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Solitude 16 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Marston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kamil Nowak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kamil Nowak is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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169 lbs
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182 lbs
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Good takedowns
Basic striking
Good chin |
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Good kicks
Determined |
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Daniel Marston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kamil Nowak!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marston misses with an uppercut.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A head kick by Nowak misses
and Marston counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Marston stopping the sweep attempt from Nowak.
Nowak is trying to control the position but Marston postures up.
Marston won't allow Nowak to sweep him here.
Nowak is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Marston's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Marston keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Nowak's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marston lands a couple of digs.
Nowak has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Marston can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nowak trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marston pushes down on Nowak's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Marston trying to mount his opponent but Nowak defends it.
Still in half guard, Marston seems content to control.
Nowak wants to improve his position but Marston is controlling well.
Marston wants to free his trapped foot but Nowak is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Nowak gets full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Marston trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Marston controls from within his opponent's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Nowak throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Marston trying to control but Nowak is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Marston tries to free his leg and advance position but Nowak is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marston engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nowak pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nowak swats away the attempt to clinch by Marston.
Marston misses with a body shot.
Nowak plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Daniel Marston has been cut.
Marston shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Marston knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nowak on the ground.
Nowak looking for a sweep. Not yet Nowak, not yet.
Nowak working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Marston doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Marston manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Marston trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nowak being controlled here, momentarily.
Nowak 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.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Marston controlling from the top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Marston ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nowak moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Marston dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daniel Marston's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Marston takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nowak keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marston closes the distance and clinches.
Marston wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nowak has him pressed against the cage.
Marston goes for a takedown attempt but Nowak pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Marston throws the left hand but Nowak avoids the punch easily.
Nowak throws a counter combo.
Nowak looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nowak plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Nowak swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Marston counters with a single leg into guard. Nowak didn't expect that.
Nowak had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Marston defends it easily.
Marston pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Nowak is keeping the position for now.
Marston works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowak is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marston is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nowak is refusing to be controlled, as Marston sits in half guard.
Marston seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nowak is trying to maintain the position but Marston is very close to passing his half guard.
Marston slips a nice elbow through Nowak's hands, connecting with Nowak's forehead.
Marston is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nowak can do to turn this around?
Marston is nestled in close to Nowak, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nowak is refusing to be controlled, as Marston sits in half guard.
Marston is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Nowak is looking to improve his position.
Marston seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Nowak is trying to maintain the position but Marston is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marston sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Marston tries to clinch but Nowak is having none of it.
A head kick from Nowak lands but Marston takes it in his stride.
Nowak misses with a two punch combination.
Marston throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marston takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Marston clinches with his opponent.
Marston tries to land knees in the clinch but Nowak avoids the damage to the body.
Marston misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Marston blocks an uppercut.
Marston is struggling to control the position.
Nowak lands a right hand that snaps the head of Marston backwards.
Nowak fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nowak prevents the takedown attempt.
Marston just leaning against Nowak, taking a breather.
Nowak lands with a right to the head.
Marston is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Nowak is defending well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daniel Marston. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Marston can't find room to land a body shot as Nowak controls the action.
Nowak is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Marston is working for takedown but Nowak is calmly controlling the position for now.
Marston has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Nowak is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nowak is trying to break the clinch but Marston has him pressed against the cage.
Marston missing with knees to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A frustrated look appears on Nowak's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Marston missing with knees to the body.
Marston pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Marston misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Daniel Marston will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Daniel Marston'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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nowak scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nowak looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Marston misses with a body shot.
Nowak feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Marston's calf.
Nowak tries to land a front kick but Marston steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nowak looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Marston misses with a body shot.
Nowak throws a head kick that Marston semi-blocks.
Marston forces Nowak back against the cage and clinches.
Marston taking a breather.
Nowak lands a nice uppercut.
Nowak wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nice body punch from Nowak - that landed with a thud.
Nowak working hard to break the clinch.
Marston wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nowak has him pressed against the cage.
Nowak trying to stall but Marston improves his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marston misses with a knee to the head.
Marston trying to land knees to the body.
Nowak blocking some punches.
Marston prevents a body shot from Nowak.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marston.
Nowak looking to stall.
Marston misses with a punch on the inside.
Marston misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nowak.
Nowak blocks the elbow strike.
Nowak blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Marston has a couple of punches blocked by Nowak.
Marston tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nowak avoids it.
A short uppercut from Nowak.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Marston just misses with a elbow thrown towards Nowak's brow.
Nowak stalling in the clinch but Marston improves position.
Nowak wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marston has him pressed against the cage.
A hook to the body from Nowak.
Marston tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nowak avoids it.
Nowak managing to block the knees to the body from Marston.
Nowak letting Marston take a breather here.
Marston blocks an uppercut.
Nowak tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Marston's elbow.
Marston pushes off an throws an elbow but Nowak leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Marston changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Nowak fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Kamil Nowak seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Some wild striking there from Nowak.
Marston swings for the body but Nowak moves out of range.
Marston gets a double leg takedown into Nowak's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowak working a defensive guard here.
Nowak looking to hit a scissor sweep but Marston is one step ahead there.
Nowak is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Marston wants to improve his position but Nowak is controlling well.
Marston is controlling Nowak's trapped leg to prevent Nowak from advancing to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Nowak is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Marston is concentrating on defense, preventing Nowak from advancing position.
Marston gets back to full guard.
Marston keeping moving, preventing Nowak from controlling successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nowak preventing the sweep.
Kamil Nowak has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Daniel Marston is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nowak is looking to work some ground and pound but Marston has wrist control.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kamil Nowak.
I think Marston has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 28:29
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 29:28
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Captain Crunch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bartosz Szkuta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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148 lbs
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142 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin |
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Brawler
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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, Captain Crunch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bartosz Szkuta!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Szkuta shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Crunch is trying to defend but Szkuta finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Crunch definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Crunch is not content to let Szkuta control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crunch moves into full guard.
Szkuta is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Crunch is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Crunch has escaped and now he's on top!
Crunch looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Szkuta keeping moving, preventing Crunch from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunch is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Szkuta has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Crunch is looking to defend but Szkuta has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Crunch! Szkuta pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Crunch taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Bartosz Szkuta!
In his post fight interview, Bartosz Szkuta started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between General Warpig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dava Hashashin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Warpig kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Warpigs. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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185 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, General Warpig!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dava Hashashin!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for Warpig.
Hashashin connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Warpig throws a hook but Hashashin blocks it.
Warpig scores with a punch to the head.
A big right from Hashashin misses.
A good leg kick by Warpig.
Hashashin moves out of range of the body kick.
Warpig pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Warpig throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hashashin stuns Warpig with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hashashin has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Hashashin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Warpig.
Hashashin scores with a hook to the body. Warpig takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Hashashin with a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hashashin misses with an uppercut. Warpig saw that one coming.
Hashashin takes a swing at Warpig's ribcage but misses.
Warpig displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hashashin throws out the jab.
Warpig misses the jab.
Nice uppercut lands for Warpig. That snapped Hashashin's head back.
Hashashin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Warpig.
Warpig defending well as Hashashin loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warpig slips a jab from Hashashin.
Warpig has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Hut - $50 in the buildup to the fight.
A swing and a miss from Hashashin.
Hashashin throws a lazy right hand but Warpig sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Warpig scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hashashin misses with an uppercut. Warpig saw that one coming.
