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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Beastman Skelletor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clark Kent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clark Kent will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Beastman Skelletor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Clark Kent!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kent changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Skelletor tries to avoid it but Kent manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Skelletor to the ground. Skelletor escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Skelletor fails to land with a series of punches.
Kent tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Skelletor counters by moving into the clinch.
Skelletor misses with a knee strike.
Kent misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Skelletor misses with a knee strike.
Skelletor throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kent blocks it with crossed arms.
Skelletor lands a right hand.
Skelletor gets through Kent's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Skelletor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Skelletor using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kent has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Skelletor tries to land a knee to the head but Kent blocks with his arms.
Kent is trying to push Skelletor away but Skelletor has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Skelletor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kent has had enough of the clinch but Skelletor keeps him there for the moment.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skelletor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Skelletor with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kent is trying to drag Skelletor to the mat but Skelletor just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Skelletor throws a knee to the head but misses.
Skelletor tries to land a knee to the head but Kent blocks with his arms.
Skelletor tries a knee to the head but Kent blocks it.
Skelletor lands with a light punch inside.
Kent is trying to pull guard but Skelletor turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Beastman Skelletor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Clark Kent.
Skelletor throws a knee to the head but misses.
Skelletor tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kent jumps guard but Skelletor turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Kent drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skelletor prevents a takedown attempt there.
Skelletor tries to land a knee to the head but Kent blocks with his arms.
Nice body punch from Skelletor - that landed with a thud.
Kent looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Skelletor misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kent.
Skelletor tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Skelletor tries to land a knee to the head but Kent blocks with his arms.
Skelletor is pressed up against the cage. Kent has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Skelletor down to the mat. Skelletor avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Skelletor misses with an uppercut. Kent saw that one coming.
Kent defending well as Skelletor loads up on a big left hand.
Skelletor stuffs the takedown.
Skelletor definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skelletor connects with a jab.
It looks like Clark Kent has been cut.
Skelletor lands a glancing blow to the side of Kent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Skelletor scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kent doesn't seem bothered though.
Skelletor fakes the body blow, causing Kent to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Kent goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Beastman Skelletor!
After the big win, Beastman Skelletor made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Atlantis and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between The Tribesman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Art Vandalay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, The Tribesman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Art Vandalay!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tribesman tries to clinch but Vandalay moves out of range.
Vandalay swats away the attempt to clinch by Tribesman.
Tribesman is looking to clinch but Vandalay is avoiding it.
Tribesman drops his hands momentarily and Vandalay takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
It looks like The Tribesman has been cut.
Tribesman tries to clinch up but Vandalay circles away and keeps his distance.
Tribesman moves into range and clinches up with Vandalay.
The referee calls for Tribesman to work.
Vandalay lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tribesman obliges.
Vandalay takes a knee to the side of the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tribesman.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tribesman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vandalay's brow.
Vandalay is working Tribesman over against the cage.
Vandalay throws a head punch that misses.
Tribesman tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Vandalay avoids it.
Vandalay tries to throw a body punch but Tribesman avoids it by throwing Vandalay back against the cage.
Tribesman is looking to control Vandalay's arms but Vandalay gets an underhook and turns him. Now Tribesman has his back to the cage.
Tribesman tries to land knees in the clinch but Vandalay avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tribesman is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vandalay is keeping busy.
Vandalay is stalling here.
Tribesman with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Vandalay can't find room to land a body shot as Tribesman controls the action.
Tribesman scores with a knee to the head.
Tribesman missing with knees to the body.
Vandalay misses with a punch on the inside.
Tribesman working Vandalay over with knees to the body.
Tribesman trying to stall but Vandalay improves his position.
Vandalay just leaning against Tribesman, taking a breather.
A left hand lands to the body for Vandalay.
Tribesman misses with a knee to the head.
Tribesman is breathing heavily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Vandalay.
A frustrated look appears on Vandalay's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tribesman lands an elbow just above Vandalay 's eye.
Tribesman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Vandalay is defending well for now.
Tribesman working Vandalay over with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vandalay lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vandalay blocks the elbow strike.
Tribesman has Vandalay pressed against the cage, preventing Vandalay from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tribesman connects with a knee to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tribesman has Vandalay pressed against the cage, preventing Vandalay from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Vandalay lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tribesman is trying to stall.
Tribesman throws an elbow that misses.
Vandalay makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vandalay works on Tribesman's body with a couple of short punches.
Vandalay throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tribesmans head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Vandalay.
