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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Theros Staal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shy Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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280 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Big right hand |
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Theros Staal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Shy Boy!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Peter Branson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Staal.
Staal could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Staal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Boy was well out of range. Poor timing from Staal.
Staal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Staal displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Boy throws out the jab.
Theros Staal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Staal throws a head kick but Boy moves out of range.
It seemed like Boy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Boy swings for the body but Staal moves out of range.
Boy swings for the body but Staal moves out of range.
Boy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Staal.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Boy crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Staal - the referee stops the clock and Boy gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Staal. Boy manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
The fighters circling - Staal throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Boy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boy blocks a head kick by Staal.
Staal misses with a hook. Boy ducked under it nicely.
A head kick misses from Staal.
Boy staying out of range there.
Boy walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Boy swings for the body but Staal moves out of range.
A big right from Staal misses.
Staal pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Boy is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Staal rather than just go for the knockout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boy. Staal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boy looks to score with a jab to the body but Staal is just out of range.
Boy scores with a sloppy right hand. Staal should have avoided that one.
Staal rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Boy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Staal sizes up Boy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Boy throws a body punch but Staal moves out of range.
Staal tries a head kick but it misses.
Staal seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Staal feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Boy's calf.
Staal moves out of range as Boy strikes.
Boy bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Staal feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Boy's calf.
Boy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Boy misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Staal takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Boy scores with a jab.
Boy slips under a jab.
Boy throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Staal throws a lazy uppercut
and Boy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Staal fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Boy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Boy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Staal throws a nice inside leg kick.
Staal rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Boy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Boy lands with a nice body punch.
Staal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Staal throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Boy counters with a right hand to the body.
Staal takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Staal misses with a body shot.
Boy is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Boy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Staal at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staal is looking to chop away at Boy's legs.
Staal misses with a looping right.
Boy on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Staal.
Staal throws a lazy uppercut
and Boy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boy keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Boy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Staal.
Boy let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Boy moves out of range as Staal strikes.
Staal throws a looping overhand right but Boy ducks down to avoid it.
Sloppy strikes from Staal. Those never looked like landing.
Boy connects with a crisp jab.
Staal misses with a two punch combination.
Staal looks to land a left hand but Boy moved out of range nicely.
Boy lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Staal with a jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A solid leg kick lands there for Staal.
Staal feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Boy's calf.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Staal looks to land a right hand but Boy moved out of range.
Jab from Boy.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Boy checks a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boy. Staal does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boy has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Staal moves into the clinch.
Staal breaks from the clinch.
Staal drives through and clinches with Boy against the cage.
Boy is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Staal to keep the fight standing.
Staal scores with a shoulder strike.
Boy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Boy is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Staal takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Boy throws a looping overhand right but Staal ducks down to avoid it.
Boy gets tackled into the cage by Staal. Staal maintains the clinch.
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 Theros Staal will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Staal will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Staal throws a head kick but Boy moves out of range.
Staal slips under a jab from Boy.
Boy ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Boy is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Staal with a body shot.
Staal misses the body punch
letting Boy counter with a right hand.
Boy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Staal was well out of range. Poor timing from Boy.
Boy moves out of range of the body kick from Staal.
A big left from Boy misses.
Staal feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Boy's calf.
Staal steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boy.
Boy gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Staal connects with a solid leg kick.
Staal rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Boy counter with a right hand.
Staal misses with a double jab
and Boy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Boy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Staal.
Staal walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Boy checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Boy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Staal chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Staal throws a looping overhand right but Boy ducks down to avoid it.
Boy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Boy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Boy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Staal.
A cross from Boy lands.
Staal swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Theros Staal is winning the standup battle so far.
Staal takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Boy lands an overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Staal throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Staal, right into the meat.
Boy throws a body punch but Staal moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boy misses the shot to the body.
Staal feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Staal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Staal misses with the combination.
Boy thuds a left hand into Staal's body.
A punch lands to the side of Staal 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Boy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Staal was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Boy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Boy misses with an uppercut.
Boy throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Staal stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Boy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Staal dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Boy. That did some damage!
Boy checks a low kick from Staal.
It seemed like Boy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Boy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Staal falls off balance throwing a combination
and Boy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staal throws a wild body kick that Boy sees coming a mile off.
Boy takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Boy's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Staal throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Staal is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Boy's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Boy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Staal with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Boy to score with a decent uppercut.
