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TR50: Half A Century PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Valiev (ranked 4381 p4p, 4289 weight class) and Jeremias Furtwangler (ranked 516 p4p, 503 weight class). Valiev comes to the cage accompanied by Venom - Eminem. Viktor Valiev could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jeremias Furtwangler's chin.
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Viktor Valiev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jeremias Furtwangler!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Sandra Marshall and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Valiev.
Valiev looks to land a left hand but Furtwangler moved out of range nicely.
Furtwangler steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Valiev.
Furtwangler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Valiev.
Furtwangler swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've been told by Valiev's head coaches at Cozad The Island that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Furtwangler throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A telegraphed right hand from Valiev misses the target.
Valiev swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Valiev fails to land with a series of punches.
Valiev dodges the punch combination from Furtwangler.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Furtwangler throws a right hand that Valiev ducks under and follows up with a left that Valiev also avoids with ease.
Valiev appears to be looking for a big counter.
Furtwangler throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Furtwangler throws a right and a left that Valiev avoids nicely.
Furtwangler misses with a wild combination.
Valiev appears to be looking for a big counter.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Valiev lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Furtwangler circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from Furtwangler both land. Nice combination.
 It looks like Viktor Valiev has been cut.
Furtwangler looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Valiev appears to be looking for a big counter.
Furtwangler lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Valiev circles away quickly and effectively.
Valiev went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Valiev swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Valiev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Valiev is looking to counter punch.
A combination from Furtwangler does no damage.
Valiev throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Furtwangler looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Valiev throws a chopping leg kick but Furtwangler manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Nice cross by Furtwangler.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Furtwangler throws a combination that misses
enabling Valiev to counter with a crisp jab.
Valiev slips a jab and a cross from Furtwangler.
Furtwangler throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Valiev.
Jeremias Furtwangler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Valiev moves away from the strike by Furtwangler.
A chopping leg kick lands by Valiev.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valiev misses with a two punch combination.
Furtwangler uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Valiev.
Valiev showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Furtwangler.
Furtwangler defending well as Valiev loads up on a big left hand.
Furtwangler throws a series of punches but Valiev moves out of range.
Furtwangler cracks Valiev with a right hand to the side of the head.
Furtwangler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Valiev throws out the jab.
Valiev is looking to chop away at Furtwangler's legs.
Furtwangler lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Furtwangler throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Valiev showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Furtwangler.
Valiev is looking for a counter combo.
Furtwangler throws a series of strikes that have Valiev backpedaling.
Viktor Valiev's cut is getting worse.
Valiev swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Valiev. Those never looked like landing.
Furtwangler tries to bum rush Valiev with a series of wild strikes but Valiev uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Valiev seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Furtwangler ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Valiev.
Valiev is breathing heavily.
Furtwangler misses with a double jab.
Furtwangler moves out of range as Valiev strikes.
Furtwangler with a nice cross.
Furtwangler rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Valiev moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Furtwangler throws a right and a left that both miss.
Furtwangler misses with a wild combination.
Valiev lands with a right hand.
No joy there for Furtwangler, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
As Furtwangler looks to move away, Valiev throws a big counter combo but Furtwangler just gets out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Furtwangler throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Valiev misses with a wild combination.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Furtwangler! Valiev is backing up but he can't get away as Furtwangler lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Valiev and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jeremias Furtwangler!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stanislav Shusharin (ranked 3185 p4p, 5940 weight class) and Danilo Mendes (ranked 413 p4p, 597 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 heavyweight 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, Stanislav Shusharin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Danilo Mendes!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Daniel Franklin and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shusharin lands a big uppercut and Mendes crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Mendes looks OK. Shusharin waves Mendes back to his feet!
 It looks like Danilo Mendes has been cut.
Mendes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Shusharin.
Shusharin throws a hook to the side of Mendes's head but Mendes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Shusharin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mendes tries to counter by closing the distance.
