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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rick Grimes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lord Seraphim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rick Grimes has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rick Grimes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lord Seraphim!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grimes fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Seraphim to the ground. Grimes is now in Seraphim's guard.
Grimes drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Grimes jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Seraphim looking for a sweep. Not yet Seraphim, not yet.
Seraphim can't keep his opponent in guard - Grimes advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Grimes is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Grimes is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Seraphim doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Grimes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grimes is working for a submission of some sort.
Grimes looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grimes is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimes is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Seraphim sees it coming and defends easily.
Grimes is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Seraphim is just riding it out for now. Grimes eventually gives up the hold.
Seraphim looking for submissions off his back.
Grimes is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Seraphim defends it well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Seraphim wants to get back to full guard.
Grimes is trying to work for a kimura but Seraphim is defending well.
Seraphim looking for submissions off his back.
Grimes is looking for a kimura but Seraphim is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Grimes to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seraphim tries to roll over but Grimes keeps him under control.
Seraphim regains full guard. Nicely done.
Grimes avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Grimes thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Grimes is breathing heavily.
Seraphim looking to control.
Grimes pushing down on Seraphim's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Grimes is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Seraphim has managed to free his arm - good work.
Seraphim looking for submissions off his back.
Seraphim tries to get to full guard but Grimes has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimes is working for a submission of some sort.
Grimes is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Seraphim has managed to free his arm - good work.
Seraphim looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Seraphim wants to control but Grimes is keeping busy.
Grimes is looking for a kimura but Seraphim is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Grimes to get the leverage.
Seraphim trying to hold on to Grimes's head to control him but Grimes postures up.
The fighters are battling for position here. Seraphim manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Grimes thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Seraphim is trying to keep Grimes in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Grimes avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Grimes works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Grimes looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Grimes is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Seraphim is looking for a sweep. Grimes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Grimes is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Seraphim is just riding it out for now. Grimes eventually gives up the hold.
Grimes is looking for a kimura here.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Seraphim is defending against the submission attempts here by Grimes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Grimes 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.
Seraphim scores with a head kick.
A jab from Seraphim does it's job there.
Grimes dives in for a single leg takedown but Seraphim sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Grimes stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Seraphim.
Grimes gets a takedown into half guard.
Grimes is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Seraphim is just riding it out for now. Grimes eventually gives up the hold.
Seraphim wants to control but Grimes is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Seraphim is looking to improve his position.
Seraphim is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Seraphim gets back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grimes avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Seraphim tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Grimes drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Grimes as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Seraphim screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Grimes! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Rick Grimes!
Rick Grimes took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyron Lawler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith has chosen Five Finger Death Punch as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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173 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tyron Lawler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tom Smith!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Smith looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Smith throws out a loose jab but Lawler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lawler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lawler fails to land the takedown.
Smith is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Smith takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Lawler gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
so Smith counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Lawler avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lawler bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Smith's guard.
Smith managing to control the position.
Let's hope that Smith 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawler has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lawler working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lawler throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lawler stopping the sweep attempt from Smith.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Smith is still trying to improve position.
Lawler trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Smith is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lawler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
A punch combination from Lawler misses.
Smith throws out a counter right but Lawler avoids it with no problem.
Smith doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Lawler shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Smith eats them both and turns towards Lawler to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Smith misses with a low kick.
Lawler changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Smith looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Lawler working the head and body with strikes.
Lawler fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Smith avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Lawler.
Lawler happy to just control the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawler misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Lawler throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Lawler trying to control the position but Smith is working away.
Lawler tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Lawler controlling the position from side mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
You can see the frustration on Smith's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Smith tries to buck Lawler off but Lawler is having none of it.
Smith is being controlled here.
Lawler scores with a couple of short elbows.
Smith managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Lawler.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lawler lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Smith down.
Smith takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyron Lawler 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.
Smith closes the distance and clinches up with Lawler, looking for a takedown. Smith pushes Lawler against the cage but Lawler circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lawler throwing a counter right hand but Smith manages to avoid it.
