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AFL 23 One Eight Seven PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chin Checker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Bullard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bullard has chosen Wrecking Ball as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chin Checker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tony Bullard!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bullard slips a jab from Checker.
Checker moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Tony Bullard has been cut.
Checker uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bullard gets a clinch.
Bullard scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bullard swings wildly with an uppercut but Checker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bullard throws a head punch that misses.
Bullard misses with the head strike.
Checker blocks an uppercut.
Checker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Checker has had enough of the clinch but Bullard keeps him there for the moment.
Checker looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bullard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Checker is looking to break free of the clinch but Bullard has double underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bullard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Checker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Bullard.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bullard.
Bullard swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Checker.
Checker is trying to force a seperation but Bullard has the dominant position.
Checker is trying to break free.
We've been informed that Bullard 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.
Checker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bullard misses with some punches.
Bullard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Checker backwards.
Bullard lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Checker is trying to break the clinch but Bullard has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Bullard fails to land.
Checker is looking to break free of the clinch but Bullard has double underhooks.
Bullard misses with a punch on the inside.
Checker is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Checker has had enough of the clinch but Bullard keeps him there for the moment.
Bullard throws a punch but it's blocked by Checker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bullard misses with the head strike.
Checker takes a shot to the head.
Bullard throws a punch but it's blocked by Checker.
Checker is trying to force a seperation but Bullard has the dominant position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Checker.
Bullard is working Checker over against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bullard.
Checker is trying to break free.
Bullard working aggressively here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bullard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Checker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Checker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Checker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bullard lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bullard is working Checker over against the cage.
Bullard lands with a left to the head.
Bullard misses with a punch on the inside.
Bullard keeps control of Checker as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Checker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bullard lands with a short shot to the head.
Bullard working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Checker is rocked!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bullard.
Oh Checker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bullard misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bullard.
Bullard working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Checker.
Bullard throws a head punch that misses.
Bullard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bullard throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bullard.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Checker.
Checker blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bullard throws a punch but it's blocked by Checker.
Checker blocking some punches.
Checker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bullard misses with a punch on the inside.
Bullard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Checker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Checker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Checker.
Checker blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Checker.
Bullard misses with the head strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bullard.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Checker.
Bullard working aggressively here.
Bullard misses with the head strike.
Checker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Checker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bullard swings wildly with an uppercut but Checker uses good head movement to avoid it.
Checker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bullard.
A head punch on the inside from Bullard fails to land.
Bullard working aggressively here.
Checker seems to have got his legs back now.
Bullard working aggressively here.
Bullard throws a punch but it's blocked by Checker.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Checker has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bullard throws a punch but it's blocked by Checker.
Bullard misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bullard.
A head punch on the inside from Bullard fails to land.
Bullard unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Checker! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Bullard is unloading with more strikes now! Checker drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Bullard!
After the fight, Tony Bullard 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 Zoran Jolevi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raymond Daniels (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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162 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Zoran Jolevi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Raymond Daniels!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Peter Branson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jolevi cracks Daniels with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Jolevi looks to land a left hand but Daniels moved out of range nicely.
Daniels's coach down at Fitness elite 24/7 was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Daniels's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Jolevi connects with a crisp jab.
Daniels gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Daniels is trying to break the clinch but Jolevi has him pressed against the cage.
Jolevi controlling the action here for a moment.
Jolevi lands with a light punch inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jolevi.
Daniels blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Daniels looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Daniels is trying to break the clinch but Jolevi has him pressed against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jolevi has Daniels pressed against the cage, preventing Daniels from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jolevi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Daniels can't break the clinch.
Daniels is trying to force a seperation but Jolevi has the dominant position.
Jolevi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Daniels wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jolevi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jolevi taking a breather.
Jolevi lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Daniels or not.
Daniels can't break the clinch.
Jolevi lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Daniels wants to get back to striking at distance but Jolevi won't allow it.
Jolevi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Danielss head.
Jolevi tries to work over Daniels's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jolevi tries a body shot but Daniels blocks it.
Daniels tries to break the clinch but Jolevi is controlling the position.
A right handed body shot lands from Jolevi.
Jolevi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Daniels tries to break the clinch but Jolevi is controlling the position.
Daniels tries to break free but Jolevi pushes him back against the cage.
Jolevi leaning his opponent against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jolevi.
A body shot lands from Jolevi.
Jolevi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Daniels wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jolevi has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels has had enough of the clinch but Jolevi keeps him there for the moment.
Daniels wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jolevi working aggressively here.
Daniels is trying to force a seperation but Jolevi has the dominant position.
Daniels wants to get back to striking at distance but Jolevi won't allow it.
Daniels wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jolevi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Daniels is trying to break the clinch but Jolevi is controlling him.
Jolevi has Daniels pressed against the cage, preventing Daniels from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Daniels is trying to push Jolevi away but Jolevi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Daniels wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Daniels's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jolevi wants to clinch.
Daniels has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jolevi misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jolevi.
A short left from Jolevi.
Jolevi misses with a punch to the body.
Daniels wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jolevi lands a nice shot to the body.
Daniels wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jolevi has him pressed against the cage.
Jolevi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Daniels blocks an uppercut.
Jolevi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jolevi has a couple of punches blocked by Daniels.
Daniels is trying to break free.
Jolevi lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jolevi working aggressively here.
