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Solitude 23 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cody Pack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dagur Egilsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Cody Pack has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Cody Pack seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cody Pack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dagur Egilsson!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Winston Alpacca and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pack misses with a head kick.
Pack misses with the body kick
and Egilsson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Egilsson leaves Pack with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Despite the aggression on Egilsson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Pack slips a jab and a cross from Egilsson.
Pack tries for a takedown but Egilsson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Egilsson flicks out a counter leg kick but Pack steps away.
Pack moves into range and clinches up with Egilsson.
Egilsson breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pack tries for a takedown but Egilsson sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Egilsson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cody Pack. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pack shoots in but Egilsson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Egilsson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Egilsson wants it to stay on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pack swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Egilsson counter with a right hand.
Pack misses with an uppercut
and Egilsson counters with a solid body kick.
Nice straight punches there by Egilsson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Egilsson.
Egilsson takes the fight into the clinch.
Egilsson stops a takedown attempt from Pack.
Pack tries to pull guard but Egilsson holds him up against the cage and eventually Pack drops back down to his feet.
Pack takes an elbow to the temple.
Egilsson keeps control of Pack as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Egilsson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pack.
Egilsson breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pack misses with a combination
and Egilsson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Egilsson.
Pack has Egilsson pushed against the cage.
Egilsson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pack with a lazy takedown attempt
and Egilsson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Nice elbow from Egilsson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pack breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A head kick by Pack misses
and Egilsson counters with an outside leg kick.
Egilsson throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pack has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Egilsson.
Pack takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Pack tries to clinch up but Egilsson circles away and keeps his distance.
Pack throws a head kick but Egilsson moves out of range.
Egilsson flicks out a counter leg kick but Pack steps away.
Pack wants to clinch up but Egilsson keeps it at a distance.
Egilsson dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pack. That did some damage!
Pack is looking to clinch.
Egilsson is looking for the big counter here.
Pack closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Egilsson quickly recovers to half guard.
Egilsson kicks off Pack and gets to his feet.
Dagur Egilsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pack is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Egilsson lands a nice looking kick to the body. Pack takes a step back to recover.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egilsson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Pack throws a lazy body kick
and Egilsson counters with a leg kick.
Egilsson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A head kick by Pack misses
and Egilsson counters with a one-two to the body.
Pack misses with a takedown attempt
and Egilsson counters with a straight right hand.
Egilsson lands a head kick. Pack smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Pack moves into the clinch successfully.
Egilsson gets underhooks to prevent Pack's takedown attempt.
Egilsson stalls.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dagur Egilsson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Egilsson scores with a head kick. Pack tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Pack tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pack has a takedown stuffed.
Pack 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Egilsson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Pack if he has to take too many more of those.
Egilsson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Egilsson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Pack tries to bum rush Egilsson with a series of wild strikes but Egilsson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pack just misses with a punch to the body.
Pack misses with a takedown attempt
and Egilsson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Egilsson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pack wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Egilsson has him pressed against the cage.
Egilsson breaks the clinch.
Egilsson scores with a head kick. Pack tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Pack fails with the takedown
and Egilsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cody Pack. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Egilsson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pack doesn't manage to clinch there - Egilsson circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egilsson turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pack has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pack there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pack dives in for a single leg takedown but Egilsson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Pack moves in looking to clinch but Egilsson pushes him off.
Egilsson throws a counter combo.
Pack throws a head kick that misses.
Pack is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Egilsson scores with a leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Egilsson.
Cody Pack is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Egilsson lands a nice looking body kick.
Egilsson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Nice jab there from Egilsson.
Egilsson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egilsson feints and then cracks Pack's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Pack down.
Egilsson with a nice cross.
Pack stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Egilsson.
Pack looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Egilsson is fending him off so far but Pack persists. Nope, Egilsson circles away and we're back to standing.
Egilsson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pack throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Egilsson avoids a kick to the body.
Egilsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pack.
Egilsson follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Pack swings for the body but Egilsson moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pack stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Egilsson.
Egilsson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pack throws a big counter combination but Egilsson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Cody Pack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Pack with that takedown attempt.
Pack throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Egilsson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pack thinking.
Egilsson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Egilsson thuds his shin into the meat of Pack's side.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pack tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Egilsson swivels and escapes.
Egilsson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pack's calf.
Nice sprawl there from Egilsson as Pack shoots in.
Egilsson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dagur Egilsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Egilsson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pack shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Egilsson is trying to defend but Pack finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Egilsson wants to get back to his feet.
Egilsson kicks Pack off and gets back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pack looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Egilsson is fending him off so far but Pack persists. Nope, Egilsson circles away and we're back to standing.
Dagur Egilsson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pack tries to clinch
and Egilsson counters with a left and a right that stings Pack.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pack tries for a takedown but Egilsson circles away easily
and Egilsson counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egilsson lands with a nice body punch.
