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VFC 57 Karockas vs Barr PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gerson Silva (ranked 6518 p4p, 25285 weight class) and Jimmy Gavin (ranked 566 p4p, 589 weight class). Jimmy Gavin has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Gerson Silva's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Gerson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jimmy Gavin!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Dirk Anderson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Silva showed some decent athleticism there.
Silva throwing shots but Gavin is blocking nicely.
Silva is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Silva is trying to control. Gavin wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Silva is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Gavin is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gavin hang on?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gavin is looking to get to half guard.
Gavin wants to hold on but Silva pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva working for a submission but Gavin is keeping him at bay.
Silva blocks Gavin's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Silva has hold of Gavin's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Gavin manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Silva looking to secure an arm triangle but Gavin defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Gavin is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gerson Silva!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shimon Peres (ranked 3248 p4p, 6693 weight class) and Richard Dixon (ranked 110 p4p, 202 weight class). Richard Dixon told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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300
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Shimon Peres!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Richard Dixon!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Sandra Marshall and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dixon avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Peres throws a leg kick
and Dixon counters with a takedown into side control.
Peres is trying to control Dixon's posture but Dixon avoids it.
Dixon wants to control but Peres is keeping him busy.
Peres is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Dixon's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peres is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Dixon is tapping! Great win for Peres!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Shimon Peres!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Oobly Plasi (ranked 4052 p4p, 3956 weight class) and Whatever Youwant (ranked 497 p4p, 489 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ White Belt
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Brawler
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Oobly Plasi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Whatever Youwant!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Youwant misses with a wild combination.
Plasi lands with a hook. Youwant tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Plasi looks to score with a jab to the body but Youwant is just out of range.
Plasi cracks Youwant with an open hand slap.
Youwant looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Plasi lands a really nice looking cross but Youwant seems unphased.
Plasi scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Youwant doesn't seem bothered though.
Youwant takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Youwant throws a series of punches but Plasi avoids them all with ease.
Plasi lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Youwant at a distance.
Plasi throws a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Plasi connects with the punch.
Plasi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Plasi.
Plasi lands a big uppercut and Youwant crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Youwant looks OK. Plasi waves Youwant back to his feet!
 Youwant is rocked!
Youwant takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Youwant is still on wobbly legs! Can Plasi finish him?
Plasi ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Youwant out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Oobly Plasi!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Aljamain Sterling (ranked 2646 p4p, 25491 weight class) and Hallzy Dogg (ranked 147 p4p, 362 weight class). Sterling's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I Love. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good takedowns
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Determined |
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Aljamain Sterling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hallzy Dogg!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sterling fails with the takedown.
Sterling darts in looking for a takedown but Dogg gets double underhooks and turns Sterling into the cage.
Dogg has picked Sterling up - he's going for a ride! Dogg dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Dogg lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dogg trying to control from half guard but Sterling is working away.
Sterling slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sterling looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Dogg working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dogg lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dogg is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sterling has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Dogg avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sterling looking for a sweep. Not yet Sterling, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dogg showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Dogg working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sterling's head.
Dogg connects with a couple of short punches.
Sterling is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dogg's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dogg is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sterling looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sterling controls Dogg momentarily but Dogg frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dogg in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dogg is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Sterling had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Dogg defends it easily.
Sterling is looking for a triangle but Dogg pushes his legs off easily.
Dogg trying to control but Sterling is working from the bottom.
Sterling looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dogg is one step ahead there.
Dogg trying to control but Sterling is working from the bottom.
Sterling has a closed guard, preventing Dogg from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dogg lands a couple of elbows.
Dogg with a nice head shot there.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Dogg's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Dogg is posturing up here but Sterling has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Dogg tries to roll out but it's too tight and Dogg has to tap! Slick submission there by Sterling!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Aljamain Sterling!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Aljamain Sterling made sure he mentioned Highland Clothing, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ren Lily (ranked 3552 p4p, 5136 weight class) and Kent Fredricks (ranked 122 p4p, 166 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ren Lily!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kent Fredricks!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fredricks avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lily tries to close the distance and clinch but Fredricks swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fredricks uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Lily has time to react.
Kent Fredricks seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fredricks misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fredricks lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
 It looks like Ren Lily has been cut.
Fredricks keeps the fight on the outside.
Lily doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fredricks throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fredricks lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lily looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lily fails to land with a series of punches.
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!
Lily tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Fredricks connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fredricks 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.
Fredricks fakes the leg kick and cracks Lily in the body.
