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Gladius Fight Night 5 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Go Joemez (ranked 7798 p4p, 7338 weight class) and Timu Baku (ranked 565 p4p, 542 weight class). Go Joemez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Go Joemez!
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, Timu Baku!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joemez knocks Baku to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
 It looks like Timu Baku has been cut.
Baku bucks up and tries to throw Joemez off but instead Joemez has got his back!
Baku trying to get back to his feet but Joemez is in full control for now.
Joemez is riding his opponent, not letting Baku buck him off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Joemez has got one arm under Baku's chin. This could be trouble... Baku trying to control the other hand but Joemez gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Baku has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Go Joemez!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ralph Wiggum (ranked 4553 p4p, 5179 weight class) and Jacques Marchand (ranked 408 p4p, 430 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ralph Wiggum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jacques Marchand!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wiggum closes the distance and pushes Marchand back into the cage.
Marchand fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Marchand wants to stall.
Marchand takes an elbow to the temple.
Wiggum lands an elbow inside that Marchand shrugs off.
It looks like Jacques Marchand has been cut.
Wiggum landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Wiggum landing knees to the head.
Wiggum with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Marchand looks winded!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wiggum.
Wiggum connects with a nasty looking knee right to Marchand's face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wiggum gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wiggum gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wiggum lands a nice elbow.
Nice elbow from Wiggum.
Wiggum landing knees to the head.
 Marchand is rocked!
Wiggum has Marchand pressed against the cage. He pushes Marchand back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Wiggum throws a beautiful elbow that sends Marchand crashing to the floor! Wiggum piles on the pressure with more strikes! Marchand is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ralph Wiggum!
A victorious Ralph Wiggum thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Soriano (ranked 6671 p4p, 4381 weight class) and Lucky Slevin (ranked 515 p4p, 420 weight class). Bruno Soriano has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bruno Soriano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lucky Slevin!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Winston Alpacca and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slevin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Soriano decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Slevin's guard.
Soriano is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Slevin has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Soriano is looking to defend but Slevin has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Soriano! Slevin pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Soriano taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Lucky Slevin!
Lucky Slevin seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Cruz (ranked 6183 p4p, 4404 weight class) and Niko Bellic (ranked 500 p4p, 423 weight class). Cruz comes to the cage accompanied by Rubčn Blades - Pablo Pueblo. Niko Bellic will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pedro Cruz!
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, Niko Bellic!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Bellic's half guard.
Cruz is trying to control the action in half guard but Bellic is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cruz missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bellic is trying to stand.
Bellic taking some punishment here, with Cruz in his half guard.
Bellic taking some punishment here, with Cruz in his half guard.
Bellic wants to get back to his feet.
Cruz scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Bellic is looking to escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruz drops an elbow to the side of Bellic's head.
Cruz is keen to just control but Bellic is a slippery customer.
Bellic is looking to escape.
Cruz has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Cruz lands a big elbow.
Bellic is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bellic?
Bellic is still in real trouble! Can Cruz finish him?
Bellic is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bellic is squirming around, avoiding Cruz's attempts to control the action.
Bellic seems to have recovered his senses.
Cruz with a couple of short strikes.
Cruz raining down hammerfists from mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Cruz cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bellic's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Cruz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bellic is looking to escape.
Cruz has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bellic's face.
Bellic is trying to stand.
Cruz landing strikes, looking to finish!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cruz drops a big elbow. That's hurt Bellic! More shots from Cruz and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pedro Cruz!
A very excited looking Pedro Cruz 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oleksandr Stallone (ranked 3889 p4p, 5105 weight class) and Noah Stewart (ranked 382 p4p, 461 weight class). Oleksandr Stallone is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Oleksandr Stallone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Noah Stewart!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stallone keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stallone throws a head kick but Stewart moves out of range.
Stewart gets caught flat footed, as Stallone shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Stallone postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Stallone wants to control from the top but Stewart keeps moving.
Stewart 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.
Stallone trying to control but Stewart is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stewart manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Stallone jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Stewart walks away with a smile on his face. Stallone gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stallone throws a sloppy head kick and Stewart moves out of range easily.