Staal scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Boy connects with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Staal.
Boy has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
A big left from Staal misses.
Staal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Staal throws a body shot but no joy.
Boy throws a body shot but no joy.
The crowd cheers as Boy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Staal doesn't seem phased though.
Staal misses with a hook to the body
letting Boy counter with a right hand.
Boy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Staal avoids the body shot from Boy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Staal throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Boy counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Boy jabs Staal right on the nose. Staal blinks but takes it well.
Staal misses with an uppercut. Boy saw that one coming.
Staal misses with a wild body shot.
Boy bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Staal's head.
Staal throws a looping overhand right but Boy ducks down to avoid it.
Boy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Boy misses the shot to the body.
Boy lands with a cross.
Staal misses with a double jab
and Boy counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Boy lands with an overhand left.
Staal throws a left and a right that both miss
and Staal takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Staal looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Boy throws a shot from downtown. Staal moves away and avoids it.
Staal throws a lazy uppercut
and Boy counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shy Boy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Staal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Boy uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Boy just misses with a punch to the body.
Boy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Staal.
Staal takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Staal throws a solid leg kick but Boy takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Staal.
Boy misses with a straight right.
Staal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Staal misses with a lunging right hand
and Boy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boy blocks a head kick by Staal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Boy.
Boy throws out a counter right but Staal avoids it with no problem.
Boy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A slow jab from Staal misses its intended target.
Nice defenses there by Boy.
Boy misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy with a hook.
Boy throws a lazy right hand but Staal sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Staal was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Staal throws an off balance right hand
and Boy counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boy walks into a left hand.
Boy misses the jab.
Boy moves out of range of the leg kick from Staal.
An inside leg kick lands from Staal.
Boy just misses with a punch to the body.
Boy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Boy lands a really nice looking cross but Staal seems unphased.
Staal lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Boy with a nice cross.
Staal lands with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Staal misses with an uppercut
and Boy counters with a right hand to the body.
Staal scoring well with a low kick there.
Boy throws a body punch but Staal moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Staal dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Boy. That did some damage!
Boy sizes up Staal with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
You can see that Boy has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
Staal lands with a kick to the ribs.
Boy is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Boy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Staal.
A slow jab from Staal misses its intended target.
Boy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Boy lands a nice shot to the body.
Staal throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Boy sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Boy swings for the body but Staal moves out of range.
Staal connects with an inside leg kick.
Staal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Boy throws a body shot but no joy.
Staal is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Boy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Staal misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staal misses with the combination.
Boy moves into range and connects with a jab.
Staal swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Staal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Staal moves away from the strike by Boy.
Staal steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Boy.
Staal misses with an uppercut. Boy saw that one coming.
Boy ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Boy scores with a hook to the body. Staal takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Boy displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Staal throws out the jab.
Boy looks to score with a jab to the body but Staal is just out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Staal.
Staal throws a nice looking combination but Boy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Staal misses with a kick to the body.
A countering left hand to the body from Boy misses.
Staal missing with a left hand there. Boy was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Boy throws out a counter right but Staal avoids it with no problem.
Boy throws an overhand right that lands on Staal's shoulder, as Staal tries to avoid the shot.
Boy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Staal misses with a hook.
Staal lands a leg kick that knocks Boy off balance momentarily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Staal throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Staal throws a right hand that Boy ducks under and follows up with a left that Boy also avoids with ease.
Staal throws a series of punches but Boy avoids them all with ease.
Boy throws a good cross that connects.
Boy jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Boy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Staal manages to avoid it.
Staal misses with a right hand
enabling Boy to counter with a crisp jab.
Boy looks to throw the jab but Staal is out of range.
Boy throws out a powerful jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shy Boy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Boy 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shy Boy!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marius Wieneke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Dame (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wieneke's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Metallica "Kill`em all". Dame has chosen Sabendo Que Posso Morrer - Matanza as his entrance music. 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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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marius Wieneke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Steven Dame!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Sandra Marshall and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wieneke shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Dame manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Dame working for a triangle but Wieneke defends it easily.
Wieneke is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Wieneke has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wieneke stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dame swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wieneke is working hard here to advance position.
Wieneke throws an elbow that misses. Dame uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Wieneke's guard. Nice move by Dame!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wieneke has an active guard here but Dame has managed to pass into half guard.
