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TR48: 420 Blunt Force Trauma PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ba’al Lightning (ranked 4265 p4p, 4996 weight class) and Ivan Raikov (ranked 501 p4p, 548 weight class). Ba’al Lightning has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ba’al Lightning!
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, Ivan Raikov!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Lightning enables Raikov to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Lightning manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Raikov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lightning is keeping the position for now.
Raikov postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Lightning is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Raikov, into his guard.
Raikov looking for a sweep. Not yet Raikov, not yet.
Raikov is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Lightning is aware though and is defending well.
Lightning has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Raikov looking for a sweep. Not yet Raikov, not yet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Raikov can do anything to dispel that myth.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raikov looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Lightning passes into half guard.
Raikov is looking to get back to full guard here but Lightning has managed to pass to side control instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raikov is looking for a sweep.
Lightning is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Raikov's shoulder. That is not cool.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Raikov is looking to reverse the position.
Raikov is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Lightning is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Lightning prevents Raikov from getting the reversal.
Raikov bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Lightning is adopting a defensive guard.
Raikov wants to pass the guard but Lightning is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lightning controlling the position.
Raikov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lightning swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Raikov trying to move into half guard but instead Lightning has managed to sweep!
Raikov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Raikov is still trying to improve position.
Raikov is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Raikov looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Lightning puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raikov wants to improve his position but Lightning is controlling well.
Raikov is pressing down on Lightning's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Raikov wants to sweep but no luck.
Lightning definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lightning sitting in guard here, content to control.
Raikov is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Lightning has his hands clasped together but Raikov extends and breaks Lightning's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Raikov.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ivan Raikov!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Whoa (ranked 5226 p4p, 3827 weight class) and Kristoph Kringle (ranked 566 p4p, 474 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Steve Whoa!
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, Kristoph Kringle!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whoa takes one to the side of the head.
 It looks like Steve Whoa has been cut.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Kringle cracks Whoa with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kringle lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Whoa shoots and misses
and Kringle counters with a nice right hand that sends Whoa toppling to the canvas! Whoa scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Kringle finish him?!
 Whoa is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Whoa closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kringle counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Oh Whoa is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Whoa is breathing heavily.
Whoa walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Kringle swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kristoph Kringle!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Yuki Shojumaru (ranked 2934 p4p, 25606 weight class) and Lucas Martinez (ranked 167 p4p, 326 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 bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Yuki Shojumaru!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Lucas Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez scores with the left hand. Shojumaru knows he should have avoided that one.
Shojumaru with a jab.
Martinez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Shojumaru.
As Shojumaru backs off Martinez throws a huge counter combo but Shojumaru manages to avoid it all.
Martinez moves out of range of the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Martinez! But no joy.
Shojumaru keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Martinez goes for a double leg but Shojumaru avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Shojumaru continues to drive forward.
Shojumaru misses with a left hand
and Martinez counters with a nice body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Shojumaru there.
Shojumaru uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Martinez.
Shojumaru lands a nice shot to the body.
Shojumaru looks to throw the jab but Martinez is out of range.
Shojumaru scores with a jab to the head.
 Martinez is rocked!
Martinez doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Martinez blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shojumaru. Martinez does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shojumaru jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shojumaru throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Martinez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Shojumaru throws a hook to the side of Martinez's head but Martinez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Martinez goes for a double leg but Shojumaru avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Shojumaru continues to drive forward.
Yuki Shojumaru has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucas Martinez.
Martinez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Shojumaru keeps the fight on the outside.
Martinez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Shojumaru sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Shojumaru swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Martinez shoots in for a takedown but Shojumaru shows good takedown defense.
Shojumaru was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Shojumaru scores with a jab. Martinez acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Martinez is still on wobbly legs! Can Shojumaru finish him?
Martinez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shojumaru.
Martinez changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Martinez seems to have recovered his senses.
Shojumaru connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Shojumaru cracks Martinez with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Martinez falls to his knees and Shojumaru doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yuki Shojumaru!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andre Mith (ranked 3855 p4p, 3919 weight class) and Island Miller (ranked 462 p4p, 473 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 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Andre Mith!
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, Island Miller!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Sandra Marshall and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Mith as Miller shoots in.
Miller misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mith slaps away a takedown attempt from Miller, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Andre Mith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Island Miller.
Miller will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Miller walks into a left hand.
Island Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mith but Mith pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mith gets caught flat footed, as Miller shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mith controlling Miller's posture.
Mith is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Miller is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mith has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Miller can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Miller wants to control from the top but Mith keeps moving.
Mith trying to keep a closed guard but Miller is proving a slippery customer.
Mith keeping full guard, as Miller tries to pass.
Miller trying to control but Mith is working from the bottom.
Miller avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mith is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Miller is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mith trying to keep a closed guard but Miller is proving a slippery customer.
