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The Island Season 2, 155 lbs, Round 1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Kloesov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alejandro Contreras (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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166 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Oliver Kloesov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alejandro Contreras!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Santiago Holmes and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Contreras takes the fight into the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Contreras lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kloesov backwards.
Contreras lands an uppercut.
Kloesov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Contreras working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Contreras.
Kloesov struggles to land a body shot inside as Contreras controls his hands.
Nice body punch from Contreras.
Contreras lands a left hand.
Kloesov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kloesov struggles to land a body shot inside as Contreras controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Contreras creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice body punch from Contreras.
Contreras lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Contreras pushes Kloesov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kloesov is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kloesov blocks an elbow strike.
Contreras dips a shoulder and cracks Kloesov with a mighty uppercut! Kloesov falls back against the cage and Contreras unloads with a barrage of strikes! Kloesov is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Contreras screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alejandro Contreras!
After the fight, Alejandro Contreras was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kenneth Omeruo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Dungheap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Omeruo might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Hunger Games Whistle. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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162 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Great low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kenneth Omeruo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dick Dungheap!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Peter Branson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Omeruo wants to slow Dungheap down by chopping away at his legs.
The crowd cheers as Dungheap lands an impressive looking overhand right. Omeruo doesn't seem phased though.
Dungheap's coach down at Island Premium 20x CT's was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Dungheap's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Omeruo connects with a leg kick. Dungheap looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dungheap misses the shot to the body.
Omeruo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dungheap.
Dungheap bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Omeruo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Omeruo seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Some bone on bone action there as Dungheap checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Dungheap misses with a wild body shot.
Omeruo scores with a head kick.
Omeruo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dungheap.
Dungheap loads up on a big right hand but Omeruo slips the punch.
Dungheap moves out of range of the body kick.
Omeruo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dungheap lands a body shot.
Dungheap clinches up with Omeruo and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dungheap misses with some punches.
Dungheap can't find room to land a body shot as Omeruo controls the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Omeruo tries to circle away but Dungheap has him pinned against the cage.
Omeruo breaks from the clinch.
A jab from Dungheap misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Dungheap misses the target.
Omeruo throws a leg kick which misses Dungheap's front leg but catches the back leg as Dungheap tries to avoid it.
Dungheap has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Omeruo.
Dungheap tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dungheap 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.
Dungheap misses with a body shot.
Omeruo moves away from the strike by Dungheap.
A looping hook to the body misses from Omeruo. Dungheap does a little dance to reset his feet.
Omeruo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dungheap has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Omeruo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dungheap.
A slow jab from Dungheap misses its intended target.
Dungheap tries to clinch up.
Dungheap wants to clinch.
A good leg kick by Omeruo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dungheap tries to clinch up but Omeruo circles away and keeps his distance.
That kick from Omeruo tenderised Dungheap's leg. Dungheap is trying to keep his angry face on.
Omeruo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dungheap.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Dungheap crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Omeruo - the referee stops the clock and Dungheap gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Omeruo. Dungheap manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Dungheap thows a left - swing and a miss!
That kick from Omeruo tenderised Dungheap's leg. Dungheap is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dungheap just misses with a punch to the body.
Omeruo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dungheap misses with a hook.
Dungheap jabs at Omeruo's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dungheap. Omeruo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Omeruo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dungheap throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Omeruo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Omeruo slips a jab from Dungheap.
Dungheap is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Omeruo scoring well with a low kick there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omeruo lands a high kick!
Dungheap jabs Omeruo to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dungheap takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Omeruo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Omeruo throws a leg kick but Dungheap sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dungheap takes the fight into the clinch.
Omeruo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dungheap bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Omeruo's head backwards.
Omeruo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Dungheap misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Omeruo.
Omeruo misses with a head kick.
Dungheap tries to close the distance and clinch but Omeruo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Omeruo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dungheap circles away quickly and effectively.
Dungheap lands with a nice body punch.
Dick Dungheap seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Omeruo scores with a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Omeruo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Omeruo scores with a kick to the midsection.
Dungheap moves into the clinch.
Dungheap's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Omeruo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Omeruo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Omeruo throws a front kick aimed at Dungheap's knee but Dungheap avoids it well.
Dungheap throws a looping overhand right but Omeruo ducks down to avoid it.
Omeruo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dungheap throws a jab but it's blocked by Omeruo.
Omeruo gets tackled into the cage by Dungheap. Dungheap maintains the clinch.
Omeruo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Omeruo leaning his opponent against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Dungheap creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Dungheap dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Omeruo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dungheap has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Omeruo keeps Dungheap at a distance using the push kick.
Omeruo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kenneth Omeruo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dungheap misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Omeruo.
Dungheap scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dungheap tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Omeruo throws a nice head kick!
Dungheap tries to clinch but Omeruo is having none of it.
Dungheap wants to clinch.
Dungheap fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Omeruo throws a head kick that misses.
Omeruo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Dungheap tries to clinch up but Omeruo circles away and keeps his distance.
Dungheap ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Omeruo throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Omeruo motions for Dungheap to come forward. Omeruo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dungheap has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Omeruo.
A solid leg kick lands there for Omeruo.
Dungheap scores with a nice right hand.
Omeruo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dungheap lands with a good body shot.
Dick Dungheap seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Omeruo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Omeruo. Dungheap does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dungheap throws a hook but Omeruo avoids it easily.
Omeruo misses with a low kick as Dungheap jumps back.
Dungheap on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Dungheap takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Dungheap misses the shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Omeruo. That's going to slow Dungheap down.
Omeruo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
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!
Dungheap blocks a head kick by Omeruo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Omeruo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Omeruo takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Omeruo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Omeruo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dungheap.
