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The Island Season 3, 265 lbs, Round 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fedor Sambo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mib Louie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Louie's choice of entrance music: Batter-up. 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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273 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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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, Fedor Sambo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mib Louie!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Louie lands with a good body shot.
Sambo seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A big left from Louie misses.
Sambo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Louie moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
It looks like Mib Louie has been cut.
Louie tries to clinch there but Sambo circles away.
Sambo looks to land a right hand but Louie moved out of range.
Louie lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Louie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sambo misses with a straight left.
Sambo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Louie was well out of range. Poor timing from Sambo.
Louie explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Louie fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sambo is breathing heavily.
Sambo throws a hook but Louie avoids it easily.
Sambo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Louie.
Louie lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Louie coming out on top.
It looks like Fedor Sambo has been cut.
Louie delivers a nice body kick.
Sambo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Louie.
Both fighters circling a little - Louie finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Louie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Louie bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Sambo's head.
Louie throws a nice looking combination but Sambo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sambo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Louie connects with the punch.
Louie's coach down at Golden Gym 14 Elite Coachs was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Louie's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Louie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sambo manages to avoid it.
Louie lands a nice looking body kick.
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!
Louie turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mib Louie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sambo misses with a shot to the body
and Louie counters with a stiff right hand.
Sambo is rocked!
Louie fails to land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Louie looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Louie looks for a left high kick but can't connect. Louie backs up to catch a breather... no he lunges forward with a huge flying knee that smacks Sambo's temple! It sends Sambo violently to the canvas! The crowd goes nuts as Louie celebrates and the doctors try to help Sambo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Flying Knee). Mib Louie!
An out of breath Mib Louie 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ali Mouba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Barrett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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245 lbs
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ali Mouba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jason Barrett!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice jab there from Barrett.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Barrett enables Mouba to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Barrett manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Barrett controls Mouba momentarily but Mouba frees himself.
Mouba wants to control from the top but Barrett keeps moving.
Barrett bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mouba's guard.
Barrett wants to pass the guard but Mouba is keeping the position.
Barrett must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Barrett controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mouba keeping full guard, as Barrett tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mouba looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrett is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Barrett passes into half guard.
Mouba is trying to maintain the position but Barrett is very close to passing his half guard.
Barrett tries to pass to full mount but Mouba defends it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mouba is trying to get back to full guard.
Mouba is looking to control Barrett's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Mouba avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Mouba is controlling Barrett's trapped leg to prevent Barrett from advancing to side control.
Mouba is trying to get back to full guard.
Mouba is trying to maintain the position but Barrett is very close to passing his half guard.
Barrett controlling the action here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Barrett stuffs the takedown attempt from Mouba. Mouba gets slowly back to his feet.
Mouba looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mouba is fighting to break Barrett's control of his arms but Barrett is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mouba wants to control from the top but Barrett keeps moving.
Barrett has his hands on Mouba's head, controlling the position.
Barrett is looking to sweep but instead, Mouba has passed into half guard.
Mouba missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mouba missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Barrett tries to roll over but Mouba keeps him under control.
Barrett is still trying to improve position.
Mouba trying to control from half guard but Barrett is working away.
Barrett looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
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.
Mouba lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Barrett avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Mouba.
Mouba is looking to stall here but Barrett recovers full guard.
Barrett is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mouba accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Barrett is pulling down on Mouba's head. It's preventing any offense from Mouba, at least for the moment.
Barrett really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mouba. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mouba postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
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 Ali Mouba will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Barrett. Mouba does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mouba feinted with a counter takedown.
Barrett swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Barrett lands a two punch combo.
Mouba fails to land the takedown.
Barrett let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Barrett's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mouba under the eye.
Barrett misses with a low kick.
Mouba attempts a counter takedown but Barrett avoids it well and moves away.
Ali Mouba seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mouba has a takedown stuffed.
Barrett stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Barrett wants it to stay on the feet.
Mouba backing away here, and Barrett unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ali Mouba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mouba shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Barrett sprawls well. Barrett wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Mouba gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
OH! Mouba has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Barrett smells blood and charges in for the finish! Barrett unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Mouba sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jason Barrett!
A relieved looking Jason Barrett thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and San Terra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Tyson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to HANDS OF STONE -by ETOWN CONCRETE. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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270 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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270 lbs
12 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mike Tyson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, San Terra!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloppy strikes from Tyson. Those never looked like landing.
Terra lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Tyson connects with a right hand. Terra shakes it off.
Tyson moves out of range as Terra strikes.
