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VIP Fight Night 5 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alex Shafer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ron Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shafer comes to the cage accompanied by Big Shit Poppin. Alex Shafer has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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160 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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165 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alex Shafer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ron Holmes!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holmes throws a lazy uppercut
and Shafer counters with a series of strikes that practically lifts Holmes off his feet! He tumbles backwards, his head bouncing off the mat - Shafer follows up with more strikes before the ref can step in but Holmes was out before he hit the floor.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Alex Shafer!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Alex Shafer made sure he mentioned Tidal Wave Nutrition, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikhail Nis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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183 lbs
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183 lbs
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BJJ White 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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, George Rogers!
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, Mikhail Nis!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nis shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Nis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rogers wants to get back to his feet but Nis is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Rogers keeping full guard, as Nis tries to pass.
Nis 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.
Nis working some strikes from top position.
Rogers wants to stand and escape but Nis is having none of it.
Rogers trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Nis passes easily into side control. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rogers is trying to get back to his feet.
Nis tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nis cracks Rogers with a big right hand but Rogers just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Nis has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Rogers is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Nis landing shots from mount.
Nis jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Rogers manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rogers is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Nis asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Rogers knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nis on the ground.
Nis working the ground and pound.
Rogers tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Nis landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rogers wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Nis postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Rogers looks a forlorn figure.
Rogers is trying to stand.
Nis looking to control but Rogers is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Nis working Rogers over with strikes here.
Rogers is rocked!
Nis lands a couple of good shots and Rogers has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Oh Rogers is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nis has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nis working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Rogers is doing well to defend. Nis seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Rogers is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Mikhail Nis!
Mikhail Nis tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pio Iafeta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shabazz Mohammed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pio Iafeta has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Brawler
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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
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pio Iafeta!
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, Shabazz Mohammed!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Iafeta tries to clinch
letting Mohammed counter with a right hand.
Mohammed works over Iafeta's head and body with a nice combination.
Mohammed swinging wildly here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Iafeta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mohammed keeps the fight on the outside.
Iafeta moves in looking to clinch but Mohammed pushes him off.
Iafeta tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mohammed manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Iafeta tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mohammed manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Iafeta tries to clinch up but Mohammed circles away and keeps his distance.
Mohammed shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Iafeta eats them both and turns towards Mohammed to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Iafeta doesn't manage to clinch there - Mohammed circles away.
Mohammed throws a jab when Iafeta was well out of range.
Iafeta tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Mohammed to counter with a crisp jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Iafeta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mohammed paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mohammed swats away the attempt to clinch by Iafeta.
Mohammed lands with a hook. Iafeta tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mohammed fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pio Iafeta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mohammed misses with a hook.
Iafeta could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Iafeta has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Iafeta is rocked!
Iafeta is looking to clinch but Mohammed is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iafeta moves in looking to clinch but Mohammed pushes him off.
Iafeta moves in looking to clinch but Mohammed pushes him off.
Iafeta tries to clinch but Mohammed moves out of range.
Iafeta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mohammed paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mohammed throws a series of punches but Iafeta moves out of range.
Iafeta wants to clinch up but Mohammed keeps it at a distance.
Iafeta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mohammed paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Iafeta tries to clinch up but Mohammed circles away and keeps his distance.
Iafeta doesn't manage to clinch there - Mohammed circles away.
Iafeta tries to clinch
and Mohammed counters with a left and a right that stings Iafeta.
Iafeta fails with an attempt to clinch.
Iafeta avoids the body shot from Mohammed.
Mohammed looks winded!
Iafeta tries to close the distance and clinch but Mohammed swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Iafeta ducks under a wild hook from Mohammed.
Iafeta tries to close the distance and clinch but Mohammed swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Iafeta tries to clinch up but Mohammed circles away and keeps his distance.
Iafeta tries to clinch but Mohammed moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice defenses there by Iafeta.
A jab from Mohammed misses.
Mohammed looks to land a combination but Iafeta avoids it well.
Iafeta is looking to clinch but Mohammed is avoiding it.
Iafeta tries to clinch up but Mohammed circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iafeta fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mohammed throws a right hand that Iafeta ducks under and follows up with a left that Iafeta also avoids with ease.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mohammed jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Iafeta fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mohammed keeps the fight on the outside.
Iafeta fails with an attempt to clinch.
