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Island Brawls 19 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miracle Duck (ranked 7263 p4p, 7535 weight class) and Dzdsg Gted (ranked 640 p4p, 664 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Miracle Duck!
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, Dzdsg Gted!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Daniel Franklin and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duck darts in and clinches Gted up against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Duck creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Gted is trying to drag Duck to the mat but Duck just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Gted tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gted is looking for a takedown.
Miracle Duck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dzdsg Gted.
Duck lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gted backwards.
Gted's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Duck scores with an uppercut up the middle.
 Gted is rocked!
Duck lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gted is still on wobbly legs! Can Duck finish him?
Duck creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Gted with a big uppercut! Gted tries to clinch up but Duck pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Gted to the mat! Gted covers up and Duck unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Miracle Duck!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yves Tyler (ranked 7332 p4p, 7791 weight class) and Steven Gull (ranked 645 p4p, 664 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Yves Tyler!
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, Steven Gull!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gull tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tyler manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tyler jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Steven Gull seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tyler slaps away a takedown attempt from Gull, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gull shoots in and drives through. Tyler sprawls well.
Gull tries to clinch
and Tyler counters with a nice leg kick.
Gull blocks a head kick by Tyler.
Tyler throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gull fails with a takedown attempt.
Yves Tyler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steven Gull.
Gull shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Tyler defends it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyler stuffs the takedown.
As Gull backs away, Tyler returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Tyler lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gull takes a step back to recover.
A good leg kick by Tyler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gull fails with the takedown.
Gull shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tyler sprawls well. Tyler wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gull gets slowly back to his feet.
Tyler leaves Gull with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tyler circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gull fails with the takedown.
Gull tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Tyler defends well and Gull ends up having to push Tyler into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Gull with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tyler counters with a nice leg kick.
Gull looks winded!
Gull has his takedown stuffed
and Tyler counters with a straight right hand.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tyler.
Gull has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gull has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Tyler.
Tyler goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Tyler feints and then cracks Gull's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gull down.
Tyler lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gull tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gull is looking to clinch.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Tyler. Gull shrugs it off though.
Gull takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Tyler moves out of range as Gull throws a body kick.
Tyler lands with a thumping leg kick.
Gull walks forward, straight into a front kick from Tyler.
Tyler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gull has his takedown stuffed
and Tyler counters with an outside leg kick.
Yves Tyler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gull fails with a takedown attempt.
Gull is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tyler sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gull's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Gull on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Gull tries for a takedown but Tyler circles away easily
and Tyler counters with a good, hard body kick but Gull shrugs it off.
Gull tries for a takedown but Tyler circles away easily
and Tyler counters with an outside leg kick.
Tyler lands a leg kick that knocks Gull off balance momentarily.
Gull throws a body shot but no joy.
Gull shoots in and drives through. Tyler sprawls well.
Tyler fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Gull has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Nice takedown defense from Tyler. No joy for Gull on that attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gull.
Gull blocks a head kick by Tyler.
Gull takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gull shoots in for a takedown but Tyler shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gull shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gull showed some decent athleticism there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gull is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Tyler is just riding it out for now. Gull eventually gives up the hold.
Tyler is controlling Gull's trapped leg to prevent Gull from advancing to side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yves Tyler dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gull drives through with a takedown into Tyler's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Gull stays in close to Tyler's body and controls the position.
Gull is continuing to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyler 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.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tyler can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gull controls the pace.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gull thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Gull dives in and grabs Tyler's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tyler pushes down on Gull's head and hops out.
Tyler avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tyler connects with an inside leg kick.
Gull shoots for a double leg takedown but Tyler sprawls well. He's pushed Gull's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Tyler is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gull can do to turn this around?
Gull is breathing heavily.
Tyler scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gull shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tyler counters with a head kick.
Yves Tyler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steven Gull.
Tyler defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gull.
Gull shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tyler but Tyler pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tyler scores with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gull gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tyler.
Gull drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee asks Gull politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Gull prefers to stall for the moment though.
Tyler wants to get back to his feet but Gull drags him back down.
