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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Carmichael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Riniec (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kevin Carmichael!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joe Riniec!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riniec closes the distance and clinches up with Carmichael, looking for a takedown. Riniec pushes Carmichael against the cage but Carmichael circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Riniec tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carmichael swats him away and circles back towards the center.
It looked like Carmichael was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Carmichael uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Riniec.
Carmichael looks to land a left hand but Riniec moved out of range nicely.
Carmichael comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Carmichael connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Carmichael swings for the body but Riniec moves out of range.
Riniec closes this distance looking for a takedown but Carmichael circles away.
The fighters circling - Carmichael throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Riniec 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.
Riniec moves into range and clinches up with Carmichael.
Riniec tries to stall but Carmichael uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Carmichael tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Carmichael breaks from the clinch.
Carmichael buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Carmichael.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Carmichael does no damage.
Some wild striking there from Carmichael.
Carmichael will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Riniec misses with a takedown attempt - Carmichael sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kevin Carmichael has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Riniec.
Riniec drops his hands momentarily and Carmichael takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Riniec shoots for a double leg takedown but Carmichael sprawls well. He's pushed Riniec's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Riniec is looking to clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Carmichael.
Riniec slips a jab and a cross from Carmichael.
Carmichael misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Riniec.
Carmichael will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Riniec shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carmichael throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Riniec.
Kevin Carmichael is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Riniec avoids a punch combination nicely.
Riniec avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Carmichael thows a left - swing and a miss!
Riniec fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carmichael moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Riniec takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Riniec.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Riniec misses.
No luck for Riniec with that takedown attempt.
Riniec looks winded!
Riniec dives in for a single leg takedown but Carmichael sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Carmichael is looking to slow Riniec down with leg kicks.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Riniec.
Carmichael thinks about countering with a body kick.
Carmichael scores with a nice head shot.
Carmichael connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Riniec throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Carmichael counters with a nice uppercut.
Carmichael scores with a jab. Riniec acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Riniec is rocked!
Carmichael circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Riniec to the canvas! Riniec doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Carmichael keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin Carmichael!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Prince The (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terry Mirluk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mirluk has chosen Guns N' Roses - Paradise City as his entrance music. 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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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Prince The!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Terry Mirluk!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The throws a chopping leg kick but Mirluk manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
The swats away the attempt to clinch by Mirluk.
The tests Mirluk's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mirluk misses with a double jab.
Mirluk throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The misses with a series of wild punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mirluk! But no joy.
The fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Mirluk is out of range.
Mirluk with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling The to score with a decent uppercut.
The definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The scoring well with a low kick there.
Mirluk misses with a body shot.
A lazy left from Mirluk finds it's target.
The slips a straight right by Mirluk.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for The.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mirluk.
The wants to land a leg kick but Mirluk is out of range.
Mirluk clobbers The with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The cracks the inside of Mirluk's front leg.
The tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mirluk misses with a hook.
A clash of legs there as Mirluk blocks the low kick.
The sets himself, and Mirluk steps forward looking for the clinch! The avoids it this time.
Mirluk throws a hook to the side of The's head but The sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mirluk. The does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mirluk works the jab nicely.
The throws a low kick, looking for Mirluk's leg but Mirluk calmly moves out of range.
The's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and The duly obliges.
The is looking to slow Mirluk down with leg kicks.
The throws a sloppy head kick and Mirluk moves out of range easily.
The throws a sloppy head kick and Mirluk moves out of range easily.
Mirluk throws a hook but The blocks it.
The tried to score with a low kick but Mirluk checks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mirluk lands a nice shot that snaps The's head back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mirluk moves in looking to clinch but The pushes him off.
The jabs Mirluk to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The connects with a solid leg kick.
The throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mirluk throws an overhand right that lands on The's shoulder, as The tries to avoid the shot.
The throws a nice looking combination but Mirluk bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The lands a high kick!
Mirluk checks the leg kick.
Mirluk is looking to clinch.
Mirluk looks to throw the jab but The is out of range.
Mirluk's coach down at Black Phoenix 9 elite coaches was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Mirluk's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
The throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mirluk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mirluk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mirluk throws a body shot but no joy.
The throws a head kick but Mirluk moves out of range.
