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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Valentin Shovkovskyj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francisco Hernandez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hernandez has chosen You Can't Stop Me as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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189 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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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
4 - 2 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Valentin Shovkovskyj!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Francisco Hernandez!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Winston Alpacca and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hernandez clinches up with Shovkovskyj and pushes him back against the cage.
Shovkovskyj is pressed up against the cage. Hernandez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Shovkovskyj down to the mat. Shovkovskyj avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hernandez clinches up against the cage.
Shovkovskyj gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Shovkovskyj stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hernandez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
We've been hearing that Shovkovskyj has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Hernandez keeping moving, preventing Shovkovskyj from controlling successfully.
Hernandez wants to stand up but Shovkovskyj is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shovkovskyj drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hernandez looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hernandez looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hernandez!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shovkovskyj managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Hernandez.
Shovkovskyj manages to work his way to half guard, despite Hernandez's best efforts.
Hernandez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Shovkovskyj keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Shovkovskyj tries to get to full guard but Hernandez has control of the leg.
Hernandez is thwarting Shovkovskyj's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Shovkovskyj won't allow Hernandez to pass to mount.
Shovkovskyj moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Hernandez throws a strike but Shovkovskyj rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hernandez wants to get back to his feet but Shovkovskyj passes into half guard.
Shovkovskyj is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Shovkovskyj seems to be working for a kimura but Hernandez defends the submission attempt.
Hernandez tries to kick Shovkovskyj off but Shovkovskyj keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shovkovskyj is looking for a kimura but Hernandez is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Shovkovskyj to get the leverage.
Hernandez is looking to escape.
Hernandez is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Shovkovskyj seems to be working for a kimura but Hernandez defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hernandez is staying active underneath Shovkovskyj, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
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.
Hernandez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Shovkovskyj drops down looking for a counter takedown but Hernandez sprawls and moves away.
Shovkovskyj tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hernandez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Shovkovskyj somewhat.
Hernandez looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hernandez throwing strikes from guard but Shovkovskyj blocks nicely.
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 Valentin Shovkovskyj will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hernandez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Shovkovskyj half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hernandez looking to score a takedown here. Shovkovskyj is defending well but Hernandez drives through and ends up in Shovkovskyj's guard.
Hernandez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hernandez with a flurry of punches that miss.
Shovkovskyj trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hernandez is in close to Shovkovskyj's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hernandez sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Shovkovskyj's guard.
Hernandez is pressing down on Shovkovskyj's thigh, looking to free his foot. Shovkovskyj is holding on for now.
Hernandez looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shovkovskyj trying to hold on to Hernandez's head to control him but Hernandez postures up.
Shovkovskyj holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Francisco Hernandez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hernandez throwing shots but Shovkovskyj is blocking nicely.
Hernandez trying to advance position but Shovkovskyj counters by regaining guard.
Shovkovskyj trying to control the position.
Hernandez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shovkovskyj is keeping the position for now.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Hernandez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
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.
Hernandez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shovkovskyj swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hernandez moves into the clinch.
Shovkovskyj drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hernandez gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Shovkovskyj successfully pulls guard.
Hernandez works over Shovkovskyj with some ground and pound from guard.
Hernandez looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shovkovskyj working for a triangle but Hernandez defends it easily.
Hernandez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Shovkovskyj's head.
Hernandez works over Shovkovskyj with some ground and pound from guard.
Hernandez throwing strikes but missing.
Hernandez content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Shovkovskyj trying to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Shovkovskyj looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hernandez is one step ahead there.
Shovkovskyj is pulling down on Hernandez's head to control his posture.
Hernandez tries to free his leg and advance position but Shovkovskyj is retaining full guard.
Hernandez works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Hernandez throwing shots but Shovkovskyj is blocking nicely.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hernandez throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Shovkovskyj to regain full guard.
Shovkovskyj looking for a sweep. Not yet Shovkovskyj, not yet.
Hernandez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Shovkovskyj swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Francisco Hernandez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Shovkovskyj's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hernandez.
Shovkovskyj tries to counter with a takedown but Hernandez is quick to defend against it.
Hernandez shoots in but Shovkovskyj avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Shovkovskyj misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Valentin Shovkovskyj is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shovkovskyj moves into the clinch successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shovkovskyj tries to score a body lock takedown but Hernandez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Shovkovskyj prevents the takedown attempt.
Valentin Shovkovskyj has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Francisco Hernandez.
Hernandez is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Shovkovskyj pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Hernandez goes for a takedown in the clinch but Shovkovskyj prevents it.
Shovkovskyj successfully pulls guard.
Hernandez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shovkovskyj is keeping the position for now.
Shovkovskyj bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hernandez's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shovkovskyj has gone for a leg lock! Hernandez slips out almost immediately though and dives into Shovkovskyj's guard.
Hernandez must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Shovkovskyj bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hernandez's guard.
Shovkovskyj throwing strikes but missing.
Shovkovskyj wants to stand but Hernandez is controlling his posture from full guard.
Hernandez wants to stand and escape but Shovkovskyj is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shovkovskyj pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hernandez is keeping the position for now.
Shovkovskyj looking to sit in guard and control but Hernandez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Shovkovskyj 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.
Shovkovskyj is working hard here to advance position.
Shovkovskyj is trying to control the position but Hernandez postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hernandez scoring with some ground and pound.
Hernandez is looking to pass into half guard but Shovkovskyj pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Shovkovskyj is in guard.
Hernandez keeping moving, preventing Shovkovskyj from controlling successfully.
Shovkovskyj throws a big elbow that misses.
Shovkovskyj has gone for a leg lock! Hernandez slips out almost immediately though and dives into Shovkovskyj's guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Shovkovskyj keeping full guard, as Hernandez tries to pass.
