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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kurko Tyrma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guy Cochrane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Kurko Tyrma has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Kurko Tyrma seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kurko Tyrma!
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, Guy Cochrane!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyrma shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cochrane throws a hook to the side of Tyrma's head but Tyrma sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Tyrma clobbers Cochrane with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cochrane scores with a jab.
Tyrma jabs Cochrane to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Cochrane throws a shot from downtown. Tyrma moves away and avoids it.
Tyrma misses with an uppercut.
Tyrma keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cochrane.
Tyrma uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cochrane.
Tyrma misses with a straight right.
Tyrma cracks a nice hook into Cochrane's ribs.
Tyrma throws a shot from downtown. Cochrane moves away and avoids it.
Nice defenses there by Cochrane.
Tyrma moves out of range of the strikes.
Tyrma looks to score with a jab to the body but Cochrane is just out of range.
Tyrma throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyrma slips a straight right by Cochrane.
Tyrma staying out of range there.
Cochrane clobbers Tyrma with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cochrane throws the kick towards the body but Tyrma avoids it.
Tyrma connects with a looping right hand.
Tyrma scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Cochrane slips under a jab.
Cochrane slips a jab from Tyrma.
Tyrma moves away from the strike by Cochrane.
Tyrma takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cochrane misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tyrma.
Tyrma scores with a three punch combo!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tyrma fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cochrane on the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyrma cracks Cochrane with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Some wild striking there from Tyrma.
Tyrma misses with a straight right.
Tyrma throws a big shot that misses.
Cochrane lands with a shot to the body.
Tyrma fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cochrane dodges the punch combination from Tyrma.
A punch lands to the side of Cochrane 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tyrma misses with a hook. Cochrane ducked under it nicely.
Cochrane moves away from the strike by Tyrma.
Cochrane moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyrma pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tyrma uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cochrane.
Cochrane will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cochrane throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Tyrma counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kurko Tyrma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cochrane takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tyrma, as that shot connected.
A shot to the liver by Tyrma. Beautiful body shot.
Cochrane moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Cochrane looks to land a left hand but Tyrma moved out of range nicely.
Tyrma lands a really nice looking cross but Cochrane seems unphased.
Tyrma lands a right hook to the body.
Cochrane misses the shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tyrma tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cochrane was well out of range. Poor timing from Tyrma.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cochrane moves out of range as Tyrma strikes.
Cochrane throws a head kick but Tyrma moves out of range.
Tyrma lands the left hand.
Cochrane lands with a nice body punch.
Cochrane takes one on the button.
A right-left combo lands from Tyrma.
Tyrma comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tyrma is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Cochrane takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cochrane looks winded!
Tyrma misses with a wild body shot.
Cochrane throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tyrma throws a hook but Cochrane avoids it easily.
Tyrma with a nice cross.
Cochrane ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tyrma moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurko Tyrma dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
The crowd cheers as Tyrma lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cochrane doesn't seem phased though.
Tyrma rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cochrane moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tyrma throws out a loose jab but Cochrane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cochrane misses with a looping right.
Tyrma lunges at Cochrane with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cochrane's hand.
Tyrma throws a looping overhand right but Cochrane ducks down to avoid it.
Cochrane uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tyrma.
Cochrane throws a series of punches but Tyrma moves out of range.
Tyrma lands a nice hook to Cochrane's body. Cochrane takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Tyrma lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice straight punches there by Tyrma. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Tyrma.
Tyrma loads up on a big right hand but Cochrane slips the punch.
Cochrane looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyrma cracks Cochrane with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Cochrane uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tyrma.
Tyrma lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice cross by Tyrma.
Cochrane ducks right into an uppercut from Tyrma.
A big left from Cochrane misses.
Tyrma scores with a punch to the head.
Cochrane avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cochrane misses with the combination.
Tyrma just misses with a punch to the body.
Tyrma displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyrma defending well as Cochrane loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cochrane is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tyrma scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Tyrma catches Cochrane with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Tyrma works the jab nicely.
Cochrane is rocked!
Tyrma closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Cochrane! Tyrma dives in looking to finish! Cochrane is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kurko Tyrma!
Kurko Tyrma seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ben Askren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Moe (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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ben Askren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joe Moe!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Askren fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Moe throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Askren's waist but Askren gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Moe off to one side.
Askren drives through with a takedown into Moe's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Askren forces his way into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Moe looking for submissions off his back.
