him but Diamante postures up.
Diamante performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Diamante shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Diamante ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Medvedevs moves away.
Nice sprawl there from Diamante as Medvedevs shoots in.
Medvedevs wants to clinch but Diamante slips to the side
and Diamante counters with a single leg into guard. Medvedevs didn't expect that.
Diamante wants to control from the top but Medvedevs keeps moving.
Medvedevs is trying to keep Diamante in close.
Diamante tries to free his leg and advance position but Medvedevs is retaining full guard.
Diamante advances to half guard.
Diamante controlling the pace.
Diamante stalling away here and it's allowed Medvedevs to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diamante prevents Medvedevs from getting back to his feet.
Diamante advances position into side control!
Medvedevs struggling a bit here.
Medvedevs is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Diamante is staying active.
Diamante is trying to get an arm triangle but Medvedevs is defending well.
Medvedevs is not content to let Diamante control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Medvedevs tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Diamante wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Diamante is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Medvedevs is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Diamante tries to move to full mount but Medvedevs actually manages to regain half guard.
Diamante wants to work for an arm triangle but Medvedevs is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Diamante is trying to control. Medvedevs wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Diamante controlling the pace.
Diamante is stalling here. Medvedevs is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Diamante seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Medvedevs has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Diamante might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Diamante is not content to let Medvedevs control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Diamante dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pablo Diamante's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Medvedevs shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Diamante sprawls well. Diamante wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Medvedevs gets slowly back to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Diamante.
Medvedevs dives in and grabs Diamante's left leg, looking for a takedown. Diamante pushes down on Medvedevs's head and hops out.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Medvedevs.
Medvedevs has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Pablo Diamante has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nikita Medvedevs.
Diamante closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Diamante lands in his opponent's guard.
Medvedevs is looking to stand back up but Diamante counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Medvedevs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diamante wants to take a breather but Medvedevs is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diamante is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Medvedevs sees it coming and defends easily.
Medvedevs trying to control from the bottom.
Diamante looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Diamante seems to be working for a kimura but Medvedevs defends the submission attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Medvedevs desperately trying to maintain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Diamante slows the pace down in half guard.
Medvedevs is not content to let Diamante control the position.
Diamante prevents Medvedevs from improving his position.
Diamante is trying to work for a kimura but Medvedevs is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diamante is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Medvedevs defends it well.
Medvedevs is on the bottom, trying to hold on to half guard. He's throwing a few small shots here, to keep his opponent honest.
Diamante is trying to control the action in half guard but Medvedevs is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Diamante keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pablo Diamante seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Medvedevs lands a jab-cross combination.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Medvedevs is defended easily by Diamante.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diamante keeps the fight on the outside.
Medvedevs tries to close the distance and clinch but Diamante swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Diamante looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Diamante wants to take a breather but Medvedevs is having none of it.
It looks like Diamante is going to stand back up.
Medvedevs looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Diamante is looking for a kimura but Medvedevs is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Diamante to get the leverage.
Diamante is keen to just control but Medvedevs is a slippery customer.
Medvedevs wants to improve his position but Diamante is controlling well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Diamante showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Diamante has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:28
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Diamante!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Moser (ranked 5509 p4p, 561 weight class) and John Ishmael (ranked 2968 p4p, 383 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brian Moser!
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 Ishmael!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ishmael swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Moser looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Moser moves into range and clinches up with Ishmael.
Moser lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ishmael backwards.
Ishmael tries to break the clinch but Moser is controlling the position.
A right hook to the body lands for Ishmael.
A left hand lands to the body for Ishmael.
Ishmael lands a body shot in the clinch.
Moser is breathing heavily.
Ishmael blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ishmael tries to work over Moser's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ishmael pushes Moser back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ishmael lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Moser or not.
Ishmael misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ishmael manages to break the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ishmael scores with a shot to the body.
Ishmael connects with a jab.
It looks like Brian Moser has been cut.
Moser fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ishmael fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ishmael lands a body shot.
Ishmael misses the shot to the body.
Moser takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ishmael lands with a good body shot.
Ishmael scores with a jab to the body.
Ishmael connects with a body shot.
Ishmael punishes Moser's body with a nice straight punch.
Ishmael tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Moser was well out of range. Poor timing from Ishmael.