A thudding body kick lands there by Egilsson!
Pack misses with a body shot
and Egilsson counters by moving into the clinch.
Pack has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Egilsson just leaning against Pack, taking a breather.
Egilsson gets underhooks to prevent Pack's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cody Pack. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Egilsson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Egilsson breaks from the clinch.
Pack throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Egilsson.
That kick from Egilsson tenderised Pack's leg. Pack is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egilsson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A good leg kick by Egilsson.
A solid leg kick lands there for Egilsson.
Pack looks to clinch
and Egilsson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pack tries for a takedown but Egilsson circles away easily
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Pack throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Egilsson counters with a nice leg kick.
Pack is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Egilsson.
Egilsson moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Pack misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egilsson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pack doesn't seem bothered though.
Egilsson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pack takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Egilsson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Egilsson lands with a thumping leg kick.
Egilsson scores with a leg kick.
Egilsson misses with a wild combination.
Pack tries to counter by clinching up but Egilsson breaks away and moves out of range.
Egilsson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pack dives in and grabs Egilsson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Egilsson pushes down on Pack's head and hops out.
Nice body kick there by Egilsson.
Egilsson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pack will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Egilsson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Egilsson connects with a solid leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Egilsson.
Egilsson clinches up against the cage.
Pack struggles to land a body shot inside as Egilsson controls his hands.
Cody Pack has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dagur Egilsson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Egilsson breaks the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dagur Egilsson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Egilsson 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dagur Egilsson!
After winning the bout, Dagur Egilsson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jimi Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex John (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jimi Aldo is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jimi Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alex John!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Bart Greer and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
John drags the fight down to the ground.
Aldo controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Aldo throws a strike but John rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
John really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Aldo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Aldo doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Aldo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
John must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
John has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Aldo is proving hard to escape from.
John sitting in guard, not really doing much.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as John accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aldo pulls John in close to prevent any damage.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Nice sprawl there from Aldo as John shoots in.
It looked like Aldo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
John misses with a takedown attempt - Aldo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
John darts in and clinches Aldo up against the cage.
John told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Aldo is trying to force a seperation but John has the dominant position.
Aldo tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. John just stands there and leans against the cage.
Aldo tries for a takedown. No joy.
Aldo is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
John is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Aldo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Aldo jumps guard but John turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimi Aldo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
John manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
John being controlled here, momentarily.
Aldo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. John is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo preventing the sweep.
Aldo decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on John, up you get!
Aldo closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Aldo is trying for a kimura here. John looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Aldo wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jimi Aldo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Domani (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Razor Ramon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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275 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eric Domani !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Razor Ramon!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Daniel Franklin and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramon ducks under a wild hook from Domani .
Domani misses with a body shot.
Domani fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ramon fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Domani sprawls well initially but Ramon persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Domani tries to get to full guard but Ramon has control of the leg.
Ramon seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Domani does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Domani knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ramon on the ground.
Ramon wants to free his trapped foot but Domani is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Domani taking some punishment here, with Ramon in his half guard.
Ramon working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ramon drops an elbow to the side of Domani 's head.
Domani is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ramon scores with a big shot! Domani 's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Domani ! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Razor Ramon!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Selko Asap (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Apolonio Papas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Apolonio Papas will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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, Selko Asap!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Apolonio Papas!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asap closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Papas quickly recovers to half guard.
Asap slows the pace down in half guard.
Papas wants to get back to full guard but Asap has mounted him!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asap takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asap has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Asap.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Asap continues to hold on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asap seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Papas for as long as he can get away with.
Papas defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Asap.
Papas is desperately trying to improve his position but Asap has a good base and remains in mount.
Asap takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Papas working to try and regain half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Asap tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Asap continues to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Selko Asap dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Asap shoots in and gets a takedown into Papas's guard.
Asap showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Selko Asap overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've been informed that Papas has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Papas looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papas can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Asap controls the pace.
Papas working a defensive guard but Asap passes into half guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Asap fails with a takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown attempt by Asap or perhaps it was just good defense by Papas, which made it look bad.
Nice takedown defense from Papas. No joy for Asap on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Selko Asap. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters circling a little - Papas finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Papas throws a sloppy head kick and Asap moves out of range easily.
Papas delivers a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Papas connects with a high kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Papas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Papas moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Papas. Asap shrugs it off though.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Papas.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Asap takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Papas lands with a kick to the ribs.
Papas scores with a spinning back kick!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Papas - that will leave a mark!
Papas delivers a nice body kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Papas, right into the meat.
Papas connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Papas goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Papas lands a head kick. Asap smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Papas keeps Asap at a distance using the push kick.
Papas lands with a thumping leg kick.
Papas stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Papas wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Papas finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Papas.
Papas pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Papas - that will leave a mark!
A thudding body kick lands there by Papas!
Papas pushes Asap away with a front kick.
