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The Island Season 2, 205 lbs, Round 4 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Darby Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Stanley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gordon comes to the cage accompanied by United Booty Foundation. Stanley has chosen Frotch Retirement Jam as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Darby Gordon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Max Stanley!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Michael Johnstone and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stanley misses with a leg kick
and Gordon counters with a three punch combo that has Stanley backing up. Stanley nods at Gordon to acknowledge the strikes.
Stanley ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stanley moves out of range as Gordon strikes.
Stanley tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gordon manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Stanley throws a series of punches but Gordon moves out of range.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Stanley has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Stanley rushes Gordon and presses him up against the cage.
Stanley takes a shot to the head.
Gordon scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gordon lands an elbow inside that Stanley shrugs off.
It looks like Max Stanley has been cut.
Gordon lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stanley backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Gordon.
Stanley has a couple of punches blocked by Gordon.
Gordon lands a shoulder strike.
Stanley is rocked!
A right hook to the body lands for Gordon.
Stanley is still on wobbly legs! Can Gordon finish him?
Stanley looks winded!
Stanley takes an elbow to the temple.
Gordon throws a big uppercut that drops Stanley! More strikes from Gordon and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Stanley lies dazed against the cage as Gordon celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darby Gordon!
Post fight, Darby Gordon stared into the camera and said 'How the Hell did I get here?'.
Max Stanley spoke after the fight, saying 'FFRRRRUUUCKUMUMUMUMUMUMCACACACA!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brick Outhouse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hermes Lykourgos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brick Outhouse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hermes Lykourgos!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lykourgos connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Outhouse misses with the combination.
Hermes Lykourgos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lykourgos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lykourgos throws a shot from downtown. Outhouse moves away and avoids it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lykourgos. Outhouse does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lykourgos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Outhouse.
Outhouse swinging wildly here.
Lykourgos walks into a left hand.
Lykourgos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Outhouse swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lykourgos throws a shot to the body.
Outhouse waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lykourgos.
Lykourgos clobbers Outhouse with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lykourgos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lykourgos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Outhouse.
Lykourgos tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Outhouse was well out of range. Poor timing from Lykourgos.
Lykourgos fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Lykourgos misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Outhouse.
Outhouse takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Outhouse misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Outhouse does no damage.
Lykourgos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Outhouse misses with a looping right.
A jab lands there for Lykourgos.
Lykourgos keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Outhouse.
Lykourgos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lykourgos rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Outhouse counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lykourgos thinking.
Lykourgos misses the jab.
Lykourgos is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Lykourgos ducks under a wild hook from Outhouse.
Lykourgos thows a body shot but no joy.
Lykourgos misses with a hook.
Lykourgos throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Outhouse sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've been informed that Lykourgos 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.
Outhouse scores with a body shot.
Outhouse moves into range and connects with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Outhouse rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lykourgos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lykourgos throws a jab but it's blocked by Outhouse.
Lykourgos looks to throw the jab but Outhouse is out of range.
Outhouse has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Lykourgos throws a body punch but Outhouse moves out of range.
Outhouse gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lykourgos.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lykourgos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lykourgos takes a jab right on the kisser.
Lykourgos scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lykourgos lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The fighters circling - Outhouse throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lykourgos scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lykourgos is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Outhouse had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Lykourgos lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Outhouse at a distance.
Outhouse looks to throw the jab but Lykourgos is out of range.
Lykourgos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lykourgos throws a poor cross that misses
and Outhouse counters with a left and a right that stings Lykourgos.
Outhouse scores with a nice right hand.
Outhouse lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lykourgos misses the shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Outhouse.
Lykourgos swings for the body but Outhouse moves out of range.
Outhouse avoids a punch combination nicely.
Outhouse ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Outhouse avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Outhouse misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lykourgos.
Lykourgos throws a body punch but Outhouse moves out of range.
Lykourgos swings for the body but Outhouse moves out of range.
Lykourgos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Outhouse moves away.
Nice defenses there by Lykourgos.
Lykourgos misses with a wild combination.
Lykourgos looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lykourgos scores with a shot to the body.
Outhouse darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Outhouse lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Outhouse throws a body punch but Lykourgos moves out of range.
Lykourgos misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Outhouse lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lykourgos misses with an uppercut
and Outhouse counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lykourgos thinking.
Lykourgos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lykourgos looks winded!
