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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bison Bowden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryce Fellows (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bison Bowden 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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bison Bowden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bryce Fellows!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fellows rushes Bowden and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bowden has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Fellows regains guard immediately.
Fellows looking to control.
Fellows working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bowden doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bowden manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bowden trying to control the position from guard on top but Fellows is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bowden loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fellows controlling the position.
Bowden connects with a couple of short punches.
Bowden throwing strikes but missing.
Fellows is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fellows manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bowden manages to get himself to full guard.
Fellows stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Bowden definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Fellows looking to score a takedown here. Bowden is defending well but Fellows drives through and ends up in Bowden's guard.
Fellows wants to get up but he can't break Bowden's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Fellows postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Bowden is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Fellows, into his guard.
Bowden wants to stand but Fellows is controlling his posture from full guard.
Fellows throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Bowden has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowden with a flurry of punches that miss.
Fellows looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bowden throwing strikes from guard but Fellows blocks nicely.
Fellows controls Bowden momentarily but Bowden frees himself.
Fellows pulls Bowden in close to prevent any damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bowden throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fellows looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fellows keeping moving, preventing Bowden from controlling successfully.
Fellows is trying to keep Bowden in close.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Bowden slips under a jab from Fellows.
Fellows has his takedown stuffed
and Bowden counters with a straight right hand.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fellows looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bison Bowden is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fellows looks to clinch
letting Bowden counter with a right hand.
Fellows tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Bowden counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bowden is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Fellows goes for a double leg but Bowden avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bowden continues to drive forward.
Bowden appears to be looking for a big counter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bowden scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Bowden works over Fellows's head and body with a nice combination.
Fellows shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bowden as he jumps to the side.
Bison Bowden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bryce Fellows.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fellows closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bowden circles away.
Bowden feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Fellowss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bowden swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fellows counters by clinching up.
Bowden is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Fellows can't fight it off and eventually Bowden manages to take the fight to the floor. Fellows looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Bowden wants to pass the guard but Fellows is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bison Bowden 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.
Fellows fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fellows looks for a takedown but Bowden sprawls well.
Fellows shoots and misses
and Bowden counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bison Bowden has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bryce Fellows.
Fellows tries to clinch but Bowden moves out of range.
Bowden swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Fellows closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bowden circles away.
Fellows throws a series of punches but Bowden avoids them all with ease.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fellows tries for a takedown but Bowden circles away easily
and Fellows takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fellows fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fellows slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bryce Fellows seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fellows tries for a takedown but Bowden circles away easily
and Bowden counters with a left to the body.
Bowden throws a series of punches but Fellows moves out of range.
Bowden works the jab nicely.
Fellows fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
As Fellows looks to move away, Bowden throws a big counter combo bu Fellows just gets out of the way.
Fellows tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bowden ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fellows moves away.
Fellows has a takedown stuffed.
Fellows shoots and misses
and Bowden counters with a straight right hand.
Fellows shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bowden counters with a straight right hand.
Fellows is breathing heavily.
Bowden feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Fellows sprawling to the canvas! Fellows rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Bowden finish him?!
Fellows is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fellows walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Bowden swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bison Bowden!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Bison Bowden made sure he mentioned Vikai Gear, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Matt Chiasson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reem Khalid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Matt Chiasson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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154 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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Matt Chiasson!
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, Reem Khalid!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chiasson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And Khalid tries to counter it with a takedown but Chiasson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Chiasson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Khalid paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Chiasson wants to clinch up but Khalid keeps it at a distance.
Khalid is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Khalid swats away the attempt to clinch by Chiasson.
Khalid with the counter takedown but Chiasson avoids it easily.
Chiasson tries to clinch there but Khalid circles away.
Khalid drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Chiasson defends it well.
Chiasson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Khalid counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Chiasson!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khalid wants to lay and pray for a moment but Chiasson keeps working.
Khalid looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chiasson pushes Khalid away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Khalid gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Khalid is putting a hurting on Chiasson here, landing some big shots from side control.