Tyson cracks Terra with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Tyson just misses with a punch to the body.
Terra raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
The fighters circling - Terra throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tyson swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Tyson digs a good body shot into Terra's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tyson takes a kick to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tyson. Terra does a little dance to reset his feet.
Terra misses with a hook
and Tyson counters with a three punch combo that has Terra backing up. Terra nods at Tyson to acknowledge the strikes.
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!
Terra takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Terra is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Tyson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Tyson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Terra to counter with a crisp jab.
Terra throws a sloppy head kick
and Tyson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tyson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Terra.
Terra feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tysons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tyson dodges the punch combination from Terra.
San Terra seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Terra throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
No joy there for Tyson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Terra throws a lazy uppercut
and Tyson counters with a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Terra throws a head kick but Tyson moves out of range.
Tyson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Terra throws a fast counter high kick but Tyson manages to duck under it in time.
Tyson throws a shot from downtown. Terra moves away and avoids it.
Tyson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Terra misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Terra throws a head kick but Tyson moves out of range.
Tyson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A big left from Terra misses.
Terra misses with a straight right.
Tyson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Mike Tyson has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson swings widly with a right hand
and Terra counters with a big right hand! Oh Tyson is in trouble here! Terra follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). 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.
The defeated Mike Tyson had this to say: 'Good fight ...good night'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Lazaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy The Kid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Kid has chosen Billy the Kid - Billy Get Your Guns as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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BJJ White Belt
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Granite chin |
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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
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pedro Lazaro!
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, Billy The Kid!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Kid tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lazaro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The Kid tries to clinch up
and Lazaro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The Kid tries to work over Lazaro's front leg with a kick but Lazaro checks it.
A shot to the body from The Kid misses
and Lazaro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The Kid will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Kid moves forwards but Lazaro connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Kid misses with a head kick.
The Kid moves into the clinch.
Lazaro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Lazaro.
The Kid tries to work over Lazaro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lazaro works on The Kid's body with a couple of short punches.
The Kid looks winded!
The Kid goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lazaro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The Kid tries to throw a body punch but Lazaro avoids it by throwing The Kid back against the cage.
The Kid misses with some punches.
Lazaro misses with a body punch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
The Kid scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Lazaro.
Lazaro blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lazaro lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lazaro.
It looks like Billy The Kid has been cut.
The Kid tries to work over Lazaro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lazaro creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Lazaro.
Lazaro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The Kid is rocked!
Lazaro lands a body shot.
The Kid is still on wobbly legs! Can Lazaro finish him?
Lazaro lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lazaro is leaning against The Kid and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The Kid pushes off an throws an elbow but Lazaro leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lazaro lands a big right hand! The Kid is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Pedro Lazaro!
A victorious Pedro Lazaro thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Billy The Kid was interviewed post fight and said 'Thanks to all of my fans for making for making the Island such a great experiance! I will be back!!!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dimentio Boychello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thor Heyerdahl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thor Heyerdahl has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Dimentio Boychello's chin.
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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 - 5 - 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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Thor Heyerdahl!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Michael Johnstone and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boychello wants to clinch but Heyerdahl slips to the side
and Heyerdahl counters with a head kick that drops Boychello to the mat! Boychello scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Heyerdahl uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Boychello.
Heyerdahl appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Heyerdahl pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boychello has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fitness elite 24/7 in the buildup to the fight.
Heyerdahl drops Boychello with a naaaaasty hook - Boychello is in real trouble here! Heyerdahl dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thor Heyerdahl!
Thor Heyerdahl tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alexey Juravlev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sailele Lealofi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lealofi has chosen Mata Mata Me as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
8 - 3 - 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, Sailele Lealofi!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Bart Greer and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juravlev gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lealofi trying to control but Juravlev is working from the bottom.
Lealofi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Juravlev is keeping the position for now.
Lealofi thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lealofi wants to pass the guard but Juravlev is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lealofi wants to control from the top but Juravlev keeps moving.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Juravlev on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Juravlev tries to get out of the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Juravlev defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Lealofi.
Lealofi shoots in but no luck this time.
Juravlev lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Juravlev thuds his right hand into Lealofi's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Juravlev stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Juravlev wants it to stay on the feet.
A little feinted left hand from Juravlev on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Alexey Juravlev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sailele Lealofi.
Lealofi shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Juravlev sprawls well. Juravlev wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lealofi gets slowly back to his feet.
