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LFC 12 - Funky vs Dangerous PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gilbert Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Milnes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Milnes has chosen safety dance as his entrance music. Gilbert Smith has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gilbert Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Travis Milnes!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Sandra Marshall and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith clinches up against the cage.
Milnes is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Milnes is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Milnes tries a knee to the head but Smith blocks it.
Milnes breaks from the clinch.
Milnes has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Smith drives through with a takedown into guard.
Smith stays in close to Milnes's body and controls the position.
Smith working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Milnes's head.
Smith controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We're going to have a standup here because Gilbert Smith wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Milnes tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Smith moves into the clinch.
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!
Smith successfully pulls guard.
Smith lands an upkick as Milnes stands over him.
Smith looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Milnes manages to get himself to full guard.
Smith slips nicely into half guard.
Smith is looking to pass Milnes's guard but actually Milnes recovers to full guard.
Milnes being controlled here, momentarily.
Smith stands up from Milnes's guard - Smith perhaps looking for a knockout.
Milnes closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milnes shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Smith eats them both and turns towards Milnes to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Milnes gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Still in half guard, Smith seems content to control.
Smith seems to be working for a kimura but Milnes defends the submission attempt.
Milnes is looking to escape.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Smith controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Milnes to stand up.
Milnes looks winded!
Milnes tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Milnes manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Smith might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Milnes can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Smith controls the pace.
Milnes has momentary wrist control but Smith slips an elbow through the middle.
Smith won't allow Milnes to get back to his feet.
Smith decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Milnes, up you get!
Milnes tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Smith moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Milnes tries a knee to the head but Smith blocks it.
Milnes is defending well against a takedown attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Milnes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smith blocks it with crossed arms.
Milnes on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Milnes avoiding damage as Smith throws knees to the body.
Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Milnes tries to close the distance and clinch but Smith swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Milnes tries to sprawl but Smith drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Smith performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gilbert Smith dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Horrible takedown by Smith or perhaps it was just good defense by Milnes which made him look bad.
Milnes throws a right and a left that Smith avoids nicely.
Milnes tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smith misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smith takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Milnes fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smith looking to score a takedown here. Milnes is defending well but Smith drives through and ends up in Milnes's guard.
Smith content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Milnes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Smith stands up from Milnes's guard - Smith perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Milnes defends it nicely.
Smith scores with a takedown into Milnes's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith won't allow Milnes to get back to his feet.
Smith trying to control but Milnes is working from the bottom.
Smith is standing up over Milnes. Milnes looks to escape but Smith dives into side control.
Smith scoring with punches from side control.
Milnes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Smith. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith swings around for an armbar but Milnes sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Smith's guard.
Milnes must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Milnes throws a strike but Smith rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Smith slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Milnes seems a little lost for a moment, as Smith dominates the positioning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith is putting a hurting on Milnes here, landing some big shots from side control.
Milnes tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Smith has his arm under Milnes's chin here. Game over son! Smith squeezes tightly and Milnes is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Gilbert Smith!
A determined Gilbert Smith 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!
The defeated Travis Milnes had this to say: 'I'm sick of these rules and judges there ruining fights and fighters careers f*$? you guys.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Benedict (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Omar Donovan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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210 lbs
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205 lbs
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Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joe Benedict!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Omar Donovan!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Bart Greer and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Donovan.
Joe Benedict seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benedict throws a right hand that Donovan ducks under and follows up with a left that Donovan also avoids with ease.
Benedict scores with a jab.
It looks like Omar Donovan has been cut.
Benedict lands a big shot that drops Donovan! Can he finish him?
Donovan is rocked!
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!
Benedict gets to his feet and stands over Donovan, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Donovan felt that one! Benedict unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Donovan from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Benedict!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kicker Blower (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bo Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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280 lbs
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275 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kicker Blower!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bo Silva!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Blower with that takedown attempt.
Silva should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Blower shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Silva eats them both and turns towards Blower to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Silva fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Blower sprawls well initially but Silva persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Blower is trying to control but can't.
Silva takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Blower is defending against the submission attempts here by Silva.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Blower tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Silva!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bo Silva!
Our winner, Bo Silva, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Belingon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eino Juutilainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kevin Belingon!
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, Eino Juutilainen!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Michael Johnstone and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juutilainen dips to his left and cracks Belingon with an uppercut!
That kick from Belingon tenderised Juutilainen's leg. Juutilainen is trying to keep his angry face on.
Eino Juutilainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belingon shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Belingon showed some decent athleticism there.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Juutilainen wants to improve his position but Belingon is controlling well.
Juutilainen is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Belingon's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Belingon's back!