Dungheap sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Omeruo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dungheap misses with a looping right.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dungheap.
Dungheap throws a big shot that misses.
Dungheap looks to throw the jab but Omeruo is out of range.
Omeruo blocks a jab.
Omeruo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Omeruo throws a sloppy head kick and Dungheap moves out of range easily.
Dungheap throws an overhand right that lands on Omeruo's shoulder, as Omeruo tries to avoid the shot.
Dungheap has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Omeruo.
Dungheap tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Omeruo was well out of range. Poor timing from Dungheap.
Omeruo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dungheap throws out a loose jab but Omeruo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Omeruo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Dungheap has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dungheap takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A shot to the liver by Dungheap. Beautiful body shot.
Dungheap has closed the distance and engaged Omeruo in a clinch.
Omeruo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dungheap misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Dungheap fails to land.
Dungheap keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Omeruo's efforts to push away.
Dungheap working aggressively here.
Dungheap can't find room to land a body shot as Omeruo controls the action.
Omeruo breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dungheap loads up on a big right hand but Omeruo slips the punch.
Dungheap checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dungheap misses with a straight right.
Omeruo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Dungheap checks a low kick from Omeruo.
Dungheap tries to clinch up but Omeruo circles away and keeps his distance.
Dungheap tries to close the distance and clinch up but Omeruo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Omeruo ducks under a wild hook from Dungheap.
Dungheap tries to clinch but Omeruo moves out of range.
Omeruo scores with a push kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Omeruo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Dungheap digs a good hook to Omeruo's body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dungheap looks to throw the jab but Omeruo is out of range.
Dungheap bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Omeruo's head backwards.
Dungheap misses with a wild body shot.
Dungheap misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Dungheap showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Dungheap misses with a straight left.
Omeruo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Omeruo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dungheap blocks a low kick nicely.
Omeruo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Omeruo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Omeruo.
Omeruo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dungheap stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Omeruo.
Omeruo ducks under a wild hook from Dungheap.
Omeruo scores with a head kick.
Dungheap looks to score with a jab to the body but Omeruo is just out of range.
Dungheap thows a body shot but no joy.
Dungheap instigates a clinch.
Dungheap lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Dungheap fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Omeruo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A nice inside leg kick there by Omeruo. That's going to slow Dungheap down.
Dungheap tries to close the distance and clinch but Omeruo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dungheap waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Omeruo.
Dungheap lands a body shot.
Dungheap ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Omeruo moves away.
Dungheap is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dungheap takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Dungheap fails in his attempt to clinch.
Omeruo swats away the attempt to clinch by Dungheap.
Dungheap misses the jab.
A left lands for Dungheap.
The crowd cheers as Dungheap lands an impressive looking overhand right. Omeruo doesn't seem phased though.
Omeruo is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dungheap throws a jab when Omeruo was well out of range.
Oh Omeruo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Omeruo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dungheap.
Omeruo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dungheap.
Dungheap ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Omeruo moves away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dungheap scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Omeruo staying out of range there.
Omeruo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dungheap.
Dungheap stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Omeruo.
Dungheap steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Omeruo. That one must have hurt.
Omeruo seems to have got his legs back now.
Omeruo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Omeruo connects with a high kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Omeruo.
A slapping leg kick lands for Omeruo.
Omeruo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Omeruo.
Dungheap tries to close the distance and clinch but Omeruo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dungheap throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dungheap misses with a straight left.
Omeruo scores with a kick to the body.
Both fighters circling a little - Omeruo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Dungheap takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Omeruo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Omeruo connects with an inside leg kick.
Dungheap is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dungheap connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Omeruo lands a high kick!
Dungheap misses the jab.
Dungheap lands with a nice body punch.
Dungheap wants to clinch.
Dungheap feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Omeruos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Omeruo slips a jab from Dungheap.
Dungheap misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Omeruo.
Omeruo moves out of range as Dungheap strikes.
Dungheap scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Omeruo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dungheap thuds a left hand into Omeruo's body.
Omeruo slips under a jab.
Dungheap missing with a left hand there. Omeruo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dungheap looks to land a right hand but Omeruo moved out of range.
Dungheap jabs at Omeruo's body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Omeruo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Omeruo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Dungheap throws out the jab.
Dungheap misses with a hook.
Dungheap throws a looping overhand right but Omeruo ducks down to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dick Dungheap comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dungheap has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight for Dick Dungheap!
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight for Dick Dungheap!
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight for Dick Dungheap!
Dick Dungheap wins by unanimous decision!
Dick Dungheap 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Blue Jay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mercurius Faunus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mercurius Faunus has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Blue Jay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mercurius Faunus!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faunus tries to clinch up but Jay circles away and keeps his distance.
Faunus throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Nice straight punches there by Faunus. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Faunus.
It looks like Blue Jay has been cut.
Jay moves out of range as Faunus strikes.
Faunus connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Jay shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jay is trying hard to land a takedown here. Faunus sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jay slips a straight right by Faunus.
Faunus connects with a single shot there.
Faunus has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jay walks into a stiff left hand from Faunus.
Jay is rocked!
Blue Jay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Faunus scores with a sloppy right hand. Jay should have avoided that one.
Oh Jay is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jay forces Faunus back against the cage and clinches.
Faunus taking a breather.
Jay looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blue Jay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jay looking for a takedown.
Faunus is pressed up against the cage. Jay has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Faunus down to the mat. Faunus avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Jay tries to score a power double leg takedown but Faunus sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Jay somewhat.
Jay leaves his chin hanging out and Faunus seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Jay crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mercurius Faunus!