Jolevi prevents Daniels from breaking the clinch.
Daniels blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Jolevi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Jolevi - that landed with a thud.
Jolevi lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jolevi tries a body shot but Daniels blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Daniels's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Daniels wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Daniels wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jolevi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daniels blocks a body shot from Jolevi.
Jolevi keeps control of Daniels as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Daniels prevents a body shot from Jolevi.
Daniels is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Daniels is trying to push Jolevi away but Jolevi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Daniels is looking to break free of the clinch but Jolevi has double underhooks.
Jolevi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jolevi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Daniels wants to get back to striking at distance but Jolevi won't allow it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jolevi.
Jolevi working aggressively here.
Daniels wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jolevi throws a head punch that misses.
Jolevi prevents Daniels from breaking the clinch.
Jolevi has a couple of punches blocked by Daniels.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zoran Jolevi dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jolevi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Daniels has closed the distance and engaged Jolevi in a clinch.
Zoran Jolevi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Daniels working hard to break the clinch.
Daniels blocks a body shot from Jolevi.
Jolevi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jolevi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Daniels has had enough of the clinch but Jolevi keeps him there for the moment.
Daniels wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jolevi tries a body shot but Daniels blocks it.
Jolevi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jolevi throws a punch but it's blocked by Daniels.
Daniels is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jolevi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Daniels can do to turn this around?
Jolevi swings wildly with an uppercut but Daniels uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daniels wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Daniels wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Daniels's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Daniels working hard to break the clinch.
Jolevi throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jolevi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jolevi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Daniels is trying to force a seperation but Jolevi has the dominant position.
Jolevi stalling the fight.
Good body shot from Jolevi.
Daniels is trying to break the clinch but Jolevi is controlling him.
Daniels wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jolevi is trying to stall.
Daniels blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jolevi prevents Daniels from breaking the clinch.
Jolevi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jolevi scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jolevi has Daniels pressed against the cage, preventing Daniels from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jolevi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Daniels's elbow.
Jolevi misses with the head strike.
Jolevi is stalling here.
Jolevi lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Daniels blocks a body shot from Jolevi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jolevi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Daniels wants to break the clinch but can't.
Daniels wants to get back to striking at distance but Jolevi won't allow it.
Daniels wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Jolevi has him pressed against the cage.
Daniels wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Daniels is trying to push Jolevi away but Jolevi has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Daniels tries to break free but Jolevi pushes him back against the cage.
Jolevi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jolevi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Daniels backwards.
Jolevi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Daniels's elbow.
Daniels wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jolevi keeps control of Daniels as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Jolevi lands with a light punch inside.
Jolevi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jolevi has a couple of punches blocked by Daniels.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Daniels.
Daniels wants to get back to striking at distance but Jolevi won't allow it.
Jolevi struggles to land a body shot inside as Daniels controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels can't break the clinch.
Daniels is trying to break the clinch but Jolevi is controlling him.
Jolevi has a couple of punches blocked by Daniels.
Jolevi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Daniels's elbow.
Jolevi lands with a right to the head.
A short body shot lands from Jolevi as the two fighters clinch.
Daniels is trying to break the clinch but Jolevi has him pressed against the cage.
Jolevi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jolevi.
Jolevi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Daniels backwards.
Daniels is trying to break the clinch but Jolevi is controlling him.
Daniels wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A frustrated look appears on Daniels's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Jolevi.
Jolevi keeps control of Daniels as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jolevi misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jolevi can't find room to land a body shot as Daniels controls the action.
Jolevi lands a left hand that snaps the head of Daniels backwards.
Daniels is trying to force a seperation but Jolevi has the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jolevi has Daniels pressed against the cage, preventing Daniels from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jolevi can't find room to land a body shot as Daniels controls the action.
Jolevi misses with the head strike.
A hook to the body from Jolevi.
Daniels wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jolevi throws a punch but it's blocked by Daniels.
A short right from Jolevi on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daniels blocks a body shot from Jolevi.
Jolevi lands with a short shot to the head.
Jolevi lands with a left to the head.
Jolevi effectively controlling the action here.
Jolevi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Daniels can't break the clinch.
Jolevi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Daniels wants to break the clinch but can't.
Daniels tries to break the clinch but Jolevi is controlling the position.
Jolevi misses with a body punch.
Jolevi can't find room to land a body shot as Daniels controls the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zoran Jolevi dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Jolevi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Daniels counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Daniels passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Jolevi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Daniels wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Daniels goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Jolevi rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Daniels's guard! Nice work there by Jolevi!
Jolevi passes into half guard.
Jolevi is looking to advance position but Daniels won't allow it.
Jolevi looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels tries to roll over but Jolevi keeps him under control.
Jolevi tries to pass to full mount but Daniels defends it.
Jolevi takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Jolevi works his way into side control.
Jolevi working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Daniels prevents Jolevi from moving into mount.
Raymond Daniels has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Daniels manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Daniels passes the guard and advances to mount!
Jolevi is looking to improve his position but Daniels isn't that keen on the idea.
Daniels trying to control but Jolevi is having none of it.
Jolevi prevents Daniels from taking his back.
Zoran Jolevi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels forces the positional change into back control.
Jolevi trying to control the hands but Daniels won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Daniels patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Daniels throwing wild punches that miss their target.
