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Highland Games 28 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nashik Adwadi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ceth Isle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ceth Isle acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nashik Adwadi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ceth Isle !
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Isle lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Isle misses with a looping right.
Adwadi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Adwadi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Isle throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Isle loads up on a big right hand but Adwadi slips the punch.
Adwadi swings for the body but Isle moves out of range.
Isle throws a counter combo.
Isle has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Isle works over Adwadi's head and body with a nice combination.
Isle tests Adwadi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Adwadi connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Isle misses with a two punch combination.
Isle misses with a right hand
letting Adwadi counter with a right hand.
Isle lands with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Adwadi uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Isle .
A counter left hand to the body from Adwadi misses its target.
Isle missing with a left hand there. Adwadi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Adwadi throws a right and a left that Isle avoids nicely.
Adwadi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Isle moves away.
A bone on bone clash there as Isle blocks the leg kick.
Isle is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Adwadi misses with a head kick.
Isle lands a jab to the nose.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adwadi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Isle ! But no joy.
Isle misses with a few strikes there.
Adwadi scores with a shot to the body.
Isle moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Adwadi works Isle 's body with a nice hook.
A combination from Adwadi does no damage.
Isle is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Adwadi takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Adwadi swings for the body but Isle moves out of range.
Isle tries to clinch but Adwadi is having none of it.
Adwadi was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Adwadi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Isle moves in looking to clinch but Adwadi pushes him off.
Isle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Isle throws a left and a right that both miss
and Adwadi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Isle misses with a double jab
and Adwadi counters with a left and a right that stings Isle .
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Isle will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Adwadi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Adwadi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Isle counters with a stiff right hand.
Isle ducks under a wild hook from Adwadi.
Isle lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Isle jabs Adwadi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Isle avoids the body shot from Adwadi.
Isle throws a sloppy body shot
letting Adwadi counter with a right hand.
Isle doesn't manage to clinch there - Adwadi circles away.
Isle tries to clinch but Adwadi moves away
and Adwadi counters with a nice body shot.
Isle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Adwadi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Isle takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A decent looking cross lands there for Isle .
Isle swings for the body but Adwadi moves out of range.
Adwadi scores with a shot to the body.
Adwadi looks to score with a jab to the body but Isle is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Isle throws out a loose jab but Adwadi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Adwadi throws a body shot but no joy.
Adwadi takes a swing at Isle 's ribcage but misses.
Isle listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Isle showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Adwadi.
Adwadi is looking to wear down Isle with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Isle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Left hook, right uppercut from Isle .
Adwadi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Adwadi cracks Isle with a good jab.
Adwadi swings for the body but Isle moves out of range.
Adwadi looks to land a combination but Isle avoids it well.
Adwadi walks into a straight right hand from Isle .
Isle lands with a cross.
Isle misses with an uppercut. Adwadi saw that one coming.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Isle misses with a few strikes there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adwadi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Adwadi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Isle throws out a loose jab but Adwadi uses good head movement to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Isle .
Isle looks to land a right hand but Adwadi moved out of range.
Adwadi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Isle tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Adwadi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Adwadi looks to land a combination but Isle avoids it well.
Isle drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice defenses there by Adwadi.
Nice jab there from Isle .
Isle throws a big shot that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Isle rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Adwadi connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Adwadi scores with a sloppy right hand. Isle should have avoided that one.
Ceth Isle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Adwadi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Isle .
Adwadi getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Nashik Adwadi will probably get the nod.
That's time! Adwadi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Isle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Adwadi.
A quick step to the side and Adwadi tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Isle moves out of range as Adwadi strikes.
Adwadi throws a series of punches but Isle moves out of range.
Isle looks to throw the jab but Adwadi is out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Adwadi. Those never looked like landing.
Nashik Adwadi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Isle misses with a double jab
enabling Adwadi to counter with a crisp jab.
Isle tries to clinch
and Adwadi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice cross by Adwadi.
Isle slips a jab and a cross from Adwadi.
Adwadi lands a nice looking body shot.
Isle tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Isle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Adwadi was well out of range. Poor timing from Isle .
Adwadi throwing a counter right hand but Isle manages to avoid it.