Juravlev lands a big right hand that sends Lealofi crashing to the mat! Juravlev stays standing though and waves Lealofi back to his feet!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lealofi circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Juravlev. Lealofi falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Juravlev!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alexey Juravlev!
Alexey Juravlev decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Sailele Lealofi had this to say: 'I will come back stronger.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mitchel Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshimitzu Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Smashing pumpkins - Disarm. Sakuraba is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Pride theme song blares through the speaker as fireworks erupt . There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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272 lbs
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mitchel Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Yoshimitzu Sakuraba!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakuraba has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Thompson finds it's way round the side to connect with Sakuraba's head.
It looks like Yoshimitzu Sakuraba has been cut.
Thompson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Thompson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Sakuraba should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Sakuraba avoids the body shot from Thompson.
Sakuraba looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Sakuraba is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Sakuraba scoring with some ground and pound.
Thompson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Sakuraba working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Thompson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sakuraba throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Thompson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Thompson working a defensive guard here.
Sakuraba postures up and lands a big shot to Thompson's brow.
Thompson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sakuraba on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sakuraba passes Thompson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Sakuraba trying to control from half guard but Thompson is working away.
Sakuraba missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Thompson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Thompson tries to get out of the position.
Sakuraba is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Sakuraba throwing shots but Thompson is blocking nicely.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Sakuraba not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sakuraba thows a huge punch but Thompson dodges it nicely.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Thompson misses with a hook. Sakuraba ducked under it nicely.
Thompson thuds a left hand into Sakuraba's body.
Sakuraba shoots in and drives through. Thompson sprawls well.
Thompson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sakuraba sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sakuraba throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Thompson tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Sakuraba is in Thompson's guard.
Thompson keeping full guard, as Sakuraba tries to pass.
Sakuraba stopping the sweep attempt from Thompson.
Sakuraba has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sakuraba lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sakuraba throws a big elbow that misses.
Sakuraba works over Thompson with some ground and pound from guard.
Thompson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Thompson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sakuraba postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sakuraba seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Sakuraba scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sakuraba landing some decent shots from guard.
Sakuraba wants to control from the top but Thompson keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Thompson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Thompson defends it nicely.
Sakuraba takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Thompson scores with a jab. Sakuraba acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That has opened up Yoshimitzu Sakuraba's cut even more.
Sakuraba throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Thompson was covering up waiting for the punch and Sakuraba finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Sakuraba throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sakuraba postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Thompson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Yoshimitzu Sakuraba will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Yoshimitzu Sakuraba's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sakuraba tries for a takedown but Thompson circles away easily
and Thompson counters with a left to the body.
Sakuraba has a takedown stuffed.
Thompson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Thompson drops Sakuraba with a big left hand! Sakuraba is injured, injured bad! Thompson jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mitchel Thompson!
A less than humble Mitchel Thompson 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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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clinton Offley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magnus Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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287 lbs
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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
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Clinton Offley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Magnus Cross!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Dirk Anderson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cross throws a nice looking combination but Offley bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cross. Offley does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cross lands a body shot.
Cross connects with a right hand. Offley shakes it off.
It looks like Clinton Offley has been cut.
Offley definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A combination from Cross does no damage.
Offley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cross.
Offley shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cross connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Offley to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Cross!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Magnus Cross!
Our winner, Magnus Cross, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keijo Virtanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Virtanen is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Maamme Laulu. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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270 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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250 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
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Brawler
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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, Bubba Jenkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Keijo Virtanen!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Bart Greer and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Jenkins.
Virtanen gets a takedown into half guard.
Jenkins is trying to get back to full guard.
Virtanen tries to pass to full mount but Jenkins defends it.
Jenkins is looking to improve his position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Virtanen seems to be looking for submissions.
Virtanen tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jenkins knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Virtanen is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jenkins sees it coming and defends easily.
Jenkins is looking for a sweep. Virtanen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Jenkins is working hard here to advance position.
Jenkins lands with a few short shots to the body.
Virtanen seems to be looking for submissions.
Jenkins wants to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins punching from the bottom.
Jenkins wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Virtanen wants to work for an arm triangle but Jenkins is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Jenkins trying to control but Virtanen postures up.
Jenkins tries to get to full guard but Virtanen has control of the leg.
Virtanen is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jenkins defends it well.
Virtanen passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins is trying to escape the mount.
Virtanen working for a submission but Jenkins is keeping him at bay.
Virtanen looking to control but Jenkins is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Virtanen wants to finish this one by submission but Jenkins is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Virtanen.