Mirluk moves out of range of the leg kick from The.
The swats away the attempt to clinch by Mirluk.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Mirluk blocks the leg kick.
The throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mirluk lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but The circles away quickly and effectively.
The throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mirluk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Mirluk misses with a wild body shot.
The fires out a quick counter leg kick but Mirluk just manages to avoid it.
Mirluk moves in looking to clinch but The pushes him off.
The keeps the fight on the outside.
Mirluk doesn't manage to clinch there - The circles away.
A counter left hand to the body from The misses its target.
The cracks the inside of Mirluk's front leg.
Mirluk wants to clinch up but The keeps it at a distance.
Mirluk's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A telegraphed right hand from Mirluk misses the target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from The, right into the meat.
Mirluk slips a jab from The.
Mirluk wants to counter the offense by The and move into the clinch position.
The throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mirluk lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Mirluk fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mirluk just misses with a punch to the body.
The lands with a thumping leg kick.
The throws a sloppy head kick
and The takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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 moves out of range as Mirluk strikes.
The throws a leg kick which misses Mirluk's front leg but catches the back leg as Mirluk tries to avoid it.
Mirluk wants to clinch.
The tried to counter with a leg kick but Mirluk avoided it.
Mirluk misses with a wild combination.
The looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
The misses the jab.
The gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mirluk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The throws a solid leg kick but Mirluk takes the impact on his shin and smiles at The.
The scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mirluk misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Prince The dominated that round.
That's time! The's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mirluk throws out the jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Mirluk misses the target.
The lands with a kick to the temple. Mirluk shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
The fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mirluk has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The throws a head kick that misses.
Mirluk swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Mirluk throws a series of punches but The moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from The on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice defenses there by The.
The buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mirluk throws a right and a left that The avoids nicely.
The looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Mirluk looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mirluk misses with a straight right.
A bone on bone clash there as Mirluk blocks the leg kick.
Mirluk just misses with a punch to the body.
The slips a jab from Mirluk.
Mirluk tries to clinch but The moves out of range.
The connects with a leg kick. Mirluk looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ducks under a wild hook from Mirluk.
The takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mirluk misses with a few strikes there.
The uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mirluk.
The bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The throws a sloppy head kick and Mirluk moves out of range easily.
Mirluk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The avoids the body shot from Mirluk.
The fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mirluk has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mirluk looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The tried to counter with a leg kick but Mirluk avoided it.
The throws a leg kick but Mirluk moved away.
Mirluk throws out a counter right but The avoids it with no problem.
Mirluk looks to land a right hand but The moved out of range.
The tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mirluk misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mirluk just misses with a punch to the body.
The tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mirluk is able to avoid easily.
The shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mirluk throws a one two combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The avoids a punch combination nicely.
The scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mirluk tries to clinch but The moves out of range.
The appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
The fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mirluk ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The moves away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mirluk fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches The on the side of the head.
Mirluk throws a big shot that misses.
Mirluk blocks a head kick by The.
Mirluk looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Nice uppercut lands for The. That snapped Mirluk's head back.
The is looking to chop away at Mirluk's legs.
That kick from The tenderised Mirluk's leg. Mirluk is trying to keep his angry face on.
Prince The seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mirluk checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mirluk fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches The on the side of the head.
Mirluk connects with a crisp jab.
A leg kick checked by Mirluk.
The tried to score with a low kick but Mirluk checks it.
Mirluk throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Mirluk misses the target.
The appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
The slips under a jab from Mirluk.
The throws a head kick that misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The keeps the fight on the outside.
Prince The is winning the standup battle so far.
The connects with a solid leg kick.
Mirluk slips a straight right by The.
Mirluk throws a hook to the side of The's head but The sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
The fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Mirluk shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. The eats them both and turns towards Mirluk to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Mirluk avoids the body shot from The.
Mirluk throws out a counter right but The avoids it with no problem.
Mirluk tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. The manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The circles away from the clinch attempt.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Mirluk checks a leg kick.
Mirluk is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from The, right into the meat.
Mirluk looks to land a left hand but The moved out of range nicely.
Mirluk connects with a nice looking jab.