Stewart lands with a nice body punch.
Stallone shoots for a takedown but Stewart saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Despite the aggression on Stewart's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Stallone misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oleksandr Stallone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stallone decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Stallone is breathing heavily.
Stewart desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Stewart makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Stewart moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Stewart misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Stallone.
Stewart struggling a bit here.
Stallone tries to advance to mount but Stewart denies him.
Stewart pushes Stallone away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Stallone gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Stallone is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Stewart knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Stallone is looking to take a break and control but Stewart is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stewart is looking to regain half guard here but Stallone keeps moving and retains side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stewart holds on to Stallone's head and controls the position momentarily.
Stallone is looking to take a break and control but Stewart is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Stewart is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Stallone's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
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.
Stewart blocking the ground and pound attempt from Stallone.
Stewart is not content to let Stallone control the position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Stallone really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Stallone passes into side control, despite Stewart's attempt to control the position.
Stallone stands up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Stallone throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Noah Stewart will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Stewart lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Stallone is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Stewart takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Stewart moves into the clinch successfully.
Stewart lands a body shot.
Stallone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the body from Stewart misses
and Stallone counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
The fighters circling - Stewart throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stallone moves into range and clinches up with Stewart.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stallone has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Stewart is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Stallone letting Stewart take a breather here.
Stallone with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stallone is trying to maintain a safe position but Stewart gets an underhook and turns Stallone into the cage.
Stewart tries to throw a body punch but Stallone avoids it by throwing Stewart back against the cage.
Stallone breaks from the clinch.
Stewart throws a lazy right hand but Stallone sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Noah Stewart is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stewart works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Stewart stuffs the takedown attempt from Stallone. Stallone gets slowly back to his feet.
Stallone slips under a jab.
Stallone is looking for a counter combo.
Stewart throws a body shot but no joy.
Stallone appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Stewart comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Stewart keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Oleksandr Stallone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stallone walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Oleksandr Stallone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stallone defending well as Stewart loads up on a big left hand.
Stewart misses with the combination.
Stewart throws a body shot but no joy.
As Stewart backs away, Stallone returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Stewart misses with a double jab.
Stewart lands a lovely overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stewart throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stallone sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stewart throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Stallone.
Stallone shoots in for a takedown but Stewart shows good takedown defense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stallone takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Stewart throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've been informed that Stewart has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Stewart waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stallone.
Stallone seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Oleksandr Stallone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stallone fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Stewart has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Stewart digs a good body shot into Stallone's ribs.
Stewart digs a good body shot into Stallone's ribs.
Stallone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stewart.
Stallone takes one on the button.
Stewart misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Stewart does it's job there.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Stewart. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stallone takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Nice shot by Stewart.
Stallone takes a shot to the body in his stride.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A decent looking cross lands there for Stewart.
Noah Stewart seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Stallone on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
 Stallone is rocked!
Stewart lands a body shot.
Stewart connects with a nice cross there... Stallone is looking wobbly and Stewart recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Stallone to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Stewart jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Noah Stewart!
A relieved looking Noah Stewart thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Micheal Bond (ranked 4151 p4p, 4302 weight class) and Sam Van Roosmalen (ranked 381 p4p, 391 weight class). 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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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Micheal Bond!
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, Sam Van Roosmalen!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Roosmalen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bond has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Prosper Training in the buildup to the fight.
A nice leg kick from Bond, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bond misses with an uppercut.
The fighters circling - Van Roosmalen throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bond looks to land a right hand but Van Roosmalen moved out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Bond misses the target.
Good leg kick by Van Roosmalen.
A good leg kick by Van Roosmalen.
Bond keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Roosmalen thuds his shin into the meat of Bond's side.
Bond really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Bond misses with an uppercut. Van Roosmalen saw that one coming.
Van Roosmalen misses with a body kick.
Bond swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Van Roosmalen misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bond lands with a nice body kick.