You can see the frustration on Jolevi's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Jolevi trying to control the hands but Daniels won't let him.
Jolevi is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Daniels gets his way!
Jolevi looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jolevi tries to break free.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raymond Daniels comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jolevi has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 29:27
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 29:27
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zoran Jolevi!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bunaidi Pakpahan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergey Vasilyev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sergey Vasilyev has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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217 lbs
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bunaidi Pakpahan!
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, Sergey Vasilyev!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasilyev shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pakpahan as he jumps to the side.
Pakpahan swinging wildly here.
Pakpahan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Vasilyev.
Vasilyev throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Pakpahan's waist but Pakpahan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Vasilyev off to one side.
Bunaidi Pakpahan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sergey Vasilyev.
Vasilyev slips a jab and a cross from Pakpahan.
Vasilyev tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Pakpahan defends well and Vasilyev ends up having to push Pakpahan into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Vasilyev ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pakpahan 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.
Pakpahan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vasilyev.
Vasilyev changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Vasilyev looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Pakpahan!
Pakpahan is not content to let Vasilyev control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vasilyev working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasilyev tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Vasilyev has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Vasilyev working away.
Vasilyev is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Pakpahan is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Pakpahan can't do much from the bottom here.
Vasilyev swings around for an armbar but Pakpahan sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Vasilyev's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pakpahan looking to pass the guard.
Vasilyev throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pakpahan trying to control but Vasilyev is working from the bottom.
Pakpahan passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Vasilyev is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Vasilyev holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pakpahan is trying to get an arm triangle but Vasilyev is defending well.
Vasilyev manages to get back to half guard.
Pakpahan wants to pass to mount but Vasilyev is defending the position.
Pakpahan trying to control the action but Vasilyev is working from the bottom.
Pakpahan passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Vasilyev!
Pakpahan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasilyev reaches up to try and control the position but Pakpahan seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Vasilyev rolls and tries to escape and now Pakpahan has his back!
Pakpahan is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Pakpahan gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Pakpahan gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Pakpahan apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Pakpahan tries to bum rush Vasilyev with a series of wild strikes but Vasilyev uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pakpahan slips a straight right by Vasilyev.
Vasilyev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pakpahan.
Vasilyev's coach down at The GYM (20 elite coaches on the Island !!!) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Vasilyev's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Vasilyev looks for a takedown but Pakpahan sprawls well.
Vasilyev misses with a looping left.
Pakpahan fails to land with a series of punches.
Vasilyev drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Pakpahan defends it well.
Pakpahan throws a hook but Vasilyev avoids it easily.
Vasilyev on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pakpahan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vasilyev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vasilyev drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Pakpahan defends it well.
Pakpahan ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
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!
Vasilyev fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bunaidi Pakpahan 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.
Vasilyev closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Vasilyev lands in his opponent's guard.
Vasilyev has gone for a leg lock! Pakpahan slips out almost immediately though and dives into Vasilyev's guard.
Pakpahan with a nice head shot there.
Pakpahan's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Vasilyev is trying to keep Pakpahan in close.
Pakpahan drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Pakpahan jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pakpahan sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Vasilyev has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pakpahan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pakpahan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pakpahan trying to control the position from guard on top but Vasilyev is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Vasilyev looking to control.
Vasilyev had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pakpahan defends it easily.
Pakpahan wants to control from the top but Vasilyev keeps moving.
Vasilyev working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Vasilyev can't keep his opponent in guard - Pakpahan advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Pakpahan wants to work for an arm triangle but Vasilyev is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Pakpahan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pakpahan is nestled in close to Vasilyev, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bunaidi Pakpahan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vasilyev is trying to maintain the position but Pakpahan is very close to passing his half guard.
Vasilyev is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pakpahan pulls his head out easily.
Vasilyev is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pakpahan pulls his head out easily.
Vasilyev looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pakpahan winds up and cracks Vasilyev with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Pakpahan wants to work for an arm triangle but Vasilyev is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Vasilyev is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Pakpahan is tapping! Great win for Vasilyev!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Sergey Vasilyev!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Louis Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Hate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gordon comes to the cage accompanied by Battle Born - 5FDP. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Louis Gordon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Harry Hate!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Dirk Anderson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hate lands with a good body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gordon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hate throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hate circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gordon definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Gordon tries to clinch but Hate is having none of it.
Gordon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hate.
Gordon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hate steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Gordon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gordon tries to clinch but Hate is having none of it.
Hate pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Gordon tries to clinch up but Hate circles away and keeps his distance.
Hate just misses with a punch to the body.
Gordon bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gordon is looking to clinch but Hate is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hate misses with a two punch combination.
Hate tries to land a front kick but Gordon steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hate looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gordon is looking to clinch.
Gordon closes the distance and pushes Hate back into the cage.
Hate escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hate looks to land a left hand but Gordon moved out of range nicely.
Hate throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hate swats away the attempt to clinch by Gordon.
Hate throws a leg kick but Gordon sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hate throws a push kick but Gordon slaps the foot to one side.
Gordon forces Hate back against the cage and clinches.
Hate blocks the elbow strike.
Gordon lands an elbow that stopped Hate in his tracks for a moment.
Gordon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gordon throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Hate working hard to break the clinch.
Hate tries to break free but Gordon pushes him back against the cage.