Tyron Lawler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lawler misses with the combination.
Smith shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lawler as he jumps to the side.
Lawler drives through with a takedown into guard.
Smith is rocked!
Lawler chips away with some ground and pound.
Smith is still in real trouble! Can Lawler finish him?
Smith is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Lawler content to stall in guard here.
Smith has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lawler can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Lawler is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Lawler postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Smith covers up, he's hurt! Lawler keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Lawler and the ref steps in to end the fight! Lawler can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyron Lawler!
Tom Smith spoke after the fight, saying 'I feel real SUCKY right now...But Im a fast learner and I promise my return will be different !'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leon Wirya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Reese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Wirya might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Let Her Go. Reese has chosen Person of Interest OST - Knock Knock as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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200 lbs
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210 lbs
8 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Leon Wirya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Reese!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Sandra Marshall and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wirya wants to clinch but Reese slips to the side
and Reese counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wirya goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wirya clinches up against the cage.
Reese escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reese misses with a hook. Wirya ducked under it nicely.
Wirya tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wirya throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wirya connects with an inside leg kick.
Wirya is looking to clinch but Reese is avoiding it.
Wirya tries to close the distance and clinch but Reese swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reese clinches up against the cage.
Wirya has Reese pressed against the cage, preventing Reese from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A nice left hand lands by Reese.
Reese pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Reese has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wirya misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reese blocking some punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wirya tries a body shot but Reese blocks it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Reese.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reese throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wiryas head.
Still in the clinch, Reese scores with a nice short uppercut.
Reese lands a shoulder strike.
Reese blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wirya doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Reese is trying to break free.
Reese throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Wiryas head.
Wirya misses with some punches.
Reese lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Reese lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wirya backwards.
Reese is looking to break free of the clinch but Wirya has double underhooks.
Wirya tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wirya misses with some punches.
Reese lands with a light punch inside.
Reese lands a right hand that snaps the head of Wirya backwards.
Wirya wants to break free but Reese has control.
A short left from Reese.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reese pushes Wirya back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A frustrated look appears on Wirya's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Wirya fails to land.
Wirya lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reese escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wirya moves to clinch but Reese breaks away
and Reese cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice uppercut lands for Reese. That snapped Wirya's head back.
Reese clinches.
A short right from Reese.
Reese is trying to break the clinch but Wirya has him pressed against the cage.
Wirya misses with a punch on the inside.
Reese lands a nice uppercut.
Wirya escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wirya tries to clinch up
and Reese counters with a straight right hand.
Nice straight punches there by Reese. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Reese.
Wirya tries to clinch but Reese is having none of it.
Reese appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wirya looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Reese instigates a clinch.
Reese has had enough of the clinch but Wirya keeps him there for the moment.
Still in the clinch, Reese scores with a nice short uppercut.
Reese lands a body shot in the clinch.
Wirya fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wirya is trying to force a seperation but Reese has the dominant position.
Wirya is breathing heavily.
Reese lands with a light punch inside.
Reese tries to circle away but Wirya has him pinned against the cage.
Reese has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wirya working aggressively here.
Reese lands an uppercut.
Reese lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Reese lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Reese lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Reese lands with a light punch inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Reese creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wirya tries to circle away but Reese has him pinned against the cage.
Reese blocking some punches.
A right hook to the body lands for Reese.
Wirya breaks the clinch.
Reese moves into range and clinches up with Wirya.
Wirya tries to break free but Reese pushes him back against the cage.
Reese lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reese tries to break free but Wirya pushes him back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Reese.
A nice left hand lands by Reese.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Reese creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Wirya fails to land.
Reese blocks an uppercut.
Reese works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wirya's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Reese wants to break free but Wirya has control.
Reese scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Reese.
Reese blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Reese dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Wirya doesn't manage to clinch there - Reese circles away.
Reese moves forwards but Wirya connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Reese blocks a head kick by Wirya.
Reese swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wirya.
Wirya looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Wirya rushes Reese and presses him up against the cage.