Van Roosmalen swings for the body but Bond moves out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bond takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Van Roosmalen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bond misses the jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A solid body kick from Van Roosmalen.
Van Roosmalen throws a jab but it's blocked by Bond.
Bond paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Van Roosmalen throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bond throws a shot from downtown. Van Roosmalen moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Roosmalen fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bond misses with a straight right.
Van Roosmalen throws a shot from downtown. Bond moves away and avoids it.
Van Roosmalen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
An inside leg kick lands from Van Roosmalen.
Van Roosmalen is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bond is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Van Roosmalen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bond.
Van Roosmalen tries to land a front kick but Bond steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Van Roosmalen throws a jab but it's blocked by Bond.
Van Roosmalen misses with an uppercut. Bond saw that one coming.
Van Roosmalen moves away from the strike by Bond.
Van Roosmalen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bond counters with a stiff right hand.
Bond paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Van Roosmalen throws a right hand that misses
and Bond counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bond connects with a jab.
Van Roosmalen drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bond throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Van Roosmalen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice cross by Bond.
Bond has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van Roosmalen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Roosmalen ducks under a wild hook from Bond.
Bond throws a shot from downtown. Van Roosmalen moves away and avoids it.
Bond looks to land a right hand but Van Roosmalen moved out of range.
Bond connects with a single shot there.
Van Roosmalen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Van Roosmalen with the inside leg kick.
Bond throws a looping overhand right but Van Roosmalen ducks down to avoid it.
Van Roosmalen scores with a nice strike.
Bond fakes the leg kick and cracks Van Roosmalen in the body.
Bond looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Van Roosmalen steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Good leg kick by Van Roosmalen.
Bond is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bond uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Roosmalen.
An attempted straight right counter from Bond misses the target.
Bond misses with a looping right.
Bond has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Van Roosmalen.
Bond throws a lazy right hand but Van Roosmalen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bond throws an overhand right that lands on Van Roosmalen's shoulder, as Van Roosmalen tries to avoid the shot.
Van Roosmalen slips a straight right by Bond.
Nice straight punches there by Van Roosmalen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Van Roosmalen.
Van Roosmalen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bond's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bond defending well as Van Roosmalen loads up on a big left hand.
Nice defenses there by Van Roosmalen.
Van Roosmalen ducks under a wild hook from Bond.
Van Roosmalen misses with a low kick.
Van Roosmalen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Van Roosmalen throws a shot from downtown. Bond moves away and avoids it.
Van Roosmalen thuds a left hand into Bond's body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Van Roosmalen. That's going to slow Bond down.
Bond connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Van Roosmalen misses with a combination
and Bond counters with a leg kick.
Van Roosmalen slips a jab from Bond.
A telegraphed right hand from Bond misses the target.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Van Roosmalen.
Bond scores with a punch to the head.
Van Roosmalen's coach down at Armored Fitness & Sparring was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Van Roosmalen's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Van Roosmalen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bond.
Bond keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Roosmalen loads up on a big right hand but Bond slips the punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slapping leg kick lands for Van Roosmalen.
Van Roosmalen misses with an uppercut. Bond saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Roosmalen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Bond connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Van Roosmalen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A telegraphed right hand from Van Roosmalen misses the target.
Nice uppercut lands for Van Roosmalen. That snapped Bond's head back.
Bond throws a low kick but Van Roosmalen avoids it.
It seemed like Van Roosmalen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Van Roosmalen connects with an inside leg kick.
Bond dodges the punch combination from Van Roosmalen.
Van Roosmalen looks winded!
Bond ducks under a wild hook from Van Roosmalen.
Both fighters circling a little - Van Roosmalen finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Van Roosmalen stuns Bond with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bond blocks a low kick nicely.
Bond takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Bond blocks the body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good work by Bond as he checks the leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Bond checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Van Roosmalen throws a solid leg kick but Bond takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Van Roosmalen.
Van Roosmalen slips a jab from Bond.
Bond looks to land a left hand but Van Roosmalen moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Sam Van Roosmalen will probably get the nod.
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.
Van Roosmalen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bond.