Iafeta avoids a punch combination nicely.
Iafeta fails with an attempt to clinch.
Iafeta moves in looking to clinch but Mohammed pushes him off.
Iafeta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mohammed paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mohammed circles away from the clinch attempt.
A jab from Mohammed does it's job there.
Iafeta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Iafeta ducks under a wild hook from Mohammed.
Iafeta wants to clinch up but Mohammed keeps it at a distance.
Iafeta slips a straight right by Mohammed.
Iafeta fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mohammed fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Iafeta tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mohammed manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Iafeta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mohammed paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iafeta is looking to clinch.
Iafeta tries to clinch but Mohammed moves out of range.
Iafeta tries to clinch up.
Iafeta fails with an attempt to clinch.
Iafeta moves in looking to clinch but Mohammed pushes him off.
Iafeta tries to clinch up but Mohammed circles away and keeps his distance.
Iafeta doesn't manage to clinch there - Mohammed circles away.
Iafeta wants to clinch
and Mohammed counters with a nice uppercut.
Iafeta showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mohammed.
Iafeta tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mohammed manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Mohammed misses.
Mohammed might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Iafeta steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mohammed.
Iafeta tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mohammed manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Iafeta tries to clinch up but Mohammed circles away and keeps his distance.
Iafeta moves in looking to clinch but Mohammed pushes him off.
Iafeta tries to clinch there but Mohammed circles away.
Iafeta fails with an attempt to clinch.
Iafeta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Iafeta doesn't manage to clinch there - Mohammed circles away.
Iafeta wants to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mohammed swats away the attempt to clinch by Iafeta.
Iafeta is looking to clinch.
Iafeta takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mohammed misses with a straight right.
Mohammed throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Iafeta.
Iafeta tries to clinch up but Mohammed circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Iafeta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mohammed throws a looping overhand right but Iafeta ducks down to avoid it.
Mohammed throws a shot from downtown. Iafeta moves away and avoids it.
Mohammed swings for the body but Iafeta moves out of range.
Iafeta tries to clinch up.
Mohammed looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Iafeta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mohammed paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mohammed avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mohammed throws a big shot that misses.
Mohammed keeps the fight on the outside.
Iafeta tries to clinch up.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Shabazz Mohammed will probably get the nod.
That's time! Iafeta's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Iafeta is looking to clinch.
Mohammed swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mohammed.
Mohammed rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Iafeta moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Iafeta moves in looking to clinch but Mohammed pushes him off.
Iafeta tries to clinch up
and Mohammed counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Iafeta tries to clinch up.
Iafeta tries to clinch up
and Mohammed counters with a series of strikes. Iafeta will be more careful next time no doubt.
Iafeta tries to clinch there but Mohammed circles away.
Iafeta tries to clinch but Mohammed moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Mohammed throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Iafeta is looking to clinch.
Mohammed is breathing heavily.
Mohammed avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mohammed throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Iafeta keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Iafeta moves in looking to clinch but Mohammed pushes him off.
Iafeta tries to clinch up.
Mohammed avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iafeta has Mohammed up against the cage in a clinch.
Iafeta goes for a takedown attempt but Mohammed pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mohammed circles away from the clinch attempt.
Iafeta is looking to clinch but Mohammed is avoiding it.
Iafeta tries to clinch but Mohammed is having none of it.
Iafeta wants to clinch
and Mohammed counters with a series of strikes. Iafeta will be more careful next time no doubt.
Iafeta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Iafeta tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mohammed manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Iafeta wants to clinch up but Mohammed keeps it at a distance.
Iafeta doesn't manage to clinch there - Mohammed circles away.
Iafeta tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mohammed swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Iafeta tries to clinch up but Mohammed circles away and keeps his distance.
Mohammed lands a jab.
Iafeta is looking to clinch but Mohammed is avoiding it.
Mohammed misses with a two punch combination.
Mohammed throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iafeta is looking to clinch but Mohammed is avoiding it.
Mohammed clobbers Iafeta with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Iafeta is looking to clinch but Mohammed is avoiding it.
Sloppy strikes from Mohammed. Those never looked like landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Iafeta fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shabazz Mohammed is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Iafeta is looking to clinch.
Iafeta wants to clinch up but Mohammed keeps it at a distance.
Iafeta is looking to clinch.