Vandalay lands a body shot in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vandalay.
Vandalay stalling.
Vandalay struggles to land a body shot inside as Tribesman controls his hands.
Vandalay lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vandalay pushes Tribesman back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Vandalay has Tribesman pressed against the cage.
Vandalay is looking to break free of the clinch but Tribesman has double underhooks.
Vandalay struggles to land a body shot inside as Tribesman controls his hands.
Tribesman is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Vandalay is keeping busy.
Vandalay throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tribesmans head.
Vandalay doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tribesman missing with knees to the body.
Vandalay stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vandalay.
Tribesman takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Vandalay scores with a nice short uppercut.
Vandalay throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Vandalay lands a shot to the body.
Vandalay gets through Tribesman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vandalay.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vandalay throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vandalay working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A shot in the inside from Vandalay.
Vandalay lands a nice uppercut.
Vandalay misses with a punch to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vandalay.
A hook to the body from Vandalay.
Vandalay wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tribesman has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Vandalay - that landed with a thud.
Vandalay gets through Tribesman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vandalay lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tribesman backwards.
Tribesman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Vandalay has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Vandalay lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The referee calls for Vandalay to work.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vandalay lands a body punch.
Tribesman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vandalay lands a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vandalay.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Art Vandalay dominated that round.
The cut man is working on The Tribesman'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.
Vandalay misses with a wild body shot.
The Tribesman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tribesman moves out of range of the body kick.
Tribesman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Vandalay manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tribesman clinches.
Vandalay lands a hook that snaps the head of Tribesman backwards.
Vandalay goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tribesman tries a knee to the head but Vandalay blocks it.
Vandalay lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tribesman landing knees to the body.
A short right from Vandalay.
Vandalay lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Vandalay scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short body shot lands from Vandalay as the two fighters clinch.
Art Vandalay seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Vandalay lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vandalay can't find room to land a body shot as Tribesman controls the action.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tribesman prevents a body shot from Vandalay.
Vandalay lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vandalay content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tribesman landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tribesman looking to throw knees to the head but Vandalay is blocking nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vandalay creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vandalay.
Good body shot from Vandalay.
Vandalay lands a right hand.
Tribesman keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vandalay's efforts to push away.
Vandalay's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Tribesman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Vandalay dodges an elbow strike from Tribesman.
Vandalay taking a breather.
Tribesman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vandalay throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tribesmans head.
Vandalay managing to block the knees to the body from Tribesman.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Vandalay to work.
The crowd are getting on Vandalay's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Vandalay works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vandalay tries to work over Tribesman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vandalay lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vandalay avoids the elbow strike from Tribesman, against the cage.
Vandalay wants to get back to striking at distance but Tribesman won't allow it.
Tribesman tries to land knees in the clinch but Vandalay avoids the damage to the body.
Vandalay taking a breather.
Vandalay lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vandalay lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vandalay tries a body shot but Tribesman blocks it.
Tribesman being controlled against the cage.
Vandalay misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vandalay lands a left hand.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Tribesman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Vandalay's brow.
Vandalay scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vandalay trying to land knees to the body.
A short left from Vandalay.
Tribesman looking to slow down the pace here.
Vandalay gets through Tribesman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vandalay.
A right handed body shot lands from Vandalay.
Vandalay working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Vandalay scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vandalay creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tribesman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Vandalay scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tribesman is rocked!
A body shot lands from Vandalay.
Oh Tribesman is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vandalay gets through Tribesman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vandalay dips a shoulder and cracks Tribesman with a mighty uppercut! Tribesman falls back against the cage and Vandalay unloads with a barrage of strikes! Tribesman is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Vandalay screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Art Vandalay!
A very excited looking Art Vandalay made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tarmi Ricmi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Genaro Barraza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tarmi Ricmi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Genaro Barraza!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Daniel Franklin and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barraza showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ricmi.
Ricmi throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ricmi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Barraza makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Barraza jabs Ricmi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ricmi falls off balance throwing a combination
and Barraza counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Barraza connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ricmi. Ricmi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Ricmi misses with a few strikes there.
Ricmi fails to land with a series of punches.
Barraza dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ricmi misses with a series of wild punches.
Ricmi cracks Barraza with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ricmi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ricmi works over Barraza's head and body with a nice combination.
Some wild striking there from Ricmi.
Barraza cracks Ricmi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Barraza clinches up with Ricmi and pushes him back against the cage.
