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VIP 9: Rodriguez vs. Nis PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dick Hard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Gruber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dick Hard!
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, Hans Gruber!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hard throws a head kick but Gruber moves out of range.
Hard connects with a body shot.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gruber.
A shot to the body from Hard misses
and Gruber counters with a series of strikes. Hard will be more careful next time no doubt.
Gruber dodges the punch combination from Hard.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hard.
Gruber slips a jab and a cross from Hard.
Hard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dick Hard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gruber misses with a few strikes there.
Gruber blocks a head kick by Hard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hard throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Gruber sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Hard misses with a head kick.
Gruber shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Gruber 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.
Hard looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gruber not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Gruber is in close to Hard's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gruber stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hard swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hard keeping moving, preventing Gruber from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gruber postures up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
OK we're going to have a standup here. Hans Gruber hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Hard throws a head kick that misses.
Hard lands a nice looking kick to the body. Gruber takes a step back to recover.
Gruber pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gruber drives through with a takedown into guard.
Gruber slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruber looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The strikes coming from Gruber are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Gruber tries for a kimura but Hard is defending well.
Hard wants to control but Gruber postures up.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
The strikes coming from Gruber are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Gruber throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Hard is working to avoid the ground and pound but Gruber connects with a decent elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gruber has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Gruber landing shots from mount.
Gruber connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gruber is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Hard has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Hard!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gruber controlling the position.
Hard trying to control but Gruber is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gruber manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hard manages to get himself to full guard.
Hard wants to stand up but Gruber is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans Gruber dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hard throws a sloppy head kick and Gruber moves out of range easily.
Hard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hard takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gruber rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hard moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gruber avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gruber shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hard pinned against the cage. Hard gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hard takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruber looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Gruber sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Hard defending well though.
Hard trying to hold on to Gruber's head to control him but Gruber postures up.
Gruber postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Hard to stand up.
Hard slaps away a takedown attempt from Gruber, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hard blocks a jab.
Hard looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hard throws a sloppy head kick and Gruber moves out of range easily.
Gruber gets the takedown into side control.
Hans Gruber has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gruber thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gruber scoring with punches from side control.
Check out the look on Gruber's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Gruber has hold of Hard's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Hard seems comfortable defending it but Gruber has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Hard is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Hard is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Gruber couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hans Gruber!
Hans Gruber was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Craig Beckwith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Bazzottia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marco Bazzottia has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight 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, Craig Beckwith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marco Bazzottia!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Bazzottia lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Bazzottia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bazzottia scores with the left hand. Beckwith knows he should have avoided that one.
Beckwith takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Beckwith chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bazzottia can pounce on him.
Bazzottia lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bazzottia scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Beckwith doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Beckwith takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Marco Bazzottia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Beckwith walks into a left hand.
Beckwith moves forwards but Bazzottia connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bazzottia connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bazzottia pivots, looking for a leg kick but Beckwith is out of range and Bazzottia settles back down.
A head kick misses from Bazzottia.
Bazzottia throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bazzottia tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Marco Bazzottia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beckwith needs to keep his hands up - Bazzottia had a free shot at his head there.
Bazzottia throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Bazzottia tries to score with a low kick but Beckwith moves his leg out of the way.
Bazzottia is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Beckwith had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bazzottia throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Beckwith's head.
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.
Bazzottia looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bazzottia throws a shot to the body.
Bazzottia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beckwith moves away.
Bazzottia lands a glancing blow to the side of Beckwith's head.
Bazzottia lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Bazzottia dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bazzottia cracks Beckwith with an open hand slap.
Bazzottia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Good leg kick by Bazzottia there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bazzottia looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bazzottia uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Beckwith has time to react.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bazzottia misses with a low kick.
Bazzottia cracks the inside of Beckwith's front leg.
Bazzottia swinging wildly here.
Bazzottia connects with an inside leg kick.
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.
Bazzottia lands with a good body shot.
Bazzottia connects with a jab.
Bazzottia lands a really nice looking cross but Beckwith seems unphased.
A jab from Bazzottia does it's job there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bazzottia lands with an uppercut that bounces Beckwith off the cage and back into range.
Bazzottia throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Beckwith.
Bazzottia throws a leg kick that misses.
Bazzottia fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Beckwith on the side of the head.
Beckwith takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bazzottia throws a solid leg kick but Beckwith takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bazzottia.
Bazzottia moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bazzottia shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bazzottia misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Bazzottia showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A leg kick checked by Beckwith.
