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The Island Season 2, 135 lbs, Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Matsui Takamatsu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Honza Kucera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takamatsu's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dogs of War. 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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135 lbs
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144 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Matsui Takamatsu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Honza Kucera!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Daniel Franklin and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takamatsu misses with a body kick.
Kucera closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Takamatsu did well to prevent Kucera getting side control.
Takamatsu wants to get back to full guard.
Kucera is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Takamatsu defends it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kucera maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Takamatsu could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Kucera has cracked it and Takamatsu is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Kucera!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Honza Kucera!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Max Holloway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raiymbek Batyr (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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140 lbs
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134 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Max Holloway!
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, Raiymbek Batyr!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Batyr shoots in and drives through. Holloway sprawls well.
Batyr misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Holloway has managed to clinch.
Holloway avoids the elbow strike from Batyr, against the cage.
Holloway lands a right hand that snaps the head of Batyr backwards.
Holloway lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Holloway lands a left hand that snaps the head of Batyr backwards.
Our sources have told us that Holloway has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Batyr looking to throw knees to the head but Holloway is blocking nicely.
Holloway managing to block the knees to the body from Batyr.
Batyr looking to throw knees to the head but Holloway is blocking nicely.
Holloway lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Batyr backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Holloway.
Holloway lands an elbow inside that Batyr shrugs off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice elbow from Holloway.
It looks like Raiymbek Batyr has been cut.
Holloway gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Batyr tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Holloway creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Batyr's defenses.
Holloway working Batyr over with knees to the body.
Batyr tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Batyr looks winded!
Batyr misses with some punches.
Batyr pushes off an throws an elbow but Holloway leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Holloway obliges.
Batyr misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Batyr pushes off an throws an elbow but Holloway leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Holloway connects with a knee to the head.
Batyr takes an elbow to the temple.
Batyr is rocked!
Batyr takes an elbow to the temple.
Batyr is still on wobbly legs! Can Holloway finish him?
Holloway on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Holloway lands an elbow that stopped Batyr in his tracks for a moment.
Holloway lands with a left to the head.
Holloway creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Batyr's defenses.
Batyr is pressed against the cage. Holloway pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Batyr! Two more big strikes from Holloway and Batyr crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Max Holloway!
A very excited looking Max Holloway rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Justin Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex The Lion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alex The Lion is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Justin Morgan!
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, Alex The Lion!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Lion swings widly with a right hand
and Morgan counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Morgan won't allow The Lion to get back to his feet.
The Lion wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Morgan manages to pass to side control.
Morgan stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows The Lion to get to his feet.
The Lion misses with a looping left.
The Lion misses with a hook.
The Lion throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Morgan counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Lion looks like he's trying to stand up.
The Lion scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Morgan manages to mount him!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if The Lion can do anything to dispel that myth.
The Lion has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan gets to his feet! The crowd go wild in anticipation of a knockout!
The Lion cracks Morgan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Morgan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The Lion darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
It looks like Justin Morgan has been cut.
The Lion misses with a right hand
and Morgan counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The Lion wants to get back to his feet.
Morgan postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for The Lion to stand up.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morgan moves out of range as The Lion strikes.
A combination from The Lion does no damage.
The Lion misses with a left hand
and Morgan counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in The Lion's guard now.
Morgan gets to his feet - The Lion follows without any prompting.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by The Lion.
The Lion connects with a jab.
The Lion throws a lazy uppercut
and Morgan counters with a takedown into side control.
The Lion is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Morgan asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Morgan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Morgan has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Alex The Lion is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good exchange - The Lion coming out on top.
The Lion misses with a lunging right hand
and Morgan counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Morgan decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Lion throws a right hand that misses
and Morgan counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The Lion wants to stand and escape but Morgan is having none of it.
The Lion is wriggling around but Morgan manages to pass to half guard.
Morgan decides to return to a standing position.
Morgan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from The Lion.
Left hook, right uppercut from The Lion.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Lion throws a hook to the side of Morgan's head but Morgan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Morgan moves out of range as The Lion strikes.
The Lion throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Morgan counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The Lion wants to get back to his feet.
Morgan decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan takes one to the chin there.
The Lion misses with a left hand
and Morgan counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The Lion wants to get back to his feet but Morgan passes into half guard.
Morgan decides to stand up.
The Lion misses with a right hand
and Morgan counters with a shoot takedown. The Lion fights it but they end up in guard.
Morgan really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The Lion is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Morgan is controlling him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Lion is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Morgan dives into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Morgan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Justin Morgan'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.
Morgan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A big left from The Lion misses.
The Lion rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Morgan counters with a single leg into guard. The Lion didn't expect that.
The Lion is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Morgan dives into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The Lion is trying to buck Morgan off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan stands up.
Alex The Lion seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Lion misses with a lunging right hand
so Morgan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Morgan gets to his feet. The Lion looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
The Lion throws a poor cross that misses
and Morgan counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in The Lion's guard now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morgan is standing up over The Lion. The Lion looks to escape but Morgan dives into side control.
Justin Morgan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The Lion wants to get back to his feet but Morgan is dominant here and he's now got The Lion's back!
The Lion has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morgan gets to his feet! The crowd go wild in anticipation of a knockout!
Justin Morgan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from The Lion misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan moves out of range of the strikes.
The Lion misses with a hook
and Morgan counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in The Lion's guard now.
Morgan won't allow The Lion to get back to his feet.
Morgan decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on The Lion, up you get!
The Lion connects with a nice looking jab.
A big left from The Lion misses.
A cross from The Lion lands.
The Lion misses with an uppercut
and Morgan counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Morgan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The Lion wants to get back to his feet but Morgan passes into half guard.
Morgan decides to return to a standing position.
The Lion throws a lazy uppercut
and Morgan counters with a single leg into guard. The Lion didn't expect that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Lion is looking to stand up but Morgan isn't so interested in that idea.
Morgan stands and steps away. The Lion gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
The Lion scores with a decent looking hook.
The Lion throws a lazy uppercut
and Morgan counters with a shoot takedown. The Lion fights it but they end up in guard.
The Lion is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Morgan dives into side control.
Morgan has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Lion misses with an uppercut
and Morgan counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The Lion wants to get back to his feet but Morgan passes into half guard.
