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Chaos 13 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Grizzly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Jones (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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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight 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, John Grizzly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Danny Jones!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grizzly defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jones.
Grizzly fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt
and Grizzly counters with a shoot takedown. Jones fights it but they end up in guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Grizzly wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Grizzly trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Grizzly is controlling him.
Grizzly stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Grizzly controlling from the top position.
Grizzly prevents Jones from getting back to his feet.
Grizzly throwing strikes from guard but Jones blocks nicely.
Grizzly stays in close to Jones's body and controls the position.
Grizzly throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grizzly won't allow Jones to get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Grizzly ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
Jones looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Grizzly throws out the jab.
Grizzly with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jones to score with a decent uppercut.
It looks like John Grizzly has been cut.
Grizzly tries to move into range but Jones moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jones blocks a jab.
Jones shoots in and drives through. Grizzly sprawls well.
John Grizzly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danny Jones.
Jones has his takedown stuffed
and Grizzly counters with a single leg into guard. Jones didn't expect that.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grizzly is in close to Jones's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Grizzly distracts Jones with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Grizzly engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Grizzly might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Grizzly looking to sit in guard and control but Jones gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Grizzly has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throwing strikes but missing.
Grizzly seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Jones won't allow Grizzly to sweep him here.
Jones trying to control but Grizzly is working from the bottom.
Grizzly manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Grizzly can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Jones is looking to escape.
Grizzly wants to control but Jones has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grizzly throwing shots but Jones is blocking nicely.
Grizzly keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Jones won't allow Grizzly to pass to mount.
Grizzly trying to control from half guard but Jones is working away.
Grizzly is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Grizzly with the ground and pound from mount.
Grizzly controlling from the full mount.
Grizzly landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grizzly lands a big shot there that rocks Jones but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grizzly landing punches.
Jones is rocked!
Oooh a big shot lands for Grizzly! Jones is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). John Grizzly!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kenji Morushima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leon Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leon Couture has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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280 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight 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, Kenji Morushima!
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, Leon Couture!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Sandra Marshall and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morushima lands with a nice body punch.
Couture fails with the takedown.
Couture shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Morushima napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Couture is chipping away with strikes.
Couture working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Couture working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morushima struggling a bit here.
Couture tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Morushima dodges the ground and pound from Couture.
Couture looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
You can see the frustration on Morushima's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Check out the look on Couture's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Morushima is trying to improve his position.
Couture scores with punches from side control.
Morushima manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Morushima tries to stand and escape but Couture is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture punching from the bottom.
Couture is looking to improve his position.
Couture regains full guard. Nicely done.
Morushima won't allow Couture to sweep him here.
Couture thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Couture wants to sweep here but Morushima controlling him for the moment.
Morushima wants to get up but he can't break Couture's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Couture looking to hit a scissor sweep but Morushima is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Morushima wants to get up but he can't break Couture's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Morushima won't allow Couture to sweep him here.
Couture is still trying to improve position.
Morushima wants to get up but he can't break Couture's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Morushima knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Couture on the ground.
Morushima won't allow Couture to sweep him here.
Morushima has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Couture throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Couture tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Couture throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Couture tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Morushima trying to stand up but can't free himself from Couture's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture wants to sweep here but Morushima controlling him for the moment.
Couture manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Couture landing punches.
Couture cracks Morushima with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Couture lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morushima is in a horrible position here. Couture smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Morushima is looking to get to half guard.
Couture is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Couture postures up and throws a big right hand. BOOM! Right on the button! Morushima is out cold - huge knockout for Couture!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Leon Couture!
A very excited looking Leon Couture 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jagger Jacques (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Locke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Locke is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Keep Your Eyes Peeled by Queens Of The Stone Age. Jagger Jacques has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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188 lbs
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Brawler
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jagger Jacques!
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, John Locke!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Michael Johnstone and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A thudding body kick lands there by Locke!
Jacques clinches.
Locke wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jacques tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jacques misses with an elbow strike.
Locke managing to block the knees to the body from Jacques.
Jacques misses with a body punch.
Jacques throws an elbow that misses.
Jacques misses with an elbow over the top.
Jacques tries a body shot but Locke blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jacques keeps control of Locke as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Locke working hard to break the clinch.
Jacques misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Locke is trying to break the clinch but Jacques is controlling him.
A frustrated look appears on Locke's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Locke prevents a body shot from Jacques.