Hate looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gordon digs a right hand into Hate's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hate's gas tank.
Gordon pushes off an throws an elbow but Hate leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hate avoids the elbow strike from Gordon, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Gordon throws an elbow but misses.
Hate avoids the elbow strike from Gordon, against the cage.
Hate blocks the elbow strike.
Hate takes an elbow to the forehead.
Gordon pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gordon lands a damaging elbow.
Gordon keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hate's efforts to push away.
Hate blocks an elbow strike.
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 nice glancing elbow lands by Gordon.
Hate takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Gordon.
Hate takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Harry Hate has been cut.
Hate avoids a wild elbow strike from Gordon.
Gordon lands a nice elbow.
Hate blocks an elbow strike from Gordon.
Gordon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hate wants to break free but Gordon has control.
Hate is looking to break free of the clinch but Gordon has double underhooks.
Gordon throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gordon just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hate's brow.
Gordon lands an elbow that stopped Hate in his tracks for a moment.
Hate takes an elbow to the temple.
Hate has had enough of the clinch but Gordon keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gordon gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Gordon.
Gordon has Hate pressed against the cage, preventing Hate from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Gordon lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hate has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Hate working hard to break the clinch.
Hate has had enough of the clinch but Gordon keeps him there for the moment.
Hate tries to circle away but Gordon has him pinned against the cage.
Gordon misses with a body punch.
Hate looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hate wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gordon has him pressed against the cage.
Gordon pushes off an throws an elbow but Hate leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Gordon lands an elbow inside.
Hate tries to circle away but Gordon has him pinned against the cage.
Gordon lands an elbow inside that Hate shrugs off.
Hate can't break the clinch.
Gordon lands an elbow just above Hate 's eye.
Hate has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gordon lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Gordon misses with an elbow over the top.
Hate blocks the elbow strike.
Gordon comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hate tries to break the clinch but Gordon is controlling the position.
Nice elbow from Gordon.
Hate wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gordon pushes off an throws an elbow but Hate leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Hate blocks an elbow strike.
Gordon creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Gordon lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Hate wants to get back to striking at distance but Gordon won't allow it.
Gordon lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gordon throws an elbow but it misses.
Gordon lands a nice elbow.
Gordon lands an elbow that stopped Hate in his tracks for a moment.
Hate is rocked!
Gordon lands an elbow inside that Hate shrugs off.
Hate is still on wobbly legs! Can Gordon finish him?
Hate takes an elbow to the temple.
Gordon pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Hate! Gordon unloads with more strikes and Hate sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Louis Gordon!
During a confident post fight interview, Louis Gordon thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Billy Tinkl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ska Asap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Billy Tinkl!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Ska Asap!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tinkl misses with a takedown attempt - Asap sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Asap.
Tinkl has his takedown stuffed
and Asap decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tinkl's guard.
Asap wants to pass the guard but Tinkl is keeping the position.
Tinkl looking to control.
Asap slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tinkl working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Asap has passed into half guard!
Asap is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asap moves into side control, avoiding the strikes from Tinkl.
Asap is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Tinkl will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Tinkl is looking to reverse the position.
Tinkl trying to remain calm as Asap controls from the top position.
Asap trying to control the action but Tinkl is working from the bottom.
Asap tries to move into full mount but can't pass Tinkl's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Tinkl can't do much from the bottom here.
Tinkl prevents Asap from improving position.
Asap remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Asap wants to control but Tinkl is keeping him busy.
Tinkl is trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asap is staying tight to Tinkl's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Asap fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Asap gets a double leg takedown into Tinkl's guard.
Tinkl looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Asap is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Tinkl looking for a sweep. Not yet Tinkl, not yet.
Asap controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tinkl has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Asap is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Tinkl.
Tinkl is looking to regain half guard here but Asap keeps moving and retains side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tinkl stops Asap from passing to mount.
Tinkl tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ska Asap dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Tinkl looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Asap is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Asap closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Asap lands in his opponent's guard.
Tinkl trying to keep a closed guard but Asap is proving a slippery customer.
Tinkl 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tinkl is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Asap stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tinkl swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asap is stalling in the full guard.
Tinkl is trying to keep Asap in close.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Tinkl throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Asap's waist but Asap gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Tinkl off to one side.
Asap shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Asap was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Asap is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Let's hope that Asap has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Tinkl is looking for a sweep.
Tinkl struggling a bit here.
Tinkl is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Asap's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tinkl tries to get to full guard but Asap has control of the leg.
Tinkl wants to get back to full guard but Asap has mounted him!
Tinkl keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Tinkl tries to hold on but Asap postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asap controlling the position easily from mount.
Tinkl tries to lock up and control but Asap gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Asap controlling the position easily from mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tinkl tries to lock up and control but Asap gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ska Asap showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Tinkl's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Tinkl has Asap up against the cage in a clinch.
Tinkl jumps guard and drags Asap to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Tinkl definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Asap is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tinkl wants to sweep but no luck.
Tinkl trying to keep a closed guard but Asap is proving a slippery customer.
Asap has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tinkl working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Asap has passed into half guard!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asap is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asap controlling the pace for now.
Asap is continuing to stall.
Tinkl tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tinkl tries to hold on but Asap pushes him away.
Tinkl is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Asap is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Tinkl working to try and regain half guard.
Tinkl regains half guard.