Jenkins tries to reverse the position but Virtanen maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Virtanen is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Virtanen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Keijo Virtanen!
During a confident post fight interview, Keijo Virtanen 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 Chiyono Fuji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Heldon Donvito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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265 lbs
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250 lbs
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chiyono Fuji!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Heldon Donvito!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Bart Greer and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fuji scores with a jab.
It looks like Heldon Donvito has been cut.
Donvito misses with a takedown attempt
and Fuji counters with a nice right hand that sends Donvito toppling to the canvas! Donvito scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Fuji finish him?!
Donvito is rocked!
Donvito gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fuji counters with a powerful cross that connects right on the chin and the lights go out! A massive one punch knock out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Chiyono Fuji!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barol Kedorf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Wad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kedorf comes to the cage accompanied by POPEK MONSTER - DIRTY DIANA (MATHEO PRODUCTION). 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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265 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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250 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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, Barol Kedorf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dick Wad!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wad slips under a jab.
Wad avoids the body shot from Kedorf.
A jab from Kedorf misses.
Good exchange - Kedorf coming out on top.
Kedorf swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wad is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Barol Kedorf has been cut.
Kedorf throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kedorf moves out of range of the body kick.
Wad connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kedorf momentarily.
Wad has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Kedorf misses with a hook to the body
and Wad counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kedorf tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wad was well out of range. Poor timing from Kedorf.
Wad looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kedorf takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Barol Kedorf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kedorf throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kedorf ducks under a wild hook from Wad.
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!
The fighters circling - Kedorf throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Nice defenses there by Wad.
Wad connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kedorf looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kedorf scores with a shot to the body.
Kedorf takes a swing at Wad's ribcage but misses.
Wad feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Kedorfs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Wad has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wad looks to land a right hand but Kedorf moved out of range.
Wad is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Barol Kedorf's cut is getting worse.
Kedorf scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wad doesn't seem bothered though.
Kedorf fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kedorf throws a big shot that misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Kedorf as he connects with a hook.
A jab from Kedorf finds it's way through Wad's defenses.
Kedorf scores with a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kedorf takes a swing at Wad's ribcage but misses.
Wad is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kedorf. Wad does a little dance to reset his feet.
It seemed like Wad was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kedorf throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kedorf takes a swing at Wad's ribcage but misses.
A cross from Kedorf lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kedorf lands with a shot to the body.
Wad is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
A swing and a miss from Wad.
Kedorf scores with a punch to the head.
Kedorf just misses with a punch to the body.
Wad appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kedorf just misses with a punch to the body.
Kedorf keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kedorf tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wad was well out of range. Poor timing from Kedorf.
Wad throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wad uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kedorf.
Wad throws out a counter right but Kedorf avoids it with no problem.
A punch lands to the side of Wad 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Jab from Kedorf.
Kedorf throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Wad moves into the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Wad fails to land.
Wad creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kedorf is trying to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wad.
Kedorf prevents a body shot from Wad.
Wad can't find room to land a body shot as Kedorf controls the action.
Wad swings wildly with an uppercut but Kedorf uses good head movement to avoid it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Wad stalling.
Kedorf is trying to push Wad away but Wad has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Wad throws a head punch that misses.
Wad can't find room to land a body shot as Kedorf controls the action.
Wad stalling.
Wad has Kedorf pushed against the cage.
Wad lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wad lands a right hand.
Wad lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Wad swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wad tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kedorf's elbow.
Wad manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Wad throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kedorf takes a shot to the head.
Barol Kedorf's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A short left from Wad.
Wad throws a head punch that misses.
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!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wad creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dick Wad will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Barol Kedorf'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.
Kedorf misses the shot to the body.
Kedorf throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kedorf throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kedorf is looking to wear down Wad with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kedorf. Wad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wad wants to counter the offense by Kedorf and move into the clinch position.
Kedorf throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kedorf lands a jab to the head.
Wad avoids the body shot from Kedorf.
Wad might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Kedorf walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kedorf works the jab nicely.
Kedorf throws a body shot but no joy.
Wad throws out a counter right but Kedorf avoids it with no problem.
Kedorf throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wad is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kedorf tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wad was well out of range. Poor timing from Kedorf.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wad! But no joy.
Kedorf jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kedorf. Wad does a little dance to reset his feet.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Wad in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Wad lands a head shot.
Wad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kedorf manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kedorf slips under a jab from Wad.
Wad walks into a straight right hand from Kedorf.
Kedorf misses the shot to the body.