Wirya is trying to break free.
Wirya prevents Reese from breaking the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Reese.
Wirya tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reese's elbow.
Reese pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wirya is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Reese connects with a single shot there.
Reese fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wirya, pushing him back against the cage.
Reese lands with a light punch inside.
Reese has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Reese wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wirya has him pressed against the cage.
John Reese seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice left hand lands by Reese.
Wirya misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wirya.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wirya is trying to break free.
Wirya working aggressively here.
Wirya is trying to break free.
Wirya misses with a hook from the clinch.
Reese blocks an uppercut.
Reese lands a right hand.
A nice left hand lands by Wirya.
A frustrated look appears on Reese's face as he tries to break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wirya.
Wirya swings wildly with an uppercut but Reese uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wirya has a couple of punches blocked by Reese.
Wirya has had enough of the clinch but Reese keeps him there for the moment.
Wirya misses with the head strike.
Wirya has a couple of punches blocked by Reese.
Reese lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Reese looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wirya wants to get back to striking at distance but Reese won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wirya misses with a punch on the inside.
Wirya wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Reese lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Reese.
A right hand to the body from Reese.
Reese wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Reese scores with a hook to the body.
Reese digs a right hand underneath Wirya's ribcage. Wirya let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wirya has Reese pressed against the cage, preventing Reese from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wirya misses with some punches.
Reese breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reese comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wirya doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Reese closes the distance and clinches.
Reese makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Reese stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Reese.
Reese makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reese is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Reese tries to break free but Wirya pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wirya.
Reese scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Reese.
Reese lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Reese.
Wirya is looking to break free of the clinch but Reese has double underhooks.
Reese wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Reese lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Reese lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Reese lands with a right to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Reese.
Reese working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Reese lands a left hand.
Reese wants to get back to striking at distance but Wirya won't allow it.
Reese lands with a short shot to the head.
Reese makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Good body shot from Reese.
Still in the clinch, Reese scores with a nice short uppercut.
Wirya is rocked!
Reese lands with a light punch inside.
Oh Wirya is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Reese lands with a left to the head.
Reese lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Wirya to his knees! Reese keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Reese!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taufiqul Haq (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Marley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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255 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Taufiqul Haq!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bruce Marley!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marley tries to clinch up
and Haq counters with a straight right hand.
Haq moves into range and connects with a jab.
Haq scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Marley takes one to the side of the head.
Haq looks to land a body kick but Marley moved away.
Haq clinches up with Marley and pushes him back against the cage.
Haq lands a hook to the side of the head.
Haq goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Haq manages to break the clinch.
Haq uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marley.
Haq's corner calls for a 1-2. Haq obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Haq fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Marley, pushing him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marley wants to break free but Haq has control.
Haq pushes off an throws an elbow but Marley leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Haq lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Marley manages to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haq is looking to stand up but Marley won't let him.
Marley working for a triangle but Haq defends it easily.
Marley is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Haq rolls with it to try and escape but Marley cranks on the arm and Haq is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bruce Marley!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sam MacLeod (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quin Kenobi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MacLeod comes to the cage accompanied by Braveheart Freedom Speech. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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24
178 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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25
170 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Counter fighter
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sam MacLeod!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Quin Kenobi!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Daniel Franklin and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kenobi misses with a takedown attempt
and MacLeod counters with a right hand to the body.
Kenobi has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Kenobi gets the takedown into side control.
MacLeod is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kenobi controlling from side mount.
Kenobi wants to control but MacLeod is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacLeod tries to bench press Kenobi off him but Kenobi keeps the position.
Kenobi has an Americana. MacLeod didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Kenobi is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Kenobi hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Quin Kenobi!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arnolf Karstark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oleg Bartowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bartowski has chosen The King is Back as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
163 lbs
8 - 5 - 0 |
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25
183 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Arnolf Karstark!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Oleg Bartowski!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bartowski stuns Karstark with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bartowski takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Bartowski misses the shot to the body.