Mercurius Faunus 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Nigel Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Magnus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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164 lbs
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156 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nigel Diaz!
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, Mirko Magnus!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz blocks a low kick nicely.
Magnus takes one to the side of the head.
Magnus slips under a jab.
Diaz throws a hook but Magnus blocks it.
Diaz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Magnus.
Magnus is looking to chop away at Diaz's legs.
Magnus scores with a leg kick.
Diaz has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Magnus.
Magnus uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Diaz.
Diaz throws a hook to the side of Magnus's head but Magnus sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Diaz definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Magnus is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Magnus rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diaz moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Diaz checks a low kick from Magnus.
Magnus throws a low kick but Diaz avoids it.
Magnus throws a head kick that misses.
Diaz blocks the body kick.
Magnus bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Magnus throws a leg kick that misses.
Magnus jabs at Diaz's body.
Diaz misses the shot to the body.
Magnus cracks Diaz with an open hand slap.
Diaz looks to throw the jab but Magnus is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz thows a left - swing and a miss!
Diaz lands a left and a right that send Magnus crashing to the mat, dazed. Diaz thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Magnus is rocked!
It looks like Mirko Magnus has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Magnus.
Magnus is still on wobbly legs! Can Diaz finish him?
Diaz is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Magnus.
Mirko Magnus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Magnus is looking to close the distance but Diaz sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Magnus crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Magnus is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Nigel Diaz!
Nigel Diaz 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Eino Juutilainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duncan Jon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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165 lbs
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157 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eino Juutilainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Duncan Jon!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Dirk Anderson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juutilainen has a takedown stuffed.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Nice sprawl there from Jon as Juutilainen shoots in.
Jon throws out a loose jab but Juutilainen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jon stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Jon wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eino Juutilainen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jon lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jon misses with a series of wild punches.
Juutilainen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Jon lunges at Juutilainen with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Juutilainen's hand.
Juutilainen shoots in and drives through. Jon sprawls well.
Jon misses with the combination.
Juutilainen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Juutilainen staying out of range there.
Juutilainen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jon's waist but Jon gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Juutilainen off to one side.
Eino Juutilainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jon feints a jab promting Juutilainen to slip. Jon then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Juutilainen slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Eino Juutilainen has been cut.
Juutilainen fails with a takedown attempt.
Juutilainen shoots in but Jon avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Juutilainen goes for a double leg but Jon avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Jon continues to drive forward.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Jon.
Juutilainen drags the fight down to the ground.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Juutilainen escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Jon gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jon wants to stand but Juutilainen has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Juutilainen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jon doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jon manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Jon wants to stand but Juutilainen is controlling his posture from full guard.
Juutilainen is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Juutilainen has a closed guard, preventing Jon from standing up.
Jon won't allow Juutilainen to sweep him here.
Juutilainen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jon can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jon would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Juutilainen is trying to keep Jon in close.
Juutilainen throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Jon wants to stand but Juutilainen is controlling his posture from full guard.
Juutilainen 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.
Juutilainen working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Jon doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Jon manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jon is sitting in close to Juutilainen's body. Juutilainen has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Jon is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Jon is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Juutilainen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Eino Juutilainen!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Boko Shambles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Antonise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simon Antonise is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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164 lbs
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Boko Shambles!
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, Simon Antonise!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Antonise throws a hook but Shambles blocks it.
Shambles fails with the takedown.
Antonise misses with a body kick.
Antonise lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Boko Shambles has been cut.
Shambles shoots in and drives through. Antonise sprawls well.
Antonise sends Shambles crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Antonise is motioning to the referee to let Shambles up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Shambles is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Antonise fakes the body blow, causing Shambles to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Shambles goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Simon Antonise!
Simon Antonise 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Thor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blagojevic Batakovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tyson Thor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Blagojevic Batakovic!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Daniel Franklin and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Batakovic as Thor shoots in.
Thor shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Batakovic as he jumps to the side.
Batakovic throws a body punch but Thor moves out of range.
Batakovic throws a series of punches but Thor avoids them all with ease.
Batakovic connects with a nice looking jab.
Batakovic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thor doesn't seem bothered though.
Batakovic goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Thor has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Tyson Thor has been cut.
Thor shoots for a double leg takedown but Batakovic sprawls well. He's pushed Thor's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyson Thor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Batakovic keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Thor closes the distance and pushes Batakovic back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thor tries to pull guard but Batakovic forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Thor is looking to take this one to the mat.
Batakovic pulls Thor into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Thor advances position into side control!
Batakovic tries to bench press Thor off him but Thor keeps the position.
Thor is working to tighten his grip on Batakovic's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Batakovic has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Thor is really squeezing tight and eventually Batakovic passes out! Thor breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Tyson Thor!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Charles Benedict (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerald Minor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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163 lbs
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164 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Charles Benedict!
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, Gerald Minor!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benedict lands with a nice body kick.
Benedict connects with a leg kick. Minor looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Minor misses with a hook
and Benedict makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Minor really felt that one!
Benedict lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Benedict scores with a sloppy right hand. Minor should have avoided that one.
Benedict connects with a leg kick. Minor looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benedict lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Minor shoots in but no luck this time.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Benedict.
A good leg kick by Benedict.
Minor looks winded!
Benedict scores with a spinning back kick!
Benedict throws a quick inside leg kick.
Minor stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Benedict.
Benedict fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Benedict scores with a jab to the body.
Benedict scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minor takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Benedict chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Benedict feints a jab and as Minor dips his head, Benedict unleashes a brutal head kick that catches Minor right on the jaw! Timbeeer! Minor falls backwards in slow motion, only propped up by the cage! Benedict smiles a psychotic smile as he stares down his unconscious opponent. That is a scary man.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Charles Benedict!