Dame passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wieneke bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Dame thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Wieneke missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wieneke throws a strike but Dame rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Wieneke has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Dame is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Wieneke.
Dame cracks Wieneke with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Dame working the ground and pound but Wieneke is defending the strikes.
Dame has hold of Wieneke's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Wieneke seems comfortable defending it but Dame has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Wieneke is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Wieneke is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Dame couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Steven Dame!
During a confident post fight interview, Steven Dame thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Christian Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio The Sparta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Antonio The Sparta enters the cage!
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Christian Long!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Antonio The Sparta!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - The Sparta throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The Sparta takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
The Sparta tries to clinch up but Long circles away and keeps his distance.
Long connects with a solid leg kick.
Long throws a head kick that misses
and The Sparta makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The Sparta is looking to clinch.
The Sparta throws a wild body kick that Long sees coming a mile off.
Long throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The Sparta fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Long throws a left and a right that both miss
and The Sparta counters with a nice leg kick.
The Sparta fails with the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Long ducks under a wild hook from The Sparta.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Long!
A jab from The Sparta does it's job there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The Sparta blocks the body kick.
The Sparta walks into a straight right hand from Long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The Sparta circles away quickly and effectively.
Long moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The Sparta wants to land a leg kick but Long is out of range.
Long jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The Sparta counters with a body kick.
The Sparta takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The Sparta is looking to clinch.
Long tries to land a front kick but The Sparta steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The Sparta throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Long looks to land a body kick but The Sparta moved away.
The Sparta defending well as Long loads up on a big left hand.
The Sparta 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 Sparta pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The Sparta avoids the head kick by Long.
The Sparta pushes Long up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Long blocks a body shot from The Sparta.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Long breaks the clinch.
Long buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The Sparta lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Christian Long is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Long punishes The Sparta's body with a nice straight punch.
Long works over The Sparta's head and body with a nice combination.
The Sparta shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Christian Long has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio The Sparta.
Long scores with a nice head shot.
Long looking to land some kicks to the body here.
The Sparta is looking to clinch.
Long seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
The Sparta is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Long Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! The Sparta is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Christian Long!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dimentio Boychello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ali Mouba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dimentio Boychello!
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, Ali Mouba!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mouba throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Boychello's waist but Boychello gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mouba off to one side.
Boychello misses with a looping left.
Mouba slips a jab and a cross from Boychello.
Mouba feints and as Boychello raises his hands in defense, Mouba changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Boychello is wriggling around but Mouba manages to pass to half guard.
Mouba is controlling the pace.
Mouba stops Boychello from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mouba controlling the action here.
Mouba winds up and cracks Boychello with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mouba lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Boychello knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mouba on the ground.
Mouba with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Mouba has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
It looks like Mouba might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Boychello taking some punishment here, with Mouba in his half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Mouba working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Mouba in particular looking to stall.
Boychello on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Mouba.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Boychello on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Still in half guard, Mouba seems content to control.
Mouba not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mouba.
It looked like Boychello was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Mouba takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Boychello ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mouba takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Boychello cracks Mouba with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Mouba falls to his knees and Boychello doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dimentio Boychello!
A victorious Dimentio Boychello thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Quar Fang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Askren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Askren is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by red light special TLC. On his way into the cage it seems that Quar Fang has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Quar Fang seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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272 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Quar Fang!
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, Benny Askren!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Askren clinches.
Askren lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Quar Fang has been cut.
Askren has Fang pressed against the cage, preventing Fang from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fang wants to get back to striking at distance but Askren won't allow it.
Nice elbow from Askren.
Askren lands a nice uppercut.
Fang wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Askren has him pressed against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Askren throws an elbow but misses.
Askren comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Askren lands a shot to the body.
Askren keeps control of Fang as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Askren lands a nice elbow.
Quar Fang's cut is getting worse.
Askren creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fang's defenses.
Quar Fang's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Askren stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Fang takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jeez, Quar Fang's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Askren lands an elbow that stopped Fang in his tracks for a moment.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Quar Fang's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Benny Askren!
In his post fight interview, Benny Askren gave a big smile as he said 'Waste of time fighting this joke BLEED bitch BLEED ,ill fight anyone anytime watch this space bozos'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eduardo Massa Alcantara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hughtavious Mingo (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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215 lbs
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BJJ White 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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eduardo Massa Alcantara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hughtavious Mingo!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Massa Alcantara misses with a straight left.