Shusharin circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Mendes to the canvas! Mendes doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Shusharin keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Stanislav Shusharin!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Deontay Wilder (ranked 3953 p4p, 3139 weight class) and Iulian Simionescu (ranked 476 p4p, 404 weight class). The key to victory for Deontay Wilder has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Deontay Wilder!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Iulian Simionescu!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Santiago Holmes and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simionescu connects with a looping right hand.
Wilder ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Simionescu moves into the clinch.
Wilder doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Simionescu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wilder's elbow.
Wilder comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Simionescu.
Simionescu throws a head punch that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Wilder.
Simionescu looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wilder lands with a right to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wilder obliges.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wilder creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wilder just misses with a elbow thrown towards Simionescu's brow.
Wilder blocks a body shot from Simionescu.
Wilder doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wilder trying to land knees to the body.
Simionescu blocks a body shot from Wilder.
Wilder misses with a hook to the ribs.
Simionescu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wilder lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilder throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Simionescu misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wilder tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Simionescu avoids it.
Simionescu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Simionescu fails to land.
Wilder tries to throw a body punch but Simionescu avoids it by throwing Wilder back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Simionescu.
Simionescu lands with a right to the head.
Wilder misses with a hook from the clinch.
Simionescu blocks the elbow strike.
Simionescu misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Simionescu on the inside.
Wilder blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Simionescu.
Simionescu scores with a shot to the side of Wilder's head.
Simionescu has a couple of punches blocked by Wilder.
Simionescu lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Simionescu lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wilder looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Wilder is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simionescu blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wilder has a couple of punches blocked by Simionescu.
Simionescu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Simionescu presses Wilder against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short left from Simionescu.
Simionescu lands a shoulder strike.
Simionescu lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Simionescu lands on the inside with an uppercut.
 Wilder is rocked!
Simionescu unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Wilder! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Simionescu is unloading with more strikes now! Wilder drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Iulian Simionescu!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between DJ Perez (ranked 25538 p4p, 3094 weight class) and Patrick Deringer (ranked 299 p4p, 169 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 1 - 5 - 1, fighting out of The Island, DJ Perez!
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, Patrick Deringer!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Deringer.
Deringer looks to land a right hand but Perez moved out of range.
Perez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Perez looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Perez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Deringer manages to avoid it.
No joy there for Perez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Deringer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Patrick Deringer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Deringer jabs Perez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Perez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Deringer sprawls well. Deringer wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Perez gets slowly back to his feet.
Deringer clinches with his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Deringer.
It looks like DJ Perez has been cut.
Deringer working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Perez is rocked!
Perez throws a knee to the head but misses.
Oh Perez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Deringer with a knee to the head.
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!
Deringer dips a shoulder and cracks Perez with a mighty uppercut! Perez falls back against the cage and Deringer unloads with a barrage of strikes! Perez is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Deringer screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrick Deringer!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jerry Mouse (ranked 3298 p4p, 2591 weight class) and Kaiden Read (ranked 318 p4p, 268 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jerry Mouse!
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, Kaiden Read!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Daniel Franklin and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Read has managed to clinch.
Read pulls guard effortlessly.
Mouse wants to pass the guard but Read is keeping the position.
Mouse avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Mouse pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Read is keeping the position for now.
Read working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mouse doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mouse manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Read has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Mouse should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Read has tightened it up now! Mouse should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Kaiden Read!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Deacon Slaughter (ranked 1820 p4p, 2220 weight class) and King Cracker (ranked 196 p4p, 234 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight 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, Deacon Slaughter!
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, King Cracker!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slaughter moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cracker takes the fight into the clinch.
Cracker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cracker looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A big left from Slaughter misses.
Cracker has taken the fight to the clinch.
Slaughter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cracker has him pressed against the cage.
Cracker breaks from the clinch.
Slaughter definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Slaughter gets tackled into the cage by Cracker. Cracker maintains the clinch.
