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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Last Chance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying King's choice of entrance music: King of Kings. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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260 lbs
5 - 7 - 0 |
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268 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Last Chance! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chris King! The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Chance blocks the body kick.
King shoots in for a takedown but Chance shows good takedown defense. King slips a jab and a cross from Chance.
Nice body punch from Chance. King fails in his attempt to clinch. Chance misses with a body kick. Chance takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Chance cracks King with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business. Chance stuffs the takedown attempt from King. King gets slowly back to his feet. Chance pulls out of a head kick attempt.
This has been an exciting period of action! Chance connects with a body shot. No luck for King with that takedown attempt. Last Chance has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris King. Chance looks to land a combination but King avoids it well. King moves out of range of the body kick. King darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
It looks like Last Chance has been cut. Chance works over King's head and body with a nice combination. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Chance lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
King misses with a body kick. King darts in looking for a takedown but Chance gets double underhooks and turns King into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Chance manages to break the clinch.
Chance paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Chance misses with a body kick. No luck for King with that takedown attempt. Chance pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chance connects with a solid leg kick. King lands with a nice combination. Chance backs away looking to recover. A decent looking body kick lands there for Chance. King looks winded! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Chance scores with a head kick. King tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time. A punch combination from King misses. Chance scores with a three punch combo!
A right-left combo lands from Chance.
King is rocked! King tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chance swats him away and circles back towards the center. Nice cross by Chance. King is still on wobbly legs! Can Chance finish him? King fails with an attempt to clinch.
Chance connects with the punch. Chance stuns King with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. Chance swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
King wants to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Nice body kick from Chance. I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Chance has cracked King with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Chance lands another huge swinging hook and King tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save King, before Chance can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Last Chance!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vince Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaro Pajari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vince Green! 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, Aaro Pajari! The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Green shoots in looking for a takedown but Pajari manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Green's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away. Horrible takedown by Pajari or perhaps it was just good defense by Green which made him look bad. Green shoots in but no luck this time. Green lands a right hook to the body.
Pajari looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Green is fending him off so far but Pajari persists. Nope, Green circles away and we're back to standing. Pajari looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Pajari dives in and grabs Green's left leg, looking for a takedown. Green pushes down on Pajari's head and hops out. Vince Green has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aaro Pajari. Green will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts. Pajari doesn't succeed with the takedown and Green counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Green pulls guard successfully.
Green had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pajari defends it easily. Pajari won't allow Green to sweep him here. Green knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pajari on the ground. Pajari trying to control the position from guard on top but Green is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Pajari is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round. Green looking for a guillotine here but Pajari defends easily.
Pajari trying to control the position from guard on top but Green is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Green avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Green is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Pajari postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Green pulls Pajari in close to prevent any damage. Pajari trying to control but Green is working from the bottom. Pajari distracts Green with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Pajari working some strikes from top position.
It looks like Vince Green has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Pajari thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position. Green is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Green avoiding any damage from the ground and pound. Pajari scoring with some ground and pound. Green doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Pajari has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan. Pajari with a nice head shot there. Green is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched. Green is trying to break the clinch but Pajari is controlling him. Pajari is trying to pull guard but Green has him pressed against the cage. Pajari tries to pull guard but Green holds him up against the cage and eventually Pajari drops back down to his feet.
Pajari tries to pull guard but Green holds him up against the cage and eventually Pajari drops back down to his feet.
Pajari fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Pajari manages to pull guard.
Pajari striking off his back but it's not causing Green any problems. Pajari looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Pajari is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Green 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. Pajari wants to sweep but no luck. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Pajari looking for a guillotine here but Green defends easily.
Pajari looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Pajari escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Green gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Pajari is looking to sweep but instead, Green has passed into half guard.
Well, if Green 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.
Pajari manages to get to full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Pajari is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Green is aware though and is defending well. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaro Pajari dominated that round. The cut man is working on Vince Green's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The fight moves into the clinch position. Pajari trying to stall but Green improves his position.
Green wants to break the clinch but can't.
Pajari on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pajari jumps guard but Green turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. Pajari fails to pull guard.
Green has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Pajari after a bit of a struggle. Pajari prevents the takedown attempt.
Pajari jumps into guard, dragging Green to the mat.
Pajari trying to keep a closed guard but Green is proving a slippery customer.
Pajari working for submissions but it's allowed Green to get to half guard.
Pajari actively working from the bottom here. Green missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Pajari wants to improve his position but Green is controlling well.
Green thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Pajari's head. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Green seems to be working for a kimura but Pajari defends the submission attempt. Pajari gets back to full guard.
Pajari keeping moving, preventing Green from controlling successfully. Pajari escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Green gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Pajari has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Green can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Green wants to get up but he can't break Pajari's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Pajari holds on and takes a little breather. Pajari has his foot on Green's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Green works his way back into a safe position though. Pajari is looking for a triangle but Green pushes his legs off easily.
Green won't allow Pajari to sweep him here. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Pajari looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Pajari is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. Green wants to control from the top but Pajari keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Pajari wants to sweep here but Green controlling him for the moment. Green throws a big right hand that misses. Aaro Pajari has got the better of the ground game so far. Green throws a big right hand that misses. Pajari escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Green gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. Pajari pulls Green in to control the position. Green stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pajari swivels though and keeps the full guard. Pajari looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round. There's a bit of a scramble here and now Pajari is on top in guard.
Pajari advances position into side control! Pajari tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Check out the look on Pajari's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Pajari working away. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Green is looking for a sweep. Pajari tries to advance to mount but Green denies him. Pajari tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaro Pajari showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Vince Green's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Green leaves Pajari with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt. A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pajari. Pajari shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Green manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage. Pajari chips away with some ground and pound. Green trying to control the position.