Gull takes a little break here. Tyler wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Gull cracks Tyler with a big right hand but Tyler just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The referee asks Gull politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Gull prefers to stall for the moment though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyler is looking for a sweep.
Gull controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The adventures of Gull the control monster continue. Boring.
Gull working the head and body with strikes.
Gull moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Tyler takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Tyler takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Gull working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gull staying calm.
Let's hope that Gull 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.
Tyler tries to buck Gull off but Gull is having none of it.
Gull content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gull works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Steven Gull will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Gull drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Tyler looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gull stands up over Tyler, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gull is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Tyler wants to stand and escape but Gull is having none of it.
Tyler trying to control the position.
Gull is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gull keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tyler's head.
Gull sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Gull scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gull pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tyler is keeping the position for now.
Gull cracks Tyler with a solid left hand.
Gull scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gull showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Tyler is trying to control the position but Gull postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gull 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.
Gull working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tyler wants to get back to his feet but Gull is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gull engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Gull stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Tyler.
Gull doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tyler counters with a low kick, right behind Gull 's knee.
Gull is looking to clinch.
Gull tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Tyler swivels and escapes.
Gull instigates a clinch.
Gull is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Tyler pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Yves Tyler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steven Gull.
Gull wants to take the fight to the mat but Tyler manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gull drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Tyler gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tyler wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tyler tries to break the clinch but Gull is controlling the position.
Gull keeps control of Tyler as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tyler is fighting off a takedown attempt but Gull is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Tyler to the mat. Tyler regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Gull won't allow Tyler to get back to his feet.
Gull is stalling in the full guard.
Tyler wants to stand but Gull is controlling the position.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Tyler here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Tyler has momentary wrist control but Gull slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gull's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Gull won't allow Tyler to get back to his feet.
Gull 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.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gull's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tyler has momentary wrist control but Gull slips an elbow through the middle.
Gull engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Gull lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tyler wants to stand up but Gull is controlling him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steven Gull comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gull has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steven Gull!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Junior Turner (ranked 6847 p4p, 6884 weight class) and King Kings (ranked 689 p4p, 692 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Junior Turner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of The Island, King Kings!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kings throws a hook to the side of Turner's head but Turner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Turner tries a low kick but Kings avoids it.
Kings looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kings tests Turner's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Kings misses with a straight left.
Kings throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Turner counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kings takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kings throws out a loose jab but Turner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kings.
Turner throws a big counter combination but Kings scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Turner lands a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kings throws a right hand that misses
and Turner counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Turner jabs Kings right on the nose. Kings blinks but takes it well.
Turner misses with a wild body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A decent looking cross lands there for Turner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner moves away from the strike by Kings.
Kings misses with a straight left.
Turner comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Turner is looking to wear down Kings with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Turner tries to clinch but Kings moves out of range.
Kings now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Turner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Turner takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Turner goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kings scores with a nice head shot.
Turner definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Turner slips a jab from Kings.
Kings looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Turner misses the body punch
and Kings counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kings throws a hook to the side of Turner's head but Turner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Turner looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kings looks to throw the jab but Turner is out of range.
Kings throws a looping overhand right but Turner ducks down to avoid it.
Turner throws a counter high kick but Kings was just alert enough to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Kings lands an impressive looking overhand right. Turner doesn't seem phased though.
Kings 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.
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!
Kings uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Turner has time to react.
 Turner is rocked!
Turner throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Junior Turner seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Turner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kings! But no joy.
Kings misses with a double jab
and Turner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Turner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Turner was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Turner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kings.
Kings takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kings misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner misses with a body shot.
A countering left hand to the body from Kings misses.
Kings misses with a left hand
and Turner counters with a nice uppercut.
Kings walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kings throws a left and a right that both miss
and Turner counters with a solid body kick.
Turner connects with a body shot that sends Kings's belly button to the back.
Kings misses with a hook. Turner ducked under it nicely.
Kings takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A slow jab from Kings misses its intended target.
Kings tries to keep at a distance but Turner has taken the fight into the clinch.
Turner is looking to break free of the clinch but Kings has double underhooks.
Turner wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kings prevents Turner from breaking the clinch.