Slaughter throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cracker manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
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.
Cracker has a closed guard, preventing Slaughter from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cracker escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Slaughter gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Slaughter wants to control from the top but Cracker keeps moving.
Cracker is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Slaughter is aware though and is defending well.
Cracker looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slaughter wants to control from the top but Cracker keeps moving.
Cracker escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Slaughter gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cracker looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cracker keeping moving, preventing Slaughter from controlling successfully.
Cracker trying to control the position here.
Cracker keeping moving, preventing Slaughter from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cracker looking for a guillotine here but Slaughter defends easily.
Cracker is looking for a triangle but Slaughter pushes his legs off easily.
Slaughter trying to control the position from guard on top but Cracker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Slaughter got a little sloppy there for a moment and Cracker has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Slaughter has managed to get both his arms back between Cracker's legs - danger averted.
Cracker has his foot on Slaughter's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Slaughter works his way back into a safe position though.
Slaughter is fighting to break Cracker's control of his arms but Cracker is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Cracker has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Slaughter can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Slaughter looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slaughter is looking to stand up but Cracker won't let him.
Cracker keeping moving, preventing Slaughter from controlling successfully.
Cracker throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Slaughter escapes and throws Cracker's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Slaughter wants to stand but Cracker is controlling his arm.
Who's going to make the next move?
Slaughter wants to control but Cracker is keeping him busy.
Slaughter is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Cracker knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Slaughter tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
That's four 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.
Cracker can't do much from the bottom here.
Slaughter wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Cracker, who protects the arm well.
Slaughter working away.
Slaughter is trying to get an arm triangle but Cracker is defending well.
Cracker prevents Slaughter from moving into mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Slaughter trying to control the position but Cracker is working away.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Cracker can't do much from the bottom here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
King Cracker dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cracker closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Slaughter lands a nice shot to the body.
Cracker blocks a body shot from Slaughter.
A frustrated look appears on Slaughter's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Slaughter wants to break free but Cracker has control.
Cracker is trying to pull guard but Slaughter turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Cracker ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Cracker no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Slaughter looking to pass the guard.
Cracker working for a triangle but Slaughter defends it easily.
Slaughter passes Cracker's left leg - he's now in half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Slaughter wants to take a breather but Cracker is having none of it.
Slaughter seems to be working for a kimura but Cracker defends the submission attempt.
Cracker is defending against the submission attempts here by Slaughter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cracker is concentrating on defense, preventing Slaughter from advancing position.
Cracker looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cracker tries to roll over but Slaughter keeps him under control.
Cracker has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Slaughter is trying to control. Cracker wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Cracker is looking to improve his position.
It looks like Slaughter is going to stand back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cracker is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Slaughter pulls his head out easily.
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.
Cracker won't allow Slaughter to pass to mount.
Cracker controlling the position well.
Slaughter is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Cracker is doing well to control the position and prevent Slaughter from advancing to side control.
Cracker actively working from the bottom here.
Slaughter tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cracker controlling the position for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cracker clinches with his opponent.
A frustrated look appears on Cracker's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Slaughter can't break the clinch.
Slaughter lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cracker is trying to pull guard but Slaughter has him pressed against the cage.
Slaughter jumps into guard, dragging Cracker to the mat.
Cracker sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cracker trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cracker controlling from the top position.
Slaughter is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Slaughter can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cracker controls the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
King Cracker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Cracker takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Cracker fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Slaughter, pushing him back against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Deacon Slaughter will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Cracker darts in and clinches Slaughter up against the cage.
Slaughter misses with a punch to the body.
Slaughter misses with a body punch.
Slaughter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Cracker backwards.
Slaughter wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cracker has him pressed against the cage.
Cracker prevents Slaughter from breaking the clinch.
Cracker tries to pull guard but Slaughter won't allow it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Slaughter.
Cracker gets control of Slaughter's arms and successfully pulls guard. Cracker will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Cracker has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Slaughter can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Cracker controlling the position.