Miller looking to pass the guard.
Mith looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Miller passes into half guard.
Mith is not content to let Miller control the position.
Mith looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Mith has his hands clasped together around Miller's back. He's all about the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Miller lands strikes from half guard.
Mith on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mith tries to get out of the position.
Miller sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mith defending well though.
Miller is nestled in close to Mith, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Miller trying to mount his opponent but Mith defends it.
Mith is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Miller pulls his head out easily.
Mith looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mith looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Miller takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller is keen to just control but Mith is a slippery customer.
Miller missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mith looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mith wants to control but Miller is keeping busy.
Mith is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Miller pulls his head out easily.
Nice strikes from Miller there.
Mith has hold of Miller's hands but Miller slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mith is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Miller scores with a couple of nice shots.
Miller wants to control but Mith is keeping him busy.
Ground and pound from Miller.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Island Miller dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Miller fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Miller fails to land the takedown.
Miller fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mith tries to counter with a takedown but Miller is quick to defend against it.
Andre Mith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Island Miller.
Mith digs a good body shot into Miller's ribs.
Mith wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Miller avoids the body shot from Mith.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller shoots for a takedown but Mith saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Miller closes the distance and clinches up with Mith, looking for a takedown. Miller pushes Mith against the cage but Mith circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Miller shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mith counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Miller!
Miller tries to bench press Mith off him but Mith keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Mith's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Mith is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Miller doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mith.
Miller won't allow Mith to pass to mount.
Miller wants to control but Mith is keeping busy.
Miller gets full guard.
Miller keeping full guard, as Mith tries to pass.
Mith trying to control but Miller is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mith being controlled here momentarily.
Miller being controlled here, momentarily.
Mith looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Mith trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mith stopping the sweep attempt from Miller.
Miller trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Mith preventing the sweep.
Miller is pulling down on Mith's head to control his posture.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Miller falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mith counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Island Miller has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mith trying to control but Miller is working from the bottom.
Miller 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.
Miller working a defensive guard here.
Mith trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Miller has control of Mith's left arm, preventing Mith from doing any damage.
Mith trying to control the position from guard on top but Miller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Miller controls Mith momentarily but Mith frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Miller is on top in guard.
Miller trying to control the position from guard on top but Mith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mith has control of Miller's left arm, preventing Miller from doing any damage.
Mith is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Miller is aware though and is defending well.
Mith trying to keep a closed guard but Miller is proving a slippery customer.
Mith tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mith is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Miller defends well.
Mith is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Mith dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Miller shoots in looking for a takedown. Mith tries to sprawl out of it but Miller keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mith manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Miller scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Mith keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Miller drops an elbow to the side of Mith's head.
Miller is trying to control the action in half guard but Mith is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Miller connects with a nice short shot to Mith's temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mith actively working from the bottom here.
Miller not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Mith looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Mith has hold of Miller's hands but Miller slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mith's head.
Mith looking for submissions off his back.
Mith trying to control from the bottom.
Mith tries to roll over but Miller keeps him under control.
Mith trying to control from the bottom.
Mith looking for submissions off his back.
Miller is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mith is looking for a sweep. Miller is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
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.
Mith is looking to control Miller's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mith avoid being mounted?
Mith on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Miller looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mith with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Miller thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mith's head.
Mith trying to control from the bottom.
Mith actively working from the bottom here.
Miller winds up and cracks Mith with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mith on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mith looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Miller scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Miller looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Miller scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Miller seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mith does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Miller has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Miller throwing shots but Mith is blocking nicely.
Miller prevents Mith from improving his position.
Miller is trying to control the action in half guard but Mith is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mith has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Miller is working away from the top position though.
Miller is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Miller wants to take a breather but Mith is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Miller working over Mith with some ground and pound. Mith looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Miller is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Mith has managed to free his arm - good work.
Mith is trying to control but can't.
Mith is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Miller is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Mith knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Miller on the ground.
Mith is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Miller pulls his head out easily.
Mith is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Miller pulls his head out easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mith trying to control here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Miller closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Mith did well to prevent Miller getting side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Island Miller comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Miller has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 28:29
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Island Miller!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gillechriosd McCoy (ranked 2724 p4p, 3680 weight class) and Darjus Nikolaichev (ranked 305 p4p, 396 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gillechriosd McCoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Darjus Nikolaichev!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Santiago Holmes and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - McCoy coming out on top.
 It looks like Darjus Nikolaichev has been cut.
Nikolaichev with a lazy takedown attempt
and McCoy counters with a huge left! Nikolaichev is in big trouble! He's backing up but McCoy isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Nikolaichev from any more damage. A dominating finish by McCoy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gillechriosd McCoy!
