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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Leblanc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robinson has chosen Bang as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Leblanc!
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, Michael Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Daniel Franklin and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leblanc doesn't manage to clinch there - Robinson circles away.
Leblanc scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Robinson shoots in for a double leg but Leblanc sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Robinson slips a jab and a cross from Leblanc.
Robinson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Robinson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Leblanc seems a little lost for a moment, as Robinson dominates the positioning.
Leblanc is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Robinson taking a breather here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leblanc explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Robinson stuffs the takedown.
Leblanc 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.
Leblanc clinches with his opponent.
Leblanc wants to break free but Robinson has control.
Robinson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Leblanc up against the cage.
Robinson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leblanc displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Robinson.
Leblanc misses with a jab, cross combination.
Leblanc misses with a double jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Leblanc wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Robinson has him pressed against the cage.
Robinson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
John Leblanc has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Robinson.
Robinson pulls Leblanc into guard.
Leblanc loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Robinson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leblanc throwing strikes but missing.
Leblanc trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leblanc distracts Robinson with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Leblanc works over Robinson with some ground and pound from guard.
Leblanc stands up over Robinson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Robinson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Leblanc throws a big elbow that misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robinson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Leblanc is one step ahead there.
Leblanc throws a big right hand that misses.
Leblanc is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Leblanc works over Robinson with some ground and pound from guard.
Leblanc makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Leblanc content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leblanc postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Robinson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Leblanc postures up and lands a big shot to Robinson's brow.
Robinson working a defensive guard here.
Leblanc lands a couple of digs.
Leblanc connects with a couple of short punches.
Leblanc throwing strikes but missing.
Leblanc with a nice head shot there.
Our spies down at at Cozad The Island inform us that Robinson has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Leblanc postures up and lands a big shot to Robinson's brow.
Leblanc throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Leblanc working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Leblanc content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Robinson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Leblanc gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Robinson looks winded!
Leblanc postures up and lands a big shot to Robinson's brow.
Leblanc throwing strikes from guard but Robinson blocks nicely.
Robinson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Leblanc throwing strikes but missing.
Leblanc working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Leblanc postures up in Robinson's guard and throws a big left but Robinson blocks it.
Leblanc preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Leblanc dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Leblanc dives in and grabs Robinson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Robinson pushes down on Leblanc's head and hops out.
Robinson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Leblanc misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Leblanc circles away from the clinch attempt.
Robinson gets a clinch.
Leblanc is trying to break the clinch but Robinson is controlling him.
Robinson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Robinson has Leblanc pressed against the cage, preventing Leblanc from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Robinson keeps control of Leblanc as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Leblanc drops down looking for an ankle pick but Robinson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Leblanc clinches up with Robinson and pushes him back against the cage.
Leblanc drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Leblanc. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leblanc is trying to push Robinson away but Robinson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Robinson jumps guard.
Robinson wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leblanc working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Robinson's head.
Leblanc postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Leblanc being controlled here momentarily.
Robinson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Leblanc is aware though and is defending well.
Leblanc trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Leblanc throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Robinson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Leblanc won't allow Robinson to sweep him here.
Robinson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Leblanc is controlling him.
Robinson is breathing heavily.
Robinson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Leblanc.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leblanc works over Robinson with some ground and pound from guard.
Leblanc throwing strikes but missing.
Leblanc working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Leblanc with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leblanc postures up.
Robinson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Leblanc.
Robinson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Robinson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Leblanc.
Leblanc trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Leblanc postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Leblanc lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Robinson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leblanc in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Leblanc working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Robinson has momentary wrist control but Leblanc slips an elbow through the middle.
Leblanc working some strikes from top position.
Robinson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Robinson wants to get back to his feet but Leblanc is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Leblanc wants to pass the guard but Robinson is keeping the position.
Leblanc lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Leblanc trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Leblanc accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leblanc postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Leblanc is looking to work some ground and pound but Robinson has wrist control.
Leblanc working some strikes from top position.
Leblanc postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Robinson is trying to control the position but Leblanc postures up.
Leblanc with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
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!
Leblanc postures up and lands a big shot to Robinson's brow.
Leblanc won't allow Robinson to get back to his feet.
Leblanc landing with the ground and pound.
Leblanc stands up over Robinson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Leblanc makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Leblanc working some strikes from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Leblanc dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Leblanc fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Robinson avoids it really well and circles away.