Mingo connects with a body shot that sends Massa Alcantara's belly button to the back.
Massa Alcantara scores with a sloppy right hand. Mingo should have avoided that one.
Massa Alcantara dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Eduardo Massa Alcantara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mingo dodges the punch combination from Massa Alcantara.
Mingo shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Massa Alcantara eats them both and turns towards Mingo to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
It looks like Eduardo Massa Alcantara has been cut.
Oooooh!!! Massa Alcantara has knocked Mingo down with a huge combo! Massa Alcantara steps away and waves a wobbly Mingo back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Hughtavious Mingo has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Massa Alcantara throws a big shot that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Massa Alcantara. Those never looked like landing.
Massa Alcantara lands a nice shot to the body.
Massa Alcantara slips under a jab from Mingo.
Mingo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Massa Alcantara connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mingo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Nice shot lands for Mingo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mingo takes one to the side of the head.
Mingo is rocked!
Mingo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Massa Alcantara throws a combination. Mingo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mingo is still on wobbly legs! Can Massa Alcantara finish him?
Mingo throws a poor cross that misses
and Massa Alcantara counters with a big right hand! Oh Mingo is in trouble here! Massa Alcantara follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eduardo Massa Alcantara!
An out of breath Eduardo Massa Alcantara 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 Don Killumanti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hideki Higkiko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Don Killumanti!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hideki Higkiko!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Killumanti moves out of range as Higkiko strikes.
Higkiko has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Killumanti rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Higkiko counters with a nice leg kick.
Higkiko throws a head kick but Killumanti moves out of range.
Higkiko is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Killumanti.
Higkiko lands with a nice body kick.
Killumanti takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Killumanti blocks a head kick by Higkiko.
Killumanti was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Higkiko tries a low kick but Killumanti avoids it.
Higkiko misses with a straight right.
Higkiko throws a front kick aimed at Killumanti's knee but Killumanti avoids it well.
Higkiko throws a leg kick
and Killumanti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Higkiko scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Killumanti moves out of range of the body kick from Higkiko.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Higkiko lands a jab-cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Killumanti misses with a wild combination.
Killumanti scores with a jab. Higkiko acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Higkiko moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Killumanti throws out a loose jab but Higkiko uses good head movement to avoid it.
Higkiko connects with a high kick.
Higkiko fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Killumanti checks it well.
Higkiko will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Hideki Higkiko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Killumanti looks to land a left hand but Higkiko moved out of range nicely.
Higkiko shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Higkiko finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Killumanti is looking to counter the offense by Higkiko and move into the clinch.
Higkiko throws the kick towards the body but Killumanti avoids it.
Killumanti tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Higkiko manages to circle out of the way.
Higkiko listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Higkiko throws a low kick but it's checked well by Killumanti.
Killumanti is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Higkiko throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Higkiko missing with a left hand there. Killumanti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Killumanti scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Higkiko will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Killumanti seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
An inside leg kick from Higkiko misses.
Killumanti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Higkiko flicks out a counter leg kick but Killumanti steps away.
Killumanti tests Higkiko's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Higkiko looks to throw a body kick
enabling Killumanti to counter with a crisp jab.
Higkiko falls off balance throwing a combination
and Killumanti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Higkiko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Killumanti.
Higkiko looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Killumanti wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Higkiko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Killumanti.
A punch combination from Killumanti misses.
Higkiko throws a body kick that misses.
Killumanti avoids the head kick by Higkiko.
Killumanti tries to clinch but Higkiko is having none of it.
Killumanti smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A combination from Killumanti does no damage.
Higkiko is looking to land body kicks.
Higkiko attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Killumanti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Higkiko throws a hook but Killumanti avoids it easily.
Killumanti blocks the body kick.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Higkiko lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Killumanti has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Killumanti and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Higkiko misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Killumanti throws a right and a left that Higkiko avoids nicely.
Killumanti on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Killumanti is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Higkiko tries to bum rush Killumanti with a series of wild strikes but Killumanti uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Killumanti wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Killumanti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Higkiko connects with a solid leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Higkiko throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
An attempted straight right counter from Killumanti misses the target.
Higkiko bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Killumanti's head backwards.