Green utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Pajari content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Vince Green's cut is getting worse. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Green looking to sweep here. No luck so far. Pajari has gone for a leg lock! Green slips out almost immediately though and dives into Pajari's guard. Green has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round. Pajari looking for a guillotine here but Green defends easily.
Green looking to pass the guard. Pajari keeping moving, preventing Green from controlling successfully. Pajari is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Green is aware though and is defending well. Pajari had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Green defends it easily. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Green trying to stand up but can't free himself from Pajari's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Pajari looking for a sweep. Not yet Pajari, not yet. Pajari throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Green trying to stand up but can't free himself from Pajari's guard. Pajari utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Pajari 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. Pajari is pulling down on Green's head. It's preventing any offense from Green, at least for the moment. Green avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Green slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. Pajari looking for a triangle here. Green is fighting it but it looks tight! Pajari pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Green is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Aaro Pajari!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jason Krarotrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erik Tarvainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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179 cm
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195 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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182 lbs
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jason Krarotrov! 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, Erik Tarvainen! The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A big right from Tarvainen misses. Krarotrov tries to bum rush Tarvainen with a series of wild strikes but Tarvainen uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Krarotrov misses with a wild combination.
Krarotrov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Krarotrov is trying to break the clinch but Tarvainen has him pressed against the cage. Krarotrov breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Tarvainen fails miserably with a takedown attempt. Tarvainen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Krarotrov misses with a wild combination.
Krarotrov gets a double leg takedown into Tarvainen's guard. Krarotrov lands a couple of elbows. Krarotrov is working Tarvainen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Krarotrov throwing strikes but missing. Krarotrov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Krarotrov preventing the sweep. Tarvainen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Krarotrov tries to free his leg and advance position but Tarvainen is retaining full guard. Tarvainen wants to sweep here but Krarotrov controlling him for the moment. Tarvainen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tarvainen has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Krarotrov has passed into side control.
Tarvainen sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard. Krarotrov is trying to control. Tarvainen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time. Krarotrov prevents Tarvainen from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Tarvainen is looking to control Krarotrov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Tarvainen avoid being mounted? Krarotrov slips a nice elbow through Tarvainen's hands, connecting with Tarvainen's forehead. Krarotrov slips a nice elbow through Tarvainen's hands, connecting with Tarvainen's forehead. Tarvainen wants to control but Krarotrov is keeping busy and won't allow it. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Krarotrov connects with a nice short shot to Tarvainen's temple. Krarotrov missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Krarotrov scores with a couple of good hammerfists. Krarotrov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. Tarvainen looks like he's trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Krarotrov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. Krarotrov with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Krarotrov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. Krarotrov lands strikes from half guard. Tarvainen moves into full guard.
Krarotrov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Krarotrov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player. Krarotrov throws a big elbow that misses. Tarvainen controls Krarotrov momentarily but Krarotrov frees himself. Hammerfist, elbow! yells Krarotrov's corner. There ya go! There ya go! Krarotrov is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact. Krarotrov trying to control the position from guard on top but Tarvainen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Krarotrov's corner is telling him to maintain position. Tarvainen trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from! Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Krarotrov engaging in some classic timewasting tactics. Tarvainen tries to land a sweep but no joy. Krarotrov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Tarvainen on the ground. Tarvainen keeps trying to improve his position.
We're going to have a standup here because Jason Krarotrov wasn't active enough for the referee's liking. Tarvainen lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Jason Krarotrov has been cut. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Krarotrov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Krarotrov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tarvainen counters by clinching up. Krarotrov has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tarvainen avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Krarotrov dominated that round. The cut man is working on Jason Krarotrov's cut. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Krarotrov lands a nice looking body shot.
Krarotrov misses with a few strikes there.
We've been informed that Tarvainen has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight. Krarotrov throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Krarotrov goes for a double leg but Tarvainen avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Tarvainen continues to drive forward. Krarotrov gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Tarvainen regains guard.
Tarvainen bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Krarotrov's guard. Tarvainen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Tarvainen with a flurry of punches that miss. Tarvainen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. Tarvainen showing good wrestling skills to control the position. Tarvainen preventing the sweep. Tarvainen trying to control the position from guard on top but Krarotrov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Krarotrov 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.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tarvainen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Krarotrov working a defensive guard here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. A head kick misses from Tarvainen. Jason Krarotrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Krarotrov is looking to slow Tarvainen down with leg kicks. A leg kick checked by Tarvainen. Krarotrov swings away with a leg kick that misses. Tarvainen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Krarotrov moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Tarvainen shoots in and drives through. Krarotrov sprawls well. Krarotrov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. A momentary lapse in concentration from Tarvainen enables Krarotrov to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Tarvainen manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat. Krarotrov won't allow Tarvainen to sweep him here. Krarotrov is stalling in the full guard. Tarvainen working a defensive guard but Krarotrov passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Krarotrov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Tarvainen trying to control from the bottom.
Tarvainen is looking to improve his position.
Krarotrov sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Tarvainen defending well though. Tarvainen taking some punishment here, with Krarotrov in his half guard. Tarvainen is trying to control but can't.
Krarotrov winds up and cracks Tarvainen with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Tarvainen is refusing to be controlled, as Krarotrov sits in half guard. Tarvainen regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Krarotrov trying to control the position from guard on top but Tarvainen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Krarotrov throwing strikes but missing. Krarotrov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position. Krarotrov throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tarvainen works some decent striking defense from the bottom. Tarvainen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Tarvainen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Krarotrov is aware though and is defending well. Krarotrov trying to control the position from guard on top but Tarvainen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Krarotrov prevents Tarvainen from getting back to his feet. Krarotrov distracts Tarvainen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Krarotrov content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Krarotrov missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. Krarotrov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Krarotrov controls from within his opponent's guard. Krarotrov scores with a decent looking elbow strike. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Krarotrov landing some decent shots from guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Krarotrov dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Jason Krarotrov's cut. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Krarotrov misses with a two punch combination.