Lykourgos misses with a hook. Outhouse ducked under it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lykourgos misses with a shot to the body
and Outhouse holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Lykourgos breaks from the clinch.
Outhouse swinging wildly here.
Lykourgos misses with a series of wild punches.
Outhouse throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lykourgos ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Outhouse is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lykourgos.
Outhouse swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lykourgos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lykourgos just misses with a punch to the body.
Outhouse misses with the combination.
Lykourgos has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lykourgos paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lykourgos throws an overhand right that lands on Outhouse's shoulder, as Outhouse tries to avoid the shot.
Outhouse takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lykourgos swings for the body but Outhouse moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hermes Lykourgos will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lykourgos blocks a jab.
Outhouse falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lykourgos counters with a nice uppercut.
Outhouse swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lykourgos darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Outhouse throws a right hand that Lykourgos ducks under and follows up with a left that Lykourgos also avoids with ease.
Outhouse swinging wildly here.
Lykourgos lands with an overhand left.
Outhouse takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Outhouse avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A punch lands to the side of Lykourgos 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Outhouse takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lykourgos just misses with a punch to the body.
Outhouse will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A combination from Outhouse does no damage.
Nice defenses there by Lykourgos.
Lykourgos looks to land a right hand but Outhouse moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Outhouse throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lykourgos lunges at Outhouse with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Outhouse's hand.
Lykourgos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lykourgos ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Outhouse moves away.
A left and a right from Outhouse both land. Nice combination.
Lykourgos ducks under a wild hook from Outhouse.
Lykourgos with a jab.
Lykourgos staying out of range there.
Outhouse throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A punch combination from Outhouse misses.
Lykourgos misses with a hook. Outhouse ducked under it nicely.
Outhouse swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A big right from Outhouse misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Donk. Lykourgos catches Outhouse right on the button with a cross.
Decent striking displayed by Lykourgos there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Outhouse slips under a jab from Lykourgos.
Lykourgos thows a body shot but no joy.
Outhouse moves out of range as Lykourgos strikes.
Outhouse misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lykourgos throws the left hand but Outhouse avoids the punch easily.
Outhouse uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lykourgos.
Outhouse drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Outhouse punishes Lykourgos's body with a nice straight punch.
Nice defenses there by Lykourgos.
Lykourgos tests Outhouse's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lykourgos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lykourgos lands a jab to the nose.
Outhouse on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lykourgos swinging wildly here.
Lykourgos misses with a hook. Outhouse ducked under it nicely.
Outhouse looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice uppercut there from Lykourgos.
Lykourgos connects with a right hand. Outhouse shakes it off.
Lykourgos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Outhouse.
Outhouse moves away from the strike by Lykourgos.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Outhouse avoids the body shot from Lykourgos.
Lykourgos cracks Outhouse with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Outhouse throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Outhouse fails to land with a series of punches.
Outhouse throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lykourgos.
Lykourgos misses with a straight right.
Lykourgos punishes Outhouse's body with a nice straight punch.
Outhouse scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A combination from Lykourgos does no damage.
Outhouse bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lykourgos throws a body punch but Outhouse moves out of range.
Outhouse looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lykourgos uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Outhouse.
A punch combination from Outhouse misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A swing and a miss from Lykourgos.
Lykourgos ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Outhouse misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lykourgos misses with a looping left.
Lykourgos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Outhouse.
Lykourgos tries to bum rush Outhouse with a series of wild strikes but Outhouse uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lykourgos thows a body shot but no joy.
Outhouse needs to keep his hands up - Lykourgos had a free shot at his head there.
Lykourgos digs a good body shot into Outhouse's ribs.
A jab from Lykourgos finds it's way through Outhouse's defenses.
Lykourgos misses with a straight left.
Lykourgos is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Outhouse.
Outhouse staying out of range there.
Lykourgos walks into a stiff left hand from Outhouse.
Outhouse looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A big right from Outhouse misses.
Lykourgos throws a jab when Outhouse was well out of range.
Hermes Lykourgos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lykourgos throws a lazy right hand but Outhouse sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lykourgos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Outhouse misses with a few strikes there.
Outhouse listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hermes Lykourgos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Outhouse's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Lykourgos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Outhouse waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lykourgos.
Lykourgos scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lykourgos connects with a right hand. Outhouse shakes it off.
Outhouse avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lykourgos misses with a two punch combination.