Bazzottia uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Beckwith has time to react.
Bazzottia throws a head kick that half lands.
Beckwith checks the leg kick nicely there.
Beckwith on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beckwith takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bazzottia dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Beckwith. That did some damage!
Bazzottia throws a quick inside leg kick.
Beckwith takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bazzottia finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That kick from Bazzottia tenderised Beckwith's leg. Beckwith is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bazzottia connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Beckwith momentarily.
Bazzottia misses with a low kick.
Beckwith takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bazzottia misses with a low kick.
Bazzottia lands with a kick to the ribs.
Bazzottia throws a nice outside leg kick.
Beckwith blocks the body kick.
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.
Bazzottia fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Beckwith.
Beckwith takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Beckwith blocks a low kick nicely.
Bazzottia throws a low kick but Beckwith moves out of range easily.
Craig Beckwith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Beckwith has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bazzottia.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marco Bazzottia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bazzottia has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Bazzottia!
Marco Bazzottia decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lucifer Krackoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stefano Monacizzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight 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, Lucifer Krackoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Stefano Monacizzo!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Krackoff with a poor takedown
and Monacizzo counters by clinching up.
Krackoff misses with an elbow over the top.
Monacizzo works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Krackoff really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Monacizzo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Krackoff is keeping the position for now.
Monacizzo is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Krackoff has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Monacizzo is looking to defend but Krackoff has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Monacizzo! Krackoff pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Monacizzo taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Lucifer Krackoff!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruno Sonova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sonova comes to the cage accompanied by Sleep Lullaby. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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, Bruno Sonova!
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, Thiago Silva!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Sonova.
Sonova on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sonova uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silva.
Sonova swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva misses with a straight right.
Sonova shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Sonova was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Sonova trying to control the position but Silva is working away.
Sonova in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Sonova working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Sonova postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Sonova sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Silva is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Sonova tries to score with some ground and pound. Silva controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Sonova wants to lay and pray for a moment but Silva keeps working.
Silva wants to control but Sonova postures up.
Sonova creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Silva sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonova throws a strike aimed at the side of Silva's head but Silva avoids it well.
Check out the look on Sonova's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Sonova working the head with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Silva's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
An elbow from Sonova crashes against the mat.
Sonova is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Silva is trying to escape and Sonova transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Silva is forced to tap! Nice work there by Sonova! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bruno Sonova!
In his post fight interview, Bruno Sonova started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Henishaw Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Miranda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Henishaw Johnson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Henishaw Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Daniel Miranda!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson shoots for a takedown but Miranda saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Miranda shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Johnson's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Miranda stopping the sweep attempt from Johnson.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet but Miranda is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Miranda is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Johnson really is a fat lump.
Johnson is trying to hold Miranda in close to prevent damage but Miranda has managed to pass into half guard.
Miranda looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Johnson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Miranda controlling the pace.
Miranda's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Daniel Miranda.
Miranda just misses with a punch to the body.
Miranda forces Johnson back against the cage and clinches.
Johnson manages to pull guard.
Miranda stays in close to Johnson's body and controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miranda gets to his feet. Johnson looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Miranda stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Miranda wants it to stay on the feet.
Horrible takedown by Miranda or perhaps it was just good defense by Johnson which made him look bad.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Miranda is avoiding it.
Johnson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Miranda counters with a nice body kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henishaw Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson pushes Miranda up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The referee calls for Johnson to work.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Miranda.
Johnson pulls guard.
Miranda with a flurry of punches that miss.
Miranda has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Johnson is proving hard to escape from.
Miranda pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johnson is keeping the position for now.
Johnson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Miranda on the ground.
Johnson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson trying to keep a closed guard but Miranda is proving a slippery customer.
Miranda showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A head kick misses from Miranda.
Johnson fails to land the takedown.
Miranda checks a leg kick nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice sprawl there from Johnson as Miranda shoots in.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Miranda avoids them all with ease.
Johnson tries to clinch up but Miranda circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Miranda dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Miranda tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Miranda tries to clinch up.
Johnson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Miranda pinned against the cage. Miranda gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Johnson has managed to clinch.
Johnson tries to pull guard but Miranda holds him up against the cage and eventually Johnson drops back down to his feet.
Johnson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Miranda to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henishaw Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Miranda tries to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling the position.
Miranda trying to land knees to the body.
Miranda is looking to break free of the clinch but Johnson has double underhooks.