Karstark appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bartowski cracks Karstark with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Arnolf Karstark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bartowski walks into a straight right hand from Karstark.
A punch combination from Bartowski misses.
Karstark swings for the body but Bartowski moves out of range.
Karstark scores with a jab. Bartowski acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Karstark definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bartowski looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bartowski scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Bartowski trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bartowski missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bartowski stopping the sweep attempt from Karstark.
Bartowski throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Karstark works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bartowski trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karstark is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Bartowski is controlling him.
Bartowski has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Fitness elite 24/7. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Bartowski trying to control the position from guard on top but Karstark is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Bartowski throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Karstark tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bartowski is in Karstark's guard.
Bartowski in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bartowski connects with a couple of short punches.
Karstark working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bartowski.
Bartowski throwing strikes but missing.
Bartowski lands a couple of digs.
Bartowski is looking to work some ground and pound but Karstark has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartowski lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Karstark manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bartowski manages to get himself to full guard.
Karstark is fighting to break Bartowski's control of his arms but Bartowski is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Karstark trying to control but Bartowski is working from the bottom.
Bartowski is controlling Karstark's posture.
Karstark looking to sit in guard and control but Bartowski gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bartowski slips nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karstark on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bartowski sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Karstark defending well though.
Bartowski slips a nice elbow through Karstark's hands, connecting with Karstark's forehead.
Bartowski sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Karstark defending well though.
Bartowski not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bartowski looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bartowski is just content to waste time from the top position. Karstark takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Bartowski landing some decent shots from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Bartowski with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bartowski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Karstark swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Karstark manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bartowski manages to get himself to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bartowski has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Karstark stopping the sweep attempt from Bartowski.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Karstark throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oleg Bartowski dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Left hook, right uppercut from Karstark.
Karstark swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bartowski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Karstark swinging wildly here.
Karstark throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Karstark keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Bartowski looks to move away, Karstark throws a big counter combo bu Bartowski just gets out of the way.
Karstark throws a combination. Bartowski tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Karstark misses with the combination.
Karstark misses with a straight left.
Bartowski fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Arnolf Karstark is winning the standup battle so far.
Bartowski scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bartowski scores with a shot to the body.
Bartowski takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karstark uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bartowski.
Bartowski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Karstark throws a series of punches but Bartowski moves out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Karstark as he connects with a hook.
Bartowski changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Karstark looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Bartowski scoring with punches and elbows.
Bartowski lands a nice forearm strike.
Bartowski trying to control the position but Karstark is working away.
Karstark struggling a bit here.
Bartowski creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Karstark gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartowski throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bartowski missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bartowski lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bartowski looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Karstark with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Karstark is rocked!
Karstark is pressing down on Bartowski's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bartowski loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Karstark really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Karstark lands an upkick as Bartowski stands over him.
Bartowski is working Karstark over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bartowski works over Karstark with some ground and pound from guard.
Oh Karstark is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartowski scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bartowski arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Karstark's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Oleg Bartowski!
Oleg Bartowski is the new welterweight champion!
Oleg Bartowski decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dick Wad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunnar McGregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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25
250 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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26
241 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Very strong |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dick Wad!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gunnar McGregor!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGregor shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Wad cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
It looks like Gunnar McGregor has been cut.
McGregor shoots in but no luck this time.
McGregor shoots for a takedown but Wad saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Dick Wad has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gunnar McGregor.
Wad lands a nice shot to the body.
Wad cracks McGregor with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Wad has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning McGregor to stand back up!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGregor gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Wad counters with a right hand from hell and McGregor is out cold! A vicious knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dick Wad!
Dick Wad retains his heavyweight title!
Dick Wad thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between San Terra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Pulse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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| 225 cm
26
281 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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200 cm
26
190 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, San Terra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ben Pulse!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Dirk Anderson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pulse walks into a stiff left hand from Terra.
It looks like Ben Pulse has been cut.
The fighters circle, before Terra throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Pulse's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Terra lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). San Terra!
A less than humble San Terra misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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