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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Money Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Shafer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shafer has chosen Big Shit Poppin as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. This should be a great matchup!
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160 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Money Man! 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, Alex Shafer! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Shafer swinging wildly here.
Man closes the distance and clinches up with Shafer, looking for a takedown. Man pushes Shafer against the cage but Shafer circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Man fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Shafer connects with a jab. Horrible takedown by Man or perhaps it was just good defense by Shafer which made him look bad. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Money Man. That's going to take a lot out of him. Shafer throws a series of punches but Man avoids them all with ease. Shafer leaves Man with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Money Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Man shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Shafer napping and manages to drive through into side control! Shafer dodges the ground and pound from Man. Man is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Shafer's shoulder. That is not cool. Man's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round. Man working the head and body with strikes. Man takes a little break here. Shafer wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well. Man lands an elbow. Man slows the pace down. Man 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 two minutes gone in the round. Shafer tries to escape but Man is in control. Man has knee on belly and moves into mount. Shafer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Man. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Man unloading with bombs! Man dominating with strikes here. Shafer is in a horrible position here. Man smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Man is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Shafer can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Shafer is in all sorts of trouble here.
Man controlling his opponent. Man pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. Shafer tries to lock up and control but Man gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Man takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. Man pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Shafer throwing hammer fists to the chest of Man. What's that going to do exactly? The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Man lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Shafer hang on? The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Man sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Money Man dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Shafer stuffs the takedown. Man misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Man shoots in and drives through. Shafer sprawls well. Man tries for a takedown but Shafer sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Money Man. That's going to take a lot out of him. Man fails with the takedown and Shafer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Man shoots in looking for a takedown. Shafer tries to sprawl out of it but Man keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Shafer manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing. Shafer throws a right and a left that Man avoids nicely. Man shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Shafer but Shafer pushes him off and we're back to square one. Nice takedown defense from Shafer. No joy for Man on that attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round. Man closes the distance and clinches up with Shafer, looking for a takedown. Man pushes Shafer against the cage but Shafer circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. A combination from Shafer does no damage. Shafer throws a series of punches but Man moves out of range. Man shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Man was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure! Shafer is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Man slows the pace down. Shafer wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Man just content to control the position. Man trying to control the position but Shafer is working away. Man cracks Shafer with an elbow. That is naaassty. Shafer is trying to escape the position but Man is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Man wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shafer keeps working. The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet. Man landing with strikes to the head and body from side control. Shafer is not content to let Man control the position. Man tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. Man in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Man advances nicely into full mount. Man controlling from the full mount. Man scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Man takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Money Man dominated that second round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Shafer scores with a jab to the jaw. Nice takedown defense from Shafer. No joy for Man on that attempt. Shafer swinging wildly here.
Shafer looks to land a left hand but Man moved out of range nicely. Man fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Shafer avoids it really well and circles away. Shafer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Man decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. Man content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. Man stops Shafer from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round. Man throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Man thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Man is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen. Shafer trying to hold on to Man's head to control him but Man postures up.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up. Man thows a huge punch but Shafer dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Man wants to work for an arm triangle but Shafer is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Man controlling the action here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Man closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Shafer quickly recovers to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Man is figuring out what he wants to do next. Shafer avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Man. Man perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. Shafer blocking the ground and pound attempt from Man. Man controlling the action here.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Money Man just wasn't active enough. Shafer stuns Man with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Man fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Shafer avoids it really well and circles away. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Money Man. That's going to take a lot out of him. Shafer leaves Man with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. Man fails to land the takedown. Shafer misses with a double jab.
Alex Shafer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Man takes a body punch but keeps moving. Alex Shafer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Man shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Money Man is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Man shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Shafer sprawls well. Shafer wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Man gets slowly back to his feet. Man takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
And that's the end of the fight! That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Money Man. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Man, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27 Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27 Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Money Man!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ewan Mcgregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikhail Tarasov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tarasov is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Ecstasy of Gold - Ennio Morricone . Mikhail Tarasov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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158 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ewan Mcgregor! 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 Tarasov! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Mcgregor moves away from the strike by Tarasov. Good standup being displayed there by Tarasov as he connects with a hook. Ewan Mcgregor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Tarasov thows a body shot but no joy. Mcgregor doesn't succeed with the takedown and Tarasov counters with a stiff right hand. A lazy left from Tarasov finds it's target. A right-left combo lands from Mcgregor. Tarasov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Mcgregor throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Tarasov throws a poor cross that misses
and Mcgregor counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. Mcgregor tries for a takedown but Tarasov circles away easily and Tarasov counters with a nice right hand that sends Mcgregor toppling to the canvas! Mcgregor scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Tarasov finish him?!