Chiasson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Chiasson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
You can see the frustration on Chiasson's face as Khalid controls the position.
Khalid trying to control the action but Chiasson is working from the bottom.
Khalid prevents Chiasson from escaping the position.
Khalid landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Khalid has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Chiasson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Khalid has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Khalid is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Chiasson's shoulder. That is not cool.
Chiasson is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Khalid is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalid is staying tight to Chiasson's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Chiasson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Khalid manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Khalid keeps the fight on the outside.
Khalid drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Chiasson defends it well.
Chiasson tries to close the distance and clinch but Khalid swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Khalid with the counter takedown but Chiasson avoids it easily.
Chiasson tries to clinch but Khalid is having none of it.
Chiasson tries to clinch but Khalid moves out of range.
Chiasson tries to clinch there but Khalid circles away.
Khalid gets a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khalid.
Khalid has Chiasson pressed against the cage, preventing Chiasson from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Khalid throws a punch but it's blocked by Chiasson.
Khalid misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Khalid stalling against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Khalid.
Chiasson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Khalid throws a head punch that misses.
Chiasson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Chiasson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chiasson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Chiasson being controlled against the cage.
Chiasson tries to break free but Khalid pushes him back against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Chiasson is trying to break the clinch but Khalid has him pressed against the cage.
Khalid misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khalid tries for a takedown but Chiasson manages to get underhooks.
Khalid swings wildly with an uppercut but Chiasson uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reem Khalid dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Chiasson tries to clinch up but Khalid circles away and keeps his distance.
Chiasson tries to clinch but Khalid moves out of range.
Khalid looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Chiasson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Khalid swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And Khalid tries to counter it with a takedown but Chiasson pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Chiasson misses with the combination.
Matt Chiasson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chiasson tries to clinch up.
Khalid throws out a counter right but Chiasson avoids it with no problem.
Chiasson tries to clinch up but Khalid circles away and keeps his distance.
Chiasson wants to clinch.
Khalid tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chiasson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Khalid counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Khalid.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khalid won't allow Chiasson to get back to his feet.
Khalid sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Chiasson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Chiasson tries to get out of the position.
Khalid advances to half guard.
Chiasson is trying to stand up here but Khalid is controlling him well.
Khalid working Chiasson over with strikes.
Chiasson is not content to let Khalid control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Chiasson is trying to stand back up but Khalid is controlling him
Chiasson tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Khalid manages to move to mount!
Chiasson squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Khalid has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Khalid lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Chiasson hang on?
Khalid landing strikes from the mount.
Chiasson wants to try and get back to his feet.
Khalid trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khalid is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Chiasson has left one of his arms exposed and Khalid doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Chiasson screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Reem Khalid!
A very excited looking Reem Khalid made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Radamel Di Maria (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Archie Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson has chosen I Have a Dream as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Radamel Di Maria!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Archie Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Santiago Holmes and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Di Maria throws a front kick aimed at Nelson's knee but Nelson avoids it well.
Nelson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nelson moves into the clinch successfully.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Di Maria just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nelson's brow.
Nelson blocks an elbow strike from Di Maria.
Di Maria lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Archie Nelson has been cut.
Di Maria throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Di Maria lands a nice elbow.
Di Maria comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Di Maria definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Di Maria gets underhooks to prevent Nelson's takedown attempt.
Di Maria gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Di Maria gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
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!
Nelson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Di Maria is defending well.
Radamel Di Maria has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Archie Nelson.
Nelson takes an elbow to the temple.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Di Maria.
Di Maria comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nelson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Di Maria lands a nice elbow.
Nelson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Di Maria just stands there and leans against the cage.
Di Maria is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Di Maria lands an elbow inside that Nelson shrugs off.
Nelson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Di Maria gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Nice elbow from Di Maria.
Di Maria lands an elbow just above Nelson 's eye.
Di Maria lands an elbow inside that Nelson shrugs off.
Nelson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Di Maria is defending well.
Di Maria gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Nelson.
Nelson should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Di Maria lands a damaging elbow.