Apolonio Papas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Papas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Papas throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Papas lands with a nice body kick.
Asap looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
A head kick misses from Papas.
Asap with a poor takedown
and Papas finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice body kick there by Papas.
Papas throws a head kick but Asap moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Papas feints and then cracks Asap's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Asap down.
Asap tries to score a power double leg takedown but Papas sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Asap somewhat.
Papas throws a front kick that sends Asap stumbling back into the cage.
Papas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Asap misses with a takedown
and Papas makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Asap takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Papas throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Asap takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Papas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Papas leaves Asap with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Apolonio Papas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A solid body kick from Papas.
A solid body kick from Papas.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Papas.
Papas throws a head kick but Asap moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Papas there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A thudding body kick lands there by Papas!
Papas has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Papas lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
An inside leg kick lands from Papas.
Papas throws a head kick that Asap semi-blocks.
Papas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Papas stuffs the takedown.
Asap moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromPapas.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Papas keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Papas scores with a spinning back kick!
Papas lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Papas.
Asap takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Papas lands a big head kick that sends Asap tumbling to the mat! Papas takes a step backwards and waves Asap back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Asap is rocked!
Asap is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Papas scores with a push kick.
Oh Asap is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Papas and Asap are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Papas throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Asap into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Papas knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Apolonio Papas!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jakob Filby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and General Warpig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Warpig has chosen Warpigs as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
195 lbs
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25
185 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jakob Filby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, General Warpig!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filby misses the shot to the body.
Warpig throws a body shot but no joy.
A punch combination from Warpig misses.
Filby moves into the clinch.
Warpig lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Warpig throws a head punch that misses.
Filby misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Warpig.
Filby trying to land knees to the body.
Warpig is trying to break free.
Warpig misses with the head strike.
Filby trying to land knees to the body.
Filby tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Filby definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Filby tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Warpig scores with a shot to the side of Filby's head.
Filby is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Warpig is defending well for now.
Warpig's coach down at The Hut - $50 was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Warpig's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Warpig throws a punch but it's blocked by Filby.
Warpig avoiding damage as Filby throws knees to the body.
Filby is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Warpig is defending well for now.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Warpig.
Warpig misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filby content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Filby misses with a knee to the head.
Warpig scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Warpig throws a punch but it's blocked by Filby.
Warpig blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Warpig.
Filby tries a knee to the head but Warpig blocks it.
Filby is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Warpig is defending well for now.
Warpig managing to block the knees to the body from Filby.
Filby tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Warpig digs a right hand underneath Filby's ribcage. Filby let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Warpig misses with a short punch on the inside.
Warpig fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Warpig misses with the head strike.
Filby with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Filby trying to land knees to the body.
Filby tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Warpig avoids it.
Filby misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Warpig.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Warpig.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warpig tries to circle away but Filby has him pinned against the cage.
Warpig digs a right hand into Filby's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Filby's gas tank.
Warpig trying to control the position but instead, Filby has worked for underhooks and has pushed Warpig into the cage.
Filby misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Warpig.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Warpig pushes Filby back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Filby trying to land knees to the body.
Filby with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Warpig is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Warpig lands a right hand that snaps the head of Filby backwards.
It looks like Jakob Filby has been cut.
Filby trying to land knees to the body.
Filby with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Warpig scores with a shoulder strike.
Filby is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Warpig is defending well for now.
Filby trying to land knees to the body.
Warpig taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Filby blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warpig lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Filby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Filby tries to land knees in the clinch but Warpig avoids the damage to the body.
Filby tries to land a knee to the head but Warpig blocks with his arms.
Warpig softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Warpig managing to block the knees to the body from Filby.
Warpig's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Warpig goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Warpig throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Warpig misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sloppy strikes from Warpig. Those never looked like landing.
Filby takes the fight into the clinch.
Filby is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Warpig is defending well for now.
Warpig throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Filby blocks an uppercut.
Warpig throws a head punch that misses.
Filby missing with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Filby tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A head punch on the inside from Warpig fails to land.
Filby misses with a knee strike.
Filby tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Warpig can't find room to land a body shot as Filby controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Warpig fails to land.
Filby blocking some punches.
Warpig is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Filby gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Filby missing with knees to the body.
Warpig avoiding damage as Filby throws knees to the body.
Filby tries to land knees in the clinch but Warpig avoids the damage to the body.
Filby blocking some punches.
Filby with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Filby tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Warpig avoids it.
Filby landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Filby landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Filby tries a knee to the head but Warpig blocks it.
Filby unloads a knee to the mid-section. Warpig lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but General Warpig will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jakob Filby's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Warpig looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Warpig checks a leg kick.
Warpig blocks a low kick nicely.
Filby darts in and clinches Warpig up against the cage.
Warpig has a couple of punches blocked by Filby.
Warpig jumps guard and drags Filby to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Filby trying to control the position from guard on top but Warpig is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Warpig is trying to control the position but Filby postures up.