Locke is trying to push Jacques away but Jacques has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacques lands a hook that snaps the head of Locke backwards.
Locke blocks an elbow strike.
Jacques tries to throw a body punch but Locke avoids it by throwing Jacques back against the cage.
Locke managing to block the knees to the body from Jacques.
Jacques doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jacques.
Jacques misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jacques is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Locke is defending well for now.
Locke avoiding damage as Jacques throws knees to the body.
Jacques lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Locke backwards.
Jacques with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jacques lands an elbow just above Locke 's eye.
Locke avoids a wild elbow strike from Jacques.
Jacques struggles to land a body shot inside as Locke controls his hands.
Locke looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jacques goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacques lands a damaging elbow.
Jacques tries to land knees in the clinch but Locke avoids the damage to the body.
Jacques misses with an elbow over the top.
Locke avoids a wild elbow strike from Jacques.
Jacques tries a body shot but Locke blocks it.
Jacques lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jacques tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jacques is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Locke is defending well for now.
Jacques tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Locke's elbow.
Jacques struggles to land a body shot inside as Locke controls his hands.
Locke blocks an elbow strike.
Jacques is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Locke is defending well for now.
Jacques throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Locke blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Locke is looking to break free of the clinch but Jacques has double underhooks.
Locke avoiding damage as Jacques throws knees to the body.
Good body shot from Jacques.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacques keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Locke's efforts to push away.
Locke is looking to break free of the clinch but Jacques has double underhooks.
Jacques misses with a body punch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jacques just misses with a elbow thrown towards Locke's brow.
Jacques has Locke pressed against the cage, preventing Locke from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jacques doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jacques tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Locke avoids it.
Jacques throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Locke blocks it with crossed arms.
Jacques misses with a punch to the body.
Jacques throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jacques is leaning against Locke and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jacques keeps control of Locke as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Locke blocks an uppercut.
Jacques using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Locke has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Locke on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Locke wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jacques lands a nice elbow.
A shot in the inside from Jacques.
Locke blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jacques throws a punch but it's blocked by Locke.
Locke dodges an elbow strike from Jacques.
Jacques working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Jacques tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Locke avoids it.
Jacques throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jacques misses with a short punch on the inside.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jacques tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
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!
Jacques tries to throw a body punch but Locke avoids it by throwing Jacques back against the cage.
Locke has had enough of the clinch but Jacques keeps him there for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jagger Jacques dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Locke lands a big head kick that sends Jacques tumbling to the mat! Locke takes a step backwards and waves Jacques back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Jagger Jacques has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Locke lands a big head kick that sends Jacques to the canvas! Locke follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Locke!
In his post fight interview, John Locke gave a big smile as he said 'Parents wonder why the streams are bitter, when they themselves have poisoned the fountain.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between DR Pepper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Friendly (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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Brawler
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, DR Pepper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, George Friendly !
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Friendly is looking to chop away at Pepper's legs.
George Friendly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Friendly leaves Pepper with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pepper.
Pepper shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Friendly as he avoids it easily.
Friendly tries to clinch up.
Friendly tries to clinch up
and Pepper counters with a left to the body.
Friendly misses with a series of wild punches.
Friendly tries to clinch up but Pepper circles away and keeps his distance.
Pepper darts in and clinches Friendly up against the cage.
Pepper is trying to trip Friendly . He has hold of a leg but Friendly is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Pepper persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Pepper trying to control but Friendly is working from the bottom.
Pepper stops Friendly from standing up.
Friendly kicks Pepper off and gets to his feet.
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!
Pepper takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pepper circles away from the clinch attempt.
Friendly will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Friendly pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Friendly throws a body punch but Pepper moves out of range.
Pepper takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Friendly swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pepper.
An inside leg kick from Friendly misses.
We've been hearing reports that Pepper has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Friendly wants to slow Pepper down by chopping away at his legs.
Pepper feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Friendly 's calf.
Friendly stuffs the takedown attempt from Pepper. Pepper gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for DR Pepper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pepper avoids a kick to the body.
George Friendly is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Friendly wants to clinch
and Pepper counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Friendly tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pepper manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Friendly is looking to clinch.
Friendly has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Friendly throws a body kick that misses.
Friendly misses with a jab, cross combination.
Friendly throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pepper counters by moving into the clinch.
Pepper breaks from the clinch.