Hashashin avoids the body shot from Warpig.
Warpig ducks under a wild hook from Hashashin.
Hashashin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hashashin jabs Warpig to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Warpig lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Warpig looks to score with a jab to the body but Hashashin is just out of range.
Hashashin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Warpigs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hashashin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Warpig.
Hashashin misses with a hook. Warpig ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed right hand from Hashashin misses the target.
Hashashin takes a swing at Warpig's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Hashashin misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warpig bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Warpig tried to counter with a leg kick but Hashashin avoided it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A telegraphed right hand from Hashashin misses the target.
Hashashin moves out of range as Warpig throws a body kick.
A swing and a miss from Hashashin.
Warpig throws the kick towards the body but Hashashin avoids it.
Hashashin misses with a wild body shot.
Warpig fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hashashin throws a series of punches but Warpig moves out of range.
Hashashin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Warpig.
Hashashin throws a counter combo.
Warpig goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Hashashin missing with a left hand there. Warpig was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Warpig uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hashashin.
Warpig fakes the leg kick and cracks Hashashin in the body.
Warpig tries to land a body kick
and Hashashin counters with a stiff right hand.
Warpig throws a hook to the side of Hashashin's head but Hashashin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Hashashin.
Hashashin throws a lazy right hand but Warpig sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warpig's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hashashin under the eye.
Hashashin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Warpig.
Warpig needs to keep his hands up - Hashashin had a free shot at his head there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Warpig.
Hashashin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Warpig.
An inside leg kick from Warpig misses.
A slow jab from Hashashin misses its intended target.
Warpig throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hashashin.
Warpig ducks under a wild hook from Hashashin.
Hashashin looks to land a left hand but Warpig moved out of range nicely.
Warpig is looking to slow Hashashin down with leg kicks.
A punch lands to the side of Warpig 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Warpig tries to land a front kick but Hashashin steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Hashashin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Warpig is looking to counter with a body kick.
Warpig looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hashashin misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hashashin throws a big shot that misses.
Hashashin 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.
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!
Hashashin loads up on a big right hand but Warpig slips the punch.
Warpig slips a straight right by Hashashin.
It looked like Warpig was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hashashin.
Hashashin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Warpig slips a straight right by Hashashin.
Warpig avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A slow jab from Hashashin misses its intended target.
Hashashin misses with a looping right.
Nice cross by Hashashin.
Warpig misses with a wild body shot.
Warpig throws a body punch but Hashashin moves out of range.
Warpig tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hashashin now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Warpig displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hashashin throws out the jab.
Hashashin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Warpig.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Warpig throws a head kick but Hashashin moves out of range.
Hashashin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hashashin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A little jabbing left from Hashashin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dava Hashashin will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hashashin rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Warpig makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Warpig bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Hashashin stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hashashin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Warpig connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hashashin scrambles back to his feet.
Warpig slips under a jab from Hashashin.
A left and a right from Hashashin both land. Nice combination.
Warpig connects with a leg kick. Hashashin looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Warpig slips a straight right by Hashashin.
Warpig fakes the leg kick and cracks Hashashin in the body.
Warpig steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hashashin.
Hashashin avoids the head kick by Warpig.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Warpig tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hashashin was well out of range. Poor timing from Warpig.
Hashashin lands a two punch combo.
Warpig moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dava Hashashin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Warpig lands with a kick to the ribs.
Warpig throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hashashin thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hashashin moves out of range of the body kick.
Hashashin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Warpig scores with a head kick.
Warpig connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hashashin bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Warpig's head.
Warpig misses with a two punch combination.
Warpig steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hashashin.
Warpig throws a jab when Hashashin was well out of range.
Warpig ducks under a wild hook from Hashashin.
A chopping leg kick lands by Warpig.
Warpig misses with a straight left.
Hashashin misses the jab.
Hashashin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Warpig.
It looked like Warpig wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Warpig connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Warpig looks to score with a jab to the body but Hashashin is just out of range.
Nice jab there from Hashashin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by Hashashin.
The fighters circling - Hashashin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hashashin loads up on a big right hand but Warpig slips the punch.
A head kick by Warpig misses
and Hashashin counters with a nice uppercut.
Hashashin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Warpig chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Hashashin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Warpig sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Warpig quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Warpig uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hashashin.
Warpig punishes Hashashin's body with a nice straight punch.
Warpig lands a head kick!
Warpig throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Hashashin's head.
Warpig bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A quick step to the side and Warpig tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Warpig walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Hashashin missing with a left hand there. Warpig was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hashashin looks to land a combination. Warpig sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Warpig finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hashashin cracks Warpig with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hashashin misses with a hook.
Warpig misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Hashashin counters with a straight right hand.
Hashashin throws a body shot but no joy.
Hashashin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Warpig attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Warpig keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hashashin.
Hashashin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Warpig takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hashashin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hashashin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Warpig throws a quick inside leg kick.
Warpig slips a jab from Hashashin.
Warpig attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Warpig with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hashashin to score with a decent uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hashashin misses the shot to the body.
Hashashin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Warpig misses the shot to the body.
Warpig looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Warpig ducks under a wild hook from Hashashin.
An inside leg kick lands from Warpig.
Jab by Hashashin.
Warpig gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Warpig lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Hashashin avoids the head kick by Warpig.
A little jabbing left from Hashashin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hashashin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slow jab from Hashashin misses its intended target.
Warpig slips a jab from Hashashin.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hashashin misses the jab.
Warpig walks into a jab.
Hashashin misses the jab.
Hashashin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dava Hashashin 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!
Hashashin takes a swing at Warpig's ribcage but misses.
Hashashin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Warpig sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Warpig tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hashashin was well out of range. Poor timing from Warpig.
Hashashin throws a right hand that misses
and Warpig counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hashashin's knee momentarily.
The fighters circling - Hashashin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Warpig dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hashashin. That did some damage!
Hashashin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Hashashin's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Hashashin throws a hook but Warpig blocks it.
Warpig sizes up Hashashin with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Warpig slips a straight right by Hashashin.
Warpig throws a looping overhand right but Hashashin ducks down to avoid it.
Hashashin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warpig throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Hashashin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Warpig uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hashashin.
Hashashin takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hashashin throws a hook to the side of Warpig's head but Warpig sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Warpig throws out a loose jab but Hashashin uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warpig throws the kick towards the body but Hashashin avoids it.
Hashashin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice straight punches there by Hashashin. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hashashin.
Warpig takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Warpig ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Warpig moves out of range as Hashashin strikes.
Hashashin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Hashashin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Warpig staying out of range there.
Hashashin misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Warpig throws out a loose jab but Hashashin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Warpig looks to score with a jab to the body but Hashashin is just out of range.
Hashashin throws out a counter right but Warpig avoids it with no problem.
Warpig chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Warpig thuds his right hand into Hashashin's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Warpig looks to land a right hand but Hashashin moved out of range.
Warpig defending well as Hashashin loads up on a big left hand.
General Warpig has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warpig throws a body shot but no joy.
Warpig misses with an uppercut. Hashashin saw that one coming.
Warpig lands with a kick to the ribs.
A big left from Hashashin misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Warpig.
Hashashin has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Warpig.
A big left from Hashashin misses.
Warpig misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Warpig throws a head kick but Hashashin moves out of range.
Warpig ducks under a wild hook from Hashashin.
Hashashin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hashashin connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Warpig momentarily.
Warpig misses the jab.