Mirluk tries to clinch up but The circles away and keeps his distance.
Mirluk looks to throw the jab but The is out of range.
Mirluk takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mirluk fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jab from Mirluk.
The is rocked!
A head kick by The misses
and Mirluk counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Oh The is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mirluk slips a jab from The.
The motions for Mirluk to come forward. The throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
The seems to have got his legs back now.
The takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
The throws a leg kick but Mirluk moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Terry Mirluk will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
The connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The misses the jab.
The fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mirluk.
A good leg kick by The.
A low kick from The is predictable there
and Mirluk counters with a right hand to the body.
The scores with a shot to the body.
Mirluk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mirluk avoids the head kick by The.
The will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The lands with a thumping leg kick.
The scores with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some bone on bone action there as Mirluk checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mirluk wants to clinch up but The keeps it at a distance.
Mirluk tries to clinch up but The circles away and keeps his distance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The slips a jab from Mirluk.
The avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mirluk blocks a head kick by The.
Mirluk steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from The.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Mirluk blocks the low kick.
The avoids the body shot from Mirluk.
Nice defenses there by Mirluk.
The keeps the fight on the outside.
Mirluk lands with a nice body punch.
Nice uppercut lands for Mirluk. That snapped The's head back.
Mirluk tries to clinch up but The circles away and keeps his distance.
Mirluk tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nice defenses there by The.
The will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Mirluk tries to clinch but The moves out of range.
The moves away from the strike by Mirluk.
Mirluk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mirluk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The was well out of range. Poor timing from Mirluk.
Mirluk blocks a low kick nicely.
The misses with a head kick.
The slips a jab from Mirluk.
The moves out of range of the strikes.
The moves out of range of the strikes.
An attempted straight right counter from The misses the target.
Mirluk misses with a straight left.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mirluk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The moves out of range of the strikes.
The avoids the body shot from Mirluk.
Mirluk walks into a stiff left hand from The.
Mirluk takes one to the chin there.
A jab from Mirluk misses.
The lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The swats away the attempt to clinch by Mirluk.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The throws a leg kick which misses Mirluk's front leg but catches the back leg as Mirluk tries to avoid it.
Mirluk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but The manages to avoid it.
Mirluk gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mirluk misses with a straight right.
Mirluk clobbers The with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The slips under a jab.
The connects with an inside leg kick.
Mirluk misses the jab.
Mirluk throws a jab but it's blocked by The.
A slow jab from Mirluk misses its intended target.
The finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The sets himself, and Mirluk steps forward looking for the clinch! The avoids it this time.
The scores with a jab.
The tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mirluk is able to avoid easily.
Mirluk wants to counter the offense by The and move into the clinch position.
The turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mirluk jabbing away but nothing is landing.
The misses the shot to the body.
The misses with a leg kick.
Mirluk tries to counter with a clinch but The shakes him off and moves away.
The bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The moves out of range of the strikes.
The half committed to a counter leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mirluk missing with a left hand there. The was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The throws a counter high kick but Mirluk was just alert enough to avoid it.
Mirluk is looking to clinch but The is avoiding it.
Mirluk throws a lazy right hand but The sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The takes one on the button.
The ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mirluk checks a leg kick nicely.
The keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mirluk doesn't manage to clinch there - The circles away.
The uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mirluk.
Mirluk drops his hands momentarily and The takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mirluk doesn't manage to clinch there - The circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Prince The.
Well The has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:29
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 29:29
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ray Monteo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Victor Slaughter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slaughter is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by KILLER BE KILLED - Curb Crusher. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ray Monteo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Victor Slaughter!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Bart Greer and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slaughter throws a body punch but Monteo moves out of range.
Slaughter fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Monteo manages to avoid it.
Monteo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Monteo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
It looks like Victor Slaughter has been cut.
Monteo throws a series of punches but Slaughter avoids them all with ease.
A countering left hand to the body from Slaughter misses.
Some wild striking there from Slaughter.
Slaughter throws a nice looking combination but Monteo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The fighters circling - Monteo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Slaughter clinches up with Monteo and pushes him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Slaughter.
Monteo is trying to force a seperation but Slaughter has the dominant position.
Slaughter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Monteo backwards.
Slaughter lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Monteo.