The Lion is trying to stand up here but Morgan is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Morgan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Justin Morgan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
The Lion swings widly with a right hand
and Morgan counters with a takedown into side control.
The Lion tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
The Lion tries to buck Morgan off but Morgan takes his back!
The Lion controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
The Lion takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan gets to his feet and calls for his opponent to stand and trade! Heeeere we go!
The Lion misses with a lunging right hand
and Morgan counters with a takedown into side control.
The Lion is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Morgan decides to stand back up. Morgan steps back and let's The Lion get back to his feet.
The Lion misses with an uppercut
so Morgan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morgan won't allow The Lion to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Lion is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Morgan dives into side control.
Morgan decides to stand back up.
Alex The Lion seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The Lion throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Morgan counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for The Lion!
The Lion tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Despite having The Lion's back, Morgan says stuff this ground business - let's go for a knockout! The Lion seems baffled but is happy to be out of the difficult position!
The Lion throws an ugly left hook that misses
so Morgan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Morgan gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Lion misses with a hook
and Morgan counters with a single leg into guard. The Lion didn't expect that.
Morgan is standing up over The Lion. The Lion looks to escape but Morgan dives into side control.
The Lion tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
The Lion has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Morgan decides to stand up.
A telegraphed right hand from The Lion misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Lion throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Morgan counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in The Lion's guard now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morgan is standing up over The Lion. The Lion looks to escape but Morgan dives into side control.
Morgan stands up and beckons The Lion to his feet.
The Lion throws an ugly left hook that misses
so Morgan counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Morgan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Lion can do to turn this around?
Morgan won't allow The Lion to get back to his feet.
The Lion is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Morgan dives into side control.
The Lion bucks up and tries to throw Morgan off but instead Morgan has got his back!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morgan controls the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Justin Morgan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Morgan, 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 for Justin Morgan!
Judge David Hoff scores the fight for Justin Morgan!
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight for Justin Morgan!
Justin Morgan wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Blake Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Weight of Sound. This should be a great matchup!
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140 lbs
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135 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Blake Thompson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dan Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Johnson leaves Thompson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Thompson avoids it well.
Thompson moves out of range as Johnson strikes.
Thompson slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Thompson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Johnson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Johnson can't break the clinch.
Thompson pulls Johnson into guard.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Thompson 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.
Johnson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Johnson is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Thompson has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Johnson is looking to defend but Thompson has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Johnson! Thompson pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Johnson taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Blake Thompson !
Blake Thompson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jonatan Jose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Huang Tze Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonatan Jose could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Huang Tze Long's chin.
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145 lbs
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142 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jonatan Jose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Huang Tze Long!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tze Long swats away the attempt to clinch by Jose.
Jose misses with an uppercut.
Tze Long throws a right hand that Jose ducks under and follows up with a left that Jose also avoids with ease.
Tze Long throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jose counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jose controlling the pace.
Tze Long looking for submissions off his back.
Jose 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.
Jose is keen to just control but Tze Long is a slippery customer.
Tze Long looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
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. Jose connects with a nice short shot to Tze Long's temple.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jose is controlling the pace.
Tze Long trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tze Long tries to roll over but Jose keeps him under control.
Jose lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Tze Long works his way to full guard. Good work.
Tze Long is looking for a triangle but Jose pushes his legs off easily.
Jose 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.
Jose stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tze Long swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tze Long wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Jose is now in half guard.
Jose looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tze Long tries to roll over but Jose keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tze Long is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jose pulls his head out easily.
Still in half guard, Jose seems content to control.
Tze Long wants to sweep but Jose has passed to side control!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jose scores with punches from side control.
Tze Long is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Tze Long can't do much from the bottom here.
Tze Long is looking to regain half guard here but Jose keeps moving and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tze Long manages to work his way to half guard, despite Jose's best efforts.
Jose is looking to take a break and control but Tze Long is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tze Long is looking to improve his position.
Jose tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tze Long knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Jose tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Tze Long.
Tze Long is pressing down on Jose's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Our spies down at at Island Top Team inform us that Tze Long has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Tze Long looking for subs off his back but Jose has passed one foot through into half guard.
Tze Long tries to roll over but Jose keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tze Long trying to get back to full guard but Jose takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Jose working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Jose scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Tze Long?
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!
Jose wants to control the pace but Tze Long is squirming around nicely.
Tze Long bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tze Long wants to pass the guard but Jose is keeping the position.
Jose on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jose tries to get out of the position.
Jose pulls Tze Long in close to prevent any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonatan Jose dominated that round.
That's time! Jose's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tze Long rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jose moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tze Long throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tze Long falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jose connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tze Long paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Tze Long lands with a nice combination. Jose backs away looking to recover.
Tze Long scores with a nice right hand.
Tze Long rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jose moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Tze Long throws a right hand that Jose ducks under and follows up with a left that Jose also avoids with ease.
Tze Long connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tze Long swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tze Long misses with a double jab
and Jose counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Tze Long's guard now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jose pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tze Long is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tze Long is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tze Long is breathing heavily.
Jose distracts Tze Long with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Jose wants to control from the top but Tze Long keeps moving.
Tze Long looking for subs off his back but Jose has passed one foot through into half guard.
Jose is looking to advance position but Tze Long won't allow it.
Jose tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Tze Long is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jose pulls his head out easily.
Tze Long wants to sweep but Jose has passed to side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jose is chipping away with strikes.
Tze Long tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jose wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Jose lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Tze Long down.
Check out the look on Jose's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tze Long regains half guard.
Tze Long is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Jose pulls his head out easily.
Jose is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Tze Long is rocked!
Jose is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Tze Long looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Jose is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tze Long wants to get back to full guard.
Tze Long keeps trying to improve his position.
Jose keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Tze Long trying to control but Jose postures up.
Tze Long manages to get to full guard.
Jose controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jonatan Jose overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tze Long looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jose is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jose scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Jose stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tze Long swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jose is looking to stand up but Tze Long won't let him.
Tze Long trying to keep a closed guard but Jose is proving a slippery customer.
Jose postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tze Long looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jose is in close to Tze Long's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jose got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tze Long has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jose has managed to get both his arms back between Tze Long's legs - danger averted.
Jose landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jose looking to pass the guard.