Pepper showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Friendly .
Pepper fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Friendly , pushing him back against the cage.
The referee calls for Pepper to work.
Friendly tries to land knees in the clinch but Pepper avoids the damage to the body.
Friendly misses with a body punch.
Pepper makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Friendly is fighting off a takedown attempt but Pepper is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Friendly to the mat. Friendly regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Pepper looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Friendly wants to stand and escape but Pepper is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Friendly wriggles free and stands up.
Friendly misses with a double jab.
Pepper checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Friendly crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Pepper - the referee stops the clock and Friendly gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Pepper. Friendly manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Friendly lands a really nice looking cross but Pepper seems unphased.
Friendly tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pepper swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pepper checks a low kick from Friendly .
A nice combination there by Pepper.
Pepper keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Pepper tries to clinch but Friendly moves out of range.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Pepper.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Friendly is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Pepper has just dragged him back down to the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pepper is looking to take a break and control but Friendly is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Friendly is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Pepper wants to lay and pray for a moment but Friendly keeps working.
Friendly is trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Friendly is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Pepper tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but George Friendly will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Friendly fails to land with a series of punches.
Friendly dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pepper lands with a straight right. Friendly didn't see that one coming.
Pepper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Friendly .
Pepper scores with a nice body kick.
DR Pepper is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some wild striking there from Friendly .
Pepper tries to close the distance and clinch but Friendly swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Friendly throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pepper counters with an outside leg kick.
Pepper instigates a clinch.
Pepper blocking some punches.
Friendly tries to work over Pepper's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pepper breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pepper manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Friendly on his heels. He'll look to pass Friendly 's guard now, I'm sure.
Pepper trying to control but Friendly is working from the bottom.
Pepper landing some decent shots from guard.
Friendly keeping moving, preventing Pepper from controlling successfully.
Friendly is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Pepper presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Pepper putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Friendly in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Friendly fails to land.
Pepper stalling in the clinch.
Friendly misses with a body punch.
Friendly is trying to maintain a safe position but Pepper gets an underhook and turns Friendly into the cage.
Pepper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Friendly 's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pepper gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Friendly pushes Pepper off and gets back to his feet.
Friendly throws a head kick but Pepper moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pepper.
Friendly wants to clinch.
Pepper tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Friendly swivels and escapes.
George Friendly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Friendly defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pepper.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for DR Pepper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pepper walks into a jab.
Friendly punishes Pepper's body with a nice straight punch.
Friendly connects with a nice cross there... Pepper is looking wobbly and Friendly recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Pepper to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Friendly jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). George Friendly !
George Friendly took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I'd like to thank the boyz and staff at Head Hunters FIght Club here on the island'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Last Chance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Martin has chosen Rebel Yell as his entrance music. 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Last Chance!
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, Tony Martin!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Sandra Marshall and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chance throws a head kick but Martin moves out of range.
Chance's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Martin connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Chance scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like Last Chance has been cut.
Chance moves out of range of the strikes.
Martin throws a jab but it's blocked by Chance.
Chance lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Martin circles away quickly and effectively.
Chance tries a head kick but it misses.
Martin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Chance in his tracks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chance misses with a double jab.
The fighters circling - Martin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chance misses with a few strikes there.
Martin lands a big uppercut and Chance crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Chance looks OK. Martin waves Chance back to his feet!
Chance ducks under a wild hook from Martin.
Chance looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Chance throws a wild hook but Martin just manages to duck under it and - ooooh! Chance gets nailed by a brutal uppercut which crumples him back against the cage! The referee jumps in - Martin raises his hands in celebration and walks away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Martin!
An out of breath Tony Martin thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kelvin Lin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raf Fernandes (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 super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kelvin Lin!
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, Raf Fernandes!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Santiago Holmes and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lin lands with a cross.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fernandes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lin has a couple of punches blocked by Fernandes.
Lin swings wildly with an uppercut but Fernandes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fernandes takes a shot to the head.
Fernandes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lin throws a punch but it's blocked by Fernandes.
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!
Fernandes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lin working aggressively here.
Fernandes blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lin throws a punch but it's blocked by Fernandes.
Lin takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Kelvin Lin has been cut.
Lin has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Lin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fernandes lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fernandes backwards.
Lin blocks an elbow strike.
Fernandes pushes off an throws an elbow but Lin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lin lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lin has a couple of punches blocked by Fernandes.