Adwadi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Isle can do to turn this around?
Adwadi throws a right and a left that Isle avoids nicely.
Adwadi slips a jab from Isle .
Isle scores with a hook to the body. Adwadi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
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!
Isle misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Isle throws a body shot but no joy.
Isle throws a left and a right that both miss
and Adwadi counters with a one-two to the body.
The fighters circling - Isle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Isle tries to clinch but Adwadi moves out of range.
Adwadi jabs Isle to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Isle lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Adwadi backs up against the cage.
Isle fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Adwadi cracks Isle with a right hand to the side of the head.
Nashik Adwadi is winning the standup battle so far.
Adwadi scores with a body shot.
Adwadi gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Isle .
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice jab there from Isle .
Oooooh!!! Adwadi has knocked Isle down with a huge combo! Adwadi steps away and waves a wobbly Isle back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Isle is rocked!
Isle is breathing heavily.
Adwadi connects with a stiff jab that staggers Isle - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Nashik Adwadi!
Nashik Adwadi really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Atlantis logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jayy Ventura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Nichols (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jayy Ventura has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jayy Ventura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Nichols!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Nichols scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nichols.
Nichols fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Nichols has eaten all the pies!
Nichols drops Ventura onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Ventura is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Ventura is rocked!
Ventura 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.
Nichols scores with a nice hook to the head.
Oh Ventura is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nichols misses with the head strike.
Nichols misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ventura tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ventura seems to have got his legs back now.
Nichols misses with the head strike.
Ventura blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Nichols 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.
Nichols drops Ventura onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Ventura is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Ventura jumps guard but Nichols turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Nichols tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nichols has a couple of punches blocked by Ventura.
Nichols lands a hook that snaps the head of Ventura backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ventura blocking some punches.
Nichols scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nichols misses with a punch on the inside.
Nichols lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short uppercut from Nichols.
Nichols unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Ventura! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Nichols is unloading with more strikes now! Ventura drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Nichols!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Mason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Mike Peterson was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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210 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alexander Mason!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mike Peterson!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peterson drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Mason is trying to control the position but Peterson postures up.
Peterson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Mason's head.
Mason bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Peterson's guard.
Mason drops back looking for a leg! Peterson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Peterson manages to kick Mason off! Mason jumps back into Peterson's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mason throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've been hearing that Mason has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Peterson wants to sweep here but Mason controlling him for the moment.
Mason has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mason throws a big right hand that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Mason has picked Peterson up and slammed him! Peterson can't keep hold of the triangle and Mason manages to pass to side control!
Mason wants to control but Peterson is keeping him busy.
Peterson is being controlled here.
Mason is working Peterson over with some ground and pound from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Mason.
Peterson is looking for a sweep.
Mason wants to control but Peterson is keeping him busy.
Peterson is looking for a sweep.
Peterson is trying to control Mason's posture but Mason avoids it.
Mason in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Mason has hold of Peterson's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Peterson tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Mason cranks the arm and Peterson screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Peterson, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Alexander Mason!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shinya Yamaguchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derk Cult (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Shinya Yamaguchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Derk Cult!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cult shoots in and bounces Yamaguchi off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Yamaguchi working a defensive guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yamaguchi is looking for a triangle but Cult pushes his legs off easily.
Yamaguchi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Yamaguchi is looking for a triangle but Cult pushes his legs off easily.
Yamaguchi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Cult wants to control from the top but Yamaguchi keeps moving.
Cult is sitting in close to Yamaguchi's body. Yamaguchi has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Cult is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Cult is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Yamaguchi.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Shinya Yamaguchi!
Shinya Yamaguchi 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dieter Von Sprockets (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Todd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Von Sprockets comes into the arena with Rolling Stones- Monkey Man blaring out of the sound system. Jason Todd will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dieter Von Sprockets!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jason Todd!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Dirk Anderson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Todd looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Todd closes the distance but Von Sprockets moves to the side
and Von Sprockets counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Todd is pulling down on Von Sprockets's head to control his posture.
Todd looking for a guillotine here but Von Sprockets defends easily.