Asap performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Tinkl looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Asap pushes past his half guard into mount!
Ska Asap has got the better of the ground game so far.
Asap prevents Tinkl from getting the reversal.
Asap controlling his opponent.
The adventures of Asap the control monster continue. Boring.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tinkl tries to hold on but Asap pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tinkl really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Asap takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Tinkl's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Tinkl wants to hold on but Asap pushes him away.
Tinkl is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Tinkl throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Tinkl tries to hold on but Asap postures up.
Asap looking to control and managing it successfully.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ska Asap really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Tinkl scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Tinkl is keen to just control but Asap is a slippery customer.
Asap trying to control from the bottom.
Asap makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Asap.
Tinkl wants to pass the guard but Asap is keeping the position.
Asap keeping moving, preventing Tinkl from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tinkl looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tinkl preventing the sweep.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tinkl displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Asap.
Asap closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Tinkl did well to prevent Asap getting side control.
Asap seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tinkl does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Tinkl wants to improve his position but Asap is controlling well.
Tinkl is trying to maintain the position but Asap is very close to passing his half guard.
Tinkl misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asap seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Tinkl tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Asap manages to move to mount!
Tinkl wants to hold on but Asap pushes him away.
Asap controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asap trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tinkl really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Tinkl wants to control but Asap is having none of it.
Asap prevents Tinkl from getting the reversal.
Tinkl is working hard here to advance position.
Asap sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Tinkl gets back to half guard.
Asap not doing much here.
Asap wants to pass the guard but Tinkl is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ska Asap dominated that fourth round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Asap looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Asap tries to free his leg and advance position but Tinkl is retaining full guard.
Tinkl is trying to keep Asap in close.
Tinkl lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Tinkl looking to sit in guard and control but Asap gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tinkl has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Asap is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Tinkl.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asap is looking to take a break and control but Tinkl is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
A lull in the action here.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Asap.
Tinkl is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Asap is controlling the pace.
Asap's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tinkl wants to get back to his feet.
Asap throwing shots but Tinkl is blocking nicely.
Asap prevents Tinkl from standing back up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Asap shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Tinkl working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Asap doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Asap manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Asap sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tinkl is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Asap engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tinkl working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Asap has passed into half guard!
And that's the end of the fight!
Ska Asap comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Asap 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 45:50
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 45:50
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ska Asap!
Ska Asap is the new welterweight champion!
Ska Asap managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Vikai Gear, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tom Franks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Dennis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dennis has chosen Lit as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Tom Franks had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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135 lbs
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Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tom Franks!
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, Daniel Dennis!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dennis takes a swing at Franks's ribcage but misses.
Franks fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Franks misses with a right hand
and Dennis counters with a straight right hand.
Dennis swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Franks shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dennis as he avoids it easily.
Franks throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dennis walks into a left hand.
A jab from Dennis misses.
A little feinted left hand from Franks on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Dennis misses with a body shot.
Franks appears to be looking for a big counter.
Franks scores with a nice right hand.
Dennis lands with a hook. Franks tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Franks takes one to the chin there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Franks misses with a lunging right hand
and Dennis counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice uppercut lands for Franks. That snapped Dennis's head back.
It looks like Daniel Dennis has been cut.
Dennis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Franks fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice straight punches there by Franks. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Franks.
Dennis is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franks misses with a straight left.
Dennis is still on wobbly legs! Can Franks finish him?
Franks throws a jab when Dennis was well out of range.
Dennis let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Franks drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Dennis right on the button. Dennis goes down! Franks follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Franks gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom Franks!
Tom Franks decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jet Hemi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJ Arnold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hemi comes to the cage accompanied by Satyricon - Fuel For Hatred. 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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140 lbs
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26
134 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jet Hemi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, BJ Arnold!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Sandra Marshall and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Arnold tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hemi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hemi takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jet Hemi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hemi tries to keep at a distance but Arnold has taken the fight into the clinch.
Arnold lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hemi tries to land knees in the clinch but Arnold avoids the damage to the body.
Hemi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hemi tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Arnold lands a nice shot to the body.
Arnold looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hemi lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Arnold lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hemi backwards.
Arnold lands a right hand.
A short uppercut from Arnold.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Arnold working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Arnold.
Hemi is rocked!
Hemi looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've been informed that Arnold 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.
Hemi with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hemi tries to land knees in the clinch but Arnold avoids the damage to the body.
A right hand to the body from Arnold.
Hemi misses with a body punch.
Arnold blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hemi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Hemi.
Arnold lands a body shot.
Hemi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Arnold is defending well for now.
A hook to the body from Arnold.
Arnold softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hemi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Arnold is defending well for now.
Arnold stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Hemi is breathing heavily.
Arnold lands a left hand.
A short left from Arnold.
Arnold lands a hook to the side of the head.
Arnold lands a body punch in the clinch.
Arnold lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Oh Hemi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Arnold working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hemi tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hemi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Arnold softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Arnold lands a hook that snaps the head of Hemi backwards.
Hemi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Arnold.
Arnold lands a body punch.
Arnold lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hemi or not.
A left hand lands to the body for Arnold.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arnold blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Arnold lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hemi seems to have got his legs back now.
A left hand lands to the body for Arnold.
Arnold stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Arnold lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hemi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A body shot lands from Arnold.
