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IXF XXXVI PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chucky Loader (ranked 3101 p4p, 4395 weight class) and Son Of Dan (ranked 410 p4p, 520 weight class). Son Of Dan is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin |
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chucky Loader!
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, Son Of Dan!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Santiago Holmes and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dan tries to close the distance and clinch but Loader swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Loader moves out of range as Dan throws a body kick.
Loader throws the kick towards the body but Dan avoids it.
Loader digs a good hook to Dan's body.
Dan misses with a looping right.
A counter left hand to the body from Loader misses its target.
Loader lands with a hook. Dan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Chucky Loader seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Loader stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Loader darts in and clinches Dan up against the cage.
Dan tries to throw a body punch but Loader avoids it by throwing Dan back against the cage.
Dan prevents a body shot from Loader.
A nice right hand lands inside from Loader.
Dan misses with some punches.
Dan has a couple of punches blocked by Loader.
A head punch on the inside from Dan fails to land.
Loader pushes Dan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Loader working hard to break the clinch.
Loader stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dan tries a body shot but Loader blocks it.
Dan working aggressively here.
Loader tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Loader.
Dan working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Dan.
Dan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dan blocks a body shot from Loader.
Loader lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Loader goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dan throws a head punch that misses.
Loader goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dan misses with the head strike.
Dan misses with some punches.
Loader blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Loader doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Loader misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Loader breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Loader throws a series of punches but Dan moves out of range.
Loader looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dan throws a jab but it's blocked by Loader.
Loader closes the distance but Dan moves to the side
and Dan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loader walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Loader misses with a jab to the body
and Dan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Loader looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Loader is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Loader pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Loader takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dan jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dan staying out of range there.
Loader defending well as Dan loads up on a big left hand.
Dan connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Loader momentarily.
Loader swings for the body but Dan moves out of range.
Dan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Loader.
Dan wants to counter with a clinch but Loader pushes him away.
A low kick from Loader misses
and Dan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Dan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dan connects with a crisp jab.
Dan scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Dan tries to clinch but Loader is having none of it.
Dan drives through and clinches with Loader against the cage.
Loader escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Loader misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loader lands with a shot to the body.
Loader is looking to wear down Dan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Dan avoids the head kick by Loader.
Dan tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Loader manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Dan closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dan swings wildly with an uppercut but Loader uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Loader digs a right hand underneath Dan's ribcage. Dan let out a lung full of air as it connected.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dan creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dan scores with a shot to the side of Loader's head.
Dan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Loader blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A short right from Dan on the inside.
Dan takes a shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Loader's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Loader has a couple of punches blocked by Dan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loader breaks the clinch.
Dan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dan lands with a right hand.
Dan goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Loader was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Dan closes the distance and clinches.
Loader throws a head punch that misses.
Dan blocking some punches.
Dan misses with some punches.
Dan blocking some punches.
Dan lands a shoulder strike.
Dan working aggressively here.
Dan working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dan swings wildly with an uppercut but Loader uses good head movement to avoid it.
Loader has a couple of punches blocked by Dan.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Loader tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Loader working aggressively here.
Loader pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Son Of Dan dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Loader throws a body punch but Dan moves out of range.
Loader misses with a looping right.
Loader lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Loader fails to land with a series of punches.
Loader darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Loader with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Dan to score with a decent uppercut.
Dan rushes Loader and presses him up against the cage.
Dan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Loader tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Loader tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dan lands with a light punch inside.
Loader scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Loader fails to land.
Loader blocking some punches.
Loader swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Loader tries to work over Dan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dan pushes Loader back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Loader has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Loader tries a body shot but Dan blocks it.
Dan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Loader tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Loader pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
 Loader is rocked!
Dan ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Loader's jaw. Loader's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Dan does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Son Of Dan!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Connor Jones (ranked 3463 p4p, 4927 weight class) and War Path (ranked 478 p4p, 611 weight class). War Path is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Solid 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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Connor Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, War Path!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Path shoots in and drives through. Jones sprawls well.
Path closes the distance and clinches up with Jones, looking for a takedown. Path pushes Jones against the cage but Jones circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Path.
Connor Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of War Path.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Path.
Jones throws a jab but it's blocked by Path.
Jones definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Path fails with the takedown.
An attempted straight right counter from Jones misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Path fails with a takedown attempt.
Jones swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Path misses with a takedown attempt
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
War Path seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Path gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jones counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Path shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Path shoots for a double leg takedown but Jones sprawls well. He's pushed Path's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Path uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Path is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Connor Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jones wants it to stay on the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Path.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones stalks Path and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Path's face. Path staggers backwards, shaken.
 It looks like War Path has been cut.
Jones throws a jab when Path was well out of range.
Jones connects with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones misses with a looping right.