Mcgregor is rocked! Tarasov scores with a shot to the body.
Oh Mcgregor is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round. Tarasov jabs at Mcgregor's body. Mcgregor falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tarasov scores with a counter punch that sends Mcgregor to the canvas! Tarasov smells blood - he's punishing Mcgregor with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Mcgregor has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mikhail Tarasov! Mikhail Tarasov decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leon Lance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Thiago Dos Santos! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Leon Lance! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Lance throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dos Santos's waist but Dos Santos gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lance off to one side. Lance misses with a takedown and Dos Santos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Lance shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dos Santos sprawls well. Dos Santos wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lance gets slowly back to his feet. Thiago Dos Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leon Lance. Dos Santos blocks a head kick by Lance.
Dos Santos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lance, pushing him back against the cage. Lance misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dos Santos.
Dos Santos prevents Lance from breaking the clinch. Dos Santos with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Leon Lance has been cut. Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dos Santos obliges. Lance goes for a takedown in the clinch but Dos Santos prevents it.
A knee to the head by Dos Santos.
Lance is trying to pull guard but Dos Santos has him pressed against the cage. Dos Santos gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Dos Santos manages to break the clinch.
Lance avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lance chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Dos Santos can pounce on him.
Dos Santos keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. Lance ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lance is defended easily by Dos Santos. Lance has his takedown stuffed and Dos Santos counters with a nice kick to the body. Lance fails with a takedown attempt. A head kick by Lance misses and Dos Santos counters with a nice low kick that buckles Lance's knee momentarily. Lance looks winded! Lance tries to clinch up and Dos Santos counters with a head kick. That will keep Lance thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's two minutes gone in the round. Dos Santos blocks a head kick by Lance.
Dos Santos throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Lance's head. This has been an exciting period of action! Dos Santos misses with an uppercut. Dos Santos works over Lance's head and body with a nice combination. Dos Santos forces Lance back against the cage and clinches. Dos Santos pressing his opponent against the cage. Lance has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dos Santos is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. Dos Santos prevents Lance from breaking the clinch. Dos Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Nice sprawl there from Dos Santos as Lance shoots in. Dos Santos turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Dos Santos throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thiago Dos Santos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Dos Santos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lance moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Lance avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dos Santos looks to land a right hand but Lance moved out of range. Dos Santos displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Lance. Dos Santos clinches up against the cage. Come on Dos Santos - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dos Santos.
Dos Santos utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Dos Santos gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lance.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Dos Santos leaning his opponent against the cage. Lance takes a knee to the side of the body. Lance can't break the clinch.
Dos Santos effectively controlling the action here. Dos Santos seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression. Lance has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dos Santos is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Lance is looking to take this one to the mat. 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! Dos Santos lands a good knee to the midsection. Lance won't want to take too many of those. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Dos Santos dominated that round. The cut man is working on Leon Lance's cut. 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.
Dos Santos thuds his shin into the meat of Lance's side. Lance dives in and grabs Dos Santos's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dos Santos pushes down on Lance's head and hops out. Dos Santos lands a head kick!
Lance fails with the takedown and Dos Santos counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena. Dos Santos misses with a wild body shot. Lance tries to clinch but Dos Santos moves away and Dos Santos moves into the clinch. Dos Santos pushes Lance back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Lance tries to pull guard but Dos Santos won't allow it.
Thiago Dos Santos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leon Lance. Lance is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Dos Santos landing knees to the head.
Thiago Dos Santos has scored more points in the clinch so far. Dos Santos connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lance's face.
Dos Santos landing knees to the body.
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! Dos Santos connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lance's face.
Lance is rocked!