Nice defenses there by Van Roosmalen.
A jab from Van Roosmalen misses.
Bond is looking to counter punch.
Van Roosmalen takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bond checks a leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Van Roosmalen.
Bond swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Van Roosmalen takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Van Roosmalen on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Van Roosmalen lands a nice shot that snaps Bond's head back.
Van Roosmalen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Van Roosmalen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bond.
Nice uppercut there from Van Roosmalen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Roosmalen looks to land a body kick but Bond moved away.
Van Roosmalen swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bond misses with a straight right.
Bond will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Good leg kick by Van Roosmalen.
A telegraphed right hand from Van Roosmalen misses the target.
Bond looks to land a left hand but Van Roosmalen moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bond blocks a jab.
Van Roosmalen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Bond there.
Van Roosmalen slips under a jab.
Van Roosmalen looks to throw a body kick
enabling Bond to counter with a crisp jab.
Van Roosmalen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bond connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Van Roosmalen scrambles back to his feet.
Micheal Bond is winning the standup battle so far.
Van Roosmalen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bond was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Bond steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Van Roosmalen.
Van Roosmalen misses with a wild body shot.
Van Roosmalen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bond circles away quickly and effectively.
Van Roosmalen is breathing heavily.
Van Roosmalen defending well as Bond loads up on a big left hand.
Bond moves out of range of the body kick from Van Roosmalen.
An attempted straight right counter from Bond misses the target.
Bond tries a low kick but Van Roosmalen avoids it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bond lands a nice shot that snaps Van Roosmalen's head back.
Van Roosmalen works the jab nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Roosmalen fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bond.
Van Roosmalen misses with a straight left.
Van Roosmalen moves out of range as Bond strikes.
Bond fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Van Roosmalen.
A cross from Van Roosmalen lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bond tries to land a leg kick but Van Roosmalen saw it coming and moves away.
Van Roosmalen throws an overhand right that lands on Bond's shoulder, as Bond tries to avoid the shot.
Sam Van Roosmalen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bond lands with an overhand left.
Van Roosmalen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Roosmalen walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bond takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Van Roosmalen feints and then cracks Bond's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bond down.
Van Roosmalen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bond.
Bond tests Van Roosmalen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Van Roosmalen is rocked!
Van Roosmalen gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Bond points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Van Roosmalen wakes up just in time to hear Bond thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Micheal Bond!
Micheal Bond decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Vicente Carillo Fuantes (ranked 3283 p4p, 2790 weight class) and Buddy Taylor (ranked 353 p4p, 302 weight class). Taylor is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bad Reputation. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vicente Carillo Fuantes!
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, Buddy Taylor!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carillo Fuantes on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Taylor fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Taylor clinches with his opponent.
Taylor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Carillo Fuantes has him pressed against the cage.
Carillo Fuantes blocks an uppercut.
Taylor softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Taylor misses with a body punch.
Carillo Fuantes misses with some punches.
Carillo Fuantes lands a right hand.
Taylor can't find room to land a body shot as Carillo Fuantes controls the action.
Carillo Fuantes wants to break free but Taylor has control.
Taylor can't break the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Carillo Fuantes.
Carillo Fuantes pushes Taylor back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Taylor looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Carillo Fuantes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Taylor looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Taylor wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Carillo Fuantes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taylor lands with a left to the head.
Carillo Fuantes lands with a right to the head.
Carillo Fuantes swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carillo Fuantes makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Taylor breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Taylor dips to his left and cracks Carillo Fuantes with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carillo Fuantes drops Taylor with a big left hand! Taylor is injured, injured bad! Carillo Fuantes jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vicente Carillo Fuantes!
During a confident post fight interview, Vicente Carillo Fuantes thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Buddy Taylor stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'll be back ..stronger '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Francesco Benvenuti (ranked 3741 p4p, 3316 weight class) and Ovido Guzman (ranked 458 p4p, 419 weight class). Ovido Guzman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Francesco Benvenuti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ovido Guzman!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Sandra Marshall and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benvenuti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Guzman.
