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VIP 24: King vs. Hollander PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Te Rauparaha Ii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Dacoycoy (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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169 lbs
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BJJ Purple 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Te Rauparaha Ii!
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, James Dacoycoy!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Dacoycoy looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dacoycoy has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rauparaha Ii fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dacoycoy breaks the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dacoycoy. Rauparaha Ii does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dacoycoy clinches up against the cage.
Dacoycoy content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Dacoycoy is trying to maintain a safe position but Rauparaha Ii gets an underhook and turns Dacoycoy into the cage.
Rauparaha Ii's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rauparaha Ii drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dacoycoy gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Dacoycoy slowing the pace effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dacoycoy misses with a knee to the head.
Rauparaha Ii is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Te Rauparaha Ii. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dacoycoy is pressed up against the cage. Rauparaha Ii has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dacoycoy down to the mat. Dacoycoy avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rauparaha Ii takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
It looks like Te Rauparaha Ii has been cut.
Dacoycoy tries to clinch up.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rauparaha Ii is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dacoycoy pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rauparaha Ii tries for a takedown but Dacoycoy manages to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dacoycoy is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Dacoycoy scores with a knee to the head.
Dacoycoy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rauparaha Ii has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rauparaha Ii is trying to drag Dacoycoy to the mat but Dacoycoy just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Dacoycoy stops a takedown attempt from Rauparaha Ii.
Dacoycoy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rauparaha Ii scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rauparaha Ii wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dacoycoy, who protects the arm well.
Rauparaha Ii is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Dacoycoy will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rauparaha Ii tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Rauparaha Ii wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dacoycoy, who protects the arm well.
Rauparaha Ii wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Dacoycoy, who protects the arm well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rauparaha Ii wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dacoycoy keeps working.
Rauparaha Ii is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dacoycoy has escaped the position, nice work there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rauparaha Ii is looking to take a break and control but Dacoycoy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but James Dacoycoy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Te Rauparaha Ii's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dacoycoy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rauparaha Ii tries to keep at a distance but Dacoycoy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rauparaha Ii is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dacoycoy pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Dacoycoy.
Dacoycoy stops a takedown attempt from Rauparaha Ii.
Rauparaha Ii fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Te Rauparaha Ii. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rauparaha Ii goes for a takedown attempt but Dacoycoy pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rauparaha Ii takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Good standup being displayed there by Dacoycoy as he connects with a hook.
Rauparaha Ii swats away the attempt to clinch by Dacoycoy.
Rauparaha Ii avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rauparaha Ii with a poor takedown
and Dacoycoy counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Dacoycoy is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dacoycoy tries to clinch but Rauparaha Ii moves out of range.
Dacoycoy slaps away a takedown attempt from Rauparaha Ii, before circling back to the center of 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!
Dacoycoy doesn't manage to clinch there - Rauparaha Ii circles away.
Rauparaha Ii takes one to the side of the head.
Dacoycoy fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rauparaha Ii takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dacoycoy walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Rauparaha Ii drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Dacoycoy swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Rauparaha Ii's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Dacoycoy!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Harding (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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183 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Benjamin Harding!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, George Rogers!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harding lands with a good body shot.
Harding misses with a hook to the body
and Rogers counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Benjamin Harding has been cut.
Harding moves into the clinch successfully.
Harding could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Rogers manages to break the clinch.
Harding thows a body shot but no joy.
Harding throws a body punch but Rogers moves out of range.
Harding misses the body punch
and Rogers counters with a straight right hand.
Harding thows a left - swing and a miss!
Harding misses with a jab to the body
and Harding takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harding darts in and clinches Rogers up against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Harding is trying to break free.
Harding misses with some punches.
Rogers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harding ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rogers moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Harding. Rogers does a little dance to reset his feet.
Harding swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Rogers counters with a crisp one two that drops Harding! Rogers thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Harding to his feet! Harding is in big trouble!
Harding is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harding tries to clinch but Rogers moves away
and Rogers counters with a deadly accurate combination that rocks Harding badly! He tries to strike back but Rogers puts an end to that with another precision combo that knocks Harding out cold! Oh man, Harding will never hear the end of this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). George Rogers!