Tze Long keeping moving, preventing Jose from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonatan Jose dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Tze Long looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tze Long is still on wobbly legs! Can Jose finish him?
Huang Tze Long is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jose closes the distance and clinches up with Tze Long, looking for a takedown. Jose pushes Tze Long against the cage but Tze Long circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Jose tries to clinch but Tze Long moves out of range.
Tze Long lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Tze Long seems to have recovered his senses.
Jose is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Tze Long.
Jose throws a right hand that misses
and Tze Long counters with a left and a right that stings Jose.
Jose rushes Tze Long and presses him up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jose.
Tze Long has a couple of punches blocked by Jose.
Jose gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Tze Long regains guard.
Jose stays in close to Tze Long's body and controls the position.
Tze Long takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jose content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Jose scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jose avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Jose with a nice head shot there.
Jose postures up and lands a big shot to Tze Long's brow.
Jose postures up and lands a big shot to Tze Long's brow.
Tze Long keeping moving, preventing Jose from controlling successfully.
Jose is stalling in the full guard.
Jose drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jose jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jose preventing the sweep.
Tze Long can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jose controls the pace.
Tze Long is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jose content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tze Long tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Jose's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Jose with a nice head shot there.
Jose connects with a couple of short punches.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jose looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Jose wants to control from the top but Tze Long keeps moving.
Tze Long wants to sweep here but Jose controlling him for the moment.
Tze Long working a defensive guard but Jose manages to pass into side control anyway.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tze Long is not content to let Jose control the position.
Jose is really struggling to control Tze Long but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Jose cracks Tze Long with a big elbow.
Jose is working Tze Long over with some ground and pound from side control.
Tze Long is looking to reverse the position.
Jose working the head with strikes.
Tze Long is trying to control Jose's posture but Jose avoids it.
Tze Long is looking to regain half guard here but Jose keeps moving and retains side control.
Jose scoring with punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big shot lands for Jose! That's hurt Tze Long! Will he recover? Jose fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jonatan Jose!
After winning the bout, Jonatan Jose thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dallas Rainwater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Congo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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26
140 lbs
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19
135 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dallas Rainwater!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joe Congo!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Congo wants to clinch but Rainwater slips to the side
and Rainwater counters with a nice uppercut.
Congo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Congo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Congo misses with the combination.
Rainwater circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rainwater swats away the attempt to clinch by Congo.
Rainwater avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Congo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rainwater moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Congo misses with an uppercut.
Rainwater definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Congo wants to clinch
and Rainwater counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Joe Congo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Congo tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Rainwater to counter with a crisp jab.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Congo misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rainwater is trying to pull guard but Congo has him pressed against the cage.
Rainwater turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Rainwater manages to end up in side control.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Congo can't do much from the bottom here.
Rainwater is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Congo is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Rainwater swings around for an armbar but Congo sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Rainwater's guard.
Congo throws a big elbow that misses.
Rainwater utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rainwater throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Congo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rainwater preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Congo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rainwater works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rainwater utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rainwater wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Congo stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rainwater swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Congo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Congo trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Congo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Congo trying to control the position from guard on top but Rainwater is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Joe Congo was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Congo looks to clinch
enabling Rainwater to counter with a crisp jab.
Congo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rainwater avoids a punch combination nicely.
Congo closes the distance but Rainwater moves to the side
and Rainwater counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Congo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rainwater sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Congo swings for the body but Rainwater moves out of range.
Congo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rainwater counters with a two punch combo.
Rainwater is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Congo wants to clinch.
Congo tries to clinch up but Rainwater circles away and keeps his distance.
Congo tries to clinch but Rainwater is having none of it.
Congo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Congo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rainwater counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Congo misses the shot to the body.
Congo misses with a takedown attempt
and Rainwater counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Congo!
Congo bucks up and tries to throw Rainwater off but instead Rainwater has got his back!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rainwater tightening his grip on Congo, looking for the choke.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Rainwater is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Congo defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Congo tries to escape the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rainwater is looking for the choke from the back position but Congo is controlling his hands well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dallas Rainwater dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Congo throws a sloppy head kick and Rainwater moves out of range easily.
Congo rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rainwater moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Congo tries to clinch there but Rainwater circles away.
Congo tries to clinch but Rainwater is having none of it.
Congo wants to clinch
and Rainwater counters with a nice uppercut.
Congo throws a series of punches but Rainwater avoids them all with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Congo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Joe Congo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Congo tries to clinch up
and Rainwater counters with a nice body shot.
Congo closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Rainwater to the mat! Rainwater manages to get full guard.
Rainwater keeping moving, preventing Congo from controlling successfully.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Rainwater pulls Congo in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Congo moves in looking to clinch but Rainwater pushes him off.
Congo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Rainwater sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Congo somewhat.
Congo throws a nice looking combination but Rainwater bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Congo takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Congo tries to clinch
letting Rainwater counter with a right hand.
Joe Congo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Congo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Rainwater manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Congo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Congo moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Congo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Congo tries to score a body lock takedown but Rainwater shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Congo misses with a punch to the body.
Rainwater gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rainwater stops Congo from getting back to his feet.
Rainwater throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rainwater is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Rainwater is looking for a kimura here.
Congo is defending against the submission attempts here by Rainwater.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rainwater trying to control the action but Congo is working from the bottom.
Rainwater wants to work for an arm triangle but Congo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Congo tries to roll over but Rainwater keeps him under control.
Rainwater stalling away here and it's allowed Congo to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Congo looking for a guillotine here but Rainwater defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rainwater trying to control but Congo is working from the bottom.
Rainwater is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Dallas Rainwater overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Rainwater looking to sit in guard and control but Congo gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Dallas Rainwater will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Congo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Rainwater defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Congo.
Rainwater keeps the fight on the outside.
Congo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rainwater is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rainwater with a nice cross.
Congo shoots in but Rainwater avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rainwater sizes up Congo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Congo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Rainwater counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Congo tries to clinch there but Rainwater circles away.
Congo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rainwater circles away quickly and effectively.
Congo is looking to clinch but Rainwater is avoiding it.
Congo shoots in for a takedown but Rainwater shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dallas Rainwater has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Congo.
Rainwater scores with a crisp jab that stopped Congo in his tracks.
Congo lands a nice shot to the body.