John Leblanc seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Robinson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Leblanc moves away.
Leblanc lands with a nice combination. Robinson backs away looking to recover.
Robinson is rocked!
Robinson lands a head shot.
Robinson is still on wobbly legs! Can Leblanc finish him?
Leblanc shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Robinson defends it nicely.
Leblanc throws a 1-2 combo that connects squarely on Robinson's jaw, knocking him onto his back! Leblanc dives in looking to finish as Robinson flails his arms in a desperate attempt to block Leblanc's strikes! Leblanc is raining down hammerfists and the ref stops it! Robinson's desperate flailing just didn't constitute intelligent defence. Some people will probably question the ref's decision but Robinson was definitely hurt and the ref saved him from taking unnecessary punishment. A fighter's safety is paramount in this sport.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Leblanc!
A very excited looking John Leblanc rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
The defeated Michael Robinson had this to say: 'It wasn't my night tonight. my opponent showed up tonight and I didn't. There's nobody to blame but myself'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Mad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Tank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Tank's choice of entrance music: Piss on u remix .... Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Frank Tank enters the cage!
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mike Mad!
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, Frank Tank!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mad tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tank paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mad tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Tank manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mad definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mad closes the distance and clinches.
Tank takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tank takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tank looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knees to the body from Mad.
A knee to the head by Mad.
Tank takes an elbow to the forehead.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mad.
It looks like Frank Tank has been cut.
Mad lands an elbow just above Tank 's eye.
Mad lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Mad unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mad lands a nice knee to the body.
Mad connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tank's face.
Mad scores with a knee to the head.
Mad lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Come on Mad - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Mad obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mad lands a good knee to the midsection. Tank won't want to take too many of those.
Mad landing knees to the head.
Mad will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tank up against the cage.
Mad lands an elbow just above Tank 's eye.
Mad creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tank's defenses.
That has opened up Frank Tank's cut even more.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mad.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Mad.
Mad creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tank's defenses.
Mad is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mad connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tank's face.
Tank takes an elbow to the forehead.
Mad's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tank wants to break free but Mad has control.
Mad leaning his opponent against the cage.
Mad lands a damaging elbow.
Tank takes an elbow to the temple.
Mad taking a breather.
Tank takes an elbow to the temple.
Knees to the body from Mad.
Mad lands an elbow inside.
The cut above Frank Tank's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Mad lands a knee to the body.
Mad with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Mad leaning against his opponent.
Mad gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tank takes a knee right on the jaw!
Mad using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tank's coach down at Elite Training Facility was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Tank's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Mad working Tank over with knees to the body.
Mad lands a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tank takes a knee to the side of the body.
Mad landing knees to the head.
Mad landing knees to the body.
Mad connects with a knee to the head.
Nice elbow from Mad.
Frank Tank's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Nice elbow from Mad.
Mad lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Frank Tank's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Mike Mad!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kurt Lockheart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Severart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jake Severart told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kurt Lockheart!
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, Jake Severart!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Daniel Franklin and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Severart takes the fight into the clinch.
Severart is looking for a takedown.
Severart wants to take the fight to the mat but Lockheart manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Lockheart is working for takedown but Severart is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lockheart gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Severart is trying to stand back up but Lockheart is controlling him
Lockheart moves into full mount! Severart won't be happy about that!
Lockheart is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Lockheart!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Kurt Lockheart!
A relieved looking Kurt Lockheart 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Stirling Sanguin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Swanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Swanson has chosen Fight the power as his entrance music. Stirling Sanguin is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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, Stirling Sanguin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Andrew Swanson!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanguin fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Swanson sprawls well initially but Sanguin persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Swanson gets full guard.
Sanguin is fighting to break Swanson's control of his arms but Swanson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Swanson working a defensive guard here.
Swanson looking for a sweep. Not yet Swanson, not yet.
Sanguin with a nice head shot there.
Swanson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sanguin is one step ahead there.
Sanguin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sanguin wants to control from the top but Swanson keeps moving.
Swanson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Sanguin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swanson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sanguin controls the pace.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Swanson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Sanguin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Swanson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sanguin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Swanson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sanguin somewhat.
Sanguin changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Swanson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Swanson tries to bench press Sanguin off him but Sanguin keeps the position.