Barraza displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ricmi up against the cage.
Barraza breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barraza scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ricmi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barraza.
Barraza takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ricmi throws a hook but Barraza avoids it easily.
Barraza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ricmi moves away.
Barraza fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Ricmi throws a nice looking combination but Barraza bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ricmi gets tackled into the cage by Barraza. Barraza maintains the clinch.
Barraza's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ricmi misses with a hook.
Ricmi misses with a two punch combination.
Ricmi gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ricmi misses with a double jab
and Barraza connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ricmi misses with a double jab
and Barraza counters with a left to the body.
Ricmi is breathing heavily.
Ricmi walks into a left hand.
Ricmi is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricmi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Oh Ricmi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ricmi throws a left and a right that both miss
and Barraza counters with a crisp right that sends Ricmi to the canvas! Barraza follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Genaro Barraza!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Moises Abegunde (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pawel Lewandowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Moises Abegunde!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pawel Lewandowski!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewandowski misses with a takedown attempt
and Abegunde counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Abegunde with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Abegunde using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Abegunde connects with a knee to the head.
Lewandowski goes for a takedown in the clinch but Abegunde prevents it.
Abegunde connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lewandowski's face.
Lewandowski fails to pull guard.
Moises Abegunde has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pawel Lewandowski.
Abegunde trying to land knees to the body.
Lewandowski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abegunde tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Abegunde tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lewandowski takes a knee right on the jaw!
Abegunde landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Abegunde prevents a takedown attempt there.
Abegunde tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A knee to the head by Abegunde.
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!
Abegunde prevents the takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abegunde scores a nice knee to the body.
Lewandowski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lewandowski jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Abegunde walks away with a smile on his face. Lewandowski gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lewandowski shoots in for a takedown but Abegunde shows good takedown defense.
Lewandowski gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Abegunde counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Abegunde.
Lewandowski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lewandowski tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Abegunde working Lewandowski over with knees to the body.
Abegunde manages to break the clinch.
Abegunde misses with a head kick.
Abegunde connects with a leg kick. Lewandowski looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Abegunde throws a leg kick but Lewandowski sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abegunde shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Abegunde defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lewandowski.
Lewandowski moves into the clinch.
Abegunde unloads a knee to the mid-section.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abegunde crunches a lovely knee into Lewandowski's ribcage.
Abegunde trying to land knees to the body.
Abegunde connects with a knee to the head.
Lewandowski is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Abegunde to keep the fight standing.
Abegunde using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lewandowski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Abegunde with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Abegunde blocks an elbow strike.
Abegunde lands a good knee to the midsection. Lewandowski won't want to take too many of those.
Abegunde lands a good knee to the midsection. Lewandowski won't want to take too many of those.
Lewandowski looks winded!
Abegunde scores a nice knee to the body.
Abegunde using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abegunde scores with a knee to the head.
Lewandowski tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Abegunde smiles and moves away.
Abegunde throws a hook but Lewandowski blocks it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Abegunde.
Abegunde connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lewandowski avoids the body shot from Abegunde.
Lewandowski clinches.
Abegunde landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Abegunde escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abegunde has managed to clinch.
Lewandowski throws an elbow but it misses.
Lewandowski jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Abegunde walks away with a smile on his face. Lewandowski gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lewandowski closes the distance and clinches.
Abegunde connects with a knee to the head.
Abegunde gets underhooks to prevent Lewandowski's takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abegunde with a knee to the head.
Abegunde crunches a lovely knee into Lewandowski's ribcage.
Abegunde breaks the clinch.
Abegunde throws a leg kick that is checked
and Lewandowski counters with a head kick. That will keep Abegunde thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Lewandowski rushes Abegunde and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Abegunde tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lewandowski avoids it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Abegunde obliges.
Abegunde gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lewandowski.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moises Abegunde dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lewandowski drives through and clinches with Abegunde against the cage.
Abegunde breaks the clinch.
A low kick from Abegunde is predictable there
and Lewandowski counters with a nice uppercut.
Pawel Lewandowski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Abegunde swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Lewandowski goes for a double leg but Abegunde avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Abegunde continues to drive forward.
Abegunde misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lewandowski.
Moises Abegunde has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Abegunde tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lewandowski tries to pull guard but Abegunde forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Lewandowski wants a takedown.
Moises Abegunde has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pawel Lewandowski.
Lewandowski tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Abegunde smiles and moves away.