Arnold lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Arnold.
Arnold lands a shoulder strike.
Arnold scores with a shoulder strike.
Arnold lands a body shot in the clinch.
Arnold is leaning against Hemi and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Arnold lands a body punch.
Arnold lands a left hand that snaps the head of Hemi backwards.
Arnold makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Arnold pushes Hemi back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Arnold lands a body punch.
Arnold with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Arnold lands with a light punch inside.
Arnold presses Hemi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Arnold scores with a nice hook to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Arnold creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arnold digs a right hand into Hemi's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Hemi's gas tank.
Nice body punch from Arnold - that landed with a thud.
A right hook to the body lands for Arnold.
A right handed body shot lands from Arnold.
Arnold softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Arnold as the two fighters clinch.
Arnold digs a right hand underneath Hemi's ribcage. Hemi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Arnold creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Arnold is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hemi is defending well for now.
A short right from Arnold on the inside.
Hemi has a couple of punches blocked by Arnold.
Hemi avoiding damage as Arnold throws knees to the body.
Arnold throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Arnold digs a right hand underneath Hemi's ribcage. Hemi let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Arnold presses Hemi against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Still in the clinch, Arnold scores with a nice short uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arnold lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Arnold.
Arnold lands a nice shot to the body.
Arnold lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hemi working hard to break the clinch.
Arnold lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arnold lands a right hand that snaps the head of Hemi backwards.
Arnold pushes Hemi back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Arnold.
Arnold stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Arnold scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Arnold lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hemi or not.
Hemi takes a shot to the head.
Hemi blocks an elbow strike from Arnold.
Arnold working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Arnold lands a hook that snaps the head of Hemi backwards.
Arnold creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Hemi's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Hemi drops to his knees and Arnold pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). BJ Arnold!
BJ Arnold thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Riddick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Porcelain Punisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riddick's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Ture Nature by Jane's Addiction. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!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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21
278 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
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300 lbs
8 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Richard Riddick!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Matt Porcelain Punisher!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riddick throws out a loose jab but Porcelain Punisher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Riddick throws a shot to the body.
Riddick throws out a loose jab but Porcelain Punisher uses good head movement to avoid it.
Porcelain Punisher ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Riddick misses with a looping left.
Riddick lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Porcelain Punisher backs up against the cage.
Riddick wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Riddick throws a shot to the body.
Porcelain Punisher throws a poor cross that misses
and Riddick counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Porcelain Punisher is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Porcelain Punisher avoids a punch combination nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Porcelain Punisher jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porcelain Punisher swings widly with a right hand
and Riddick counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Riddick dips to his left and cracks Porcelain Punisher with an uppercut!
Porcelain Punisher moves away from the strike by Riddick.
Riddick jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Porcelain Punisher uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Riddick.
Riddick swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Porcelain Punisher.
Richard Riddick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Riddick lands with a straight right. Porcelain Punisher didn't see that one coming.
Riddick keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Porcelain Punisher.
Riddick is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Porcelain Punisher.
Porcelain Punisher's coach down at The GYM (20 elite coaches on the Island !!!) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Porcelain Punisher's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Riddick throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Riddick misses with a left hand
and Porcelain Punisher counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Porcelain Punisher misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Porcelain Punisher misses with a straight left.
Riddick thuds a left hand into Porcelain Punisher's body.
Riddick ducks right into an uppercut from Porcelain Punisher.
Porcelain Punisher throws a predictable looking body shot
and Riddick counters with a three punch combo that has Porcelain Punisher backing up. Porcelain Punisher nods at Riddick to acknowledge the strikes.
Porcelain Punisher uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Riddick.
Riddick pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice defenses there by Porcelain Punisher.
Riddick misses with a series of wild punches.
Riddick fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Porcelain Punisher listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Riddick misses with a double jab
and Porcelain Punisher counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Porcelain Punisher misses with a straight right.
Porcelain Punisher paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Porcelain Punisher might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Riddick bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Porcelain Punisher's head.
Sloppy strikes from Porcelain Punisher. Those never looked like landing.
Porcelain Punisher avoids the body shot from Riddick.
Good shot there by Riddick.
Porcelain Punisher fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Riddick manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Riddick misses its intended target.
Riddick misses with a few strikes there.
Porcelain Punisher walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Riddick drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Porcelain Punisher swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Riddick's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Porcelain Punisher!
Matt Porcelain Punisher is the new super heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Neil Drake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darth Vader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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145 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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134 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Neil Drake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Darth Vader !
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vader throws a body kick that misses.
Drake uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vader .
Some wild striking there from Drake.
Vader looks to throw the jab but Drake is out of range.
Drake feinted with a counter takedown.
Vader pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Drake shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Vader as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vader avoids the body shot from Drake.
Vader tries to work over Drake's front leg with a kick but Drake checks it.
Vader throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drake chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vader can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake throws a series of punches but Vader avoids them all with ease.
Vader looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Drake missing with a left hand there. Vader was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vader throws a big counter head kick but Drake avoids it with no problem.
Vader misses with a hook.
Drake fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Drake tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Drake throws a jab when Vader was well out of range.
Drake throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vader throws a half hearted mid kick.
Drake closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Drake ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Drake drops down looking for a counter takedown but Vader sprawls and moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Drake misses the target.