And that's the end of the fight!
Valentin Shovkovskyj showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Shovkovskyj has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 29:29
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Valentin Shovkovskyj!
Valentin Shovkovskyj 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Gemgi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kip Ruell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Samuel Gemgi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kip Ruell!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ruell feints and then cracks Gemgi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gemgi down.
Ruell feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gemgi's calf.
A slapping body kick lands there for Ruell.
Gemgi needs to keep his hands up - Ruell had a free shot at his head there.
Gemgi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ruell has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Ruell dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gemgi. That did some damage!
Gemgi thows a leg kick but Ruell checks it
and Ruell counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ruell connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gemgi momentarily.
Gemgi is rocked!
Ruell pounces like a tiger and cracks Gemgi with a vicious hook! Gemgi is down but not out! Ruell follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kip Ruell!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Magnus Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthew MacDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MacDonald is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Tarzan Boy - Baltimora. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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287 lbs
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275 lbs
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Magnus Cross!
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, Matthew MacDonald!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Michael Johnstone and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacDonald connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Cross throws a shot to the body.
Cross tries to clinch up
and MacDonald finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Cross.
MacDonald takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Cross throws a series of punches but MacDonald moves out of range.
Cross 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.
Nice straight punches there by Cross. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Cross.
MacDonald tries to move into range but Cross moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
BOOM! Cross lands a beautiful left hook that drops MacDonald. MacDonald tries to recover but Cross is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and MacDonald lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Magnus Cross!
Magnus Cross 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lee Kagawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manne Tossen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kagawa kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Radio Ga Ga. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lee Kagawa!
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, Manne Tossen!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tossen throws a poor cross that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kagawa avoids a kick to the body.
Kagawa looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Kagawa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tossen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Tossen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Kagawa at a distance.
Tossen throws a body shot but no joy.
Tossen stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Kagawa.
Kagawa tries a head kick but it misses.
Tossen throws a body shot but no joy.
Tossen scores with a nice strike.
Kagawa lands a head kick!
A looping hook to the body misses from Tossen. Kagawa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kagawa swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kagawa throws a leg kick but Tossen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Kagawa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kagawa thumps Tossen with a low kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Kagawa.
Kagawa misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kagawa blocks the body kick.
Kagawa throws a low kick, looking for Tossen's leg but Tossen calmly moves out of range.
Tossen is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kagawa rather than just go for the knockout.
Tossen scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tossen lands a nice hook to Kagawa's body. Kagawa takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A jab from Tossen misses.
Tossen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kagawa sees it coming and avoids it easily.
It looked like Kagawa was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Kagawa misses with a low kick.
Kagawa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kagawa motions for Tossen to come forward. Kagawa throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tossen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kagawa was well out of range. Poor timing from Tossen.
Kagawa moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kagawa lands a head kick!
Tossen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kagawa throws a series of punches but Tossen moves out of range.
Kagawa fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Tossen checks it well.
Tossen takes a swing at Kagawa's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tossen misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tossen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tossen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kagawa seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Kagawa slips under a jab from Tossen.
Tossen misses with a body kick.
Tossen lands with a nice body punch.
Tossen throws a body punch but Kagawa moves out of range.
Tossen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tossen throws a lazy right hand but Kagawa sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kagawa throws a front kick aimed at Tossen's knee but Tossen avoids it well.
Lee Kagawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kagawa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tossen thuds a left hand into Kagawa's body.
Tossen is looking to land body kicks.
Tossen looks to score with a jab to the body but Kagawa is just out of range.
Tossen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
It looked like Kagawa was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Tossen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kagawa moves away.
Tossen throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tossen on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kagawa. Kagawa obviously looking to wear him down.
Tossen goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Kagawa fakes the leg kick and cracks Tossen in the body.
Kagawa scores with a head kick.
Tossen looks to score with a jab to the body but Kagawa is just out of range.
Kagawa lands a leg kick that knocks Tossen off balance momentarily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kagawa.
Kagawa throws the kick towards the body but Tossen avoids it.
Tossen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kagawa misses with a body kick.
Kagawa connects with a solid leg kick.
A head kick misses from Tossen.
Kagawa takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kagawa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kagawa throws a head kick but Tossen moves out of range.
Crunch! Kagawa slams his shin into Tossen's torso.
Tossen's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kagawa pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tossen misses with a kick to the body.
Tossen avoids a kick to the body.
Tossen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tossen jabs Kagawa to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tossen looks to throw the jab but Kagawa is out of range.
Tossen scores with a shot to the body.
Kagawa slips a straight right by Tossen.
Tossen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kagawa throws a nice head kick!
Tossen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kagawa misses with the combination.
Tossen throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tossen blocks a leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kagawa throws the kick towards the body but Tossen avoids it.
Tossen with a hook.
Tossen just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Manne Tossen will probably get the nod.
That's time! Kagawa's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kagawa plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A nice inside leg kick there by Kagawa. That's going to slow Tossen down.
Kagawa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A little jabbing left from Tossen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tossen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kagawa is looking for a counter combo.
Tossen throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kagawa counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kagawa pivots, looking for a leg kick but Tossen is out of range and Kagawa settles back down.
Tossen let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Tossen misses with a body shot.
Tossen lands with a nice body kick.
Kagawa takes a kick to the side of the head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kagawa.
Tossen blocks a leg kick.
Kagawa delivers a nice body kick.
Tossen scores with a jab to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kagawa shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Tossen lands a body shot.
Tossen is looking to slow Kagawa down with leg kicks.
Tossen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kagawa tried to counter with a leg kick but Tossen avoided it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kagawa defending well as Tossen loads up on a big left hand.