Mohammed lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Iafeta backs up against the cage.
Mohammed circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mohammed throws an overhand right that lands on Iafeta's shoulder, as Iafeta tries to avoid the shot.
Iafeta wants to clinch.
Iafeta doesn't manage to clinch there - Mohammed circles away.
Iafeta moves in looking to clinch but Mohammed pushes him off.
Iafeta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mohammed paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mohammed misses with a jab, cross combination.
Iafeta moves in looking to clinch but Mohammed pushes him off.
Shabazz Mohammed seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mohammed keeps the fight on the outside.
Iafeta tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mohammed swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iafeta tries to clinch but Mohammed moves out of range.
Mohammed swats away the attempt to clinch by Iafeta.
Iafeta tries to clinch up but Mohammed circles away and keeps his distance.
Iafeta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mohammed paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Iafeta tries to close the distance and clinch but Mohammed swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Iafeta is looking to clinch but Mohammed is avoiding it.
Mohammed throws a big shot that misses.
Iafeta tries to clinch but Mohammed is having none of it.
Mohammed keeps the fight on the outside.
Mohammed throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Iafeta tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mohammed manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mohammed keeps the fight on the outside.
Mohammed lands with an overhand left.
Mohammed looks to land a right hand but Iafeta moved out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Iafeta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Iafeta wants to clinch
and Mohammed counters with a nice uppercut.
Iafeta tries to close the distance and clinch but Mohammed swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mohammed throws a looping overhand right but Iafeta ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iafeta tries to close the distance and clinch but Mohammed swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Iafeta tries to clinch up but Mohammed circles away and keeps his distance.
Mohammed circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mohammed keeps the fight on the outside.
Iafeta tries to clinch but Mohammed is having none of it.
Iafeta tries to clinch up.
Mohammed lands an overhand right.
Iafeta tries to clinch up.
Mohammed swats away the attempt to clinch by Iafeta.
Iafeta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mohammed paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Iafeta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice defenses there by Iafeta.
Mohammed throws a nice looking combination but Iafeta bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Iafeta ducks under a wild hook from Mohammed.
Mohammed swats away the attempt to clinch by Iafeta.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Iafeta wants to clinch.
Iafeta fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Pio Iafeta dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Iafeta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mohammed paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A nice combination there by Mohammed.
Mohammed avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Iafeta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Iafeta tries to clinch up but Mohammed circles away and keeps his distance.
Iafeta uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mohammed.
The fight stays on the outside here - Iafeta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Iafeta tries to clinch there but Mohammed circles away.
Iafeta looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Iafeta tries to clinch but Mohammed is having none of it.
Iafeta slips a jab from Mohammed.
Iafeta fails with an attempt to clinch.
Iafeta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Iafeta fails with an attempt to clinch.
Iafeta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mohammed takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Iafeta tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mohammed counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Iafeta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mohammed circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mohammed scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Iafeta tries to clinch but Mohammed moves out of range.
Iafeta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Iafeta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mohammed paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mohammed circles away from the clinch attempt.
Iafeta wants to clinch up but Mohammed keeps it at a distance.
Iafeta moves in looking to clinch but Mohammed pushes him off.
Iafeta tries to close the distance and clinch but Mohammed swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Iafeta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Iafeta looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Iafeta tries to clinch but Mohammed is having none of it.
Iafeta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Iafeta closes the distance but Mohammed moves to the side
and Mohammed counters with a one-two to the body.
Mohammed misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Iafeta tries to clinch up but Mohammed circles away and keeps his distance.
Iafeta tries to clinch up.
Iafeta is looking to clinch but Mohammed is avoiding it.
Iafeta doesn't manage to clinch there - Mohammed circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Iafeta tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mohammed manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Iafeta fails in his attempt to clinch.
Iafeta wants to clinch.
Mohammed keeps the fight on the outside.
Iafeta tries to clinch but Mohammed is having none of it.
Mohammed misses with a looping left.
Mohammed swinging wildly here.
Iafeta tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mohammed swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Mohammed throws a right and a left that Iafeta avoids nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Iafeta tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mohammed swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Iafeta tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mohammed swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Iafeta moves in looking to clinch but Mohammed pushes him off.
Iafeta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mohammed paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Iafeta wants to clinch up but Mohammed keeps it at a distance.