Todd looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Von Sprockets is pushing down on Todd's leg trying to pass to half guard. Todd is fighting to maintain full guard but Von Sprockets has managed to sneak the leg through.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Todd tries to get to full guard but Von Sprockets has control of the leg.
Von Sprockets wants to control but Todd is keeping him busy.
Von Sprockets takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Von Sprockets is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Todd sees it coming and defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Sprockets sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Todd defending well though.
Von Sprockets is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Todd sees it coming and defends easily.
Todd blocking the ground and pound attempt from Von Sprockets.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Von Sprockets connects with a nice short shot to Todd's temple.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Von Sprockets uses his free foot to push down on Todd's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Todd.
Von Sprockets jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Todd manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Todd is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Todd struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Todd is looking to regain half guard here but Von Sprockets keeps moving and retains side control.
Von Sprockets is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Todd knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Von Sprockets working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Von Sprockets trying to control the action but Todd is working from the bottom.
Von Sprockets tries to score with some ground and pound. Todd controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Sprockets working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Von Sprockets tries for a kimura but Todd is defending well.
Todd is looking to regain half guard here but Von Sprockets keeps moving and retains side control.
Von Sprockets is looking to take a break and control but Todd is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Von Sprockets thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
You can see the frustration on Todd's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four 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.
Von Sprockets tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Von Sprockets has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Von Sprockets is trying to get an arm triangle but Todd is defending well.
Von Sprockets has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Von Sprockets tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Todd can do anything to dispel that myth.
Todd tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Von Sprockets is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Todd is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dieter Von Sprockets dominated that round.
That's time! Von Sprockets's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Todd blocks the body kick.
Todd instigates a clinch.
Todd avoiding damage as Von Sprockets throws knees to the body.
Von Sprockets is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Todd can do to turn this around?
Von Sprockets has had enough of the clinch but Todd keeps him there for the moment.
Todd is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Von Sprockets to keep the fight standing.
Todd blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Todd's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Todd tries to clinch up
and Von Sprockets decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Todd's guard.
Todd really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Von Sprockets. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Todd is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Von Sprockets defends well.
Todd had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Von Sprockets defends it easily.
Von Sprockets not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Sprockets drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Von Sprockets jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Von Sprockets advances to half guard.
Todd is looking to escape.
Von Sprockets is working for a submission of some sort.
Von Sprockets perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Von Sprockets throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Von Sprockets working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von Sprockets is nestled in close to Todd, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Von Sprockets works his way into side control.
Von Sprockets thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Todd tries to improve position but can't.
Von Sprockets is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Todd has escaped the position, nice work there.
Todd can't do much from the bottom here.
Todd tries to improve position but can't.
Von Sprockets landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Von Sprockets is looking to take a break and control but Todd is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Von Sprockets tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Von Sprockets has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Todd is trying to get back to half guard.
Von Sprockets looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Von Sprockets tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Von Sprockets has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Todd tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Von Sprockets wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Von Sprockets looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Dieter Von Sprockets overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Todd tries to improve position but can't.
Von Sprockets is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Todd is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Von Sprockets is working to tighten his grip on Todd's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Todd has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Von Sprockets is really squeezing tight and eventually Todd passes out! Von Sprockets breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Dieter Von Sprockets!
Dieter Von Sprockets decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Momo La Brute (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Dean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Momo La Brute has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Momo La Brute!
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, Patrick Dean!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
La Brute lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Dean throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
La Brute shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dean eats them both and turns towards La Brute to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Dean takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dean is on the wrong end of a nice combination from La Brute.
La Brute fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dean with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling La Brute to score with a decent uppercut.
Oooooh!!! La Brute has knocked Dean down with a huge combo! La Brute steps away and waves a wobbly Dean back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Dean is rocked!
Dean leaves his chin hanging out and La Brute seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Dean crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Momo La Brute!
Momo La Brute bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alfonso Bebeto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scott Mcginty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alfonso Bebeto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Scott Mcginty!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcginty lands with an uppercut that bounces Bebeto off the cage and back into range.
It looks like Alfonso Bebeto has been cut.
Mcginty stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Mcginty wants it to stay on the feet.
Mcginty with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bebeto staying out of range there.