Kagawa throws a sloppy head kick and Tossen moves out of range easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tossen.
Kagawa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tossen.
Kagawa avoids the body shot from Tossen.
Kagawa tries to score with a low kick but Tossen moves his leg out of the way.
Kagawa walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Tossen checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kagawa dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tossen. That did some damage!
Kagawa throws a body kick that misses.
Kagawa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tossen doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
A head kick misses from Kagawa.
A little jabbing left from Tossen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Tossen throws a body punch but Kagawa moves out of range.
Tossen checks a leg kick.
Kagawa throws a leg kick but Tossen sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kagawa throws a low kick, looking for Tossen's leg but Tossen calmly moves out of range.
Tossen appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Tossen throws a head kick that misses.
Tossen just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromKagawa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kagawa throws a low kick but Tossen avoids it.
Kagawa throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Kagawa wants to slow Tossen down by chopping away at his legs.
Tossen checks the leg kick nicely there.
Tossen misses with a kick to the body.
Kagawa throws a nice inside leg kick.
A low kick from Kagawa is predictable there
and Tossen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tossen throws a shot from downtown. Kagawa moves away and avoids it.
Manne Tossen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tossen takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kagawa.
Kagawa throws a leg kick but Tossen sees it coming and moves out of range.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tossen - that will leave a mark!
Kagawa lands a leg kick that knocks Tossen off balance momentarily.
Tossen sizes up Kagawa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Kagawa scores with a spinning back kick!
Tossen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kagawa.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kagawa throws a head kick but Tossen moves out of range.
Tossen throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kagawa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kagawa chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Tossen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kagawa, right into the meat.
Tossen misses with a body kick.
Tossen moves out of range as Kagawa throws a body kick.
A slow jab from Tossen misses its intended target.
Kagawa staying out of range there.
Tossen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kagawa throws a big counter combination but Tossen scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Tossen avoids the head kick by Kagawa.
Kagawa misses with an attempted mid kick.
A head kick from Kagawa lands but Tossen takes it in his stride.
Both fighters circling a little - Kagawa finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tossen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kagawa avoids the body shot from Tossen.
Kagawa misses with a low kick.
Lee Kagawa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tossen. Kagawa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tossen fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A good leg kick by Kagawa.
Kagawa thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tossen if he has to take too many more of those.
Kagawa takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kagawa ducks right into an uppercut from Tossen.
Kagawa throws a jab when Tossen was well out of range.
Tossen looks to throw the jab but Kagawa is out of range.
Kagawa throws a push kick but Tossen slaps the foot to one side.
Tossen looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tossen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kagawa feints and then cracks Tossen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Tossen down.
Tossen throws an off balance right hand
and Kagawa counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tossen has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kagawa.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good standup being displayed there by Tossen as he connects with a hook.
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 Lee Kagawa will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Kagawa throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kagawa throws a chopping leg kick but Tossen manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Tossen now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kagawa tries to land a leg kick but Tossen saw it coming and moves away.
Tossen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Kagawa slips under a jab from Tossen.
A head kick from Kagawa lands but Tossen takes it in his stride.
Tossen just misses with a punch to the body.
It looked like Kagawa was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Tossen lands a body shot.
Kagawa connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Tossen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tossen looks to throw the jab but Kagawa is out of range.
Kagawa went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tossen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kagawa moves out of range of the body kick from Tossen.
Tossen steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Kagawa. That one must have hurt.
Nice body punch from Tossen.
Tossen throws a body punch but Kagawa moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tossen avoids the head kick by Kagawa.
Kagawa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tossen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A head kick misses from Kagawa.
Tossen swings for the body but Kagawa moves out of range.
Tossen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tossen fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kagawa manages to avoid it.
Kagawa slips under a jab.
Kagawa looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tossen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tossen throws a right hand that misses
and Kagawa counters with a slapping leg kick.
Tossen takes a swing at Kagawa's ribcage but misses.
Kagawa lands a head kick. Tossen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Crunch! Kagawa slams his shin into Tossen's torso.
Tossen swings for the body but Kagawa moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tossen loads up on a big right hand but Kagawa slips the punch.
Kagawa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Tossen's calf.
Tossen misses with a body shot
and Kagawa counters with a nice kick to the body.
Tossen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Tossen crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kagawa - the referee stops the clock and Tossen gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kagawa. Tossen manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kagawa bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kagawa half committed to a counter leg kick.
Kagawa misses with the body kick
and Tossen counters with a nice kick to the body.
Kagawa throws a head kick but Tossen moves out of range.
Tossen throws a body shot but no joy.
Kagawa on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tossen swings for the body but Kagawa moves out of range.
Kagawa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tossen.
Tossen takes a swing at Kagawa's ribcage but misses.
Tossen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Kagawa lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Kagawa misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tossen throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kagawa throws a hook but Tossen blocks it.
Tossen has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kagawa.
Tossen throws a head kick but Kagawa moves out of range.
Kagawa does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A lazy body kick from Kagawa
and Tossen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tossen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kagawa moves away.
As Tossen looks to move away, Kagawa throws a big counter combo bu Tossen just gets out of the way.
Tossen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
It appears Kagawa was looking to counter with a kick there.
Tossen throws a body kick that misses.
Kagawa fires out a quick counter leg kick but Tossen just manages to avoid it.
Tossen throws a push kick but Kagawa slaps the foot to one side.
Tossen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tossen misses with a hook. Kagawa ducked under it nicely.
Kagawa looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kagawa. That's going to slow Tossen down.
Tossen just misses with a punch to the body.
Kagawa throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tossen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kagawa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tossen.
Crunch! Kagawa slams his shin into Tossen's torso.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kagawa throws a solid leg kick but Tossen takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kagawa.