Kings has a couple of punches blocked by Turner.
Kings misses with some punches.
Turner blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Turner is trying to break the clinch but Kings has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Turner's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Turner manages to break the clinch.
Turner throws a body punch but Kings moves out of range.
Kings walks forward, straight into a front kick from Turner.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turner slips under a jab.
Kings connects with a crisp jab.
Kings is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Turner had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A shot to the liver by Kings. Beautiful body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Junior Turner will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Kings looks to score with a jab to the body but Turner is just out of range.
Turner looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kings! But no joy.
Turner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Turner uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kings.
Turner stuns Kings with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Turner wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Good exchange - Turner coming out on top.
Kings throws a right hand that Turner ducks under and follows up with a left that Turner also avoids with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Turner misses.
Kings throws a big shot that misses.
Turner misses with a looping left.
Kings throws a right hand that misses
and Turner counters with a left and a right that stings Kings.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner throws a lazy body kick
and Kings counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kings lands a head shot.
Turner jabs at Kings's body.
Kings throws a hook to the side of Turner's head but Turner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Turner tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Kings connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kings fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Turner scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Kings throws a big shot that misses.
Turner closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Turner. Kings shrugs it off though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab by Turner.
A telegraphed right hand from Kings misses the target.
Turner swings for the body but Kings moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kings! But no joy.
A big right from Kings misses.
Kings throws a poor cross that misses
and Turner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kings misses with a lunging right hand
and Turner counters with a left to the body.
Kings takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kings slips a straight right by Turner.
Turner paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Turner lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kings is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kings is still on wobbly legs! Can Turner finish him?
Turner clobbers Kings with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Turner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kings.
Kings on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Turner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kings takes one to the chin there.
Kings misses with an uppercut.
Turner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kings can do to turn this around?
Turner uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kings has time to react.
Turner misses with an uppercut. Kings saw that one coming.
Kings uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turner.
Kings keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turner throws the kick towards the body but Kings avoids it.
Kings swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Kings connects with a nice looking jab.
Kings seems to have recovered his senses.
Turner throws a right and a left that Kings avoids nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Turner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Turner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kings uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turner.
Kings misses with a hook. Turner ducked under it nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Turner there.
A telegraphed right hand from Kings misses the target.
Kings looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Turner throwing a counter right hand but Kings manages to avoid it.
Kings throws out a loose jab but Turner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Turner moves in looking to clinch but Kings pushes him off.
Turner lands with a nice body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior Turner dominated that second round.
That's time! Turner's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Turner uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kings.
Kings missing with a left hand there. Turner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Turner slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Turner lands a front kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Turner.
Turner takes a swing at Kings's ribcage but misses.
Kings keeps the fight on the outside.
Kings blocks a head kick by Turner.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kings throws a poor cross that misses
and Turner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kings waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Turner.
A quick step to the side and Turner tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A shot to the liver by Turner. Beautiful body shot.
Turner avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kings lands an overhand right.
Turner throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Turner misses the body punch
and Kings counters with a straight right hand.
Turner with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kings is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Turner.
Turner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kings was well out of range. Poor timing from Turner.
Kings has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Turner defending well as Kings loads up on a big left hand.
Kings missing with a left hand there. Turner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
King Kings has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Turner misses with a looping right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Kings! But no joy.
Kings rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Turner counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Kings is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Turner lands a head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turner slips under a jab.
A shot to the liver by Turner. Beautiful body shot.
Turner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kings misses with a hook. Turner ducked under it nicely.
Kings ducks under a wild hook from Turner.
Kings throws out a counter right but Turner avoids it with no problem.
Turner's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Turner duly obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kings missing with a left hand there. Turner was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Turner scores with a hook.
Turner lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Turner.
Turner throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Turner.
Kings rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Turner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Turner. Those never looked like landing.
It seemed like Kings was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Turner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kings.
Kings ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Turner moves away.
Kings misses with a right hand
and Turner counters with a body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kings swings widly with a right hand
and Turner counters with a nice low kick that buckles Kings's knee momentarily.
Kings circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kings throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Turner counters with a right hand to the body.