Di Maria lands a damaging elbow.
Di Maria's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Di Maria moves into the clinch.
Di Maria lands an elbow inside that Nelson shrugs off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Di Maria lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nelson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Di Maria fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Nelson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Di Maria defends it nicely.
Nelson drives through and clinches with Di Maria against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Di Maria creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nelson's defenses.
Di Maria pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Di Maria drives through and clinches with Nelson against the cage.
Nelson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Di Maria.
Nelson tries for a takedown but Di Maria manages to get underhooks.
Di Maria creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nelson's defenses.
That has opened up Archie Nelson's cut even more.
Di Maria lands an elbow that stopped Nelson in his tracks for a moment.
Di Maria comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Di Maria lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Di Maria breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nelson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Di Maria tries to work over Nelson's front leg with a kick but Nelson checks it.
Nelson blocks a head kick by Di Maria.
Nelson tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Nelson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nelson blocks a head kick by Di Maria.
A thudding body kick lands there by Di Maria!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nelson blocks the body kick.
Nelson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Di Maria has managed to clinch.
Nelson wants a takedown but no success here.
Di Maria lands an elbow just above Nelson 's eye.
Nice elbow from Di Maria.
We've been informed that Nelson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Di Maria comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Di Maria lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Di Maria lands an elbow inside that Nelson shrugs off.
Nelson tries for a takedown but Di Maria manages to get underhooks.
Nelson jumps guard but Di Maria stands there with Nelson around his waist. Nelson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Di Maria lands an elbow inside that Nelson shrugs off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Di Maria gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Di Maria lands an elbow inside that Nelson shrugs off.
Di Maria lands a nice elbow.
Nelson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nice elbow from Di Maria.
Di Maria creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Nelson's defenses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nelson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Di Maria gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Nelson takes an elbow to the temple.
Di Maria lands an elbow just above Nelson 's eye.
Di Maria comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Di Maria lands an elbow that stopped Nelson in his tracks for a moment.
Di Maria lands an elbow that stopped Nelson in his tracks for a moment.
Nelson is rocked!
Nelson wants a takedown but no success here.
Nelson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nelson looks winded!
Di Maria prevents a takedown attempt there.
Nice elbow from Di Maria.
Di Maria lands an elbow that stopped Nelson in his tracks for a moment.
Di Maria lands an elbow that stopped Nelson in his tracks for a moment.
Nelson is still on wobbly legs! Can Di Maria finish him?
Di Maria lands a damaging elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Di Maria's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Di Maria is looking to land body kicks.
Nelson seems to have recovered his senses.
Di Maria has taken the fight to the clinch.
Di Maria lands an elbow that stopped Nelson in his tracks for a moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Radamel Di Maria dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Archie Nelson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Di Maria moves into the clinch.
Di Maria comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nelson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Di Maria prevents it.
Di Maria lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Di Maria breaks the clinch.
Nelson instigates a clinch.
Nelson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Nice elbow from Di Maria.
Nelson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Di Maria is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Radamel Di Maria has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Archie Nelson.
Di Maria comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Di Maria lands an elbow that stopped Nelson in his tracks for a moment.
The cut above Archie Nelson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Nelson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Di Maria pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Di Maria! Nelson is out on his feet! Di Maria rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Nelson is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Nelson is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Radamel Di Maria!
Archie Nelson was interviewed post fight and said 'best 2 of 3?'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Josh Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimmy Bond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bond comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Jimmy Bond Theme... kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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146 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Josh Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jimmy Bond!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bond shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Miller looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Bond is looking to stall here but Miller recovers full guard.
Bond is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Miller has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Bond is looking to defend but Miller has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Bond! Miller pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Bond taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Josh Miller!
An out of breath Josh Miller thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Jimmy Bond was interviewed post fight and said 'Well fuck me!!!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roger Rabago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adolf Schwarzkopf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roger Rabago has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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215 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Roger Rabago!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Adolf Schwarzkopf!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Sandra Marshall and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schwarzkopf throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Schwarzkopf moves out of range of the strikes.
Rabago walks forward, straight into a front kick from Schwarzkopf.