Outhouse takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Lykourgos looks to throw the jab but Outhouse is out of range.
Lykourgos dips to his left and cracks Outhouse with an uppercut!
Outhouse uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lykourgos.
Outhouse avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Outhouse!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lykourgos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Outhouse fails to land with a series of punches.
Lykourgos misses the shot to the body.
Outhouse throws a jab but it's blocked by Lykourgos.
Nice uppercut there from Outhouse.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lykourgos fails to land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lykourgos. Outhouse does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lykourgos throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lykourgos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A jab lands there for Outhouse.
Outhouse misses with a jab, cross combination.
Outhouse dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Outhouse avoids the body shot from Lykourgos.
Outhouse fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Outhouse slips a straight right by Lykourgos.
Outhouse throws a series of punches but Lykourgos avoids them all with ease.
Nice uppercut there from Lykourgos.
Outhouse misses the shot to the body.
Lykourgos avoids the body shot from Outhouse.
Outhouse throws an overhand right that lands on Lykourgos's shoulder, as Lykourgos tries to avoid the shot.
Nice jab there from Lykourgos.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Outhouse misses with a combination
and Lykourgos counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lykourgos avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Outhouse has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Lykourgos cracks a nice hook into Outhouse's ribs.
Outhouse will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lykourgos jabs Outhouse right on the nose. Outhouse blinks but takes it well.
Lykourgos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Outhouse on the side of the head.
Lykourgos lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Outhouse at a distance.
Lykourgos jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Outhouse throws a right and a left that both miss.
Outhouse uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lykourgos.
Outhouse staying out of range there.
Lykourgos lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lykourgos misses the jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Outhouse, as that shot connected.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Outhouse.
Outhouse misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lykourgos throws a series of punches but Outhouse avoids them all with ease.
Outhouse loads up on a big right hand but Lykourgos slips the punch.
Outhouse tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lykourgos was well out of range. Poor timing from Outhouse.
Outhouse is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lykourgos.
Outhouse scores with a hook.
Outhouse misses with a looping left.
Outhouse pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lykourgos throws a looping overhand right but Outhouse ducks down to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lykourgos, as that shot connected.
Sloppy strikes from Outhouse. Those never looked like landing.
Brick Outhouse is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lykourgos will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lykourgos lands a glancing blow to the side of Outhouse's head.
Good standup being displayed there by Lykourgos as he connects with a hook.
Lykourgos uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Outhouse.
Outhouse throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
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!
Lykourgos walks into a stiff left hand from Outhouse.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lykourgos misses with a few strikes there.
Outhouse scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A slow jab from Lykourgos misses its intended target.
Outhouse throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Outhouse uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lykourgos.
Lykourgos looks to throw the jab but Outhouse is out of range.
Outhouse scores with a sloppy right hand. Lykourgos should have avoided that one.
Lykourgos fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Outhouse manages to avoid it.
Lykourgos cracks Outhouse with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lykourgos slips under a jab.
Outhouse takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A combination from Outhouse does no damage.
Brick Outhouse has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lykourgos, as that shot connected.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lykourgos takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lykourgos swinging wildly here.
Lykourgos thuds a left hand into Outhouse's body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hermes Lykourgos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lykourgos winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight for Hermes Lykourgos!
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight for Hermes Lykourgos!
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight for Hermes Lykourgos!
Hermes Lykourgos wins by unanimous decision!
Hermes Lykourgos 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Merridew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cortland Cartwright (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cartwright is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by St. Anger. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jack Merridew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cortland Cartwright!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Merridew throws a body punch but Cartwright moves out of range.
Merridew swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cartwright avoids the body shot from Merridew.
Merridew connects with a jab.
Merridew throws a body punch but Cartwright moves out of range.
Cartwright uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Merridew.
Merridew fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cartwright manages to avoid it.
Merridew lands with a shot to the body.
Merridew bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Cartwright on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Cartwright closes the distance and pushes Merridew back into the cage.
Merridew looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Merridew struggles to land a body shot inside as Cartwright controls his hands.
Merridew's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Merridew is looking to wear down Cartwright with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Merridew throws a looping overhand right but Cartwright ducks down to avoid it.
Cartwright walks into a straight right hand from Merridew.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Merridew works Cartwright's body with a nice hook.
Jack Merridew seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cartwright wants to clinch.
Cartwright takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Merridew lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cartwright at a distance.