Drake looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Vader bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Darth Vader is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vader throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Drake tries to move into range but Vader moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Drake misses with a series of wild punches.
Vader connects with a leg kick. Drake looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Vader misses the shot to the body.
Vader defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Drake.
Vader is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Drake with a body shot.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Neil Drake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Drake misses with a hook. Vader ducked under it nicely.
Vader feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Drake's calf.
Drake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vader .
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vader slips a jab and a cross from Drake.
Vader cracks Drake with an open hand slap.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vader .
Vader moves out of range of the strikes.
Vader appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Drake shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Vader throws a hook but Drake avoids it easily.
Drake tries to counter with a takedown but Vader is quick to defend against it.
Drake bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vader 's head backwards.
Drake moves out of range of the body kick from Vader .
Drake scores with a nice strike.
Vader bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vader walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Drake checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake shoots in looking for a takedown. Vader tries to sprawl out of it but Drake keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Vader manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Drake has a takedown stuffed.
Vader connects with a jab.
Vader scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Decent striking displayed by Vader there.
A good leg kick by Vader .
Drake jabs at Vader 's body.
A big left from Drake misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darth Vader 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.
Drake swinging wildly here.
Vader swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Drake checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Drake misses with an uppercut. Vader saw that one coming.
Vader misses with a hook.
Vader misses with an attempted mid kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Drake might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Vader throws an overhand right that lands on Drake's shoulder, as Drake tries to avoid the shot.
Nice body kick from Vader .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vader slips a straight right by Drake.
Vader ducks under a wild hook from Drake.
Drake misses with an uppercut.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vader ! But no joy.
Drake throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vader throws the left hand but Drake avoids the punch easily.
Drake drops down looking for a counter takedown but Vader sprawls and moves away.
Vader connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Vader walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Drake checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Drake throws a hook to the side of Vader 's head but Vader sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Drake misses with an uppercut.
Good work by Drake as he checks the leg kick.
Drake with a hook.
Drake loads up on a big right hand but Vader slips the punch.
Drake checks a leg kick.
Vader defending well as Drake loads up on a big left hand.
Vader lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vader takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Drake 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.
Drake loads up on a big right hand but Vader slips the punch.
Darth Vader seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A looping hook to the body misses from Drake. Vader does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vader throws a looping overhand right but Drake ducks down to avoid it.
Vader pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vader uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Drake.
Drake takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
No luck for Drake with that takedown attempt.
Danga de danga de dang - Drake scores with a four punch combination!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vader misses with an attempted mid kick.
Darth Vader seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vader connects with an inside leg kick.
Vader connects with a jab.
Vader misses with a leg kick
and Drake counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Vader !
Vader is looking for a sweep.
Vader stops Drake from passing to mount.
Drake is looking to take a break and control but Vader is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Drake tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vader keeps working.
Vader manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drake is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Vader really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Drake. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Drake won't allow Vader to pass to mount.
Drake trying to hold on to Vader 's head to control him but Vader postures up.
Drake looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Neil Drake 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.
A swing and a miss from Vader .
Vader moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Drake closes this distance looking for a takedown but Vader circles away.
Vader is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Drake with a body shot.
Drake misses with a body shot.
Drake misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vader .
Drake throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vader with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Drake has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Vader .
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake walks into a straight right hand from Vader .
Drake is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Drake moves out of range of the strikes.
Vader ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake thows a left - swing and a miss!
Drake shoots in for a double leg but Vader sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Vader was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Vader throws a sloppy head kick and Drake moves out of range easily.
Vader looks to score with a jab to the body but Drake is just out of range.
Drake changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Vader avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Vader takes a swing at Drake's ribcage but misses.
Drake misses with a straight right.
Vader misses with a looping left.
Vader looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Drake half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vader .
Vader bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Drake's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake swings away with a body shot that misses
and Vader counters with a nice leg kick.
Drake avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Drake shoots in for a double leg but Vader sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Neil Drake. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vader looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Vader throws a jab when Drake was well out of range.
Drake throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vader tests Drake's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Vader throws a leg kick but Drake sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Vader fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Drake.
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 looping hook to the body misses from Vader . Drake does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vader fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Drake is out of range.
Drake feinted with a counter takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vader throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Drake moves out of range of the strikes.
Drake drops down looking for a counter takedown but Vader sprawls and moves away.
Vader has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Drake misses with a straight left.
Vader lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Vader throws a leg kick but Drake checks it.
Drake feinted with a counter takedown.
Vader scores with a push kick.
Drake walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
A head kick by Vader misses
and Drake decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Vader 's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Drake trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Vader can do anything to dispel that myth.
Drake throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Vader works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drake throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Drake wants to pass the guard but Vader is keeping the position.
Vader 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.
Drake looking to pass the guard.
Drake preventing the sweep.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drake passes Vader 's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Drake is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darth Vader really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Vader lands a slapping body shot.
Drake scores with a jab to the body.
Nice defenses there by Drake.
Drake feinted with a counter takedown.
Vader connects with a single shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vader .
Vader throws out a counter right but Drake avoids it with no problem.
Vader tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drake was well out of range. Poor timing from Vader .
Drake throws out a loose jab but Vader uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vader ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drake avoids a kick to the body.
Vader explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Vader is looking to chop away at Drake's legs.