Sanguin decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Swanson throws a low kick but Sanguin avoids it.
Sanguin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sanguin breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sanguin has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hardcore Fitness Facility in the buildup to the fight.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Sanguin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanguin working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swanson wants to control but Sanguin postures up.
Sanguin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Swanson on the ground.
Swanson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Swanson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Sanguin doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Swanson.
Swanson is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Sanguin is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Andrew Swanson!
A relieved looking Andrew Swanson 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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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rory Kirkpatrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Demian Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rory Kirkpatrick had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rory Kirkpatrick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Demian Silva!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirkpatrick drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kirkpatrick goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Silva has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Kirkpatrick but great work by Silva.
Kirkpatrick is trying to control Silva's posture but Silva avoids it.
Silva tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Silva has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Kirkpatrick tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Silva wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kirkpatrick is working hard here to advance position.
Silva wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Kirkpatrick, who protects the arm well.
Silva gets to mount! Kirkpatrick was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Silva prevents Kirkpatrick from getting the reversal.
Silva unloads with some shots from mount but Kirkpatrick bucks and avoids them well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirkpatrick manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Silva is thwarting Kirkpatrick's attempts to control the position.
Kirkpatrick tries to roll over but Silva keeps him under control.
Kirkpatrick gets back to full guard.
Kirkpatrick working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Silva has passed into half guard!
Silva prevents Kirkpatrick from improving his position.
Kirkpatrick moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva preventing the sweep.
Kirkpatrick being controlled here, momentarily.
Kirkpatrick throws his legs up looking for a submission but Silva uses it to pass to side control.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kirkpatrick is looking for a sweep.
Silva working away.
Kirkpatrick really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Silva decides to stand back up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kirkpatrick looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Kirkpatrick throws a nice inside leg kick.
Silva darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kirkpatrick gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva postures up in Kirkpatrick's guard and throws a big left but Kirkpatrick blocks it.
Kirkpatrick looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Silva puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Kirkpatrick is looking to control Silva's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kirkpatrick avoid being mounted?
Kirkpatrick is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Silva seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kirkpatrick does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kirkpatrick actively working from the bottom here.
Well, if Silva is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Silva is keen to just control but Kirkpatrick is a slippery customer.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Demian Silva wasn't active enough on the ground.
Silva shoots in for a double leg but Kirkpatrick sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kirkpatrick changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Silva tries to avoid it but Kirkpatrick manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Silva to the ground. Silva escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kirkpatrick connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Silva takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Kirkpatrick shoots in.
Silva checks the leg kick.
Silva misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rory Kirkpatrick 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.
A nice combination there by Kirkpatrick.
Kirkpatrick throws a low kick, looking for Silva's leg but Silva calmly moves out of range.
Kirkpatrick avoids the head kick by Silva.
Kirkpatrick will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kirkpatrick.
Kirkpatrick throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice uppercut there from Kirkpatrick.
Kirkpatrick connects with an inside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kirkpatrick, right into the meat.
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Kirkpatrick sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Kirkpatrick as he connects with a hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good leg kick by Kirkpatrick there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Kirkpatrick connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirkpatrick fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Silva checks it well.
Silva gets caught flat footed, as Kirkpatrick shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Silva working a defensive guard here.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Kirkpatrick from controlling successfully.
Kirkpatrick tries to free his leg and advance position but Silva is retaining full guard.
Kirkpatrick wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Rory Kirkpatrick.
Kirkpatrick sizes up Silva with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kirkpatrick seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Kirkpatrick.
Silva closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kirkpatrick did well to prevent Silva getting side control.
Rory Kirkpatrick overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kirkpatrick punching from the bottom.
Silva decides to stand up.
Kirkpatrick throws a nice inside leg kick.
Rory Kirkpatrick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kirkpatrick cracks Silva with a good jab.
Kirkpatrick bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Silva is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Kirkpatrick has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Kirkpatrick wants to control but Silva is keeping him busy.
Kirkpatrick is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Silva knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirkpatrick misses with the ground and pound.
Kirkpatrick controlling from side mount.
Kirkpatrick taking a break here but Silva is having none of it and regains half guard.
Kirkpatrick is looking to take a break and control but Silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Silva has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kirkpatrick is working away from the top position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva wants to get back to full guard.