Schwarzkopf throws a head kick that misses.
Rabago lands a nice looking body shot.
Rabago swings widly with a right hand
and Schwarzkopf counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Schwarzkopf avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Crunch! Schwarzkopf slams his shin into Rabago's torso.
Schwarzkopf misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rabago was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Schwarzkopf uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rabago.
Schwarzkopf throws a head kick that Rabago semi-blocks.
Schwarzkopf tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
It looked like Rabago was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Schwarzkopf.
Schwarzkopf misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Schwarzkopf's coach down at The GYM (20 elite coaches on the Island !!!) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Schwarzkopf's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Schwarzkopf connects with a solid leg kick.
Schwarzkopf throws a head kick but Rabago moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rabago throws a big shot that misses.
Schwarzkopf ducks under a wild hook from Rabago.
Schwarzkopf lands a head kick!
Schwarzkopf takes one to the side of the head.
Rabago seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Schwarzkopf looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Schwarzkopf thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rabago if he has to take too many more of those.
Rabago chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Schwarzkopf can pounce on him.
Adolf Schwarzkopf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rabago has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Schwarzkopf.
Rabago is breathing heavily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Schwarzkopf.
Schwarzkopf throws a sloppy head kick and Rabago moves out of range easily.
Schwarzkopf throws a head kick that half lands.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Schwarzkopf throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Schwarzkopf avoids the body shot from Rabago.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whack! Schwarzkopf lands a heavy head kick that drops Rabago. The ref tackles Schwarzkopf to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Rabago was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Adolf Schwarzkopf!
Our winner, Adolf Schwarzkopf, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ronald Raygun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zip Talahan (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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143 lbs
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140 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ronald Raygun!
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, Zip Talahan!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Talahan blocks a jab.
Talahan slips a straight right by Raygun.
Horrible takedown attempt by Talahan or perhaps it was just good defense by Raygun, which made it look bad.
A swing and a miss from Talahan.
Talahan shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Raygun looks to land a left hand but Talahan moved out of range nicely.
Talahan was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Raygun throws the left hand but Talahan avoids the punch easily.
Talahan misses with a head kick.
Raygun tries to counter with a takedown but Talahan is quick to defend against it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raygun swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Raygun closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Raygun lands in his opponent's guard.
Raygun trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raygun makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Talahan keeping moving, preventing Raygun from controlling successfully.
Talahan utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Raygun will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Raygun working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Talahan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Talahan looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Raygun trying to control the position from guard on top but Talahan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Raygun 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.
Raygun connects with a couple of short punches.
Raygun controlling from the top position.
Raygun is looking to work some ground and pound but Talahan has wrist control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Raygun is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talahan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Talahan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Raygun throws out the jab.
Talahan is trying to counter with his kicks.
Raygun throws a shot from downtown. Talahan moves away and avoids it.
Talahan tries to counter with a clinch but Raygun shakes him off and moves away.
Talahan pushes Raygun up against the cage in a clinch.
Raygun is trying to stall.
Talahan is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Raygun gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ronald Raygun has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zip Talahan.
Raygun swings wildly with an uppercut but Talahan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Talahan being controlled against the cage.
Raygun wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raygun wants to get back to striking at distance but Talahan won't allow it.
Talahan drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Raygun gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Talahan has Raygun pressed against the cage, preventing Raygun from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Talahan as Raygun tries to tie him up.
Raygun is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Raygun can't find room to land a body shot as Talahan controls the action.
Talahan is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Talahan gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Raygun.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronald Raygun dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Good work by Talahan as he checks the leg kick.
Raygun tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Talahan was well out of range. Poor timing from Raygun.
Talahan slips a jab from Raygun.
Raygun looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Raygun throws a jab when Talahan was well out of range.
Talahan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Raygun lands with a straight right. Talahan didn't see that one coming.
Raygun has been working on his balance at Foot Loves, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Talahan.
Talahan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Raygun misses with a straight left.
Talahan drives through and clinches with Raygun against the cage.