Mohammed will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Iafeta moves in looking to clinch but Mohammed pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iafeta tries to clinch but Mohammed moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Iafeta.
Iafeta tries to clinch up but Mohammed circles away and keeps his distance.
Iafeta moves in looking to clinch but Mohammed pushes him off.
Iafeta is looking to clinch but Mohammed is avoiding it.
Mohammed keeps the fight on the outside.
Mohammed circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mohammed swats away the attempt to clinch by Iafeta.
Mohammed moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Iafeta tries to close the distance and clinch up but Mohammed swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Iafeta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Iafeta tries to clinch there but Mohammed circles away.
Mohammed avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mohammed throws a jab but it's blocked by Iafeta.
Iafeta wants to clinch up but Mohammed keeps it at a distance.
Mohammed misses with an uppercut. Iafeta saw that one coming.
Iafeta fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iafeta moves in looking to clinch but Mohammed pushes him off.
Iafeta tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mohammed counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Iafeta tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mohammed manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mohammed waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Iafeta.
Iafeta tries to clinch up but Mohammed circles away and keeps his distance.
Iafeta fails in his attempt to clinch.
Iafeta is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Iafeta tries to clinch there but Mohammed circles away.
Iafeta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Iafeta moves in looking to clinch but Mohammed pushes him off.
Iafeta tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mohammed counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Iafeta wants to clinch up but Mohammed keeps it at a distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Iafeta tries to clinch up
and Mohammed cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Iafeta staying out of range there.
Mohammed keeps the fight on the outside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pio Iafeta showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Iafeta 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 29:28
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pio Iafeta!
In his post fight interview, Pio Iafeta started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Caldwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Opele Fuimaono (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jeff Caldwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Opele Fuimaono!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuimaono misses with a body kick.
Caldwell connects with an inside leg kick.
Fuimaono cracks Caldwell with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Caldwell lets loose with a powerful body kick. Fuimaono will feel that in the morning.
Fuimaono looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Fuimaono misses with a low kick.
Caldwell connects with a right hand. Fuimaono shakes it off.
Caldwell's jab looks to have found its range, popping Fuimaono under the eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Caldwell pushes Fuimaono away with a front kick.
Caldwell tried to score with a low kick but Fuimaono checks it.
Caldwell wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A combination from Fuimaono does no damage.
Fuimaono on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Fuimaono gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Caldwell gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Fuimaono is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeff Caldwell!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dan Moss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Caldwell (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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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dan Moss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Justin Caldwell!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caldwell misses with a hook.
Moss throws a front kick aimed at Caldwell's knee but Caldwell avoids it well.
Nice defenses there by Moss.
Caldwell throws a hook but Moss avoids it easily.
Caldwell throws a shot from downtown. Moss moves away and avoids it.
A big left from Caldwell misses.
Moss really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Caldwell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Caldwell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Moss can pounce on him.
Moss slips under a jab.
A slow jab from Caldwell misses its intended target.
Moss lands a head kick. Caldwell smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Moss throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caldwell throws an overhand right that lands on Moss's shoulder, as Moss tries to avoid the shot.
Caldwell throws a big shot that misses.
Moss throws a sloppy head kick and Caldwell moves out of range easily.
Moss slips under a jab from Caldwell.
Moss tried to score with a low kick but Caldwell checks it.
Moss avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice defenses there by Moss.
Moss has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Caldwell finds it's way round the side to connect with Moss's head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Caldwell loads up on a big right hand but Moss slips the punch.
Caldwell throws a hook but Moss blocks it.
Caldwell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Caldwell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Moss. Moss obviously looking to wear him down.
Caldwell misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caldwell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Moss attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Caldwell throws a jab when Moss was well out of range.
Nice defenses there by Moss.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Caldwell, as that shot connected.
Caldwell throws a looping overhand right but Moss ducks down to avoid it.
Caldwell might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Moss lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Caldwell throws a hook but Moss blocks it.
Caldwell lands a jab to the head.
Moss thumps Caldwell with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Moss.
Caldwell has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Moss.
Moss throws out a leg kick but Caldwell moves out of range and Moss only half commits.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moss lands with a kick to the temple. Caldwell shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Caldwell checks a leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Moss.
Caldwell keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Moss walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Moss throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Moss. Caldwell shrugs it off though.
Caldwell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moss.