That has opened up Leon Lance's cut even more. Dos Santos has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Lance - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Dos Santos, and another! Lance is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Thiago Dos Santos!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fritz Larsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Titus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Titus told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Fritz Larsson! 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, Michael Titus! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Titus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab by Larsson. Larsson swings for the body but Titus moves out of range.
Titus takes a swing at Larsson's ribcage but misses. Titus misses with a straight left. A cross from Larsson lands. Larsson tries to clinch up. Larsson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Titus lands a left hand that snaps the head of Larsson backwards. Larsson misses with a body punch.
A frustrated look appears on Titus's face as he tries to break the clinch. Titus wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Larsson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tituss head. Titus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Titus working aggressively here.
Titus lands a nice uppercut. Larsson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. 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! Larsson working some nice short punches in the clinch. Larsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Titus's elbow. Larsson slows down the pace here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Titus trying to stall but Larsson improves his position.
Larsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Titus misses with a short punch on the inside. A head punch blocked on the inside by Larsson. Larsson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tituss head. Titus wants to get back to striking at distance but Larsson won't allow it.
Titus has a couple of punches blocked by Larsson.
Titus wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Larsson has him pressed against the cage. Titus misses with a punch on the inside.
Titus is trying to push Larsson away but Larsson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. Titus swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Titus swings wildly with an uppercut but Larsson uses good head movement to avoid it. Titus misses with some punches.
Larsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Titus misses with a short punch on the inside. A frustrated look appears on Titus's face as he tries to break the clinch. A right hand to the body from Larsson.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Larsson pushes Titus back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Larsson lands a nice uppercut. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Titus swings wildly with an uppercut but Larsson uses good head movement to avoid it. Larsson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Titus looks winded! A shot in the inside from Larsson. Titus looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Titus swings wildly with an uppercut but Larsson uses good head movement to avoid it. Titus throws a punch but it's blocked by Larsson. Titus misses with some punches.
Larsson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Titus up against the cage. Titus lands a right hand that snaps the head of Larsson backwards. Larsson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Titus backwards. Titus can't find room to land a body shot as Larsson controls the action.
Larsson pushes Titus back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Larsson lands with a light punch inside. Titus is trying to break the clinch but Larsson is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Larsson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Titus backwards. A short right from Larsson on the inside. Larsson slowing the pace effectively. Larsson scores with a shoulder strike. Titus misses with a short punch on the inside. Titus throws a punch but it's blocked by Larsson. Titus misses with a hook from the clinch. Larsson is working Titus over against the cage. Larsson blocks an uppercut.
Larsson lands an uppercut. Larsson lands a right hand. Larsson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Come on Larsson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Larsson lands with a short shot to the head. Larsson lands a nice uppercut. Larsson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Titus's efforts to push away. Larsson lands a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Larsson prevents a body shot from Titus. Titus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Titus circles away from the clinch attempt.
Titus has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Titus there as he acknowledges the shot. Larsson rushes Titus and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Larsson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Titus tries a body shot but Larsson blocks it.
Larsson lands with a left to the head. Larsson lands a shot to the body. Larsson has Titus pushed against the cage. Titus misses with the head strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Larsson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Titus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Titus is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Larsson is keeping busy. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fritz Larsson dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Larsson doesn't manage to clinch there - Titus circles away.
Larsson wants to clinch. Larsson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Titus swats him away and circles back towards the center. Larsson moves into the clinch. Titus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Larsson is looking to clinch. Titus's jab looks to have found its range, popping Larsson under the eye. Titus throws a low kick but it's checked well by Larsson. Larsson tries to clinch but Titus is having none of it. Larsson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Titus swats him away and circles back towards the center. Titus throws a leg kick that misses. Titus throws a hook but Larsson blocks it. Titus thows a left - swing and a miss! Larsson fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Larsson is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Larsson darts in trying to clinch and Titus counters with a left to the body. Titus throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Larsson avoids the body shot from Titus.
Titus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Larsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Titus. Larsson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Titus. Titus circles away from the clinch attempt.
Titus throws a front kick aimed at Larsson's knee but Larsson avoids it well. Larsson tries to clinch but Titus moves out of range. Titus gets tackled into the cage by Larsson. Larsson maintains the clinch. Titus lands with a right to the head. Larsson working some nice short punches in the clinch. Larsson pushes Titus back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Titus misses with a short punch on the inside. Titus misses with a hook from the clinch. Larsson slowing the pace effectively. Titus wants to get back to striking at distance but Larsson won't allow it.