Raygun is trying to stall.
Raygun gets underhooks to prevent Talahan's takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raygun is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Talahan pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Talahan is pressed up against the cage. Raygun has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Talahan down to the mat. Talahan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ronald Raygun. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Raygun throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Talahan counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Talahan.
Talahan tries for a takedown. No joy.
Raygun is trying to force a seperation but Talahan has the dominant position.
Talahan is trying to drag Raygun to the mat but Raygun just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Raygun drops down looking for an ankle pick but Talahan pulls his leg out and moves away.
Raygun throws out a loose jab but Talahan uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Talahan fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Raygun, pushing him back against the cage.
Raygun trying to stall but Talahan improves his position.
Raygun tries to pull guard but Talahan won't allow it.
Raygun misses with the head strike.
Talahan is looking to take this one to the mat.
Raygun misses with a body punch.
Raygun trying to stall but Talahan improves his position.
Raygun throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Raygun fails to land.
Raygun is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Talahan blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raygun is fighting off a takedown attempt but Talahan is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Raygun to the mat. Raygun regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Raygun looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Talahan stopping the sweep attempt from Raygun.
Talahan postures up.
Talahan is fighting to break Raygun's control of his arms but Raygun is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Talahan drops back looking for a leg! Raygun is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Raygun manages to kick Talahan off! Talahan jumps back into Raygun's guard.
Talahan wants to pass the guard but Raygun is keeping the position.
We've been informed that Talahan has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raygun controlling the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Raygun is on top in guard.
Raygun with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Raygun engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Raygun trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Raygun engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
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 Ronald Raygun 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Raygun throws a leg kick but Talahan checks it.
Talahan now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Talahan tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Raygun swivels and escapes.
Raygun drops down looking for a counter takedown but Talahan sprawls and moves away.
Talahan slips under a jab.
Raygun tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Talahan is able to avoid easily.
Talahan raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Talahan dives in for a single leg takedown but Raygun sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Talahan shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Raygun's guard.
Raygun manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Talahan manages to get himself to full guard.
Raygun throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Talahan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raygun stands up over Talahan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Raygun is pushing down on Talahan's leg trying to pass to half guard. Talahan is fighting to maintain full guard but Raygun has managed to sneak the leg through.
Raygun is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Talahan can do to turn this around?
Raygun is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Raygun trying to mount his opponent but Talahan defends it.
Well, if Raygun is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Raygun lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raygun is keen to just control but Talahan is a slippery customer.
Ronald Raygun overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Raygun uses his free foot to push down on Talahan's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Talahan.
Raygun landing punches.
Raygun working the ground and pound effectively.
Raygun scoring with strikes but Talahan is staying in there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Talahan is looking to improve his position but Raygun isn't that keen on the idea.
Raygun trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Raygun landing strikes from the mount.
Raygun pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Raygun breaks from Talahan's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Raygun is landing with some decent strikes but Talahan is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Raygun content just to control the position here.
Raygun lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Talahan hang on?
Talahan is rocked!
Talahan takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Raygun controlling the pace for now.
Ronald Raygun is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Raygun putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Raygun wants to control the pace but Talahan is squirming around nicely.
Zip Talahan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Raygun controlling from the full mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ronald Raygun showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Raygun, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronald Raygun!
Zip Talahan spoke after the fight, saying 'I went out there, and gave it my all. I had some good moments, and some bad. Next time I am going to push myself harder to achieve my goals! Thank you for your support..!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carl Jessup (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jilly Bean McQueen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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26
214 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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26
208 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
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Basic striking
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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, Carl Jessup!
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, Jilly Bean McQueen!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McQueen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McQueen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jessup stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jessup misses with a looping left.
We've been told by Jessup'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.
McQueen misses with an uppercut.
McQueen shoots in for a double leg but Jessup sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A big left from McQueen misses.
McQueen misses with a straight right.
McQueen has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Jessup is landing a low percentage of strikes.
McQueen fails with the takedown
and Jessup counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Jessup throws a front kick that sends McQueen stumbling back into the cage.