Rainwater is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Rainwater lands with an uppercut that bounces Congo off the cage and back into range.
Rainwater fails with a takedown attempt.
Congo throws a head kick but Rainwater moves out of range.
Congo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rainwater paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rainwater displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Congo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rainwater as he avoids it easily.
Congo takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Congo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Congo swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Congo moves in looking to clinch but Rainwater pushes him off.
Congo throws a right hand that misses
and Rainwater counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Congo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Congo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Congo is rocked!
Congo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rainwater cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Congo is still on wobbly legs! Can Rainwater finish him?
Congo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Congo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Congo looks up at the clock. Bad move! Rainwater lands a right hand from hell, dropping Congo. Rainwater pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dallas Rainwater!
A relieved looking Dallas Rainwater 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ip Leung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Adabisi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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27
141 lbs
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27
140 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ip Leung !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Simon Adabisi!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Daniel Franklin and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leung swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Leung falls off balance throwing a combination
and Adabisi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Adabisi's coach down at Basics -LOD- was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Adabisi's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Leung throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Leung throws a series of punches but Adabisi moves out of range.
Leung throws a combination that misses
and Adabisi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Leung rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Adabisi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Oooooh!!! Adabisi has knocked Leung down with a huge combo! Adabisi steps away and waves a wobbly Leung back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Leung is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Leung tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Adabisi counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Leung falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Simon Adabisi!
Ip Leung was interviewed post fight and said 'I am devastated but I will be back just watch'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dr Dre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leeroy Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jenkins has chosen Rock On as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Dr Dre has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Dr Dre seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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148 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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135 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dr Dre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Leeroy Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Dirk Anderson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins scores with a leg kick.
Jenkins's coach down at Clean and Green was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Jenkins's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Jenkins throws a head kick that half lands.
Jenkins plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jenkins misses with a head kick.
Jenkins tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dre shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jenkins napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Dre remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dre working the head with strikes.
Dre is trying to ground and pound but Jenkins uses the momentary lack of control by Dre to regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dre maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Jenkins could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Dre has cracked it and Jenkins is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Dre!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dr Dre!
Dr Dre was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tarzan Moreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tarzan Moreira 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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146 lbs
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jose Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tarzan Moreira!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moreira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aldo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Moreira getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like Jose Aldo has been cut.
Moreira tries to clinch but Aldo moves out of range.
Moreira lands with a nice body punch.
Aldo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Moreira doesn't manage to clinch there - Aldo circles away.
Moreira has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Moreira fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Aldo, pushing him back against the cage.
Aldo jumps guard and drags Moreira to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Moreira wanted to stand there but Aldo had control of the position.
Aldo is looking for a triangle but Moreira pushes his legs off easily.
Moreira must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aldo has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Aldo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Moreira would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreira really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Aldo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Moreira wants to stand and escape but instead Aldo has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Aldo controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Moreira is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Moreira being controlled here, momentarily.
Aldo prevents Moreira from getting back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jose Aldo.
Aldo dives in and scores a takedown into Moreira's guard.
Aldo trying to control the position from guard on top but Moreira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Aldo really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Moreira's guard.
Aldo prevents Moreira from standing back up.
Aldo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moreira is trying to stand up here but Aldo is controlling him well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aldo wants to free his trapped foot but Moreira is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Moreira wants to get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Aldo in particular looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Moreira tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Aldo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Moreira thuds his right hand into Aldo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Moreira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aldo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tarzan Moreira seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Moreira stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Moreira wants it to stay on the feet.
Moreira scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Moreira connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Aldo's hands.
Aldo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Moreira tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Aldo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Aldo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Moreira circles away.
Moreira tries to clinch but Aldo moves out of range.
Aldo shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Moreira manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Aldo is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Moreira is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo throwing strikes from guard but Moreira blocks nicely.
Aldo stops Moreira from standing up.
Aldo postures up and lands a big shot to Moreira's brow.
Aldo stops Moreira from standing up.
Aldo stays in close to Moreira's body and controls the position.
Aldo won't allow Moreira to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tarzan Moreira dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jose Aldo's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Aldo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Moreira wants to clinch up but Aldo keeps it at a distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Aldo.
Aldo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aldo clinches with his opponent.
Moreira lands a right hand.
Moreira lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Aldo tries to pull guard but Moreira holds him up against the cage and eventually Aldo drops back down to his feet.
Moreira misses with a punch to the body.
Moreira digs a right hand into Aldo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Aldo's gas tank.
Moreira lands a body punch in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Aldo throws an elbow but misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Moreira working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Moreira lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo tries to land knees in the clinch but Moreira avoids the damage to the body.
Moreira works on Aldo's body with a couple of short punches.
Moreira lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Moreira lands with a light punch inside.
Moreira lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Moreira.
A short right from Moreira.
Aldo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Moreira presses Aldo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Moreira works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Moreira lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Moreira throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Aldos head.
Moreira lands a shot to the body.
Good body shot from Moreira.
Moreira working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Moreira scores with a nice hook to the head.
Aldo is rocked!
Moreira lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Oh Aldo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moreira working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Moreira lands a left hand.
Moreira lands with a short shot to the head.
Moreira makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Moreira unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Aldo! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Moreira is unloading with more strikes now! Aldo drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tarzan Moreira!
Tarzan Moreira spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Joshua Drum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milan Zitska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Drum kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Emiliana Torrini - Jungle Drum. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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144 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joshua Drum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Milan Zitska!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zitska keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zitska misses with a double jab
and Drum counters by clinching up.
Zitska is looking to take this one to the mat.
Drum scores with a hook to the body.
Zitska is trying to pull guard but Drum turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Drum lands with a left to the head.
Zitska changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Drum fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Joshua Drum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Milan Zitska.
Zitska dives in for a single leg takedown but Drum sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Zitska looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
I was talking to Drum's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Still in the clinch, Drum scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zitska jumps guard but Drum stands there with Zitska around his waist. Zitska gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Zitska tries to pull guard but Drum won't allow it.
Zitska fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Drum scores with a hook to the body.
Drum lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zitska tries to pull guard but Drum forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Zitska is working for takedown but Drum is calmly controlling the position for now.
Drum is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Drum lands a right hand.
Drum works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The referee calls for Drum to work.