Kirkpatrick wants to take a breather but Silva is having none of it.
Silva trying to control but Kirkpatrick postures up.
Kirkpatrick passes into side control, despite Silva's attempt to control the position.
Kirkpatrick looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Silva sneaks back into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rory Kirkpatrick dominated that second round.
That's time! Kirkpatrick's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Kirkpatrick scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kirkpatrick is looking to slow Silva down with leg kicks.
Kirkpatrick avoids a kick to the body.
Kirkpatrick walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Silva checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kirkpatrick dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Silva. That did some damage!
Kirkpatrick shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Kirkpatrick keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kirkpatrick shoots in looking for a takedown but Silva manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kirkpatrick's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kirkpatrick connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kirkpatrick.
Kirkpatrick shoots for a takedown but Silva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rory Kirkpatrick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva moves to clinch but Kirkpatrick breaks away
and Kirkpatrick counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirkpatrick dives in for a single leg takedown but Silva sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Silva is trying to pull guard but Kirkpatrick turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Kirkpatrick tries to throw a body punch but Silva avoids it by throwing Kirkpatrick back against the cage.
Kirkpatrick lands a shoulder strike.
Kirkpatrick working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kirkpatrick lands with a light punch inside.
Kirkpatrick gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Silva.
A short right from Kirkpatrick on the inside.
Kirkpatrick gets through Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirkpatrick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kirkpatrick works on Silva's body with a couple of short punches.
Kirkpatrick lands a nice uppercut.
Kirkpatrick is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Silva blocks a body shot from Kirkpatrick.
Kirkpatrick can't find room to land a body shot as Silva controls the action.
Silva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kirkpatrick fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown but Kirkpatrick manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Silva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Silva checks a low kick from Kirkpatrick.
Kirkpatrick lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kirkpatrick fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Silva to the ground. Kirkpatrick is now in Silva's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kirkpatrick forces his way into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirkpatrick is looking for a kimura here.
Kirkpatrick is trying to control. Silva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rory Kirkpatrick is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kirkpatrick perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Silva has his hands clasped together around Kirkpatrick's back. He's all about the action.
Silva looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirkpatrick keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Silva manages to get to full guard.
Silva working a defensive guard here.
Silva throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva keeping moving, preventing Kirkpatrick from controlling successfully.
Silva wants to get back to his feet but Kirkpatrick is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rory Kirkpatrick showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kirkpatrick has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rory Kirkpatrick!
Rory Kirkpatrick very nearly forgot to thank Atlantis amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Beach Bumm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chen Hardham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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155 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Beach Bumm!
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, Chen Hardham!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Bart Greer and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardham scores with a nice right hand.
Bumm throws a sloppy body shot
and Hardham counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bumm misses with a hook. Hardham ducked under it nicely.
Hardham moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hardham's coach down at Basics -LOD- was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Hardham's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Bumm looks to land a right hand but Hardham moved out of range.
Beach Bumm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hardham swats away the attempt to clinch by Bumm.
Bumm fails to land the takedown.
Bumm throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bumm misses the shot to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Hardham.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardham with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bumm definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Hardham gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bumm misses with a shot to the body
and Hardham counters with a stiff right hand.
Bumm throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hardham's waist but Hardham gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bumm off to one side.
Bumm tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hardham sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bumm somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Beach Bumm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A shot to the body from Bumm misses
and Hardham counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hardham stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A jab from Bumm misses.
Hardham throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bumm makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bumm swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hardham connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bumm tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hardham swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hardham lands a head shot.
Bumm is rocked!
Bumm tries to clinch up
and Hardham counters with a massive hook, right on the button! He's out cold! Damn, that was naaaaaasty! Hopefully he'll be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chen Hardham!
Chen Hardham spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Abatti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Showman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tyler Showman has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Johnny Abatti's chin.
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Johnny Abatti!
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, Tyler Showman!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Showman misses with a wild combination.
Showman is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Abatti pushes Showman up against the cage in a clinch.
Showman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Abatti lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Showman looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Abatti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Showman with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A bit of stalling here from Abatti.
Abatti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Showman tries to throw a body punch but Abatti avoids it by throwing Showman back against the cage.
Abatti pushes Showman back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Showman is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Abatti is defending well for now.
Showman working Abatti over with knees to the body.