Higkiko looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Higkiko attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Killumanti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Higkiko with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hideki Higkiko dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Killumanti slips a jab from Higkiko.
Killumanti is looking to counter the offense by Higkiko and move into the clinch.
Higkiko throws a wild body kick that Killumanti sees coming a mile off.
As Higkiko tries to get set, Killumanti tries to push him back and clinch up but Higkiko manages to avoid the attempt.
Killumanti moves out of range of the body kick from Higkiko.
Higkiko throws a quick inside leg kick.
Killumanti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Higkiko.
Higkiko looks to land a combination but Killumanti avoids it well.
The fighters circling - Higkiko throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Killumanti is looking to counter punch.
Higkiko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Higkiko.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Killumanti misses the shot to the body.
Higkiko throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Killumanti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Higkiko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Higkiko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Killumanti counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Higkiko thinking.
Higkiko throws a leg kick but Killumanti sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Higkiko throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Killumanti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Killumanti is looking to counter the offense by Higkiko and move into the clinch.
Higkiko takes a swing at Killumanti's ribcage but misses.
Killumanti avoids the body shot from Higkiko.
Killumanti tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Higkiko manages to circle out of the way.
Killumanti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Higkiko.
Oooooh!!! Killumanti has knocked Higkiko down with a huge combo! Killumanti steps away and waves a wobbly Higkiko back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Killumanti tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Higkiko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Higkiko throws a leg kick that is checked
and Killumanti counters with a stiff right hand.
Higkiko is rocked!
Higkiko keeps the fight on the outside.
Killumanti misses with a wild body shot.
Killumanti throws a series of punches but Higkiko avoids them all with ease.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Higkiko keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Killumanti.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Killumanti!
Higkiko is still on wobbly legs! Can Killumanti finish him?
Higkiko lands with a kick to the ribs.
Higkiko seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Killumanti misses with a right hand
and Higkiko makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Higkiko goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Higkiko turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
No joy there for Killumanti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hideki Higkiko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Higkiko misses with an uppercut
and Killumanti counters with a stiff right hand.
Killumanti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Higkiko swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A big right from Killumanti misses.
A jab from Killumanti misses.
Killumanti wants to clinch.
Don Killumanti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Killumanti misses with a straight left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Killumanti connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Higkiko's hands.
Higkiko is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Higkiko throws a jab when Killumanti was well out of range.
A slow jab from Higkiko misses its intended target.
Higkiko lands a front kick.
Higkiko throws a head kick but Killumanti moves out of range.
Killumanti lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Higkiko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Killumanti tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Higkiko manages to circle out of the way.
Higkiko throws a head kick but Killumanti moves out of range.
Killumanti fails in his attempt to clinch.
Higkiko throws a low kick but it's checked well by Killumanti.
Killumanti is looking for a counter combo.
Higkiko throws a lazy right hand but Killumanti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Higkiko loads up on a big right hand but Killumanti slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Higkiko.
Higkiko swats away the attempt to clinch by Killumanti.
Higkiko lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Killumanti showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Higkiko.
Killumanti throws a hook to the side of Higkiko's head but Higkiko sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Higkiko lands with a nice body kick.
Higkiko misses with a kick to the body
and Killumanti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Higkiko.
Higkiko falls off balance throwing a combination
and Higkiko 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.
That was a close second round but I would say that Don Killumanti will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Higkiko swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Higkiko connects with a nice looking jab.
Killumanti moves out of range of the body kick.
Higkiko lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Killumanti will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Higkiko misses with a combination
and Killumanti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Higkiko connects with a leg kick. Killumanti looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Higkiko loads up on a big right hand but Killumanti slips the punch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Higkiko.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Higkiko avoids the body shot from Killumanti.
The crowd cheers as Killumanti lands an impressive looking overhand right. Higkiko doesn't seem phased though.
Higkiko tries a low kick but Killumanti avoids it.
Killumanti avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Higkiko misses with a leg kick
and Killumanti counters with a nice body shot.
Higkiko misses with a hook to the body
and Killumanti counters with a crisp one two that drops Higkiko! Killumanti thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Higkiko to his feet! Higkiko is in big trouble!
Higkiko looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Killumanti misses with a series of wild punches.
Killumanti lands a nice looking body shot.
Killumanti is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Higkiko waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Killumanti.
Higkiko feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Killumanti's calf.
Killumanti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Higkiko on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Killumanti throws a shot to the body.