Warpig lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warpig postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Filby is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Warpig defends well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filby can't keep his opponent in guard - Warpig advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Warpig throwing shots but Filby is blocking nicely.
Filby on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Filby tries to get out of the position.
Filby won't allow Warpig to pass to mount.
Warpig is nestled in close to Filby, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Warpig winds up and cracks Filby with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Warpig stops Filby from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Filby wants to get back to full guard.
Warpig looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Filby with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Filby wants to control but Warpig is keeping busy.
Warpig trying to control the action but Filby is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filby preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Filby avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Warpig.
Filby is concentrating on defense, preventing Warpig from advancing position.
Warpig thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Filby's head.
Warpig wants to take a breather but Filby is having none of it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Filby tries to close the distance and clinch up but Warpig swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Filby connects with a leg kick. Warpig looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Warpig lands a front kick.
Filby connects with an inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Filby drives through and clinches with Warpig against the cage.
Warpig tries to throw a body punch but Filby avoids it by throwing Warpig back against the cage.
Filby tries to land knees in the clinch but Warpig avoids the damage to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Filby just misses with a elbow thrown towards Warpig's brow.
Warpig avoiding damage as Filby throws knees to the body.
Warpig lands a shoulder strike.
Warpig letting Filby take a breather here.
Filby tries to land knees in the clinch but Warpig avoids the damage to the body.
Warpig blocks a body shot from Filby.
Filby crunches a lovely knee into Warpig's ribcage.
Filby throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Warpig blocks it with crossed arms.
Filby tries to land knees in the clinch but Warpig avoids the damage to the body.
Warpig pushes Filby back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jakob Filby has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Warpig lands a nice uppercut.
Warpig goes for a takedown attempt but Filby pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Filby has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Warpig finds it's way round the side to connect with Filby's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Filby.
Filby throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Filby wants to clinch up but Warpig keeps it at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Warpig lands a nice shot that snaps Filby's head back.
Filby moves into the clinch.
Warpig tries to throw a body punch but Filby avoids it by throwing Warpig back against the cage.
Warpig takes a knee to the side of the body.
Warpig is breathing heavily.
Filby tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Warpig avoids it.
Warpig avoiding damage as Filby throws knees to the body.
Filby is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Warpig is defending well for now.
Warpig throws a punch but it's blocked by Filby.
Warpig wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Filby has him pressed against the cage.
Warpig jumps guard but Filby turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Warpig on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Warpig misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but General Warpig will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jakob Filby's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Filby forces Warpig back against the cage and clinches.
Warpig pulls Filby into guard.
Filby controlling from the top position.
Warpig is trying to control the position but Filby postures up.
Filby with a flurry of punches that miss.
Filby stopping the sweep attempt from Warpig.
Warpig controls Filby momentarily but Filby frees himself.
Warpig wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Warpig is still trying to improve position.
Filby decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Filby connects with a leg kick. Warpig looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jakob Filby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warpig's jab looks to have found its range, popping Filby under the eye.
Filby attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Filby avoids the head kick by Warpig.
Filby moves in looking to clinch but Warpig pushes him off.
Warpig takes a swing at Filby's ribcage but misses.
Warpig on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Filby. Filby obviously looking to wear him down.
Filby attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Filby looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A chopping leg kick lands by Warpig.
Filby blocks a head kick by Warpig.
Warpig connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Filby tries to clinch but Warpig is having none of it.
Filby throws a leg kick which misses Warpig's front leg but catches the back leg as Warpig tries to avoid it.
Warpig lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Warpig blocks a low kick nicely.
General Warpig is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filby is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
General Warpig seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Warpig throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Filby fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jab by Warpig.
Warpig lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Warpig tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Filby is looking to counter punch.
A decent looking cross lands there for Warpig.
Filby uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Warpig.
Warpig fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Filby looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Filby drives through and clinches with Warpig against the cage.
Warpig blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Warpig lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Filby is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Warpig is defending well for now.
Filby prevents Warpig from breaking the clinch.
Filby throws an elbow but it misses.
Warpig drops down looking for an ankle pick but Filby pulls his leg out and moves away.
Warpig tries a head kick but it misses.
Filby gets a clinch.
Warpig misses with a punch to the body.
Filby tries to land a knee to the head but Warpig blocks with his arms.
Warpig misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Warpig.
Filby pushes off an throws an elbow but Warpig leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Warpig managing to block the knees to the body from Filby.
Filby gets underhooks to prevent Warpig's takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Warpig jumps into guard, dragging Filby to the mat.
Warpig trying to control the position here.
Filby engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Filby works a leg free and moves into half guard.
General Warpig has got the better of the ground game so far.
Warpig is looking to improve his position.
Warpig gets back to full guard.
Filby slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
General Warpig comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Warpig winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... General Warpig!