Mcginty cracks Bebeto with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Bebeto moves away from the strike by Mcginty.
Mcginty scores with a punch to the head.
Mcginty swings for the body but Bebeto moves out of range.
Mcginty looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bebeto attempts a counter takedown but Mcginty avoids it well and moves away.
Mcginty misses with a body shot.
Bebeto has a takedown stuffed.
Mcginty looks to score with a jab to the body but Bebeto is just out of range.
Bebeto drops down looking for a counter takedown but Mcginty sprawls and moves away.
Mcginty with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mcginty lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Mcginty.
Bebeto drops his hands momentarily and Mcginty takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bebeto is rocked!
Mcginty fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bebeto manages to avoid it.
Mcginty lands a jab to Bebeto's midsection.
Mcginty lands a left and a right that send Bebeto crashing to the mat, dazed. Mcginty thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Oh Bebeto is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
We've been informed that Mcginty 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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mcginty fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Bebeto to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Bebeto looks to clinch but Mcginty throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Bebeto taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Scott Mcginty!
Scott Mcginty seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thor Heyerdahl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight 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, Thor Heyerdahl!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Christian Long!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heyerdahl throws a leg kick but Long moved away.
Long lands a nice leg kick that just misses Heyerdahl's sensitive parts.
A big right from Long misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Heyerdahl. That's going to slow Long down.
Heyerdahl looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Long throws a head kick that misses.
Long throws a jab when Heyerdahl was well out of range.
Long uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heyerdahl.
Heyerdahl throws a push kick but Long slaps the foot to one side.
Long tries to score with a low kick but Heyerdahl moves his leg out of the way.
Long swings away with a body shot that misses
and Heyerdahl counters with a nice low kick that buckles Long's knee momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heyerdahl turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Long tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice body kick from Heyerdahl.
Heyerdahl connects with a solid leg kick.
Christian Long seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Long misses with a leg kick
and Heyerdahl counters with a nice low kick that buckles Long's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long looks to throw the jab but Heyerdahl is out of range.
As Long backs away, Heyerdahl returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Heyerdahl takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Long motions for Heyerdahl to come forward. Long throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Long takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Long takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Long connects with a leg kick. Heyerdahl looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Long crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Heyerdahl - the referee stops the clock and Long gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Heyerdahl. Long manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Long lands a leg kick that knocks Heyerdahl off balance momentarily.
Long throws a body shot but no joy.
Long thuds his shin into the meat of Heyerdahl's side.
Heyerdahl takes a swing at Long's ribcage but misses.
Heyerdahl checks a leg kick.
Heyerdahl half committed to a counter leg kick.
Long swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Heyerdahl.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heyerdahl lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
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!
Long takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Long looks to land a left hand but Heyerdahl moved out of range nicely.
Heyerdahl is looking to land body kicks.
Heyerdahl keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Long.
Long looks to land a combination. Heyerdahl sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Long throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Heyerdahl appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Heyerdahl.
Long misses with a looping right.
Heyerdahl is looking to slow Long down with leg kicks.
Long tries to land a front kick but Heyerdahl steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A nice leg kick lands there from Heyerdahl.
Heyerdahl connects with a leg kick. Long looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Heyerdahl avoids the body shot from Long.
Long is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Long on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Heyerdahl. Heyerdahl obviously looking to wear him down.
Long checks a leg kick.
Long misses with a two punch combination.
Long rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Heyerdahl counters with a nice kick to the body.
Heyerdahl scores with a kick to the body.
Long throws a one two combo.
Heyerdahl keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Long.
Heyerdahl throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Long looks winded!
Heyerdahl keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Heyerdahl smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Long has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Heyerdahl.
Heyerdahl lets loose with a powerful body kick. Long will feel that in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Long throws a half hearted mid kick.
Long throws a leg kick but Heyerdahl checks it.
Heyerdahl scores with a kick to the midsection.
Long misses with a straight left.
Heyerdahl misses with a kick to the body.
Long throws a leg kick that misses.
Heyerdahl thows a body kick. Long tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Heyerdahl buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Heyerdahl lands with an uppercut that bounces Long off the cage and back into range.