Jessup buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jessup ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A punch combination from Jessup misses.
Sloppy strikes from Jessup. Those never looked like landing.
Jessup tries to clinch up but McQueen circles away and keeps his distance.
McQueen darts in looking for a takedown but Jessup gets double underhooks and turns McQueen into the cage.
Carl Jessup has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jilly Bean McQueen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jessup takes one to the chin there.
Jessup tries to close the distance and clinch up but McQueen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McQueen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McQueen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McQueen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
McQueen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jessup.
Jessup connects with a body shot.
Jessup uses good head movement to avoid the hook from McQueen.
McQueen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
McQueen misses with an uppercut. Jessup saw that one coming.
McQueen drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jessup keeping full guard, as McQueen tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McQueen seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McQueen advances position into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McQueen is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Jessup is trying to escape and McQueen transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Jessup is forced to tap! Nice work there by McQueen! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jilly Bean McQueen!
Jilly Bean McQueen really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Alcatraz Apparel logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
Carl Jessup spoke after the fight, saying '
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Bob Bob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gianluca Balotelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gianluca Balotelli has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bobby Bob Bob's chin.
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26
142 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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26
145 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bobby Bob Bob!
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, Gianluca Balotelli!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Daniel Franklin and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Balotelli - that will leave a mark!
Balotelli ducks under a wild hook from Bob Bob.
Balotelli ducks under a wild hook from Bob Bob.
Balotelli is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Balotelli keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bob Bob.
Balotelli swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bob Bob tries to counter by clinching up but Balotelli breaks away and moves out of range.
Balotelli throws a looping overhand right but Bob Bob ducks down to avoid it.
Bob Bob swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Balotelli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bob Bob.
Balotelli misses with a kick to the body.
Gianluca Balotelli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Bob Bob misses its intended target.
Balotelli throws a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balotelli lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bob Bob circles away quickly and effectively.
Bob Bob seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Bob Bob looks to score with a jab to the body but Balotelli is just out of range.
Bob Bob checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Balotelli. Those never looked like landing.
Balotelli tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bob Bob throws a jab but it's blocked by Balotelli.
Balotelli lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Bob Bob fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Balotelli manages to avoid it.
Bob Bob throws a lazy right hand but Balotelli sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bob Bob has taken the fight to the clinch.
Balotelli crunches a lovely knee into Bob Bob's ribcage.
Bob Bob can't find room to land a body shot as Balotelli controls the action.
Balotelli takes a shot to the head.
Balotelli looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Balotelli tries a body shot but Bob Bob blocks it.
Bob Bob is working Balotelli over against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Balotelli.
Balotelli misses with a knee strike.
Bob Bob lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balotelli is trying to force a seperation but Bob Bob has the dominant position.
Balotelli is trying to force a seperation but Bob Bob has the dominant position.
Bob Bob lands a nice shot to the body.
Bob Bob working aggressively here.
Balotelli can't break the clinch.
Balotelli doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bob Bob scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bob Bob will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Balotelli up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balotelli wants to stall.
A shot in the inside from Bob Bob.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Balotelli tries a body shot but Bob Bob blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balotelli's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bob Bob tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bob Bob stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bob Bob fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bob Bob pushes Balotelli back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bob Bob gets through Balotelli's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bob Bob - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Balotelli wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bob Bob has him pressed against the cage.
Balotelli dodges an elbow strike from Bob Bob.
Balotelli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bob Bob digs a right hand underneath Balotelli's ribcage. Balotelli let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bob Bob pushes Balotelli back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bob Bob lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Balotelli using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Bob Bob has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bob Bob goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bob Bob working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balotelli has had enough of the clinch but Bob Bob keeps him there for the moment.
Balotelli wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bob Bob lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Balotelli or not.
Balotelli tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bob Bob avoids it.
Balotelli tries to circle away but Bob Bob has him pinned against the cage.
Balotelli is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bob Bob is keeping busy.
Balotelli looking to stall.
Balotelli blocking some punches.
Balotelli misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bob Bob lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
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!