General Warpig thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tim Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Remy Palmar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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25
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3 - 2 - 0 |
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26
158 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tim Thomas!
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, Remy Palmar!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Winston Alpacca and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas wants to slow Palmar down by chopping away at his legs.
Thomas keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Tim Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Thomas throws a head kick but Palmar moves out of range.
Palmar defending well as Thomas loads up on a big left hand.
Palmar thumps Thomas with a low kick.
Palmar throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Thomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Palmar blocks a leg kick.
Palmar moves out of range of the body kick from Thomas.
Thomas looks to throw the jab but Palmar is out of range.
Thomas throws a right and a left that both miss.
Thomas takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Palmar takes one on the button.
Thomas definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Palmar lands a jab to the nose.
Palmar scores with a push kick.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses
and Palmar counters with a nice leg kick.
Palmar checks a leg kick.
Thomas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Palmar manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmar connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Palmar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Thomas. That did some damage!
Palmar works Thomas's body with a nice hook.
Thomas misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Palmar takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Palmar throws a leg kick which misses Thomas's front leg but catches the back leg as Thomas tries to avoid it.
Palmar lands a slapping body shot.
A head kick by Thomas misses
and Palmar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thomas looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Thomas is rocked!
Palmar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thomas doesn't seem bothered though.
Oh Thomas is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas loses concentration momentarily and Palmar pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Thomas crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Palmar finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Remy Palmar!
Remy Palmar seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tom King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kanwar Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think King might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sail - Armin van Buuren. Kanwar Singh has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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147 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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25
155 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tom King!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kanwar Singh!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Peter Branson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Singh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
Singh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from King.
A big right from King misses.
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Singh is just out of range.
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Singh throws an off balance right hand
and King counters with a lovely shot to the body.
King just misses with a punch to the body.
Singh swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
King definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The fighters circling - Singh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
King was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Singh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from King.
Singh slips under a jab.
King uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Singh.
King jabs at Singh's body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Singh scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Singh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
King is looking to counter punch.
Singh misses with a two punch combination.
King thows a left - swing and a miss!
King has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King lands a hook that snaps the head of Singh backwards.
King scores with a nice hook to the head.
King tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Singh's elbow.
A shot in the inside from King.
Singh can't find room to land a body shot as King controls the action.
A short left from King.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Singh.
King lands a left hand.
Singh lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
King lands with a short punch from the clinch.
King prevents a body shot from Singh.
Singh is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A head punch on the inside from King fails to land.
King throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
King lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Singh tried to land a shot to the body but connects with King's elbow.
Nice body punch from King - that landed with a thud.
King pushes Singh back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
King lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
King tries to work over Singh's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short right from King on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Singh takes a shot to the head.
Singh's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
King lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Singh backwards.
Singh takes a shot to the head.
King pushes Singh back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
King blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
King misses with a hook from the clinch.
Singh tries to circle away but King has him pinned against the cage.
Singh is trying to break free.
King scores with a hook to the body.
King struggles to land a body shot inside as Singh controls his hands.
Still in the clinch, King scores with a nice short uppercut.
Singh tries to throw a body punch but King avoids it by throwing Singh back against the cage.
King tries to work over Singh's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Singh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Singh misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from King.
Singh blocks an uppercut.
King lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh misses with some punches.
King works on Singh's body with a couple of short punches.
King blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from King.
King lands a right hand that snaps the head of Singh backwards.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Singh misses with a punch on the inside.
King throws a head punch that misses.
King lands a shoulder strike.
Singh wants to stall.
King lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
King works on Singh's body with a couple of short punches.
King works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Singh looks winded!
King doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
King lands a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from King.
King scores with a nice hook to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King gets through Singh's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Singh backwards.
Singh is rocked!
King throws a punch but it's blocked by Singh.
Singh takes a shot to the head.
King can't find room to land a body shot as Singh controls the action.
Singh trying to stall but King improves his position.
King blocks a body shot from Singh.
King makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Singh takes a shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for King.
Singh is trying to push King away but King has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Singh tries to circle away but King has him pinned against the cage.
Singh looking to slow down the pace here.
King pushes Singh back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Singh is trying to stall.
King lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from King.
King lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Singh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom King dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Singh on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
King is looking to wear down Singh with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Singh throws a hook but King avoids it easily.
Singh throws a shot from downtown. King moves away and avoids it.
King rushes Singh and presses him up against the cage.
King is leaning against Singh and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
King is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Singh can do to turn this around?
King makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
King lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Singh backwards.
King lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Singh backwards.
A body shot lands from King.
Singh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
King tries a body shot but Singh blocks it.
Singh blocks a body shot from King.
King lands an uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
King has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
King digs a right hand into Singh's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Singh's gas tank.
King lands with a short shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short left from King.
Tom King has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Nice body punch from King - that landed with a thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King works on Singh's body with a couple of short punches.
Singh is breathing heavily.