Charles Benedict opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yo Ko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beach Bumm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ko comes into the arena with You are. blaring out of the sound system. Yo Ko has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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25
160 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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165 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Yo Ko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Beach Bumm!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bumm swats away the attempt to clinch by Ko.
Bumm closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bumm takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Beach Bumm has been cut.
Ko wants the takedown. Bumm is fighting it off but Ko persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Bumm's guard against the cage.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Bumm is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ko defends well.
Bumm has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Ko should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Bumm has tightened it up now! Ko should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Beach Bumm!
Beach Bumm took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
In defeat, Yo Ko stepped up to the mic, saying 'I have shamed my people, I will now drink and contemplate suicide.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremi Rounikki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ethan Hunt could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jeremi Rounikki's chin.
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160 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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24
160 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ethan Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jeremi Rounikki!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt gets a clinch.
Hunt looking to stall.
Hunt slowing the pace effectively.
Rounikki pulls Hunt into guard.
Hunt with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hunt got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rounikki has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Hunt has managed to get both his arms back between Rounikki's legs - danger averted.
Rounikki keeping moving, preventing Hunt from controlling successfully.
Rounikki can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hunt controls the pace.
Hunt knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rounikki on the ground.
Hunt wants to control from the top but Rounikki keeps moving.
Rounikki looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Hunt has picked Rounikki up and slammed him! Rounikki can't keep hold of the triangle and Hunt manages to pass to side control!
Hunt working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rounikki can't do much from the bottom here.
Rounikki takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Rounikki regains half guard there - taking advantage of Hunt's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Hunt winds up and cracks Rounikki with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hunt content to control rather than advance.
Hunt thows a huge punch but Rounikki dodges it nicely.
Hunt scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Rounikki preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rounikki looking for submissions off his back.
Hunt is nestled in close to Rounikki, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ground and pound from Hunt.
Rounikki taking some punishment here, with Hunt in his half guard.
Hunt is stalling here. Rounikki is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Hunt seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Rounikki has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Rounikki wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hunt, who protects the arm well.
Hunt wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rounikki is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hunt is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Rounikki has knee on belly momentarily but Hunt bucks him off and regains half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rounikki is looking for a kimura but Hunt is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Rounikki to get the leverage.
Hunt tries to get to full guard but Rounikki has control of the leg.
Rounikki is pressing down on Hunt's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hunt is holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rounikki is looking to stall here but Hunt recovers full guard.
Hunt is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rounikki tries to free his leg and advance position but Hunt is retaining full guard.
Rounikki advances position into side control!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hunt gets back to half guard.
Hunt is trying to control but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Hunt 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.
Hunt scores with a body shot.
Rounikki misses with a takedown attempt - Hunt sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hunt lands with a nice body punch.
Ethan Hunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hunt circles away from the clinch attempt.
Rounikki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hunt throws a hook to the side of Rounikki's head but Rounikki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rounikki takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Hunt scores with a jab to the head.
Rounikki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jeremi Rounikki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rounikki tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hunt counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rounikki tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hunt misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hunt creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hunt misses with some punches.
Hunt digs a right hand into Rounikki's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Rounikki's gas tank.
Rounikki changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hunt fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ethan Hunt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeremi Rounikki.
Hunt stalks Rounikki and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rounikki's face. Rounikki staggers backwards, shaken.
Rounikki has managed to clinch.
Rounikki wants a takedown but no success here.
Rounikki tries for a takedown but Hunt manages to get underhooks.
Rounikki jumps guard and drags Hunt to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Hunt trying to control the position from guard on top but Rounikki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rounikki is trying to control the position but Hunt postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunt is working Rounikki over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
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!
Hunt scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hunt is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rounikki has momentary wrist control but Hunt slips an elbow through the middle.
Hunt lands a couple of digs.
Rounikki is looking for a triangle but Hunt pushes his legs off easily.
Ethan Hunt overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rounikki keeping moving, preventing Hunt from controlling successfully.
Rounikki escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hunt gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hunt landing some decent shots from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunt wants to control from the top but Rounikki keeps moving.
Rounikki looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hunt is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Rounikki keeping full guard, as Hunt tries to pass.
Hunt is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Hunt has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hunt with a nice head shot there.
Hunt looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hunt with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hunt with a nice head shot there.
Rounikki trying to keep a closed guard but Hunt is proving a slippery customer.
Hunt advances position into side control!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rounikki is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Hunt's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rounikki is looking for a sweep. Hunt is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ethan Hunt dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A hook to the body from Hunt.
Rounikki successfully pulls guard.
Rounikki working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hunt.
Hunt with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rounikki is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Hunt has his hands clasped together but Rounikki extends and breaks Hunt's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Rounikki.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jeremi Rounikki!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ratanachai Sithbanprachan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Can (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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22
162 lbs
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149 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ratanachai Sithbanprachan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, The Can!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Sithbanprachan.
Can scores with a jab. Sithbanprachan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Sithbanprachan seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Sithbanprachan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Can throws out a powerful jab.
Can scores with a hook to the body. Sithbanprachan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Sithbanprachan throws a nice inside leg kick.
A head kick misses from Sithbanprachan.
Sithbanprachan throws a sloppy head kick and Can moves out of range easily.
A head kick misses from Sithbanprachan.
Sithbanprachan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Can was well out of range. Poor timing from Sithbanprachan.
Sithbanprachan misses with a head kick.
Sithbanprachan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jab, jab by Can - just one landing.
Sithbanprachan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sithbanprachan throws a sloppy head kick and Can moves out of range easily.