Higkiko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Killumanti wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Killumanti ducks under a wild hook from Higkiko.
Killumanti appears to be looking for a big counter.
Killumanti connects with a looping right hand.
Higkiko chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Higkiko thows a leg kick but Killumanti checks it
and Killumanti counters with a left to the body.
Higkiko takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Killumanti moves out of range of the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Killumanti on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Killumanti tries to bum rush Higkiko with a series of wild strikes but Higkiko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Higkiko attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Killumanti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Higkiko.
A looping hook to the body misses from Higkiko. Killumanti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Higkiko fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Killumanti throws a big counter combination but Higkiko scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Higkiko misses with the body kick
and Killumanti makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Higkiko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Higkiko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Higkiko throws a leg kick which misses Killumanti's front leg but catches the back leg as Killumanti tries to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Higkiko misses the target.
Killumanti swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Killumanti slips a jab and a cross from Higkiko.
Killumanti cracks Higkiko with a good jab.
Higkiko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Higkiko avoids the body shot from Killumanti.
Killumanti scores with a nice right hand.
Killumanti jabs Higkiko to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Higkiko has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
No joy there for Killumanti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Higkiko throws a low kick but it's checked well by Killumanti.
Killumanti connects with a nice looking jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Higkiko tries to score with a low kick but Killumanti moves his leg out of the way.
Killumanti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Higkiko was well out of range. Poor timing from Killumanti.
Killumanti moves out of range of the body kick.
Higkiko misses with an attempted mid kick.
Killumanti wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Higkiko throws a leg kick but Killumanti checks it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Higkiko throws a head kick that misses.
Killumanti is looking to counter punch.
Higkiko misses with a low kick as Killumanti jumps back.
A little feinted left hand from Killumanti on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Killumanti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Higkiko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Higkiko throws a wild body kick that Killumanti sees coming a mile off.
Killumanti avoids the head kick by Higkiko.
Killumanti seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Higkiko throws a push kick but Killumanti slaps the foot to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Don Killumanti did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Higkiko 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 head kick misses from Higkiko.
Higkiko throws a hook but Killumanti avoids it easily.
Killumanti seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Higkiko.
Killumanti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Higkiko.
Higkiko is looking to chop away at Killumanti's legs.
Higkiko throws a hook but Killumanti avoids it easily.
Higkiko misses with a head kick.
Higkiko throws a looping overhand right but Killumanti ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Killumanti throws a looping overhand right but Higkiko ducks down to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Higkiko there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A big left from Higkiko misses.
Higkiko throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Killumanti to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Killumanti dips to his left and cracks Higkiko with an uppercut!
Higkiko lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Killumanti dodges the punch combination from Higkiko.
Killumanti misses with a wild combination.
Killumanti misses with a hook.
Higkiko misses with a head kick.
A quick step to the side and Killumanti tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Higkiko blocks a jab.
Higkiko is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Higkiko lands a nice leg kick that just misses Killumanti's sensitive parts.
Higkiko throws an overhand right that lands on Killumanti's shoulder, as Killumanti tries to avoid the shot.
Higkiko misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Higkiko pivots, looking for a leg kick but Killumanti is out of range and Higkiko settles back down.
Killumanti lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Higkiko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Higkiko lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Higkiko throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Higkiko pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Killumanti is looking to counter punch.
Higkiko is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Higkiko walks into a jab.
Killumanti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Killumanti slips a jab from Higkiko.
Higkiko lands with a hook. Killumanti tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Higkiko throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Killumanti counters with a crisp right hand that drops Higkiko! Killumanti lets Higkiko back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Killumanti drops Higkiko with a big left hand! Higkiko is injured, injured bad! Killumanti jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Don Killumanti!
Don Killumanti retains his lightweight title!
Don Killumanti decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexey Juravlev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mib Louie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alexey Juravlev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mib Louie!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Winston Alpacca and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juravlev lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
It looks like Mib Louie has been cut.
Juravlev throws a jab but it's blocked by Louie.
Louie keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
It looks like Alexey Juravlev has been cut.
Juravlev scores with a body shot.
Juravlev misses with a shot to the body
and Louie counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Juravlev misses the target.
Louie shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Juravlev looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Juravlev ducks right into an uppercut from Louie.
Louie throws a body shot but no joy.
Juravlev misses with an uppercut.