Warpig slips a straight right by Hashashin.
Warpig bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Warpig bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hashashin's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hashashin connects with a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Warpig.
Hashashin connects with a right hand. Warpig shakes it off.
Hashashin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Warpig in his tracks.
Hashashin takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Warpig throws a head kick but Hashashin moves out of range.
Warpig tries a head kick but it misses.
A little jabbing left from Hashashin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A jab from Hashashin misses.
Dava Hashashin is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hashashin scores with a nice right hand.
Hashashin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hashashin misses with a hook.
Warpig throws a lazy right hand but Hashashin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hashashin throws out a counter right but Warpig avoids it with no problem.
Warpig throws a nice head kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Warpig uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hashashin.
Hashashin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Warpig wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Hashashin scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warpig motions for Hashashin to come forward. Warpig throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hashashin lands an overhand right.
Hashashin swinging wildly here.
Warpig throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Warpig throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Warpig throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Hashashin, as that shot connected.
Warpig swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hashashin cracks Warpig with a good jab.
Warpig swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hashashin checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Warpig moves out of range of the strikes.
Hashashin misses with a hook. Warpig ducked under it nicely.
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 General Warpig.
Well Hashashin 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 28:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dava Hashashin!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mairbek Taisumov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emil Cioran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taisumov's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Castle in the snow. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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221 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mairbek Taisumov!
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, Emil Cioran!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Daniel Franklin and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taisumov is looking to clinch.
Taisumov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Taisumov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cioran paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Taisumov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cioran manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Taisumov moves out of range of the strikes.
Taisumov 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.
Taisumov staying out of range there.
A big right from Cioran misses.
Taisumov tries to clinch but Cioran moves out of range.
Cioran moves into range and clinches up with Taisumov.
Cioran makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cioran doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cioran.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cioran stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Taisumov avoiding damage.
Taisumov tries to throw a body punch but Cioran avoids it by throwing Taisumov back against the cage.
Cioran blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cioran.
Cioran lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Taisumov.
Cioran lands a shoulder strike.
Taisumov swings wildly with an uppercut but Cioran uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cioran blocking some punches.
Taisumov stalling in the clinch but Cioran improves position.
A head punch on the inside from Taisumov fails to land.
Cioran swings wildly with an uppercut but Taisumov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taisumov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Taisumov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Cioran.
Taisumov blocks an uppercut.
Taisumov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Taisumov misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Taisumov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cioran lands a hook to the side of the head.
Taisumov letting Cioran take a breather here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cioran.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cioran lands a left hand that snaps the head of Taisumov backwards.
Taisumov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Cioran lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cioran scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Taisumov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cioran lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Taisumov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cioran misses with a punch to the body.
Cioran lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cioran working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Cioran blocks an uppercut.
Taisumov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Taisumov misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taisumov throws a head punch that misses.
Cioran's coach down at THE GYM (20 Elite coaches on the Island !!!) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Cioran's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Cioran misses with a punch to the body.
Cioran fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cioran.
Taisumov misses with a punch on the inside.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Cioran lands a left hand.
A short right from Cioran.
A right hook to the body lands for Cioran.
Taisumov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Taisumov misses with some punches.
Cioran pushes Taisumov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cioran scores with a shot to the side of Taisumov's head.
Cioran throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cioran lands a body shot in the clinch.
Cioran lands a left hand.
Still in the clinch, Cioran scores with a nice short uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Taisumov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Cioran.
Cioran is working Taisumov over against the cage.
Taisumov is breathing heavily.
Taisumov takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Cioran.
Cioran throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Taisumovs head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cioran.
Cioran works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cioran.
A short right from Cioran on the inside.
Taisumov is rocked!
Cioran working aggressively here.
Cioran gets through Taisumov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Oh Taisumov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short left from Cioran.
Cioran blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Cioran.
Taisumov seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cioran drops Taisumov onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Taisumov is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Cioran blocking some punches.
Cioran lands a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emil Cioran dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Taisumov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cioran throws a shot from downtown. Taisumov moves away and avoids it.
Taisumov tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cioran manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cioran rushes Taisumov and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cioran.
Cioran has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cioran blocks an elbow strike.
Cioran throws a punch but it's blocked by Taisumov.
Cioran tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cioran lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Taisumov pushes off an throws an elbow but Cioran leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Taisumov.
Cioran misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot in the inside from Cioran.
Cioran lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Taisumov tries to throw a body punch but Cioran avoids it by throwing Taisumov back against the cage.
Taisumov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cioran working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taisumov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cioran pushes Taisumov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cioran lands a hook that snaps the head of Taisumov backwards.
Cioran drops Taisumov onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Taisumov is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Taisumov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cioran pushes Taisumov against the cage. Cioran is working some dirty boxing. Cioran pushes off with a quick right hook! Taisumov goes down! Taisumov tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Cioran moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Emil Cioran!
A relieved looking Emil Cioran 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Hetfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJ Gaylord (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hetfield comes to the cage accompanied by Find Ya Wealth. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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179 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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Johnny Hetfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, BJ Gaylord!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Daniel Franklin and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hetfield keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hetfield shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gaylord misses with an uppercut
enabling Hetfield to counter with a crisp jab.
Hetfield has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Hut - $50 in the buildup to the fight.
A lazy left from Gaylord finds it's target.
Gaylord throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hetfield counters with a nice leg kick.
Gaylord throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Gaylord tests Hetfield's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sloppy strikes from Gaylord. Those never looked like landing.
Gaylord on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hetfield. Hetfield obviously looking to wear him down.
Hetfield scoring well with a low kick there.
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!
Hetfield throws out a loose jab but Gaylord uses good head movement to avoid it.
A punch lands to the side of Hetfield 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Gaylord avoids the body shot from Hetfield.
Left hook, right uppercut from Gaylord.
Gaylord throws out a loose jab but Hetfield uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gaylord throws a hook to the side of Hetfield's head but Hetfield sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hetfield ducks under a wild hook from Gaylord.
It looked like Hetfield was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Gaylord.
Hetfield swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gaylord counters with a nice body shot.
BJ Gaylord seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hetfield throws a shot from downtown. Gaylord moves away and avoids it.
Hetfield connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gaylord momentarily.
Gaylord throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Hetfield misses.
Gaylord throws a jab but it's blocked by Hetfield.
Hetfield bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Hetfield was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Hetfield misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Gaylord misses.
A swing and a miss from Gaylord.
Hetfield looks to score with a jab to the body but Gaylord is just out of range.
Gaylord lands a jab to Hetfield's midsection.
Gaylord fails in his attempt to clinch.
Good exchange - Hetfield coming out on top.
Gaylord tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Hetfield manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hetfield looks to land a left hand but Gaylord moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hetfield ducks under a wild hook from Gaylord.
Gaylord loads up on a big right hand but Hetfield slips the punch.
Hetfield is looking to counter punch.
Gaylord scores with a sloppy right hand. Hetfield should have avoided that one.
Gaylord tries to clinch but Hetfield moves away
and Hetfield counters with a straight right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters circling - Gaylord throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hetfield. Gaylord does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gaylord moves into the clinch.
Hetfield breaks from the clinch.
Gaylord lands a really nice looking cross but Hetfield seems unphased.
Hetfield gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hetfield cracks Gaylord with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gaylord throws an overhand right that lands on Hetfield's shoulder, as Hetfield tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gaylord. Hetfield does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gaylord has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Gaylord looks to land a left hand but Hetfield moved out of range nicely.