Can lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sithbanprachan at a distance.
Sithbanprachan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Can.
Can moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Can avoiding damage as Sithbanprachan throws knees to the body.
Sithbanprachan blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Can.
Can managing to block the knees to the body from Sithbanprachan.
Sithbanprachan tries to land knees in the clinch but Can avoids the damage to the body.
Can lands a nice shot to the body.
Can lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sithbanprachan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sithbanprachan blocking some punches.
Can lands a hook to the side of the head.
Can swings wildly with an uppercut but Sithbanprachan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Can lands a hook that snaps the head of Sithbanprachan backwards.
Still in the clinch, Can scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sithbanprachan is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Can tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Can manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A left hand lands to the body for Can.
Can works on Sithbanprachan's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Can lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sithbanprachan backwards.
Oh Sithbanprachan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Can has a couple of punches blocked by Sithbanprachan.
Can misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Can fails to land.
Can misses with a punch on the inside.
Can misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sithbanprachan seems to have got his legs back now.
Can misses with the head strike.
Can avoiding damage as Sithbanprachan throws knees to the body.
Sithbanprachan tries to land knees in the clinch but Can avoids the damage to the body.
Sithbanprachan blocking some punches.
Can working aggressively here.
Can stalling against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Can gets through Sithbanprachan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Can gets through Sithbanprachan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sithbanprachan can't find room to land a body shot as Can controls the action.
Sithbanprachan's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Can lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Sithbanprachan to his knees! Can keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). The Can!
The Can 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Brad Shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Goatboys Child (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Child comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Bill Hicks - Goatboy kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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166 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brad Shaw!
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, Goatboys Child!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Bart Greer and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Child has taken the fight to the clinch.
Child breaks from the clinch.
Child tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shaw swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Child closes the distance looking to clinch
and Shaw counters with a nice double leg into side control. Child won't be happy with that.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Shaw wants to control but Child is keeping him busy.
Shaw controlling from side mount.
Child trying his best to control but Shaw has mounted him.
Shaw prevents Child from getting the reversal.
Child sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Child gets back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw trying to control the position from guard on top but Child is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shaw slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Shaw wants to lay and pray for a moment but Child keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaw tries to move to mount but Child blocks the move with his legs.
Child trying to control but Shaw flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Shaw somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Shaw has the hooks in. Child is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Child tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Child is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Shaw throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Shaw unloading with bombs!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Child keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Child wants to control but Shaw is having none of it.
The referee warns Child that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Child sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Child wants to control but Shaw is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Shaw is trying to control. Child wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Shaw is looking for a kimura but Child is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Shaw to get the leverage.
Shaw is keen to just control but Child is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Child looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Shaw is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Child is trying to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Child slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Child looking for a guillotine here but Shaw defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Brad Shaw will probably get the nod.
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.
Child is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Child is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Child tries to clinch but Shaw moves out of range.
Child drives through with a takedown into guard.
Shaw lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Child!
Shaw is working for a guillotine from mount but Child frees his head quite easily.
Shaw goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Child is on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shaw is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Child looking to sit in guard and control but Shaw gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Child keeping full guard, as Shaw tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Child keeping moving, preventing Shaw from controlling successfully.
Shaw pushes down on Child's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Child trying to control here.
Shaw sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Shaw trying to control from Child's half guard. Child has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw is pushing down on Child's leg trying to pass to half guard. Child is fighting to maintain full guard but Shaw has managed to sneak the leg through.
Shaw throwing shots but Child is blocking nicely.
Child wants to get back to full guard.
Still in half guard, Shaw seems content to control.
Shaw thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Child wants to get back to full guard.
Shaw wants to control but Child is keeping him busy.
Child has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Shaw passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Child!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaw working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Shaw can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Child is looking to escape.
Shaw throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Child because Shaw loaded up on that one.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Child gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Shaw dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Child gets a double leg takedown into Shaw's guard.
Shaw is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Shaw has an active guard here but Child has managed to pass into half guard.
Child is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Shaw sees it coming and defends easily.
Child is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Shaw doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Child.
Shaw is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Child's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Child's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Shaw controlling the positon.
Shaw looking for the choke but no joy.
Shaw doesn't have the hooks in and Child manages to turn into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaw looking for a guillotine here but Child defends easily.
Child got a little sloppy there for a moment and Shaw has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Child has managed to get both his arms back between Shaw's legs - danger averted.
Child 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.
Shaw manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Child manages to get himself to full guard.
Shaw pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Child is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw got a little sloppy there for a moment and Child has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Shaw has managed to get both his arms back between Child's legs - danger averted.
Shaw passes Child's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Shaw is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Child doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Shaw.
Shaw sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Child defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shaw thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Child looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Shaw wants to lay and pray for a moment but Child keeps working.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brad Shaw showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Shaw, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Brad Shaw!
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight for Brad Shaw!
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight for Brad Shaw!
Brad Shaw wins by unanimous decision!
Brad Shaw tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
Goatboys Child spoke after the fight, saying 'Goatboy was here to please you!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Renzo Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
154 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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26
160 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Renzo Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bruce Lee!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Lee on his heels. He'll look to pass Lee's guard now, I'm sure.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Lee is keeping the position.
Gracie 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.
Gracie stands and steps away. Lee gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Gracie shoots and misses
and Lee counters with a big head kick but Gracie shrugs it off.
Gracie fails with the takedown.
Lee lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lee connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lee sizes up Gracie with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renzo Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie fails with the takedown.
Lee has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Lee lands a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Lee defends well and Gracie ends up having to push Lee into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Lee lands an uppercut.
Lee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gracies head.