Caldwell looks winded!
Moss keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Caldwell.
Caldwell throws a jab but it's blocked by Moss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caldwell pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Caldwell blocks a head kick by Moss.
Moss fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Caldwell.
A solid leg kick lands there for Moss.
Moss is looking to slow Caldwell down with leg kicks.
Moss throws a head kick that misses.
Caldwell misses with an uppercut. Moss saw that one coming.
Caldwell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Moss.
Caldwell stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Moss.
Moss feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Caldwell's calf.
Moss throws a leg kick which misses Caldwell's front leg but catches the back leg as Caldwell tries to avoid it.
Caldwell throws an overhand right that lands on Moss's shoulder, as Moss tries to avoid the shot.
Moss lands with a nice body kick.
Moss fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Caldwell has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Moss is looking to slow Caldwell down with leg kicks.
Moss thumps Caldwell with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Moss. That's going to slow Caldwell down.
A chopping leg kick lands by Moss.
Caldwell walks forward, straight into a front kick from Moss.
Caldwell throws a jab when Moss was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moss buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Moss fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Caldwell has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Good leg kick by Moss there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Moss throws a quick inside leg kick.
Moss fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Caldwell crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Moss - the referee stops the clock and Caldwell gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Moss. Caldwell manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Moss fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Moss dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Caldwell. That did some damage!
Moss delivers a nice body kick.
Moss lands a leg kick that knocks Caldwell off balance momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moss scores with a push kick.
Moss throws a quick inside leg kick.
Caldwell tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Moss moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Moss throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Moss throws a nice head kick!
Caldwell is rocked!
A big right from Caldwell misses.
Caldwell is still on wobbly legs! Can Moss finish him?
Moss feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Caldwell's calf.
Caldwell seems to have recovered his senses.
Caldwell takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moss moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Moss. That's going to slow Caldwell down.
Caldwell throws out a loose jab but Moss uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Moss there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Moss throws a front kick that sends Caldwell stumbling back into the cage.
Caldwell connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Moss momentarily.
Caldwell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Caldwell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Moss can pounce on him.
Moss throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Caldwell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Moss. Moss obviously looking to wear him down.
Moss lands a nice leg kick that just misses Caldwell's sensitive parts.
Moss throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Caldwell takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Moss thuds his shin into the meat of Caldwell's side.
Moss with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moss scores with a leg kick.
Moss throws a nice outside leg kick.
Moss ducks under a wild hook from Caldwell.
Moss turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Caldwell's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Moss throws a nice outside leg kick.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Moss dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Moss scores with a leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Moss!
A good leg kick by Moss.
Caldwell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Moss moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Moss!
Moss scores with a push kick.
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!
A head kick from Moss lands but Caldwell takes it in his stride.
Moss lands with a thumping leg kick.
Moss feints and then cracks Caldwell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Caldwell down.
Moss fakes the leg kick and cracks Caldwell in the body.
Moss connects with a leg kick. Caldwell looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Caldwell walks forward, straight into a front kick from Moss.
Moss with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Caldwell has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Moss.
Moss explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Caldwell steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Moss. That one must have hurt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Moss.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Moss scores with a leg kick.
Moss connects with a leg kick. Caldwell looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Caldwell misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moss ducks under a wild hook from Caldwell.
Moss lets loose with a powerful body kick. Caldwell will feel that in the morning.
Dan Moss is winning the standup battle so far.
Caldwell has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Moss.
Caldwell has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Moss.
A nice leg kick lands there from Moss.
Moss throws a head kick that half lands.
Caldwell throws a jab when Moss was well out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Moss. That's going to slow Caldwell down.
Caldwell chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Moss can pounce on him.
Caldwell throws a lazy right hand but Moss sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Moss lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moss keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Caldwell.
A swing and a miss from Caldwell.
Moss fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Caldwell.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Moss.
Moss lands a high kick!
Caldwell steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Moss. That one must have hurt.
Moss scores with a leg kick.
Caldwell has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Moss.
Moss feints and then cracks Caldwell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Caldwell down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moss throws a nice outside leg kick.
Moss dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Caldwell. That did some damage!
Moss thows a body kick. Caldwell tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Moss lands with a kick to the temple. Caldwell shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Caldwell on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Moss turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Caldwell tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
A jab from Caldwell misses.