Fredricks closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Lily out cold! Lily corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kent Fredricks!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Reese Rumbalo (ranked 1668 p4p, 3145 weight class) and Sean Murphy (ranked 242 p4p, 418 weight class). Sean Murphy will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Reese Rumbalo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sean Murphy!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rumbalo missing with a left hand there. Murphy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rumbalo feints and then cracks Murphy's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Murphy down.
Murphy looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Rumbalo throws a hook but Murphy avoids it easily.
Murphy moves forwards but Rumbalo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Murphy misses with a hook.
Murphy moves forwards but Rumbalo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Murphy misses with a straight right.
Rumbalo throws a big shot that misses.
Rumbalo throws a right hand that misses
and Murphy counters with a nice uppercut.
Murphy is looking to clinch.
Rumbalo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Murphy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Rumbalo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Rumbalo misses the target.
Rumbalo throws a low kick, looking for Murphy's leg but Murphy calmly moves out of range.
Murphy tries to clinch there but Rumbalo circles away.
Rumbalo drops down looking for a counter takedown but Murphy sprawls and moves away.
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rumbalo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rumbalo looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some wild striking there from Murphy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Rumbalo.
Murphy wants to counter with a clinch but Rumbalo pushes him away.
Rumbalo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rumbalo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Rumbalo throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Murphy moves forwards but Rumbalo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Murphy throws a leg kick but Rumbalo checks it.
Murphy with a nice cross.
Murphy has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Rumbalo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Murphy tries to clinch up.
Rumbalo looks to land a right hand but Murphy moved out of range.
Murphy connects with a looping right hand.
Rumbalo scores with a push kick.
Rumbalo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Murphy tries to close the distance and clinch but Rumbalo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Murphy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rumbalo connects with a jab.
Murphy is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rumbalo cracks Murphy with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Murphy tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Rumbalo pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Murphy is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Reese Rumbalo!
Reese Rumbalo made sure to mention his sponsor, Highland Clothing in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yak Nine (ranked 1595 p4p, 1557 weight class) and Roger Penrose (ranked 34 p4p, 47 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Yak Nine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Roger Penrose!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nine digs a good body shot into Penrose's ribs.
Penrose explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Nine stuns Penrose with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nine comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nine scores with a hook to the body. Penrose takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nine with a jab.
The crowd cheers as Nine lands an impressive looking overhand right. Penrose doesn't seem phased though.
Nine definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nine tests Penrose's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Penrose throws a head kick that misses.
Nine scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Penrose takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nine scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Penrose doesn't seem bothered though.
Nine lands a body shot.
Nine throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Penrose on the side of the head.
Nine throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penrose takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Penrose looks winded!
Nine thuds a left hand into Penrose's body.
Nine tries to close the distance and clinch up but Penrose swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nine lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Penrose at a distance.
Nine lands a nice looking body shot.
Yak Nine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nine stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Penrose takes a swing at Nine's ribcage but misses.
Penrose looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Nine throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nine tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Penrose manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Penrose walks into a jab.
Penrose swats away the attempt to clinch by Nine.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nine fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nine slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nine is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Penrose closes the distance and clinches.
Penrose misses with a short punch on the inside.
Penrose escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nine comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jab by Nine.
Nine throws a right hand that Penrose ducks under and follows up with a left that Penrose also avoids with ease.
Nine jabs at Penrose's body.
Nine connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Nine works over Penrose's head and body with a nice combination.
Nine misses with a body shot.
Penrose wants to clinch.
A counter left hand to the body from Nine misses its target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penrose misses with a shot to the body
and Penrose takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nine fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Penrose on the side of the head.
Nine connects with the punch.
Nine scores with a jab. Penrose acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nine misses with a wild body shot.
Nine lands a lovely overhand right.
Penrose lands with a right hand.
Nine moves out of range of the body kick.
Nine uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Penrose has time to react.
Nine misses the shot to the body.
Nine fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Penrose on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nine tries to keep at a distance but Penrose has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nine stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nine working aggressively here.
Nine misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Penrose.
Nine misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Nine fails to land.
Nine lands a body shot.
Penrose tries to work over Nine's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short left from Nine.
Penrose pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nine throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Penrose.
Penrose goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Yak Nine has been cut.
Penrose takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice shot lands for Nine.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Yak Nine dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Yak Nine's cut.
That's time! Nine's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nine moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nine looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Penrose tries to throw a body punch but Nine avoids it by throwing Penrose back against the cage.
Penrose swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Penrose misses with a punch to the body.
Penrose presses Nine against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A hook to the body from Penrose.
Penrose working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penrose's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Penrose misses with a looping right.
It looked like Nine wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Penrose thows a body kick. Nine tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Penrose throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Nine sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Penrose digs a good body shot into Nine's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nine throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Donk. Nine catches Penrose right on the button with a cross.