Gaylord throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Hetfield tenderised Gaylord's leg. Gaylord is trying to keep his angry face on.
Gaylord throws a jab but it's blocked by Hetfield.
Hetfield defending well as Gaylord loads up on a big left hand.
Hetfield loads up on a big right hand but Gaylord slips the punch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gaylord! But no joy.
Hetfield tries to move into range but Gaylord moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Gaylord keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hetfield.
Hetfield takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Hetfield slips a jab and a cross from Gaylord.
Hetfield lands an overhand right.
Gaylord misses with an uppercut
and Hetfield counters with a nice low kick that buckles Gaylord's knee momentarily.
Gaylord misses with a straight right.
Gaylord takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Gaylord is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hetfield had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Gaylord looks winded!
Gaylord misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hetfield.
Gaylord takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gaylord throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gaylord moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gaylord tries to clinch but Hetfield moves out of range.
Gaylord blocks a jab.
Gaylord swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Hetfield counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hetfield throws a lazy right hand but Gaylord sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gaylord! But no joy.
Gaylord moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Hetfield ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gaylord moves away.
Hetfield sends Gaylord crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Hetfield is motioning to the referee to let Gaylord up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Gaylord is rocked!
It looks like BJ Gaylord has been cut.
Hetfield 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 4:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Johnny Hetfield!
After the fight, Johnny Hetfield was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
BJ Gaylord was interviewed post fight and said 'you stroke me hard bitch!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Inger Kessler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pista Isvan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Isvan has chosen Fireball as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Inger Kessler!
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, Pista Isvan!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kessler pushes Isvan up against the cage in a clinch.
Isvan is trying to pull guard but Kessler has him pressed against the cage.
Kessler definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Isvan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kessler fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Isvan, pushing him back against the cage.
Isvan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kessler wants to clinch
and Isvan counters with an inside leg kick.
Isvan tries a head kick but it misses.
As Isvan tries to get set, Kessler tries to push him back and clinch up but Isvan manages to avoid the attempt.
Kessler wants to clinch but Isvan slips to the side
and Isvan counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Kessler wants to clinch
and Isvan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Isvan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kessler is looking to clinch.
Kessler clinches.
A short right from Kessler.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Isvan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kessler misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kessler creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Isvan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kessler tries to clinch but Isvan is having none of it.
Kessler is looking to clinch but Isvan is avoiding it.
Kessler tries to clinch there but Isvan circles away.
Isvan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Isvan connects with a high kick.
Kessler tries to clinch but Isvan is having none of it.
Kessler moves into the clinch successfully.
Kessler prevents a body shot from Isvan.
Kessler lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Isvan backwards.
Isvan looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Isvan is trying to stall.
Kessler lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Isvan blocks a body shot from Kessler.
Kessler swings wildly with an uppercut but Isvan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Isvan blocking some punches.
Isvan tries to pull guard but Kessler won't allow it.
Isvan breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kessler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Isvan looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Isvan misses with a kick to the body.
Kessler clinches.
Kessler throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Isvan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Isvan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Isvan takes a shot to the head.
Kessler lands a hook that snaps the head of Isvan backwards.
Kessler scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Isvan pressing his opponent against the cage.
Isvan blocking some punches.
A short right from Kessler.
Isvan successfully pulls guard.
Isvan is trying to keep Kessler in close.
Isvan looking to control but Kessler passes into half guard.
Isvan wants to control but Kessler is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Isvan tries to kick Kessler off but Kessler keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Isvan trying to control but Kessler postures up.
Isvan regains full guard. Nicely done.
Isvan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kessler gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kessler wants to pass the guard but Isvan is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kessler engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Kessler moves in looking to clinch but Isvan pushes him off.
Isvan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Kessler blocks a head kick by Isvan.
Isvan circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kessler looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Isvan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Isvan counters with a nice leg kick.
Kessler tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Isvan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kessler takes a head kick and keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Pista Isvan will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Isvan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kessler closes the distance looking to clinch
and Isvan counters with a thumping low kick.
Kessler moves in looking to clinch but Isvan pushes him off.
Isvan lands a slapping body shot.
Kessler moves in looking to clinch but Isvan pushes him off.
Kessler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Isvan throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kessler looks to clinch
and Isvan counters with a thumping low kick.
Kessler takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kessler tries to clinch but Isvan moves out of range.
Isvan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Isvan scores with a leg kick.
Kessler is looking to clinch.
Kessler tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Isvan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Isvan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Isvan.
Kessler is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Isvan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Isvan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Isvan connects with a solid leg kick.
Kessler tries to close the distance and clinch up but Isvan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Isvan throws a fast counter high kick but Kessler manages to duck under it in time.
Isvan keeps the fight on the outside.
Kessler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Isvan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Inger Kessler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kessler moves to clinch but Isvan breaks away
and Isvan counters with a nice kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Isvan swats away the attempt to clinch by Kessler.
Kessler wants to clinch but Isvan slips to the side
and Isvan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Isvan throws a head kick that half lands.
Kessler tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kessler darts in trying to clinch
and Isvan counters with a nice leg kick.
Kessler tries to close the distance and clinch but Isvan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Isvan tries a head kick but it misses.
Isvan is looking to slow Kessler down with leg kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Isvan misses with an attempted mid kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Isvan.
Kessler fails with an attempt to clinch.
Isvan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Isvan has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kessler is looking to clinch.
Kessler doesn't manage to clinch there - Isvan circles away.
Isvan appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Isvan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kessler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Isvan throws a nice head kick!
Kessler is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Isvan swats away the attempt to clinch by Kessler.
Kessler fails with an attempt to clinch.
Isvan shapes to counter with a head kick.
Kessler fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kessler tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Isvan replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Kessler blocks it well.
Isvan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Isvan throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kessler.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Isvan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Isvan counters with a head kick that drops Kessler to the mat! Kessler scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Kessler is rocked!
Kessler drops his hands momentarily and Isvan needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Kessler just on the top of the head. Kessler drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Kessler - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Pista Isvan!
An out of breath Pista Isvan 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Genichiro Shimada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jakob Filby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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195 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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Genichiro Shimada!
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, Jakob Filby!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filby's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Shimada connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Filby scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like Jakob Filby has been cut.
Filby scores with a nice body kick.
Shimada checks a low kick from Filby.
Filby tries to clinch but Shimada is having none of it.
Filby tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shimada swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Shimada misses with the combination.
Filby keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Filby throws a leg kick that is checked
and Shimada counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Shimada throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Filby closes the distance and clinches.
Shimada manages to break the clinch.
Shimada tries to bum rush Filby with a series of wild strikes but Filby uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A clash of legs there as Shimada blocks the low kick.
Filby is looking to clinch but Shimada is avoiding it.
Filby buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Filby finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Filby misses with the body kick
and Shimada counters with a straight right hand.
Filby on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Filby swings for the body but Shimada moves out of range.
Filby moves into range and clinches up with Shimada.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shimada has had enough of the clinch but Filby keeps him there for the moment.
Filby misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shimada.
A frustrated look appears on Shimada's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Shimada manages to break the clinch.
Filby looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Shimada blocks the body kick.
A slow jab from Shimada misses its intended target.
Filby clinches up against the cage.
Filby tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shimada lands a hook that snaps the head of Filby backwards.
Shimada is trying to break the clinch but Filby is controlling him.