Junior Turner is winning the standup battle so far.
Kings takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turner throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kings has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Turner.
Kings with a nice cross.
Turner throws out a powerful jab.
Kings throws a poor cross that misses
and Turner counters with a straight right hand.
Kings throws an overhand right that lands on Turner's shoulder, as Turner tries to avoid the shot.
Turner takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kings misses with an uppercut. Turner saw that one coming.
Junior Turner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Turner scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
And that's the end of the fight!
Junior Turner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Turner, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junior Turner!
A very excited looking Junior Turner made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bsmds Nasmfus (ranked 5478 p4p, 5083 weight class) and Liger Justin (ranked 608 p4p, 586 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bsmds Nasmfus!
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, Liger Justin!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Michael Johnstone and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nasmfus tries to close the distance and clinch up but Justin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nasmfus closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Justin's guard.
Nasmfus thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Nasmfus loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Justin wants to sweep but no luck.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Justin can do anything to dispel that myth.
Justin is looking to sweep but instead, Nasmfus has passed into half guard.
Nasmfus has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Justin tries to roll over but Nasmfus keeps him under control.
Justin trying to get back to full guard but Nasmfus takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justin is wriggling around trying to escape.
Justin keeps trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nasmfus manages to capitalize on a mistake by Justin to take his back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nasmfus really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Justin.
Nasmfus looking for the choke from the back.
Justin is in bad spot here.
Justin is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Nasmfus gets his way!
Justin tries to roll but Nasmfus sticks to his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nasmfus patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Justin trying to control but not successfully.
Justin is in bad spot here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nasmfus is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
I really don't envy Justin right now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nasmfus working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Nasmfus working for a choke but Justin is defending well.
Nasmfus avoiding Justin 's attempts to control his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nasmfus has the hooks in. Justin is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Nasmfus looking to break Justin's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Justin remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Nasmfus will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Justin is trying to break free.
Nasmfus trying to control.
Nasmfus really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Justin tries to roll but Nasmfus sticks to his back.
Justin manages to reverse the position and now he's in Nasmfus's guard. Nice work there by Justin.
Nasmfus has momentary wrist control but Justin slips an elbow through the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nasmfus has momentary wrist control but Justin slips an elbow through the middle.
Justin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Justin distracts Nasmfus with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Justin working some strikes from top position.
Justin throwing strikes from guard but Nasmfus blocks nicely.
Justin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Justin must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Justin keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nasmfus's head.
Justin postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Justin controlling from the top position.
Let's hope that Justin 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bsmds Nasmfus dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
A punch combination from Justin misses.
Nasmfus stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Nasmfus wants it to stay on the feet.
Justin looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Nasmfus!
Nasmfus is trying to control Justin's posture but Justin avoids it.
Justin throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Justin landing strikes.
Justin scores with a couple of short elbows.
Justin is looking to take a break and control but Nasmfus is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nasmfus is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Justin creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justin working the strikes but Nasmfus uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Nasmfus moves into full guard.
Justin throwing strikes but missing.
Justin is in close to Nasmfus's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Nasmfus wants to stand but Justin is controlling the position.
Bsmds Nasmfus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Justin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Justin trying to control but Nasmfus is working from the bottom.
Justin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nasmfus manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Justin manages to get himself to full guard.
Nasmfus will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Nasmfus trying to control the position from guard on top but Justin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Justin controls Nasmfus momentarily but Nasmfus frees himself.
Justin looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Nasmfus puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Justin misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Nasmfus is thwarting Justin's attempts to control the position.
Nasmfus thows a huge punch but Justin dodges it nicely.
Nasmfus prevents Justin from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nasmfus is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Justin defends it well.
Justin really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nasmfus. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Justin is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Justin trying to hold on to Nasmfus's head to control him but Nasmfus postures up.
Justin tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Nasmfus 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.
Justin missing with punches from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's four 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.
Justin closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Nasmfus quickly recovers to half guard.
Nasmfus wants to control but Justin is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Justin looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Justin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Justin 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liger Justin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Justin drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Nasmfus wants to control but Justin postures up.