Caldwell on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The fighters circling - Caldwell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Moss scores with a head kick. Caldwell tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Moss is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Caldwell can do to turn this around?
Moss misses with a body kick.
Moss takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Caldwell might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Moss has got the better of the exchanges.
Caldwell misses with a straight left.
Moss connects with a solid leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Moss.
Moss throws a push kick but Caldwell slaps the foot to one side.
A big right from Caldwell misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moss lands a leg kick that knocks Caldwell off balance momentarily.
Moss throws a leg kick which misses Caldwell's front leg but catches the back leg as Caldwell tries to avoid it.
Caldwell throws a hook to the side of Moss's head but Moss sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Caldwell jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Moss throws a leg kick which misses Caldwell's front leg but catches the back leg as Caldwell tries to avoid it.
Moss keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Caldwell.
Caldwell works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Caldwell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Moss looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Moss throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Moss feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Caldwell's calf.
Moss feints and then cracks Caldwell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Caldwell down.
Caldwell avoids the head kick by Moss.
Moss misses with a low kick.
Moss throws a sloppy head kick and Caldwell moves out of range easily.
Caldwell lands with a cross.
Caldwell scores with a nice strike.
Caldwell misses with a looping right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moss lands a high kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moss slips a straight right by Caldwell.
Moss bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Moss misses with a low kick.
Moss shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Moss slips under a jab from Caldwell.
Moss throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Caldwell loads up on a big right hand but Moss slips the punch.
Caldwell connects with the punch.
Moss blocks a jab.
Moss lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Moss lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Moss.
Caldwell lands with a hook. Moss tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Moss throws a head kick but Caldwell moves out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Moss uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Caldwell.
Moss feints and then cracks Caldwell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Caldwell down.
Moss shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Caldwell keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Moss misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Moss dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Caldwell feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Mosss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A big right from Caldwell misses.
Caldwell listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Moss blocks a jab.
Moss lands a leg kick that knocks Caldwell off balance momentarily.
Moss feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Caldwell's calf.
Moss finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Caldwell avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Moss feints and then cracks Caldwell's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Caldwell down.
Moss scores with a spinning back kick!
Moss throws a sloppy head kick and Caldwell moves out of range easily.
Caldwell checks a low kick from Moss.
Caldwell misses with an uppercut. Moss saw that one coming.
Moss displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Caldwell throws out the jab.
Caldwell misses with a straight left.
Caldwell scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Moss avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Caldwell looks to land a left hand but Moss moved out of range nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Moss slips a jab from Caldwell.
Moss moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moss lands a high kick!
Moss slips a jab from Caldwell.
Moss scores with a leg kick.
Moss lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Moss looks to land a body kick but Caldwell moved away.
Moss scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Caldwell blocks a leg kick.
Moss looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Moss throws a low kick but Caldwell avoids it.
Moss avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Moss bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Caldwell misses with a straight left.
Moss tries a head kick but it misses.
Caldwell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Caldwell blocks a head kick by Moss.
Crunch! Moss slams his shin into Caldwell's torso.
Caldwell lands a glancing blow to the side of Moss's head.
Moss keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Caldwell.
Moss steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Caldwell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A bone on bone clash there as Caldwell blocks the leg kick.
Moss bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Moss throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Caldwell's head.
Caldwell lands a really nice looking cross but Moss seems unphased.
Moss goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Caldwell throws an overhand right that lands on Moss's shoulder, as Moss tries to avoid the shot.
Moss uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Caldwell.
Caldwell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Caldwell tests Moss's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Caldwell jabs Moss right on the nose. Moss blinks but takes it well.
Caldwell looks to throw the jab but Moss is out of range.
Moss moves away from the strike by Caldwell.
Moss scoring well with a low kick there.
Caldwell misses with a straight left.
Moss tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Caldwell misses with a straight right.
Moss gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Caldwell.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caldwell takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Moss lands a high kick!
Moss lands with a kick to the ribs.
A good leg kick by Moss.
Caldwell checks the leg kick.
Caldwell misses with a hook.
Caldwell throws a jab but it's blocked by Moss.
Moss needs to keep his hands up - Caldwell had a free shot at his head there.
Caldwell blocks a head kick by Moss.
Moss with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A big right from Caldwell misses.