Krarotrov throws a low kick but Tarvainen avoids it. Tarvainen misses with the combination.
Tarvainen moves into the clinch successfully.
Krarotrov digs a right hand into Tarvainen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tarvainen's gas tank. Tarvainen changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Krarotrov fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sloppy strikes from Tarvainen. Those never looked like landing. Tarvainen misses the shot to the body. Krarotrov throws a head kick but Tarvainen moves out of range.
Krarotrov fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Tarvainen to the ground. Krarotrov is now in Tarvainen's guard. Krarotrov lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tarvainen is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Krarotrov 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. Krarotrov is working Tarvainen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Krarotrov chips away with some ground and pound. Krarotrov distracts Tarvainen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm. Krarotrov scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Krarotrov passes into half guard under a barage of strikes. Tarvainen looks like he's trying to stand up.
Krarotrov is trying to control. Tarvainen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Tarvainen tries to kick Krarotrov off but Krarotrov keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. Tarvainen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Tarvainen is looking for a sweep. Krarotrov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Krarotrov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. 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! Ground and pound from Krarotrov. Tarvainen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound. The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Krarotrov lands a nice short elbow.
Tarvainen is rocked! Krarotrov is nestled in close to Tarvainen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure. Tarvainen is still in real trouble! Can Krarotrov finish him? Krarotrov winds up and cracks Tarvainen with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Krarotrov lands a big elbow from half guard. That looks like it's hurt Tarvainen quite badly. Tarvainen pulls Krarotrov in close trying to recover. Krarotrov postures up and lands two really hard shots that put Tarvainen on queer street! The ref takes a look and decides to call an end to the fight! Possibly an early stoppage but Tarvainen doesn't seem to be complaining too much.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jason Krarotrov! In his post fight interview, Jason Krarotrov started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception. The defeated Erik Tarvainen had this to say: 'Damn, this is' t what i was aiming for.. F***K!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Blue Jay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonny Jon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonny Jon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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162 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Blue Jay! 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, Jonny Jon! The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Sandra Marshall and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jon. Jon misses with a wild combination.
Jay closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Jay keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jon's efforts to push away. Jay jumps into guard, dragging Jon to the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Jon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. Jay working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jon doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jon manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Jay trying to control the position here. Jon trying to stand up but can't free himself from Jay's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jay wants to stand up but Jon is controlling him. Jay utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound. Jon trying to control but Jay is working from the bottom. Jon is pushing down on Jay's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jay is fighting to maintain full guard but Jon has managed to sneak the leg through. Jay is looking to escape. Jay trying to control but Jon postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jay wants to get back to full guard. Jay controlling the position for now. Jay wants to get back to his feet. Jay is trying to maintain the position but Jon is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Blue Jay wasn't doing enough on the ground. Jon attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Some wild striking there from Jon.
Jon dives in for a single leg takedown but Jay sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jay stops a takedown attempt from Jon.
Blue Jay has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jonny Jon. Jon manages to break the clinch.
Jon misses with a takedown attempt and Jay counters with a takedown into side control. Jon is trying to control Jay's posture but Jay avoids it. A lull in the action here as Jay stalls from top position. Jay is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jon is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jon gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Jay sitting and controlling from the half guard. Jay is keen to just control but Jon is a slippery customer. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Jay moves into full mount! Jon won't be happy about that! Jay working Jon over with strikes here. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blue Jay 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.
Jay fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jon, pushing him back against the cage. Jay manages to break the clinch.
Jon shoots in for a double leg but Jay sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Jay gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard. Jon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent. Jon wanted to stand there but Jay had control of the position. Jay has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Jon has passed into side control.
Jay is trying to improve his position. Blue Jay overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Jay manages to work his way to half guard, despite Jon's best efforts.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jay tries to get to full guard but Jon has control of the leg. Jay wants to control but Jon is keeping busy and won't allow it. Jay wants to control the action here but instead Jon manages to pass to full mount! Jon trying to control but he's not successful this time. Jon punching from mount but Jay doing a good job of avoiding damage. Jon trying to control but Jay is having none of it. Jon punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jay holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Jon tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Jon trying to control but Jay is having none of it. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Jay is in all sorts of trouble here.
Jon avoids the attempt from Jay to control. Jay tries to control Jon's body but Jon pushes him off. Jay squirms to his side and now Jon has his back! Jon looking to break Jay's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Jay remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Jon will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jon gets his hands free as Jay looks to control. Jay showing good submission defense here.
Jay is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet. I really don't envy Jay right now.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Jon's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Jay is having to fend off submission attempts from Jon, who is looking to sink in the choke. Jon doesn't have the hooks in though and Jay manages to reverse position! He's now on top, in his opponent's guard. Jay slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jay wanted to stand there but Jon had control of the position. Jay trying to control but Jon is working from the bottom. Jon controls Jay momentarily but Jay frees himself. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. Jon misses with a head kick.
Jay fails in his attempt to clinch. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Jon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Jay throws a head kick but Jon moves out of range.
Jon shoots in for a double leg but Jay sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy. Jay gets the takedown into side control. Jay is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jon knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. Jon tries to strike but it doesn't land. Jon is positioning himself to get back to half guard. Jay scoring with punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jay decides to stand up, so the ref orders Jon to his feet. Jay closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jay lands in his opponent's guard. Jon trying to keep a closed guard but Jay is proving a slippery customer.