We've been hearing good reports from Askren's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Moe is trying to get back to full guard.
Askren wants to control but Moe is keeping him busy.
Moe looking for submissions off his back.
Moe has hold of Askren's hands but Askren slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Moe is refusing to be controlled, as Askren sits in half guard.
Moe pushes Askren off looking to stand but Askren dives back in and keeps control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Askren working the head and body with strikes.
Moe looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Well, if Askren 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.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Moe can do anything to dispel that myth.
Askren passes to full mount!
Askren landing strikes, looking to finish!
Askren dominating with strikes here.
Askren landing strikes, looking to finish!
Moe is trying to stand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moe working to try and regain half guard.
Askren is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Moe is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Askren! Moe is hurt baaadly! Askren is firing away with more strikes - Moe is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Askren!
Ben Askren decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Joe Moe was interviewed post fight and said 'sorry to my fans and any one who bet on me too win !'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Trevor Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirk Walters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dirk Walters told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Trevor Fisher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dirk Walters!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Peter Branson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A right-left combo lands from Walters.
It looks like Trevor Fisher has been cut.
Fisher misses the shot to the body.
Fisher jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Dirk Walters has been cut.
Fisher rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Walters counters with a straight right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fisher lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Walters needs to keep his hands up - Fisher had a free shot at his head there.
Fisher misses with a double jab.
Walters's coach down at Evil Emp-HEAD HUNTERS FIGHTCLUB ELITE was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Walters's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Fisher throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Walters.
Fisher misses with an uppercut. Walters saw that one coming.
Fisher swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Walters swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Fisher misses the target.
Nice cross by Walters.
Fisher slips a jab and a cross from Walters.
Walters scores with a one two! Fisher had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A telegraphed right hand from Fisher misses the target.
Walters swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fisher throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Walters counters with a left and a right that stings Fisher.
Fisher throws a hook to the side of Walters's head but Walters sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Walters. Those never looked like landing.
Walters lands a nice shot that snaps Fisher's head back.
Trevor Fisher's cut is getting worse.
Fisher is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Walters.
Walters looks to land a combination but Fisher avoids it well.
Walters misses with a hook. Fisher ducked under it nicely.
Walters takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A cross from Walters lands.
Fisher throws an off balance right hand
and Walters counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Walters swinging wildly here.
Walters just misses with a punch to the body.
Good exchange - Fisher coming out on top.
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!
Fisher throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Walters keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fisher tests Walters's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Walters loads up on a big right hand but Fisher slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walters thuds a left hand into Fisher's body.
Fisher works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That has opened up Dirk Walters's cut even more.
Fisher misses with a looping left.
Fisher looks to score with a jab to the body but Walters is just out of range.
Walters moves away from the strike by Fisher.
Fisher swinging wildly here.
Fisher feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Walterss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice shot lands for Fisher.
Fisher is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Fisher throws a jab when Walters was well out of range.
Fisher looks to land a right hand but Walters moved out of range.
Trevor Fisher seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walters lunges at Fisher with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Fisher's hand.
Walters fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd cheers as Fisher lands an impressive looking overhand right. Walters doesn't seem phased though.
Fisher misses with a straight left.
Fisher has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Fisher there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fisher misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Walters keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Fisher throws a hook but Walters blocks it.
Fisher throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Walters.
Fisher is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Fisher connects with a body shot that sends Walters's belly button to the back.
Fisher loads up on a big right hand but Walters slips the punch.
Fisher just misses with a punch to the body.
Walters scores with a shot to the body.
Fisher throws a shot from downtown. Walters moves away and avoids it.
Fisher just misses with a punch to the body.
Fisher uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Walters.
Walters moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
The cut above Dirk Walters's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Fisher lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Walters throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fisher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Walters.
Fisher jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fisher fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fisher on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Walters lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Walters.
Fisher misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Walters slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Trevor Fisher's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Walters looks to land a combination but Fisher avoids it well.
Fisher displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Fisher needs to keep his hands up - Walters had a free shot at his head there.
Fisher rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Walters moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fisher throws a lazy right hand but Walters sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Some wild striking there from Walters.
Fisher rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Walters counter with a right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fisher tries to bum rush Walters with a series of wild strikes but Walters uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fisher walks into a straight right hand from Walters.
Fisher misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fisher misses the jab.