Johnson wants to take the fight to the mat but Miranda manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Miranda tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Miranda.
Miranda throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Johnson tries to clinch but Miranda moves out of range.
Miranda shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Johnson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Miranda wants to lay and pray for a moment but Johnson keeps working.
Johnson can't do much from the bottom here.
Johnson is looking for a sweep.
Miranda stands up and beckons Johnson to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Miranda defends it nicely.
No luck for Miranda with that takedown attempt.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Miranda paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Miranda stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Miranda wants it to stay on the feet.
Johnson fails with a takedown attempt.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Miranda. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson stuffs the takedown attempt from Miranda. Miranda gets slowly back to his feet.
Johnson has Miranda up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson jumps guard and drags Miranda to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Johnson is pulling down on Miranda's head. It's preventing any offense from Miranda, at least for the moment.
Miranda pushing down on Johnson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Johnson flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Miranda looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Miranda has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miranda fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Miranda content just to control the position here.
Johnson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Johnson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson is looking to improve his position but Miranda isn't that keen on the idea.
Johnson is bucking up trying to escape but Miranda cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Miranda showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Johnson throws a body kick that misses.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Miranda is looking to clinch.
Johnson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson has Miranda up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson is trying to pull guard but Miranda turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Johnson manages to break the clinch.
Miranda throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson tries to clinch but Miranda moves out of range.
Johnson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Miranda counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henishaw Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Miranda is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Miranda landing strikes, looking to finish!
Miranda controlling from mount.
Johnson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Miranda trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Miranda controlling his opponent.
Miranda tries to control but Johnson wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to hold on but Miranda pushes him away.
Johnson tries to improve his position but instead Miranda has taken his back!
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miranda lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Miranda tries to get the hooks in deep but Johnson pushed the leg off.
Miranda is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Johnson is defending well though. Miranda let's go of the attempt for now.
Miranda is hanging on to Johnson's back as he tries to escape.
Miranda punches the canvas rather than the man.
Miranda biding his time, controlling Johnson.
Johnson is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Daniel Miranda has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miranda just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Well, with Miranda on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Johnson is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Good control from Miranda.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Henishaw Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Daniel Miranda is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Miranda biding his time, looking for the opening.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Miranda comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Miranda winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Miranda!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Hollander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Butterfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patrick Butterfield acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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270 lbs
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Decent elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Danny Hollander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Patrick Butterfield!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butterfield shoots in looking for a takedown. Hollander tries to sprawl out of it but Butterfield keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hollander manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Butterfield shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hollander manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Butterfield throws a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Butterfield wants to pass the guard but Hollander is keeping the position.
Butterfield content to stall in guard here.
Hollander on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hollander tries to get out of the position.
Hollander is looking to stand up but Butterfield isn't so interested in that idea.
Butterfield's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Patrick Butterfield has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Butterfield wants to clinch up but Hollander keeps it at a distance.
Butterfield jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Hollander, right into the meat.
Patrick Butterfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hollander throws a nice outside leg kick.
Butterfield closes the distance but Hollander moves to the side
and Hollander counters with a nice leg kick.
Butterfield takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Butterfield shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hollander as he avoids it easily.
Nice sprawl there from Hollander as Butterfield shoots in.
Danny Hollander has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Butterfield.
Hollander scores with a one two! Butterfield had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Butterfield tries to clinch up
and Hollander counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Butterfield closes this distance looking for a takedown but Hollander circles away.
A good leg kick by Hollander.
Nice body punch from Hollander.
Butterfield shoots in for a takedown but Hollander shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Butterfield looks winded!
Hollander punishes Butterfield's body with a nice straight punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hollander.
Nice uppercut there from Hollander.
Hollander chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hollander scores with a nice strike.
Hollander lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hollander lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Hollander lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hollander scores with a shot to the body.
Butterfield doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hollander counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hollander punishes Butterfield's body with a nice straight punch.
Hollander connects with an inside leg kick.
Hollander fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Butterfield.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hollander lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Hollander throws a series of strikes that have Butterfield backpedaling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Butterfield misses with a left hand
and Hollander counters with a leg kick.
Butterfield takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hollander throws a head kick that misses.
Butterfield is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Hollander goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Butterfield takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Hollander. Butterfield shrugs it off though.
Danny Hollander is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hollander scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Butterfield has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hollander finds it's way round the side to connect with Butterfield's head.
Hollander lands with a nice body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Hollander dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Butterfield on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Butterfield tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hollander manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hollander circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Hollander to counter with a crisp jab.
