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VFC 4 Champs PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dallas Heatley (ranked 5999 p4p, 5904 weight class) and Daniel Submission (ranked 660 p4p, 651 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight 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, Dallas Heatley!
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, Daniel Submission!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Winston Alpacca and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Submission has his takedown stuffed
and Heatley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Heatley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Submission 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.
Heatley lands a lovely overhand right.
Submission has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Heatley.
Donk. Heatley catches Submission right on the button with a cross.
Submission gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Heatley.
Heatley fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Submission on the side of the head.
Submission tries to score a power double leg takedown but Heatley sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Submission somewhat.
Submission closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Submission is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Heatley knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Submission wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Heatley, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heatley is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Submission is controlling him well.
Submission is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Submission tries for a kimura but Heatley is defending well.
Heatley is pushing Submission's head away, looking to escape. Submission manages to hold on to the position though.
Sloppy strikes there by Submission.
Heatley has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Heatley is pushing Submission's head away, looking to escape. Submission manages to hold on to the position though.
Submission is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Heatley knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Submission is trying to get an arm triangle but Heatley is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Submission tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Heatley is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Submission is controlling him well.
Submission tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Heatley tries to escape but Submission is in control.
Submission working the ground and pound but Heatley is defending the strikes.
Submission prevents Heatley from escaping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Submission working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Submission throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Heatley pushes Submission away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Submission gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Submission working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Heatley is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Submission is controlling him well.
Heatley avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Submission.
Submission creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Heatley sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Submission working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Submission is trying to get an arm triangle but Heatley is defending well.
Heatley is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Submission has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Submission wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Heatley, who protects the arm well.
Submission tries for a kimura but Heatley is defending well.
Heatley pushes Submission away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Submission gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Submission dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Heatley smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Submission closes the distance looking to clinch
and Heatley counters with a nice body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Heatley.
Heatley lands with a nice body punch.
Heatley throws out a powerful jab.
Heatley with a nice cross.
Heatley connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Submission moves to clinch but Heatley breaks away
and Heatley connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Heatley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Submission was well out of range. Poor timing from Heatley.
Submission is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Heatley fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Heatley throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A good leg kick by Heatley.
Heatley looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heatley lands with a shot to the body.
Submission tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Heatley defends well and Submission ends up having to push Heatley into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Heatley feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Submissions jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Submission stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Heatley.
Heatley lands with a nice body punch.
Submission is breathing heavily.
Submission shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Heatley as he avoids it easily.
Heatley cracks Submission with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Heatley scores with a spinning back kick!
Submission takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Heatley lands a nice looking body kick.
Submission's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Heatley connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Submission scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Heatley dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Submission. That did some damage!
Submission takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Heatley throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Heatley lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Heatley.
 Submission is rocked!
Heatley digs a good hook to Submission's body.
Submission is still on wobbly legs! Can Heatley finish him?
Heatley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Submission can do to turn this around?
Nice shot by Heatley.
Heatley circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Submission to the canvas! Submission doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Heatley keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dallas Heatley!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Bagwell (ranked 5759 p4p, 5916 weight class) and Ned Bouillon (ranked 629 p4p, 649 weight class). Jeff Bagwell has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jeff Bagwell!
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, Ned Bouillon!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Sandra Marshall and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bagwell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bouillon can pounce on him.
Bagwell looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Bouillon scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bouillon landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bouillon perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Bagwell is trying to stand.
Bouillon passes to side control.
Bouillon scores with a couple of short elbows.
Bouillon looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bouillon working the ground and pound.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bouillon lands a decent elbow from side control.
Bouillon has hold of Bagwell's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Bagwell tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Bouillon cranks the arm and Bagwell screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Bagwell, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Ned Bouillon!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between David Snake (ranked 2951 p4p, 4415 weight class) and Will Hung (ranked 359 p4p, 503 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, David Snake!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Will Hung!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Winston Alpacca and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hung misses with a takedown attempt - Snake sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Snake feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Snake gets caught napping as Hung dives in and scores a takedown. Snake manages to retain guard.
Snake looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hung is one step ahead there.
Hung throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hung drops back, looking for a kneebar! Snake looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Snake looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Snake!
You can see the frustration on Hung's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hung avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Snake.
Hung tries to buck Snake off but Snake is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on Hung's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Snake tries to advance position but instead Hung slips a leg back in to half guard.
Hung looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hung has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Snake is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hung moves into full guard.
Snake throws a strike but Hung rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hung works over Snake with some ground and pound from guard.