Tossen looks to score with a jab to the body but Kagawa is just out of range.
Tossen tries a head kick but it misses.
Kagawa scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kagawa tries to score with a low kick but Tossen moves his leg out of the way.
A low kick from Kagawa is predictable there
enabling Tossen to counter with a crisp jab.
Kagawa misses with a kick to the body.
Kagawa moves away from the strike by Tossen.
Kagawa is looking for a counter combo.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kagawa.
Tossen blocks a head kick by Kagawa.
Kagawa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Tossen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tossen misses with a jab to the body
and Kagawa counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lee Kagawa showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kagawa 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lee Kagawa!
An out of breath Lee Kagawa thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between KR AD (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Micky Oniel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Micky Oniel will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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26
154 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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165 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, KR AD!
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, Micky Oniel!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oniel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
AD throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
AD misses with a head kick.
Oniel works the jab nicely.
Oniel has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as AD is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A bone on bone clash there as AD blocks the leg kick.
AD misses with a body shot.
Oniel looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The fighters circling - AD throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
AD takes a swing at Oniel's ribcage but misses.
Oniel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Oniel thows a leg kick but AD checks it
and AD counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Oniel thinking.
Oniel connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between AD's hands.
AD throws a body shot but no joy.
AD looks to throw the jab but Oniel is 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!
Crunch! AD slams his shin into Oniel's torso.
A head kick misses from AD.
AD misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oniel misses with a low kick.
Nice defenses there by Oniel.
AD throws a leg kick but Oniel checks it.
Oniel lands with a right hand.
Nice shot lands for Oniel.
Oniel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A counter left hand to the body from AD misses its target.
Good standup being displayed there by Oniel as he connects with a hook.
AD lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Oniel circles away quickly and effectively.
AD throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Oniel counter with a right hand.
AD swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oniel avoids the body shot from AD.
Oniel lands a nice leg kick that just misses AD's sensitive parts.
Oniel lands with an uppercut that bounces AD off the cage and back into range.
Oniel tried to score with a low kick but AD checks it.
Oniel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from AD.
This has been an exciting period of action!
AD misses with the body kick
and AD takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
AD ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oniel moves away.
AD misses with a looping left.
A nice side step and Oniel releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
AD uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Oniel.
Oniel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by AD.
AD connects with a looping right hand.
AD throws a jab but it's blocked by Oniel.
AD throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
AD throws a body punch but Oniel moves out of range.
Oniel throws a low kick but AD avoids it.
Oniel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
AD connects with a body shot that sends Oniel's belly button to the back.
Oniel is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! AD had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Oniel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oniel steps to the side to avoid the strikes from AD.
AD missing with a left hand there. Oniel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
No joy there for AD, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from AD. Oniel does a little dance to reset his feet.
AD jabs Oniel to the body, keeping him at a distance.
AD ducks under a wild hook from Oniel.
A punch combination from Oniel misses.
Oniel misses with a kick to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from AD misses its target.
AD just misses with a punch to the body.
A little jabbing left from Oniel on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
AD digs a good body shot into Oniel's ribs.
AD fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Oniel has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
AD throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
AD just misses with a punch to the body.
AD throws a wild body kick that Oniel sees coming a mile off.
Oniel lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A slow jab from Oniel misses its intended target.
AD throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oniel is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
AD ducks under a wild hook from Oniel.
It appears AD was looking to counter with a kick there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Oniel. That snapped AD's head back.
AD fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
AD takes a swing at Oniel's ribcage but misses.
AD is looking to wear down Oniel with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A looping hook to the body misses from AD. Oniel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oniel scores with a one two! AD had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
AD thows a left - swing and a miss!
AD misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Oniel.
Oniel avoids the body shot from AD.
A big left from Oniel misses.
Oniel takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Oniel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by AD.
AD misses with a jab to the body
and Oniel counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
AD throws a predictable looking body shot
and Oniel counters with a straight right hand.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by AD.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oniel throws a nice looking combination but AD bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
KR AD dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Oniel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
AD throwing a counter right hand but Oniel manages to avoid it.
Oniel fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but AD is out of range.
AD ducks under a wild hook from Oniel.
Oniel throws a leg kick but AD checks it.
A leg kick checked by AD.
AD pulls out of a head kick attempt.
AD throws a body kick that misses.
Oniel wants to land a leg kick but AD is out of range.
Oniel works the jab nicely.
AD ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oniel moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A looping hook to the body misses from AD. Oniel does a little dance to reset his feet.
AD moves away from the strike by Oniel.
Oniel tries a low kick but AD avoids it.
Oniel scores with a three punch combo!
AD slips under a jab from Oniel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oniel is looking to chop away at AD's legs.
A combination from Oniel does no damage.
Oniel takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Oniel takes a swing at AD's ribcage but misses.
AD keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
AD throws a hook to the side of Oniel's head but Oniel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
AD tries a head kick but it misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Oniel misses the target.
AD pulls out of a head kick attempt.
AD punishes Oniel's body with a nice straight punch.
AD checks a low kick from Oniel.
AD throws a body punch but Oniel moves out of range.
Oniel scores with a nice head shot.
AD steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Oniel.
AD ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oniel looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Oniel.
Good work by AD as he checks the leg kick.
Micky Oniel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
AD moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
AD takes a swing at Oniel's ribcage but misses.
Oniel takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A shot to the liver by Oniel. Beautiful body shot.
AD ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oniel moves away.
Oniel throws a leg kick
and AD counters with a right hand to the body.
Oniel is breathing heavily.
AD throws a shot from downtown. Oniel moves away and avoids it.
Oniel is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A looping hook to the body misses from AD. Oniel does a little dance to reset his feet.