Slaughter trying to control but Cracker is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cracker has Slaughter pulled in close to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cracker escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Slaughter gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cracker keeping moving, preventing Slaughter from controlling successfully.
Cracker looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cracker working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Slaughter doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Cracker is tightening it up a little... Slaughter has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Slaughter reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Slaughter taps out! Nice BJJ there by Cracker!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). King Cracker!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diatomaceous Smiff (ranked 2549 p4p, 2069 weight class) and Antti Finn (ranked 341 p4p, 288 weight class). Diatomaceous Smiff could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Antti Finn's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Diatomaceous Smiff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Antti Finn!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smiff is looking to clinch but Finn is avoiding it.
Smiff defending well as Finn loads up on a big left hand.
Smiff tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Finn manages to circle out of the way.
Finn misses with a straight left.
Smiff throws a right hand that misses
and Finn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Diatomaceous Smiff has been cut.
Finn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smiff.
Finn misses with a body shot.
Smiff 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.
Finn keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Smiff defending well as Finn loads up on a big left hand.
A cross from Finn lands.
Finn lands with an uppercut that bounces Smiff off the cage and back into range.
Smiff ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Finn moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Finn fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Smiff on the side of the head.
Smiff looks to clinch
and Smiff takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smiff is rocked!
Diatomaceous Smiff's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smiff is looking to clinch but Finn is avoiding it.
Finn throws a hook to the side of Smiff's head but Smiff sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finn drops Smiff with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Smiff looks back up at him and smiles so Finn waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Oh Smiff is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Finn walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Smiff drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Finn swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Smiff's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antti Finn!
Our winner, Antti Finn, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rickson Silva (ranked 1584 p4p, 2155 weight class) and Goran Jovanic (ranked 212 p4p, 277 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rickson Silva!
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, Goran Jovanic!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Jovanic!
Silva in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Jovanic tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jovanic sneaks back into half guard.
Jovanic flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Silva is working for a kimura but Jovanic is defending it quite comfortably.
We've been hearing good reports from Silva's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Silva seems to be looking for submissions.
Silva is looking to advance position but Jovanic won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva blocks the strikes from Jovanic.
Silva 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.
Silva tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jovanic knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Jovanic slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jovanic is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jovanic is on top in guard.
Jovanic looking to sit in guard and control but Silva gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Silva throws a big elbow that misses.
Jovanic tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jovanic keeps trying to improve his position.
Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jovanic looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
Silva chips away with some ground and pound.
Silva wants to control from the top but Jovanic keeps moving.
Silva stopping the sweep attempt from Jovanic.
Silva is looking to work some ground and pound but Jovanic has wrist control.
Silva being controlled here momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva cracks Jovanic with a solid left hand.
Jovanic looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silva is one step ahead there.
Jovanic looking to control.
Jovanic looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jovanic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Jovanic wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
Silva connects with a couple of short punches.
Silva is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jovanic wants to sweep but no luck.
Jovanic keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Silva is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Jovanic is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva throws a big right hand that misses.
Jovanic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jovanic keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
Jovanic looking to control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jovanic manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Silva manages to get himself to full guard.
Jovanic landing some decent shots from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jovanic trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Silva controls Jovanic momentarily but Jovanic frees himself.
Silva controlling the position.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silva working a defensive guard here.
Jovanic stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.
Silva will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Silva striking off his back but it's not causing Jovanic any problems.
Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jovanic is aware though and is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jovanic looking to pass the guard.
Jovanic working some strikes from top position.
Jovanic cracks Silva with a solid left hand.
Silva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jovanic's guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rickson Silva dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jovanic has a takedown stuffed.
Jovanic shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Silva manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Silva can't keep his opponent in guard - Jovanic advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Jovanic is keen to just control but Silva is a slippery customer.
Silva trying to control but Jovanic postures up.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
Silva moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva has Jovanic pulled in close to control his posture.