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 Trevor Fisher will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Fisher lands the left hand.
Walters misses with a double jab.
Fisher looks to land a left hand but Walters moved out of range nicely.
Fisher dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fisher throws a left and a right that both miss
and Walters counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fisher lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Walters circles away quickly and effectively.
Walters slips a jab and a cross from Fisher.
Fisher throws a right hand that misses
and Fisher takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fisher throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Walters sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Trevor Fisher is winning the standup battle so far.
Fisher scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fisher throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fisher misses with a hook to the body
and Walters counters with a two punch combo.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walters throws a right and a left that Fisher avoids nicely.
Fisher will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Walters moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Walters.
Jeez, Trevor Fisher's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Dirk Walters is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Walters slips under a jab from Fisher.
Walters lands with a hook. Fisher tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Trevor Fisher's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dirk Walters!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bloody Blood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremi Rounikki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bloody Blood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jeremi Rounikki!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rounikki rushes Blood and presses him up against the cage.
Rounikki pulls Blood into guard.
Blood wants to control from the top but Rounikki keeps moving.
Blood got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rounikki has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Blood has managed to get both his arms back between Rounikki's legs - danger averted.
Blood wants to control from the top but Rounikki keeps moving.
Blood pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rounikki is keeping the position for now.
Blood is working hard here to advance position.
Rounikki keeping moving, preventing Blood from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We're going to have a standup here because Bloody Blood wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Rounikki dives in and grabs Blood's left leg, looking for a takedown. Blood pushes down on Rounikki's head and hops out.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rounikki is defended easily by Blood.
Rounikki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Blood swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blood feints and as Rounikki raises his hands in defense, Blood changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Blood trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Rounikki is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Blood wants to stand but Rounikki is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rounikki is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Blood defends well.
Rounikki can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Blood controls the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rounikki looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Blood has picked Rounikki up and slammed him! Rounikki can't keep hold of the triangle and Blood manages to pass to side control!
Blood trying to control the position but Rounikki is working away.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blood thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Blood trying to control the action but Rounikki is working from the bottom.
Rounikki tries to improve position but can't.
Blood controlling the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blood wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rounikki keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bloody Blood dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Blood fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Rounikki to the ground. Blood is now in Rounikki's guard.
Blood trying to control but Rounikki is working from the bottom.
Blood 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.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Blood passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood prevents Rounikki from improving his position.
Blood is looking to stall here but Rounikki recovers full guard.
Blood tries to free his leg and advance position but Rounikki is retaining full guard.
Blood trying to control but Rounikki is working from the bottom.
Blood postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Rounikki is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Blood, into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rounikki drops back, looking for a kneebar! Blood looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Blood looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Blood!
Blood definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Rounikki is looking for a sweep.
Blood tries for a kimura but Rounikki is defending well.
Blood wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rounikki, who protects the arm well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Blood has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Blood thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Blood wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rounikki keeps working.
A lull in the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blood is trying to get an arm triangle but Rounikki is defending well.
Rounikki struggling a bit here.
Blood is staying tight to Rounikki's torso, preventing him from escaping.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bloody Blood dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Blood keeps the fight on the outside.
Blood buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Blood throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Rounikki was covering up waiting for the punch and Blood finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Blood is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Rounikki is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Rounikki has escaped and now he's on top!
Blood 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.
Blood controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood 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.
Blood looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Rounikki has picked Blood up and slammed him! Blood can't keep hold of the triangle and Rounikki manages to pass to side control!
Blood wants to control but Rounikki postures up.
Rounikki advances to mount.
Rounikki looking to control but Blood is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rounikki tries to take Blood's back but instead Blood uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Rounikki works his way into full mount!
Blood really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jeremi Rounikki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rounikki takes Blood's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Blood is in trouble.
Blood tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Rounikki throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blood is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Rounikki has control of Blood's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Blood regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Rounikki can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Blood is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rounikki fails to take his opponent's back.
Rounikki avoids the attempt from Blood to control.
Blood is squirming around, avoiding Rounikki's attempts to control the action.
Blood tries to lock up and control but Rounikki gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Blood regains half guard.
Blood is looking to control Rounikki's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Blood avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blood is looking for a sweep. Rounikki is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Blood is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Rounikki's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Rounikki's back!
Rounikki wants to escape the position.
Rounikki trying to control but not successfully.