AD digs a good body shot into Oniel's ribs.
Oniel pivots, looking for a leg kick but AD is out of range and Oniel settles back down.
A clash of legs there as AD blocks the low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oniel misses with a double jab
and AD counters with a nice low kick that buckles Oniel's knee momentarily.
AD listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
AD misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
AD throws a left and a right that both miss
and Oniel counters with a straight right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from AD misses the target.
AD ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Oniel moves away.
KR AD is winning the standup battle so far.
Oniel misses with a straight right.
AD slips a jab and a cross from Oniel.
AD misses with a body shot.
As AD backs off Oniel throws a huge counter combo but AD manages to avoid it all.
AD misses with an uppercut. Oniel saw that one coming.
AD misses the shot to the body.
Oniel's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Oniel duly obliges.
Oniel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Oniel takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oniel lands with an overhand left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oniel misses with the combination.
Some bone on bone action there as AD checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Oniel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
AD looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Oniel looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
AD slips a jab from Oniel.
Oniel throws a poor cross that misses
and AD makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
AD punishes Oniel's body with a nice straight punch.
AD misses the shot to the body.
AD slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
AD throws a body shot but no joy.
Jab from Oniel.
Oniel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Micky Oniel will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
AD scores with a hook to the body. Oniel takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
AD scores with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from AD. Oniel does a little dance to reset his feet.
AD blocks a head kick by Oniel.
AD misses with a jab to the body
and Oniel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
AD misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Despite the aggression on Oniel's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
AD misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oniel throws a right and a left that both miss.
AD was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Oniel pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces AD back to the cage. Oniel follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
AD lands a nice hook to Oniel's body. Oniel takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
AD misses with a wild combination.
AD scores with a sloppy right hand. Oniel should have avoided that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice straight punches there by Oniel. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Oniel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
AD lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Oniel is rocked!
AD checks a leg kick.
Oniel is still on wobbly legs! Can AD finish him?
Oniel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Oniel fakes high and swings low for a body shot but AD manages to avoid it.
Oniel throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Oniel seems to have recovered his senses.
Oniel avoids the body shot from AD.
AD just misses with a punch to the body.
Oniel wants to slow AD down by chopping away at his legs.
AD tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Oniel was well out of range. Poor timing from AD.
AD scores with the left hand. Oniel knows he should have avoided that one.
Oniel on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Oniel lands a jab to the head.
AD misses with a hook. Oniel ducked under it nicely.
AD throws a sloppy head kick and Oniel moves out of range easily.
AD drops Oniel with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Oniel! AD dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). KR AD!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Tree (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Big Tree has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
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176 lbs
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Excellent MT
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Antonio Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Big Tree!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Santiago Holmes and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tree lands with a hook. Gracie tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
It looks like Antonio Gracie has been cut.
Tree pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tree ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
Tree throws a body kick that misses
and Gracie counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Gracie escapes and gets back to his feet.
Gracie fails with the takedown.
Big Tree seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tree with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Tree.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tree as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tree scores with a shot to the body.
Gracie avoids a kick to the body.
Tree scores with a jab to the head.
Tree throws a body shot but no joy.
Tree takes a swing at Gracie's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from Tree.
Gracie tries to counter with a takedown but Tree is quick to defend against it.
Tree loads up on a big right hand but Gracie slips the punch.
Gracie shoots in for a double leg but Tree sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gracie fails to land the takedown.
Tree gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tree counters with a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tree fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gracie is out of range.
Gracie tries to counter with a takedown but Tree is quick to defend against it.
Tree tries to sprawl but Gracie drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Gracie stands up out of the half guard.
Nice sprawl there from Tree as Gracie shoots in.
Tree darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Gracie closes the distance and clinches up with Tree, looking for a takedown. Gracie pushes Tree against the cage but Tree circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tree feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Gracie sprawling to the canvas! Gracie rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Tree finish him?!
Gracie is rocked!
Tree jabs Gracie to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Oh Gracie is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tree stuffs the takedown attempt from Gracie. Gracie gets slowly back to his feet.
Tree connects with a body shot.
Gracie seems to have got his legs back now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gracie lands in his opponent's guard.
Tree is working an open guard so Gracie takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Tree pushes Gracie off looking to stand but Gracie dives back in and keeps control.
Tree has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Gracie is working away from the top position though.
Gracie decides to return to a standing position.
Tree swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gracie counters with a nice double leg into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big Tree dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Gracie's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tree misses with a wild body shot.
Tree jabs Gracie to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gracie takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Tree looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tree. Gracie does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tree scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gracie doesn't seem bothered though.
Tree misses with a body shot
and Gracie counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Tree!
Gracie stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Tree pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gracie is defended easily by Tree.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tree ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gracie's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Tree connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gracie scrambles back to his feet.
Antonio Gracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A lazy left from Tree finds it's target.
Tree misses the shot to the body.
Gracie feinted with a counter takedown.
Tree misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gracie.
Tree is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gracie rather than just go for the knockout.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Tree sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tree gets caught flat footed, as Gracie shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gracie decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie darts in looking for a takedown but Tree gets double underhooks and turns Gracie into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tree sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gracie closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gracie lands in his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tree looking for a sweep. Not yet Tree, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tree just misses with a punch to the body.
Tree throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gracie stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Tree with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tree leaves Gracie with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tree throws a sloppy head kick and Gracie moves out of range easily.
Tree pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Gracie back to the cage. Tree follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Big Tree is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tree lands with a good body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tree lands a slapping body shot.
Tree has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tree misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Gracie counters with a single leg into guard. Tree didn't expect that.
Tree is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie gets to his feet. Tree looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Tree displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Gracie.
Tree misses with a kick to the body.