Jumping up and down and very excited, George Rogers waved his t-shirt featuring Cobra Labs - 146Q Energy's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kimo Ovaska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quittin Hackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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217 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kimo Ovaska!
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, Quittin Hackson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ovaska shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ovaska misses with a double jab
and Hackson counters with a right hand to the body.
Ovaska misses with a lunging right hand
and Hackson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hackson lands a right hook to the body.
Hackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ovaska.
Ovaska gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hackson missing with a left hand there. Ovaska was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ovaska misses with a shot to the body
and Hackson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hackson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Hackson misses with a wild body shot.
A big left from Hackson misses.
Ovaska misses with a low kick.
Hackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ovaska.
Ovaska throws a jab when Hackson was well out of range.
Ovaska keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hackson stuns Ovaska with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hackson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hackson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A punch combination from Ovaska misses.
Hackson lands a jab to Ovaska's midsection.
Ovaska ducks under a wild hook from Hackson.
A big left from Hackson misses.
Hackson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ovaska.
Kimo Ovaska seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ovaska wants to clinch.
Hackson lands with a nice body punch.
Ovaska takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Hackson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ovaska.
Ovaska throws a leg kick but Hackson moved away.
Ovaska swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ovaska fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Hackson, pushing him back against the cage.
Hackson looking for a takedown.
Hackson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Hackson breaks from the clinch.
Hackson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ovaska rather than just go for the knockout.
Ovaska slips under a jab.
Ovaska fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ovaska misses with a combination
and Hackson counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ovaska misses with a few strikes there.
Hackson looks to score with a jab to the body but Ovaska is just out of range.
Hackson cracks Ovaska with an open hand slap.
Ovaska tries a head kick but it misses.
Ovaska takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ovaska looks to land a left hand but Hackson moved out of range nicely.
Hackson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hackson misses with an uppercut
and Ovaska counters with a crisp one two that drops Hackson! Ovaska thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Hackson to his feet! Hackson is in big trouble!
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!
Ovaska scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ovaska tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hackson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hackson slips a jab and a cross from Ovaska.
Ovaska throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ovaska throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ovaska.
Ovaska tries to clinch up but Hackson circles away and keeps his distance.
Ovaska misses with a low kick.
Ovaska throws a hook but Hackson avoids it easily.
Ovaska comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ovaska tries to clinch but Hackson is having none of it.
A jab from Ovaska does it's job there.
It looks like Quittin Hackson has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hackson. Ovaska does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hackson slips a jab and a cross from Ovaska.
Ovaska will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ovaska on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hackson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ovaska will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ovaska falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hackson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hackson connects with a body shot.
Ovaska throws a low kick but Hackson avoids it.
A big right from Hackson misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ovaska rushes Hackson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Hackson manages to break the clinch.
Ovaska misses with the combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kimo Ovaska dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Quittin Hackson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hackson thows a body shot but no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hackson. Ovaska does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hackson cracks Ovaska with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Ovaska tries to clinch but Hackson is having none of it.
Ovaska misses with a two punch combination.
Ovaska misses with a two punch combination.
Hackson misses the shot to the body.
Ovaska moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ovaska moves away.
Kimo Ovaska is winning the standup battle so far.
Ovaska takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ovaska moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ovaska.
Ovaska misses with a double jab.
Hackson cracks Ovaska with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ovaska tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hackson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ovaska tries to bum rush Hackson with a series of wild strikes but Hackson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A cross from Hackson lands.
Ovaska misses with a double jab
and Hackson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hackson misses with a wild body shot.
Ovaska scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hackson doesn't seem bothered though.
Ovaska throws a combination that misses
and Hackson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ovaska connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ovaska.
Hackson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ovaska rushes Hackson with punches - Hackson moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Hackson goes down! Ovaska follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kimo Ovaska!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hans Gruber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple 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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hans Gruber!
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, Brian Johnson!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gruber shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
so Johnson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gruber looking for a guillotine here but Johnson defends easily.
Gruber looking to control.
Gruber looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gruber is on top in guard.
Gruber drops back looking for a leg! Johnson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Johnson manages to kick Gruber off! Gruber jumps back into Johnson's guard.