Lewandowski checks a low kick from Abegunde.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abegunde shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Abegunde will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Abegunde defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lewandowski.
An inside leg kick lands from Abegunde.
Moises Abegunde is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lewandowski moves out of range as Abegunde strikes.
Abegunde jabs at Lewandowski's body.
Lewandowski checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Lewandowski checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewandowski on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Abegunde misses with a hook. Lewandowski ducked under it nicely.
Abegunde throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Good exchange - Abegunde coming out on top.
Moises Abegunde seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lewandowski instigates a clinch.
Abegunde tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lewandowski avoids it.
Abegunde with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Abegunde landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Abegunde lands a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abegunde working Lewandowski over with knees to the body.
Lewandowski is breathing heavily.
Abegunde crunches a lovely knee into Lewandowski's ribcage.
Abegunde is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Abegunde obliges.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Abegunde obliges.
Abegunde landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Abegunde with a knee to the head.
Abegunde escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Abegunde is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lewandowski can do to turn this around?
Abegunde tries a low kick but Lewandowski avoids it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Abegunde misses with a low kick.
Abegunde closes the distance and clinches.
Abegunde lands a knee to the body.
Lewandowski misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Abegunde.
Abegunde utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Abegunde putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lewandowski in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Abegunde using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Abegunde scores a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abegunde lands a good knee to the midsection. Lewandowski won't want to take too many of those.
Knees to the body from Abegunde.
Abegunde landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Abegunde crunches a lovely knee into Lewandowski's ribcage.
Abegunde lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Abegunde putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lewandowski in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Abegunde lands a good knee to the midsection. Lewandowski won't want to take too many of those.
Lewandowski takes a knee to the side of the body.
Abegunde utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Abegunde landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Abegunde lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Abegunde lands a knee to the body.
Abegunde lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Abegunde unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Moises Abegunde dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Abegunde does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Lewandowski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lewandowski with a lazy takedown attempt
and Abegunde counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Abegunde.
Lewandowski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Abegunde connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lewandowski's face.
Abegunde landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lewandowski managing to block the knees to the body from Abegunde.
Knees in the clinch landing for Abegunde.
Lewandowski fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Abegunde lands a knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abegunde putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lewandowski in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Abegunde lands a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Abegunde crunches a lovely knee into Lewandowski's ribcage.
Abegunde unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abegunde with a knee to the head.
Abegunde connects with a knee to the head.
Abegunde breaks from the clinch.
Abegunde moves into range and clinches up with Lewandowski.
A knee to the head by Abegunde.
Lewandowski is trying to pull guard but Abegunde turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Moises Abegunde has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pawel Lewandowski.
Abegunde scores with a knee to the head.
Abegunde breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Abegunde scores with a hook.
Moises Abegunde is winning the standup battle so far.
Lewandowski closes the distance and clinches up with Abegunde, looking for a takedown. Lewandowski pushes Abegunde against the cage but Abegunde circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Abegunde throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Abegunde looks for the body kick but Lewandowski saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lewandowski with a lazy takedown attempt
and Abegunde holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
A knee to the head by Abegunde.
Abegunde breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Moises Abegunde is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Abegunde has managed to clinch.
Abegunde tries to land a knee to the head but Lewandowski blocks with his arms.
Abegunde stops a takedown attempt from Lewandowski.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abegunde stops a takedown attempt from Lewandowski.
Lewandowski is looking for a takedown.
Abegunde landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lewandowski drops down looking for an ankle pick but Abegunde pulls his leg out and moves away.
Abegunde throws out a leg kick but Lewandowski moves out of range and Abegunde only half commits.
Abegunde scoring well with a low kick there.
Abegunde has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lewandowski tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Abegunde smiles and moves away.
Abegunde has managed to clinch.
Pawel Lewandowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abegunde missing with knees to the body.
Abegunde misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lewandowski.
Abegunde with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lewandowski is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lewandowski managing to block the knees to the body from Abegunde.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lewandowski is looking for a takedown.
Lewandowski misses with the head strike.
Lewandowski is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Abegunde is defending well for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Moises Abegunde showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Abegunde 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Moises Abegunde!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Will Tefft (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Tuesday (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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210 lbs
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Will Tefft!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Shawn Tuesday!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tefft throws a leg kick but Tuesday moved away.
Tuesday shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Tefft is trying to get back to full guard.
Tuesday wants to free his trapped foot but Tefft is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Tuesday is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Tefft trying to hold on to Tuesday's head to control him but Tuesday postures up.