Snake is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Hung passes Snake's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Snake on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Snake tries to get out of the position.
Hung is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hung seems to be working for a kimura but Snake defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hung is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Snake has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hung is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Hung pushing down on Snake's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hung trying to control the action but Snake is working from the bottom.
Hung seems to be looking for submissions.
Hung looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hung is keen to just control but Snake is a slippery customer.
Hung is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hung wants to take a breather but Snake is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Will Hung dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hung fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Snake avoids it really well and circles away.
Hung shoots in and drives through. Snake sprawls well.
Snake is looking to counter punch.
Hung fails to land the takedown.
A little feinted left hand from Snake on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
David Snake has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Will Hung.
Hung fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Snake avoids it really well and circles away.
As Hung backs away, Snake returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hung. Snake does a little dance to reset his feet.
Snake appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Will Hung seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hung shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Snake as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snake leaves Hung with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Snake swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hung misses with a wild body shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Snake checks a leg kick.
As Hung backs away, Snake returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Hung fails to land the takedown.
Hung throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Snake appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Hung tries to close the distance and clinch up but Snake swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A counter left hand to the body from Snake misses its target.
Hung throws a jab but it's blocked by Snake.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hung.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hung shoots in looking for a takedown. Snake tries to sprawl out of it but Hung keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Snake manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hung shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Snake pinned against the ropes. Snake gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hung fails with the takedown.
As Hung backs away, Snake returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Hung misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hung shoots in looking for a takedown. Snake tries to sprawl out of it but Hung keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Snake manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Snake jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Hung fails with the takedown
and Snake counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hung is trying hard to land a takedown here. Snake sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Hung shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Snake sprawls well. Snake wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hung gets slowly back to his feet.
Snake feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Hung is breathing heavily.
Snake stuffs the takedown.
Hung tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Snake swivels and escapes.
Snake throwing a counter right hand but Hung manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hung goes for a double leg but Snake avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the ropes as Snake continues to drive forward.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hung.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hung.
Hung will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Snake throwing a counter right hand but Hung manages to avoid it.
Snake checks the leg kick.
Snake avoids the body shot from Hung.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hung is defended easily by Snake.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
David Snake dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hung misses with a takedown attempt - Snake sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Snake half committed to a counter leg kick.
Hung drives through with a takedown into Snake's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Hung drops back, looking for a kneebar! Snake looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Snake looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Snake!
Hung gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hung pushes Snake off looking to stand but Snake dives back in and keeps control.
Snake lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snake thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Hung's head.
Hung regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hung is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Snake postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Snake trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hung lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Hung looking to sit in guard and control but Snake gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hung working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Snake.
Snake is sitting in close to Hung's body. Hung has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Snake is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Snake is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Hung.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Will Hung!
Will Hung is the new lightweight champion!
Will Hung took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Don't talk to me. Don't tell me yahw nehaaym.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scott Rupp (ranked 4541 p4p, 4855 weight class) and Ace Spade (ranked 541 p4p, 570 weight class). Spade comes into a darkened arena with his song building. P-town Ballers by KINGCLICK kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Scott Rupp!
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, Ace Spade!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spade lands a nice shot that snaps Rupp's head back.
 It looks like Scott Rupp has been cut.
Scott Rupp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rupp tries to move into range but Spade moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Rupp looks to land a combination but Spade avoids it well.
Spade looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rupp misses with a double jab.
A little jabbing left from Spade on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Rupp swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rupp misses with the combination.
Rupp shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice uppercut lands for Spade. That snapped Rupp's head back.
Rupp walks straight into a right hand from Spade - that's dropped him! Spade jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Rupp from any more punishment! Rupp 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 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ace Spade!
An out of breath Ace Spade thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Scott Rupp stepped up to the mic, saying 'Shut up and pay me. And don't let me catch any of you judges outside. '.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Maia (ranked 5161 p4p, 4934 weight class) and Paul Dirac (ranked 593 p4p, 573 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lucas Maia!
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, Paul Dirac!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dirac moves into range and connects with a jab.
Maia definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Dirac throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Maia on the side of the head.
Dirac missing with a left hand there. Maia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dirac misses with an uppercut. Maia saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dirac. Maia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dirac misses with an uppercut. Maia saw that one coming.
Dirac misses with a looping left.
Maia has his takedown stuffed
and Dirac counters with a nice uppercut.
Maia has his takedown stuffed
and Maia takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maia ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Maia throws a body punch but Dirac moves out of range.
Dirac appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Dirac feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Maia sprawling to the canvas! Maia rolls over backwards and springs off the ropes and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Dirac finish him?!