Johnson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throwing short punches from the bottom.
Gruber trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson is looking for a triangle but Gruber pushes his legs off easily.
Gruber trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gruber pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Johnson is keeping the position for now.
Johnson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gruber accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gruber got a little sloppy there for a moment and Johnson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gruber has managed to get both his arms back between Johnson's legs - danger averted.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Johnson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gruber trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Gruber throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Johnson is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gruber slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gruber advances to full mount.
Gruber looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Gruber working for a submission but Johnson is keeping him at bay.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Gruber seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gruber trying to control from half guard but Johnson is working away.
Gruber lands with a punch from half guard.
Gruber has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Gruber controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gruber working the ground and pound effectively.
Gruber landing strikes from the mount and Johnson is in trouble!
Johnson is working to get back to half guard.
Gruber scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Gruber working for a guillotine from mount but Johnson is in no mood to give up.
Johnson is trying to escape the mount.
Johnson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Gruber is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson is not content to let Gruber control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Johnson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Johnson looks winded!
Johnson is staying active underneath Gruber, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gruber is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gruber winds up and cracks Johnson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Gruber stalling.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gruber throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Johnson looking for submissions off his back.
Gruber trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans Gruber dominated that round.
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.
Johnson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Johnson wants it to stay on the feet.
Gruber lands a jab to the head.
Gruber feints a jab promting Johnson to slip. Gruber then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Johnson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Johnson slaps away a takedown attempt from Gruber, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gruber is looking to land body kicks.
Hans Gruber seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruber has his takedown stuffed
and Johnson counters with a shoot takedown. Gruber fights it but they end up in guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hans Gruber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gruber has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Gruber looking to control.
Johnson scoring with some ground and pound.
Johnson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gruber works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gruber wants to sweep but no luck.
Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Gruber wants to sweep here but Johnson controlling him for the moment.
Johnson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Johnson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gruber 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.
Johnson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gruber trying to control from the bottom.
Gruber is looking for a sweep. Johnson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gruber looking for submissions off his back.
Johnson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Johnson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gruber sees it coming and defends easily.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Gruber keeping control of the position.
Gruber slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Gruber tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Gruber is on top in guard.
Gruber wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Johnson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Gruber defends it easily.
Gruber trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Gruber lands a couple of elbows.
Gruber trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gruber is really struggling to control Johnson but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Hans Gruber overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gruber defends well.
Johnson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gruber controls the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Hans Gruber will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Gruber is trying hard to land a takedown here. Johnson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gruber fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnson shoots and misses
and Gruber counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gruber lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gruber.
Johnson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Gruber defends it nicely.
Gruber scores with a takedown into Johnson's guard.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gruber trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gruber stands and throws Johnson's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Gruber is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Johnson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Gruber works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Gruber is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Johnson pushes Gruber away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Gruber gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Johnson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gruber wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Johnson is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Gruber off and has taken his back!
Gruber tries to roll but Johnson sticks to his back.
Gruber is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Gruber trying to control but not successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson is trying to stick to Gruber's back but Gruber is turning into Johnson. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Johnson's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Gruber.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gruber doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gruber manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gruber trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gruber working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Johnson's head.
Johnson looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Gruber from controlling successfully.
Gruber advances to half guard.
Gruber takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Gruber working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Johnson is trying to stand up here but Gruber is controlling him well.
Gruber is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gruber lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gruber is nestled in close to Johnson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Gruber scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gruber slips a nice elbow through Johnson's hands, connecting with Johnson's forehead.
Johnson is refusing to be controlled, as Gruber sits in half guard.
Gruber scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Johnson is staying active underneath Gruber, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gruber lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Johnson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gruber working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Brian Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gruber seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Johnson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Johnson flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hans Gruber showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gruber 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 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hans Gruber!
Hans Gruber bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zarrick Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jae Sang Yoon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson comes into the arena with Battle Hymn blaring out of the sound system. The key to victory for Zarrick Nelson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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25
190 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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26
195 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Basic striking
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Zarrick Nelson!
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, Jae Sang Yoon!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yoon scores with a takedown into Nelson's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yoon controls from within his opponent's guard.
Yoon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nelson is keeping the position for now.