A short uppercut from King.
A quick uppercut on the inside from King.
King goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from King.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, King creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Singh is still on wobbly legs! Can King finish him?
King lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from King fails to land.
King makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
King throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Singhs head.
Singh seems to have recovered his senses.
Good body shot from King.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Singh is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but King is keeping busy.
King lands a left hand that snaps the head of Singh backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King lands an uppercut.
King presses Singh against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
King lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King scores with a shoulder strike.
King dips a shoulder and cracks Singh with a mighty uppercut! Singh falls back against the cage and King unloads with a barrage of strikes! Singh is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - King screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom King!
In his post fight interview, Tom King gave a big smile as he said 'Many have tried, many have failed! Now give me my bonus!!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Xander Graves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Onslaught Massacre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Xander Graves could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Onslaught Massacre's chin.
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165 lbs
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162 lbs
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Counter fighter
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Xander Graves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Onslaught Massacre!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Massacre fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Graves to the ground. Massacre is now in Graves's guard.
Graves looking for a guillotine here but Massacre defends easily.
Graves looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
My spies in The Hut - $50 inform me that Massacre has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Massacre must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Graves looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Graves looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Graves throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Graves trying to keep a closed guard but Massacre is proving a slippery customer.
Massacre stopping the sweep attempt from Graves.
Massacre throwing strikes but missing.
Graves wants to sweep but no luck.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Graves holds on and takes a little breather.
Graves is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Massacre trying to control but Graves is working from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Graves holds on and takes a little breather.
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.
Graves lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Massacre keeping full guard, as Graves tries to pass.
Massacre looking for a sweep. Not yet Massacre, not yet.
Graves trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Graves throws a big right hand that misses.
Graves throws a big elbow that misses.
Graves advances position into side control!
Massacre tries to improve position but can't.
Graves tries to move into full mount but can't pass Massacre's legs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
An elbow from Graves crashes against the mat.
Graves tries for a kimura but Massacre is defending well.
Graves has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Massacre is in a horrible position here. Graves smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Graves working for a guillotine from mount but Massacre is in no mood to give up.
Graves lands a big shot there that rocks Massacre but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Massacre is trying desperately to improve position.
Graves avoids the attempt from Massacre to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Graves has control of Massacre's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Massacre regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Graves prevents Massacre from getting the reversal.
Graves wants to stand but Massacre is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Graves thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Graves thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Massacre avoids a series of strikes thrown by Graves.
Graves throwing strikes here but Massacre is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Graves tries to control but Massacre wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Xander Graves dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Graves walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Massacre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Graves feints and as Massacre raises his hands in defense, Graves changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Massacre trying to strike off his back.
Massacre has his foot on Graves's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Graves works his way back into a safe position though.
Graves passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Graves tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Massacre is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Massacre is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Graves is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Massacre is just riding it out for now. Graves eventually gives up the hold.
Graves is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Massacre is looking to improve his position.
Massacre is looking to control Graves's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Massacre avoid being mounted?
Graves is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Massacre is just riding it out for now. Graves eventually gives up the hold.
Massacre is in trouble now - Graves has advanced to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Graves working for a submission but Massacre is keeping him at bay.
Graves is working for a guillotine from mount but Massacre frees his head quite easily.
Massacre is trying to escape the mount.
Massacre avoids a series of strikes thrown by Graves.
Massacre reaches up to try and control the position but Graves seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Massacre rolls and tries to escape and now Graves has his back!
Graves is persistently looking for the submission but Massacre is defending it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Graves working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Massacre is doing well to defend. Graves seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Massacre is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Xander Graves!
A relieved looking Xander Graves thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Lazaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paulo Lazaro will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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260 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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251 lbs
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Great elbows
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Johnny Chan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Paulo Lazaro!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lazaro slips under a jab.
Chan throws a poor cross that misses
and Lazaro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lazaro ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lazaro wants to counter with a clinch but Chan pushes him away.
Chan connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lazaro. Lazaro circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Chan throws an off balance right hand
and Lazaro counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Chan throws an off balance right hand
and Lazaro counters with a stiff right hand.
Chan has closed the distance and engaged Lazaro in a clinch.
Lazaro manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lazaro has a couple of punches blocked by Chan.
Chan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lazaro blocks an elbow strike from Chan.
Lazaro swings wildly with an uppercut but Chan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lazaro scores with a hook to the body.
Lazaro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chan struggles to land a body shot inside as Lazaro controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Chan misses with an elbow strike.
Chan tries to throw a body punch but Lazaro avoids it by throwing Chan back against the cage.
Chan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lazaro's elbow.
Chan misses with an elbow over the top.
Lazaro lands a left hand.
Lazaro trying to control the position but instead, Chan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lazaro into the cage.
Lazaro goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Chan - that landed with a thud.
Lazaro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chan's elbow.
Lazaro blocks the elbow strike.