Larsson scores with an uppercut up the middle. Titus wants to break free but Larsson has control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Larsson lands a right hand. Larsson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Larsson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. A short left from Larsson. Titus lands a hook to the side of the head. Titus wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. A head punch blocked on the inside by Larsson. Titus misses with a punch on the inside.
Larsson lands with a left to the head. A short right from Titus. Larsson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Titus is keeping busy. Titus is trying to break the clinch but Larsson is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A short uppercut from Larsson. A nice right hand lands inside from Larsson. Fritz Larsson has scored more points in the clinch so far. A short left from Larsson.
Titus is rocked! Larsson dips a shoulder and cracks Titus with a mighty uppercut! Titus falls back against the cage and Larsson unloads with a barrage of strikes! Titus 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 - Larsson screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fritz Larsson! Fritz Larsson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thiago Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thiago Santos is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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190 lbs
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190 cm
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185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tommy Jones! 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, Thiago Santos! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Santos clinches up with Jones and pushes him back against the cage. Jones misses with a hook from the clinch. Jones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Santos has Jones pressed against the cage, preventing Jones from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Santos won't allow it.
Santos drags the fight down to the ground.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon. Jones preventing the sweep. Santos trying to control the position.
Santos wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now. Jones is posturing up here but Santos has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Jones tries to roll out but it's too tight and Jones has to tap! Slick submission there by Santos!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Thiago Santos! Thiago Santos spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Oscar Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and YB Sol Iii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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193 cm
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215 lbs
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220 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Oscar Steel! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, YB Sol Iii! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Sol Iii scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. No joy there for Steel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sol Iii. Steel does a little dance to reset his feet. Sol Iii moves into the clinch. Sol Iii's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Steel throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Sol Iii moves into the clinch. Sol Iii blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sol Iii lands a right hand. Sol Iii lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. A bit of stalling here from Sol Iii.
Sol Iii escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sol Iii shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work. Steel looking for a sweep. Not yet Steel, not yet. Steel looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Sol Iii is defending well. Steel quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Sol Iii has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Steel celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Oscar Steel!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quittin Hackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zu Yinhang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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215 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Quittin Hackson! 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, Zu Yinhang ! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Yinhang takes a body punch but keeps moving. Hackson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yinhang doesn't seem bothered though. Hackson digs a good hook to Yinhang 's body.
Hackson scores with a hook to the body. Yinhang takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Hackson lands a really nice looking cross but Yinhang seems unphased.
It looks like Zu Yinhang has been cut. Quittin Hackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Hackson dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Yinhang looks winded! Hackson digs a good hook to Yinhang 's body.
Hackson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Hackson lands a jab. Hackson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. A cross from Hackson lands. Hackson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Yinhang takes a shot right to the bread basket. Oooooh!!! Hackson has knocked Yinhang down with a huge combo! Hackson steps away and waves a wobbly Yinhang back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Yinhang is rocked! This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Yinhang leaves his chin hanging out and Hackson seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Yinhang crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Quittin Hackson! After the big win, Quittin Hackson made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Tidal Wave Nutrition and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior De Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alfredo Radio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Junior De Silva has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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216 lbs
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218 lbs
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Solid boxing
Very quick |
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Junior De Silva! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alfredo Radio! 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. De Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Radio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. De Silva scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Radio takes a shot right to the bread basket. Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world. Sloppy strikes from De Silva. Those never looked like landing. De Silva wants to clinch up but Radio keeps it at a distance. Radio takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round. De Silva throws a combination. Radio tries to block but a couple of punches get through. De Silva misses with a body punch
and Radio counters with a one-two to the body. De Silva throws a body punch but Radio moves out of range. Radio avoids the body shot from De Silva.
De Silva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's two minutes gone in the round. De Silva throws a body punch but Radio moves out of range. De Silva lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Radio tries to move into range but De Silva moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. De Silva throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Radio stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. De Silva lands with a nice body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. De Silva misses with a body shot.