Showman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Showman throws a knee to the head but misses.
Showman looking to throw knees to the head but Abatti is blocking nicely.
Abatti definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Showman misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Showman.
A frustrated look appears on Abatti's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Abatti's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Showman creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Showman tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Showman misses with a knee strike.
Showman tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Showman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Abatti has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Abatti lands a nice uppercut.
Abatti blocks an elbow strike.
Abatti is stalling here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Showman misses with a knee strike.
Showman is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Abatti lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Showman landing knees to the head.
Showman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Showman tries a knee to the head but Abatti blocks it.
Showman misses with a knee strike.
Abatti lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Abatti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Abatti landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Showman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abatti pressing his opponent against the cage.
Abatti working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abatti tries a body shot but Showman blocks it.
Showman misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Abatti.
Showman has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Showman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abatti blocks it with crossed arms.
Abatti on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Abatti tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Showman trying to land knees to the body.
Abatti lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Showman or not.
Showman working Abatti over with knees to the body.
Showman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Abatti has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Abatti avoiding damage.
Abatti tries to work over Showman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Showman lands an elbow inside that Abatti shrugs off.
Abatti lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Showman backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abatti scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Showman misses with a knee strike.
A short left from Abatti.
Abatti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Showman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Abatti scores with a shot to the side of Showman's head.
Abatti's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Showman pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Abatti working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Abatti taking a breather.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Showman escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Showman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Abatti swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Abatti circles away from the clinch attempt
and Abatti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Johnny Abatti will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Abatti looks to land a combination but Showman avoids it well.
Abatti misses the shot to the body.
Showman takes one to the side of the head.
Showman closes the distance looking to clinch
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
and Abatti counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Showman thinking.
Showman closes the distance looking to clinch
and Abatti counters with a nice uppercut.
No joy there for Abatti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Abatti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Abatti keeps the fight on the outside.
Showman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Abatti manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Abatti lands with a cross.
Showman tries to close the distance and clinch but Abatti swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Showman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Abatti swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Showman darts in trying to clinch
and Abatti counters by clinching up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abatti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Abatti dodges an elbow strike from Showman.
Abatti takes an elbow to the temple.
Showman misses with a body punch.
Showman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abatti blocks it with crossed arms.
Showman tries to land knees in the clinch but Abatti avoids the damage to the body.
Abatti lands with a short shot to the head.
Abatti working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Abatti lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Showman throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Abatti blocks it with crossed arms.
Showman misses with a knee strike.
Johnny Abatti has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Abatti lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Showman misses with an elbow strike.
Abatti slows down the pace here.
Showman tries to work over Abatti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abatti is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Abatti lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Showman misses with a knee strike.
Abatti lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Showman on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Showman tries a knee to the head but Abatti blocks it.
Abatti works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right from Abatti on the inside.
Showman has had enough of the clinch but Abatti keeps him there for the moment.
Abatti blocks an elbow strike.
The referee calls for Abatti to work.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Showman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abatti is pushing Showman up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A right hand to the body from Abatti.
Abatti lands with a right to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Abatti.
Abatti blocks a body shot from Showman.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Showman just misses with a elbow thrown towards Abatti's brow.
Showman tries to break the clinch but Abatti is controlling the position.
Abatti takes an elbow to the temple.
Showman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Abatti misses with a punch to the body.
Showman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Abatti has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abatti dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Showman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A short right from Abatti on the inside.
Abatti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Showman's elbow.
Abatti is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Abatti lands an uppercut.
Abatti avoids the elbow strike from Showman, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abatti struggles to land a body shot inside as Showman controls his hands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Showman throws an elbow but it misses.
The referee calls for Abatti to work.
Abatti lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Abatti dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Showman moves out of range of the body kick from Abatti.
Showman tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Abatti to counter with a crisp jab.
Abatti lunges at Showman with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Showman's hand.
Showman throws a jab when Abatti was well out of range.
Abatti throws a body kick that misses.
Showman dodges the punch combination from Abatti.
Showman throws a series of punches but Abatti moves out of range.
Showman closes the distance looking to clinch
and Abatti counters with a straight right hand.
Showman tries to clinch up
and Abatti counters with a stiff right hand.
Showman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Abatti avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Showman will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Abatti misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abatti lands a glancing blow to the side of Showman's head.
Showman is rocked!