Lee lands a left hand.
Gracie is rocked!
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
Oh Gracie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lee gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gracie.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee working aggressively here.
Lee throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gracie blocking some punches.
Gracie blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gracie.
Lee misses with the head strike.
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
Lee misses with some punches.
Gracie seems to have got his legs back now.
Lee lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Gracie to his knees! Lee keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruce Lee!
A relieved looking Bruce Lee thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rory Kirkpatrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Liften Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rory Kirkpatrick has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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157 lbs
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156 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rory Kirkpatrick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ben Liften Jr!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirkpatrick fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Liften Jr.
Liften Jr pushes Kirkpatrick up against the cage in a clinch.
Kirkpatrick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Liften Jr lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kirkpatrick avoids a wild elbow strike from Liften Jr.
Liften Jr prevents a body shot from Kirkpatrick.
Kirkpatrick misses with a body punch.
Liften Jr unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kirkpatrick takes an elbow to the temple.
Liften Jr scores a nice knee to the body.
Liften Jr's coach down at Island Premium 20x CT's was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Liften Jr's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Liften Jr landing knees to the head.
Kirkpatrick takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kirkpatrick lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Liften Jr creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kirkpatrick's defenses.
Kirkpatrick tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Liften Jr smiles and moves away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kirkpatrick fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Liften Jr, pushing him back against the cage.
Kirkpatrick takes an elbow to the forehead.
Liften Jr connects with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liften Jr prevents a body shot from Kirkpatrick.
Kirkpatrick tries to pull guard but Liften Jr won't allow it.
Kirkpatrick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kirkpatrick struggles to land a body shot inside as Liften Jr controls his hands.
Kirkpatrick avoids a wild elbow strike from Liften Jr.
Kirkpatrick takes an elbow to the forehead.
Liften Jr with a knee to the head.
Liften Jr lands a knee to the head.
Liften Jr lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Liften Jr blocks a body shot from Kirkpatrick.
Liften Jr lands a damaging elbow.
Liften Jr utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Liften Jr lands a nice elbow.
Liften Jr utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kirkpatrick really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Liften Jr using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Liften Jr prevents a body shot from Kirkpatrick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liften Jr lands an elbow that stopped Kirkpatrick in his tracks for a moment.
Liften Jr landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Liften Jr lands an elbow just above Kirkpatrick 's eye.
Liften Jr working Kirkpatrick over with knees to the body.
Kirkpatrick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Liften Jr connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kirkpatrick's face.
Kirkpatrick can't find room to land a body shot as Liften Jr controls the action.
Knees in the clinch landing for Liften Jr.
Liften Jr lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Liften Jr lands an elbow just above Kirkpatrick 's eye.
Kirkpatrick can't find room to land a body shot as Liften Jr controls the action.
Liften Jr lands an elbow inside that Kirkpatrick shrugs off.
Kirkpatrick takes an elbow to the forehead.
A knee to the head by Liften Jr.
It looks like Rory Kirkpatrick has been cut.
Kirkpatrick changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Liften Jr fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rory Kirkpatrick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Liften Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Kirkpatrick is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirkpatrick throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Liften Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kirkpatrick connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Kirkpatrick uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Liften Jr.
Kirkpatrick pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Liften Jr checks the leg kick nicely there.
Liften Jr misses with a straight left.
Liften Jr clinches up against the cage.
Liften Jr is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Kirkpatrick can't find room to land a body shot as Liften Jr controls the action.
Kirkpatrick struggles to land a body shot inside as Liften Jr controls his hands.
Kirkpatrick swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kirkpatrick takes a knee right on the jaw!
Liften Jr misses with an elbow strike.
Kirkpatrick misses with some punches.
Liften Jr working Kirkpatrick over with knees to the body.
Liften Jr creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kirkpatrick's defenses.
Liften Jr creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kirkpatrick's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirkpatrick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Liften Jr's elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Liften Jr.
Kirkpatrick tries to work over Liften Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Liften Jr lands an elbow just above Kirkpatrick 's eye.
Liften Jr landing knees to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Liften Jr.
Kirkpatrick takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kirkpatrick misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kirkpatrick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Liften Jr scores a nice knee to the body.
Kirkpatrick is breathing heavily.
Liften Jr scores a nice knee to the body.
Liften Jr lands an elbow inside.
Liften Jr putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kirkpatrick in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Liften Jr lands an elbow inside.
Kirkpatrick takes an elbow to the forehead.
Liften Jr lands an elbow just above Kirkpatrick 's eye.
Liften Jr comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knees to the body from Liften Jr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Liften Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rory Kirkpatrick's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Liften Jr clinches up against the cage.
Kirkpatrick throws a head punch that misses.
Liften Jr lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Kirkpatrick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kirkpatrick misses with a hook from the clinch.
Liften Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kirkpatrick misses with a body punch.
Kirkpatrick can't find room to land a body shot as Liften Jr controls the action.
Kirkpatrick tries a body shot but Liften Jr blocks it.
Liften Jr lands an elbow inside.
Liften Jr is pressed up against the cage. Kirkpatrick has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Liften Jr down to the mat. Liften Jr avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Liften Jr tries to keep at a distance but Kirkpatrick has taken the fight into the clinch.
Liften Jr lands a damaging elbow.
Kirkpatrick tries for a takedown. No joy.
Knees in the clinch landing for Liften Jr.
Liften Jr crunches a lovely knee into Kirkpatrick's ribcage.
Liften Jr lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liften Jr lands an elbow inside that Kirkpatrick shrugs off.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Liften Jr.
Kirkpatrick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Liften Jr gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Liften Jr using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kirkpatrick can't find room to land a body shot as Liften Jr controls the action.