Tefft is staying active underneath Tuesday, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Tefft on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tefft tries to get out of the position.
Tefft wants to improve his position but Tuesday is controlling well.
Tuesday is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Tefft doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Tuesday.
Tuesday is looking to advance position but Tefft won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuesday sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Tuesday is trying to control the action in half guard but Tefft is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tefft is looking to improve his position.
Tuesday tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tefft knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Tuesday seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tuesday seems to be working for a kimura but Tefft defends the submission attempt.
Tefft looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Tuesday performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Tefft is staying active underneath Tuesday, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuesday is thwarting Tefft's attempts to control the position.
Tuesday is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tefft won't allow Tuesday to pass to mount.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Shawn Tuesday wasn't active enough on the ground.
A punch combination from Tefft misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tuesday looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Will Tefft is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tefft looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tefft feints a jab promting Tuesday to slip. Tefft then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Tuesday slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Tuesday loads up on a big right hand but Tefft slips the punch.
A combination from Tuesday does no damage.
Tefft fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tefft lands a nice hook to Tuesday's body. Tuesday takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tefft misses with a wild combination.
Tuesday misses with a two punch combination.
Tuesday uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tefft.
Tefft throws out a powerful jab.
Tuesday slips a jab and a cross from Tefft.
Tefft misses with a series of wild punches.
No joy there for Tefft, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tuesday throws a jab when Tefft was well out of range.
Tefft takes a swing at Tuesday's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tefft takes a swing at Tuesday's ribcage but misses.
Tuesday takes a swing at Tefft's ribcage but misses.
Tefft misses with a straight right.
Tuesday slips under a jab from Tefft.
Tefft fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Tuesday manages to avoid it.
Tuesday misses with a jab, cross combination.
Some wild striking there from Tuesday.
Tuesday shoots in for a takedown but Tefft shows good takedown defense.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tuesday checks a leg kick nicely.
Tuesday blocks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Shawn Tuesday will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Tuesday fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tefft swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tuesday closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Tefft is not content to let Tuesday control the position.
Tefft is looking to regain half guard here but Tuesday keeps moving and retains side control.
Tuesday working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Tefft is not content to let Tuesday control the position.
You can see the frustration on Tefft's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Tuesday has hold of Tefft's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Tefft seems comfortable defending it but Tuesday has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Tefft is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Tefft is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Tuesday couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Shawn Tuesday!
In his post fight interview, Shawn Tuesday 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Santos Goncalves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Junior Cunha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Junior Cunha will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Santos Goncalves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Junior Cunha!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Michael Johnstone and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cunha scores with a takedown into Goncalves's guard.
Cunha looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Goncalves has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cunha can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Goncalves working for a triangle but Cunha defends it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Goncalves is looking for a triangle but Cunha pushes his legs off easily.
Goncalves had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cunha defends it easily.
Goncalves working for a triangle but Cunha defends it easily.
Goncalves working for a triangle but Cunha defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goncalves is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Cunha frees his head nicely. Oh but Goncalves has switched to an armbar! Cunha is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Santos Goncalves!
A determined Santos Goncalves didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Uncle Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Thompson has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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270 lbs
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260 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Uncle Bob!
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, Paul Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bob feints and as Thompson raises his hands in defense, Bob changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bob's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Thompson wants to get back to his feet but Bob is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bob is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bob preventing the sweep.
Bob might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Thompson looking to control.
Thompson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bob working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bob has gone for a leg lock! Thompson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Bob's guard.
Bob working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bob looking for a guillotine here but Thompson defends easily.
Bob tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Thompson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bob trying to control the position.
Thompson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bob wants to stand but Thompson is controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Paul Thompson.
Bob takes a swing at Thompson's ribcage but misses.
Bob misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bob misses with a straight right.
Bob looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Bob lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Thompson backs up against the cage.
It looks like Paul Thompson has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bob gets the takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Thompson is trying to stand back up but Bob is controlling him
Bob prevents Thompson from improving his position.
Bob keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thompson wants to get back to his feet.
Bob maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Thompson could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Bob has cracked it and Thompson is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Bob!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Uncle Bob!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Uncle Bob made sure he mentioned Atlantis, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Fondelier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rusty Ghost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matt Fondelier has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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272 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Matt Fondelier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rusty Ghost!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ghost throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fondelier counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ghost misses with a body kick.
Ghost throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ghost throws a head kick but Fondelier moves out of range.