Benvenuti with a hook.
Benvenuti lands a nice looking body shot.
Guzman throws a hook but Benvenuti blocks it.
A slow jab from Guzman misses its intended target.
Guzman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Guzman slips a straight right by Benvenuti.
Guzman is looking to clinch.
Good shot there by Benvenuti.
We've been informed that Guzman 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.
Benvenuti rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Guzman counters with a straight right hand.
Guzman gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Benvenuti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Benvenuti throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Guzman to counter with a crisp jab.
Benvenuti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A counter left hand to the body from Benvenuti misses its target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benvenuti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Guzman.
Guzman misses the jab.
Guzman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Benvenuti slips under a jab from Guzman.
Guzman misses with a two punch combination.
Guzman 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.
Guzman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Guzman walks into a stiff left hand from Benvenuti.
Guzman moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guzman lands a jab to the nose.
Guzman throws a looping overhand right but Benvenuti ducks down to avoid it.
Benvenuti slips under a jab from Guzman.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Guzman takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Benvenuti staying out of range there.
Guzman slips under a jab.
Guzman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Benvenuti.
Guzman looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Benvenuti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Guzman.
An attempted straight right counter from Benvenuti misses the target.
Guzman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Benvenuti.
Guzman throws a series of punches but Benvenuti avoids them all with ease.
Benvenuti takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Guzman takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Benvenuti misses with a hook.
Benvenuti misses with an uppercut. Guzman saw that one coming.
Francesco Benvenuti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benvenuti throws an overhand right that lands on Guzman's shoulder, as Guzman tries to avoid the shot.
Guzman looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Benvenuti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Guzman throws out the jab.
Guzman takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Guzman looks to throw the jab but Benvenuti is out of range.
Benvenuti was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Benvenuti closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A big right from Benvenuti misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benvenuti with a jab.
Benvenuti misses with a body shot
and Guzman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Benvenuti has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Guzman staying out of range there.
Guzman misses with a hook. Benvenuti ducked under it nicely.
Benvenuti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Benvenuti misses with a hook.
Guzman is looking to clinch.
Benvenuti misses with a looping right.
Benvenuti slips a straight right by Guzman.
Guzman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benvenuti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Guzman ducks under a wild hook from Benvenuti.
Guzman throws a hook but Benvenuti blocks it.
Benvenuti throws out a loose jab but Guzman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Guzman has closed the distance and engaged Benvenuti in a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Benvenuti.
Guzman misses with a punch on the inside.
Guzman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Benvenuti backwards.
Guzman misses with the head strike.
Guzman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Guzman misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guzman lands a shoulder strike.
Guzman blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benvenuti.
Benvenuti wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short body shot lands from Guzman as the two fighters clinch.
Guzman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benvenuti.
Knees to the body from Guzman.
A short uppercut from Guzman.
A head punch on the inside from Benvenuti fails to land.
Guzman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Guzman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Guzman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Guzman.
Guzman throws a punch but it's blocked by Benvenuti.
Guzman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Benvenuti working aggressively here.
Benvenuti lands a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benvenuti misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Guzman.
Guzman lands an uppercut.
Benvenuti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Guzman misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Guzman.
Guzman misses with a punch on the inside.
Guzman lands a hook that snaps the head of Benvenuti backwards.
Guzman misses with some punches.
Guzman scores with a shot to the side of Benvenuti's head.
Benvenuti is rocked!
Guzman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Oh Benvenuti is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Guzman has a couple of punches blocked by Benvenuti.
Benvenuti seems to have got his legs back now.
Guzman misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Guzman.
Benvenuti misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Guzman.
A hook to the body from Guzman.
Benvenuti is breathing heavily.
Guzman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Benvenuti avoiding damage as Guzman throws knees to the body.
Guzman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Benvenuti backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ovido Guzman dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Guzman scores with a decent looking hook.
Guzman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Benvenuti paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Guzman misses with a few strikes there.
The fighters circling - Guzman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Guzman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Benvenuti misses with an uppercut.
Guzman misses with a looping right.