We've been informed that Jon has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight. Jay trying to control the position from guard on top but Jon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. Jon is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage. Jon throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Jon keeping moving, preventing Jay from controlling successfully. The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Blue Jay just wasn't active enough. Jon fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt. Jay changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Jon looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Jon sneaks back into half guard. Ground and pound from Jay. Jay stands up out of the half guard. Jay forces Jon back against the cage and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jay lands a takedown into guard.
Jon wants to sweep here but Jay controlling him for the moment. Jay sitting in guard here, content to control. Jay gets to his feet - Jon follows without any prompting. Jon closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Jay to the mat! Jay manages to get full guard. Jon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Jay not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Jay has a closed guard, preventing Jon from standing up. Jon trying to control but Jay is working from the bottom. Jay seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jon preventing the sweep. This has been an exciting period of action! Jay has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up. Jon tries a head kick but it misses.
Jay shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Jon's guard. Jon being controlled here, momentarily. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Jon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
And that's the end of the fight! Blue Jay showed his dominance in that final round. Well Jay 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 Santiago Holmes scores the fight 29:28 Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 29:28 Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blue Jay! Blue Jay decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jambe De Bois (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirrka Crovopic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jambe De Bois could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mirrka Crovopic's chin.
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185 cm
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165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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182 cm
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155 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Good chin |
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jambe De Bois! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mirrka Crovopic! The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! De Bois forces Crovopic back against the cage and clinches. Crovopic misses with a body punch.
Crovopic's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! De Bois tries to work over Crovopic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. De Bois swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Bois 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. De Bois stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. De Bois misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Bois misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crovopic has De Bois pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. De Bois manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. De Bois throws a head punch that misses. De Bois throws a head punch that misses. De Bois swings wildly with an uppercut but Crovopic uses good head movement to avoid it. Crovopic is trying to drag De Bois to the mat but De Bois just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there. A short right from De Bois.
That's one minute gone in the round. De Bois struggles to land a body shot inside as Crovopic controls his hands.
De Bois misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from De Bois. Crovopic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Crovopic blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De Bois misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Bois makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. De Bois has a couple of punches blocked by Crovopic.
De Bois tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. De Bois doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Crovopic tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jambe De Bois has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mirrka Crovopic. De Bois struggles to land a body shot inside as Crovopic controls his hands.
De Bois tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Crovopic's elbow. De Bois lands a left hand that snaps the head of Crovopic backwards. De Bois lands with a left to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Crovopic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Bois misses with a hook from the clinch. A short right from De Bois. De Bois misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crovopic wants to take the fight to the mat but De Bois manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch. An uppercut to the body lands inside from De Bois. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! De Bois lands with a short head shot on the inside. Crovopic is looking to take this one to the mat. De Bois lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Crovopic. De Bois tries a body shot but Crovopic blocks it.
De Bois misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Bois scores with a nice hook to the head. A short left from De Bois. De Bois tries a body shot but Crovopic blocks it.
De Bois misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. De Bois can't find room to land a body shot as Crovopic controls the action.
De Bois tries to throw a body punch but Crovopic avoids it by throwing De Bois back against the cage. De Bois goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short left from De Bois. A short right hand to the side of the head by De Bois. De Bois lands a shot to the body. De Bois struggles to land a body shot inside as Crovopic controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from De Bois.
Crovopic looks winded! De Bois misses with a punch to the body.
De Bois misses with a punch to the body.
De Bois pushes Crovopic back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. De Bois can't find room to land a body shot as Crovopic controls the action.
De Bois lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Crovopic. De Bois tries to throw a body punch but Crovopic avoids it by throwing De Bois back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. De Bois lands a hook to the side of the head. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. A short right from De Bois.
Crovopic is rocked! De Bois lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Crovopic is still on wobbly legs! Can De Bois finish him? De Bois dips a shoulder and cracks Crovopic with a mighty uppercut! Crovopic falls back against the cage and De Bois unloads with a barrage of strikes! Crovopic is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - De Bois screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jambe De Bois!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elijah Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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265 lbs
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278 lbs
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BJJ Blue 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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Elijah Hart! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jim Jones! The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Jones throws the left hand but Hart avoids the punch easily. Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Jones is looking to clinch. Hart ducks under a wild hook from Jones. Jones tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hart manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Jones tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hart manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Jones misses with an uppercut. Hart saw that one coming. Jones is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. Hart walks into a straight right hand from Jones.
It looks like Elijah Hart has been cut. Hart keeps the fight on the outside. Hart has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Evil Emp-HEAD HUNTERS FIGHTCLUB ELITE4CHEAP//19COA in the buildup to the fight. Jones fails to land with a series of punches.
Jones tries to clinch up. Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands. The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Jones tries to clinch but Hart is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Hart showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Jones wants to clinch up but Hart keeps it at a distance. Jones scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Hart circles away from the clinch attempt and Hart counters with a shoot takedown. Jones fights it but they end up in guard. Jones trying to keep a closed guard but Hart is proving a slippery customer.