Filby tries to land a knee to the head but Shimada blocks with his arms.
Filby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Filby is stalling here.
Filby tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Filby looking to throw knees to the head but Shimada is blocking nicely.
Filby with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shimada tries a body shot but Filby blocks it.
Filby is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shimada is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filby has Shimada pushed against the cage.
Filby with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Filby with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Filby misses with a knee to the head.
Good body shot from Shimada.
Filby prevents a body shot from Shimada.
Shimada lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shimada stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Shimada lands a shot to the body.
Shimada is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Shimada wants to break the clinch but can't.
Filby's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Shimada is looking to break free of the clinch but Filby has double underhooks.
Shimada wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Filby has him pressed against the cage.
Shimada breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Filby fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Shimada checks it well.
Filby thows a leg kick but Shimada checks it
and Filby takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shimada lands a nice hook to Filby's body. Filby takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Shimada throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Filby throws a push kick but Shimada slaps the foot to one side.
Shimada swats away the attempt to clinch by Filby.
Shimada cracks Filby with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Filby tries to clinch but Shimada is having none of it.
We've been told by Shimada's head coaches at THE GYM (20 Elite coaches on the Island !!!) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Shimada keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Shimada 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.
Filby tries to clinch but Shimada is having none of it.
An attempted straight right counter from Shimada misses the target.
Filby defending well as Shimada loads up on a big left hand.
A nice inside leg kick there by Filby. That's going to slow Shimada down.
Filby throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Shimada uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Filby.
Filby walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Filby fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shimada scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Filby fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filby takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shimada tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Filby was well out of range. Poor timing from Shimada.
Filby tries to work over Shimada's front leg with a kick but Shimada checks it.
Filby closes the distance but Shimada moves to the side
and Shimada cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shimada fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Filby on the side of the head.
That has opened up Jakob Filby's cut even more.
Shimada lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Filby at a distance.
Filby throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Shimada cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Shimada cracks Filby with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Filby looks for the body kick but Shimada saw that one coming.
Filby doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Shimada throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Shimada moves out of range of the strikes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Filby looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Filby ducks right into an uppercut from Shimada.
Shimada looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Genichiro Shimada dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jakob Filby's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Filby tries to clinch there but Shimada circles away.
Filby keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shimada.
Filby has closed the distance and engaged Shimada in a clinch.
Shimada has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Shimada tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Shimada can't find room to land a body shot as Filby controls the action.
Filby tries a knee to the head but Shimada blocks it.
Shimada tries a body shot but Filby blocks it.
Shimada on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shimada cracks Filby with a nice body shot.
Filby tries to land a knee to the head but Shimada blocks with his arms.
Filby tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A short body shot lands from Shimada as the two fighters clinch.
Jakob Filby seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shimada blocks a body shot from Filby.
Filby tries to land a knee to the head but Shimada blocks with his arms.
Shimada is trying to push Filby away but Filby has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Shimada blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Filby trying to land knees to the body.
Shimada has had enough of the clinch but Filby keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filby working Shimada over with knees to the body.
Filby trying to land knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shimada is trying to break the clinch but Filby is controlling him.
Filby missing with knees to the body.
Shimada misses with some punches.
Shimada blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Shimada is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Filby can do to turn this around?
Shimada blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Filby tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shimada avoids it.
Shimada on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Filby throws an elbow but it misses.
Shimada being controlled against the cage.
Shimada blocking some punches.
Filby keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Shimada's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filby is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Shimada is defending well for now.
Shimada takes a knee to the side of the body.
Filby misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shimada.
Filby with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Shimada lands a nice uppercut.
Filby tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shimada avoids it.
Filby using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Shimada has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Shimada manages to break the clinch.
Shimada fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Filby looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Shimada is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Filby.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Filby on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Shimada shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Filby eats them both and turns towards Shimada to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Shimada throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Filby steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Shimada.
Filby tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shimada swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Filby throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Filby moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filby prevents Shimada from breaking the clinch.
Shimada pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shimada connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Filby is looking to clinch but Shimada is avoiding it.
Shimada checks a low kick from Filby.
Filby wants to slow Shimada down by chopping away at his legs.
Filby wants to clinch.
Shimada keeps the fight on the outside.
An attempted straight right counter from Shimada misses the target.
Shimada fails to land with a series of punches.
Filby tries to clinch up.
Filby closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Filby with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Filby trying to land knees to the body.
Shimada works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Shimada tries a body shot but Filby blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shimada working hard to break the clinch.
Filby with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A frustrated look appears on Shimada's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Filby tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shimada avoids it.
Filby lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Genichiro Shimada has been cut.
Shimada wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Shimada is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Filby prevents Shimada from breaking the clinch.
Shimada lands with a right to the head.
Shimada throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Filbys head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Filby tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Filby looking to throw knees to the head but Shimada is blocking nicely.
Filby tries a knee to the head but Shimada blocks it.
Shimada lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Filby backwards.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Filby obliges.
Filby misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Shimada.
Shimada working hard to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jakob Filby will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Shimada fails to land with a series of punches.
Shimada fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A punch lands to the side of Filby 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Shimada scores with a sloppy right hand. Filby should have avoided that one.
Filby tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Filby ducks under a wild hook from Shimada.
Filby is looking to clinch but Shimada is avoiding it.
Shimada waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Filby.
Shimada rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Filby moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Filby throws a low kick but it's checked well by Shimada.
Filby throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Filby shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Filby tries to clinch
and Shimada counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Filby throws a leg kick but Shimada checks it.
Filby on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Shimada darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Filby misses with a low kick.
Shimada misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filby tries to clinch there but Shimada circles away.
Shimada uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Filby tries to clinch but Shimada moves out of range.
Filby tries to clinch up.
Shimada scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Filby throws a leg kick that misses.
Filby tries to close the distance and clinch but Shimada swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Genichiro Shimada is winning the standup battle so far.
Shimada avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Filby tries to clinch there but Shimada circles away.
Filby takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Filby tries to clinch but Shimada moves out of range.
Filby fails in his attempt to clinch.
Filby has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Filby there as he acknowledges the shot.
The cut above Jakob Filby's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Nice uppercut there from Shimada.
Filby doesn't manage to clinch there - Shimada circles away.
Filby doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Filby looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Filby gets a clinch.
Shimada on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Shimada swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A knee to the head by Filby.
Shimada wants to get back to striking at distance but Filby won't allow it.
Filby missing with knees to the body.
Filby tries to land knees in the clinch but Shimada avoids the damage to the body.
Shimada is working Filby over against the cage.
Shimada managing to block the knees to the body from Filby.
Filby takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Filby tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Filby obliges.
Shimada working aggressively here.
Filby unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shimada lands a hook to the side of the head.
Filby lands a good knee to the midsection. Shimada won't want to take too many of those.
Shimada avoiding damage as Filby throws knees to the body.
Filby tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Shimada avoids it.
Shimada breaks from the clinch.
Shimada misses with a series of wild punches.
As Shimada backs off Filby throws a huge counter combo but Shimada manages to avoid it all.
Shimada misses with a double jab.
Filby takes the fight into the clinch.
Filby displaying some good clinch control by pressing Shimada up against the cage.
Filby tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Shimada blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filby's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Filby missing with knees to the body.
Shimada wants to get back to striking at distance but Filby won't allow it.
Shimada is trying to force a seperation but Filby has the dominant position.