Chan pushes off an throws an elbow but Lazaro leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lazaro stalling the fight.
Lazaro tries to work over Chan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Chan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lazaro blocks the elbow strike.
Chan lands an elbow inside that Lazaro shrugs off.
Chan pushes off an throws an elbow but Lazaro leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Lazaro blocks an elbow strike.
Lazaro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lazaro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lazaro misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lazaro stalling in the clinch.
Chan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lazaro scores with a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lazaro gets through Chan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Chan has a couple of punches blocked by Lazaro.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Chan.
Lazaro avoids the elbow strike from Chan, against the cage.
Lazaro working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lazaro misses with a punch to the body.
Chan is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Lazaro's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Lazaro blocks the elbow strike.
Chan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lazaro swings wildly with an uppercut but Chan uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chan throws an elbow but misses.
Chan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lazaro can't find room to land a body shot as Chan controls the action.
Chan throws an elbow but it misses.
Lazaro lands a body shot in the clinch.
Chan is breathing heavily.
Lazaro lands a shot to the body.
Lazaro lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lazaro gets through Chan's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lazaro throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short body shot lands from Lazaro as the two fighters clinch.
Lazaro stalling in the clinch but Chan improves position.
Lazaro lands with a left to the head.
Lazaro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lazaro lands an uppercut.
Chan being controlled against the cage.
Lazaro lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chan backwards.
Lazaro presses Chan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lazaro lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chan backwards.
We've been informed that Lazaro has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Lazaro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chan's elbow.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lazaro.
Lazaro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lazaro tries to work over Chan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lazaro makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lazaro lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lazaro tries to throw a body punch but Chan avoids it by throwing Lazaro back against the cage.
Lazaro works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lazaro wants to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lazaro throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Chans head.
Lazaro lands a hook that snaps the head of Chan backwards.
Chan is rocked!
Lazaro stalling in the clinch.
Chan takes a shot to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Lazaro.
Lazaro lands with a light punch inside.
Oh Chan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lazaro misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chan seems to have got his legs back now.
Lazaro lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lazaro trying to stall but Chan improves his position.
Chan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lazaro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Chan backwards.
Lazaro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lazaro trying to control the position but instead, Chan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lazaro into the cage.
Chan throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lazaro stalling in the clinch but Chan improves position.
Chan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lazaro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hand to the body from Lazaro.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Lazaro dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Chan misses with a looping left.
Lazaro is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Chan misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Chan takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lazaro tries to keep at a distance but Chan has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lazaro blocks an elbow strike.
Lazaro tries to throw a body punch but Chan avoids it by throwing Lazaro back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Chan just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lazaro's brow.
A shot in the inside from Lazaro.
Chan lands with a light punch inside.
Chan prevents a body shot from Lazaro.
Lazaro trying to stall but Chan improves his position.
A right handed body shot lands from Lazaro.
Lazaro lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chan prevents a body shot from Lazaro.
Paulo Lazaro seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lazaro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lazaro misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lazaro works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Chan blocks a body shot from Lazaro.
Lazaro lands a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lazaro lands a body shot.
Lazaro lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Chan.
Lazaro can't find room to land a body shot as Chan controls the action.
Chan creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lazaro pushes Chan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lazaro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lazaro lands a left hand.
A right handed body shot lands from Lazaro.
Lazaro tries to throw a body punch but Chan avoids it by throwing Lazaro back against the cage.
Lazaro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lazaro working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lazaro trying to control the position but instead, Chan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lazaro into the cage.
Lazaro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lazaro lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chan backwards.
A body shot lands from Lazaro.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lazaro.
Lazaro presses Chan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lazaro softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lazaro misses with a hook from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Lazaro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chan prevents a body shot from Lazaro.
Lazaro drops Chan onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Chan is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Lazaro is muscling Chan up against the cage and as Chan bounces back off, Lazaro cracks him with a huge right hand! Chan crumples to the mat - he's out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Paulo Lazaro!
Paulo Lazaro took some time post fight to say the following; 'I'm a champ too, brother!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Keto Belle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Razval Saraev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belle comes to the cage accompanied by Going Down . There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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25
182 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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26
171 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Keto Belle!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Razval Saraev!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belle connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Saraev's hands.
Saraev throws a looping overhand right but Belle ducks down to avoid it.
A big right from Belle misses.
And Saraev tries to counter it with a takedown but Belle pushes his down on his head and steps out.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Belle.
Belle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Saraev just misses with a punch to the body.
Belle rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Saraev counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Saraev.
Belle looking to hit a scissor sweep but Saraev is one step ahead there.
Saraev is stalling in the full guard.
Belle on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Belle tries to get out of the position.
Belle throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saraev distracts Belle with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Saraev is stalling in the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Belle looking for a guillotine here but Saraev defends easily.
Saraev stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Belle swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Belle has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Saraev can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Saraev sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Saraev's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belle is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Belle keeping moving, preventing Saraev from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A cross from Belle lands.