Juutilainen struggling to land strikes to the head as Belingon covers up.
Belingon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Juutilainen on the ground.
Juutilainen thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Well, with Juutilainen on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Belingon is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Juutilainen is working the ground and pound. Can Belingon escape?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Juutilainen has managed to slip his arm under Belingon's chin. This could be all over... yep, Belingon is tapping out! Submission win for Juutilainen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Eino Juutilainen!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roman Volkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Hamilton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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185 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Roman Volkov!
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, Matt Hamilton!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Volkov. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Volkov.
Hamilton fails in his attempt to clinch.
Volkov gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hamilton to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Hamilton trying to control but Volkov is working from the bottom.
Volkov is looking to stand up but Hamilton isn't so interested in that idea.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hamilton postures up in Volkov's guard and throws a big left but Volkov blocks it.
Hamilton throwing strikes from guard but Volkov blocks nicely.
Hamilton won't allow Volkov to get back to his feet.
Hamilton slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamilton landing with the ground and pound.
Volkov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hamilton controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hamilton working some strikes from top position.
Hamilton is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Volkov wants to stand up but Hamilton is controlling him.
Hamilton gets to his feet. Volkov looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton misses the shot to the body.
Volkov lands a nice shot to the body.
Volkov lands a right hook to the body.
Hamilton doesn't manage to clinch there - Volkov circles away.
Hamilton manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Volkov on his heels. He'll look to pass Volkov's guard now, I'm sure.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Volkov wants to stand up but Hamilton is controlling him.
Hamilton trying to control the position from guard on top but Volkov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Volkov wants to stand and escape but Hamilton is having none of it.
Hamilton stands up over Volkov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Hamilton seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Volkov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Volkov tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hamilton is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Volkov is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Volkov is breathing heavily.
Hamilton working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Volkov's head.
Hamilton postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hamilton content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Volkov has momentary wrist control but Hamilton slips an elbow through the middle.
Volkov wants to stand up but Hamilton is controlling him.
We've been informed that Hamilton has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Hamilton is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hamilton lands a couple of digs.
Hamilton gets to his feet. Volkov looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Hamilton throws a body punch but Volkov moves out of range.
Volkov thows a body shot but no joy.
Hamilton feints and as Volkov raises his hands in defense, Hamilton changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hamilton stands up over Volkov, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hamilton lands a couple of elbows.
Volkov has momentary wrist control but Hamilton slips an elbow through the middle.
Hamilton controlling from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Hamilton dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hamilton slips under a jab from Volkov.
Hamilton is looking to clinch but Volkov is avoiding it.
Volkov is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Hamilton clinches with his opponent.
Volkov breaks the clinch.
Hamilton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hamilton avoids the body shot from Volkov.
Volkov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hamilton.
Hamilton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Volkov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Volkov just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volkov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hamilton tries to clinch up but Volkov circles away and keeps his distance.
Volkov looks to land a right hand but Hamilton moved out of range.
Volkov looks to land a left hand but Hamilton moved out of range nicely.
Volkov swings for the body but Hamilton moves out of range.
Roman Volkov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hamilton.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Volkov takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Volkov pushes Hamilton away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Hamilton gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Matt Hamilton has got the better of the ground game so far.
Volkov takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Hamilton landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Volkov takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hamilton tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Hamilton works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Hamilton cracks Volkov with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Hamilton working the ground and pound from side control.
Hamilton landing a few strikes.
Volkov is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Volkov wants to get back to his feet but Hamilton drags him back down.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Volkov takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Volkov is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Hamilton asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton is working Volkov over with some ground and pound from side control.
Hamilton works to advance to full mount. Volkov defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Hamilton landing shots from mount.
Hamilton landing strikes from the mount and Volkov is in trouble!
Volkov is rocked!
Hamilton lands with some strikes.
Oh Volkov is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hamilton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hamilton raining down shots from the mount!
Hamilton cracks Volkov with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Hamilton!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gwan Dylan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cervantes De Leon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cervantes De Leon will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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190 lbs
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193 lbs
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Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gwan Dylan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cervantes De Leon!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Leon closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dylan counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Dylan sitting in guard here, content to control.
Dylan advances to half guard.
De Leon tries to roll over but Dylan keeps him under control.
De Leon is looking to control Dylan's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can De Leon avoid being mounted?
Dylan is trying to work for a kimura but De Leon is defending well.
Dylan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dylan passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for De Leon!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dylan mounts De Leon! Really nice guard pass there!
Dylan working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. De Leon looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Dylan! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Gwan Dylan!