Benvenuti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benvenuti blocks a jab.
Guzman cracks Benvenuti with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Benvenuti looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Guzman finish him?
Guzman has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Guzman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Benvenuti manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Guzman looks to land a right hand but Benvenuti moved out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Benvenuti misses the target.
Benvenuti throws a jab when Guzman was well out of range.
Benvenuti with a nice cross.
Benvenuti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Benvenuti misses its target.
Nice jab there from Guzman.
A jab from Guzman misses.
Benvenuti misses with a looping left.
Guzman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ovido Guzman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Guzman missing with a left hand there. Benvenuti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Benvenuti defending well as Guzman loads up on a big left hand.
Guzman misses with an uppercut. Benvenuti saw that one coming.
Benvenuti lands a jab to Guzman's midsection.
Benvenuti jabs Guzman right on the nose. Guzman blinks but takes it well.
Guzman misses the jab.
Guzman gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
It looks like Ovido Guzman has been cut.
Benvenuti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Guzman.
Benvenuti looks to score with a jab to the body but Guzman is just out of range.
Guzman throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A jab lands there for Benvenuti.
Benvenuti throws a looping overhand right but Guzman ducks down to avoid it.
Guzman misses with a looping left.
Guzman misses with an uppercut. Benvenuti saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Benvenuti misses the target.
Guzman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Benvenuti.
Guzman throws a looping overhand right but Benvenuti ducks down to avoid it.
Guzman ducks under a wild hook from Benvenuti.
Guzman throws a hook but Benvenuti blocks it.
Guzman ducks under a wild hook from Benvenuti.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benvenuti lands a nice hook to Guzman's body. Guzman takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Guzman scores with a jab to the head.
Benvenuti slips under a jab.
Benvenuti misses the jab.
Benvenuti takes one to the side of the head.
Guzman misses the jab.
Guzman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Benvenuti throws a hook to the side of Guzman's head but Guzman sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Guzman moves into the clinch.
Guzman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Guzman.
Guzman has a couple of punches blocked by Benvenuti.
Guzman blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Guzman.
Benvenuti throws a head punch that misses.
Benvenuti has a couple of punches blocked by Guzman.
Benvenuti throws a head punch that misses.
Guzman swings wildly with an uppercut but Benvenuti uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benvenuti misses with the head strike.
Guzman lands a right hand.
Guzman misses with some punches.
Ovido Guzman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Benvenuti lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Guzman.
Guzman lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Guzman fails to land.
Guzman throws a head punch that misses.
Guzman pushes Benvenuti back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Guzman lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Guzman.
Guzman has a couple of punches blocked by Benvenuti.
A head punch on the inside from Guzman fails to land.
Benvenuti looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Benvenuti tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Benvenuti misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benvenuti.
Benvenuti blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guzman misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Guzman.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benvenuti throws a head punch that misses.
Guzman lands with a light punch inside.
Guzman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Guzman has a couple of punches blocked by Benvenuti.
Guzman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Guzman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benvenuti.
A short left from Guzman.
Benvenuti swings wildly with an uppercut but Guzman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benvenuti misses with a knee to the head.
Guzman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Guzman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Benvenuti backwards.
Guzman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benvenuti tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Benvenuti blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Guzman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ovido Guzman showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ovido Guzman's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Guzman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benvenuti connects with a jab.
Guzman waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Benvenuti.
Guzman throws a shot from downtown. Benvenuti moves away and avoids it.
No joy there for Guzman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Benvenuti digs a good hook to Guzman's body.
Guzman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Guzman throws a hook to the side of Benvenuti's head but Benvenuti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Benvenuti misses.
Benvenuti defending well as Guzman loads up on a big left hand.
Benvenuti misses with a straight right.
Guzman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benvenuti.
Benvenuti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Guzman was well out of range. Poor timing from Benvenuti.
It seemed like Guzman was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benvenuti slips a jab from Guzman.
Benvenuti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Guzman throws out the jab.
Benvenuti drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Benvenuti lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Guzman at a distance.