After the fight, Gillechriosd McCoy was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bill Skelly (ranked 25295 p4p, 2872 weight class) and Nicholas McDonald (ranked 646 p4p, 354 weight class). Nicholas McDonald acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bill Skelly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nicholas McDonald!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McDonald looks to throw the jab but Skelly is out of range.
Skelly tries to counter with a takedown but McDonald is quick to defend against it.
Skelly tries to close the distance and clinch but McDonald swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
McDonald looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Skelly misses with a straight left.
McDonald is looking for the big counter here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Skelly. McDonald does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nice sprawl there from McDonald as Skelly shoots in.
McDonald looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Skelly throws a right hand that misses
and McDonald cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Skelly gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Skelly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bill Skelly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skelly drops his hands momentarily and McDonald takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Skelly tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and McDonald cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skelly misses with a series of wild punches.
Skelly looks to throw the jab but McDonald is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skelly fails with the takedown
and McDonald counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Skelly fails with the takedown
and McDonald cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Skelly. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from Skelly misses.
McDonald misses with an uppercut.
Skelly has a takedown stuffed.
Skelly tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and McDonald counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
McDonald throws a hook but Skelly blocks it.
The fighters circling - McDonald throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McDonald misses with a few strikes there.
Skelly attempts a counter takedown but McDonald avoids it well and moves away.
Skelly chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McDonald can pounce on him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skelly misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
McDonald throws out a counter right but Skelly avoids it with no problem.
Skelly looks to land a left hand but McDonald moved out of range nicely.
McDonald avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McDonald lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skelly misses with a takedown attempt
and McDonald counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
McDonald looks to land a left hand but Skelly moved out of range nicely.
Skelly with a poor takedown
and McDonald counters with a straight right hand.
Skelly pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nicholas McDonald is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Skelly throws a poor cross that misses
and McDonald cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Skelly rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but McDonald moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McDonald slips under a jab from Skelly.
A countering left hand to the body from McDonald misses.
A head kick by Skelly misses
and McDonald counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Skelly shoots and misses
and McDonald connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Skelly is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald has managed to clinch.
Oh Skelly is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McDonald slows down the pace here.
McDonald working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Skelly seems to have got his legs back now.
Skelly is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables McDonald to keep the fight standing.
McDonald digs a right hand into Skelly's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Skelly's gas tank.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Skelly tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McDonald avoids it.
McDonald works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
McDonald lands a right hand that snaps the head of Skelly backwards.
McDonald softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McDonald lands a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McDonald.
Skelly creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
McDonald breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skelly tries to move into range but McDonald moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Skelly doesn't succeed with the takedown
and McDonald counters with a crisp right that sends Skelly to the canvas! McDonald follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nicholas McDonald!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Jones (ranked 1800 p4p, 3913 weight class) and Bunny Mott (ranked 243 p4p, 443 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by A History of Bad Men. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dexter Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bunny Mott!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mott. Mott circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jones staying out of range there.
Mott ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
A little jabbing left from Mott on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A jab lands there for Jones.
Jones drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Mott fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Mott throws a hook to the side of Jones's head but Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mott misses with a hook.
Mott displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Jones.
Mott lands with a nice body punch.
Mott tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Mott.
Jones scores with a jab.
Mott tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Mott.
Jones fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
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 right from Mott misses.
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mott.
Bunny Mott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones slips under a jab from Mott.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mott just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Mott saw that one coming.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Jones avoids the body shot from Mott.
Jones moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Mott misses the shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Mott misses the target.
Horrible takedown attempt by Jones or perhaps it was just good defense by Mott, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dexter Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones scores with a jab to the jaw.
Mott jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jones misses with the combination.
Mott swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mott throws a lazy right hand but Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jones tries to counter with a takedown but Mott is quick to defend against it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Mott jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Mott connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jones's hands.
Jones misses the jab.
Mott cracks Jones with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mott.
Mott just misses with a punch to the body.
Jones shoots for a double leg takedown but Mott sprawls well. He's pushed Jones's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mott throws out a powerful jab.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Mott.
Jones tries to counter with a takedown but Mott is quick to defend against it.
Jones takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mott ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jones scores with a jab to the body.
Mott throws an off balance right hand
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Mott ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Mott throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Mott scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mott thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mott takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Mott slips under a jab.
Mott throws a lazy right hand but Jones sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jones half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
Jones darts in looking for a takedown but Mott gets double underhooks and turns Jones into the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Mott.
Mott lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones is trying to pull guard but Mott turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Mott.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mott.
Mott lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jones has been working on his balance at Dodgers, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Mott.
A shot in the inside from Mott.
Mott scores with an uppercut up the middle.
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!
Mott's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mott lands a jab.
Jones is rocked!
Mott ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Jones out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bunny Mott!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Darren Frost (ranked 1093 p4p, 1332 weight class) and Arm Pitts (ranked 161 p4p, 193 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
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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 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Darren Frost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Arm Pitts!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frost connects with a jab.