The defeated Cervantes De Leon had this to say: 'I'm gonna come back from this defeat, learn from it, and make sure I dont make the same mistakes twice. I know I have the ability to become champion one day, I just need to refocus my training to give myself the best chance to do that'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lim Hyun Gyu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Micky Feck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lim Hyun Gyu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lim Hyun Gyu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Micky Feck!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gyu looks to score with a jab to the body but Feck is just out of range.
Gyu throws a right and a left that Feck avoids nicely.
A nice inside leg kick there by Feck. That's going to slow Gyu down.
Feck takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gyu misses with a wild combination.
Feck has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Feck takes one to the chin there.
A big right from Gyu misses.
Gyu scores with a punch to the head.
Gyu clobbers Feck with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Feck is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gyu throws an overhand right that lands on Feck's shoulder, as Feck tries to avoid the shot.
Jab, jab by Gyu - just one landing.
Feck is still on wobbly legs! Can Gyu finish him?
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Gyu has cracked Feck with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Gyu lands another huge swinging hook and Feck tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Feck, before Gyu can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Lim Hyun Gyu!
Lim Hyun Gyu decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dwayne Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timo Kahuna (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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193 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Decent 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
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Dwayne Hopkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Timo Kahuna!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Daniel Franklin and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kahuna scores with a three punch combo!
It looks like Dwayne Hopkins has been cut.
Hopkins changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Kahuna throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hopkins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hopkins takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hopkins rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kahuna moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kahuna lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Kahuna jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Hopkins is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hopkins just misses with a punch to the body.
Hopkins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kahuna swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kahuna throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kahuna misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hopkins.
Kahuna throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hopkins counters with a series of strikes. Kahuna will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahuna throws a series of punches but Hopkins moves out of range.
Kahuna connects with a single shot there.
Jab by Kahuna.
Kahuna misses with a lunging right hand
and Hopkins counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hopkins moves to clinch but Kahuna breaks away
and Kahuna counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kahuna misses the shot to the body.
Hopkins swinging wildly here.
Kahuna rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hopkins counters with a left to the body.
Kahuna thuds a left hand into Hopkins's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kahuna throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hopkins counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kahuna takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hopkins lands a really nice looking cross but Kahuna seems unphased.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kahuna lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kahuna's coach down at Elite Training Facility was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Kahuna's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Kahuna misses with a combination
and Hopkins counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hopkins is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Kahuna swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Hopkins does it's job there.
Hopkins looks to land a combination but Kahuna avoids it well.
Kahuna misses with a hook.
Kahuna waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hopkins.
Kahuna avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hopkins throws a right and a left that Kahuna avoids nicely.
Hopkins ducks under a wild hook from Kahuna.
Kahuna misses with a right hand
and Hopkins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kahuna throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kahuna's corner calls for a 1-2. Kahuna obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Kahuna throws a lazy uppercut
and Hopkins counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice uppercut there from Kahuna.
Hopkins avoids the body shot from Kahuna.
Hopkins slips a jab and a cross from Kahuna.
Kahuna waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hopkins.
Hopkins slips a straight right by Kahuna.
Kahuna gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kahuna scores with a nice head shot.
Kahuna throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hopkins counters with a left and a right that stings Kahuna.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Hopkins 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kahuna darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kahuna throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hopkins counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hopkins misses with a two punch combination.
Kahuna might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hopkins drops his hands momentarily and Kahuna takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Kahuna keeps the fight on the outside.
Hopkins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kahuna.
Hopkins on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Timo Kahuna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kahuna throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hopkins wants to clinch up but Kahuna keeps it at a distance.
Kahuna dodges the punch combination from Hopkins.
Kahuna misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timo Kahuna dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dwayne Hopkins's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hopkins moves out of range of the strikes.
Kahuna misses with an uppercut
and Kahuna takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kahuna swings widly with a right hand
and Hopkins counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hopkins cracks Kahuna with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kahuna throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hopkins counters with a nice uppercut.
Kahuna misses with an uppercut
and Hopkins counters with a series of strikes. Kahuna will be more careful next time no doubt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hopkins slips a jab from Kahuna.
Hopkins avoids the body shot from Kahuna.
Kahuna connects with a crisp jab.
Kahuna scores with a nice strike.
Hopkins throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hopkins ducks under a wild hook from Kahuna.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahuna swings widly with a right hand
and Hopkins counters with a left to the body.
Hopkins staying out of range there.
Kahuna looks to land a right hand but Hopkins moved out of range.
Kahuna keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kahuna ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hopkins moves away.
Kahuna misses with a hook
and Hopkins counters with a stiff right hand.
Timo Kahuna seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hopkins moves to clinch but Kahuna breaks away
and Hopkins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hopkins throws a right hand that Kahuna ducks under and follows up with a left that Kahuna also avoids with ease.