Jones is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully. Jones wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Hart is now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hart is thwarting Jones's attempts to control the position. Hart throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage. Jones keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Jones tries to get to full guard but Hart has control of the leg. Jones is trying to stand back up but Hart is controlling him
Hart missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Hart controlling the action here. Jones with the active half guard here but Hart passes nicely into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jones regains half guard. Hart looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Hart slips a nice elbow through Jones's hands, connecting with Jones's forehead. Hart winds up and cracks Jones with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Hart lands strikes from half guard. Hart winds up and cracks Jones with a swinging punch to the side of the head. Jones is looking to control Hart's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jones avoid being mounted? This has been an exciting period of action! Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hart in particular looking to stall. Hart has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission. Jones looking for a kimura from the bottom but Hart passes into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hart happy to just control the position for now. Jones tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hart wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. Hart lands some shots froms side control. Hart grinds an elbow into Jones's temple. Jones on the wrong end of some ground and pound. Hart scoring with punches and elbows. Jones taking punishment in the form of punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Hart in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows. Jones takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Jones tries to improve position but can't. 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 Elijah Hart will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Elijah Hart's cut. That's time! Hart's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Hart bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Jones tries to grapple but his opponent circles and Hart counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Jones's guard now. Hart throws a big elbow that misses. Jones looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hart looking to sit in guard and control but Jones gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Hart pushes Jones off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there. Jones has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jones tries to clinch up but Hart circles away and keeps his distance. Jones scores with a decent looking hook. Hart with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jones to score with a decent uppercut. Jim Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup. No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean. Jones wants to clinch. Hart swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones. Hart checks a low kick from Jones.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Jim Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Jones lands a lovely overhand right.
Elijah Hart's cut is getting worse. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Hart circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Hart saw that one coming. Jim Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. A decent looking cross lands there for Jones. Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones throws a leg kick but Hart checks it. Jones throws a right and a left that both miss. Jones is looking to clinch. Jim Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Jones tries to clinch up but Hart circles away and keeps his distance. Jones tries to clinch but Hart moves away so Hart counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jones working a defensive guard but Hart passes into half guard.
Jones is trying to maintain the position but Hart is very close to passing his half guard. Hart keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action. Jones avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hart. Jones gets back to full guard.
Hart with a nice head shot there. Hart tries to free his leg and advance position but Jones is retaining full guard. Hart landing with the ground and pound. Jones trying to keep a closed guard but Hart is proving a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jones is looking to stand up but Hart isn't so interested in that idea. Hart landing some decent shots from guard. A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hart accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. 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! Hart throws a big right hand that misses. Hart throws an elbow that misses. Jones uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hart's guard. Nice move by Jones! Jones sitting in guard here, content to control. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Hart pushes Jones off and scrambles back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jim Jones will probably get the nod - 10:9. The cut man is working on Elijah Hart's cut. That's time! Hart's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Jones tries to clinch up but Hart circles away and keeps his distance. Jones doesn't manage to clinch there - Hart circles away.
Jones tries to clinch but Hart is having none of it. Jones moves in looking to clinch but Hart pushes him off. Jones tries to clinch there but Hart circles away.
Jones has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. A punch combination from Jones misses. Hart takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Jones closes the distance and clinches. Jones is trying to pull guard but Hart turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch. Jones jumps guard but Hart turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. Hart is looking to break free of the clinch but Jones has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round. Jones gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hart.
Jones has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hart after a bit of a struggle. Elijah Hart has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Jones. Hart keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jones's efforts to push away. Jones working hard to break the clinch. Jones has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Jones drags the fight down to the ground.
Hart controlling from the top position. Jones not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Hart scoring with some ground and pound. Jones really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hart. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out. Hart landing some decent shots from guard. Hart is working Jones over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes. Hart working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jones's head. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Hart works over Jones with some ground and pound from guard. Hart lands a couple of decent looking shots. Jones has momentary wrist control but Hart slips an elbow through the middle. Hart scoring with some ground and pound. Jones is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Jones might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Hart haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Hart connects with a couple of short punches. Hart keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jones's head. Hart controls the pace of the fight for a moment. Jones wants to sweep but no luck. Jones has his foot on Hart's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hart works his way back into a safe position though. Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Hart postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Hart looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Hart scoring with some ground and pound. Jones is trying to control the position but Hart postures up. The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up. Hart keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jones's head. Hart landing with the ground and pound. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Hart is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. Hart works over Jones with some ground and pound from guard.
And that's the end of the fight! Elijah Hart showed his dominance in that final round. I think Hart has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28 Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:28 Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elijah Hart!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arnaldo Schiwazinega (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Kwebek (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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238 lbs
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286 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Arnaldo Schiwazinega! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Kwebek! The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Kwebek clinches. Schiwazinega avoids the elbow strike from Kwebek, against the cage.
Schiwazinega could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely. Kwebek lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Arnaldo Schiwazinega has been cut. Kwebek creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Schiwazinega's defenses. Schiwazinega tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Kwebek smiles and moves away.
Kwebek moves into the clinch. Schiwazinega wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Schiwazinega takes an elbow to the forehead. Schiwazinega wants to take the fight to the mat but Kwebek manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch. Nice elbow from Kwebek. Schiwazinega avoids a wild elbow strike from Kwebek. Schiwazinega takes an elbow to the forehead. This has been an exciting period of action! Kwebek comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Schiwazinega avoids a wild elbow strike from Kwebek. Kwebek throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kwebek misses with an elbow strike.
Schiwazinega blocks an elbow strike from Kwebek.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kwebek lands an elbow inside that Schiwazinega shrugs off. Kwebek has Schiwazinega pressed against the cage, preventing Schiwazinega from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Kwebek throws an elbow that misses.
Nice elbow from Kwebek. Kwebek comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Arnaldo Schiwazinega's cut is getting worse. Kwebek lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Schiwazinega is breathing heavily. Kwebek lands an elbow inside that Schiwazinega shrugs off.
Schiwazinega is rocked! Schiwazinega has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kwebek is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arnaldo Schiwazinega. That's going to take a lot out of him. Schiwazinega is pressed against the cage. Kwebek pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Schiwazinega! Two more big strikes from Kwebek and Schiwazinega crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). John Kwebek!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mitt Thrawn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Locke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Locke comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Keep Your Eyes Peeled by Queens Of The Stone Age kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! John Locke has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mitt Thrawn! 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, John Locke! The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Thrawn swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thrawn misses with a looping left. An inside leg kick lands from Locke. Locke has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight. Locke blocks a jab. Locke scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Locke lands a body shot.