Kedorf misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wad.
Kedorf clobbers Wad with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Kedorf misses with an uppercut. Wad saw that one coming.
Kedorf scores with a shot to the body.
Kedorf scores with a jab to the head.
Barol Kedorf is winning the standup battle so far.
Kedorf throws a hook but Wad avoids it easily.
Kedorf jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Wad was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
A punch combination from Wad misses.
Wad looks to throw the jab but Kedorf is out of range.
Kedorf throws a lazy uppercut
and Wad counters with a straight right hand.
Wad misses with a body shot.
It looked like Kedorf wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kedorf. Wad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wad looks like he wants to counter punch here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kedorf punishes Wad's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Wad.
Kedorf misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wad.
Kedorf misses with a body shot.
It seemed like Wad was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kedorf throws the left hand but Wad avoids the punch easily.
Kedorf throws a body shot but no joy.
Wad staying out of range there.
Kedorf misses with a hook.
Kedorf scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wad in his tracks.
Kedorf misses with a left hand
and Wad counters with a left to the body.
Kedorf scores with a jab to the body.
Kedorf throws a predictable looking body shot
and Wad counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jeez, Barol Kedorf's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Kedorf takes a swing at Wad's ribcage but misses.
Kedorf swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kedorf just misses with a punch to the body.
Kedorf misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kedorf throws a lazy uppercut
and Wad counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Barol Kedorf's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dick Wad!
An out of breath Dick Wad thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Barol Kedorf spoke after the fight, saying 'Juz nie moge sie doczekac, az wroce do domu i przytule mojego synka Morysa. Wezme Go na kolana, a potem poloze sie obok Niego i razem zasniemy. To jest prawdziwe szczescie'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmie Craig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Kamara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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240 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jimmie Craig!
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, Michael Kamara!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Craig smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Craig uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Kamara has time to react.
Craig fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kamara manages to avoid it.
Craig misses with an uppercut
and Kamara counters with a nice uppercut.
That kick from Craig tenderised Kamara's leg. Kamara is trying to keep his angry face on.
Craig defending well as Kamara loads up on a big left hand.
Craig ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Craig getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Craig dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kamara. That did some damage!
Craig scoring well with a low kick there.
Craig seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Kamara will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sloppy strikes from Kamara. Those never looked like landing.
Craig throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Craig slips under a jab.
A slow jab from Craig misses its intended target.
Craig pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kamara misses with a looping right.
Kamara scores with a nice right hand.
Craig throws a combination that misses
and Kamara counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kamara throws an overhand right that lands on Craig's shoulder, as Craig tries to avoid the shot.
Kamara is trying hard to land a takedown here. Craig sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Craig lands with a good body shot.
Craig keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kamara defending well as Craig loads up on a big left hand.
Kamara with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Craig to score with a decent uppercut.
Craig uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kamara.
Craig appears to be looking for a big counter.
Craig misses with a wild body shot.
Kamara's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Craig connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kamara scrambles back to his feet.
Kamara misses with a straight right.
Craig gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Craig lands with an overhand left.
No joy there for Craig, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kamara changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Kamara waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Craig.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Craig lands a jab to Kamara's midsection.
Craig getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Craig misses with a series of wild punches.
Jimmie Craig seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kamara takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Craig slips a jab and a cross from Kamara.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kamara throws a right hand that Craig ducks under and follows up with a left that Craig also avoids with ease.
Craig throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kamara.
Kamara throws a chopping leg kick but Craig manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Craig throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kamara stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kamara throws a shot from downtown. Craig moves away and avoids it.
Kamara misses the jab.
Kamara stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Craig.
Kamara misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kamara tries to bum rush Craig with a series of wild strikes but Craig uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice uppercut there from Craig.
Kamara thows a left - swing and a miss!
Craig lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Craig lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Craig lands a big right hand that sends Kamara crashing to the mat! Craig stays standing though and waves Kamara back to his feet!
Kamara is rocked!
Craig lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jimmie Craig!
Jimmie Craig decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Alexeyev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maki Pulu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pulu has chosen Alive as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Maki Pulu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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279 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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280 lbs
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Excellent MT
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Andrei Alexeyev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Maki Pulu!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexeyev misses with a looping right.
Alexeyev stuffs the takedown attempt from Pulu. Pulu gets slowly back to his feet.
Alexeyev lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pulu shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Pulu was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pulu thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Pulu thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alexeyev is trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulu wants to lay and pray for a moment but Alexeyev keeps working.