 Maia is rocked!
It looks like Lucas Maia has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maia shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dirac counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Paul Dirac!
A very excited looking Paul Dirac 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Penrose (ranked 3972 p4p, 4030 weight class) and Akil Paschal (ranked 136 p4p, 143 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Roger Penrose!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Akil Paschal!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paschal fails with the takedown
and Penrose counters with a leg kick.
Penrose throws a head kick but Paschal moves out of range.
Penrose throws a front kick that sends Paschal stumbling back into the ropes.
Penrose looks to land a combination but Paschal avoids it well.
Penrose throws out a powerful jab.
Penrose cracks Paschal with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Akil Paschal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paschal shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Penrose as he avoids it easily.
Penrose lands a right hook to the body.
Penrose throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Paschal looks winded!
A nice leg kick from Penrose, right into the meat of the thigh.
Penrose scores with a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Paschal with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Penrose to score with a decent uppercut.
Penrose sends Paschal crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Penrose is motioning to the referee to let Paschal up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Paschal is rocked!
A chopping leg kick lands by Penrose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paschal changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Penrose tries to avoid it but Paschal manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Penrose to the ground. Penrose escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Roger Penrose has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akil Paschal.
Penrose feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Paschal collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Roger Penrose!
Roger Penrose is the new super heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Roger Penrose thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Isaac Newton (ranked 3705 p4p, 4019 weight class) and Joe Mendez (ranked 467 p4p, 501 weight class). Joe Mendez has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Isaac Newton!
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, Joe Mendez!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newton closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Mendez quickly recovers to half guard.
Newton wants to take a breather but Mendez is having none of it.
Mendez wants to improve his position but Newton is controlling well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Newton in particular looking to stall.
Mendez is staying active underneath Newton, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Mendez tries to get to full guard but Newton has control of the leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mendez keeps working.
Newton is pressing down on Mendez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mendez is holding on for now.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Newton works his way into full mount!
Newton unloads with some shots from mount but Mendez bucks and avoids them well.
Newton lands a couple of good shots and Mendez has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Newton tries to keep control of the position but Mendez is staying busy.
Newton misses with an elbow to the head.
Mendez is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Newton 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.
Newton is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Mendez. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Mendez really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Newton. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Newton has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Mendez covering up well under a series of strikes from Newton.
We've been hearing good reports from Newton's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendez wants to escape the position.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Newton's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Mendez rolls, trying to escape but Newton keeps control of the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Mendez keeps trying to improve his position.
Mendez prevents Newton from getting a body triangle.
Mendez grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mendez covers up after that shot from Newton.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Mendez defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Mendez is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton is looking for the choke from the back position but Mendez is controlling his hands well.
Newton lands strikes to the head.
Mendez takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Mendez trying to control but not successfully.
Newton is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Newton gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Newton gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Newton apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Newton shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mendez has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Newton is working away from the top position though.
Newton is trying to control the action in half guard but Mendez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Newton is pressing down on Mendez's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mendez is holding on for now.
Mendez wants to control but Newton is keeping busy.
Newton is trying to control. Mendez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Newton is trying for a kimura here. Mendez looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Newton wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Isaac Newton!
After winning the bout, Isaac Newton thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marko Loimula (ranked 3484 p4p, 3636 weight class) and Liko Dares (ranked 429 p4p, 442 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marko Loimula!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Liko Dares!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dares lands a nice looking kick to the body. Loimula takes a step back to recover.
Loimula chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dares can pounce on him.
Dares throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Loimula attempts a counter takedown but Dares avoids it well and moves away.
Good work by Loimula as he checks the leg kick.
Loimula tries to counter with a takedown but Dares is quick to defend against it.
Loimula 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.
Loimula throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Dares counters with an inside leg kick.
Loimula blocks a head kick by Dares.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dares throws a leg kick
and Loimula counters with a single leg into guard. Dares didn't expect that.
Loimula drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Loimula jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Loimula is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loimula forces his way into half guard.
Dares really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Loimula. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Loimula is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Dares defends it well.
Loimula is looking to advance position but Dares won't allow it.
Dares is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Dares wants to get back to his feet.
Dares looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Loimula seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dares does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
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.
Dares keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Loimula trying to pass the guard but Dares defending well.
Loimula seems to be working for a kimura but Dares defends the submission attempt.
Loimula is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Dares is defending against the submission attempts here by Loimula.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Dares looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loimula is trying to work for a kimura but Dares is defending well.