Kahuna throws an off balance right hand
and Hopkins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kahuna misses with a body shot
and Hopkins counters with a series of strikes. Kahuna will be more careful next time no doubt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hopkins misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kahuna throws a right hand that misses
and Hopkins counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kahuna moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hopkins drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kahuna throws a hook to the side of Hopkins's head but Hopkins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kahuna swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kahuna misses with an uppercut
and Hopkins counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kahuna is breathing heavily.
Kahuna misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kahuna misses with a left hand
and Hopkins counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hopkins with a nice cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kahuna avoids a punch combination nicely.
A jab from Hopkins does it's job there.
Kahuna tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hopkins was well out of range. Poor timing from Kahuna.
Kahuna throws a lazy uppercut
and Hopkins counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hopkins tries to clinch up.
Kahuna throws a jab but it's blocked by Hopkins.
Hopkins slips a jab from Kahuna.
Hopkins doesn't manage to clinch there - Kahuna circles away.
Kahuna on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dwayne Hopkins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hopkins takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kahuna takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hopkins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kahuna circles away quickly and effectively.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hopkins wants to clinch but Kahuna slips to the side
and Kahuna counters with a left and a right that stings Hopkins.
Kahuna throws a shot from downtown. Hopkins moves away and avoids it.
Kahuna misses with a lunging right hand
and Hopkins counters with a series of strikes. Kahuna will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kahuna thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hopkins uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kahuna.
Hopkins misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kahuna throws a big shot that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dwayne Hopkins will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dwayne Hopkins's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Kahuna lands the left hand.
Nice shot by Hopkins.
Kahuna rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hopkins counters with a two punch combo.
Hopkins avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kahuna throws a big shot that misses.
Kahuna throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kahuna bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hopkins lands a right hook to the body.
Hopkins blocks a jab.
Kahuna takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kahuna darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kahuna avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kahuna has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kahuna waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hopkins.
Kahuna misses with a left hand
and Hopkins counters with a nice body shot.
Kahuna scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kahuna misses with a series of wild punches.
Kahuna takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hopkins tries to bum rush Kahuna with a series of wild strikes but Kahuna uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kahuna missing with a left hand there. Hopkins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hopkins tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kahuna paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kahuna throws a looping overhand right but Hopkins ducks down to avoid it.
Hopkins misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kahuna.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins tries to bum rush Kahuna with a series of wild strikes but Kahuna uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hopkins tries to clinch but Kahuna moves out of range.
Hopkins lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kahuna circles away quickly and effectively.
Kahuna throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hopkins staying out of range there.
Hopkins scores with a jab.
Kahuna fails to land with a series of punches.
Kahuna misses with a right hand
and Hopkins counters with a two punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Kahuna misses the target.
Hopkins clobbers Kahuna with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hopkins slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kahuna.
Kahuna has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hopkins keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kahuna.
Hopkins throws a right and a left that Kahuna avoids nicely.
Kahuna throws a one two combo.
Hopkins ducks under a wild hook from Kahuna.
Hopkins looks to clinch
and Kahuna counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kahuna throws a jab but it's blocked by Hopkins.
Kahuna swats away the attempt to clinch by Hopkins.
Kahuna throws an off balance right hand
and Hopkins counters with a left and a right that stings Kahuna.
Hopkins goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kahuna misses with a lunging right hand
and Hopkins counters with a one-two to the body.
Kahuna moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hopkins misses with the combination.
Kahuna moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hopkins moves out of range as Kahuna strikes.
Hopkins is working the combinations to good effect here.
Kahuna scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hopkins throws a nice looking combination but Kahuna bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kahuna scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Hopkins doesn't seem bothered though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Timo Kahuna comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kahuna has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Timo Kahuna!
After winning the bout, Timo Kahuna thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Askren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dexter Leigertwood (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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Basic striking
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ben Askren!
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, Dexter Leigertwood!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Askren shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Leigertwood is trying to defend but Askren finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Leigertwood trying to control from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ground and pound from Askren.
Leigertwood is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Askren's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Askren's back!
Askren trying to survive by controlling the hands.
Askren is really stuck here.
Leigertwood looking for the choke from the back.
We've been hearing good reports from Askren's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Askren defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
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!
Askren wants to control his opponent's hands but Leigertwood gets his hands free.
Askren looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Askren tries to roll but Leigertwood sticks to his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leigertwood looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Askren taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dexter Leigertwood!
Dexter Leigertwood is the new welterweight champion!
A relieved looking Dexter Leigertwood thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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