Pulu is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Alexeyev has escaped the position, nice work there.
Alexeyev tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pulu is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Alexeyev knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Pulu is working to tighten his grip on Alexeyev's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Alexeyev has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Pulu is really squeezing tight and eventually Alexeyev passes out! Pulu breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Maki Pulu!
After winning the bout, Maki Pulu thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mase Force (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shy Boy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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275 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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280 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power |
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mase Force!
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, Shy Boy!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boy slips a jab from Force.
Force looks to land a left hand but Boy moved out of range nicely.
Boy looks to score with a jab to the body but Force is just out of range.
Boy tries to move into range but Force moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Force misses with a straight left.
A combination from Boy does no damage.
Force misses with a wild body shot.
Boy misses with a double jab.
Shy Boy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Boy.
Boy is looking for the big counter here.
Boy throws a series of punches but Force moves out of range.
Boy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
An attempted straight right counter from Force misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Force circles away quickly and effectively.
Force is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Boy's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Boy avoids the body shot from Force.
Force ducks under a wild hook from Boy.
Force misses with a looping left.
As Force backs off Boy throws a huge counter combo but Force manages to avoid it all.
Force moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Force staying out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boy misses with a double jab
and Force counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
I was talking to Force's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Boy is trying to force a seperation but Force has the dominant position.
Boy wants to break free but Force has control.
Good body shot from Force.
Boy looks winded!
Force scores with a shoulder strike.
Force lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Force.
A short uppercut from Force.
Force lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Boy to his knees! Force keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mase Force!
Mase Force 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taufiqul Haq (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Askren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Askren has chosen wave after wave mr probs as his entrance music. The key to victory for Taufiqul Haq has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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255 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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272 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue 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
5 - 1 - 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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Benny Askren!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Askren swats away the attempt to clinch by Haq.
Askren moves to clinch but Haq breaks away
enabling Haq to counter with a crisp jab.
Haq shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Askren defends it nicely.
Donk. Haq catches Askren right on the button with a cross.
Haq fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Askren tries to clinch up but Haq circles away and keeps his distance.
Haq fails with an attempt to clinch.
Askren moves in looking to clinch but Haq pushes him off.
Askren walks into a left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Askren tries to close the distance and clinch up but Haq swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Haq scores with a crisp jab that stopped Askren in his tracks.
Askren is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Askren throws a big shot that misses.
Haq dips to his left and cracks Askren with an uppercut!
Haq closes the distance and pushes Askren back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haq throws an elbow but it misses.
Haq tries to pull guard but Askren won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Taufiqul Haq. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haq pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Askren slips under a jab.
Askren has Haq up against the cage in a clinch.
Askren lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Taufiqul Haq has been cut.
Askren keeps control of Haq as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Haq throws a punch but it's blocked by Askren.
Haq trying to stall but Askren improves his position.
Haq looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Haq is trying to break free.
Askren lands a nice elbow.
Haq tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A short body shot lands from Askren as the two fighters clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Askren.
Taufiqul Haq's cut is getting worse.
Haq tries to work over Askren's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Askren throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Askren looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Haq misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Askren.
Haq pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Askren lands with a short shot to the head.
Haq has a couple of punches blocked by Askren.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haq is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Haq blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Haq is trying to break the clinch but Askren is controlling him.
Haq wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Askren has him pressed against the cage.
Askren lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Haq takes an elbow to the temple.
Taufiqul Haq's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Taufiqul Haq's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Benny Askren!
A determined Benny Askren didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barney Gumble (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dikembe Mutombo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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270 lbs
16 - 0 - 0 |
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260 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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
16 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Barney Gumble!
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, Dikembe Mutombo!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Bart Greer and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mutombo tries to keep at a distance but Gumble has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mutombo stalling in the clinch but Gumble improves position.
Gumble lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gumble misses with the head strike.
Gumble lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Gumble - that landed with a thud.
Mutombo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gumble lands with a left to the head.
Gumble lands with a short shot to the head.
Mutombo wants to break the clinch but can't.
Mutombo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gumble lands a right hand.
Mutombo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gumble is leaning against Mutombo and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Mutombo looks winded!
Gumble lands a hook that snaps the head of Mutombo backwards.
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!
Gumble lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mutombo backwards.
Gumble lands with a short shot to the head.
Mutombo is rocked!
Gumble throws a big uppercut that drops Mutombo! More strikes from Gumble and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Mutombo lies dazed against the cage as Gumble celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Barney Gumble!
Barney Gumble decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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