Rounikki is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Blood off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blood is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Rounikki with him. Rounikki is trying to defend but Blood has an arm under the chin now! Rounikki grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Bloody Blood!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Blagojevic Batakovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milan Zitska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Milan Zitska will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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144 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Blagojevic Batakovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Milan Zitska!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Santiago Holmes and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batakovic wants to clinch.
Zitska thuds his right hand into Batakovic's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Batakovic drives through and clinches with Zitska against the cage.
Zitska avoids a wild elbow strike from Batakovic.
Zitska tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Batakovic gets underhooks to prevent Zitska's takedown attempt.
Batakovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Zitska.
Zitska tries to pull guard but Batakovic won't allow it.
Blagojevic Batakovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Milan Zitska.
Zitska fails to pull guard.
Batakovic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Batakovic decides to pull guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Zitska won't allow Batakovic to sweep him here.
Zitska wants to get up but he can't break Batakovic's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Zitska tries to free his leg and advance position but Batakovic is retaining full guard.
Zitska trying to control the position from guard on top but Batakovic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
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!
Zitska won't allow Batakovic to sweep him here.
Batakovic looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batakovic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Zitska looking to pass the guard.
Batakovic escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Zitska gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Batakovic has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Zitska can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Batakovic looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Zitska told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Zitska would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Zitska trying to control but Batakovic is working from the bottom.
Zitska preventing the sweep.
Batakovic escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Zitska gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Zitska wants to stand but Batakovic is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zitska decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Batakovic, up you get!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Batakovic tries to clinch but Zitska is having none of it.
Zitska misses with a looping right.
Batakovic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Zitska manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Zitska lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Blagojevic Batakovic has been cut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Batakovic moves in looking to clinch but Zitska pushes him off.
Batakovic is looking to clinch.
Zitska keeps the fight on the outside.
Batakovic moves out of range as Zitska strikes.
Batakovic looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Zitska!
Batakovic tries to move into full mount but can't pass Zitska's legs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zitska is being controlled here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Batakovic trying to control the position but Zitska is working away.
Batakovic tries for a kimura but Zitska is defending well.
Zitska is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Batakovic's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Batakovic will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Zitska tries to roll over but Batakovic keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Batakovic is stalling here. Zitska is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Batakovic seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Zitska has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Zitska wants to lay and pray for a moment but Batakovic keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zitska thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Batakovic is not content to let Zitska control the position.
You can see the frustration on Batakovic's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Batakovic gets back to half guard.
Batakovic tries to roll over but Zitska keeps him under control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Batakovic wants to get back to his feet.
Batakovic is trying to get back to full guard.
Batakovic manages to escape and get back to his feet!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blagojevic Batakovic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Blagojevic Batakovic's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Batakovic takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Batakovic moves in looking to clinch but Zitska pushes him off.
Batakovic wants to clinch up but Zitska keeps it at a distance.
Zitska moves into the clinch.
Batakovic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Zitska blocking some punches.
Zitska is trying to pull guard but Batakovic has him pressed against the cage.
Batakovic keeps control of Zitska as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Batakovic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zitska wants a takedown but no success here.
Batakovic swings wildly with an uppercut but Zitska uses good head movement to avoid it.
Batakovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Zitska.
Batakovic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Zitska tries to pull guard but Batakovic forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Blagojevic Batakovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Milan Zitska.
Batakovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Batakovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Batakovic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zitska is trying to pull guard but Batakovic turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Batakovic throws a punch but it's blocked by Zitska.
Zitska is trying to maintain a safe position but Batakovic gets an underhook and turns Zitska into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batakovic lands an elbow just above Zitska 's eye.
Batakovic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zitska backwards.
Batakovic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zitska blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Zitska is trying to pull guard but Batakovic turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Batakovic changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Zitska fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Batakovic moves in looking to clinch but Zitska pushes him off.
Batakovic closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Batakovic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Batakovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Batakovic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Zitska working hard to break the clinch.
Zitska is looking to take this one to the mat.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Zitska.
Zitska goes for a takedown in the clinch but Batakovic prevents it.
Batakovic throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zitska jumps into guard, dragging Batakovic to the mat.
Zitska pulls Batakovic in close to prevent any damage.
Batakovic trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Batakovic working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zitska trying to control the position here.
Batakovic trying to control the position from guard on top but Zitska is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Batakovic looking to pass the guard.
Batakovic wants to control from the top but Zitska keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Batakovic moves into the clinch successfully.