Louie throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Juravlev moves out of range of the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A slow jab from Louie misses its intended target.
Louie lands a nice looking kick to the body. Juravlev takes a step back to recover.
Louie's jab looks to have found its range, popping Juravlev under the eye.
Juravlev lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Louie at a distance.
Juravlev uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Louie.
A quick step to the side and Juravlev tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juravlev takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Louie throws a body punch but Juravlev moves out of range.
Louie misses with a body shot.
Juravlev throws a shot to the body.
Juravlev misses with a body shot.
Juravlev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Louie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Juravlev moves away.
Juravlev was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Alexey Juravlev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Juravlev jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Louie.
Juravlev throws an off balance right hand
and Louie counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Juravlev thinking.
Louie lands a body shot.
Louie throws a head kick but Juravlev moves out of range.
Juravlev swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Juravlev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Louie defending well as Juravlev loads up on a big left hand.
Louie lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Juravlev is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Juravlev takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Louie scores with a nice body kick.
Louie lands a nice looking body kick.
Louie punishes Juravlev's body with a nice straight punch.
Louie is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Juravlev rather than just go for the knockout.
Juravlev walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Alexey Juravlev's cut is getting worse.
Juravlev takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Louie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Juravlev manages to avoid it.
Juravlev is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Louie fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Louie stuns Juravlev with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Louie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Juravlev takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice defenses there by Juravlev.
Louie avoids the body shot from Juravlev.
Juravlev misses with a body punch
and Louie counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Louie clobbers Juravlev with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Louie clobbers Juravlev with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Louie lands a big head kick that sends Juravlev tumbling to the mat! Louie takes a step backwards and waves Juravlev back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Alexey Juravlev's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Louie throws a powerful right kick. Juravlev tried to block low but the kick was high! Juravlev was taken right off of his feet! Louie jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mib Louie!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Massimo Benvenuti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arnavut Sevket (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Massimo Benvenuti!
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, Arnavut Sevket!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Benvenuti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Benvenuti lands a slapping body shot.
Sevket rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Benvenuti counters with a straight right hand.
Sevket misses with a hook
and Benvenuti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Benvenuti connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sevket misses with an uppercut
and Sevket takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Benvenuti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sevket misses with a jab to the body
and Benvenuti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sevket gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Arnavut Sevket has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sevket fails with the takedown.
Benvenuti slips a jab from Sevket.
Sevket doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benvenuti lands with a shot to the body.
Benvenuti wants to clinch up but Sevket keeps it at a distance.
Sevket throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sevket with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Benvenuti to score with a decent uppercut.
Benvenuti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Benvenuti dips to his left and cracks Sevket with an uppercut!
Benvenuti connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sevket looks to land a combination but Benvenuti avoids it well.
Benvenuti wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sevket ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sevket misses with a hook to the body
and Benvenuti holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sevket prevents Benvenuti from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sevket prevents a body shot from Benvenuti.
Sevket struggles to land a body shot inside as Benvenuti controls his hands.
Benvenuti effectively controlling the action here.
Sevket swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benvenuti has had enough of the clinch but Sevket keeps him there for the moment.
Benvenuti throws a head punch that misses.
A body shot lands from Sevket.
Benvenuti pressing his opponent against the cage.
Benvenuti is trying to break the clinch but Sevket is controlling him.
Benvenuti misses with a punch to the body.
Benvenuti is trying to break free.
Sevket working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sevket lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sevket misses with the head strike.
Sevket makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Sevket makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Benvenuti lands a left hand.
Benvenuti misses with an elbow over the top.
Benvenuti definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sevket swings wildly with an uppercut but Benvenuti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benvenuti wants to get back to striking at distance but Sevket won't allow it.
Sevket stalling in the clinch but Benvenuti improves position.
Sevket misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Benvenuti on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benvenuti tries to work over Sevket's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Benvenuti lands a left hand.
Sevket tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Benvenuti.
A head punch on the inside from Sevket fails to land.
Sevket lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Sevket on the inside.
Sevket blocks a body shot from Benvenuti.
Sevket has a couple of punches blocked by Benvenuti.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sevket.
Sevket misses with a punch to the body.
Benvenuti lands a left hand.
Benvenuti lands with a light punch inside.
Benvenuti tries to land knees in the clinch but Sevket avoids the damage to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sevket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Massimo Benvenuti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arnavut Sevket's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sevket waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Benvenuti.