Merridew lands a nice looking body shot.
Merridew fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cartwright manages to avoid it.
Donk. Merridew catches Cartwright right on the button with a cross.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Cartwright has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Cartwright takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Merridew looks to score with a jab to the body but Cartwright is just out of range.
Merridew scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Merridew cracks a nice hook into Cartwright's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Merridew thows a body shot but no joy.
Cartwright takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cartwright tries to clinch but Merridew is having none of it.
Nice uppercut there from Merridew.
Jack Merridew is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Cartwright takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Merridew connects with a crisp jab.
Merridew throws the left hand but Cartwright avoids the punch easily.
Cartwright tries to clinch up but Merridew circles away and keeps his distance.
Merridew scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Merridew throws the left hand but Cartwright avoids the punch easily.
Cartwright blocks a jab.
Cartwright needs to keep his hands up - Merridew had a free shot at his head there.
Merridew is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
A jab from Merridew finds it's way through Cartwright's defenses.
Cartwright is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cartwright shoots in looking for a takedown but Merridew manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cartwright's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Cartwright takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cartwright is still on wobbly legs! Can Merridew finish him?
Merridew sends Cartwright crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Merridew is motioning to the referee to let Cartwright up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cartwright forces Merridew back against the cage and clinches.
Cartwright prevents a body shot from Merridew.
Cartwright has Merridew pressed against the cage, preventing Merridew from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cartwright seems to have recovered his senses.
Cartwright goes for a takedown in the clinch but Merridew prevents it.
Cartwright fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Jack Merridew has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Cortland Cartwright.
Merridew's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Merridew paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Merridew feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Cartwright sprawling to the canvas! Cartwright rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Merridew finish him?!
Cartwright leaves his chin hanging out and Merridew seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Cartwright crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jack Merridew!
A very excited looking Jack Merridew rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
Cortland Cartwright spoke after the fight, saying 'My opponent was a worth adversary. I will get better and come again.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stigma Diabolicum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Mad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Stigma Diabolicum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mike Mad!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diabolicum misses with a low kick.
Diabolicum throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Diabolicum fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mad is out of range.
Diabolicum throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Diabolicum connects with a high kick.
Mad tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diabolicum paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mad is looking to clinch.
Mad avoids the head kick by Diabolicum.
Mad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Diabolicum tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diabolicum delivers a nice body kick.
Diabolicum swats away the attempt to clinch by Mad.
Mad takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mad tries to clinch up
and Diabolicum counters with a solid body kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diabolicum tries to keep at a distance but Mad has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mad throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mad tries a knee to the head but Diabolicum blocks it.
Diabolicum wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Diabolicum can't break the clinch.
Mad creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Diabolicum's defenses.
It looks like Stigma Diabolicum has been cut.
Mad missing with knees to the body.
Mad looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mad misses with a knee to the head.
Diabolicum wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mad lands a knee to the body.
Mad trying to land knees to the body.
Mad scores a nice knee to the body.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mad tries to land knees in the clinch but Diabolicum avoids the damage to the body.
Mad leaning his opponent against the cage.
Diabolicum avoiding damage as Mad throws knees to the body.
Mad tries to land a knee to the head but Diabolicum blocks with his arms.
Diabolicum wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Mad tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mad is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Diabolicum is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Mad displaying some good clinch control by pressing Diabolicum up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mad unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Diabolicum on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Mad tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Diabolicum avoids it.
Mad pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mad lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mad with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mad working Diabolicum over with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mad misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diabolicum.
Mad using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Diabolicum has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mad trying to land knees to the body.
Mad gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Mad tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Mad stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Mad misses with a knee strike.
Mad misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diabolicum.
Mad tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Diabolicum avoids it.
Mad missing with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diabolicum looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mad prevents Diabolicum from breaking the clinch.
Diabolicum managing to block the knees to the body from Mad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Mad dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Stigma Diabolicum's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Diabolicum fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mad.
A solid leg kick lands there for Diabolicum.
Mad tries to clinch there but Diabolicum circles away.
Mad takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A head kick from Diabolicum lands but Mad takes it in his stride.
Mad tries to clinch but Diabolicum moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mad checks a leg kick.
Mad is looking to clinch.
Mad fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mad tries to clinch but Diabolicum moves out of range.
Diabolicum tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Diabolicum lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diabolicum does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Mad tries to clinch up but Diabolicum circles away and keeps his distance.