Heyerdahl will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Long crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Heyerdahl - the referee stops the clock and Long gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Heyerdahl. Long manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thor Heyerdahl dominated that round.
That's time! Heyerdahl's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A jab from Long misses.
Long misses with an attempted mid kick.
Long throws a body punch but Heyerdahl moves out of range.
Long throws a jab when Heyerdahl was well out of range.
Long throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Long misses with a low kick as Heyerdahl jumps back.
Long misses with an uppercut. Heyerdahl saw that one coming.
Long throws a sloppy head kick and Heyerdahl moves out of range easily.
Heyerdahl throws a leg kick which misses Long's front leg but catches the back leg as Long tries to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heyerdahl lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Long tries to bum rush Heyerdahl with a series of wild strikes but Heyerdahl uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Long scoring well with a low kick there.
Long uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Heyerdahl.
Heyerdahl fakes the leg kick and cracks Long in the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Heyerdahl.
Long takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Heyerdahl bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Heyerdahl lands a front kick.
Long's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Long is breathing heavily.
Long takes a swing at Heyerdahl's ribcage but misses.
Long takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Christian Long is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A clash of legs there as Heyerdahl blocks the low kick.
Heyerdahl looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Heyerdahl thumps Long with a low kick.
Heyerdahl scores with a hook.
It looks like Christian Long has been cut.
Long feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Heyerdahl's calf.
Heyerdahl looks for the body kick but Long saw that one coming.
Heyerdahl throws a wild body kick that Long sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heyerdahl moves out of range of the body kick from Long.
Long throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Heyerdahl.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Heyerdahl.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heyerdahl lands a leg kick that knocks Long off balance momentarily.
Heyerdahl is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Heyerdahl connects with a leg kick. Long looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Heyerdahl.
Long throws a chopping leg kick but Heyerdahl manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Heyerdahl digs a good body shot into Long's ribs.
Long misses with a kick to the body.
Long walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Long.
Heyerdahl with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Long to score with a decent uppercut.
Heyerdahl dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Long. That did some damage!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Long misses.
You can see that Long has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Heyerdahl scores with a sloppy right hand. Long should have avoided that one.
Nice shot by Heyerdahl.
A head kick from Heyerdahl lands but Long takes it in his stride.
Thor Heyerdahl is winning the standup battle so far.
Heyerdahl avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Long takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Long cracks Heyerdahl with a right hand to the side of the head.
Heyerdahl moves out of range of the strikes.
As Long backs away, Heyerdahl returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Long throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Heyerdahl counters with a nice leg kick.
Long throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Long takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Heyerdahl lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heyerdahl throws a leg kick which misses Long's front leg but catches the back leg as Long tries to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Long misses with a straight left.
Heyerdahl lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Heyerdahl lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Long chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Heyerdahl can pounce on him.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Long.
Heyerdahl avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Heyerdahl moves out of range of the body kick from Long.
Long moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Long tries a head kick but it misses.
Long falls off balance throwing a combination
and Heyerdahl counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Heyerdahl buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thor Heyerdahl dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Christian Long's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
A head kick by Long misses
and Heyerdahl counters with a nice low kick that buckles Long's knee momentarily.
Long looks for the body kick but Heyerdahl saw that one coming.
Long throws a leg kick that misses.
Long takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Long misses with a jab, cross combination.
Heyerdahl appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Long chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Heyerdahl can pounce on him.
Heyerdahl scores with a spinning back kick!
Heyerdahl cracks the inside of Long's front leg.
Long takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Long has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Heyerdahl.
Heyerdahl cracks the inside of Long's front leg.
Long takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Heyerdahl throws a body shot but no joy.
Heyerdahl is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Long can do to turn this around?
Long lands with a kick to the ribs.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Long might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Heyerdahl has got the better of the exchanges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Long does no damage.
Long stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Heyerdahl.
Long misses with a kick to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Heyerdahl.
Heyerdahl on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Long. Long obviously looking to wear him down.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Nice body kick there by Heyerdahl.
Long throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Heyerdahl scores with a kick to the midsection.
Heyerdahl throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Long pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Heyerdahl is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Long sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A slapping body kick lands there for Heyerdahl.