Zitska tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Zitska blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Batakovic lands with a short shot to the head.
Batakovic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zitska blocks an uppercut.
Batakovic has a couple of punches blocked by Zitska.
Zitska jumps guard but Batakovic stands there with Zitska around his waist. Zitska gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Batakovic gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Zitska.
Batakovic has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Zitska uses from the top position.
Batakovic has a closed guard, preventing Zitska from standing up.
Zitska trying to control but Batakovic is working from the bottom.
Zitska stands up from Batakovic's guard - Zitska perhaps looking for a knockout.
Batakovic is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Zitska.
Batakovic shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Zitska darts in and clinches Batakovic up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Batakovic working aggressively here.
Blagojevic Batakovic has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Zitska is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Batakovic to keep the fight standing.
Zitska tries to pull guard but Batakovic won't allow it.
Batakovic lands a right hand.
Batakovic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zitska backwards.
Zitska goes for a takedown in the clinch but Batakovic prevents it.
Zitska tries to pull guard but Batakovic won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Batakovic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Batakovic turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Batakovic manages to end up in side control.
Batakovic wants to control but Zitska is keeping him busy.
Batakovic wants to take a breather but Zitska manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Batakovic.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blagojevic Batakovic dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Blagojevic Batakovic'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Good exchange - Zitska coming out on top.
Zitska throws the kick towards the body but Batakovic avoids it.
Zitska fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Batakovic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zitska.
Zitska avoids the body shot from Batakovic.
Batakovic closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Zitska quickly recovers to half guard.
Batakovic thows a huge punch but Zitska dodges it nicely.
Batakovic with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Batakovic wants to free his trapped foot but Zitska is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Zitska wants to get back to full guard.
Zitska is still trying to improve position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batakovic is trying to control the action in half guard but Zitska is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Zitska tries to get to full guard but Batakovic has control of the leg.
Batakovic looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Zitska with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Batakovic throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Zitska desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Zitska is refusing to be controlled, as Batakovic sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Batakovic is working for a kimura but Zitska is defending it quite comfortably.
Zitska is looking for a sweep. Batakovic is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Batakovic is looking for a kimura but Zitska is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Batakovic to get the leverage.
Zitska moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Batakovic throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zitska works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Batakovic wants to control from the top but Zitska keeps moving.
Blagojevic Batakovic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Batakovic is looking to work some ground and pound but Zitska has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Batakovic wants to control from the top but Zitska keeps moving.
Batakovic is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Blagojevic Batakovic.
Batakovic throws a shot from downtown. Zitska moves away and avoids it.
A big right from Zitska misses.
Zitska tries to score a power double leg takedown but Batakovic sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Zitska somewhat.
Zitska pushes Batakovic up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Batakovic is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Batakovic lands a hook that snaps the head of Zitska backwards.
Zitska jumps guard but Batakovic stands there with Zitska around his waist. Zitska gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Blagojevic Batakovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Milan Zitska.
Zitska tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Batakovic misses with some punches.
Zitska tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Batakovic smiles and moves away.
Milan Zitska has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Batakovic wants to clinch up but Zitska keeps it at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zitska throws a big shot that misses.
Batakovic closes the distance and pushes Zitska back into the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Blagojevic Batakovic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Batakovic, 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blagojevic Batakovic!
A relieved looking Blagojevic Batakovic thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yuba Boulwiha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christopher Rios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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275 lbs
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245 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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Yuba Boulwiha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Christopher Rios!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Daniel Franklin and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rios throws a low kick but it's checked well by Boulwiha.
Boulwiha seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Boulwiha feints and as Rios raises his hands in defense, Boulwiha changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Boulwiha 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.
Boulwiha wants to control from the top but Rios keeps moving.
Boulwiha pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rios is keeping the position for now.
Boulwiha forces his way into half guard.
Rios is trying to maintain the position but Boulwiha is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boulwiha is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Boulwiha is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Rios defends it well.
Boulwiha is pressing down on Rios's thigh, looking to free his foot. Rios is holding on for now.
Boulwiha is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boulwiha wants to free his trapped foot but Rios is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Rios is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Rios trying to control but Boulwiha postures up.
Boulwiha missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rios has hold of Boulwiha's hands but Boulwiha slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Boulwiha looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Boulwiha is thwarting Rios's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rios blocking the ground and pound attempt from Boulwiha.