Moser swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ishmael lands a lovely overhand right.
Moser wants to clinch.
A nice side step and Ishmael releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Ishmael throws a body shot but no joy.
Ishmael looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ishmael avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ishmael ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moser moves away.
Ishmael ducks right into an uppercut from Moser.
Moser misses with an uppercut. Ishmael saw that one coming.
Ishmael ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Moser moves away.
Moser wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Moser takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moser uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ishmael.
Ishmael paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A lazy left from Ishmael finds it's target.
Moser is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moser takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Oh Moser is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Moser walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Ishmael! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Ishmael!
John Ishmael bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kakumyo Burns (ranked 3373 p4p, 415 weight class) and Supachai Panya (ranked 3246 p4p, 402 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Panya's choice of entrance music: Mocca garden - ผมรักเมื$. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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181 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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173 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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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 - 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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Supachai Panya!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns with a jab.
A head kick misses from Burns.
Burns takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burns. Panya does a little dance to reset his feet.
Panya takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Panya looks to land a right hand but Burns moved out of range.
A quick step to the side and Burns tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Panya slips a straight right by Burns.
Panya changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Burns connects with an inside leg kick.
Burns lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Burns lands a left and a right that send Panya crashing to the mat, dazed. Burns thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Panya is rocked!
It looks like Supachai Panya has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burns lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Panya is still on wobbly legs! Can Burns finish him?
A telegraphed right hand from Burns misses the target.
Panya seems to have recovered his senses.
Burns drops Panya with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Panya looks back up at him and smiles so Burns waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Panya sprawling to the canvas! Panya rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Burns finish him?!
Burns swings for the body but Panya moves out of range.
Panya looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Panya tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burns was well out of range. Poor timing from Panya.
It looked like Burns was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Panya.
Burns on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Burns sizes up Panya with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Good standup being displayed there by Burns as he connects with a hook.
Panya misses with a body shot.
Panya with a jab.
Burns throws an overhand right that lands on Panya's shoulder, as Panya tries to avoid the shot.
A shot to the body from Burns misses
and Panya counters with a stiff right hand.
Burns takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Burns looks to land a left hand but Panya moved out of range nicely.
Burns misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Panya has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Burns.
Burns throws a sloppy body shot
and Panya moves into the clinch.
Burns definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Burns works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Burns throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Burns scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Burns.
Nice body punch from Burns.
Burns gets through Panya's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Panya misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Panya.
Burns lands with a short shot to the head.
Burns can't find room to land a body shot as Panya controls the action.
Burns lands with a right to the head.
Panya breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Burns.
Panya swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns misses with a body kick.
Burns scores with a kick to the midsection.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Burns - that will leave a mark!
Panya looks winded!
Panya doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Burns lets loose with a powerful body kick. Panya will feel that in the morning.
Panya tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Burns sizes up Panya with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Panya drops his hands momentarily and Burns needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Panya just on the top of the head. Panya drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Panya - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kakumyo Burns!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Finn Murphy (ranked 2741 p4p, 294 weight class) and Pete Kiloe (ranked 2364 p4p, 266 weight class). Kiloe is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Boys Noize - Lava Lava. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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160 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Finn Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pete Kiloe!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy scores with a nice right hand.
Murphy connects with the punch.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Kiloe.
Kiloe misses with a series of wild punches.
Kiloe takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A decent looking cross lands there for Murphy.
Murphy lands a nice hook to Kiloe's body. Kiloe takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kiloe needs to keep his hands up - Murphy had a free shot at his head there.
Murphy keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A slow jab from Murphy misses its intended target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kiloe will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Murphy moves out of range of the strikes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Murphy, as that shot connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiloe on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
A punch combination from Kiloe misses.
Finn Murphy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Donk. Murphy catches Kiloe right on the button with a cross.
Murphy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kiloe looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kiloe misses with a wild body shot.
Murphy scores with a sloppy right hand. Kiloe should have avoided that one.
Kiloe misses with a hook. Murphy ducked under it nicely.
Murphy misses the shot to the body.
Kiloe needs to keep his hands up - Murphy had a free shot at his head there.
A punch lands to the side of Kiloe 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Murphy punishes Kiloe's body with a nice straight punch.