Nelson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Yoon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nelson being controlled here, momentarily.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Nelson throws a series of punches but Yoon moves out of range.
Yoon throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Nelson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Yoon is in Nelson's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoon throwing strikes but missing.
Yoon is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Let's hope that Yoon has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Nelson trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yoon looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Yoon shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Nelson's guard.
Yoon wants to control from the top but Nelson keeps moving.
Yoon content to stall in guard here.
Nelson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Yoon throws a sloppy strike and Nelson has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Yoon is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Nelson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Zarrick Nelson!
Our winner, Zarrick Nelson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sarah Jordan Two Delta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rashad Barnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jordan Two Delta kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Clone Birth. Rashad Barnes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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23
213 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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19
210 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Basic striking
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sarah Jordan Two Delta!
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, Rashad Barnes!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jordan Two Delta throws a lazy right hand but Barnes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jordan Two Delta misses with a wild body shot.
Nice shot by Jordan Two Delta.
Jordan Two Delta connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jordan Two Delta ducks under a wild hook from Barnes.
Jordan Two Delta misses with a body shot.
Jordan Two Delta throws a hook to the side of Barnes's head but Barnes sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jordan Two Delta jabs Barnes to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jordan Two Delta looks to land a left hand but Barnes moved out of range nicely.
Jordan Two Delta closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Barnes did well to prevent Jordan Two Delta getting side control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Barnes is looking for a sweep. Jordan Two Delta is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Barnes keeps trying to improve his position.
Jordan Two Delta is looking for a kimura but Barnes is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jordan Two Delta to get the leverage.
Jordan Two Delta stops Barnes from getting back to his feet.
Jordan Two Delta is looking for a kimura but Barnes is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jordan Two Delta to get the leverage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barnes trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes is not content to let Jordan Two Delta control the position.
Jordan Two Delta is just content to waste time from the top position. Barnes takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Barnes tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Jordan Two Delta tries to free his leg and advance position but Barnes is retaining full guard.
Barnes bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Jordan Two Delta's guard.
Jordan Two Delta wants to sweep here but Barnes controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes pushes down on Jordan Two Delta's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Jordan Two Delta tries to roll over but Barnes keeps him under control.
Barnes tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Jordan Two Delta.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jordan Two Delta trying to control here.
Jordan Two Delta wants to control but Barnes passes into side.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jordan Two Delta tries to control but Barnes manages to take his back.
Jordan Two Delta tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Jordan Two Delta is looking to get to half guard.
Barnes avoids the attempt from Jordan Two Delta to control.
Jordan Two Delta regains half guard.
Barnes is trying to control. Jordan Two Delta wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jordan Two Delta is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Barnes jumps into side control!
Jordan Two Delta wants to control but Barnes postures up.
Barnes throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Barnes working away.
Barnes working the ground and pound but Jordan Two Delta is defending the strikes.
Jordan Two Delta tries to get back to half guard but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jordan Two Delta can't do much from the bottom here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jordan Two Delta tries to buck Barnes off but Barnes is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sarah Jordan Two Delta dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rashad Barnes's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Barnes wants to clinch up but Jordan Two Delta keeps it at a distance.
Jordan Two Delta swings for the body but Barnes moves out of range.
Barnes throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jordan Two Delta looks to score with a jab to the body but Barnes is just out of range.
Barnes misses with a combination
and Jordan Two Delta counters with a nice uppercut.
Jordan Two Delta shoots in for a double leg but Barnes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jordan Two Delta lands with an uppercut that bounces Barnes off the cage and back into range.
Barnes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Barnes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jordan Two Delta throws a hook but Barnes blocks it.
Nice body punch from Jordan Two Delta.
A slow jab from Jordan Two Delta misses its intended target.
Jordan Two Delta misses with a straight right.
Barnes tries a low kick but Jordan Two Delta avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barnes walks into a straight right hand from Jordan Two Delta.
Barnes takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Barnes stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Barnes throws a big shot that misses.
Jordan Two Delta looks to land a left hand but Barnes moved out of range nicely.
Barnes drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Jordan Two Delta looks to land a right hand but Barnes moved out of range.
Barnes closes the distance and clinches.