Boulwiha is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Rios is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Yuba Boulwiha!
In his post fight interview, Yuba Boulwiha started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ruud Gullit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benoit Bizimana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bizimana has chosen Fela Soul as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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146 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ruud Gullit!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Benoit Bizimana!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bizimana misses with a wild body shot.
Gullit takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gullit throws a jab when Bizimana was well out of range.
Bizimana looks to score with a jab to the body but Gullit is just out of range.
Bizimana scores with a hook to the body. Gullit takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gullit throws a nice looking combination but Bizimana bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A combination from Gullit does no damage.
Bizimana drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Benoit Bizimana has been cut.
Gullit throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bizimana misses with a left hand
and Gullit counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Bizimana! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ruud Gullit!
Ruud Gullit retains his bantamweight title!
After winning the bout, Ruud Gullit thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Phat Funk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miron Karoa (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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176 lbs
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Good knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Phat Funk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Miron Karoa!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karoa shoots in for a double leg but Funk sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Funk gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Knees to the body from Funk.
Funk's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Funk landing knees to the body.
Funk slows down the pace here.
Funk utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Karoa looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee calls for Funk to work.
Funk lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Funk unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Funk is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Karoa takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees in the clinch landing for Funk.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Funk connects with a nasty looking knee right to Karoa's face.
Funk lands a knee to the head.
Karoa is rocked!
It looks like Miron Karoa has been cut.
Funk jerks Karoa's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Karoa drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Funk goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Funk because Karoa was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Phat Funk!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marco Buhler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uncle Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bob has chosen Body Count's in the house as his entrance music. Marco Buhler has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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270 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marco Buhler!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Uncle Bob!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buhler cracks Bob with a good jab.
Good leg kick by Buhler there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Buhler displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Bob.
Bob shoots in but Buhler avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Buhler definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Buhler throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Buhler throws a front kick that sends Bob stumbling back into the cage.
Bob looks winded!
Bob takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Buhler feints a jab and as Bob dips his head, Buhler unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Bob right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Bob falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Buhler smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Marco Buhler!
Marco Buhler retains his heavyweight title!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Berzins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dexter Leigertwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Samuel Berzins!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dexter Leigertwood!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Santiago Holmes and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leigertwood walks into a jab.
Berzins looks to land a combination but Leigertwood avoids it well.
Berzins has taken the fight to the clinch.
Leigertwood looking for a takedown.
Berzins pushes Leigertwood back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Berzins.
Berzins lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Berzins working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Leigertwood has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Leigertwood is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Berzins is defending well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leigertwood jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Berzins walks away with a smile on his face. Leigertwood gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Samuel Berzins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dexter Leigertwood.
A punch combination from Berzins misses.
Berzins takes the fight into the clinch.
Berzins lands a body shot.
A body shot lands from Berzins.
Still in the clinch, Berzins scores with a nice short uppercut.
Leigertwood can't get the takedown.
Leigertwood's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berzins softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Leigertwood is trying to pull guard but Berzins has him pressed against the cage.
Leigertwood is looking for a takedown.
Leigertwood tries to pull guard but Berzins forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A short left from Berzins.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Berzins.
Berzins stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Leigertwood looks winded!
Leigertwood has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Berzins after a bit of a struggle.
Leigertwood is looking for a takedown.
A left hand lands to the body for Berzins.
Berzins working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A short right from Berzins.
Berzins definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice left hand lands by Berzins.
Berzins is working Leigertwood over against the cage.
Berzins slows down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Berzins creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Leigertwood drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Berzins gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Leigertwood is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Berzins pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Berzins lands a nice shot to the body.
Berzins is working Leigertwood over against the cage.
Berzins lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short left from Berzins.
Leigertwood's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Berzins lands a body shot in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Berzins creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Berzins lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Berzins stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Berzins softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Leigertwood is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berzins lands a shoulder strike.
Leigertwood is still on wobbly legs! Can Berzins finish him?
Berzins is struggling to control the position.
Berzins lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Berzins.
Berzins lands a body punch in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Berzins.
Berzins throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Leigertwoods head.
Berzins pushes Leigertwood against the cage. Berzins is working some dirty boxing. Berzins pushes off with a quick right hook! Leigertwood goes down! Leigertwood tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Berzins moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Samuel Berzins!
Samuel Berzins retains his welterweight title!
An out of breath Samuel Berzins thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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