Radio doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. De Silva moves in looking to clinch but Radio pushes him off. De Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Radio was well out of range. Poor timing from De Silva. Radio takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A combination from De Silva does no damage. Radio takes a shot right to the bread basket. De Silva misses with a combination
and Radio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. De Silva thows a body shot but no joy. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior De Silva dominated that round. That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Radio doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body. Junior De Silva is winning the standup battle so far. A punch combination from De Silva misses. De Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
De Silva lands a slapping body shot.
De Silva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round. De Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
De Silva moves to clinch but Radio breaks away and Radio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. De Silva just misses with a punch to the body.
De Silva looks to score with a jab to the body but Radio is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight. De Silva looks to throw the jab but Radio is out of range. Radio avoids the body shot from De Silva.
De Silva is looking to wear down Radio with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. De Silva takes a swing at Radio's ribcage but misses. A decent looking cross lands there for De Silva. De Silva connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Radio's hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round. De Silva lands a jab-cross combination. De Silva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
De Silva moves to clinch but Radio breaks away and Radio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. De Silva fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. De Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Silva cracks a nice hook into Radio's ribs. De Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Radio was well out of range. Poor timing from De Silva. De Silva fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Radio looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. De Silva scores with a punch to the head. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Junior De Silva dominated that second round. That's time! De Silva's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Radio on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. De Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Radio takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Alfredo Radio has been cut. De Silva misses with a wild body shot. De Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round. De Silva throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
De Silva works over Radio's head and body with a nice combination. Radio avoids a punch combination nicely.
Radio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. De Silva scores with a jab to the jaw. De Silva is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Radio can do to turn this around? De Silva misses with a looping left. De Silva scores with a shot to the body.
De Silva lands a right hook to the body.
De Silva swings away with a body shot that misses
and Radio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round. De Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Radio manages to avoid it. De Silva throws a right and a left that both miss. De Silva thows a body shot but no joy. Junior De Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. De Silva clinches up with Radio and pushes him back against the cage. Radio misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round. De Silva can't find room to land a body shot as Radio controls the action.
De Silva blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Silva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De Silva tries to work over Radio's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. De Silva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
De Silva scores with a jab to the body.
And that's the end of the fight! Junior De Silva showed his dominance in that final round. Well De Silva has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27 Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27 Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Junior De Silva! Junior De Silva 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zorg Grabowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Miranda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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200 cm
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275 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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191 cm
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232 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Big right hand |
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Brawler
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Zorg Grabowski! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Daniel Miranda! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Miranda fails with an attempt to clinch.
Grabowski drops Miranda with a beautiful combination! Miranda stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Grabowski is looking for the KO!
It looks like Daniel Miranda has been cut. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Miranda closes the distance and clinches up with Grabowski, looking for a takedown. Miranda pushes Grabowski against the cage but Grabowski circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Grabowski lands with a nice body punch. Grabowski lands the left hand. Grabowski sends Miranda crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Grabowski is motioning to the referee to let Miranda up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Miranda is rocked! Grabowski fakes the body blow, causing Miranda to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Miranda goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Zorg Grabowski! After winning the bout, Zorg Grabowski thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tapsumaneyi Moyo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin Harding (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Moyo's entrance music is Francky Vincent - Fruit de la passion. A fine choice. This should be a great matchup!
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178 cm
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174 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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180 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Experienced |
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Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tapsumaneyi Moyo! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Benjamin Harding! The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Moyo closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Harding's guard. The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up. Moyo scoring with punches to the head and body. Moyo lands a couple of decent looking shots. Moyo tries to free his leg and advance position but Harding is retaining full guard. Moyo scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Harding is wriggling around but Moyo manages to pass to half guard.
Harding is trying to stand up here but Moyo is controlling him well. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Harding can do anything to dispel that myth. Moyo moves into full mount! Harding won't be happy about that! Harding really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Moyo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Moyo postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Harding looks a forlorn figure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Harding taking shots to the head.
Harding is rocked!
It looks like Benjamin Harding has been cut. Moyo postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Harding badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Moyo around the waist but Moyo pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Moyo is the winner by TKO! Moyo jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tapsumaneyi Moyo! Tapsumaneyi Moyo very nearly forgot to thank Top Flight Nutrition amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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