Zitska jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Drum walks away with a smile on his face. Zitska gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Zitska throws a head kick that misses.
Drum steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zitska.
Nice defenses there by Drum.
Zitska stalks Drum and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Drum's face. Drum staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Joshua Drum has been cut.
Zitska swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Drum counters by clinching up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drum just leaning against Zitska, taking a breather.
Drum throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zitskas head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drum is struggling to control the position.
Zitska is looking for a takedown.
A shot in the inside from Drum.
Drum lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zitska jumps guard but Drum turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Drum stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Drum.
Zitska tries to pull guard but Drum won't allow it.
Drum lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zitska backwards.
Drum lands with a short shot to the head.
Zitska working hard to break the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Drum scores with a nice short uppercut.
Zitska wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Drum has him pressed against the cage.
Drum lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short left from Drum.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Drum.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zitska tries to pull guard but Drum won't allow it.
Drum stalls.
Drum digs a right hand into Zitska's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Zitska's gas tank.
Drum lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Drum lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zitska is rocked!
Drum lands an uppercut.
Zitska is still on wobbly legs! Can Drum finish him?
Zitska is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Drum manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Zitska seems to have recovered his senses.
Zitska fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Drum is pressed up against the cage. Zitska has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Drum down to the mat. Drum avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Drum pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good shot there by Zitska.
Zitska pushes Drum up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zitska letting Drum take a breather here.
Drum lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zitska tries to pull guard but Drum holds him up against the cage and eventually Zitska drops back down to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A shot in the inside from Drum.
Zitska changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Drum fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Zitska pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zitska pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Zitska cracks Drum with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Zitska throws a shot from downtown. Drum moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joshua Drum dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joshua Drum's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Zitska on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Zitska pushes Drum up against the cage in a clinch.
Drum presses Zitska against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Drum.
Drum stalling in the clinch.
Drum prevents Zitska from breaking the clinch.
Drum lands a nice uppercut.
Zitska is trying to pull guard but Drum has him pressed against the cage.
Zitska fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Drum just leaning against Zitska, taking a breather.
Drum makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Drum lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zitska backwards.
Drum lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Joshua Drum has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Zitska looking for a takedown.
Joshua Drum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Milan Zitska.
Zitska is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zitska is trying to push Drum away but Drum has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drum is stalling here.
A left hand lands to the body for Drum.
Drum is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Zitska jumps guard but Drum turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Drum lands a left hand that snaps the head of Zitska backwards.
A short body shot lands from Drum as the two fighters clinch.
Drum digs a right hand underneath Zitska's ribcage. Zitska let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Drum lands a right hand that snaps the head of Zitska backwards.
Drum throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Zitskas head.
A body shot lands from Drum.
A shot in the inside from Drum.
Zitska tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Drum smiles and moves away.
Zitska is breathing heavily.
Zitska throws a jab when Drum was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zitska throws a jab but it's blocked by Drum.
Milan Zitska is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zitska dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zitska has Drum up against the cage in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Drum scores with a nice short uppercut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A short left from Drum.
Drum lands a right hand.
Drum lands with a light punch inside.
A short right from Drum.
Zitska is trying to pull guard but Drum turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Drum scores with a shoulder strike.
Drum is working Zitska over against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Drum.
Drum lands with a right to the head.
Drum lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Zitska backwards.
A short right from Drum on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drum pushes Zitska against the cage. Drum is working some dirty boxing. Drum pushes off with a quick right hook! Zitska goes down! Zitska tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Drum moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joshua Drum!
During a confident post fight interview, Joshua Drum thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ruaridh Calhoun (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 look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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139 lbs
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146 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ruaridh Calhoun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Benoit Bizimana!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Calhoun jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bizimana has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
A head kick misses from Calhoun.
Bizimana displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Calhoun.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Calhoun.
Calhoun takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Calhoun shoots in for a takedown but Bizimana shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ruaridh Calhoun. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Calhoun tries to clinch up
and Bizimana counters with a nice body shot.
Calhoun fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bizimana is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calhoun tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bizimana paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Calhoun checks a low kick from Bizimana.
Bizimana misses with a low kick as Calhoun jumps back.
Bizimana circles away from the clinch attempt.
Calhoun tries to clinch there but Bizimana circles away.
Calhoun tries to clinch but Bizimana is having none of it.
Bizimana displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Calhoun.
Calhoun lands with a kick to the temple. Bizimana shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bizimana tries to land a front kick but Calhoun steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ruaridh Calhoun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Calhoun scores with a push kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calhoun staying out of range there.
Bizimana punishes Calhoun's body with a nice straight punch.
Calhoun doesn't manage to clinch there - Bizimana circles away.
Calhoun shoots in looking for a takedown but Bizimana manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Calhoun's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bizimana misses with a looping right.
Calhoun on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Calhoun looks for a takedown but Bizimana sprawls well.
Bizimana jabs Calhoun right on the nose. Calhoun blinks but takes it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Calhoun throws a leg kick but Bizimana moved away.
Bizimana throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Calhoun sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Bizimana misses.
Calhoun misses with a hook
and Calhoun takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bizimana throws a leg kick that misses.
Benoit Bizimana is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bizimana stuffs the takedown.
Good shot there by Bizimana.
Calhoun shoots in and drives through. Bizimana sprawls well.
Calhoun shoots for a takedown but Bizimana saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Calhoun misses with a few strikes there.
Calhoun shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bizimana defends it nicely.
Calhoun shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bizimana pinned against the cage. Bizimana gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bizimana scores with a jab to the head.
Calhoun gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bizimana counters with a crisp one two that drops Calhoun! Bizimana thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Calhoun to his feet! Calhoun is in big trouble!
Calhoun is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Calhoun looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Oh Calhoun is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Calhoun shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bizimana sprawls well. Bizimana wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Calhoun gets slowly back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bizimana lands with an uppercut that bounces Calhoun off the cage and back into range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benoit Bizimana dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Calhoun changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bizimana tries to avoid it but Calhoun manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bizimana to the ground. Bizimana escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Calhoun seems to have got his legs back now.
Calhoun is looking to clinch but Bizimana is avoiding it.
Bizimana leaves Calhoun with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bizimana bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Calhoun's head.
Calhoun avoids the head kick by Bizimana.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Calhoun.