Monteo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
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!
Slaughter misses with a body punch.
Slaughter lands a right hand that snaps the head of Monteo backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slaughter taking a breather.
Slaughter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Monteo backwards.
Slaughter gets through Monteo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Monteo is rocked!
A head punch on the inside from Slaughter fails to land.
Oh Monteo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Monteo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Slaughter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Slaughter working aggressively here.
Slaughter misses with a hook from the clinch.
Monteo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Slaughter has a couple of punches blocked by Monteo.
Monteo blocking some punches.
Monteo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Slaughter is keeping busy.
Slaughter lands a body shot.
Monteo seems to have got his legs back now.
Slaughter creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Monteo with a big uppercut! Monteo tries to clinch up but Slaughter pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Monteo to the mat! Monteo covers up and Slaughter unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Victor Slaughter!
A very excited looking Victor Slaughter made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Emilio Cerci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Genichiro Shimada (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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189 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Emilio Cerci!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Genichiro Shimada!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shimada slips under a jab.
Cerci fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shimada manages to avoid it.
Shimada looks to land a right hand but Cerci moved out of range.
Shimada slips a jab from Cerci.
Cerci lands with an overhand left.
Cerci misses with a right hand
and Shimada counters with a straight right hand.
Cerci tries to keep at a distance but Shimada has taken the fight into the clinch.
Shimada lands a right hand.
Cerci lands a hook that snaps the head of Shimada backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cerci prevents a body shot from Shimada.
Shimada doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Shimada goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Shimada misses with the head strike.
Cerci working aggressively here.
Cerci struggles to land a body shot inside as Shimada controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shimada doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cerci manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Shimada can't find room to land a body shot as Cerci controls the action.
Cerci is trying to maintain a safe position but Shimada gets an underhook and turns Cerci into the cage.
Shimada working aggressively here.
Cerci is trying to maintain a safe position but Shimada gets an underhook and turns Cerci into the cage.
Shimada tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Shimada creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cerci tries to break the clinch but Shimada is controlling the position.
Cerci is trying to force a seperation but Shimada has the dominant position.
Cerci throws a punch but it's blocked by Shimada.
Cerci blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Shimada works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Shimada tries to throw a body punch but Cerci avoids it by throwing Shimada back against the cage.
Cerci looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Shimada misses with a hook to the ribs.
Shimada tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cerci takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shimada lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cerci.
Shimada tries to throw a body punch but Cerci avoids it by throwing Shimada back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Cerci takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Shimada working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Shimada.
A right hand to the body from Shimada.
Shimada is leaning against Cerci and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cerci is breathing heavily.
Shimada lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shimada throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short right from Shimada.
Shimada working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Shimada lands a right hand that snaps the head of Cerci backwards.
Cerci is rocked!
A right hand to the body from Shimada.
Oh Cerci is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A left hand lands to the body for Shimada.
Shimada is working Cerci over against the cage.
Shimada throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Shimada throws a big uppercut that drops Cerci! More strikes from Shimada and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Cerci lies dazed against the cage as Shimada celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Genichiro Shimada!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dexter Ricci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dagur Egilsson (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dexter Ricci!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dagur Egilsson!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Sandra Marshall and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ricci lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Egilsson circles away quickly and effectively.
Egilsson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Ricci connects with a right hand. Egilsson shakes it off.
Ricci lands with a straight right. Egilsson didn't see that one coming.
Ricci swinging wildly here.
Ricci scores with a nice right hand.
Ricci looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Ricci checks the leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Egilsson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Egilsson moves forwards but Ricci connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Egilsson's coach down at Cozad The Island was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Egilsson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Ricci lands an overhand right.
Ricci throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricci lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Nice cross by Ricci.
Ricci lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Egilsson is rocked!
Ricci dodges the punch combination from Egilsson.
Egilsson is still on wobbly legs! Can Ricci finish him?
Egilsson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ricci.
Egilsson seems to have recovered his senses.
Egilsson ducks under a wild hook from Ricci.
Ricci scores with a hook.
Ricci bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Egilsson's head.
Ricci misses with an uppercut. Egilsson saw that one coming.
Egilsson tries to counter by closing the distance.