Filby tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Knees in the clinch landing for Filby.
Filby looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Filby throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Shimada blocks it with crossed arms.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shimada's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Filby displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shimada throws out the jab.
Filby is looking to clinch.
Shimada lands the left hand.
Shimada steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Filby.
Shimada will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Filby pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Genichiro Shimada showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Shimada has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 29:28
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Genichiro Shimada!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Honeybottom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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250 lbs
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260 lbs
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bruce Honeybottom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Johnny Chan!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Sandra Marshall and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chan tries to clinch there but Honeybottom circles away.
A jab from Honeybottom misses.
Honeybottom missing with a left hand there. Chan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Honeybottom.
Chan scores with a nice head shot.
It looks like Bruce Honeybottom has been cut.
Chan misses with a hook.
Chan throws a looping overhand right but Honeybottom ducks down to avoid it.
Chan is looking to clinch but Honeybottom is avoiding it.
Honeybottom connects with a crisp jab.
Honeybottom throws a hook but Chan blocks it.
Good standup being displayed there by Chan as he connects with a hook.
Honeybottom waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chan.
Chan tries to clinch up.
Honeybottom throws a looping overhand right but Chan ducks down to avoid it.
Chan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Honeybottom lands a head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chan misses the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Honeybottom on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Honeybottom avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Honeybottom cracks Chan with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan doesn't manage to clinch there - Honeybottom circles away.
Decent striking displayed by Honeybottom there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chan looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Chan clinches with his opponent.
Chan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Honeybottom blocks a body shot from Chan.
Honeybottom working aggressively here.
Chan struggles to land a body shot inside as Honeybottom controls his hands.
Chan misses with a punch to the body.
Chan pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Chan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Honeybottom tries to circle away but Chan has him pinned against the cage.
Honeybottom avoids a wild elbow strike from Chan.
Chan throws an elbow but it misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Honeybottom.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Chan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Honeybottom's brow.
Chan lands an elbow that stopped Honeybottom in his tracks for a moment.
Chan misses with an elbow over the top.
Chan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chan misses with an elbow strike.
Chan pushes off an throws an elbow but Honeybottom leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Chan lands an elbow that stopped Honeybottom in his tracks for a moment.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Honeybottom blocks the elbow strike.
Chan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Honeybottom blocks an elbow strike.
Chan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Honeybottom misses with a short punch on the inside.
Honeybottom throws an elbow that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Honeybottom.
Honeybottom lands a shoulder strike.
Chan gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Chan prevents a body shot from Honeybottom.
Honeybottom blocks the elbow strike.
Chan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Honeybottom blocks the elbow strike.
Honeybottom dodges an elbow strike from Chan.
Honeybottom misses with a hook from the clinch.
Honeybottom dodges an elbow strike from Chan.
Chan misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Honeybottom as the two fighters clinch.
Honeybottom lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honeybottom lands a shoulder strike.
Honeybottom tries a body shot but Chan blocks it.
Honeybottom breaks from the clinch.
Honeybottom misses with a hook. Chan ducked under it nicely.
Honeybottom is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Honeybottom throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Chan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chan misses with a lunging right hand
and Honeybottom counters with a nice uppercut.
Chan looks winded!
Honeybottom moves into range and connects with a jab.
Honeybottom misses with an uppercut. Chan saw that one coming.
Honeybottom moves away from the strike by Chan.
A swing and a miss from Chan.
The fighters circle momentarily. Honeybottom darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Honeybottom is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Chan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Honeybottom keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Chan is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chan blocks a head kick by Honeybottom.
Honeybottom throws a lazy right hand but Chan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice defenses there by Chan.
Honeybottom throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Chan stumbling backwards into the cage! Chan bounces back off the cage towards Honeybottom, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Honeybottom lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Honeybottom celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Bruce Honeybottom!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Unz Unz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Saverio Fabbri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Unz Unz has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Unz Unz!
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, Saverio Fabbri!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Winston Alpacca and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fabbri shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Unz manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Unz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fabbri avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Unz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Unz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Unz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Unz looking for a sweep. Not yet Unz, not yet.
Fabbri with a nice head shot there.
Unz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Fabbri looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fabbri stays in close to Unz's body and controls the position.
Fabbri cracks Unz with a solid left hand.
Fabbri lands a couple of digs.
Unz 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.
Fabbri got a little sloppy there for a moment and Unz has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fabbri has managed to get both his arms back between Unz's legs - danger averted.
Fabbri keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Unz's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Fabbri's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Fabbri sitting in guard here, content to control.
Unz is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fabbri is aware though and is defending well.
Fabbri passes Unz's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Unz taking some punishment here, with Fabbri in his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fabbri scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Fabbri perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Fabbri wants to pass to mount but Unz is defending the position.
Unz tries to get to full guard but Fabbri has control of the leg.
Fabbri tries to pass to full mount but Unz defends it.
Fabbri is keen to just control but Unz is a slippery customer.
Unz has hold of Fabbri's hands but Fabbri slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Unz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Unz moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unz is looking to sweep but instead, Fabbri has passed into half guard.
Fabbri seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Well, if Fabbri is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Unz works his way to full guard. Good work.
Fabbri 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.
Unz has his foot on Fabbri's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fabbri works his way back into a safe position though.
Fabbri trying to control the position from guard on top but Unz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Unz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Fabbri defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Unz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fabbri postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Unz has momentary wrist control but Fabbri slips an elbow through the middle.
Unz looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Unz throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Fabbri lands a couple of elbows.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Unz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Fabbri manages to get himself to full guard.
Fabbri is pulling down on Unz's head. It's preventing any offense from Unz, at least for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Saverio Fabbri dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Fabbri fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Unz to the ground. Fabbri is now in Unz's guard.
Fabbri chips away with some ground and pound.
Unz is rocked!
Fabbri arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Unz's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Saverio Fabbri!
After the fight, Saverio Fabbri was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sephiroth Jenova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Lazaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jenova's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Cher - Believe. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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255 lbs
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251 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sephiroth Jenova!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Paulo Lazaro!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Michael Johnstone and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenova misses with a straight left.
Lazaro tries to counter with a clinch but Jenova shakes him off and moves away.
Jenova seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Lazaro missing with a left hand there. Jenova was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jenova throws a right and a left that Lazaro avoids nicely.
Jenova sets himself, and Lazaro steps forward looking for the clinch! Jenova avoids it this time.
Lazaro takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jenova throws out a loose jab but Lazaro uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jenova throws a big shot that misses.
Lazaro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fighters circling - Jenova throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jenova swings for the body but Lazaro moves out of range.
Jenova swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lazaro counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jenova throws a jab when Lazaro was well out of range.
Jenova scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lazaro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jenova throws out a powerful jab.
Jenova moves into range and clinches up with Lazaro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenova lands a nice shot to the body.
Jenova misses with a body punch.
Lazaro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lazaro misses with a punch on the inside.
Jenova wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jenova misses with a punch to the body.
Jenova doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lazaro misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jenova.
Lazaro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lazaro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jenovas head.
Lazaro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lazaro scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lazaro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lazaro misses with a punch to the body.
Lazaro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lazaro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jenova struggles to land a body shot inside as Lazaro controls his hands.
Lazaro scores with a shoulder strike.
Lazaro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jenova struggles to land a body shot inside as Lazaro controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lazaro throws a punch but it's blocked by Jenova.
Jenova misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jenova has had enough of the clinch but Lazaro keeps him there for the moment.