Nasmfus pushes Justin away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Justin gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Nasmfus is trying to improve his position.
Nasmfus struggling a bit here.
Justin in the domination position with Nasmfus hanging on.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Justin wants to control but Nasmfus is keeping him busy.
Nasmfus is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Justin off and has taken his back!
Justin is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justin covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Justin is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Nasmfus's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Justin breaks Nasmfus's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Nasmfus keeping moving, preventing Justin from controlling successfully.
Justin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nasmfus is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Justin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Justin controlling from the top position.
Nasmfus is trying to control the position but Justin postures up.
Justin throwing strikes but missing.
Nasmfus is trying to keep Justin in close.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Justin preventing the sweep.
Justin distracts Nasmfus with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Nasmfus throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nasmfus's head.
Justin trying to control the position from guard on top but Nasmfus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Justin looking to sit in guard and control but Nasmfus gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Justin looking to control but Nasmfus passes into half guard.
Justin is not content to let Nasmfus control the position.
Justin gets back to full guard.
Justin manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nasmfus manages to get himself to full guard.
Justin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nasmfus keeping moving, preventing Justin from controlling successfully.
Nasmfus working for a triangle but Justin defends it easily.
Justin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Justin chips away with some ground and pound.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Justin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Justin working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nasmfus's head.
Nasmfus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Liger Justin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Justin 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 28:29
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 28:29
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liger Justin!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Christian Kronecker (ranked 4917 p4p, 5052 weight class) and Carson Wood (ranked 574 p4p, 584 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Christian Kronecker!
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, Carson Wood!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, 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!
Kronecker keeps the fight on the outside.
No luck for Wood with that takedown attempt.
Wood fails with a takedown attempt.
Kronecker is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Wood's half guard.
Wood is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kronecker seems to be working for a kimura but Wood defends the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood wants to improve his position but Kronecker is controlling well.
Kronecker perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Kronecker passes to side control.
Kronecker is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Wood's shoulder. That is not cool.
Wood is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Wood's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Wood tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kronecker wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kronecker content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Kronecker is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Wood knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kronecker controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood is looking for a sweep.
Wood keeps trying to improve his position.
Wood is trying to escape the position but Kronecker is controlling the position.
Wood looks to move to half guard but instead Kronecker has passed into mount! Damn!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wood is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Wood tries to improve his position but instead Kronecker has taken his back!
Good control from Kronecker.
Wood really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kronecker. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kronecker cracks Wood with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Wood from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kronecker working for a choke but Wood is defending well.
Kronecker has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Wood is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Kronecker.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kronecker struggling to keep hold of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Kronecker dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kronecker looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Wood is trying to get back to full guard.
Kronecker is working for a kimura but Wood is defending it quite comfortably.
Wood tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kronecker wants to get back to his feet.
Wood tries to roll over but Kronecker keeps him under control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kronecker is working away from the top position though.
Kronecker is looking for a kimura but Wood is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kronecker to get the leverage.
Wood is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kronecker sitting and controlling from the 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.
Kronecker seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Wood for as long as he can get away with.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Wood tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kronecker swivels and escapes.
Kronecker feinted with a counter takedown.
Wood fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Kronecker decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Wood trying to control here.
Wood misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kronecker content to control rather than advance.
Wood works his way to full guard. Good work.
Wood controls Kronecker momentarily but Kronecker frees himself.
Wood trying to strike off his back.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Kronecker trying to control the position from guard on top but Wood is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Kronecker displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wood.
Kronecker was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Christian Kronecker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carson Wood.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Wood gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Kronecker to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Kronecker 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.
Christian Kronecker overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kronecker passes Wood's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kronecker wants to stand up but Wood is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Christian Kronecker dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Wood displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wood throws a head kick but Kronecker moves out of range.
Wood shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kronecker defends it nicely.
Wood wants to clinch up but Kronecker keeps it at a distance.
Kronecker fires out a quick counter leg kick but Wood just manages to avoid it.
Wood closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kronecker circles away.
A head kick misses from Wood.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wood blocks the body kick.
Wood tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Kronecker defends well and Wood ends up having to push Kronecker into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Christian Kronecker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carson Wood.