Fernandes lands a nice elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fernandes.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fernandes throws an elbow but misses.
Fernandes gets through Lin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fernandes lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fernandes pushes Lin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fernandes struggles to land a body shot inside as Lin controls his hands.
Fernandes can't find room to land a body shot as Lin controls the action.
Fernandes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lin's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fernandes.
Fernandes blocking some punches.
Fernandes lands an elbow inside that Lin shrugs off.
Fernandes lands a nice elbow.
Lin is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fernandes lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Lin to his knees! Fernandes keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raf Fernandes!
Raf Fernandes really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Island Gear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
In defeat, Kelvin Lin stepped up to the mic, saying 'I'm sorry boss. I will build my way up here back.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Fala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tim Fala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marco Cross!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cross shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Fala defends it nicely.
Cross shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cross showed some decent athleticism there.
Fala wants to get back to his feet.
Fala is not content to let Cross control the position.
Fala is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cross pulls his head out easily.
Cross is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Cross seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fala actively working from the bottom here.
Fala is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cross pulls his head out easily.
Fala on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Fala tries to get out of the position.
Cross scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Cross working over Fala with some ground and pound. Fala looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Fala looking for submissions off his back.
Fala actively working from the bottom here.
Fala knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cross on the ground.
Fala is trying to stand back up but Cross is controlling him
Cross slips a nice elbow through Fala's hands, connecting with Fala's forehead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cross landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cross looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Cross winds up and cracks Fala with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Cross working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Cross landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Cross takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Fala looking for submissions off his back.
Fala is breathing heavily.
Cross working the head and body with strikes.
Cross lands strikes from half guard.
Cross winds up and cracks Fala with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cross lands a nice short elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cross lands a nice short elbow.
Cross looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fala with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cross is nestled in close to Fala, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Cross working the head and body with strikes.
Cross seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Fala is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cross pulls his head out easily.
Cross scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Cross working Fala over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Cross there.
Cross lands with a punch from half guard.
Cross looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fala looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Fala on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Cross winds up and cracks Fala with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ground and pound from Cross.
Cross wants to control but Fala is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fala is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cross scores with a couple of nice shots.
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. Cross connects with a nice short shot to Fala's temple.
Cross lands with a punch from half guard.
Nice strikes from Cross there.
Cross is controlling the pace.
Cross looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fala with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fala tries to get to full guard but Cross has control of the leg.
Cross winds up and cracks Fala with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Fala is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cross scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fala looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cross working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cross lands with a punch from half guard.
Cross lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marco Cross dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Cross looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Fala is fending him off so far but Cross persists. Nope, Fala circles away and we're back to standing.
Fala is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Fala has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cross is looking for a takedown.
Cross has Fala pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Fala manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Tim Fala has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marco Cross.
Fala tries to land a knee to the head but Cross blocks with his arms.
Fala misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cross.
Fala prevents a takedown attempt there.
Cross is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Fala is defending well.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fala.
It looks like Marco Cross has been cut.
Fala lands a knee to the body.
Cross takes an elbow to the temple.
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!
Fala unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fala lands an elbow that stopped Cross in his tracks for a moment.
That has opened up Marco Cross's cut even more.
Cross takes an elbow to the forehead.
Fala lands a nice elbow.
The cut above Marco Cross's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fala landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Cross is breathing heavily.
Fala unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Cross has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fala lands an elbow inside that Cross shrugs off.
Marco Cross's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Marco Cross's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tim Fala!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kenneth Omeruo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Layonel Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Omeruo's entrance music is The Hunger Games Whistle. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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162 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kenneth Omeruo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Layonel Marshall!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Santiago Holmes and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick lands from Omeruo.
Kenneth Omeruo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick misses from Omeruo.
Marshall shoots in looking for a takedown but Omeruo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Marshall's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Marshall dives in and grabs Omeruo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Omeruo pushes down on Marshall's head and hops out.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Omeruo. Marshall shrugs it off though.
Omeruo scores with a leg kick.
Omeruo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Marshall has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Omeruo.
Marshall shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Omeruo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Marshall scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Omeruo regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Marshall.
Marshall missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Omeruo is trying to keep Marshall in close.
Marshall throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Omeruo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Marshall throwing strikes but missing.
Omeruo is trying to control the position but Marshall postures up.