Nine takes a kick to the side of the head.
Penrose lands a slapping body shot.
Nine doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Penrose thuds his shin into the meat of Nine's side.
Nine swings for the body but Penrose moves out of range.
Nine misses with a right hand
and Penrose counters by clinching up.
Penrose pushes Nine back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Penrose tries to throw a body punch but Nine avoids it by throwing Penrose back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Penrose.
Nice body punch from Penrose - that landed with a thud.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Penrose lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Penrose.
Penrose lands an uppercut.
Penrose scores with a nice hook to the head.
Penrose softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Penrose's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Penrose scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Penrose scores with a body shot.
Nine uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Penrose.
Nine takes one to the chin there.
Nine throws a good cross that connects.
Penrose misses with a body kick.
Nine tries to bum rush Penrose with a series of wild strikes but Penrose uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nine misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Penrose counters with a head kick from the bowels of hell that crumples Nine! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Roger Penrose!
Roger Penrose seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Yak Nine had this to say: 'Shoutout my sponsor Underground! I will come back the same animal but a different beast. Yak out!!!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eric Jacquin (ranked 1021 p4p, 2533 weight class) and Broder Alert (ranked 131 p4p, 284 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Broder Alert enters the cage!
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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 7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eric Jacquin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Broder Alert!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacquin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And Alert tries to counter it with a takedown but Jacquin pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Alert shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jacquin sprawls well. Jacquin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Alert gets slowly back to his feet.
Alert moves out of range of the strikes.
Jacquin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Alert counters with a takedown into side control.
Jacquin wants to control but Alert postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Alert thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Alert tries for a kimura but Jacquin is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jacquin is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Alert off and has taken his back!
Jacquin thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacquin has the hooks in. Alert is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Alert keeps trying to improve his position.
Jacquin 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.
Jacquin is riding his opponent, not letting Alert buck him off.
Alert is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Jacquin somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Jacquin seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Alert just trying to survive but Jacquin is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Jacquin trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Jacquin missing with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacquin patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Jacquin is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Jacquin 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. Jacquin gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Jacquin apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Jacquin misses the shot to the body.
Jacquin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Alert.
Jacquin tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Alert defends well and Jacquin ends up having to push Alert into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Jacquin decides to pull guard.
Alert won't allow Jacquin to sweep him here.
Alert wants to control from the top but Jacquin keeps moving.
Alert tries to free his leg and advance position but Jacquin is retaining full guard.
Alert is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Alert is still trying to improve position.
Alert wants to control from the top but Jacquin keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacquin wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Jacquin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Alert is one step ahead there.
Jacquin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Alert defends it easily.
Jacquin looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Alert wants to pass the guard but Jacquin is keeping the position.
Jacquin 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.
Jacquin escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Alert gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacquin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Alert tries to free his leg and advance position but Jacquin is retaining full guard.
Jacquin wants to improve his position but instead Alert has moved into half guard.
Alert prevents Jacquin from improving his position.
Jacquin is not content to let Alert control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alert uses his free foot to push down on Jacquin's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Jacquin.
Alert with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Jacquin dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jacquin gets a takedown into half guard.
Alert keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Alert trying to control but Jacquin postures up.
Jacquin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Alert keeps working.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jacquin passes the guard and advances to mount!
Alert tries to improve his position but instead Jacquin has taken his back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alert has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Jacquin.
Jacquin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Alert can do to turn this around?
Jacquin has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Alert trying to control the position but Jacquin manages to sink in the hooks.
Jacquin misses with a punch to the head.
Jacquin patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Alert is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Jacquin gets his way!
Jacquin is trying to control but Alert is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacquin throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Alert really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jacquin moves to back control.
Alert covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Alert defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Alert is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Jacquin off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Will Jacquin go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Jacquin patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alert looking very determined here, making life difficult for Jacquin.
Jacquin avoiding Alert 's attempts to control his hands.
A lull in the action here.
Jacquin throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Jacquin looking to break Alert's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Alert remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Jacquin will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Alert looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jacquin throws strikes from the back but Alert rolls nicely and manages to end up in full guard. Nice work by Alert.
Jacquin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacquin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jacquin postures up in Alert's guard and throws a big left but Alert blocks it.
Alert is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Jacquin pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Alert is keeping the position for now.
Alert can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jacquin controls the pace.
Alert had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jacquin defends it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alert looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Jacquin dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Jacquin keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jacquin misses with a body shot.
Jacquin closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Alert quickly recovers to half guard.
Jacquin is looking to advance position but Alert won't allow it.