Ricci moves out of range of the leg kick from Egilsson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ricci throws a jab but it's blocked by Egilsson.
Egilsson wants to counter with a clinch but Ricci pushes him away.
Ricci with a hook.
Ricci is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Egilsson looks for the body kick but Ricci saw that one coming.
Ricci looks to land a combination but Egilsson avoids it well.
Ricci misses with the combination.
Egilsson misses with an uppercut. Ricci saw that one coming.
Ricci scores with a punch to the head.
Ricci scores with a nice right hand.
Oooooh!!! Ricci has knocked Egilsson down with a huge combo! Ricci steps away and waves a wobbly Egilsson back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Ricci misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egilsson ducks under a wild hook from Ricci.
Ricci throws a hook but Egilsson avoids it easily.
Egilsson pushes Ricci up against the cage in a clinch.
Ricci slowing the pace effectively.
Ricci avoids the elbow strike from Egilsson, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Egilsson.
Ricci controlling the action here for a moment.
Ricci dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Nice body punch from Ricci - that landed with a thud.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ricci stalling the fight.
Ricci keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Egilsson's efforts to push away.
Egilsson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Egilsson wants to get back to striking at distance but Ricci won't allow it.
Ricci scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Ricci lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ricci cracks Egilsson with a nice body shot.
Ricci lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Egilsson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Ricci taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ricci is struggling to control the position.
Egilsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dexter Ricci dominated that round.
That's time! Ricci's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ricci scores with a hook to the body. Egilsson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ricci lands with a right hand.
Ricci throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Egilsson counters with a series of strikes. Ricci will be more careful next time no doubt.
Ricci is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Egilsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Ricci throwing a counter right hand but Egilsson manages to avoid it.
Egilsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ricci.
Good shot there by Ricci.
Ricci lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Egilsson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ricci rushes Egilsson and presses him up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
With the fighters up against the cage, Egilsson throws an elbow but misses.
Ricci is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Egilsson can do to turn this around?
Egilsson blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Ricci on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ricci content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ricci effectively controlling the action here.
Ricci is stalling here.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Ricci for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Egilsson misses with the head strike.
Ricci manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Dexter Ricci.
Ricci gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egilsson is trying to push Ricci away but Ricci has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ricci lands a right hand that snaps the head of Egilsson backwards.
Egilsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dexter Ricci is winning the standup battle so far.
A big left from Ricci misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Ricci checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ricci thows a left - swing and a miss!
Egilsson unleashes a big counter combination but Ricci bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Egilsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ricci.
Egilsson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ricci slips a straight right by Egilsson.
Ricci moves in looking to clinch but Egilsson pushes him off.
Ricci looks to land a combination but Egilsson avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Ricci.
Ricci connects with a single shot there.
Egilsson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ricci throws a nice looking combination but Egilsson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Egilsson throws out a counter right but Ricci avoids it with no problem.
Ricci lands an overhand right.
Ricci uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ricci fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Egilsson, pushing him back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Egilsson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Egilsson blocking some punches.
Egilsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ricci lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Egilsson.
Egilsson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ricci tries to clinch there but Egilsson circles away.
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!
Ricci misses with a two punch combination.
Dexter Ricci is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ricci scores with a decent looking hook.
Ricci is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Egilsson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ricci at a distance.
A jab lands there for Ricci.
Ricci fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dexter Ricci dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Ricci is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Egilsson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Egilsson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Egilsson pushes Ricci up against the cage in a clinch.
Egilsson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ricci.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Egilsson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ricci doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ricci makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Ricci fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egilsson has had enough of the clinch but Ricci keeps him there for the moment.
Ricci lands a nice shot to the body.
Ricci just leaning against Egilsson, taking a breather.
A short left from Ricci.
Egilsson blocks a body shot from Ricci.
Ricci lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Egilsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Ricci.
Ricci pushes Egilsson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ricci has Egilsson pushed against the cage.
Ricci misses with a punch on the inside.
Egilsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Ricci uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ricci lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egilsson working hard to break the clinch.
Egilsson stalling in the clinch but Ricci improves position.
The referee calls for Ricci to work.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ricci.
Dexter Ricci has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Egilsson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Egilsson throws a head punch that misses.
Ricci using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Egilsson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Egilsson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ricci's brow.