Thrawn misses with a looping left. Thrawn has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Evil Emp-HEAD HUNTERS FIGHTCLUB ELITE4CHEAP//19COA in the buildup to the fight. Thrawn instigates a clinch. Thrawn throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Locke blocks the elbow strike.
Locke avoids the elbow strike from Thrawn, against the cage.
Locke blocks the elbow strike.
Thrawn pushes Locke back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Thrawn can't find room to land a body shot as Locke controls the action.
Thrawn is leaning against Locke and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. 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! Thrawn throws an elbow that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Thrawn.
That's one minute gone in the round. Thrawn throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thrawn digs a right hand into Locke's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Locke's gas tank. Thrawn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Nice elbow from Thrawn. Thrawn lands a nice elbow. Thrawn cracks Locke with a nice body shot. Thrawn throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Thrawn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Locke blocks an elbow strike. Locke takes an elbow to the temple. Thrawn lands a damaging elbow. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Locke tries to break free but Thrawn pushes him back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Thrawn works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Thrawn lands a body punch. Locke blocks an elbow strike. Thrawn misses with an elbow over the top. Locke avoids a wild elbow strike from Thrawn. Thrawn misses with an elbow strike.
Thrawn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Locke dodges an elbow strike from Thrawn.
Nice elbow from Thrawn. Locke avoids the elbow strike from Thrawn, against the cage.
Thrawn stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Locke can't break the clinch.
Thrawn lands an elbow just above Locke 's eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Thrawn misses with an elbow strike.
Thrawn pushes off an throws an elbow but Locke leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Locke has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Good body shot from Thrawn.
Thrawn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Locke dodges an elbow strike from Thrawn.
Locke takes an elbow to the forehead. Thrawn lands an elbow inside. Nice elbow from Thrawn. Thrawn pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Thrawn pushes off an throws an elbow but Locke leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Thrawn just misses with a elbow thrown towards Locke's brow. Good body shot from Thrawn.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Locke blocks the elbow strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Thrawn.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Locke blocks an elbow strike. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Thrawn just misses with a elbow thrown towards Locke's brow. Thrawn comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like John Locke has been cut. A nice glancing elbow lands by Thrawn. Locke tries to break free but Thrawn pushes him back against the cage. Thrawn lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Thrawn pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Thrawn misses with a punch to the body.
Locke blocks an elbow strike from Thrawn.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thrawn. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitt Thrawn dominated that round. The cut man is working on John Locke's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Locke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Thrawn has managed to clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Thrawn. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Thrawn just misses with a elbow thrown towards Locke's brow. Mitt Thrawn has scored more points in the clinch so far. With the fighters up against the cage, Thrawn throws an elbow but misses. Thrawn throws an elbow but it misses.
Locke has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Thrawn misses with an elbow strike.
Thrawn looks to throw an elbow but misses. Locke blocks an elbow strike from Thrawn.
Locke is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Thrawn digs a right hand into Locke's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Locke's gas tank. Locke wants to break free but Thrawn has control.
Thrawn pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Thrawn pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. With the fighters up against the cage, Thrawn throws an elbow but misses. Thrawn lands an elbow just above Locke 's eye. Thrawn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Thrawn lands an elbow that stopped Locke in his tracks for a moment. Thrawn pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Thrawn scores with a hook to the body. Thrawn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Thrawn throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thrawn. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Thrawn just misses with a elbow thrown towards Locke's brow. Thrawn lands an elbow that stopped Locke in his tracks for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Thrawn lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Locke avoids the elbow strike from Thrawn, against the cage.
Thrawn has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ. Thrawn lands an elbow that stopped Locke in his tracks for a moment. Locke has had enough of the clinch but Thrawn keeps him there for the moment. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Thrawn just misses with a elbow thrown towards Locke's brow. Thrawn lands a damaging elbow. Thrawn misses with an elbow over the top. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Thrawn comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Locke is trying to break the clinch but Thrawn has him pressed against the cage. Locke avoids the elbow strike from Thrawn, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thrawn throws an elbow but misses. Thrawn is leaning against Locke and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Thrawn comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Locke avoids the elbow strike from Thrawn, against the cage.
Thrawn cracks Locke with a nice body shot. Locke has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Thrawn lands a nice shot to the body. Locke is breathing heavily. Locke avoids the elbow strike from Thrawn, against the cage.
Locke takes an elbow to the forehead. Thrawn lands an elbow that stopped Locke in his tracks for a moment. Thrawn throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Thrawn looks to throw an elbow but misses. Thrawn lands a damaging elbow. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Thrawn lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Thrawn throws an elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A right hand to the body from Thrawn.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thrawn throws an elbow but misses. Locke blocks an elbow strike. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Thrawn just misses with a elbow thrown towards Locke's brow. With the fighters up against the cage, Thrawn throws an elbow but misses. Thrawn lands an elbow just above Locke 's eye. Locke avoids a wild elbow strike from Thrawn. Thrawn lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Thrawn misses with an elbow strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Thrawn creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Locke's defenses. Thrawn lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Thrawn throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitt Thrawn dominated that second round. The cut man is working on John Locke's cut. That's time! Thrawn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Locke throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. A good leg kick by Locke. Thrawn misses with a wild body shot. Nice straight punches there by Locke. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Locke. Thrawn stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Locke. Thrawn throws out a loose jab but Locke uses good head movement to avoid it. Locke feints and then cracks Thrawn's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thrawn down. Thrawn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Locke can do to turn this around? Thrawn clinches with his opponent.