Moss scores with a nice body kick.
Moss moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Caldwell has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Moss.
Moss ducks right into an uppercut from Caldwell.
Caldwell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Moss.
Moss misses with a leg kick.
Moss misses with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Caldwell lands with an overhand left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moss slips a jab from Caldwell.
Moss lands with a thumping leg kick.
Moss throws a low kick but it's checked well by Caldwell.
Nice defenses there by Moss.
Moss takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Caldwell avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Moss bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Moss uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Caldwell.
Moss defending well as Caldwell loads up on a big left hand.
Caldwell lunges at Moss with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Moss's hand.
Moss lands with a thumping leg kick.
Moss connects with an inside leg kick.
Moss finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Caldwell swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Caldwell on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Moss. Moss obviously looking to wear him down.
Moss throws a leg kick but Caldwell checks it.
A solid body kick from Moss.
Caldwell has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Moss.
Justin Caldwell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Moss goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
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 Dan Moss.
Well Moss 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... Dan Moss!
In his post fight interview, Dan Moss started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Dalit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bray Wyatt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dexter Dalit!
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, Bray Wyatt!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wyatt shoots in looking for a takedown but Dalit manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wyatt's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Wyatt shoots in for a takedown but Dalit shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Wyatt misses with a takedown attempt
and Wyatt takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Dexter Dalit has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bray Wyatt.
Wyatt looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dalit is fending him off so far but Wyatt persists. Nope, Dalit circles away and we're back to standing.
Wyatt dives in and grabs Dalit's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dalit pushes down on Wyatt's head and hops out.
Wyatt closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dalit circles away.
Wyatt looks winded!
Dalit cracks Wyatt with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Wyatt looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away� can Dalit finish him?
Wyatt is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wyatt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dalit.
Wyatt is still on wobbly legs! Can Dalit finish him?
A jab from Dalit misses.
Dalit throws a lazy right hand but Wyatt sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wyatt tries for a takedown but Dalit circles away easily
and Dalit counters with a huge right that knocks Wyatt out cold! Dalit is running around with a crazed look on his face - you can see how much that meant to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Dexter Dalit!
Our winner, Dexter Dalit, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Nguyen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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165 lbs
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168 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Thomas Nguyen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Thomas Holmes!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nguyen wobbles Holmes with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Nguyen dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Holmes to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Thomas Nguyen!
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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 Danny Hollander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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258 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 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
6 - 2 - 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!
Grabowski stuffs the takedown attempt from Hollander. Hollander gets slowly back to his feet.
Hollander on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Hollander is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
It looks like Danny Hollander has been cut.
Grabowski ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grabowski keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Grabowski slaps away a takedown attempt from Hollander, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Zorg Grabowski has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Hollander.
Hollander darts in looking for a takedown but Grabowski gets double underhooks and turns Hollander into the cage.
Hollander is pressed up against the cage. Grabowski has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hollander down to the mat. Hollander avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hollander takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Grabowski lands with an uppercut that bounces Hollander off the cage and back into range.
Horrible takedown by Hollander or perhaps it was just good defense by Grabowski which made him look bad.
Grabowski lands with a shot to the body.
Grabowski stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Grabowski wants it to stay on the feet.
Hollander shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Grabowski as he avoids it easily.
Hollander looks winded!
Hollander on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Hollander looks for a takedown but Grabowski sprawls well.
Grabowski bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hollander's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Grabowski. Beautiful body shot.
Hollander has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hollander there as he acknowledges the shot.
Hollander takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Hollander looks up at the clock. Bad move! Grabowski lands a right hand from hell, dropping Hollander. Grabowski pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Daisuke Takaku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eric Davis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Daisuke Takaku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eric Davis!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Takaku lands with a nice body punch.
Davis shoots in but no luck this time.
Takaku lands with a shot to the body.
Davis walks into a jab.
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!
No luck for Davis with that takedown attempt.
Daisuke Takaku has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Davis.
Takaku drops his shoulder and cracks Davis with a huge uppercut! Davis goes down! Can Takaku finish him?
Davis is rocked!
Davis looks winded!
Takaku drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Takaku jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Takaku drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Takaku jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Davis wants to stand up but Takaku is controlling him.
Takaku drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Takaku as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Davis screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Takaku! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Daisuke Takaku!
Daisuke Takaku 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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