Barnes with a knee to the head.
Jordan Two Delta has Barnes pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Barnes manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jordan Two Delta has a couple of punches blocked by Barnes.
Jordan Two Delta working aggressively here.
Jordan Two Delta working aggressively here.
Jordan Two Delta swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barnes throws a punch but it's blocked by Jordan Two Delta.
Jordan Two Delta misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barnes tries to throw a body punch but Jordan Two Delta avoids it by throwing Barnes back against the cage.
Barnes misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jordan Two Delta tries for a takedown but Barnes manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sarah Jordan Two Delta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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!
Barnes tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch on the inside from Barnes fails to land.
Jordan Two Delta fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barnes lands a body shot.
Barnes has a couple of punches blocked by Jordan Two Delta.
Barnes using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jordan Two Delta has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Barnes misses with a knee to the head.
Jordan Two Delta blocks an uppercut.
Jordan Two Delta blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Barnes can't find room to land a body shot as Jordan Two Delta controls the action.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Barnes doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jordan Two Delta can't get the takedown.
Jordan Two Delta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jordan Two Delta misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jordan Two Delta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jordan Two Delta can't get the takedown.
Barnes blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Barnes presses Jordan Two Delta against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jordan Two Delta blocks an uppercut.
Barnes softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Barnes throws a knee to the head but misses.
Barnes fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barnes lands a knee to the head.
Barnes lands a right hand.
Barnes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barnes has a couple of punches blocked by Jordan Two Delta.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jordan Two Delta.
Jordan Two Delta prevents a body shot from Barnes.
Jordan Two Delta is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Barnes to keep the fight standing.
Jordan Two Delta blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jordan Two Delta swings wildly with an uppercut but Barnes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jordan Two Delta is trying to pull guard but Barnes turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Barnes tries a body shot but Jordan Two Delta blocks it.
Barnes lands a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barnes stops a takedown attempt from Jordan Two Delta.
Barnes is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barnes missing with knees to the body.
Barnes landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A right hand to the body from Barnes.
Barnes tries to land knees in the clinch but Jordan Two Delta avoids the damage to the body.
Barnes with a knee to the head.
Jordan Two Delta managing to block the knees to the body from Barnes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jordan Two Delta tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Good body shot from Barnes.
Barnes tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jordan Two Delta avoids it.
Barnes missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rashad Barnes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rashad Barnes's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Jordan Two Delta jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Barnes misses the shot to the body.
Jordan Two Delta looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jordan Two Delta is defended easily by Barnes.
Barnes throws a quick inside leg kick.
Barnes misses with a hook. Jordan Two Delta ducked under it nicely.
Barnes tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Barnes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jordan Two Delta.
Jordan Two Delta fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sarah Jordan Two Delta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jordan Two Delta lands with a cross.
Jordan Two Delta throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sarah Jordan Two Delta is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jordan Two Delta slips under a jab from Barnes.
Jordan Two Delta throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Barnes sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Barnes misses with a hook.
Jordan Two Delta waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Barnes.
Good work by Jordan Two Delta as he checks the leg kick.
Jordan Two Delta uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barnes.
Barnes doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Jordan Two Delta swings away with a body shot that misses
and Barnes moves into the clinch.
Jordan Two Delta tries to circle away but Barnes has him pinned against the cage.
Jordan Two Delta drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Barnes unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Jordan Two Delta! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Barnes is unloading with more strikes now! Jordan Two Delta drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rashad Barnes!
Rashad Barnes seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Nickoson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pan Goatboy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nickoson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Eye of the Tiger. Goatboy has chosen Bill Hicks - Goat boy as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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20
185 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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26
190 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bryan Nickoson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pan Goatboy!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nickoson tries to clinch up
and Goatboy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Goatboy circles away from the clinch attempt
and Goatboy counters with a nice uppercut.
Nickoson closes the distance but Goatboy moves to the side
letting Goatboy counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Goatboy circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Goatboy counter with a right hand.
Nickoson throws a shot from downtown. Goatboy moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nickoson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Goatboy counters with a nice uppercut.