Butterfield gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Butterfield is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hollander sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Hollander here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Butterfield tries to clinch up but Hollander circles away and keeps his distance.
Butterfield gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Hollander counters with a nice body kick.
Butterfield is breathing heavily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hollander.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Hollander.
Butterfield ducks right into an uppercut from Hollander.
Butterfield moves in looking to clinch but Hollander pushes him off.
A nice combination there by Hollander.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hollander with a jab.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hollander.
Hollander dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Butterfield. That did some damage!
Danny Hollander is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hollander throws out a powerful jab.
Butterfield on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Hollander lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hollander thumps Butterfield with a low kick.
Hollander scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hollander is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Butterfield can do to turn this around?
Hollander dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Butterfield takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Danny Hollander is winning the standup battle so far.
A solid body kick from Hollander.
Butterfield on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Oooooh!!! Hollander has knocked Butterfield down with a huge combo! Hollander steps away and waves a wobbly Butterfield back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Butterfield is rocked!
A slapping leg kick lands for Hollander.
Butterfield is still on wobbly legs! Can Hollander finish him?
Hollander lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Hollander throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Butterfield crashing down! Butterfield tries to stagger back to his feet but Hollander just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Butterfield asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Hollander!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brian Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Barry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brian Johnson!
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, Shawn Barry!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Barry shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Barry stuffs the takedown attempt from Johnson. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
Barry misses the shot to the body.
Barry looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barry connects with a looping right hand.
Johnson shoots for a double leg takedown but Barry sprawls well. He's pushed Johnson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Danga de danga de dang - Barry scores with a four punch combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Barry. No joy for Johnson on that attempt.
Barry connects with a jab.
Barry missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barry punishes Johnson's body with a nice straight punch.
Johnson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Barry displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Johnson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Barry's corner calls for a 1-2. Barry obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Barry comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Barry scores with a one two! Johnson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barry looks to land a left hand but Johnson moved out of range nicely.
Barry scores with a crisp jab that stopped Johnson in his tracks.
Johnson shoots in looking for a takedown but Barry manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Johnson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Johnson moves to clinch but Barry breaks away
and Barry counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Johnson needs to keep his hands up - Barry had a free shot at his head there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Barry quickly recovers to half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Barry can do anything to dispel that myth.
Barry looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Barry looks like he's trying to stand up.
Johnson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barry tries to kick Johnson off but Johnson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Johnson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Barry is just riding it out for now. Johnson eventually gives up the hold.
Johnson throwing shots but Barry is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Barry dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Johnson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Barry avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Barry really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Johnson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Johnson postures up and lands a big shot to Barry's brow.
Barry is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Johnson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson throws a big right hand that misses.
Barry is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Johnson dives into side control.
Barry wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Johnson working the ground and pound.
Barry wants to get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson is working Barry over with some ground and pound from side control.
Johnson wants to stand but Barry is controlling his arm.
Johnson 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barry is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Johnson has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Barry is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Johnson yanks on the arm and Barry is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Johnson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Brian Johnson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Diego Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikhail Nis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodriguez comes to the cage accompanied by Planet Terror - El Wray. Diego Rodriguez had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Diego Rodriguez!
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, Mikhail Nis!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodriguez takes a swing at Nis's ribcage but misses.
Rodriguez misses with a straight right.
Rodriguez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nis moves away.
Rodriguez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nis.
Rodriguez swings widly with a right hand
and Nis counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Nis is nestled in close to Rodriguez, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nis looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Rodriguez keeping hold of Nis's head, controlling as best he can.
Rodriguez is looking to improve his position.
Rodriguez is controlling Nis's trapped leg to prevent Nis from advancing to side control.
Nis wants to pass to mount but Rodriguez is defending the position.
Rodriguez is pressing down on Nis's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nis is looking to stand up but Rodriguez won't let him.
Rodriguez pulls Nis in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nis working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Nis looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rodriguez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Nis manages to get himself to full guard.
Rodriguez chips away with some ground and pound.
Rodriguez with a nice head shot there.
Rodriguez advances to half guard.
Nis is looking to improve his position.
Rodriguez passes to full mount!
Rodriguez postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Nis looks a forlorn figure.
Nis is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rodriguez landing strikes, looking to finish!
Nis is still in real trouble! Can Rodriguez finish him?
Oooh a big shot lands for Rodriguez! Nis is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Diego Rodriguez!
A less than humble Diego Rodriguez misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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