Bizimana jabs Calhoun to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Calhoun shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ruaridh Calhoun. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Calhoun tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bizimana manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Calhoun lands a head kick. Bizimana smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Bizimana connects with a good right hand that stumbles Calhoun. Calhoun circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Calhoun misses with an uppercut.
Calhoun ducks under a wild hook from Bizimana.
Calhoun wants to clinch up but Bizimana keeps it at a distance.
Bizimana connects with a body shot that sends Calhoun's belly button to the back.
Calhoun swinging wildly here.
Bizimana throws a sloppy head kick and Calhoun moves out of range easily.
Calhoun has been working on his balance at Shitty Training Facility (Product Recall), so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Bizimana.
Calhoun will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Calhoun tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bizimana paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Calhoun shoots in but Bizimana avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Calhoun wants to clinch.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Calhoun. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Bizimana throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Calhoun stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bizimana cracks Calhoun with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bizimana cracks Calhoun with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Bizimana has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Calhoun to stand back up!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Calhoun throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bizimana cracks Calhoun with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Calhoun tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Bizimana pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Calhoun is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benoit Bizimana!
Our winner, Benoit Bizimana, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
Ruaridh Calhoun spoke after the fight, saying 'Wish Gus understood that getting me some training is more important than sending me crate after crate of beautiful Scotch!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Berzins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mata Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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145 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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26
134 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Andrew Berzins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mata Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berzins fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hughes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Berzins throws a head kick but Hughes moves out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Berzins.
Hughes misses with a takedown
and Berzins counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Berzins throws a head kick but Hughes moves out of range.
Berzins motions for Hughes to come forward. Berzins throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Berzins gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Berzins gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Berzins throws an elbow that misses.
Hughes blocks an elbow strike.
Hughes wants to take the fight to the mat but Berzins manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Berzins looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hughes is trying to pull guard but Berzins turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Andrew Berzins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mata Hughes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughes drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hughes has Berzins pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Berzins manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Berzins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Berzins throws a head kick but Hughes moves out of range.
Andrew Berzins is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Berzins throws a leg kick but Hughes sees it coming and moves out of range.
Berzins throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Berzins tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hughes is able to avoid easily.
Hughes scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Hughes stalling.
Berzins knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hughes on the ground.
Hughes trying to control from half guard but Berzins is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hughes looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hughes wants to control but Berzins is keeping him busy.
Hughes is looking for a kimura here.
Hughes is trying to control the action in half guard but Berzins is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Berzins tries to get to full guard but Hughes has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hughes looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berzins avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hughes.
Hughes trying to mount his opponent but Berzins defends it.
Hughes is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hughes seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Hughes wants to control but Berzins is keeping him busy.
Berzins trying to control but Hughes postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes seems to be working for a kimura but Berzins defends the submission attempt.
Hughes wants to control but Berzins is keeping him busy.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hughes in particular looking to stall.
Hughes passes to full mount!
Berzins on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Berzins tries to get out of the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hughes is in the full mount, landing strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Berzins is squirming around, avoiding Hughes's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mata Hughes will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Berzins feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hughes's calf.
Berzins gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Berzins looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Berzins pushes off an throws an elbow but Hughes leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Berzins lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Berzins lands an elbow just above Hughes 's eye.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Berzins.
Hughes is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Berzins pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Berzins stops a takedown attempt from Hughes.
Berzins lands a damaging elbow.
Hughes can't get the takedown.
Andrew Berzins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mata Hughes.
Berzins lands a damaging elbow.
Hughes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Berzins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Berzins. That's going to slow Hughes down.
Berzins attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Berzins connects with a high kick.
Berzins misses with a low kick.
Berzins lands with a kick to the temple. Hughes shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Hughes is rocked!
Andrew Berzins is winning the standup battle so far.
Berzins throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hughes is still on wobbly legs! Can Berzins finish him?
Berzins fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hughes has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hughes seems to have recovered his senses.
Berzins connects with an inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slapping body kick lands there for Berzins.
Berzins seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berzins gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hughes goes for a takedown in the clinch but Berzins prevents it.
Hughes goes for a takedown in the clinch but Berzins prevents it.
Hughes is trying to drag Berzins to the mat but Berzins just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Berzins lands a damaging elbow.
Berzins lands a nice elbow.
Berzins lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Berzins.
Hughes tries for a takedown but Berzins manages to get underhooks.
Berzins breaks from the clinch.
Berzins moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hughes wants a takedown but no success here.
Hughes blocks an elbow strike.
Berzins throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hughes is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Berzins pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Berzins lands an elbow inside.
Berzins lands a nice elbow.
Hughes wants a takedown but no success here.
Hughes is breathing heavily.
Hughes drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Berzins gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Nice elbow from Berzins.
Berzins comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Berzins lands a damaging elbow.
Berzins lands a damaging elbow.
Berzins comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hughes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Stalling in the clinch from Berzins.
Berzins lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Berzins gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Berzins lands an elbow just above Hughes 's eye.
Hughes takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Mata Hughes has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Berzins comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Berzins comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Berzins gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hughes takes an elbow to the temple.
Berzins leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hughes has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Berzins uses from the top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Berzins won't allow Hughes to sweep him here.
Berzins wants to control from the top but Hughes keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Berzins dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mata Hughes'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. This is the final round!
Berzins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Berzins forces Hughes back against the cage and clinches.
Berzins comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hughes wants a takedown but no success here.
Berzins stalling.
Berzins breaks from the clinch.
Hughes dives in for a single leg takedown but Berzins sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Berzins.
Hughes avoids the elbow strike from Berzins, against the cage.
Berzins lands a damaging elbow.
Berzins lands an elbow inside that Hughes shrugs off.
Berzins lands a damaging elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Berzins lands an elbow inside.
Berzins lands an elbow that stopped Hughes in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Berzins.
Hughes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hughes tries for a takedown. No joy.
Andrew Berzins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mata Hughes.
Berzins gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Berzins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hughes fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hughes gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Andrew Berzins!
During a confident post fight interview, Andrew Berzins thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kenji Yomata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Briggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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26
147 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
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26
142 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kenji Yomata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, James Briggs!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yomata throws a right hand that Briggs ducks under and follows up with a left that Briggs also avoids with ease.