Lazaro struggles to land a body shot inside as Jenova controls his hands.
Jenova lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jenova misses with a body punch.
Lazaro has a couple of punches blocked by Jenova.
A head punch on the inside from Lazaro fails to land.
Jenova working hard to break the clinch.
Jenova tries to break the clinch but Lazaro is controlling the position.
Lazaro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lazaro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jenova has had enough of the clinch but Lazaro keeps him there for the moment.
Lazaro misses with a punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lazaro lands a hook that snaps the head of Jenova backwards.
A short right from Lazaro on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Lazaro.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jenova.
Jenova scores with a hook to the body.
Lazaro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jenova's elbow.
Lazaro works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lazaro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jenova misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jenova digs a right hand into Lazaro's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lazaro's gas tank.
Lazaro lands with a light punch inside.
Jenova misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jenova can't find room to land a body shot as Lazaro controls the action.
Jenova is trying to break the clinch but Lazaro is controlling him.
Jenova misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lazaro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Jenova can't find room to land a body shot as Lazaro controls the action.
Lazaro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lazaro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jenova misses with a punch to the body.
Jenova has had enough of the clinch but Lazaro keeps him there for the moment.
Lazaro lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lazaro scores with a shot to the side of Jenova's head.
Jenova taking a breather.
Jenova tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lazaro's elbow.
Jenova misses with a body punch.
We've been informed that Lazaro has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Lazaro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jenova is breathing heavily.
Jenova has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Lazaro on the inside.
Lazaro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lazaro lands with a left to the head.
Jenova struggles to land a body shot inside as Lazaro controls his hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lazaro misses with a punch to the body.
Lazaro lands a hook that snaps the head of Jenova backwards.
Jenova blocks a body shot from Lazaro.
Lazaro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lazaro prevents a body shot from Jenova.
Lazaro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jenova tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lazaro is trying to stall.
Lazaro misses with a punch to the body.
Lazaro misses with a body punch.
Lazaro blocks a body shot from Jenova.
Jenova misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jenova lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lazaro.
Lazaro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lazaro lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jenova is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Lazaro dominated that round.
That's time! Jenova's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jenova fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Lazaro, pushing him back against the cage.
Jenova has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jenova tries to break free but Lazaro pushes him back against the cage.
Jenova digs a right hand underneath Lazaro's ribcage. Lazaro let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lazaro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jenova blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lazaro struggles to land a body shot inside as Jenova controls his hands.
Lazaro digs a right hand underneath Jenova's ribcage. Jenova let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jenova doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jenova blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Paulo Lazaro seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lazaro stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Jenova lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jenova is trying to force a seperation but Lazaro has the dominant position.
Jenova blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Jenova.
Jenova tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lazaro's elbow.
Lazaro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jenova's elbow.
Jenova misses with a punch to the body.
Lazaro throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenova misses with a punch to the body.
A body shot lands from Jenova.
Lazaro is breathing heavily.
Lazaro tries to work over Jenova's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lazaro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lazaro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jenova works on Lazaro's body with a couple of short punches.
Jenova misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jenova stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A body shot lands from Jenova.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Jenova.
Jenova lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Jenova is trying to force a seperation but Lazaro has the dominant position.
Jenova lands a shot to the body.
Jenova digs a right hand into Lazaro's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lazaro's gas tank.
Jenova breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jenova comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jenova thuds his right hand into Lazaro's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jenova moves into the clinch.
Jenova has had enough of the clinch but Lazaro keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenova tries a body shot but Lazaro blocks it.
Lazaro tries a body shot but Jenova blocks it.
Lazaro fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lazaro tries a body shot but Jenova blocks it.
Lazaro tries to throw a body punch but Jenova avoids it by throwing Lazaro back against the cage.
Jenova tries to break the clinch but Lazaro is controlling the position.
Jenova is working Lazaro over against the cage.
Jenova lands a body shot.
Jenova struggles to land a body shot inside as Lazaro controls his hands.
Lazaro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jenova goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lazaro tries to throw a body punch but Jenova avoids it by throwing Lazaro back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Jenova.
Jenova is working Lazaro over against the cage.
Jenova lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jenova digs a right hand underneath Lazaro's ribcage. Lazaro let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jenova digs a right hand underneath Lazaro's ribcage. Lazaro let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jenova breaks from the clinch.
Jenova lands a nice looking body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Jenova coming out on top.
Jenova moves into the clinch.
Jenova doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jenova.
Lazaro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jenova lands a body shot.
Lazaro has Jenova pressed against the cage, preventing Jenova from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lazaro stalling.
Nice body punch from Jenova - that landed with a thud.
Jenova can't find room to land a body shot as Lazaro controls the action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jenova.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jenova.
Lazaro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jenova lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jenova tries to throw a body punch but Lazaro avoids it by throwing Jenova back against the cage.
Jenova misses with a body punch.
Lazaro working aggressively here.
Jenova scores with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenova doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jenova stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jenova throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Good body shot from Jenova.
Jenova goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lazaro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jenova is trying to break free.
Jenova cracks Lazaro with a nice body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jenova is trying to push Lazaro away but Lazaro has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jenova lands a shot to the body.
Good body shot from Jenova.
Jenova looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jenova lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lazaro or not.
Lazaro keeps control of Jenova as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lazaro has Jenova pressed against the cage, preventing Jenova from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jenova tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lazaro's elbow.
Nice body punch from Lazaro.
Jenova stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jenova works on Lazaro's body with a couple of short punches.
Jenova stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sephiroth Jenova dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jenova throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jenova lands with a hook. Lazaro tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jenova clinches up against the cage.
Jenova misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short uppercut from Lazaro.
Lazaro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jenova wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jenova blocking some punches.
Jenova tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lazaro misses with a punch to the body.
Jenova wants to break free but Lazaro has control.
Jenova is working Lazaro over against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jenova works on Lazaro's body with a couple of short punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jenova.
Lazaro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jenova doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jenova works on Lazaro's body with a couple of short punches.
Jenova tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lazaro's elbow.
Lazaro scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenova misses with a punch to the body.
Jenova goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jenova misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A right hook to the body lands for Jenova.
Jenova can't find room to land a body shot as Lazaro controls the action.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jenova.
A right hand to the body from Jenova.
Jenova goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Jenova.
A hook to the body from Jenova.
Jenova lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jenova.
Nice body punch from Jenova.
Jenova tries a body shot but Lazaro blocks it.
Lazaro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lazaro misses with a body punch.
Jenova is trying to push Lazaro away but Lazaro has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lazaro prevents a body shot from Jenova.
Lazaro prevents a body shot from Jenova.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenova goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A left hand lands to the body for Jenova.
A short body shot lands from Jenova as the two fighters clinch.
Jenova tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jenova wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jenova lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lazaro.
Jenova lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jenova can't find room to land a body shot as Lazaro controls the action.
Jenova has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jenova is trying to force a seperation but Lazaro has the dominant position.
Lazaro stalling in the clinch but Jenova improves position.
A left hand lands to the body for Jenova.
Lazaro has Jenova pressed against the cage, preventing Jenova from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lazaro can't find room to land a body shot as Jenova controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jenova.
Lazaro misses with a body punch.
Jenova stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jenova tries to break the clinch but Lazaro is controlling the position.
The referee is keeping an eye on Jenova - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenova blocks a body shot from Lazaro.
Jenova breaks the clinch.
Jenova clinches.
A short left from Jenova.