A frustrated look appears on Egilsson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Egilsson swings wildly with an uppercut but Ricci uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egilsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Egilsson is looking to break free of the clinch but Ricci has double underhooks.
Egilsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Egilsson prevents a body shot from Ricci.
Ricci leaning his opponent against the cage.
Ricci blocks the elbow strike.
Egilsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Egilsson is trying to break the clinch but Ricci is controlling him.
Ricci manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Ricci avoids the elbow strike from Egilsson, against the cage.
That's four 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.
A short right from Ricci on the inside.
A short uppercut from Ricci.
Ricci tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Egilsson is stalling here.
Ricci throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Egilssons head.
Ricci throws a head punch that misses.
Ricci just leaning against Egilsson, taking a breather.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Egilsson blocking some punches.
Ricci lands a shoulder strike.
Ricci tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Egilsson's elbow.
Dagur Egilsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ricci blocks an elbow strike from Egilsson.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dexter Ricci showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ricci has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dexter Ricci!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bob Hetfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Mir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hetfield comes to the cage accompanied by Symphaty for the Devil. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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174 lbs
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167 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bob Hetfield!
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, Josh Mir!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Winston Alpacca and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hetfield has a takedown stuffed.
Mir is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Hetfield's half guard.
Mir thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hetfield keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hetfield looks like he's trying to stand up.
Mir missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hetfield is trying to stand.
Hetfield regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Mir.
Mir throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hetfield works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir trying to control the position from guard on top but Hetfield is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mir in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mir looking to sit in guard and control but Hetfield gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hetfield is looking to work some ground and pound but Mir has wrist control.
Hetfield won't allow Mir to sweep him here.
Hetfield looking to sit in guard and control but Mir gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Mir missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Mir looking to pass the guard.
Mir wants to control from the top but Hetfield keeps moving.
Mir throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hetfield works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Mir is looking to pass into half guard but Hetfield pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Hetfield is in guard.
Hetfield wants to control from the top but Mir keeps moving.
Mir looking for a sweep. Not yet Mir, not yet.
Hetfield stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mir swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Hetfield thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Mir trying to control the position.
Mir keeping moving, preventing Hetfield from controlling successfully.
Hetfield throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mir not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hetfield fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mir avoids it really well and circles away.
Hetfield shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Hetfield was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mir tries to bench press Hetfield off him but Hetfield keeps the position.
Hetfield is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Mir knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Mir wants to control but Hetfield postures up.
Mir tries to bench press Hetfield off him but Hetfield keeps the position.
Hetfield is looking to take a break and control but Mir is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hetfield is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Mir is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hetfield trying to control the action but Mir is working from the bottom.
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 Bob Hetfield will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hetfield shoots in and drives through. Mir sprawls well.
Mir shoots in and gets a takedown into Hetfield's guard.
Mir wants to control from the top but Hetfield keeps moving.
Mir might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Hetfield haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Mir working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hetfield tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hetfield working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mir.
Mir trying to control but Hetfield is working from the bottom.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hetfield is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hetfield is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Mir as Hetfield shoots in.
Mir with the counter takedown but Hetfield avoids it easily.
Hetfield fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Hetfield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hetfield fails to land the takedown.
Mir shoots for a takedown but Hetfield saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mir throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Hetfield was covering up waiting for the punch and Mir finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Mir pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hetfield is keeping the position for now.
Mir trying to control but Hetfield is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir passes Hetfield's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Mir has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mir throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Josh Mir has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mir not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mir throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Hetfield to regain full guard.
Mir postures up in Hetfield's guard and throws a big left but Hetfield blocks it.
Mir slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Mir is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Hetfield is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mir tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
The strikes coming from Mir are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Mir tries to move to full mount but Hetfield actually manages to regain half guard.
Mir is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hetfield is staying active underneath Mir, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Hetfield is trying to stand.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Mir rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hetfield counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mir won't be happy with that.
Hetfield is looking to take a break and control but Mir is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hetfield working away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hetfield working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Mir struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Mir showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Mir shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Mir trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Mir with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hetfield utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hetfield utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mir throws an elbow that misses. Hetfield uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mir's guard. Nice move by Hetfield!