The fighters circling - Benvenuti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Guzman moves out of range as Benvenuti strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benvenuti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Guzman.
Benvenuti is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benvenuti looks to land a right hand but Guzman moved out of range.
Guzman misses with a looping left.
Jab from Benvenuti.
Benvenuti misses with a wild body shot.
Guzman misses with a hook. Benvenuti ducked under it nicely.
Benvenuti takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Benvenuti moves out of range of the strikes.
Guzman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Benvenuti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Guzman throws out the jab.
Benvenuti missing with a left hand there. Guzman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Guzman misses the jab.
Benvenuti takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Guzman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Guzman missing with a left hand there. Benvenuti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Benvenuti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good exchange - Benvenuti coming out on top.
Guzman connects with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Guzman takes the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guzman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Guzman lands an uppercut.
Guzman scores with a shoulder strike.
Guzman blocking some punches.
Guzman lands a hook that snaps the head of Benvenuti backwards.
Guzman misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Guzman fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Benvenuti fails to land.
Guzman misses with the head strike.
Benvenuti misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Guzman fails to land.
Guzman gets through Benvenuti's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Guzman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Guzman.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benvenuti.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Guzman.
Guzman misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guzman scores with a shoulder strike.
Guzman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Guzman.
Benvenuti tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Benvenuti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Guzman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Benvenuti pushes off an throws an elbow but Guzman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Benvenuti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Guzman throws a head punch that misses.
Benvenuti tries to break the clinch but Guzman is controlling the position.
Guzman lands a hook to the side of the head.
Benvenuti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Benvenuti blocking some punches.
Benvenuti misses with the head strike.
Guzman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benvenuti working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Benvenuti fails to land.
Guzman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Guzman swings wildly with an uppercut but Benvenuti uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guzman misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Guzman.
Guzman lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch on the inside from Benvenuti fails to land.
Guzman lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Guzman lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Benvenuti backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Guzman.
Benvenuti misses with some punches.
Benvenuti makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short left from Guzman.
Guzman pushes Benvenuti against the cage. Guzman is working some dirty boxing. Guzman pushes off with a quick right hook! Benvenuti goes down! Benvenuti tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Guzman moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ovido Guzman!
Ovido Guzman decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris SanKing (ranked 2575 p4p, 3348 weight class) and Gaur Gerome (ranked 271 p4p, 339 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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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, Chris SanKing!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gaur Gerome!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
SanKing scores with a body shot.
Gerome looks to land a left hand but SanKing moved out of range nicely.
SanKing rushes Gerome and presses him up against the cage.
Knees to the body from SanKing.
SanKing throws a punch but it's blocked by Gerome.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for SanKing.
Gerome swings wildly with an uppercut but SanKing uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gerome is trying to push SanKing away but SanKing has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Gerome wants to break free but SanKing has control.
Gerome wants to break free but SanKing has control.
SanKing keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Gerome's efforts to push away.
SanKing gets through Gerome's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gerome has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
SanKing misses with a shot to the kidneys.
SanKing tries a knee to the head but Gerome blocks it.
SanKing landing knees to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
SanKing has a couple of punches blocked by Gerome.
SanKing using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gerome has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gerome wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
SanKing has a couple of punches blocked by Gerome.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gerome.
Gerome has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gerome blocking some punches.
Gerome has had enough of the clinch but SanKing keeps him there for the moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for SanKing.
SanKing lands with a right to the head.
SanKing is looking to control Gerome's arms but Gerome gets an underhook and turns him. Now SanKing has his back to the cage.
Gerome throws a head punch that misses.
Gerome tries to work over SanKing's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
SanKing landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
SanKing looking to throw knees to the head but Gerome is blocking nicely.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gerome.
SanKing throws a head punch that misses.
SanKing prevents Gerome from breaking the clinch.
SanKing fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
SanKing tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gerome wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gerome presses SanKing against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
SanKing misses with a short punch on the inside.
SanKing utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
SanKing using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gerome has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gerome throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
SanKing throws a knee to the head but misses.
SanKing is breathing heavily.