Wood looks to land a right hand but Kronecker moved out of range.
Kronecker drives through with a takedown into Wood's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kronecker wants to get up but he can't break Wood's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Kronecker slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kronecker continues to stall.
Wood has momentary wrist control but Kronecker slips an elbow through the middle.
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.
Kronecker not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Wood tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kronecker leaves Wood with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Wood is trying hard to land a takedown here. Kronecker sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kronecker clinches up against the cage.
Kronecker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wood backwards.
Wood is trying to drag Kronecker to the mat but Kronecker just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wood is trying to push Kronecker away but Kronecker has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Kronecker keeps control of Wood as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kronecker has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Wood avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kronecker is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wood can do to turn this around?
Kronecker prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kronecker lands a takedown into guard.
Kronecker wants to pass the guard but Wood is keeping the position.
Wood looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wood takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kronecker manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kronecker looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wood throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kronecker is adopting a defensive guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Christian Kronecker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kronecker 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 30:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Christian Kronecker!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Smith (ranked 4900 p4p, 5328 weight class) and Tomasz Adamek (ranked 524 p4p, 568 weight class). Tomasz Adamek told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Basic striking
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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 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eric Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tomasz Adamek!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Adamek.
Adamek looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Adamek will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Adamek looks to land a combination. Smith sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Smith takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Adamek throws a leg kick but Smith moved away.
Adamek throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Tomasz Adamek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adamek misses with a wild combination.
We've been told by Smith's head coaches at Armored Fitness & Sparring that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adamek falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smith counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Adamek misses with a combination
and Smith counters with a crisp one two that drops Adamek! Smith thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Adamek to his feet! Adamek is in big trouble!
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!
Smith throws a body punch but Adamek moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
Adamek with a poor takedown
and Smith counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Adamek! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Smith!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Smith!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Riley Oconner (ranked 3419 p4p, 3630 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 418 p4p, 440 weight class). Silva comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Billie jean kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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190
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Good 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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Riley Oconner!
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, Anderson Silva !
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Oconner both land. Nice combination.
Oconner displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Silva throws out the jab.
Silva gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Silva throws a shot from downtown. Oconner moves away and avoids it.
Silva misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Oconner counters with a stiff right hand.
Oconner slips a jab and a cross from Silva .
Oconner blocks a jab.
Silva connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Silva loads up on a big right hand but Oconner slips the punch.
Oconner cracks Silva with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Oconner on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Oconner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Oconner lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Silva throws out a loose jab but Oconner uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oconner has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Island Training Centre in the buildup to the fight.
A decent looking cross lands there for Oconner.
Oconner scores with a punch to the head.
Silva takes a swing at Oconner's ribcage but misses.
Oconner lands a right hook to the body.
Silva throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Silva comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oconner's corner calls for a 1-2. Oconner obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Oconner digs a good hook to Silva 's body.
Silva is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Silva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Silva there as he acknowledges the shot.
Oconner lands with a good body shot.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva jabs at Oconner's body.
Oconner lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Oconner throws a big shot that misses.
Silva thows a left - swing and a miss!
Silva throws a body shot but no joy.
A decent looking cross lands there for Silva .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Oconner with a hook.
Oconner scores with a jab to the body.
Oconner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Oconner.
Silva is looking for the big counter here.
Silva clobbers Oconner with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Decent striking displayed by Oconner there.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Oconner counters with a nice body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Silva there as he acknowledges the shot.
Oconner lands a body shot.
Oconner lands a lovely overhand right.
Silva has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Oconner finds it's way round the side to connect with Silva 's head.
Silva walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Oconner ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Silva has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Silva misses with a lunging right hand
and Oconner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Silva fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Silva misses with a combination
and Oconner counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Silva fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Oconner moves out of range as Silva strikes.
Oconner fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Silva looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Silva connects with a looping right hand.
Oconner throws out a loose jab but Silva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oconner lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Silva at a distance.
Nice jab there from Oconner.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oconner connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Oconner scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Silva misses with a lunging right hand
and Oconner makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Oconner connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Silva 's hands.