Loimula is trying to control. Dares wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Loimula uses his free foot to push down on Dares's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Dares.
Poor strikes thrown by Loimula there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Loimula lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Dares hang on?
Loimula has hold of Dares's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Dares manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Loimula working for a guillotine from mount but Dares is in no mood to give up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loimula tries to control but Dares wriggling away.
Dares really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Loimula wants to control the pace but Dares is squirming around nicely.
Loimula looking to ground and pound but Dares is blocking nicely.
Loimula wants to control the pace but Dares is squirming around nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Loimula forces the positional change into back control.
Loimula looking for the RNC.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marko Loimula dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Loimula throws a jab but it's blocked by Dares.
Loimula keeps the fight on the outside.
Loimula changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Loimula on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dares. Dares obviously looking to wear him down.
Loimula checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dares bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Dares looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dares moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dares moves into the clinch.
Loimula tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Loimula manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Loimula escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dares gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Loimula definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loimula is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Dares frees his head nicely. Oh but Loimula has switched to an armbar! Dares is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Marko Loimula!
Marko Loimula is the new welterweight champion!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Old Leg Tartakov (ranked 3235 p4p, 3382 weight class) and Mac Anudo (ranked 407 p4p, 420 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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, Old Leg Tartakov!
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, Mac Anudo!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, David Hoff and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anudo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tartakov appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Tartakov dives in and grabs Anudo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Anudo pushes down on Tartakov's head and hops out.
Tartakov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Tartakov avoids the body shot from Anudo.
Anudo shoots in but no luck this time.
Tartakov shoots in and drives through. Anudo sprawls well.
Anudo has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Tartakov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anudo darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Anudo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tartakov keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anudo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Anudo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Anudo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tartakov's head.
Anudo tries to pass to full mount but Tartakov defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anudo prevents Tartakov from improving his position.
Anudo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tartakov defending well though.
Anudo seems to be working for a kimura but Tartakov defends the submission attempt.
Anudo is trying to control. Tartakov wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tartakov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Tartakov regains full guard. Nicely done.
Anudo preventing the sweep.
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.
Anudo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tartakov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tartakov keeping moving, preventing Anudo from controlling successfully.
Anudo postures up in Tartakov's guard and throws a big left but Tartakov blocks it.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Anudo lying in Tartakov's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Tartakov decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Anudo taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Old Leg Tartakov!
Old Leg Tartakov 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leon McClane (ranked 2883 p4p, 3653 weight class) and Kyree Suder (ranked 366 p4p, 465 weight class). McClane comes to the ring accompanied by Cypress Hill - Insane in the Brain. Kyree Suder is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Leon McClane!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kyree Suder!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - McClane coming out on top.
Suder takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Suder shoots in but no luck this time.
Suder drives through with a takedown into guard.
Suder thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Suder trying to control but McClane is working from the bottom.
McClane has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Suder tries to free his leg and advance position but McClane is retaining full guard.
McClane on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if McClane tries to get out of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suder is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! McClane is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! McClane has escaped and now he's on top!
Suder has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but McClane can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McClane wants to stand but Suder is controlling his posture from full guard.
Suder wants to improve his position but instead McClane has moved into half guard.
McClane postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Suder to stand up.
McClane lands with a nice body punch.
Suder misses with a takedown attempt
letting McClane counter with a right hand.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Suder.
An attempted straight right counter from McClane misses the target.
Leon McClane has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kyree Suder.
Suder shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Suder trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suder pushes down on McClane's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Suder is looking to advance position but McClane won't allow it.
Suder stalling away here and it's allowed McClane to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Suder drops back looking for a leg! McClane is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and McClane manages to kick Suder off! Suder jumps back into McClane's guard.
Suder trying to control but McClane is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suder is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Suder drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and McClane dives on top into guard.
McClane would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Suder looking to hit a scissor sweep but McClane is one step ahead there.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
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.
Suder working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. McClane doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. McClane manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Suder bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in McClane's guard.
Suder looking to pass the guard.
McClane is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Suder stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McClane swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Suder drops back looking for a leg! McClane is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and McClane manages to kick Suder off! Suder jumps back into McClane's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McClane is looking to stand up but Suder isn't so interested in that idea.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Leon McClane will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
McClane's jab looks to have found its range, popping Suder under the eye.
Suder fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but McClane avoids it really well and circles away.
McClane connects with a looping right hand.
Nice sprawl there from McClane as Suder shoots in.
McClane drops Suder with a straight right hand, right on the button! McClane follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leon McClane!
Leon McClane retains his light heavyweight title!
Leon McClane thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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