Diabolicum tries to land a leg kick but Mad saw it coming and moves away.
Diabolicum throws out a leg kick but Mad moves out of range and Diabolicum only half commits.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diabolicum thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mad if he has to take too many more of those.
Diabolicum connects with a leg kick. Mad looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Mad avoids the head kick by Diabolicum.
Mad 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.
Stigma Diabolicum is winning the standup battle so far.
That kick from Diabolicum tenderised Mad's leg. Mad is trying to keep his angry face on.
Diabolicum gets tackled into the cage by Mad. Mad maintains the clinch.
Mad just leaning against Diabolicum, taking a breather.
Mad is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diabolicum is defending well for now.
Mad throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Diabolicum blocks it with crossed arms.
Mad throws an elbow but it misses.
Mike Mad seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Nice elbow from Mad.
Mad tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Diabolicum avoids it.
Mad using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Diabolicum has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diabolicum stalling in the clinch but Mad improves position.
Diabolicum is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mad throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Mad misses with a knee strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Mad.
Diabolicum is trying to break free.
Mad tries to land a knee to the head but Diabolicum blocks with his arms.
Diabolicum avoiding damage as Mad throws knees to the body.
Diabolicum avoiding damage as Mad throws knees to the body.
Mad misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diabolicum.
Mad trying to land knees to the body.
Mad using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Diabolicum has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mad misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diabolicum.
Mad misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diabolicum.
Mad throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mad is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diabolicum is defending well for now.
Diabolicum is trying to force a seperation but Mad has the dominant position.
Mad misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diabolicum.
Mad throws an elbow but it misses.
Mad using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Diabolicum has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mad putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Diabolicum in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mad pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mad is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mad misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diabolicum.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mad misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diabolicum.
Diabolicum tries to break free but Mad pushes him back against the cage.
Mad tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Diabolicum avoids it.
Mad misses with a knee to the head.
Mad throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Mad manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Diabolicum is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mad missing with knees to the body.
Mad missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mike Mad will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Stigma Diabolicum's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Diabolicum fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mad has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Diabolicum throws a quick inside leg kick.
Diabolicum does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Good work by Mad as he checks the leg kick.
Diabolicum fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mad checks it well.
Diabolicum throws a head kick that misses.
Mad wants to clinch up but Diabolicum keeps it at a distance.
A chopping leg kick lands by Diabolicum.
Mad takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Diabolicum throws a nice outside leg kick.
Diabolicum will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A bone on bone clash there as Mad blocks the leg kick.
Mad tries to clinch but Diabolicum moves out of range.
Mike Mad is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Diabolicum throws a leg kick but Mad sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mad darts in trying to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diabolicum feints and then cracks Mad's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mad down.
Diabolicum tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mad takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Diabolicum avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Diabolicum chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Diabolicum moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mad is looking to clinch but Diabolicum is avoiding it.
Mad tries to clinch up.
Diabolicum thows a body kick. Mad tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Mad keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Diabolicum circles away from the clinch attempt.
Diabolicum turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mad wants to clinch.
Diabolicum lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Mad tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Diabolicum manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Mad checks a low kick from Diabolicum.
Mad is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mad moves in looking to clinch but Diabolicum pushes him off.
Diabolicum throws a nice head kick!
Diabolicum throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mad takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Diabolicum throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mad gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Mad missing with knees to the body.
Mad effectively controlling the action here.
Mad has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Diabolicum.
Diabolicum is trying to push Mad away but Mad has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mad gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Stigma Diabolicum's cut is getting worse.
Mad with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Diabolicum blocks an elbow strike from Mad.
Mad is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diabolicum is defending well for now.
Mad with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Mad tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Diabolicum avoiding damage as Mad throws knees to the body.
Mad misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diabolicum.
Mad misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diabolicum.
Mad trying to stall but Diabolicum improves his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diabolicum wants to get back to striking at distance but Mad won't allow it.
Mad lands a knee to the body.
Mad is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Diabolicum managing to block the knees to the body from Mad.
Diabolicum's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diabolicum throws a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diabolicum throws a leg kick but Mad moved away.
Diabolicum throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Diabolicum connects with a high kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stigma Diabolicum showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Mad has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Mike Mad!
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight for Mike Mad!
Judge David Hoff scores the fight for Mike Mad!
Mike Mad wins by unanimous decision!
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