Nickoson looks to clinch
and Goatboy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nickoson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Goatboy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pan Goatboy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Goatboy circles away from the clinch attempt
and Goatboy counters with a nice right hand that sends Nickoson toppling to the canvas! Nickoson scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Goatboy finish him?!
Bryan Nickoson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nickoson darts in trying to clinch
and Goatboy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nickoson wants to clinch but Goatboy slips to the side
and Goatboy counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Nickoson falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Pan Goatboy!
After winning the bout, Pan Goatboy 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Diego Rodriguez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Barry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rodriguez's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Planet Terror - El Wray. Shawn Barry will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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175 lbs
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26
176 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Diego Rodriguez!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 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!
Rodriguez moves into the clinch successfully.
Barry lands a hook to the side of the head.
Barry throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rodriguezs head.
Barry stalls.
Rodriguez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Barry is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Barry stops a takedown attempt from Rodriguez.
Rodriguez is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Rodriguez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barry is pressed up against the cage. Rodriguez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Barry down to the mat. Barry avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rodriguez slips a straight right by Barry.
Rodriguez misses with a shot to the body
and Barry counters with a straight right hand.
Barry connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barry scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Rodriguez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Barry sprawls well. Barry wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rodriguez gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Rodriguez.
Barry throws a jab when Rodriguez was well out of range.
Rodriguez shoots for a double leg takedown but Barry sprawls well. He's pushed Rodriguez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rodriguez closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Barry is trying to get back to his feet.
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.
Rodriguez cracks Barry with an elbow. That is naaassty.
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.
Rodriguez moves into full mount!
Barry really wants to buck Rodriguez off and get back to his feet.
Rodriguez controlling the position easily from mount.
Rodriguez is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Barry can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Barry really wants to buck Rodriguez off and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Barry really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rodriguez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rodriguez scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Barry?
Rodriguez controlling from mount.
Rodriguez'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.
Rodriguez landing punches.
Rodriguez is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Barry can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rodriguez working the ground and pound effectively.
Rodriguez dominating with strikes here.
Rodriguez working Barry over with strikes here.
Barry is bucking up trying to escape but Rodriguez cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Barry's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Rodriguez lands a couple of good shots and Barry has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Barry is rocked!
Rodriguez connects with a big shot to the side of Barry's head.
Barry is still in real trouble! Can Rodriguez finish him?
Rodriguez lands a shot to the head.
Rodriguez 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Rodriguez throwing damaging strikes from the back! Barry could be in trouble here!
Barry has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Rodriguez is punishing Barry with strikes - can he finish him?!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barry is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Barry seems to have recovered his senses.
Rodriguez lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
Barry controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Barry is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Rodriguez is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Barry. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Barry is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Rodriguez.
Rodriguez is landing with strikes. Barry can't take much more of this.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rodriguez scores with punches from the back.
Rodriguez lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Barry.
Rodriguez looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barry is trapped and Rodriguez is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Rodriguez punches Barry on the ear.
Rodriguez is landing with strikes. Barry can't take much more of this.
Barry is covering up but some of the strikes from Rodriguez are getting through and doing damage.
Barry holding both Rodriguez 's hands and preventing any damage.
Rodriguez is scoring with a succession of shots from the back. Barry is covering up - he's had enough and the ref steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diego Rodriguez!
Diego Rodriguez retains his welterweight title!
After the fight, Diego Rodriguez was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Island King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Hollander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, The Island King!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Danny Hollander!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
King moves out of range of the leg kick from Hollander.
King misses with a kick to the body.
King stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Hollander.
King fails with a takedown attempt.
Hollander throws a leg kick but King sees it coming and checks it nicely.
No luck with that takedown attempt from King.
Hollander has managed to clinch.
Hollander gets control of King's arms and successfully pulls guard. Hollander will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
King is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
King looking to pass the guard.
King is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hollander wants to stand and escape. He's got his foot on King's hips, looking to push off. But King grabs a hold of the leg and drops back for an ankle lock! It's hard to tell if he's got it. Both fighters look composed - OH, not anymore they don't! Hollander screams like a kid who's trapped his fingers in the car door and taps out! Yikes, that must have hurt - hopefully it's not snapped anything!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Heel Hook). The Island King!
The Island King retains his heavyweight title!
Our winner, The Island King, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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