Alert trying to control from the bottom.
Alert is trying to control but Jacquin passes into side control!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alert avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Jacquin.
You can see the frustration on Alert's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacquin wants to control but Alert is keeping him busy.
Jacquin advances nicely into full mount.
Alert is squirming around, avoiding Jacquin's attempts to control the action.
Alert wants to hold on but Jacquin pushes him away.
Broder Alert has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alert is squirming around, avoiding Jacquin's attempts to control the action.
Jacquin misses with some ground and pound and Alert recovers position to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacquin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jacquin is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Jacquin looking to sit in guard and control but Alert gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Jacquin looking for a sweep. Not yet Jacquin, not yet.
Jacquin keeping full guard, as Alert tries to pass.
Eric Jacquin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jacquin looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jacquin trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alert stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jacquin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Alert with a flurry of punches that miss.
Jacquin controlling Alert's posture.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jacquin is on top in guard.
Alert utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jacquin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alert has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jacquin can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jacquin trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jacquin throws a strike but Alert rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jacquin pulls Alert in close to prevent any damage.
Jacquin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jacquin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Alert is one step ahead there.
Alert postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Eric Jacquin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Alert must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jacquin looking for a sweep. Not yet Jacquin, not yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Jacquin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jacquin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Jacquin!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Richard Hall (ranked 589 p4p, 1691 weight class) and Mike Schultz (ranked 70 p4p, 186 weight class). The key to victory for Richard Hall has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Richard Hall!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mike Schultz!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schultz shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hall pinned against the cage. Hall gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Schultz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hall tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Schultz manages to circle out of the way.
Hall clinches up with Schultz and pushes him back against the cage.
Hall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Schultz working hard to break the clinch.
Hall definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hall content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Schultz is trying to force a seperation but Hall has the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall slowing the pace effectively.
Hall has Schultz pushed against the cage.
Hall pressing his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Hall for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Schultz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Schultz uses from the top position.
Schultz wants to pass the guard but Hall is keeping the position.
Schultz throws an elbow that misses. Hall uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Schultz's guard. Nice move by Hall!
Hall slips nicely into half guard.
Schultz won't allow Hall to pass to mount.
Schultz is looking for a sweep. Hall is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schultz has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hall is working away from the top position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schultz holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Hall is taking a breather. Schultz says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Hall is keen to just control but Schultz is a slippery customer.
Schultz gets back to full guard.
Hall trying to control the position from guard on top but Schultz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schultz has his hands on Hall's head, controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schultz keeping full guard, as Hall tries to pass.
Hall sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Schultz's guard.
Hall trying to control the pace.
Hall trying to mount his opponent but Schultz defends it.
That's four 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.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Horrible takedown attempt by Schultz or perhaps it was just good defense by Hall, which made it look bad.
Hall seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Richard Hall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Schultz.
Hall moves into range and clinches up with Schultz.
Hall tries a body shot but Schultz blocks it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hall pulls Schultz into guard.
Schultz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hall is on top in guard.
Schultz keeping moving, preventing Hall from controlling successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Hall dominated that round.
That's time! Hall's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Schultz shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hall as he jumps to the side.
Schultz misses with a takedown attempt - Hall sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Schultz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hall seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Richard Hall has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Schultz.
Hall throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Schultz sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hall darts in and clinches Schultz up against the cage.
Schultz has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hall is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Schultz is looking to break free of the clinch but Hall has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schultz has Hall pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hall manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Schultz swings wildly with an uppercut but Hall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hall's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Schultz lands a couple of digs.
Schultz trying to control but Hall is working from the bottom.
Schultz controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hall tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Schultz sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hall looking to hit a scissor sweep but Schultz is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schultz postures up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
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.
Schultz working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hall's head.
Schultz showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Schultz fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hall appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Schultz misses with a takedown attempt - Hall sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Schultz fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hall seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schultz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Hall tries to avoid it but Schultz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Hall to the ground. Hall escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Hall closes the distance and clinches.
Hall jumps guard and drags Schultz to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Schultz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hall is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Schultz is aware though and is defending well.
Hall is pulling down on Schultz's head to control his posture.
Schultz looking to sit in guard and control but Hall gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hall wants to pass the guard but Schultz is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall trying to control but Schultz is working from the bottom.
Hall is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Schultz can do to turn this around?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hall passes into half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Hall dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hall drives through and clinches with Schultz against the cage.
Hall is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Hall is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Hall misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hall stalling in the clinch but Schultz improves position.
Schultz takes a shot to the head.
Schultz drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hall gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Schultz as Hall tries to tie him up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Hall no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Hall trying to control the position.