Bob Bob fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bob Bob throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Balotellis head.
Bob Bob tries to work over Balotelli's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bob Bob lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Bob Bob.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Bob Bob 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.
A big right from Bob Bob misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bob Bob. Balotelli does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bob Bob misses the shot to the body.
Balotelli unleashes a big counter combination but Bob Bob bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Bob Bob scores with a hook to the body. Balotelli takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Left hook, right uppercut from Balotelli.
Balotelli throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bob Bob throws a body punch but Balotelli moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bob Bob misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Balotelli.
Balotelli takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Balotelli misses with a body shot.
Bob Bob takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balotelli ducks under a wild hook from Bob Bob.
Balotelli throws a counter combo.
Bob Bob connects with a body shot that sends Balotelli's belly button to the back.
Bob Bob defending well as Balotelli loads up on a big left hand.
Balotelli moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Balotelli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bob Bob.
Bob Bob throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Balotelli counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bob Bob scores with a nice strike.
Balotelli swings widly with a right hand
and Bob Bob counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice body kick there by Balotelli.
Balotelli forces Bob Bob back against the cage and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bob Bob on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Balotelli wants to stall.
Bob Bob lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bob Bob stalls.
Bob Bob definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bob Bob taking a breather.
Balotelli tries to break free but Bob Bob pushes him back against the cage.
Balotelli tries a body shot but Bob Bob blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Bob Bob fails to land.
Bob Bob throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Balotellis head.
Bob Bob lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Balotelli backwards.
Bob Bob misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Bob Bob.
Bob Bob working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right handed body shot lands from Bob Bob.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bob Bob lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Balotelli is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bob Bob throws an elbow that misses.
A short right from Bob Bob.
Bob Bob lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bob Bob effectively controlling the action here.
Bob Bob will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Balotelli up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bob Bob.
Balotelli takes a shot to the head.
Balotelli scores a nice knee to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Bob Bob fails to land.
Balotelli's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Balotelli takes a shot to the head.
Bob Bob avoiding damage as Balotelli throws knees to the body.
Bob Bob is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Balotelli can do to turn this around?
Balotelli's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balotelli moves away from the strike by Bob Bob.
Balotelli keeps the fight on the outside.
Balotelli fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Balotelli rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bob Bob counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Bob Bob.
Bob Bob wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Balotelli rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bob Bob counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Balotelli throws a leg kick which misses Bob Bob's front leg but catches the back leg as Bob Bob tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bobby Bob Bob dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Balotelli uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bob Bob.
Balotelli digs a good hook to Bob Bob's body.
Balotelli slips under a jab from Bob Bob.
Bob Bob rushes Balotelli and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Bob Bob.
Balotelli pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bob Bob working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Balotelli breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Balotelli throws a body punch but Bob Bob moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bob Bob uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Balotelli.
Bob Bob throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gianluca Balotelli is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bob Bob throws a hook but Balotelli avoids it easily.
Balotelli swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balotelli fails to land with a series of punches.
A right-left combo lands from Bob Bob.
Bob Bob misses with a wild body shot.
Bob Bob blocks the body kick.
Bob Bob is looking to counter punch.
Balotelli throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Balotelli misses with an uppercut
and Balotelli takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Balotelli uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bob Bob.
Balotelli is looking for the big counter here.
Balotelli lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Balotelli.
Bob Bob tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Balotelli was well out of range. Poor timing from Bob Bob.
Balotelli looks to land a left hand but Bob Bob moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balotelli misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bob Bob.
Bob Bob misses with a few strikes there.
Balotelli misses with a two punch combination.
Bob Bob seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bob Bob misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Balotelli.
Balotelli throws a right hand that Bob Bob ducks under and follows up with a left that Bob Bob also avoids with ease.
A jab from Bob Bob misses.
Bob Bob lands a nice shot to the body.
Balotelli throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bob Bob.
Bob Bob looks to throw the jab but Balotelli is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balotelli connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Bob Bob lands a jab to Balotelli's midsection.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Balotelli stalling in the clinch but Bob Bob improves position.