Vader lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Vader lands a high kick!
Good leg kick by Vader there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Drake lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Drake.
Drake misses with a wild body shot.
Drake avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Drake lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Vader misses.
Vader wants to land a leg kick but Drake is out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vader lands a slapping body shot.
Vader throws out a loose jab but Drake uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drake feinted with a counter takedown.
Drake is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vader .
Vader throws a leg kick that misses.
Vader feints and then cracks Drake's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Drake down.
Vader lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Drake moves out of range as Vader throws a body kick.
Drake throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake misses with a body shot.
Vader throws a quick inside leg kick.
Drake rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Vader counters with a slapping leg kick.
Vader misses with a hook.
Vader buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That kick from Vader tenderised Drake's leg. Drake is trying to keep his angry face on.
Drake throws the left hand but Vader avoids the punch easily.
Vader now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Vader throws a jab when Drake was well out of range.
Drake changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Drake thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vader was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
The fighters circling - Drake throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Drake will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vader avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slow jab from Drake misses its intended target.
Drake stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vader .
Drake misses with a hook
and Vader counters with a nice low kick that buckles Drake's knee momentarily.
Vader swings for the body but Drake moves out of range.
Vader throws a quick inside leg kick.
Drake works over Vader 's head and body with a nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vader lands a front kick.
Vader lands a jab to Drake's midsection.
Vader throws a sloppy head kick and Drake moves out of range easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darth Vader dominated that fourth round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Drake slips under a jab.
Vader throws out a leg kick but Drake moves out of range and Vader only half commits.
Vader throws a body punch but Drake moves out of range.
Vader just misses with a punch to the body.
Drake checks the leg kick.
Drake chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vader can pounce on him.
Drake takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Drake loads up on a big right hand but Vader slips the punch.
Vader connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Drake shoots in for a takedown but Vader shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Vader tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Drake was well out of range. Poor timing from Vader .
Drake feinted with a counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vader tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Drake drops down looking for a counter takedown but Vader sprawls and moves away.
Nice shot lands for Vader .
Vader throws a head kick that misses.
Drake drops down looking for a counter takedown but Vader sprawls and moves away.
Vader throws a body punch but Drake moves out of range.
Good work by Drake as he checks the leg kick.
A big right from Drake misses.
Drake throws a lazy uppercut
and Vader counters with a body kick that stops Drake in his tracks momentarily.
Drake throws out a loose jab but Vader uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drake throws a hook but Vader blocks it.
Vader tries a quick counter leg kick but Drake is wise to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drake throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The fighters circling - Drake throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A good leg kick by Vader .
Drake throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vader throws a leg kick that is checked
and Drake counters with a takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Drake is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Vader is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Drake misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Vader prevents Drake from improving position.
Neil Drake overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drake misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Drake looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Drake tries to advance position but instead Vader slips a leg back in to half guard.
Drake is looking to take a break and control but Vader is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Darth Vader is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Vader trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Vader is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Drake is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Vader sees it coming and defends easily.
Drake thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Vader 's head.
Vader is controlling Drake's position as best he can from this difficult position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vader wants to get back to full guard.
Neil Drake has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vader is still trying to improve position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Darth Vader .
I think Vader 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 46:50
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 47:49
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darth Vader !
After winning the bout, Darth Vader thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Teuvo Loman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Trades (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Teuvo Loman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jason Trades!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loman scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Jason Trades has been cut.
Loman rushes Trades and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Trades has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Loman is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A short body shot lands from Loman as the two fighters clinch.
Loman tries to throw a body punch but Trades avoids it by throwing Loman back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Loman.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Trades 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.
A body shot lands from Loman.
A short body shot lands from Loman as the two fighters clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Loman.
Loman scores with a hook to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Loman.
Trades looks winded!
Loman digs a right hand into Trades's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Trades's gas tank.
Loman lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loman scores with a nice hook to the head.
Loman lands a body shot in the clinch.
Loman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Loman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tradess head.
Loman lands a shot to the body.
Loman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Trades backwards.
Loman slows down the pace here.
Loman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Trades backwards.
Loman lands a body punch.
Loman presses Trades against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loman lands with a light punch inside.
Loman leaning against his opponent.
Loman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Trades or not.
Loman lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short body shot lands from Loman as the two fighters clinch.
Loman prevents a takedown attempt there.
A right hook to the body lands for Loman.
Loman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Loman definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Loman digs a right hand underneath Trades's ribcage. Trades let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Loman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loman is working Trades over against the cage.
Loman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Loman lands a shot to the body.
Loman has Trades pressed against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Loman.
Loman avoiding damage.
Loman lands a right hand.
Stalling in the clinch from Loman.
A right hand to the body from Loman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loman lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Trades or not.
A bit of stalling here from Loman.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Loman.
Loman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Loman.
Loman digs a right hand into Trades's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Trades's gas tank.
Stalling in the clinch from Loman.
Loman lands a nice uppercut.
Trades is rocked!
Loman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Trades is still on wobbly legs! Can Loman finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Loman gets through Trades's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Loman works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Loman lands a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teuvo Loman dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Trades's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Loman fakes the body blow, causing Trades to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Trades goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Teuvo Loman!
Teuvo Loman retains his light heavyweight title!
An out of breath Teuvo Loman thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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