Path tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Path dives in for a single leg takedown but Jones sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Path shoots in but no luck this time.
Path wants to clinch
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Path gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Path let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Path keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jones.
Path pushes Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Path with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Path throws a counter combo.
Path shoots in and gets a takedown into Jones's guard.
Jones manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Jones is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Path with a poor takedown
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Path ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jones leaves Path with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Path tries to clinch
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
Path uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Nice takedown defense from Jones. No joy for Path on that attempt.
Jones throws a jab when Path was well out of range.
Path let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Path fails with a takedown attempt.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Connor Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on War Path's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jones misses with a looping right.
As Jones backs off Path throws a huge counter combo but Jones manages to avoid it all.
Path looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jones is fending him off so far but Path persists. Nope, Jones circles away and we're back to standing.
As Path looks to move away, Jones throws a big counter combo but Path just gets out of the way.
Path has a takedown stuffed.
Jones was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Path closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Path.
Jones is looking to counter punch.
Path closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jones circles away.
Connor Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of War Path.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands a jab.
A big right from Jones misses.
Path looks for the body kick but Jones saw that one coming.
Jones throws a good cross that connects.
Jones takes a swing at Path's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Jones misses the target.
Jones looks to land a right hand but Path moved out of range.
Jones lands a left and a right that send Path crashing to the mat, dazed. Jones thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Jones is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Path can do to turn this around?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Path loses concentration momentarily and Jones pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Path crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Jones finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Connor Jones!
Connor Jones bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jared McAffee (ranked 3494 p4p, 4063 weight class) and Malachi Camara (ranked 419 p4p, 476 weight class). Malachi Camara acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Brawler
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Brawler
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jared McAffee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Malachi Camara!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McAffee closes this distance looking for a takedown but Camara circles away.
McAffee on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Malachi Camara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from McAffee.
The crowd cheers as Camara lands an impressive looking overhand right. McAffee doesn't seem phased though.
 It looks like Jared McAffee has been cut.
Camara lands a big right hand that sends McAffee crashing to the mat! Camara stays standing though and waves McAffee back to his feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Camara lands with an uppercut that bounces McAffee off the cage and back into range.
McAffee is rocked!
Camara looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
McAffee looks up at the clock. Bad move! Camara lands a right hand from hell, dropping McAffee. Camara pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Malachi Camara!
Malachi Camara decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kreflo Kong (ranked 3895 p4p, 1894 weight class) and Mfer Phol (ranked 111 p4p, 59 weight class). The key to victory for Kreflo Kong has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kreflo Kong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mfer Phol!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Santiago Holmes and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kong is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Phol.
Kong definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Jab, jab by Kong - just one landing.
A punch combination from Kong misses.
Phol looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kong - that will leave a mark!
Kong displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Phol throws out the jab.
Kong throws a series of punches but Phol moves out of range.
Kong looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kong takes one on the button.
It looks like Kreflo Kong has been cut.
Phol fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kong, pushing him back against the cage.
Phol lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kong backwards.
Phol lands a hook to the side of the head.
Phol lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Phol misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kong misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Phol.
Phol lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kong backwards.
A right hand to the body from Phol.
Kong is breathing heavily.
A short left from Phol.
Phol lands a hook to the side of the head.
Phol lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kong is rocked!
Phol leaning his opponent against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Phol scores with a nice short uppercut.
Oh Kong is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phol pushes Kong against the cage. Phol is working some dirty boxing. Phol pushes off with a quick right hook! Kong goes down! Kong tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Phol moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mfer Phol!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zhang Wei (ranked 2767 p4p, 2742 weight class) and Perry Platypus (ranked 379 p4p, 377 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 7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Zhang Wei!
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, Perry Platypus!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Wei throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Platypus.
Wei swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Platypus uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wei.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wei!
Wei throws a right and a left that both miss.
And Platypus tries to counter it with a takedown but Wei pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Wei uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Platypus.
Platypus looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wei misses the jab.
Platypus wants to counter with a clinch but Wei pushes him away.
Wei stuffs the takedown attempt from Platypus. Platypus gets slowly back to his feet.
Platypus displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wei throws out the jab.
A little jabbing left from Platypus on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Wei looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The fighters circle momentarily. Wei darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Platypus rushes Wei and presses him up against the cage.
Platypus is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Wei is defending well.
Zhang Wei has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Perry Platypus.
Wei has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Platypus has Wei pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wei manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Platypus is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Wei to keep the fight standing.
Platypus goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wei prevents it.
Wei manages to break the clinch.
Zhang Wei is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Platypus on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wei drops Platypus with a left and a right! Oh, Platypus is hurt - Wei dives into side control looking to finish!
 Platypus is rocked!
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 big shot lands for Wei! That's hurt Platypus! Will he recover? Wei fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zhang Wei!