Belle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Saraev.
Belle lands a head shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Belle. Saraev does a little dance to reset his feet.
Belle looks to land a left hand but Saraev moved out of range nicely.
Belle misses the shot to the body.
Belle throws a shot to the body.
Belle gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Saraev has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Belle clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Saraev lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Saraev is punishing Belle with some ground and pound.
Belle covers up after that shot from Saraev.
Belle trying to control the hands but Saraev won't let him.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Saraev's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Saraev lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Saraev.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Belle tries to break free.
Saraev has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Belle.
Saraev gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Razval Saraev dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Belle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Saraev sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Belle works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Saraev is defended easily by Belle.
A big left from Saraev misses.
Saraev swats away the attempt to clinch by Belle.
Belle throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belle throws a hook but Saraev avoids it easily.
Saraev drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Belle defends it well.
Belle misses with a straight right.
Saraev shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Belle pinned against the cage. Belle gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belle thuds a left hand into Saraev's body.
Saraev walks into a left hand.
Belle tries to clinch up.
Belle misses with an uppercut. Saraev saw that one coming.
A big right from Saraev misses.
Belle takes the fight into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Saraev.
Saraev misses with a hook from the clinch.
Saraev has hold of one of Belle's legs. Belle is fighting the takedown attempt but Saraev gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belle working for a triangle but Saraev defends it easily.
Belle throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Belle looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Saraev throws an elbow that misses. Belle uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Saraev's guard. Nice move by Belle!
Belle trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Saraev is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Belle wants to pass the guard but Saraev is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belle trying to control but Saraev is working from the bottom.
Belle is really struggling to control Saraev but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Belle uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Saraev.
Belle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Saraev.
Saraev throws a body punch but Belle moves out of range.
Belle throws a body shot but no joy.
Saraev takes one to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belle fails to land with a series of punches.
Saraev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Saraev throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Belle counters with a stiff right hand.
Belle fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Saraev checks it well.
Belle has taken the fight to the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Belle fails to land.
Belle tries a body shot but Saraev blocks it.
Saraev lands with a short shot to the head.
Saraev prevents a body shot from Belle.
Belle lands a hook to the side of the head.
Belle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Belle working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Saraev is rocked!
Belle swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Saraev is still on wobbly legs! Can Belle finish him?
Belle tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saraev's elbow.
Saraev stalling in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keto Belle dominated that second round.
That's time! Belle's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Saraev fails to land the takedown.
Saraev seems to have recovered his senses.
Saraev drops his hands momentarily and Belle takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Belle throws a body punch but Saraev moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Belle. No joy for Saraev on that attempt.
Saraev misses with a body shot.
Saraev throws a jab but it's blocked by Belle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Belle connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Belle is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Belle throws an ugly left hook that misses
so Saraev counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Belle controls Saraev momentarily but Saraev frees himself.
Belle is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Saraev is aware though and is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saraev landing some decent shots from guard.
Saraev is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Belle trying to keep a closed guard but Saraev is proving a slippery customer.
Belle 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.
Belle keeping moving, preventing Saraev from controlling successfully.
Belle knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Saraev on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Belle misses with a wild body shot.
Saraev drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Belle defends it well.
Saraev swings for the body but Belle moves out of range.
Saraev feints and as Belle raises his hands in defense, Saraev changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Belle working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Saraev doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Saraev manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Saraev tries to free his leg and advance position but Belle is retaining full guard.
Saraev sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Belle's guard.
Belle is looking to improve his position.
Saraev lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saraev drops an elbow to the side of Belle's head.
Saraev prevents Belle from improving his position.
Saraev sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Saraev landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Saraev is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Saraev works his way into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Saraev is chipping away with strikes.
Saraev remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Belle is trying to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Saraev is working Belle over with some ground and pound from side control.
Saraev working away.
Belle is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Razval Saraev really dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Belle misses with a right hand
and Saraev counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Saraev's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Belle is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Belle is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Saraev defends well.
Saraev slips nicely into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Saraev lands a nice short elbow.
Saraev trying to control the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Saraev there.
Saraev with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Saraev looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Belle with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Saraev lands with a punch from half guard.
Belle is looking for a sweep. Saraev is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Saraev with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Saraev is continuing to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Saraev winds up and cracks Belle with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Saraev is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Belle!
Saraev scoring with strikes but Belle is staying in there.
Belle working to try and regain half guard.
Saraev landing strikes from the mount and Belle is in trouble!
Belle is in all sorts of trouble here.
Belle is in a horrible position here. Saraev smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Saraev raining down shots from the mount!
Saraev pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saraev lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Belle is rocked!
Saraev landing strikes from the mount.
Oh Belle is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Saraev softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Belle is out cold! Saraev jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Razval Saraev!
Razval Saraev is the new welterweight champion!
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