The fighters circling - Kiloe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Murphy misses.
A little jabbing left from Kiloe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kiloe misses with a hook
and Murphy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Murphy lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Murphy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Murphy scores with a jab.
Murphy misses with a shot to the body
and Kiloe counters with a left to the body.
Murphy throws a right hand that misses
and Kiloe counters with a left and a right that stings Murphy.
Murphy definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kiloe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Murphy connects with a nice looking jab.
Kiloe staying out of range there.
A little jabbing left from Kiloe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kiloe slips a jab from Murphy.
Kiloe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kiloe looks to land a combination. Murphy sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kiloe throws a body punch but Murphy moves out of range.
Oooooh!!! Kiloe has knocked Murphy down with a huge combo! Kiloe steps away and waves a wobbly Murphy back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Finn Murphy has been cut.
Murphy swings widly with a right hand
and Kiloe counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kiloe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Murphy misses with a straight left.
A little jabbing left from Kiloe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Murphy ducks under a wild hook from Kiloe.
Kiloe looks to land a left hand but Murphy moved out of range nicely.
Kiloe throws an overhand right that lands on Murphy's shoulder, as Murphy tries to avoid the shot.
Murphy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Murphy misses with a hook. Kiloe ducked under it nicely.
Murphy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kiloe.
Murphy scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Nice shot lands for Murphy.
Murphy misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Kiloe connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kiloe throws a series of punches but Murphy moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Kiloe throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Murphy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kiloe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kiloe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Murphy jabs Kiloe to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Murphy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Murphy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kiloe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murphy misses with a hook.
Kiloe ducks right into an uppercut from Murphy.
Kiloe looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Murphy cracks Kiloe with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Murphy jabs at Kiloe's body.
Murphy scores with a jab. Kiloe acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kiloe slips under a jab from Murphy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Finn Murphy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Finn Murphy's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A swing and a miss from Murphy.
Murphy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kiloe manages to avoid it.
A jab from Kiloe misses.
Murphy missing with a left hand there. Kiloe was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kiloe is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Kiloe takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Murphy misses with a body punch
and Kiloe counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Murphy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pete Kiloe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kiloe takes one on the button.
Kiloe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murphy.
Kiloe unleashes a big counter combination but Murphy bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Kiloe with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kiloe scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Kiloe lands a left and a right that send Murphy crashing to the mat, dazed. Kiloe thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Murphy is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kiloe takes a jab right on the kisser.
Oh Murphy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd cheers as Murphy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Kiloe doesn't seem phased though.
Murphy seems to have got his legs back now.
Finn Murphy is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Murphy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Murphy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kiloe was well out of range. Poor timing from Murphy.
Murphy throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kiloe counters with a crisp right hand that drops Murphy! Kiloe lets Murphy back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
A looping hook to the body misses from Murphy. Kiloe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kiloe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murphy.
Kiloe lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Murphy circles away quickly and effectively.
Kiloe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kiloe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Murphy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Murphy misses with a wild body shot.
Kiloe takes a swing at Murphy's ribcage but misses.
Kiloe looks to land a right hand but Murphy moved out of range.
Kiloe blocks a jab.
Murphy throws a shot from downtown. Kiloe moves away and avoids it.
Kiloe unleashes a big counter combination but Murphy bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Kiloe coming out on top.
Kiloe walks into a left hand.
Kiloe misses with a looping left.
Some wild striking there from Kiloe.
A big right from Murphy misses.
Kiloe lands an overhand right.
Murphy misses with a body shot
and Kiloe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kiloe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kiloe swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Murphy to counter with a crisp jab.
Murphy moves out of range of the strikes.
Murphy just misses with a punch to the body.
Kiloe lands a left and a right that send Murphy crashing to the mat, dazed. Kiloe thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murphy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Murphy misses with a right hand
and Kiloe counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kiloe walks into a stiff left hand from Murphy.
Kiloe swings for the body but Murphy moves out of range.
Murphy throws a poor cross that misses
and Murphy takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kiloe walks into a straight right hand from Murphy.
Murphy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Murphy bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kiloe's head backwards.
Kiloe gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Kiloe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kiloe misses the jab.
Murphy looks to throw the jab but Kiloe is out of range.