Rusty Ghost seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fondelier tries to close the distance and clinch but Ghost swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ghost throws a series of punches but Fondelier moves out of range.
Fondelier throws a looping overhand right but Ghost ducks down to avoid it.
Ghost misses with a hook. Fondelier ducked under it nicely.
Fondelier misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ghost.
Fondelier bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ghost looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fondelier tests Ghost's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ghost swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Ghost is looking to chop away at Fondelier's legs.
Ghost tries to clinch but Fondelier is having none of it.
Ghost misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fondelier.
Good work by Fondelier as he checks the leg kick.
Ghost throws a lazy uppercut
and Fondelier counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ghost swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fondelier counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ghost goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ghost shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fondelier sprawls well. Fondelier wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ghost gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ghost looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fondelier avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ghost missing with a left hand there. Fondelier was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fondelier tries to clinch there but Ghost circles away.
A jab from Ghost does it's job there.
Fondelier misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fondelier misses the shot to the body.
Ghost gets tackled into the cage by Fondelier. Fondelier maintains the clinch.
Fondelier lands a shoulder strike.
Ghost tries to break the clinch but Fondelier is controlling the position.
Ghost tries to break the clinch but Fondelier is controlling the position.
Ghost is trying to break free.
Fondelier lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fondelier breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ghost throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Fondelier counters with a nice uppercut.
A combination from Ghost does no damage.
Ghost shoots for a takedown but Fondelier saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fondelier will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ghost scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ghost thuds a left hand into Fondelier's body.
Fondelier is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ghost misses with a hook. Fondelier ducked under it nicely.
Fondelier looks to throw the jab but Ghost is out of range.
Ghost moves into the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fondelier is leaning against Ghost and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Fondelier misses with an elbow over the top.
Fondelier swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fondelier lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Fondelier dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ghost misses with a double jab.
Sloppy strikes from Ghost. Those never looked like landing.
Fondelier throws a nice looking combination but Ghost bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fondelier throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ghost sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ghost throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fondelier.
Fondelier fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ghost is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Ghost shoots in for a takedown but Fondelier shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ghost moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fondelier breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Ghost, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ghost throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fondelier's waist but Fondelier gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ghost off to one side.
Fondelier is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Fondelier connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ghost throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fondelier throws a shot to the body.
Ghost is breathing heavily.
Fondelier throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Matt Fondelier is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ghost takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ghost gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Fondelier points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Ghost wakes up just in time to hear Fondelier thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Matt Fondelier!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chechnya Chechnya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Steiner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Solid boxing
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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, Chechnya Chechnya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ricky Steiner!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chechnya misses with a series of wild punches.
Chechnya misses with the combination.
Chechnya throws a series of punches but Steiner avoids them all with ease.
Steiner has taken the fight to the clinch.
Steiner manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Steiner trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Steiner pushes Chechnya off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Steiner keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Steiner takes a swing at Chechnya's ribcage but misses.
Chechnya slaps away a takedown attempt from Steiner, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Steiner dives in and grabs Chechnya's left leg, looking for a takedown. Chechnya pushes down on Steiner's head and hops out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steiner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Chechnya manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Chechnya throws a series of punches but Steiner avoids them all with ease.
Chechnya Chechnya seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chechnya scores with a hook.
Chechnya tries to sprawl but Steiner drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Chechnya is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Elite Training Facility, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Steiner is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Steiner is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Chechnya has managed to free his arm - good work.
Steiner looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Steiner has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Steiner connects with a nice short shot to Chechnya's temple.
My spies in Clean and Green inform me that Steiner has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steiner sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chechnya defending well though.
Chechnya keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Steiner thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Chechnya has hold of Steiner's hands but Steiner slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Chechnya on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Steiner takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chechnya keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Chechnya is trying to stand back up but Steiner is controlling him
Steiner scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Chechnya knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Steiner on the ground.
Steiner throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steiner sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chechnya defending well though.
Chechnya on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Chechnya is breathing heavily.
Steiner seems to be working for a kimura but Chechnya defends the submission attempt.
Ground and pound from Steiner.
Steiner lands with a punch from half guard.
Chechnya avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Steiner.
Chechnya keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Steiner scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Chechnya wants to get back to his feet.
Steiner scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steiner is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Chechnya is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ricky Steiner!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Ricky Steiner waved his t-shirt featuring Atlantis's logo in front of the cameras.
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