Yomata shoots in for a takedown but Briggs shows good takedown defense.
Briggs avoids a punch combination nicely.
Briggs darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Yomata trying to control but Briggs postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Briggs drops an elbow to the side of Yomata's head.
Yomata wants to improve his position but Briggs is controlling well.
Briggs lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Briggs lands a nice short elbow.
Briggs tries to pass the half guard into mount. Yomata knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Yomata looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Yomata actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Briggs is looking to advance position but Yomata won't allow it.
Yomata has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Briggs is working away from the top position though.
Briggs lands strikes from half guard.
Briggs passes the guard and advances to mount!
Briggs with a couple of short strikes.
Yomata takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Yomata is rocked!
Yomata sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Oh Yomata is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Briggs tries to pass to full mount but Yomata defends it.
Briggs trying to control the action but Yomata is working from the bottom.
Yomata seems to have got his legs back now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Briggs wants to pass the guard but Yomata is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Briggs slips a nice elbow through Yomata's hands, connecting with Yomata's forehead.
Briggs wants to pass to mount but Yomata is defending the position.
Briggs scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Yomata moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Briggs pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yomata is keeping the position for now.
Yomata had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Briggs defends it easily.
Briggs cracks Yomata with a solid left hand.
Yomata keeping moving, preventing Briggs from controlling successfully.
Yomata looking for a guillotine here but Briggs defends easily.
Briggs got a little sloppy there for a moment and Yomata has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Briggs has managed to get both his arms back between Yomata's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Briggs connects with a couple of short punches.
Yomata keeping full guard, as Briggs tries to pass.
Yomata has momentary wrist control but Briggs slips an elbow through the middle.
Yomata is looking to cinch up a triangle. Briggs throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Yomata's body to avoid the submission. Yomata has instead reached around Briggs's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Yomata arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Kenji Yomata!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vacilo Ai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stank McCrank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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139 lbs
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130 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Vacilo Ai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Stank McCrank!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Ai rushes McCrank and presses him up against the cage.
McCrank is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Ai can't fight it off and eventually McCrank manages to take the fight to the floor. Ai looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McCrank drops back looking for a leg! Ai is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ai manages to kick McCrank off! McCrank jumps back into Ai's guard.
McCrank tries to free his leg and advance position but Ai is retaining full guard.
Ai 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.
Ai working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. McCrank doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. McCrank manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ai seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Ai has his foot on McCrank's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. McCrank works his way back into a safe position though.
Ai working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. McCrank doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. McCrank manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
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!
McCrank stands and throws Ai's legs to the side, diving into side control.
McCrank tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no McCrank has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
McCrank is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ai has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ai gets back to half guard.
Ai is trying to control but can't.
Ai tries to get to full guard but McCrank has control of the leg.
Ai actively working from the bottom here.
Ai is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but McCrank pulls his head out easily.
McCrank works his way into side control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McCrank wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ai, who protects the arm well.
McCrank is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ai has escaped the position, nice work there.
Ai is trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCrank is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ai has escaped the position, nice work there.
McCrank looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
McCrank looks winded!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCrank is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ai knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ai sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McCrank is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Ai moves into full guard.
Ai escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. McCrank gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ai is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ai has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but McCrank can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
McCrank won't allow Ai to sweep him here.
Ai working a defensive guard here.
Ai working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. McCrank doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. McCrank manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Ai wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
McCrank drops back looking for a leg! Ai is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ai manages to kick McCrank off! McCrank jumps back into Ai's guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCrank passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ai manages to get to full guard.
Ai is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ai is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. McCrank is aware though and is defending well.
Ai is trying to control the position from the bottom.
McCrank stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ai swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McCrank passes Ai's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Ai trying to hold on to McCrank's head to control him but McCrank postures up.
Ai manages to get to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vacilo Ai 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.
Excellent takedown into side control there by McCrank.
McCrank is trying to get an arm triangle but Ai is defending well.
McCrank is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ai knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
McCrank should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
McCrank wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Ai, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ai wants to control but McCrank postures up.
Ai is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Ai tries to roll over but McCrank keeps him under control.
Vacilo Ai overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McCrank is working for a kimura but Ai is defending it quite comfortably.
McCrank is breathing heavily.
Ai manages to get to full guard.
Ai has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. McCrank doesn't defend quickly enough and Ai has managed to lock this one up! Can McCrank escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Ai on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Vacilo Ai!
Vacilo Ai 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tj Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joshua Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135 lbs
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Tj Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joshua Hammer!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer misses with a hook
and Smith counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Smith.
Hammer tries to circle away but Smith has him pinned against the cage.
Hammer gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Smith.
Hammer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Smith pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hammer connects with a body shot.
Smith shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Smith is taking a breather. Hammer says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Smith wants to take a breather but Hammer is having none of it.
Smith prevents Hammer from standing back up.
Smith missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Smith wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hammer keeps working.
Smith is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hammer has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer wants to get back to his feet.
Smith is trying to control. Hammer wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hammer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hammer is trying to stand up here but Smith is controlling him well.
Smith 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.
Smith missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hammer is trying to stand back up but Smith is controlling him
Smith is nestled in close to Hammer, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hammer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hammer is looking to escape.
Smith definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Smith takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Smith is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hammer is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Smith scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Smith in particular looking to stall.
Smith is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Smith lands strikes from half guard.
Hammer tries to kick Smith off but Smith keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Smith lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Smith lands strikes from half guard.
Hammer tries to kick Smith off but Smith keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Smith missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Smith throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Smith thows a huge punch but Hammer dodges it nicely.
Hammer wants to get back to his feet.
Hammer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hammer looks like he's trying to stand up.
Hammer is trying to escape back to his feet but Smith uses the scramble to pass into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith scores with punches from side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Smith working the ground and pound from side control.
Smith lands some shots froms side control.
Smith lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hammer down.
Smith is putting a hurting on Hammer here, landing some big shots from side control.
Smith wants to control but Hammer is keeping him busy.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hammer can do anything to dispel that myth.
Smith wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hammer, who protects the arm well.
Smith working the head and body with strikes.
Smith scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Hammer to see if he's OK.
Smith works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smith scoring with punches and elbows.
Smith working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Smith landing strikes.
Smith in side control, throwing shots but Hammer defends.
Hammer is trying to buck Smith off.