Zhang Wei tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sum Yung Gai (ranked 2636 p4p, 2477 weight class) and Trevor Philips (ranked 362 p4p, 338 weight class). Trevor Philips 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 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sum Yung Gai!
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, Trevor Philips!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Peter Branson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Philips looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Yung Gai takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Trevor Philips seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Philips moves away from the strike by Yung Gai.
Philips swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yung Gai avoids the body shot from Philips.
Philips throws a looping overhand right but Yung Gai ducks down to avoid it.
Yung Gai lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Philips at a distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Philips. That snapped Yung Gai's head back.
Yung Gai looks to score with a jab to the body but Philips is just out of range.
Yung Gai definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A cross from Yung Gai lands.
Yung Gai takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yung Gai takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A shot to the liver by Philips. Beautiful body shot.
Philips scores with a nice right hand.
Philips cracks Yung Gai with an uppercut from hell and Yung Gai crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Philips's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Yung Gai is rocked!
Yung Gai 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.
Oh Yung Gai is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Philips is fighting to break Yung Gai's control of his arms but Yung Gai is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Yung Gai seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Philips looking to sit in guard and control but Yung Gai gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Yung Gai stopping the sweep attempt from Philips.
Yung Gai tries to stand but Philips is controlling from the bottom.
Philips wants to sweep but no luck.
Yung Gai wants to get up but he can't break Philips's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Yung Gai decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Philips, up you get!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yung Gai throws a body shot but no joy.
Philips tries for a takedown but Yung Gai circles away easily
and Yung Gai counters with a left to the body.
Yung Gai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Philips misses.
Philips drives through with a takedown into Yung Gai's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Philips being controlled here momentarily.
Yung Gai can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Philips controls the pace.
Philips throwing strikes but missing.
Philips trying to control the position from guard on top but Yung Gai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Philips wants to pass the guard but Yung Gai is keeping the position.
Philips not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Yung Gai bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Philips's guard.
Yung Gai decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Philips throws a big shot that misses.
Philips avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Philips paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Philips tries to clinch up
and Yung Gai counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Philips has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from Yung Gai misses its intended target.
Philips misses with a combination
and Yung Gai counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Philips is looking to clinch.
Yung Gai digs a good hook to Philips's body.
Yung Gai throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Philips looks winded!
Yung Gai takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Philips is looking to clinch.
Yung Gai misses with a body shot
and Philips counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yung Gai throws an overhand right that lands on Philips's shoulder, as Philips tries to avoid the shot.
Philips throws an off balance right hand
and Yung Gai counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A shot to the liver by Philips. Beautiful body shot.
Yung Gai lands with a straight right. Philips didn't see that one coming.
Sum Yung Gai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yung Gai uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Philips.
Philips throws a lazy right hand but Yung Gai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Trevor Philips will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Yung Gai on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Yung Gai has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Philips finds it's way round the side to connect with Yung Gai's head.
Philips lunges at Yung Gai with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Yung Gai's hand.
Philips on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Philips uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Yung Gai.
Philips lands with a cross.
Yung Gai misses with a straight left.
Philips catches Yung Gai napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Yung Gai to the canvas!
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!
Philips controlling from the top position.
Philips wants to control from the top but Yung Gai keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Philips wants to pass the guard but Yung Gai is keeping the position.
Philips is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Yung Gai has Philips pulled in close to control his posture.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
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.
Philips sizes up Yung Gai with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Yung Gai on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Trevor Philips seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yung Gai misses the jab.
Philips works the jab nicely.
Philips uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yung Gai.
Philips misses with a hook. Yung Gai ducked under it nicely.
Philips cracks Yung Gai with a big right hand and Yung Gai goes down!
Philips is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Philips trying to control the position from guard on top but Yung Gai is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yung Gai seems keen to control Philips's posture.
Philips trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Philips is still trying to improve position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Yung Gai working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Philips.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Philips lands with an overhand left.
Yung Gai fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Yung Gai has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yung Gai scores with a jab to the body.
Philips misses with a straight right.
Yung Gai throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Yung Gai misses with a body shot.
Yung Gai avoids the body shot from Philips.
Yung Gai throws a big shot that misses.
Philips misses with an uppercut.
Philips throws a shot to the body.
Yung Gai misses with a hook. Philips ducked under it nicely.
Yung Gai throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yung Gai throws a body shot but no joy.
Philips misses the jab.
Yung Gai was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Yung Gai ducks under a wild hook from Philips.
A little feinted left hand from Yung Gai on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Philips feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Yung Gais jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yung Gai misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Philips.
Philips fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Yung Gai on the side of the head.
Philips lands a jab to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Trevor Philips showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Yung Gai scores with a body shot.
Philips moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Philips keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A jab lands there for Philips.