SanKing lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Still in the clinch, Gerome scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gerome wants to break the clinch but can't.
Gerome can't break the clinch.
Gerome blocking some punches.
SanKing with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gerome looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Gerome looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gerome tries to circle away but SanKing has him pinned against the cage.
SanKing working aggressively here.
SanKing looking to throw knees to the head but Gerome is blocking nicely.
Gerome gets through SanKing's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gerome breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
SanKing ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
SanKing misses with a looping left.
SanKing throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chris SanKing seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gerome just misses with a punch to the body.
SanKing uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gerome.
Gerome waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract SanKing.
Gerome misses with a body shot.
SanKing jabs Gerome right on the nose. Gerome blinks but takes it well.
Gerome throws a body shot but no joy.
Gerome misses with a looping left.
SanKing lands a head shot.
Gerome is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by SanKing.
A jab lands there for Gerome.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A looping hook to the body misses from SanKing. Gerome does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gerome dips to his left and cracks SanKing with an uppercut!
SanKing lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
SanKing moves away from the strike by Gerome.
SanKing slips under a jab from Gerome.
Donk. SanKing catches Gerome right on the button with a cross.
Gerome walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
SanKing throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gerome will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
SanKing looks to score with a jab to the body but Gerome is just out of range.
Gerome throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent SanKing stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Gerome throws a body shot but no joy.
Gerome stuns SanKing with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
SanKing slips a jab and a cross from Gerome.
Gerome jabbing away but nothing is landing.
SanKing looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
SanKing moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gerome misses the shot to the body.
Gerome fakes high and swings low for a body shot but SanKing manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris SanKing dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gerome just misses with a punch to the body.
Gerome throws a jab but it's blocked by SanKing.
Gerome misses the shot to the body.
Gerome swats away the attempt to clinch by SanKing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gerome fakes high and swings low for a body shot but SanKing manages to avoid it.
Gerome misses the jab.
Gerome swinging wildly here.
Gerome gets cracked with a nice right hand there by SanKing.
Gerome throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice defenses there by SanKing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gerome. SanKing does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gerome throws a right and a left that both miss.
SanKing connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
SanKing scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
SanKing is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gerome can do to turn this around?
SanKing thuds his right hand into Gerome's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
SanKing lands a nice shot that snaps Gerome's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
SanKing dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gerome takes a swing at SanKing's ribcage but misses.
Gaur Gerome seems to be getting the better of the standup.
SanKing lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gerome at a distance.
A slow jab from Gerome misses its intended target.
Gerome takes a jab right on the kisser.
Gerome is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
SanKing scores with a shot to the body.
SanKing throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gerome sees it coming and avoids it easily.
SanKing has Gerome up against the cage in a clinch.
SanKing drops Gerome with a big knee straight up the middle! Gerome is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Gerome is rocked!
It looks like Gaur Gerome has been cut.
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!
SanKing ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Gerome's jaw. Gerome's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! SanKing does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chris SanKing!
Chris SanKing thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Craig Mckean (ranked 1890 p4p, 1548 weight class) and Johan Olsen (ranked 234 p4p, 195 weight class). Johan Olsen has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Craig Mckean's chin.
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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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Craig Mckean!
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, Johan Olsen!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big left from Mckean misses.
Mckean lands a lovely overhand right.
Olsen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mckean.
Mckean throws a jab but it's blocked by Olsen.
Olsen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Olsen tries to clinch there but Mckean circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Mckean on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mckean throws a lazy right hand but Olsen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Olsen is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Nice shot by Mckean.
A big right from Mckean misses.
Olsen throws out a counter right but Mckean avoids it with no problem.
Mckean dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mckean misses with a lunging right hand
and Olsen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Olsen is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Mckean controls Olsen momentarily but Olsen frees himself.
Mckean wants to control the position but Olsen says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Olsen perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mckean trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Olsen stalling.
Mckean is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Olsen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Mckean knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Mckean knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Olsen on the ground.
Olsen is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Mckean is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Johan Olsen!
In his post fight interview, Johan Olsen started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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