Benvenuti swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A shot to the body from Sevket misses
and Benvenuti counters with a stiff right hand.
Sevket throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Benvenuti's waist but Benvenuti gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sevket off to one side.
Benvenuti slips a straight right by Sevket.
Benvenuti throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sevket has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sevket there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sevket misses with a hook to the body
and Benvenuti counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sevket throws a right hand that misses
and Benvenuti holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sevket tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Benvenuti's elbow.
Sevket is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Benvenuti gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Benvenuti misses with a punch to the body.
Sevket has a couple of punches blocked by Benvenuti.
Benvenuti stalling in the clinch but Sevket improves position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Sevket.
Benvenuti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sevket avoids it.
Sevket changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Benvenuti fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Massimo Benvenuti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arnavut Sevket.
Benvenuti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Massimo Benvenuti is winning the standup battle so far.
Sevket misses the shot to the body.
Benvenuti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Sevket misses.
Benvenuti is looking to clinch but Sevket is avoiding it.
Sevket throws a looping overhand right but Benvenuti ducks down to avoid it.
Sevket misses with a hook
and Benvenuti counters with a stiff right hand.
Benvenuti closes the distance and clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Benvenuti.
A body shot lands from Benvenuti.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benvenuti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sevket avoids it.
Benvenuti lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Benvenuti's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Benvenuti swings wildly with an uppercut but Sevket uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sevket has a couple of punches blocked by Benvenuti.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benvenuti lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sevket backwards.
Benvenuti is working Sevket over against the cage.
Benvenuti is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sevket can do to turn this around?
Sevket keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Benvenuti's efforts to push away.
A head punch on the inside from Sevket fails to land.
Benvenuti breaks the clinch.
Benvenuti moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benvenuti misses with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Benvenuti.
Benvenuti blocks an uppercut.
Sevket turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Sevket manages to end up in side control.
Sevket is looking to take a break and control but Benvenuti is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sevket landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Sevket in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Benvenuti is not content to let Sevket control the position.
Benvenuti knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sevket on the ground.
Sevket controlling the position from side mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sevket tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Sevket working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Sevket trying to control the position but Benvenuti is working away.
Sevket might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Benvenuti haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
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 Massimo Benvenuti will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arnavut Sevket's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Sevket looks to land a right hand but Benvenuti moved out of range.
Sevket is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Benvenuti's half guard.
Sevket has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sevket is looking to advance position but Benvenuti won't allow it.
Benvenuti is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sevket scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sevket seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Benvenuti on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Benvenuti tries to get out of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sevket is looking to take a break and control but Benvenuti is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sevket thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sevket is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sevket is looking to take a break and control but Benvenuti is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sevket prevents Benvenuti from improving his position.
Sevket not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Benvenuti is refusing to be controlled, as Sevket sits in half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Arnavut Sevket has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Arnavut Sevket seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sevket is trying hard to land a takedown here. Benvenuti sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sevket takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sevket shoots in for a takedown but Benvenuti shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sevket shoots in looking for a takedown. Benvenuti tries to sprawl out of it but Sevket keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Benvenuti manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Benvenuti is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Sevket.
Massimo Benvenuti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arnavut Sevket.
Benvenuti throws a one two combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sevket misses with a lunging right hand
and Benvenuti makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Benvenuti fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sevket throws an overhand right that lands on Benvenuti's shoulder, as Benvenuti tries to avoid the shot.
Sevket takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Benvenuti lands a head kick. Sevket smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd cheers as Benvenuti lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sevket doesn't seem phased though.
Sevket throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Benvenuti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Benvenuti scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sevket misses with a hook
and Benvenuti counters with a stiff right hand.
Benvenuti lands a slapping body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benvenuti fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sevket on the side of the head.
Benvenuti lunges at Sevket with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sevket's hand.
Sevket throws an off balance right hand
and Benvenuti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Benvenuti swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sevket takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sevket swings for the body but Benvenuti moves out of range.
Benvenuti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sevket.
Sevket misses with an uppercut
and Benvenuti counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sevket thinking.
Benvenuti jabs Sevket to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Benvenuti cracks Sevket with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Massimo Benvenuti showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Benvenuti, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Massimo Benvenuti!
A victorious Massimo Benvenuti thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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