It looks like Arm Pitts has been cut.
Pitts cracks Frost with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Darren Frost has been cut.
Pitts throws a jab but it's blocked by Frost.
Pitts throws a lazy right hand but Frost sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pitts is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Frost.
Pitts swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pitts checks the leg kick.
Pitts swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Frost misses with a body shot.
Pitts misses with a shot to the body
and Frost counters with a nice uppercut.
Pitts looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frost just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Frost. Pitts does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pitts paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Pitts sizes up Frost with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Frost.
Pitts throws a looping overhand right but Frost ducks down to avoid it.
Frost ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Darren Frost is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pitts lands a nice shot that snaps Frost's head back.
Frost fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Frost moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Frost throws a good cross that connects.
Pitts is rocked!
Frost connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Pitts out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Darren Frost!
Darren Frost decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sione Veainu (ranked 456 p4p, 1388 weight class) and Han Mariduena (ranked 67 p4p, 187 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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BJJ White Belt
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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 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sione Veainu!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Han Mariduena!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, David Hoff and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Veainu. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Veainu.
It looks like Han Mariduena has been cut.
Mariduena bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Veainu fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mariduena looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Veainu definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sione Veainu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mariduena misses with a takedown attempt - Veainu sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mariduena tries to score a power double leg takedown but Veainu sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mariduena somewhat.
Veainu ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Veainu missing with a left hand there. Mariduena was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mariduena changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mariduena misses with a lunging right hand
and Veainu counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Veainu scores with a body shot.
Mariduena looks winded!
Veainu misses the shot to the body.
Mariduena misses with a few strikes there.
Nice straight punches there by Veainu. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Veainu.
Nice shot by Veainu.
Veainu connects with a crisp jab.
Veainu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mariduena.
Mariduena feints the counter takedown.
Veainu throws a lazy uppercut
and Mariduena counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Veainu is trying to maintain the position but Mariduena is very close to passing his half guard.
Mariduena throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mariduena looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mariduena throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mariduena thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Veainu's head.
Veainu looking for submissions off his back.
Veainu might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mariduena wants to pass to mount but Veainu is defending the position.
Mariduena throwing shots but Veainu is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mariduena is trying to control the action in half guard but Veainu is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mariduena content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Veainu on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Veainu tries to get out of the position.
Mariduena throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Veainu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mariduena avoids the body shot from Veainu.
Veainu connects with a crisp jab.
That has opened up Han Mariduena's cut even more.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Mariduena.
Mariduena has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mariduena throws an elbow but Veainu slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mariduena tries to move into full mount but can't pass Veainu's legs.
Mariduena throws an elbow but Veainu slips to the side and avoids it well.
Mariduena in side control, throwing shots but Veainu defends.
Veainu is not content to let Mariduena control the position.
Mariduena scoring with punches and elbows.
Mariduena throwing shots but missing, from side control.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Sione Veainu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Han Mariduena's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A left lands for Veainu.
Veainu just misses with a punch to the body.
Veainu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mariduena throws out the jab.
Mariduena slips under a jab from Veainu.
Mariduena feints the counter takedown.
Veainu cracks Mariduena with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Mariduena looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Veainu finish him?
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Veainu checks a leg kick.
Jab by Veainu.
The cut above Han Mariduena's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Veainu lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Mariduena falls backwards - clearly groggy! Veainu dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sione Veainu!
Sione Veainu retains his light heavyweight title!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Erwin Schrodinger (ranked 640 p4p, 2009 weight class) and Erick Scantling (ranked 16 p4p, 66 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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294
6 - 1 - 0 |
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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 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Erwin Schrodinger!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Erick Scantling!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scantling is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Schrodinger.
Scantling sizes up Schrodinger with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
It looks like Erwin Schrodinger has been cut.
Scantling walks into a stiff left hand from Schrodinger.
Schrodinger definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Scantling throws a lazy uppercut
and Scantling takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Scantling looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jab, jab by Schrodinger - just one landing.
Scantling just misses with a punch to the body.
Scantling swings away with a body shot that misses
and Schrodinger moves into the clinch.
Schrodinger misses with a body punch.
Schrodinger doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Schrodinger struggles to land a body shot inside as Scantling controls his hands.
Scantling misses with a hook from the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Scantling has a couple of punches blocked by Schrodinger.
Schrodinger softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Schrodinger creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schrodinger misses with some punches.
Good body shot from Schrodinger.
Scantling looks winded!
A shot in the inside from Schrodinger.
Schrodinger lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Scantling is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schrodinger unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Scantling! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Schrodinger is unloading with more strikes now! Scantling drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Erwin Schrodinger!
Erwin Schrodinger retains his super heavyweight title!
An out of breath Erwin Schrodinger thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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