Balotelli misses with some punches.
Bob Bob lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bob Bob throws a head punch that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Bob Bob.
A short right from Bob Bob.
Bob Bob avoids a wild elbow strike from Balotelli.
Bob Bob stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bob Bob lands a left hand.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Balotelli just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bob Bob's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bob Bob lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bob Bob makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
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!
Balotelli tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bob Bob's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bob Bob.
Bobby Bob Bob is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Balotelli creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Balotelli breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Balotelli swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bob Bob cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bob Bob misses with an attempted mid kick.
As Bob Bob backs off Balotelli throws a huge counter combo but Bob Bob manages to avoid it all.
Balotelli tries to bum rush Bob Bob with a series of wild strikes but Bob Bob uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd cheers as Bob Bob lands an impressive looking overhand right. Balotelli doesn't seem phased though.
Balotelli displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bob Bob throws out the jab.
Gianluca Balotelli has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Balotelli throws a leg kick
enabling Bob Bob to counter with a crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bobby Bob Bob showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bob Bob 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bobby Bob Bob!
Bobby Bob Bob took some time post fight to say the following; 'It's me Bobby Bob Bob!!! What up?'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Durham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Michael Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jay Durham!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Sandra Marshall and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coleman moves into the clinch successfully.
Durham is trying to pull guard but Coleman has him pressed against the cage.
Durham fails to pull guard.
Coleman content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Durham avoiding damage as Coleman throws knees to the body.
Coleman lands an elbow that stopped Durham in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Jay Durham has been cut.
Coleman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Coleman lands a nice knee to the body.
Durham looks winded!
Coleman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Coleman lands a nice elbow.
The referee calls for Coleman to work.
Coleman lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Coleman.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice elbow from Coleman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Coleman.
Durham is trying to pull guard but Coleman has him pressed against the cage.
Michael Coleman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jay Durham.
Coleman landing knees to the body.
Coleman is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Knees to the body from Coleman.
Coleman lands a knee to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Coleman using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Coleman gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That has opened up Jay Durham's cut even more.
Coleman lands a nice elbow.
Coleman drops Durham with a big knee straight up the middle! Durham is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Durham is rocked!
Michael Coleman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Durham ducks under a wild hook from Coleman.
Durham is still on wobbly legs! Can Coleman finish him?
Coleman has managed to clinch.
Nice elbow from Coleman.
Coleman lands a huge knee in the clinch and it's knocked Durham out! Massive knee - he's celebrating with his corner and the crowd showing their appreciation!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Michael Coleman!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Calvin Brooks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Papa Shango (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brooks comes into the arena with 2nd Sucks - A Day To Remember blaring out of the sound system. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Calvin Brooks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Papa Shango!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Winston Alpacca and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brooks gets a takedown into half guard.
Shango trying to control from the bottom.
Brooks is trying to control the action in half guard but Shango is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Brooks prevents Shango from improving his position.
Brooks seems to be looking for submissions.
Shango is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shango actively working from the bottom here.
Shango gets full guard.
Brooks wants to control from the top but Shango keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shango wants to sweep but no luck.
Brooks thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Brooks wants to pass the guard but Shango is keeping the position.
Shango trying to control the position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Brooks shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Shango's guard.
Brooks trying to control but Shango is working from the bottom.
Brooks slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Shango manages to work his way to half guard, despite Brooks's best efforts.
Shango manages to get to full guard.
Brooks is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Brooks definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Shango is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shango working a defensive guard here.
Shango escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Brooks gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Brooks wants to control from the top but Shango keeps moving.
Shango keeping full guard, as Brooks tries to pass.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brooks accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four 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.
Shango is trying to keep Brooks in close.
Shango keeping full guard, as Brooks tries to pass.
Shango looking for a triangle here. Brooks is fighting it but it looks tight! Shango pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Brooks is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Papa Shango!
A victorious Papa Shango thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Calvin Brooks had this to say: 'He was the better man tonight. I'll come back better than ever next time. Sorry, guys.'.
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