Thor Heyerdahl is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Heyerdahl dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Long. That did some damage!
A head kick misses from Long.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heyerdahl fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Long.
Heyerdahl thumps Long with a low kick.
Heyerdahl fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Long.
Long looks to land a body kick but Heyerdahl moved away.
Heyerdahl scoring well with a low kick there.
Heyerdahl tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Long tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Heyerdahl connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Heyerdahl cracks the inside of Long's front leg.
Long misses with a kick to the body.
Long throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long swings widly with a right hand
enabling Heyerdahl to counter with a crisp jab.
Long chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Heyerdahl can pounce on him.
Long waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Heyerdahl.
Long is looking to land body kicks.
Long takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Long takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Heyerdahl ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Heyerdahl throws a quick counter kick to the body but Long avoids it.
Heyerdahl lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Long misses with an uppercut.
Long misses with a jab, cross combination.
Long throws a head kick that misses.
Heyerdahl avoids a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heyerdahl scoring well with a low kick there.
Good leg kick by Heyerdahl there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Heyerdahl lands with a kick to the ribs.
Long throws a lazy head kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Long misses with a hook. Heyerdahl ducked under it nicely.
Heyerdahl defending well as Long loads up on a big left hand.
Heyerdahl bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Long's head backwards.
Long takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Heyerdahl throws a nice inside leg kick.
Heyerdahl scores with a body shot.
Heyerdahl scoring well with a low kick there.
Christian Long has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A telegraphed right hand from Long misses the target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thor Heyerdahl showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Heyerdahl has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:27
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thor Heyerdahl!
Thor Heyerdahl 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barney Gumble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrei Alexeyev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Barney Gumble!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Andrei Alexeyev!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Bart Greer and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexeyev throws a body shot but no joy.
Alexeyev throws a sloppy head kick and Gumble moves out of range easily.
Alexeyev tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Alexeyev connects with a body shot that sends Gumble's belly button to the back.
Nice straight punches there by Gumble. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Gumble.
It looks like Andrei Alexeyev has been cut.
Gumble drops Alexeyev with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Alexeyev looks back up at him and smiles so Gumble waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Alexeyev is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alexeyev misses with a leg kick
and Gumble counters by moving into the clinch.
Alexeyev is still on wobbly legs! Can Gumble finish him?
Gumble tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Alexeyev tries to circle away but Gumble has him pinned against the cage.
Alexeyev wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Alexeyev seems to have recovered his senses.
A right handed body shot lands from Gumble.
Alexeyev looks winded!
Gumble misses with a hook from the clinch.
Alexeyev tries to break free but Gumble pushes him back against the cage.
Alexeyev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gumble lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Alexeyev backwards.
Gumble misses with a punch to the body.
Gumble doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gumble throws a head punch that misses.
Alexeyev looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Alexeyev tries to circle away but Gumble has him pinned against the cage.
Gumble lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexeyev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gumble sends Alexeyev crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Gumble is motioning to the referee to let Alexeyev up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Alexeyev has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Gumble fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Alexeyev, pushing him back against the cage.
Gumble misses with a punch on the inside.
Alexeyev wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Gumble misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gumble.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alexeyev working hard to break the clinch.
Alexeyev working hard to break the clinch.
Alexeyev prevents a body shot from Gumble.
Gumble lands with a right to the head.
Alexeyev blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gumble lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alexeyev.
Gumble tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gumble.
Gumble doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Alexeyev breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Alexeyev.
Gumble tries to clinch
and Alexeyev counters with a low kick, right behind Gumble 's knee.
We've been told by Gumble's head coaches at The GYM (20 elite coaches on the Island !!!) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Gumble clinches up with Alexeyev and pushes him back against the cage.
Alexeyev is trying to break free.
Alexeyev manages to break the clinch.
Gumble drops Alexeyev with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Alexeyev looks back up at him and smiles so Gumble waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Gumble keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
and Gumble counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Alexeyev! He's just covering up as Gumble starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Barney Gumble!
Barney Gumble retains his heavyweight title!
In his post fight interview, Barney Gumble started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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hype
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FIGHT
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