Philips avoids the body shot from Yung Gai.
Yung Gai moves out of range as Philips strikes.
It looked like Yung Gai wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Philips drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Yung Gai doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A jab from Philips misses.
Philips shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Yung Gai misses the shot to the body.
Philips misses with a left hand
and Yung Gai counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Philips thinking.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Philips misses with a combination
and Yung Gai counters with a right hand to the body.
Philips takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Philips throws a shot from downtown. Yung Gai moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Yung Gai.
Philips connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Philips ducks under a wild hook from Yung Gai.
Yung Gai staying out of range there.
Yung Gai lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Philips at a distance.
Philips has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice defenses there by Philips.
Philips slips a straight right by Yung Gai.
Philips tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yung Gai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Yung Gai was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Philips lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Yung Gai throws an overhand right that lands on Philips's shoulder, as Philips tries to avoid the shot.
Philips uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Yung Gai.
And Philips tries to counter it with a takedown but Yung Gai pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A big left from Yung Gai misses.
Yung Gai looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Yung Gai swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Philips throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Yung Gai's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Philips dives in looking to finish as Yung Gai flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Philips's strikes! Philips is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Yung Gai's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Yung Gai was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Trevor Philips!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kwasi Kwong (ranked 1651 p4p, 2694 weight class) and Patrick Watt (ranked 240 p4p, 368 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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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kwasi Kwong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Patrick Watt!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watt takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kwong misses the shot to the body.
Kwong slips a jab from Watt.
Kwong is looking to counter punch.
Kwong rushes Watt and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Watt swings wildly with an uppercut but Kwong uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kwong throws a head punch that misses.
Watt swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Watt tries to circle away but Kwong has him pinned against the cage.
Kwong lands a shoulder strike.
Kwong works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Nice body punch from Kwong - that landed with a thud.
Kwong lands with a left to the head.
Kwong lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Watt backwards.
Kwong lands a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Watt scores with a nice short uppercut.
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!
Watt misses with some punches.
Watt wants to get back to striking at distance but Kwong won't allow it.
Kwong lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short uppercut from Kwong.
Watt misses with some punches.
Watt blocks the elbow strike.
Kwong softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watt misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kwong lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Watt.
Come on Kwong - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A short right from Watt.
Kwong blocking some punches.
Kwong blocks an uppercut.
Kwong throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Watts head.
Kwong will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Watt up against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Watt wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Still in the clinch, Watt scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kwong pushes Watt back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kwong throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kwong lands a nice shot to the body.
A short left from Kwong.
A nice left hand lands by Kwong.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A shot in the inside from Kwong.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kwong scores with a shot to the side of Watt's head.
A shot in the inside from Kwong.
Watt is rocked!
Kwong scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Watt is still on wobbly legs! Can Kwong finish him?
Kwong pushes Watt against the cage. Kwong is working some dirty boxing. Kwong pushes off with a quick right hook! Watt goes down! Watt tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Kwong moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kwasi Kwong!
Our winner, Kwasi Kwong, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stances Slumponyhu (ranked 2164 p4p, 2046 weight class) and John Jacobs (ranked 265 p4p, 253 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White 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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Stances Slumponyhu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Jacobs!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slumponyhu swinging wildly here.
And Jacobs tries to counter it with a takedown but Slumponyhu pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Slumponyhu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And Jacobs tries to counter it with a takedown but Slumponyhu pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Jacobs has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Slumponyhu.
Slumponyhu lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Jacobs is looking to close the distance but Slumponyhu sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Jacobs crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Jacobs is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Stances Slumponyhu!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Behnder (ranked 1613 p4p, 2244 weight class) and Enzo Williams (ranked 234 p4p, 305 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 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marcus Behnder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Enzo Williams!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Behnder looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Williams is not content to let Behnder control the position.
Behnder wants to work for an arm triangle but Williams is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Behnder is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams wants to control but Behnder is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Behnder 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Behnder maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Williams could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Behnder has cracked it and Williams is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Behnder!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Marcus Behnder!
Our winner, Marcus Behnder, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between New Car (ranked 1575 p4p, 2683 weight class) and New Home (ranked 237 p4p, 391 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as New Home enters the cage!
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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 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, New Car!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, New Home!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Car feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Homes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Car throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Home.
Car cracks Home with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Home looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Car finish him?
Home is rocked!
Home drops Car with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Car looks back up at him and smiles so Home waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Car is rocked!
Home is still on wobbly legs! Can Car finish him?
It looks like New Car has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Home throws a looping overhand right but Car ducks down to avoid it.
Oh Car is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Car displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Home throws out the jab.
Car misses with a hook.
Home changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Car bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Home comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Car falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Car was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). New Home!
New Home decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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