Lazaro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jenova works on Lazaro's body with a couple of short punches.
Jenova can't find room to land a body shot as Lazaro controls the action.
Jenova lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Jenova tries to break free but Lazaro pushes him back against the cage.
Jenova lands a body shot.
A right hand to the body from Jenova.
Jenova tries to work over Lazaro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jenova leaning his opponent against the cage.
Jenova throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jenova lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenova misses with a punch to the body.
Jenova tries a body shot but Lazaro blocks it.
Jenova misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lazaro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lazaro blocks a body shot from Jenova.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lazaro.
Jenova tries to work over Lazaro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jenova doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Jenova.
Jenova misses with a body punch.
Jenova works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Jenova wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jenova misses with a punch to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Jenova.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jenova misses with a body punch.
Jenova lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lazaro misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sephiroth Jenova clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lazaro takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jenova closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jenova has had enough of the clinch but Lazaro keeps him there for the moment.
Jenova just leaning against Lazaro, taking a breather.
Lazaro lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jenova can't find room to land a body shot as Lazaro controls the action.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jenova.
Jenova blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jenova is looking to control Lazaro's arms but Lazaro gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jenova has his back to the cage.
Lazaro blocks a body shot from Jenova.
Lazaro working aggressively here.
Jenova misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lazaro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jenova tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jenova stalling in the clinch.
Lazaro misses with a punch to the body.
Lazaro keeps control of Jenova as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short body shot lands from Jenova as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenova presses Lazaro against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lazaro is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Jenova struggles to land a body shot inside as Lazaro controls his hands.
Jenova blocks an uppercut.
Jenova goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lazaro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jenova is trying to force a seperation but Lazaro has the dominant position.
A short uppercut from Jenova.
Lazaro can't find room to land a body shot as Jenova controls the action.
A short uppercut from Lazaro.
Lazaro throws a head punch that misses.
Jenova wants to break the clinch but can't.
Lazaro misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body punch from Jenova - that landed with a thud.
Jenova tries to work over Lazaro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lazaro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jenova's elbow.
Jenova misses with a hook to the ribs.
A hook to the body from Jenova.
Jenova lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A hook to the body from Jenova.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenova lands a shot to the body.
Jenova wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jenova just leaning against Lazaro, taking a breather.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lazaro.
Jenova misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lazaro struggles to land a body shot inside as Jenova controls his hands.
Lazaro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lazaro is trying to maintain a safe position but Jenova gets an underhook and turns Lazaro into the cage.
Lazaro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jenova scores with a hook to the body.
Jenova tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jenova is leaning against Lazaro and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Jenova is trying to break free.
Jenova goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jenova wants to get back to striking at distance but Lazaro won't allow it.
Lazaro tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jenova tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lazaro's elbow.
A short body shot lands from Jenova as the two fighters clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenova can't find room to land a body shot as Lazaro controls the action.
Lazaro misses with a body punch.
Jenova wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lazaro has him pressed against the cage.
Lazaro blocks a body shot from Jenova.
Jenova pushes Lazaro back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jenova tries a body shot but Lazaro blocks it.
Jenova tries to work over Lazaro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A left hand lands to the body for Jenova.
Jenova makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jenova is working Lazaro over against the cage.
Jenova goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jenova lands a body punch.
Jenova avoiding damage.
Jenova doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lazaro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jenova can't find room to land a body shot as Lazaro controls the action.
Lazaro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lazaro tries a body shot but Jenova blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lazaro misses with a punch on the inside.
Jenova escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jenova gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Jenova breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jenova throws an off balance right hand
and Lazaro counters with a nice uppercut.
Lazaro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jenova.
Lazaro tries to counter by closing the distance.
Jenova pushes Lazaro up against the cage in a clinch.
Jenova blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jenova doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Jenova is trying to break the clinch but Lazaro has him pressed against the cage.
Lazaro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jenova is working Lazaro over against the cage.
A short left from Lazaro.
Lazaro keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jenova's efforts to push away.
Lazaro lands with a short shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sephiroth Jenova had his way with Paulo Lazaro in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Lazaro uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jenova.
Jenova sets himself, and Lazaro steps forward looking for the clinch! Jenova avoids it this time.
Jenova fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lazaro manages to avoid it.
Jenova connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lazaro. Lazaro circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lazaro loads up on a big right hand but Jenova slips the punch.
Jenova is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jenova ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lazaro misses with a body punch
and Jenova counters with a nice uppercut.
Lazaro takes one on the button.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lazaro swings wildly with an uppercut but Jenova uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lazaro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jenova tries to work over Lazaro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lazaro blocks a body shot from Jenova.
Jenova goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenova tries to throw a body punch but Lazaro avoids it by throwing Jenova back against the cage.
Lazaro lands a shoulder strike.
Lazaro throws a head punch that misses.
Jenova misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lazaro scores with a shot to the side of Jenova's head.
Lazaro looking to stall.
Jenova works on Lazaro's body with a couple of short punches.
Lazaro is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Jenova is trying to break the clinch but Lazaro is controlling him.
Nice body punch from Lazaro - that landed with a thud.
Jenova wants to get back to striking at distance but Lazaro won't allow it.
Jenova lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lazaro backwards.
Jenova trying to control the position but instead, Lazaro has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jenova into the cage.
Lazaro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jenova tries a body shot but Lazaro blocks it.
Jenova lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenova tries to circle away but Lazaro has him pinned against the cage.
Jenova tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lazaro swings wildly with an uppercut but Jenova uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jenova misses with a punch to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Jenova.
Jenova misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jenova misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jenova softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lazaro.
Jenova goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Jenova.
Jenova tries to throw a body punch but Lazaro avoids it by throwing Jenova back against the cage.
Jenova lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lazaro.
Jenova lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
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!
Jenova struggles to land a body shot inside as Lazaro controls his hands.
Lazaro misses with a body punch.
Lazaro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jenova's elbow.
Jenova lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenova's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jenova closes the distance and pushes Lazaro back into the cage.
Jenova pushes Lazaro back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jenova lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lazaro prevents a body shot from Jenova.
Lazaro tries a body shot but Jenova blocks it.
Jenova is trying to force a seperation but Lazaro has the dominant position.
Jenova tries to break free but Lazaro pushes him back against the cage.
Jenova tries to work over Lazaro's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jenova slows down the pace here.
Jenova cracks Lazaro with a nice body shot.
Lazaro misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right from Jenova on the inside.
Jenova is trying to force a seperation but Lazaro has the dominant position.
Lazaro keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jenova's efforts to push away.
Lazaro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lazaro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lazaro misses with a body punch.
Lazaro blocking some punches.
Lazaro lands a body shot.
Jenova wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Lazaro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jenova's elbow.
Lazaro has a couple of punches blocked by Jenova.
Jenova throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jenova lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lazaro.
Jenova breaks from the clinch.
Jenova tries to bum rush Lazaro with a series of wild strikes but Lazaro uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lazaro swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A shot to the liver by Jenova. Beautiful body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jenova works Lazaro's body with a nice hook.
Jenova smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Paulo Lazaro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sephiroth Jenova is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jenova throws a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sephiroth Jenova showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jenova 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 49:46
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 49:46
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sephiroth Jenova!
Sephiroth Jenova retains his heavyweight title!
Sephiroth Jenova was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
In defeat, Paulo Lazaro stepped up to the mic, saying 'Damn you Pedro, you told me this would work.'.
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