Schultz slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schultz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hall has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Schultz has managed to get both his arms back between Hall's legs - danger averted.
Hall wants to sweep here but Schultz controlling him for the moment.
Schultz looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Schultz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Schultz trying to control but Hall is working from the bottom.
Hall wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hall clinches with his opponent.
Hall prevents Schultz from breaking the clinch.
Hall pulls guard.
Hall 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.
Schultz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hall works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hall keeping moving, preventing Schultz from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schultz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Schultz trying to control the position from guard on top but Hall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hall is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Schultz passes into half guard.
Schultz keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Schultz is trying to work for a kimura but Hall is defending well.
Hall wants to control but Schultz is keeping busy and won't allow 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.
Hall manages to get to full guard.
Schultz trying to control but Hall is working from the bottom.
Hall is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Schultz is aware though and is defending well.
Schultz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Schultz slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
My spies in HB Training center inform me that Schultz has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Schultz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Hall clearly takes that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Schultz keeps the fight on the outside.
Hall closes the distance and pushes Schultz back into the cage.
Schultz wants to take the fight to the mat but Hall manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Schultz prevents a body shot from Hall.
Hall is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Schultz is keeping busy.
Hall effectively controlling the action here.
Hall's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Schultz has Hall pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Schultz pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Hall tumbling to the mat - Schultz dives into Hall's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall being controlled here, momentarily.
Schultz wants to control from the top but Hall keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schultz slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hall looking to control.
Hall trying to control the position here.
Schultz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hall works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
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.
Schultz looking to sit in guard and control but Hall gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hall wants to pass the guard but Schultz is keeping the position.
Hall controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hall wants to control from the top but Schultz keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall wants to pass the guard but Schultz is keeping the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Schultz keeping moving, preventing Hall from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hall has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hall manages to pull guard.
Schultz advances to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schultz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Schultz performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Richard Hall overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Schultz seems to be working for a kimura but Hall defends the submission attempt.
Hall has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Schultz is working away from the top position though.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hall tries to get to full guard but Schultz has control of the leg.
Schultz wants to control but Hall is keeping him busy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Richard Hall will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Schultz closes the distance and clinches up with Hall, looking for a takedown. Schultz pushes Hall against the cage but Hall circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Horrible takedown attempt by Schultz or perhaps it was just good defense by Hall, which made it look bad.
Hall is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Schultz.
Hall looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hall closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Schultz tries to control but Hall manages to take his back.
Schultz staying busy and making it hard for Hall to control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hall looking for the choke but no joy.
Schultz is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
Schultz is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Hall off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Schultz.
Hall tries to get the hooks in deep but Schultz pushed the leg off.
Schultz is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Hall gets his way!
Mike Schultz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hall is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Hall tries to get the hooks in deep but Schultz pushed the leg off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schultz rolls, trying to escape but Hall keeps control of the position.
Schultz turns into Hall and is now in his guard.
Schultz controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Schultz with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schultz stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Hall has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Schultz manages to get his head free but now Hall has transitioned to an armbar! Schultz grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Hall! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Richard Hall!
Richard Hall retains his featherweight title!
Richard Hall decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karockas Thibodeaux (ranked 473 p4p, 1279 weight class) and Jonny Bar (ranked 65 p4p, 162 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Karockas Thibodeaux!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jonny Bar!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Daniel Franklin and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thibodeaux scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bar in his tracks.
Bar tries to clinch up but Thibodeaux circles away and keeps his distance.
Bar with a lazy takedown attempt
and Thibodeaux counters by moving into the clinch.
Bar tries to score a body lock takedown but Thibodeaux shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Thibodeaux scores with a shoulder strike.
Bar tries to score a body lock takedown but Thibodeaux shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Karockas Thibodeaux has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonny Bar.
Bar drops down looking for an ankle pick but Thibodeaux pulls his leg out and moves away.
Thibodeaux closes the distance and pushes Bar back into the cage.
Thibodeaux with a knee to the head.
 It looks like Jonny Bar has been cut.
Thibodeaux lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bar looks winded!
Thibodeaux landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A nice right hand lands inside from Thibodeaux.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thibodeaux lands with a right to the head.
Thibodeaux working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thibodeaux.
Bar is rocked!
Thibodeaux drops Bar onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Bar is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Bar is still on wobbly legs! Can Thibodeaux finish him?
A right hook to the body lands for Thibodeaux.
Thibodeaux cracks Bar on the chin with a massive knee! He's been separated from consciousness before he even hits the floor! Absolutely fantastic knee and a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Karockas Thibodeaux!
Karockas Thibodeaux retains his light heavyweight title!
Our winner, Karockas Thibodeaux, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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