Marshall connects with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Omeruo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Omeruo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Marshall.
Marshall chips away with some ground and pound.
Marshall lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Marshall landing with the ground and pound.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marshall missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Marshall postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Marshall throws a strike but Omeruo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omeruo won't allow Marshall to sweep him here.
Marshall looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Omeruo puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Marshall wants to get back to full guard.
Omeruo is keen to just control but Marshall is a slippery customer.
Omeruo prevents Marshall from improving his position.
Marshall gets back to full guard.
Omeruo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Marshall keeping moving, preventing Omeruo from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Omeruo is really struggling to control Marshall but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Kenneth Omeruo.
Omeruo connects with an inside leg kick.
Omeruo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Marshall checks it well.
Omeruo lands a head kick!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Omeruo throws a head kick that misses.
Omeruo misses with a few strikes there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Layonel Marshall dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Omeruo wants to slow Marshall down by chopping away at his legs.
Marshall takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Marshall shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Omeruo as he avoids it easily.
Marshall looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Omeruo trying to control the position.
Marshall throws a strike but Omeruo rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Marshall looking to hit a scissor sweep but Omeruo is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Omeruo trying to control the position from guard on top but Marshall is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marshall throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
We've been informed that Marshall has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Omeruo preventing the sweep.
Omeruo controlling from the top position.
Omeruo preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall keeping moving, preventing Omeruo from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Kenneth Omeruo wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Omeruo.
Omeruo is looking to slow Marshall down with leg kicks.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Marshall is defended easily by Omeruo.
Omeruo connects with a high kick.
Omeruo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Omeruo is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omeruo lands a head kick!
Omeruo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Marshall shoots in but no luck this time.
Kenneth Omeruo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Layonel Marshall.
Marshall shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Omeruo is trying to defend but Marshall finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Marshall not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Omeruo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Marshall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marshall sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Omeruo defending well though.
Marshall throwing shots but Omeruo is blocking nicely.
Marshall throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Marshall thows a huge punch but Omeruo dodges it nicely.
Layonel Marshall has got the better of the ground game so far.
Omeruo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Marshall scores with a couple of nice shots.
Marshall thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Omeruo's head.
Omeruo has his hands clasped together around Marshall's back. He's all about the action.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Omeruo trying to hold on to Marshall's head to control him but Marshall postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Layonel Marshall will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Omeruo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Marshall changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Omeruo looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Marshall with the ground and pound but Omeruo regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Marshall missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Marshall not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
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. Marshall connects with a nice short shot to Omeruo's temple.
Omeruo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Marshall.
Marshall thows a huge punch but Omeruo dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marshall lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Omeruo has hold of Marshall's hands but Marshall slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Marshall drops an elbow to the side of Omeruo's head.
Omeruo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Marshall is working away from the top position though.
Omeruo is trying to get back to full guard.
Marshall scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Marshall lands a nice short elbow.
Marshall looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Omeruo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Marshall thows a huge punch but Omeruo dodges it nicely.
Omeruo wants to control but Marshall is keeping busy and won't allow it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marshall takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Marshall missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Omeruo regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Marshall.
Marshall throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marshall working some strikes from top position.
Marshall stands up over Omeruo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Omeruo avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Marshall throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Omeruo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Marshall is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Marshall postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Marshall accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marshall working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Marshall's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Marshall throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Omeruo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Marshall missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Marshall missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Marshall lands a couple of elbows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marshall throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Omeruo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Marshall loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Omeruo controls Marshall momentarily but Marshall frees himself.
Marshall works over Omeruo with some ground and pound from guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Layonel Marshall really dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Nice takedown defense from Omeruo. No joy for Marshall on that attempt.
Marshall is trying hard to land a takedown here. Omeruo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Omeruo connects with an inside leg kick.
Omeruo throws a push kick but Marshall slaps the foot to one side.
Marshall's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Marshall takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A head kick misses from Omeruo.
Marshall sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Omeruo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Omeruo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Marshall shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Omeruo manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Omeruo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Marshall trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Marshall stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Omeruo has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Marshall manages to get his head free but now Omeruo has transitioned to an armbar! Marshall grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Omeruo! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kenneth Omeruo!
Kenneth Omeruo retains his lightweight title!
Kenneth Omeruo bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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C
B |
G |
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S |
C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
100% |
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