Smith is chipping away with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Smith grinds an elbow into Hammer's temple.
Hammer taking punishment in the form of punches.
Smith working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hammer takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
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.
Smith postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Smith landing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tj Smith dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hammer misses with an uppercut.
Hammer defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Smith.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hammer!
Hammer thows a body shot but no joy.
Tj Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hammer misses with a straight right.
Hammer looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Smith has a takedown stuffed.
Smith wants to clinch.
Hammer stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tj Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hammer lands with a cross.
Hammer avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hammer takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
Hammer 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.
Some wild striking there from Hammer.
Joshua Hammer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Hammer does it's job there.
Hammer misses with a jab to the body
and Smith counters by moving into the clinch.
Smith prevents Hammer from breaking the clinch.
Smith is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Hammer is defending well.
Smith is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Smith is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Hammer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hammer is looking to break free of the clinch but Smith has double underhooks.
Hammer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hammer throws a looping overhand right but Smith ducks down to avoid it.
Hammer looks to throw the jab but Smith is out of range.
Hammer looks to land a right hand but Smith moved out of range.
Smith walks into a straight right hand from Hammer.
Hammer looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
Smith has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Smith there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hammer misses with a left hand
and Smith counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hammer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hammer loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Joshua Hammer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hammer gets caught napping as Smith dives in and scores a takedown. Hammer manages to retain guard.
Hammer wants to stand up but Smith is controlling him.
Hammer is breathing heavily.
Smith throws a big right hand that misses.
Smith landing some decent shots from guard.
Smith makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hammer wants to stand up but Smith is controlling him.
Smith passes into half guard.
Smith prevents Hammer from standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is taking a breather. Hammer says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Smith throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Smith landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hammer tries to kick Smith off but Smith keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Smith slips a nice elbow through Hammer's hands, connecting with Hammer's forehead.
Hammer wants to get back to his feet.
Smith wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hammer keeps working.
Smith is looking for a kimura but Hammer is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Smith to get the leverage.
Smith decides to stand up.
Smith pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hammer back to the cage. Smith follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Hammer bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Smith's head.
Hammer scores with a decent looking hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer takes a swing at Smith's ribcage but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hammer stuffs the takedown.
A punch combination from Hammer misses.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hammer but Hammer pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt - Hammer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Smith gets the takedown into side control.
Hammer is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hammer being controlled for a moment.
Hammer is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Smith is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Joshua Hammer will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Hammer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smith goes for a double leg but Hammer avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hammer continues to drive forward.
Smith drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hammer gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Smith looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tj Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hammer breaks the clinch.
Hammer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
No luck for Smith with that takedown attempt.
Smith wants to clinch up but Hammer keeps it at a distance.
Hammer loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
The fighters circling - Hammer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The fighters circle momentarily. Hammer darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Smith's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hammer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Smith scrambles back to his feet.
Smith dives in and grabs Hammer's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hammer pushes down on Smith's head and hops out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Smith to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Smith is looking to work some ground and pound but Hammer has wrist control.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Smith's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hammer wants to get back to his feet but Smith is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Hammer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smith trying to control but Hammer is working from the bottom.
Hammer wants to stand and escape but Smith is having none of it.
Hammer keeping moving, preventing Smith from controlling successfully.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tj Smith wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Hammer looks to land a left hand but Smith moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hammer but Hammer pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Smith slips a straight right by Hammer.
Smith misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Joshua Hammer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hammer sprawls well. Hammer wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Smith gets slowly back to his feet.
Smith on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith ducks under a wild hook from Hammer.
Hammer swinging wildly here.
Hammer throws out a loose jab but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith goes for a double leg but Hammer avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Hammer continues to drive forward.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hammer misses with a hook
and Smith counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Smith missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hammer tries to kick Smith off but Smith keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Smith working the head and body with strikes.
Smith thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammer on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Hammer blocking the ground and pound attempt from Smith.
Smith takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Tj Smith overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Smith thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Smith missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Hammer tries to kick Smith off in order to stand up. Smith Avoids the leg push though and dives into side control.
Smith is chipping away with strikes.
Smith trying to control the position but Hammer is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith working the ground and pound from side control.
Smith lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hammer down.
Hammer is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Smith asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Smith scores with punches from side control.
Smith is looking to take a break and control but Hammer is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hammer tries to escape but Smith is in control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Hammer taking a bit of punishment here - Smith scoring with strikes.
Hammer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Smith. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Smith trying to control the position but Hammer is working away.
Joshua Hammer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tj Smith is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hammer throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tj Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Smith 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 Bart Greer scores the fight for Tj Smith!
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight for Tj Smith!
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight for Tj Smith!
Tj Smith wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ruud Gullit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Walter Wolf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ruud Gullit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Walter Wolf!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Sandra Marshall and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gullit falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wolf cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wolf looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gullit rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wolf moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for Wolf, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gullit swinging wildly here.
Gullit needs to keep his hands up - Wolf had a free shot at his head there.
Wolf rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gullit moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gullit will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wolf lands with a shot to the body.
Gullit throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wolf.
Gullit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gullit throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gullit takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gullit works over Wolf's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Walter Wolf has been cut.
Wolf misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gullit takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wolf throws a series of punches but Gullit avoids them all with ease.
Gullit tries to bum rush Wolf with a series of wild strikes but Wolf uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wolf drops his hands momentarily and Gullit takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gullit throws a right and a left that both miss.
Left hook, right uppercut from Wolf.
Gullit definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gullit connects with a jab.
Wolf is rocked!
Gullit misses with a two punch combination.
Wolf is still on wobbly legs! Can Gullit finish him?
Wolf just misses with a punch to the body.
Wolf misses with a wild body shot.
Wolf misses with a jab, cross combination.
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!
Wolf misses with a double jab.
Wolf swings for the body but Gullit moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Wolf misses the target.
Gullit throws a series of punches but Wolf avoids them all with ease.
Wolf is aggressively charging in as Gullit backs up avoiding any damage. Gullit tosses out a jab and Wolf runs right into it face first! Wolf is out cold! Gullit dropped down on all fours and is barking in Wolf's face like a pit bull in celebration until the ref was finally able to pull him away!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ruud Gullit!
Ruud Gullit decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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