Locke takes an elbow to the forehead. Thrawn throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Locke blocks an elbow strike. Thrawn lands an elbow inside. A hook to the body from Thrawn.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Locke takes an elbow to the forehead. Locke avoids a wild elbow strike from Thrawn.
That's one minute gone in the round. Thrawn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Locke or not. Thrawn lands a body shot. Locke takes an elbow to the temple. Thrawn lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Thrawn digs a right hand underneath Locke's ribcage. Locke let out a lung full of air as it connected. Locke takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. Thrawn throws an elbow that misses.
Thrawn lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Locke or not. Locke takes an elbow to the temple. With the fighters up against the cage, Thrawn throws an elbow but misses. Thrawn looks to throw an elbow but misses. 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! Thrawn throws an elbow but it misses.
John Locke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. A hook to the body from Thrawn.
Thrawn pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Thrawn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Thrawn lands an elbow just above Locke 's eye. Thrawn lands an elbow just above Locke 's eye. Thrawn misses with an elbow over the top. Thrawn digs a right hand into Locke's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Locke's gas tank. Thrawn throws an elbow that misses.
Thrawn lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Thrawn lands a damaging elbow. Thrawn pushes off an throws an elbow but Locke leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Locke takes an elbow to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Thrawn lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Locke wants to get back to striking at distance but Thrawn won't allow it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thrawn. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Thrawn. Thrawn comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Thrawn lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Thrawn looks to throw an elbow but misses. A hook to the body from Thrawn.
Locke blocks the elbow strike.
Locke takes an elbow to the temple. A left hand lands to the body for Thrawn.
Thrawn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. A right hook to the body lands for Thrawn.
Mitt Thrawn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Thrawn throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Thrawn just misses with a elbow thrown towards Locke's brow. Thrawn comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Thrawn lands an elbow inside that Locke shrugs off.
That has opened up John Locke's cut even more. Locke dodges an elbow strike from Thrawn.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Thrawn lands a nice elbow. Locke misses with a body punch.
Locke misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight! Mitt Thrawn showed his dominance in that final round. Well I reckon that's a shut out for Thrawn, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:26 Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:26 Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mitt Thrawn! Mitt Thrawn decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little. John Locke was interviewed post fight and said 'Hey, hey, don't you walk away from me! You don't know who you're dealing with! Don't ever tell me what I can't do, *ever*! This is destiny. This is destiny. This is... This is my destiny. This... I'm supposed to do this, dammit! Don't tell me what I can't do! Don't tell me what I can't...'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chance The Rapper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Fala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Chance The Rapper has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Chance The Rapper seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chance The Rapper! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tim Fala! The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Dirk Anderson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Jab by The Rapper. The Rapper has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Elite Training Facility in the buildup to the fight. The Rapper blocks a head kick by Fala.
The Rapper blocks a head kick by Fala.
Fala misses with a left hand and The Rapper counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Fala. Fala takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. The Rapper keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The Rapper lands the left hand. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Fala gets a clinch. The Rapper is trying to push Fala away but Fala has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere. A short right from The Rapper on the inside. Fala missing with knees to the body.
The Rapper breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The Rapper clobbers Fala with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Tim Fala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round. The fighters circle momentarily. The Rapper darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Fala on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The Rapper keeps the fight on the outside. A low kick from Fala misses and The Rapper connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. The Rapper lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin. The Rapper fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. The Rapper tests Fala's chin there with a solid looking shot. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Fala fails with an attempt to clinch.
The Rapper tests Fala's chin there with a solid looking shot. Fala misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fala misses with a hook to the body
and The Rapper counters with an inside leg kick. Fala takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Jab, jab by The Rapper - just one landing. Fala wants to clinch and The Rapper counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. The Rapper swats away the attempt to clinch by Fala. The Rapper misses with a series of wild punches.
Fala looks to clinch and The Rapper counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Fala is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Fala closes the distance but The Rapper moves to the side and The Rapper counters with a lovely straight right hand! The Rapper scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fala doesn't seem bothered though. The Rapper lands a two punch combo.
The Rapper bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fala's head. Fala pushes The Rapper up against the cage in a clinch. The Rapper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fala backwards. The Rapper avoiding damage as Fala throws knees to the body.
The Rapper blocks an elbow strike from Fala.
Fala misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The Rapper.
Fala tries to land knees in the clinch but The Rapper avoids the damage to the body. Fala lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Chance The Rapper has been cut. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! The Rapper avoids a wild elbow strike from Fala. The Rapper lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The Rapper taking a breather. Fala working The Rapper over with knees to the body. Fala misses with an elbow strike.
The Rapper blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Fala missing with knees to the body.
The Rapper lands with a short head shot on the inside. Fala throws an elbow but it misses.
Fala utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. The Rapper works on Fala's body with a couple of short punches. Fala misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The Rapper.
The Rapper misses with a short punch on the inside. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! The Rapper looking to slow down the pace here. The Rapper blocks an elbow strike. An uppercut to the body lands inside from The Rapper. The Rapper holding his opponent close, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chance The Rapper dominated that round. The cut man is working on Chance The Rapper's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The Rapper dips to his left and cracks Fala with an uppercut! Fala throws a sloppy head kick and The Rapper counters with a good low kick that Fala was not able to check. The Rapper connects with the punch. Chance The Rapper is winning the standup battle so far. Fala moves in looking to clinch but The Rapper pushes him off. Fala wants to clinch up but The Rapper keeps it at a distance. Fala tries to clinch up and The Rapper counters with a head kick. Fala looks to clinch and The Rapper counters with a nice leg kick. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts The Rapper, as that shot connected.