Tree slaps away a takedown attempt from Gracie, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Tree defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Gracie.
Tree throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Big Tree showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Antonio Gracie's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Tree stuns Gracie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tree throws a body shot but no joy.
Tree throws a predictable looking body shot
and Gracie counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gracie.
Tree is working an open guard so Gracie takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Gracie gets a takedown into half guard.
Gracie stands up out of the half guard.
Gracie looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Tree cracks Gracie with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy body kick from Tree
and Gracie counters with a single leg into guard. Tree didn't expect that.
Gracie stands up from Tree's guard - Gracie perhaps looking for a knockout.
Tree stuns Gracie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Tree but Tree pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gracie shoots in but no luck this time.
Gracie on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Tree lands a lovely overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tree throws a push kick but Gracie slaps the foot to one side.
Tree throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gracie attempts a counter takedown but Tree avoids it well and moves away.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
Tree now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gracie stands up from half guard.
Tree thuds his shin into the meat of Gracie's side.
Tree throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Gracie tries to counter with a takedown but Tree is quick to defend against it.
Tree swings for the body but Gracie moves out of range.
Tree throws a head kick but Gracie moves out of range.
Gracie feinted with a counter takedown.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Tree. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Tree fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gracie manages to avoid it.
Gracie closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Gracie stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Tree throws out a leg kick but Gracie moves out of range and Tree only half commits.
Gracie avoids the body shot from Tree.
Gracie throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tree's waist but Tree gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Gracie off to one side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown attempt by Gracie or perhaps it was just good defense by Tree, which made it look bad.
Tree throws a head kick that misses
and Gracie counters with a takedown into side control.
Gracie stands up and beckons Tree to his feet.
Tree misses with a body shot.
Gracie shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Tree is trying to defend but Gracie finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Gracie stands up and beckons Tree to join him on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Antonio Gracie showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Tree has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 28:29
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 28:29
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Big Tree!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Men Tor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominance Zelditeez (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 Dominance Zelditeez was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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142 lbs
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142 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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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, Men Tor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dominance Zelditeez !
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zelditeez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tor is fending him off so far but Zelditeez persists. Nope, Tor circles away and we're back to standing.
Tor misses the body punch
so Zelditeez counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Tor might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Zelditeez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Tor is looking to stand up but Zelditeez isn't so interested in that idea.
Zelditeez looking to pass the guard.
Zelditeez advances position into side control!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zelditeez scores with a couple of short elbows.
Zelditeez landing a few strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tor is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Zelditeez is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Zelditeez content just to control the position here.
Zelditeez is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Zelditeez trying to control but Tor is having none of it.
Zelditeez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Zelditeez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Zelditeez landing shots from mount.
Zelditeez lands a big shot there that rocks Tor but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zelditeez fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Zelditeez wants to control the pace but Tor is squirming around nicely.
Zelditeez content just to control the position here.
Zelditeez has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Tor's face.
Zelditeez putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Tor knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Zelditeez on the ground.
Zelditeez lands a big elbow.
The referee warns Tor that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Zelditeez lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zelditeez dominating with strikes here.
Tor is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zelditeez takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Tor on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tor tries to get out of the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Let's hope that Zelditeez has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Zelditeez lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Tor hang on?
Zelditeez working Tor over with strikes here.
Zelditeez scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Oh Tor is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Zelditeez lands a big elbow - Tor is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Tor is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Dominance Zelditeez !
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Din Ooo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonah Sorentino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Jonah Sorentino enters the cage!
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192 lbs
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Excellent MT
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Din Ooo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jonah Sorentino!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ooo missing with a left hand there. Sorentino was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ooo just misses with a punch to the body.
Sorentino lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Sorentino.
Ooo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ooo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sorentino.
A countering left hand to the body from Sorentino misses.
Ooo misses with a leg kick.
Sorentino throws a counter combo.
Ooo misses with a looping right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ooo. Sorentino does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sorentino looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ooo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ooo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sorentino sizes up Ooo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ooo throws a poor cross that misses
and Sorentino counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ooo misses with a wild body shot.
As Ooo backs off Sorentino throws a huge counter combo but Ooo manages to avoid it all.
Ooo ducks under a wild hook from Sorentino.
Ooo throws a body punch but Sorentino moves out of range.
Ooo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sorentino.
Sorentino looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ooo throws a sloppy head kick and Sorentino moves out of range easily.
Sorentino has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ooo.
A big right from Sorentino misses.
Sorentino swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ooo throws a predictable looking body shot
and Sorentino counters with a three punch combo that has Ooo backing up. Ooo nods at Sorentino to acknowledge the strikes.
Sorentino uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ooo.
It seemed like Sorentino was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Sorentino closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ooo misses the jab.
Ooo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sorentino at a distance.
Ooo throws a body shot but no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ooo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ooo throws a body punch but Sorentino moves out of range.
Sorentino avoids the body shot from Ooo.
Sorentino needs to keep his hands up - Ooo had a free shot at his head there.
Ooo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ooo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sorentino.
Ooo was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Sorentino steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ooo.
Sorentino is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Ooo with a body shot.
Ooo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sorentino! But no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ooo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ooo swings for the body but Sorentino moves out of range.
Sorentino lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Sorentino throws an overhand right that lands on Ooo's shoulder, as Ooo tries to avoid the shot.
Ooo lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Ooo stuns Sorentino with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ooo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ooo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ooo loads up on a big right hand but Sorentino slips the punch.
Sorentino looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Sorentino uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ooo.
Ooo tries a head kick but it misses.
Sorentino moves out of range of the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ooo throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Sorentino counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ooo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Sorentino counters with a nice body shot.
Sorentino misses the jab.