Silva has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Silva throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Oconner counters with a right hand to the body.
Oconner scores with a hook to the body. Silva takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Oconner uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva .
Oconner lands a nice shot to the body.
Silva looks winded!
Oconner works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Oconner lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Silva misses with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Oconner paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Silva moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Silva is rocked!
Oconner paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Oconner finish him?
Silva walks straight into a right hand from Oconner - that's dropped him! Oconner jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Silva from any more punishment! Silva complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Riley Oconner!
Riley Oconner was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
Anderson Silva was interviewed post fight and said 'he got very lucky to catch me '.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Diego Sanchez (ranked 3106 p4p, 3016 weight class) and Aaron Aleth (ranked 341 p4p, 395 weight class). Sanchez kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is We will rock you. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165
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185
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Brawler
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Diego Sanchez!
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, Aaron Aleth!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aleth cracks Sanchez with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
 It looks like Diego Sanchez has been cut.
Aleth gets tackled into the cage by Sanchez. Sanchez maintains the clinch.
Sanchez tries to break the clinch but Aleth is controlling the position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Aleth.
A left hand lands to the body for Aleth.
Aleth lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sanchez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Aleth has him pressed against the cage.
Aleth lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sanchez has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Aleth after a bit of a struggle.
Sanchez jumps guard and drags Aleth to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Aleth's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sanchez is trying to control the position but Aleth postures up.
Aleth avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Aleth showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Aleth 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.
Aleth wants to pass the guard but Sanchez is keeping the position.
Sanchez on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sanchez tries to get out of the position.
Aleth postures up.
Aleth engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Aleth.
Aleth trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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.
Aleth is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sanchez is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Aleth to keep the fight standing.
Sanchez is trying to push Aleth away but Aleth has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A hook to the body from Aleth.
Aleth lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sanchez is trying to pull guard but Aleth turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Sanchez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice body punch from Aleth.
Aleth is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
Aleth lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
Aleth lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Aleth lands a left hand.
Aleth lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sanchez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Aleth smiles and moves away.
Aleth ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Sanchez out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Aaron Aleth!
Aaron Aleth 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcos De Souza (ranked 1895 p4p, 2000 weight class) and Sanfino Vino (ranked 240 p4p, 258 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marcos De Souza!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Sanfino Vino!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Dirk Anderson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Souza tries to keep at a distance but Vino has taken the fight into the clinch.
De Souza jumps into guard, dragging Vino to the mat.
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.
Vino won't allow De Souza to sweep him here.
De Souza definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
De Souza pushes a forearm under Vino's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Vino is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Marcos De Souza!
Marcos De Souza is the new middleweight champion!
Marcos De Souza tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
Sanfino Vino was interviewed post fight and said 'I will wreck this one trick pony next time !!!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rimsky Carl (ranked 733 p4p, 1833 weight class) and James Django (ranked 111 p4p, 256 weight class). James Django has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Rimsky Carl's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rimsky Carl!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, James Django!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Django takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Django throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Django tries to get set, Carl tries to push him back and clinch up but Django manages to avoid the attempt.
Carl gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Django can't get the takedown.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Carl.
Carl lands a right hand that snaps the head of Django backwards.
Django's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Carl lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Django backwards.
Carl goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carl lands a body punch in the clinch.
Carl digs a right hand underneath Django's ribcage. Django let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A left hand lands to the body for Carl.
Django looks winded!
Carl lands a body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Carl lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Carl lands a hook to the side of the head.
Carl digs a right hand into Django's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Django's gas tank.
Carl lands a hook that snaps the head of Django backwards.
Carl lands a left hand that snaps the head of Django backwards.
Carl works on Django's body with a couple of short punches.
Carl cracks Django with a nice body shot.
A short left from Carl.
Carl lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Django backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carl lands a shoulder strike.
Carl lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Carl lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hand to the body from Carl.
Carl lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Carl lands with a light punch inside.
Django is rocked!
Carl unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Django! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Carl is unloading with more strikes now! Django drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rimsky Carl!
Rimsky Carl retains his welterweight title!
Rimsky Carl gave a mention to Prosper Gear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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