Nice elbow from Liften Jr.
Liften Jr stops a takedown attempt from Kirkpatrick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rory Kirkpatrick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Liften Jr lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Liften Jr creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kirkpatrick's defenses.
Liften Jr lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Liften Jr lands an elbow inside.
Kirkpatrick tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kirkpatrick takes an elbow to the temple.
Kirkpatrick tries a body shot but Liften Jr blocks it.
Liften Jr lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kirkpatrick tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Liften Jr lands a knee to the head.
Kirkpatrick is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirkpatrick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kirkpatrick doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ben Liften Jr seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kirkpatrick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Liften Jr's elbow.
Liften Jr lands a damaging elbow.
Liften Jr lands a nice elbow.
Kirkpatrick jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Liften Jr walks away with a smile on his face. Kirkpatrick gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Liften Jr gets a clinch.
Kirkpatrick throws a head punch that misses.
Liften Jr utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Liften Jr using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Liften Jr working Kirkpatrick over with knees to the body.
Liften Jr lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Liften Jr comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kirkpatrick takes an elbow to the temple.
Kirkpatrick struggles to land a body shot inside as Liften Jr controls his hands.
Liften Jr lands an elbow that stopped Kirkpatrick in his tracks for a moment.
Kirkpatrick jumps guard but Liften Jr stands there with Kirkpatrick around his waist. Kirkpatrick gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirkpatrick tries a body shot but Liften Jr blocks it.
Liften Jr comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Liften Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kirkpatrick throws a punch but it's blocked by Liften Jr.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Liften Jr.
Nice elbow from Liften Jr.
Kirkpatrick wants to take the fight to the mat but Liften Jr manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Liften Jr lands an elbow just above Kirkpatrick 's eye.
Kirkpatrick takes an elbow to the forehead.
Liften Jr creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kirkpatrick's defenses.
Oh Kirkpatrick is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Liften Jr lands an elbow inside that Kirkpatrick shrugs off.
Kirkpatrick avoids the elbow strike from Liften Jr, against the cage.
Kirkpatrick seems to have got his legs back now.
A right hand to the body from Kirkpatrick.
Kirkpatrick is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Liften Jr is defending well.
Liften Jr lands an elbow inside that Kirkpatrick shrugs off.
Liften Jr unloads a knee to the mid-section. Kirkpatrick lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Liften Jr comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirkpatrick takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kirkpatrick is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Liften Jr lands a nice elbow.
Kirkpatrick takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kirkpatrick misses with a hook from the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Liften Jr.
Liften Jr gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kirkpatrick fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Liften Jr.
Liften Jr gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Liften Jr.
Kirkpatrick takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kirkpatrick tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Liften Jr lands a nice knee to the body.
Liften Jr lands a damaging elbow.
Liften Jr lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Liften Jr lands a damaging elbow.
Kirkpatrick takes an elbow to the temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Liften Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Rory Kirkpatrick's cut.
That's time! Kirkpatrick's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Kirkpatrick throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Liften Jr's waist but Liften Jr gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kirkpatrick off to one side.
Liften Jr takes the fight into the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Liften Jr.
Kirkpatrick struggles to land a body shot inside as Liften Jr controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Kirkpatrick fails to land.
Liften Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kirkpatrick misses with a punch to the body.
Liften Jr lands an elbow that stopped Kirkpatrick in his tracks for a moment.
Liften Jr connects with a nasty looking knee right to Kirkpatrick's face.
Kirkpatrick has Liften Jr pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Liften Jr manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Kirkpatrick has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Liften Jr is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rory Kirkpatrick. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Liften Jr.
Liften Jr gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Liften Jr obliges.
Kirkpatrick takes an elbow to the temple.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kirkpatrick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirkpatrick tries to throw a body punch but Liften Jr avoids it by throwing Kirkpatrick back against the cage.
Liften Jr putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kirkpatrick in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Liften Jr lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Liften Jr gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Liften Jr obliges.
Liften Jr lands an elbow inside that Kirkpatrick shrugs off.
Liften Jr lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Liften Jr.
Kirkpatrick takes an elbow to the temple.
Rory Kirkpatrick's cut is getting worse.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Liften Jr obliges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liften Jr gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Liften Jr lands an elbow inside that Kirkpatrick shrugs off.
Kirkpatrick tries to work over Liften Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kirkpatrick tries to throw a body punch but Liften Jr avoids it by throwing Kirkpatrick back against the cage.
Liften Jr lands an elbow inside that Kirkpatrick shrugs off.
Liften Jr lands an elbow inside that Kirkpatrick shrugs off.
Liften Jr lands an elbow inside.
Kirkpatrick misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liften Jr lands a big knee to the head and Kirkpatrick goes down! Liften Jr pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Liften Jr!
Ben Liften Jr took some time post fight to say the following; 'Goin back to 45. I've been whipping these 55'ers ass to easily.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tom Tatam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tung Kuk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tung Kuk will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tom Tatam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tung Kuk !
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuk rushes Tatam and presses him up against the cage.
Kuk lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kuk has Tatam pressed against the cage.
Kuk presses Tatam against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kuk scores with a nice hook to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Kuk effectively controlling the action here.
Kuk lands a shoulder strike.
Kuk scores with a hook to the body.
Tatam is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuk lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kuk lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Tatam has had enough of the clinch but Kuk keeps him there for the moment.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kuk throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tatams head.
Kuk scores with a hook to the body.
Tatam taking a breather.
Kuk works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kuk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuk works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tatam prevents a body shot from Kuk .
Still in the clinch, Kuk scores with a nice short uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A short right from Kuk on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kuk cracks Tatam with a nice body shot.