Jovanic working some strikes from top position.
Jovanic is working Silva over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jovanic trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jovanic keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Silva's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Silva throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Jovanic preventing the sweep.
Jovanic trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Jovanic is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Silva is trying to keep Jovanic in close.
Jovanic postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jovanic is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jovanic trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Jovanic might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Silva haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Jovanic content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Silva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jovanic's guard.
Silva wants to pass the guard but Jovanic is keeping the position.
Jovanic looking to control.
Silva wants to control from the top but Jovanic keeps moving.
Jovanic is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Jovanic has Silva pulled in close to control his posture.
Silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Silva trying to control but Jovanic is working from the bottom.
Silva won't allow Jovanic to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jovanic bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Silva's guard.
Jovanic looking to pass the guard.
Jovanic scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jovanic throwing strikes but missing.
Jovanic postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Silva trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Jovanic lands a couple of digs.
Silva is trying to control the position but Jovanic postures up.
Silva is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Jovanic controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Jovanic lands a couple of elbows.
Jovanic being controlled here momentarily.
Jovanic landing some decent shots from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jovanic wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Silva holds on and takes a little breather.
Jovanic is working Silva over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jovanic keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Silva's head.
Jovanic working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Silva's head.
Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jovanic showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Jovanic stands up over Silva, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jovanic must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Silva is looking to cinch up a triangle. Jovanic throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Silva's body to avoid the submission. Silva has instead reached around Jovanic's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Silva arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rickson Silva!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Albert Einstein (ranked 1521 p4p, 528 weight class) and Bradley Lemons (ranked 190 p4p, 70 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, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Albert Einstein!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bradley Lemons!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Einstein throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lemons defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Einstein.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Einstein.
Einstein throws a looping overhand right but Lemons ducks down to avoid it.
Lemons throws out a counter right but Einstein avoids it with no problem.
Einstein uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lemons.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lemons scores with a jab. Einstein acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Einstein is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Einstein takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lemons scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Einstein tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lemons paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lemons blocks a jab.
A nice side step and Lemons releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Lemons connects with a right hand. Einstein shakes it off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Einstein throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lemons counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lemons throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Einstein has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lemons finds it's way round the side to connect with Einstein's head.
Lemons stuffs the takedown attempt from Einstein. Einstein gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Albert Einstein. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lemons lands with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemons swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Einstein throws a body punch but Lemons moves out of range.
Einstein has been working on his balance at Monkey Business, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Lemons.
Einstein takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lemons lands a really nice looking cross but Einstein seems unphased.
Einstein walks into a straight right hand from Lemons.
Lemons cracks Einstein with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Lemons has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Einstein to stand back up!
Einstein is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Einstein looks to land a left hand but Lemons moved out of range nicely.
Einstein misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lemons counters with a straight right hand.
Oh Einstein is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Einstein throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lemons counters with a big right hand! Oh Einstein is in trouble here! Lemons follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bradley Lemons! Bradley Lemons retains his lightweight title!
Bradley Lemons seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Munhoz (ranked 1681 p4p, 351 weight class) and Jack Black (ranked 227 p4p, 58 weight class). Jack Black 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, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alex Munhoz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jack Black!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Black scores with a body shot.
Black throws a shot to the body.
Black scores with a jab.
It looks like Alex Munhoz has been cut.
Black thuds a left hand into Munhoz's body.
Black swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Munhoz drops down looking for a counter takedown but Black sprawls and moves away.
Black 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.
A lazy left from Black finds it's target.
Black cracks a nice hook into Munhoz's ribs.
Black ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black cracks Munhoz with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Munhoz looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Black finish him?
Munhoz is rocked!
Black pounces like a tiger and cracks Munhoz with a vicious hook! Munhoz is down but not out! Black follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jack Black! Jack Black retains his welterweight title!
Jack Black thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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