Ooo takes a swing at Sorentino's ribcage but misses.
Crunch! Ooo slams his shin into Sorentino's torso.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sorentino keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ooo throws a head kick but Sorentino moves out of range.
Ooo lands with a good body shot.
Ooo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sorentino manages to avoid it.
Ooo misses with a head kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Din Ooo 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.
Ooo throws a front kick that sends Sorentino stumbling back into the cage.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Sorentino might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Ooo has got the better of the exchanges.
Sorentino takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sorentino ducks right into an uppercut from Ooo.
Ooo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ooo lands the left hand.
Jonah Sorentino is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ooo slips a jab and a cross from Sorentino.
A slow jab from Ooo misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ooo throws a sloppy body shot
and Sorentino counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ooo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
We've been informed that Sorentino has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Ooo is looking to wear down Sorentino with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ooo looks to score with a jab to the body but Sorentino is just out of range.
Sorentino let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ooo misses with the body kick
and Sorentino counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ooo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Sorentino is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sorentino crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Ooo - the referee stops the clock and Sorentino gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Ooo. Sorentino manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ooo misses with a left hand
and Sorentino counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ooo misses with a kick to the body
and Sorentino counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sorentino throws a hook but Ooo avoids it easily.
Ooo misses with a body kick.
A nice side step and Sorentino releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Sorentino doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Ooo.
Sorentino looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Din Ooo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sorentino lunges at Ooo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ooo's hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ooo tries to land a body kick
and Sorentino counters with a left 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!
Ooo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ooo takes a swing at Sorentino's ribcage but misses.
Ooo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ooo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Sorentino's calf.
Ooo throws a jab when Sorentino was well out of range.
Sorentino lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Sorentino fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ooo manages to avoid it.
Ooo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ooo throws a looping overhand right but Sorentino ducks down to avoid it.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Ooo here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Ooo misses with an uppercut. Sorentino saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ooo missing with a left hand there. Sorentino was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sorentino swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ooo.
Sorentino avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ooo moves out of range of the strikes.
Ooo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sorentino can do to turn this around?
Ooo throws a sloppy head kick
and Sorentino counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ooo is rocked!
Sorentino ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Ooo's jaw. Ooo's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Sorentino does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jonah Sorentino!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Serge Ibaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Ekart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ibaka's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, S.A.R.S. - Lutka. The key to victory for Serge Ibaka has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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143 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight 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, Serge Ibaka!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Craig Ekart!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Ibaka as he connects with a hook.
Ekart shoots in looking for a takedown but Ibaka manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ekart's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A little feinted left hand from Ibaka on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ibaka looks to throw the jab but Ekart is out of range.
Ekart fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ekart misses with a right hand
enabling Ibaka to counter with a crisp jab.
Ibaka loads up on a big right hand but Ekart slips the punch.
Ekart with the counter takedown but Ibaka avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ibaka throws a lazy right hand but Ekart sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And Ekart tries to counter it with a takedown but Ibaka pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ekart tries for a takedown but Ibaka circles away easily
and Ibaka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Craig Ekart has been cut.
Serge Ibaka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Craig Ekart.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibaka fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Serge Ibaka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ibaka scores with a decent looking hook.
Ibaka misses with a looping left.
Ibaka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ibaka jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ibaka looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ibaka looks to score with a jab to the body but Ekart is just out of range.
Ekart changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A swing and a miss from Ibaka.
Ibaka cracks Ekart with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ekart moves out of range of the strikes.
Ibaka misses with a straight right.
Ekart is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Ibaka is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Ekart misses the shot to the body.
Ekart misses the body punch
and Ekart takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Ibaka misses.
Ekart with the counter takedown but Ibaka avoids it easily.
Ibaka lands a jab.
Ibaka is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ibaka. Ekart does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ekart tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Ibaka looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ekart.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Ibaka throws a looping overhand right but Ekart ducks down to avoid it.
Ekart is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Ekart with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ibaka counters with a nice uppercut.
Ibaka misses with a double jab
and Ekart counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ibaka won't be happy with that.
Ekart tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Ekart tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ekart has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ibaka tries to improve position but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ekart trying to control the position but Ibaka is working away.
Ekart tries for a kimura but Ibaka is defending well.
Ibaka tries to get back to half guard but can't.
You can see the frustration on Ibaka's face as Ekart controls the position.
Ibaka tries to bench press Ekart off him but Ekart keeps the position.
Ekart tries to score with some ground and pound. Ibaka controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Serge Ibaka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Craig Ekart's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ibaka looks to land a right hand but Ekart moved out of range.
Ekart is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Ibaka throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ekart sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ekart keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ekart looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ibaka scores with a hook.
Ekart takes a swing at Ibaka's ribcage but misses.
A little feinted left hand from Ibaka on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ekart bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ekart moves out of range as Ibaka strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ekart moves out of range of the strikes.
Ekart takes one to the side of the head.
Ibaka throws a big shot that misses.
Ekart feints the counter takedown.
Ekart ducks under a wild hook from Ibaka.
Ekart shoots in for a double leg but Ibaka sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ekart just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Ibaka on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ekart steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ibaka.
Ekart tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Serge Ibaka is winning the standup battle so far.
Ekart shoots in looking for a takedown. Ibaka tries to sprawl out of it but Ekart keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ibaka manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A counter left hand to the body from Ibaka misses its target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ekart has his takedown stuffed
and Ibaka counters with a nice uppercut.
Serge Ibaka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Craig Ekart.
Ekart uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ibaka.
Ibaka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ekart manages to avoid it.
Donk. Ibaka catches Ekart right on the button with a cross.
Ibaka throws a looping overhand right but Ekart ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibaka throws the left hand but Ekart avoids the punch easily.