Abatti cracks Showman with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Showman falls to his knees and Abatti doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Abatti!
Our winner, Johnny Abatti, 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.
The defeated Tyler Showman had this to say: 'I thought I did enough to win the fight, but it just didn't turn out that way. I'll watch the film to learn what I can, and I'll come back a better fighter.'.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Draconis Gherobane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick O Malley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patrick O Malley will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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220 lbs
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216 lbs
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Solid boxing
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Draconis Gherobane!
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, Patrick O Malley!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Gherobane misses.
Gherobane misses with a two punch combination.
Gherobane with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling O Malley to score with a decent uppercut.
Gherobane throws out a loose jab but O Malley uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Malley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gherobane 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.
Gherobane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Malley.
Gherobane with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Gherobane connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Patrick O Malley has been cut.
O Malley misses with an uppercut
and Gherobane counters with a straight right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gherobane swinging wildly here.
Gherobane misses with an uppercut.
Gherobane looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
O Malley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gherobane was well out of range. Poor timing from O Malley.
Gherobane rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and O Malley counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
O Malley connects with a good right hand that stumbles Gherobane. Gherobane circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
O Malley throws a shot from downtown. Gherobane moves away and avoids it.
Gherobane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from O Malley.
O Malley lands a nice hook to Gherobane's body. Gherobane takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Gherobane misses the target.
Gherobane tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but O Malley was well out of range. Poor timing from Gherobane.
O Malley staying out of range there.
O Malley throws out a loose jab but Gherobane uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Malley scores with a jab to the body.
O Malley looks to land a left hand but Gherobane moved out of range nicely.
O Malley throws a series of punches but Gherobane moves out of range.
Gherobane misses with a hook.
O Malley misses with a body shot.
O Malley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
O Malley works Gherobane's body with a nice hook.
A swing and a miss from O Malley.
Gherobane throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
O Malley walks into a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Malley moves away from the strike by Gherobane.
Gherobane misses with a left hand
and O Malley cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
O Malley throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gherobane lands a lovely overhand right.
O Malley staying out of range there.
A slow jab from O Malley misses its intended target.
Gherobane keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from O Malley.
O Malley connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gherobane momentarily.
Gherobane scores with a nice strike.
Gherobane throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gherobane sends O Malley crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Gherobane is motioning to the referee to let O Malley up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
O Malley is rocked!
Gherobane wobbles O Malley with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Gherobane dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts O Malley to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Draconis Gherobane!
Draconis Gherobane decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shia Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Rabago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rabago is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Senses Fail - New Years Eve. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Shia Johnson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ryan Rabago!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Peter Branson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rabago darts in and clinches Johnson up against the cage.
Rabago lands an elbow inside that Johnson shrugs off.
Johnson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rabago lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rabago cracks Johnson with a nice body shot.
Rabago lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Shia Johnson has been cut.
Rabago comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rabago lands a nice uppercut.
Rabago lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rabago lands an elbow just above Johnson 's eye.
Rabago prevents the takedown attempt.
Johnson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rabago digs a right hand underneath Johnson's ribcage. Johnson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Johnson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rabago digs a right hand underneath Johnson's ribcage. Johnson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Johnson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rabago lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rabago comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rabago makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rabago looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabago lands an elbow inside that Johnson shrugs off.
Rabago lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Rabago lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rabago lands a nice elbow.
Rabago lands an elbow inside that Johnson shrugs off.
Rabago comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Shia Johnson's cut is getting worse.
Johnson can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shia Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rabago.
Johnson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rabago avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Rabago lands an elbow just above Johnson 's eye.
Rabago comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rabago lands a damaging elbow.
Rabago comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Shia Johnson's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Rabago lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rabago comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rabago lands with a right to the head.
Rabago digs a right hand into Johnson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Johnson's gas tank.
Johnson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rabago prevents it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Rabago.
Rabago lands an elbow just above Johnson 's eye.
Johnson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Johnson takes an elbow to the temple.
Jeez, Shia Johnson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Rabago gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Rabago.
A hook to the body from Rabago.
Rabago lands a nice elbow.
Johnson is rocked!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Shia Johnson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ryan Rabago!
Ryan Rabago is the new welterweight champion!
An intense looking Ryan Rabago took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'I wanna thank my team at Elite Training Facility and family where bring the belt home to texas'.
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