Mir is trying to control the position but Hetfield postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mir tries to strike from the bottom.
Mir 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.
Mir working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mir looking for a sweep. Not yet Mir, not yet.
Mir is trying to keep Hetfield in close.
Hetfield in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mir trying to keep a closed guard but Hetfield is proving a slippery customer.
Hetfield pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mir is keeping the position for now.
Hetfield preventing the sweep.
Hetfield trying to control the position from guard on top but Mir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mir stuffs the takedown.
Mir pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mir closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hetfield to the mat! Hetfield manages to get full guard.
Mir prevents Hetfield from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mir wants to pass the guard but Hetfield is keeping the position.
Mir must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mir trying to control but Hetfield is working from the bottom.
Hetfield 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.
Mir is looking to work some ground and pound but Hetfield has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hetfield preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Horrible takedown attempt by Mir or perhaps it was just good defense by Hetfield, which made it look bad.
Mir shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Mir was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hetfield regains half guard, as Mir was trying to land strikes.
Mir with the ground and pound but Hetfield uses the opportunity to regain guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mir accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mir working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mir trying to control the position from guard on top but Hetfield is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Hetfield keeping full guard, as Mir tries to pass.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hetfield changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mir tries to avoid it but Hetfield manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mir to the ground. Mir escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mir tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Hetfield closes the distance and clinches up with Mir, looking for a takedown. Hetfield pushes Mir against the cage but Mir circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Hetfield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mir dives in and grabs Hetfield's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hetfield pushes down on Mir's head and hops out.
Mir shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josh Mir comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mir has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 28:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 28:29
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Mir!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Grimpen Shatterstone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Captain Toad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grimpen Shatterstone could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Captain Toad'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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Grimpen Shatterstone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Captain Toad!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Santiago Holmes and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Toad throws the left hand but Shatterstone avoids the punch easily.
We've been hearing reports that Shatterstone has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Toad. Shatterstone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Shatterstone scores with a jab to the head.
Toad misses with a lunging right hand
and Shatterstone counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Shatterstone is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shatterstone has control of Toad's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Toad regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Shatterstone 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 Shatterstone!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Grimpen Shatterstone!
Grimpen Shatterstone thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jim Dixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darth Mauler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight 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, Jim Dixon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Darth Mauler!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Dirk Anderson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Dixon looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Mauler throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mauler uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dixon has time to react.
Dixon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mauler counters with a left to the body.
Dixon misses with a lunging right hand
and Mauler counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Dixon takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Mauler with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mauler looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Mauler with a hook.
Dixon with a lazy takedown attempt
enabling Mauler to counter with a crisp jab.
Dixon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mauler counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Dixon thinking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mauler lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dixon on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mauler jabs Dixon to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dixon misses with a left hand
and Mauler counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mauler scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Dixon doesn't seem bothered though.
Mauler scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Mauler feints and then cracks Dixon's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Dixon down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dixon misses the jab.
Mauler is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dixon rather than just go for the knockout.
Mauler cracks Dixon with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Mauler ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Dixon throws out a loose jab but Mauler uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dixon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mauler sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dixon throws a right hand that misses
and Mauler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dixon takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mauler ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Dixon throws a poor cross that misses
and Mauler counters with a nice uppercut.
Dixon fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mauler avoids it really well and circles away.
Dixon is breathing heavily.
Dixon throws a lazy uppercut
and Mauler counters with a stiff right hand.
Mauler has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mauler there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mauler fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dixon misses the jab.
Dixon misses with an uppercut
and Mauler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dixon has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Jim Dixon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mauler sizes up Dixon with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mauler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mauler bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Mauler dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dixon. That did some damage!
Mauler with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dixon throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mauler counters with a good low kick that Dixon was not able to check.
Mauler lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Dixon misses with a takedown attempt - Mauler sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jim Dixon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mauler uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mauler lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Dixon misses with a hook
and Mauler counters with a good, hard body kick but Dixon shrugs it off.
Nice jab there from Mauler.
Mauler uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Dixon has time to react.
Dixon is rocked!
Mauler pounces like a tiger and cracks Dixon with a vicious hook! Dixon is down but not out! Mauler follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Darth Mauler!
An out of breath Darth Mauler 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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