Ekart blocks a jab.
Ekart tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Serge Ibaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ekart keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ibaka.
Ibaka misses with an uppercut.
Ekart misses with a takedown
letting Ibaka counter with a right hand.
Ibaka throws a hook but Ekart blocks it.
Ekart misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ekart drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ekart steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ibaka.
And Ekart tries to counter it with a takedown but Ibaka pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ibaka misses the jab.
And Ekart tries to counter it with a takedown but Ibaka pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ibaka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And Ekart tries to counter it with a takedown but Ibaka pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ibaka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ekart.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ibaka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ekart fails with the takedown
and Ekart takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Serge Ibaka dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Craig Ekart's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ekart misses with a shot to the body
and Ibaka counters with a nice uppercut.
Ekart throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ibaka sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ibaka misses with an uppercut.
Ekart fails with the takedown
and Ibaka counters with a right hand to the body.
Ibaka scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ekart doesn't seem bothered though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ibaka bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ekart's head.
Ibaka throws a jab when Ekart was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibaka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ekart changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ibaka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ekart.
Jab, jab by Ibaka - just one landing.
Ibaka misses with a lunging right hand
and Ekart counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Ibaka!
Ibaka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ekart can do to turn this around?
Ekart works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Ibaka knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ekart on the ground.
Ibaka is not content to let Ekart control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ekart working the ground and pound from side control.
Ekart working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Ibaka takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Ibaka on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Ibaka tries to get out of the position.
Ibaka is not content to let Ekart control the position.
Ekart is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
You can see the frustration on Ibaka's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekart trying to control the position but Ibaka is working away.
Ibaka taking punishment in the form of punches.
Ibaka wants to control but Ekart postures up.
Ibaka is not content to let Ekart control the position.
Ibaka is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Craig Ekart has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ekart in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Ibaka is looking to regain half guard here but Ekart keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Ibaka's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ekart scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Ibaka to see if he's OK.
Ekart has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ibaka is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ekart connects with a decent elbow.
The strikes coming from Ekart are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Ekart passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Ibaka!
Ekart looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Ekart tries to control but Ibaka wriggling away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ekart unloading with bombs!
Ekart fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Ekart really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Craig Ekart's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ibaka avoids the body shot from Ekart.
Nice defenses there by Ibaka.
Ibaka lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ekart ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ekart slips under a jab from Ibaka.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ibaka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ekart drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ibaka defends it well.
Ibaka looks to throw the jab but Ekart is out of range.
Ibaka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibaka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ekart.
It looked like Ibaka was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Ekart.
Ibaka throws an overhand right that lands on Ekart's shoulder, as Ekart tries to avoid the shot.
Ibaka looks to throw the jab but Ekart is out of range.
Ekart fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ibaka looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ibaka lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Ibaka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ibaka throws a hook to the side of Ekart's head but Ekart sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Ibaka lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ekart doesn't seem phased though.
Ekart misses with a body punch
and Ibaka counters with a stiff right hand.
Ekart tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ibaka sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ekart somewhat.
Ibaka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ekart drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ibaka defends it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ibaka. Ekart does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ekart drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ibaka defends it well.
Ibaka takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibaka connects with a good right hand that stumbles Ekart. Ekart circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A big left from Ibaka misses.
Ekart tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Ekart moves away from the strike by Ibaka.
Ekart tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Ibaka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ekart was well out of range. Poor timing from Ibaka.
Ekart drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Ibaka defends it well.
Ekart has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ekart misses with a hook
and Ibaka counters with a straight right hand.
Ibaka missing with a left hand there. Ekart was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ekart fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ibaka manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Ekart.
Ekart misses with a shot to the body
and Ibaka connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ekart doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Ibaka to counter with a crisp jab.
Ibaka waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ekart.
Ekart with the counter takedown but Ibaka avoids it easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ibaka cracks Ekart with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A big right from Ibaka misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Serge Ibaka had his way with Craig Ekart in that round.
The cut man is working on Craig Ekart's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Ibaka throws a hook to the side of Ekart's head but Ekart sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Ibaka does it's job there.
Ekart swings for the body but Ibaka moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Ibaka on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ibaka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Ekart feints the counter takedown.
Ibaka throws a good cross that connects.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ekart ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Ibaka misses with a hook. Ekart ducked under it nicely.
Ibaka misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibaka misses with a looping right.
Ekart ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ekart feints the counter takedown.
Ekart moves out of range of the strikes.
Ibaka stuffs the takedown attempt from Ekart. Ekart gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice defenses there by Ekart.
Ekart lands with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ibaka scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Ekart uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ibaka.
Ekart defending well as Ibaka loads up on a big left hand.
Ekart shoots for a takedown but Ibaka saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ekart shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Ibaka as he avoids it easily.
Serge Ibaka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Craig Ekart.
Ekart slips a straight right by Ibaka.
Ekart dodges the punch combination from Ibaka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ekart dives in for a single leg takedown but Ibaka sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Serge Ibaka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ibaka throws out a loose jab but Ekart uses good head movement to avoid it.
And Ekart tries to counter it with a takedown but Ibaka pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Ibaka misses with an uppercut.
Ekart changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Ibaka looks to land a left hand but Ekart moved out of range nicely.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ekart.
Ekart is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ibaka knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ibaka tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ekart wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ibaka tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
BOOM! Ekart connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Ekart cracks Ibaka with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Ekart in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Craig Ekart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The referee warns Ibaka that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ekart unloading with bombs!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Serge Ibaka.
I think Ibaka has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 49:45
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 49:45
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Serge Ibaka!
Serge Ibaka retains his bantamweight title!
After the fight, Serge Ibaka was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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