That's one minute gone in the round. The Rapper ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. The Rapper feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fala's calf. The Rapper lands with an uppercut that bounces Fala off the cage and back into range. A chopping leg kick lands by The Rapper. The Rapper keeps the fight on the outside. Fala tries to close the distance and clinch but The Rapper swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Fala tries to clinch but The Rapper moves away and The Rapper counters with a nice low kick that buckles Fala's knee momentarily. Nice cross by The Rapper. Fala throws a sloppy head kick enabling The Rapper to counter with a crisp jab. The Rapper lands a glancing blow to the side of Fala's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. This has been an exciting period of action! The fight stays on the outside here - Fala looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Fala looks to clinch and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Fala tries to grapple but his opponent circles and The Rapper counters with a right hand to the body. Fala closes the distance and pushes The Rapper back into the cage. The Rapper avoiding damage as Fala throws knees to the body.
The Rapper is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Fala is keeping busy. The Rapper throws a punch but it's blocked by Fala. Fala tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The Rapper avoids it. Fala missing with knees to the body.
Fala tries a knee to the head but The Rapper blocks it.
The Rapper blocks the elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Rapper. Nice elbow from Fala. Fala lands an elbow that stopped The Rapper in his tracks for a moment. The Rapper working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, The Rapper creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Fala throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Fala creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. The Rapper pushes Fala back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Fala tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The Rapper avoids it. Fala blocking some punches.
The Rapper misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fala misses with an elbow strike.
The Rapper lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fala backwards. Fala stalling in the clinch but The Rapper improves position. The Rapper avoids a wild elbow strike from Fala. Fala missing with knees to the body.
The Rapper is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Fala lands a damaging elbow.
Chance The Rapper's cut is getting worse.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fala is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. The Rapper is defending well for now. The Rapper blocks an elbow strike from Fala.
The Rapper lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. This has been an exciting period of action! The Rapper lands on the inside with an uppercut. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Fala misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from The Rapper.
Fala lands an elbow inside that The Rapper shrugs off. Fala throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Fala has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. The Rapper lands a right hand. The Rapper misses with a punch to the body.
The Rapper avoids a wild elbow strike from Fala. The Rapper is looking to control Fala's arms but Fala gets an underhook and turns him. Now The Rapper has his back to the cage. The Rapper swings wildly with an uppercut but Fala uses good head movement to avoid it. Fala pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Fala tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and The Rapper avoids it. The Rapper taking a breather. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fala just misses with a elbow thrown towards The Rapper's brow. Fala misses with an elbow over the top. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chance The Rapper dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Chance The Rapper's cut. That's time! The Rapper's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Fala tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but The Rapper paws at him with a jab and circles away. The Rapper works the jab nicely. Fala tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. The Rapper manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. The Rapper circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fala moves to clinch but The Rapper breaks away and The Rapper counters with a good low kick that Fala was not able to check. Fala looks to score with a jab to the body but The Rapper is just out of range. Fala closes the distance looking to clinch and The Rapper counters with a two punch combo. The Rapper connects with an inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. The Rapper lands a body shot.
The Rapper throws out a powerful jab. The Rapper works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Fala walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. The Rapper circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fala tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. The Rapper manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Fala has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fala there as he acknowledges the shot. The Rapper keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The Rapper stuns Fala with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! The Rapper moves out of range of the leg kick from Fala.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The Rapper is looking to slow Fala down with leg kicks. The Rapper digs a good body shot into Fala's ribs. Fala looks to throw the jab but The Rapper is out of range. Fala's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. The Rapper scores with a jab. The Rapper lands a lovely overhand right. The Rapper keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A low kick from Fala is predictable there and The Rapper counters with a nice body shot. Fala takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. The Rapper with a nice cross. The Rapper jabs Fala to the body, keeping him at a distance. Fala tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Fala walks into a left hand. The Rapper throws a shot to the body.
The Rapper getting the better of the striking in that exchange. A chopping leg kick lands by The Rapper. The Rapper buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The Rapper scores with a head kick.
Fala closes the distance looking to clinch enabling The Rapper to counter with a crisp jab. This has been an exciting period of action! The Rapper scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fala tries to clinch there but The Rapper circles away.
Fala tries to clinch and Fala takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. A head kick by Fala misses and The Rapper counters with a leg kick. A swing and a miss from Fala. The Rapper throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The Rapper lands a jab to the nose. A punch lands to the side of Fala 's head but he takes it in his stride. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Fala throws a sloppy head kick and The Rapper moves out of range easily. The Rapper lands a glancing blow to the side of Fala's head. Fala throws a sloppy head kick and The Rapper counters with a crisp one two that drops Fala! The Rapper thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Fala to his feet! Fala is in big trouble! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chance The Rapper clearly takes that round. The cut man is working on Chance The Rapper's cut. 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.
The Rapper flashes Fala a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Fala's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Fala crumples to the floor! He's out cold! The Rapper punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chance The Rapper! Chance The Rapper 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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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Raf Fernandes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rudolph McKenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McKenzie has chosen The Real McKenzies - Loch Lomond as his entrance music. Raf Fernandes has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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25
300 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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295 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Great elbows
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Raf Fernandes! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rudolph McKenzie! The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Fernandes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McKenzie moves into range and clinches up with Fernandes. McKenzie gets control of Fernandes's arms and successfully pulls guard. McKenzie will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back. McKenzie looking for a guillotine here but Fernandes defends easily.
McKenzie pushes a forearm under Fernandes's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Fernandes is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rudolph McKenzie! Rudolph McKenzie is the new super heavyweight champion! Rudolph McKenzie decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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