Kuk misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kuk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kuk lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tatam is trying to maintain a safe position but Kuk gets an underhook and turns Tatam into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuk stops a takedown attempt from Tatam.
Kuk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kuk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kuk lands a body punch.
Kuk struggles to land a body shot inside as Tatam controls his hands.
Kuk displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tatam up against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Kuk as the two fighters clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Kuk .
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuk misses with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kuk .
Kuk is working Tatam over against the cage.
Kuk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Kuk .
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kuk creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tatam trying to control the position but instead, Kuk has worked for underhooks and has pushed Tatam into the cage.
Kuk lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kuk lands with a left to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tung Kuk dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Kuk clinches with his opponent.
Kuk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tatam tries to stall but Kuk uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kuk lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Kuk .
Kuk tries to work over Tatam's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kuk lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kuk content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tatam prevents a body shot from Kuk .
Kuk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, Kuk scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kuk lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tatam or not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatam is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Kuk is keeping busy.
Kuk works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kuk softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kuk lands a body shot.
Kuk leaning his opponent against the cage.
Kuk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Kuk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kuk lands a body shot.
Kuk lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Tatam fails to land.
Kuk has Tatam pressed against the cage.
Kuk has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kuk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tung Kuk seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kuk lands a shot to the body.
Tatam taking a breather.
Tatam seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Kuk is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Kuk tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tatam's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuk gets through Tatam's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kuk is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Kuk works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kuk lands a shot to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Kuk .
Tatam has a couple of punches blocked by Kuk .
Kuk digs a right hand into Tatam's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tatam's gas tank.
Kuk misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Kuk works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kuk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tatam is trying to stall.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Tatam misses with some punches.
Tatam misses with the head strike.
Kuk doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kuk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tatam prevents a body shot from Kuk .
Kuk misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kuk lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tung Kuk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Tatam shoots and misses
and Kuk counters by clinching up.
Kuk holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Kuk .
Kuk tries to throw a body punch but Tatam avoids it by throwing Kuk back against the cage.
A short right from Kuk on the inside.
Kuk cracks Tatam with a nice body shot.
Kuk lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kuk is leaning against Tatam and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tatam prevents a body shot from Kuk .
Kuk manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tatam is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kuk .
Kuk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kuk stalling against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Kuk as the two fighters clinch.
Kuk lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tatam backwards.
Kuk lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Kuk .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuk lands a body shot.
Tom Tatam has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kuk will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Tatam up against the cage.
Kuk tries to throw a body punch but Tatam avoids it by throwing Kuk back against the cage.
Kuk softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kuk lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tatam looking to slow down the pace here.
Kuk tries a body shot but Tatam blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuk has Tatam pressed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Kuk scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kuk stalling.
A body shot lands from Kuk .
A short body shot lands from Kuk as the two fighters clinch.
Kuk stalling in the clinch.
Kuk lands an uppercut.
Kuk lands an uppercut.
Tatam tries to stall but Kuk uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kuk lands a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Kuk .
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuk avoiding damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kuk .
Kuk displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tatam up against the cage.
Tatam prevents a body shot from Kuk .
Kuk is leaning against Tatam and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tatam looking to stall.
Kuk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kuk scores with a hook to the body.
Tung Kuk is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kuk is working Tatam over against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tung Kuk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Kuk has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight for Tung Kuk !
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight for Tung Kuk !
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight for Tung Kuk !
Tung Kuk wins by unanimous decision!
A victorious Tung Kuk thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Berzins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Theron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charlie Theron is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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27
170 lbs
12 - 1 - 0 |
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165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Samuel Berzins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Charlie Theron!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Dirk Anderson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berzins uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Theron fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Berzins looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Berzins paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Berzins thows a body shot but no joy.
Berzins takes one on the button.
Berzins misses with a body shot.
Theron looks to score with a jab to the body but Berzins is just out of range.
Berzins tries to close the distance and clinch up but Theron swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Theron tries to keep at a distance but Berzins has taken the fight into the clinch.
Theron drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
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!
A short body shot lands from Berzins as the two fighters clinch.
A short left from Berzins.
A nice left hand lands by Berzins.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Berzins as Theron tries to tie him up.
Berzins lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Theron tries for a takedown but Berzins manages to get underhooks.
Theron is looking to take this one to the mat.
Samuel Berzins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charlie Theron.
A left hand lands to the body for Berzins.
Berzins gets through Theron's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Theron throws an elbow but it misses.
Theron has Berzins pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Berzins manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Berzins scores with a shoulder strike.
Theron has Berzins pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Berzins manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Berzins lands a hook to the side of the head.
Berzins lands a shoulder strike.
Berzins pushes Theron back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Berzins lands a right hand that snaps the head of Theron backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Berzins.
Theron tries to score a body lock takedown but Berzins shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Berzins scores with a shot to the side of Theron's head.
Theron tries for a takedown. No joy.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Berzins.
Theron tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Berzins scores with a nice hook to the head.
Theron is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berzins gets through Theron's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Theron is still on wobbly legs! Can Berzins finish him?
Berzins gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Theron.
A nice right hand lands inside from Berzins.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Berzins.
Berzins presses Theron against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've been informed that Theron has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Theron looks winded!
A short body shot lands from Berzins as the two fighters clinch.
Berzins lands a hook that snaps the head of Theron backwards.
Berzins lands a left hand that snaps the head of Theron backwards.
Berzins is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Berzins throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Berzins creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Theron with a big uppercut! Theron tries to clinch up but Berzins pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Theron to the mat! Theron covers up and Berzins unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Samuel Berzins!
Our winner, Samuel Berzins, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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