Murphy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kiloe.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Murphy misses with a wild body shot.
Murphy scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kiloe pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A counter left hand to the body from Murphy misses its target.
Murphy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab by Murphy.
Murphy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kiloe moves away.
Murphy throws a big shot that misses.
A little jabbing left from Kiloe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kiloe throws a series of punches but Murphy avoids them all with ease.
The fighters circle momentarily. Murphy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Murphy connects with a single shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pete Kiloe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Finn Murphy's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kiloe slips under a jab.
Murphy tests Kiloe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kiloe drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kiloe on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Murphy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kiloe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Murphy lands a lovely overhand right.
Kiloe stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kiloe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murphy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Murphy throws a poor cross that misses
and Kiloe counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kiloe throws a looping overhand right but Murphy ducks down to avoid it.
Kiloe takes one on the button.
Murphy lands a right hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Murphy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiloe moves out of range of the strikes.
Murphy scores with a shot to the body.
Murphy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A big left from Murphy misses.
Kiloe connects with a single shot there.
Murphy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Murphy misses.
Murphy lands a nice looking body shot.
Murphy looks to land a right hand but Kiloe moved out of range.
Kiloe throws a big shot that misses.
Kiloe misses with a few strikes there.
Kiloe throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Kiloe does no damage.
Kiloe throws a series of punches but Murphy avoids them all with ease.
Murphy connects with a crisp jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kiloe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kiloe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Murphy lands a nice shot to the body.
Kiloe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
Murphy lands the left hand.
Kiloe swinging wildly here.
Murphy misses with a body shot.
Murphy sizes up Kiloe with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kiloe takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Murphy scores with a punch to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiloe fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kiloe misses with a jab, cross combination.
A quick step to the side and Murphy tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kiloe has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Kiloe drops his hands momentarily and Murphy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Murphy throws a hook to the side of Kiloe's head but Kiloe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Murphy ducks right into an uppercut from Kiloe.
Murphy throws a body punch but Kiloe moves out of range.
Murphy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Kiloe's head.
Murphy connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kiloe momentarily.
Kiloe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Murphy.
A combination from Kiloe does no damage.
Murphy misses with a body shot
and Kiloe counters with a straight right hand.
Murphy scores with a hook to the body. Kiloe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Murphy misses.
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!
Murphy throws a big shot that misses.
Kiloe bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Murphy stuns Kiloe with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Murphy avoids the body shot from Kiloe.
Murphy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kiloe at a distance.
Murphy cracks Kiloe with a right hand to the side of the head.
Kiloe takes a swing at Murphy's ribcage but misses.
Murphy rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kiloe counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Murphy thinking.
Kiloe moves out of range as Murphy strikes.
Kiloe looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kiloe throws a lazy uppercut
and Kiloe takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kiloe takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Murphy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A countering left hand to the body from Kiloe misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Finn Murphy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Murphy has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Finn Murphy!
In his post fight interview, Finn Murphy started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Rock (ranked 2088 p4p, 227 weight class) and Scott McRay (ranked 2561 p4p, 280 weight class). McRay is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Choices. Scott McRay will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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, John Rock!
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, Scott McRay!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from McRay as Rock shoots in.
Rock avoids the body shot from McRay.
Rock shoots in looking for a takedown. McRay tries to sprawl out of it but Rock keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McRay manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Rock slips under a jab from McRay.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A telegraphed right hand from McRay misses the target.
McRay stuns Rock with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
McRay misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rock looks for a takedown but McRay sprawls well.
McRay feints the counter takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Rock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rock fails with a takedown attempt.
Rock shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches McRay napping and manages to drive through into side control!
McRay sneaks out the side door and pushes Rock away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
McRay's coach down at Prosper Training was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on McRay's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Scott McRay is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McRay ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rock moves away.
McRay slaps away a takedown attempt from Rock, before circling back to the center of the mat.
McRay with the counter takedown but Rock avoids it easily.
Rock shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in McRay's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rock stops McRay from standing up.
Rock seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
McRay wants to stand and escape but Rock is having none of it.
McRay really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rock. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rock seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Rock passes McRay's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Rock perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Rock maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! McRay could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Rock has cracked it and McRay is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Rock!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). John Rock!
John Rock took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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