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Itchy Balls PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ugiagugok Otzs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Markus Wyzewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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195 lbs
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196 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid 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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ugiagugok Otzs!
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, Markus Wyzewski!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wyzewski throws a body punch but Otzs moves out of range.
Wyzewski on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Otzs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wyzewski appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Otzs rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wyzewski counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Ugiagugok Otzs has been cut.
Otzs throws a hook to the side of Wyzewski's head but Wyzewski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wyzewski tries to counter by closing the distance.
Otzs throws out a powerful jab.
Wyzewski moves out of range of the strikes.
Otzs scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Otzs throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Wyzewski is working to avoid the ground and pound but Otzs connects with a decent elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wyzewski gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Wyzewski is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Otzs scores with a couple of nice shots.
Otzs looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wyzewski with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Otzs slips a nice elbow through Wyzewski's hands, connecting with Wyzewski's forehead.
Otzs not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Otzs thows a huge punch but Wyzewski dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wyzewski keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Otzs looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Wyzewski is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Otzs scores with a couple of nice shots.
Otzs scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Otzs slips a nice elbow through Wyzewski's hands, connecting with Wyzewski's forehead.
Otzs scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Wyzewski regains full guard. Nicely done.
Otzs working some strikes from top position.
Otzs loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Otzs postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Otzs lands a couple of elbows.
Otzs looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Otzs makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Otzs landing some decent shots from guard.
Otzs cracks Wyzewski with a solid left hand.
Otzs is working Wyzewski over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otzs lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Otzs lands a couple of digs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Otzs tries to free his leg and advance position but Wyzewski is retaining full guard.
Wyzewski lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Wyzewski won't allow Otzs to sweep him here.
Otzs wants to hit a switch here but Wyzewski passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Otzs there!
Otzs really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wyzewski manages to capitalize on a mistake by Otzs to take his back!
I really don't envy Otzs right now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Otzs tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wyzewski throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Otzs because Wyzewski loaded up on that one.
Otzs tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Otzs manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Otzs is pressing down on Wyzewski's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Otzs bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wyzewski's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Otzs's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Otzs connects with a couple of short punches.
Otzs is in close to Wyzewski's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Otzs chips away with some ground and pound.
Otzs chips away with some ground and pound.
Otzs chips away with some ground and pound.
Otzs postures up and lands a big shot to Wyzewski's brow.
Otzs makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wyzewski looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wyzewski looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Otzs is in close to Wyzewski's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Otzs cracks Wyzewski with a solid left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Otzs scoring with some ground and pound.
Otzs stands up over Wyzewski, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Otzs is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Otzs chips away with some ground and pound.
Otzs is working Wyzewski over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Otzs working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Otzs is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Otzs makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Otzs lands a couple of elbows.
Otzs lands a couple of elbows.
Otzs got a little sloppy there for a moment and Wyzewski has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Otzs has managed to get both his arms back between Wyzewski's legs - danger averted.
Otzs lands a couple of digs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ugiagugok Otzs dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ugiagugok Otzs's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Otzs connects with a jab.
Otzs cracks Wyzewski with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A jab lands there for Otzs.
Otzs moves out of range as Wyzewski strikes.
Wyzewski swings away with a body shot that misses
and Otzs counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Otzs.
Otzs looking to sit in guard and control but Wyzewski gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Otzs looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Wyzewski puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Otzs is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wyzewski can do to turn this around?
Wyzewski wants to work for an arm triangle but Otzs is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Wyzewski not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Otzs gets full guard.
Otzs looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wyzewski is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Otzs tries to strike from the bottom.
Otzs looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wyzewski is one step ahead there.
Otzs trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Otzs on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Otzs tries to get out of the position.
Otzs looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Otzs bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wyzewski's guard.
Otzs scoring with some ground and pound.
Wyzewski working a defensive guard here.
Otzs content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Otzs connects with a couple of short punches.
Otzs postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Otzs with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Otzs scoring with punches to the head and body.
Otzs postures up and lands a big shot to Wyzewski's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Otzs makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Otzs is working Wyzewski over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Otzs's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Otzs with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Otzs with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wyzewski wants to stand but Otzs is controlling the position.
Wyzewski is breathing heavily.
Otzs trying to control the position from guard on top but Wyzewski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Otzs lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Otzs scoring with some ground and pound.
Otzs landing some decent shots from guard.
Otzs is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Otzs working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Otzs with a nice head shot there.
Otzs postures up and lands a big shot to Wyzewski's brow.
Otzs with a nice head shot there.
Otzs is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Otzs with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Otzs is working Wyzewski over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Otzs chips away with some ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Otzs lands a couple of digs.
Otzs lands a couple of elbows.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Otzs's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Otzs landing some decent shots from guard.
Otzs with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Otzs with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ugiagugok Otzs dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ugiagugok Otzs'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Wyzewski shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Otzs closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Otzs lands in his opponent's guard.
Otzs distracts Wyzewski with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Otzs keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wyzewski's head.
Otzs knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wyzewski on the ground.
Wyzewski has momentary wrist control but Otzs slips an elbow through the middle.
Otzs has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Otzs connects with a couple of short punches.
Otzs postures up and lands a big shot to Wyzewski's brow.
Wyzewski bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Otzs's guard.
Otzs manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wyzewski manages to get himself to full guard.
Otzs with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Otzs working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Otzs cracks Wyzewski with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Otzs cracks Wyzewski with a solid left hand.
Otzs scoring with punches to the head and body.
Otzs lands a couple of elbows.
Otzs landing with the ground and pound.
Wyzewski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Otzs scoring with some ground and pound.
Otzs wants to pass the guard but Wyzewski is keeping the position.
Otzs is working Wyzewski over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Otzs lands a couple of digs.
Otzs is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Otzs is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Otzs pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wyzewski is keeping the position for now.
Otzs scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Otzs postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Otzs scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Otzs makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wyzewski is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Otzs works over Wyzewski with some ground and pound from guard.
Otzs stands up over Wyzewski, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Otzs trying to control but Wyzewski is working from the bottom.
Otzs landing some decent shots from guard.
Otzs forces his way into half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Otzs working over Wyzewski with some ground and pound. Wyzewski looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wyzewski trying to control here.
Ground and pound from Otzs.
Otzs landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Otzs takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Otzs is trying to control. Wyzewski wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Otzs seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Otzs working over Wyzewski with some ground and pound. Wyzewski looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Otzs connects with a nice short shot to Wyzewski's temple.
Otzs scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Otzs lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Otzs winds up and cracks Wyzewski with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Markus Wyzewski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Otzs is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Otzs takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Otzs drops an elbow to the side of Wyzewski's head.
Ugiagugok Otzs overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nice strikes from Otzs there.
Otzs seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Wyzewski is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Otzs scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Otzs looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wyzewski with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Otzs scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Otzs lands strikes from half guard.
Otzs is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Otzs is nestled in close to Wyzewski, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Otzs slips a nice elbow through Wyzewski's hands, connecting with Wyzewski's forehead.
Otzs is nestled in close to Wyzewski, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Otzs working over Wyzewski with some ground and pound. Wyzewski looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ground and pound from Otzs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ugiagugok Otzs showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Otzs has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:25
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ugiagugok Otzs!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Laaka Mato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benny Lawlor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lawlor has chosen I Have A Dream as his entrance music. Benny Lawlor is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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170 lbs
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187 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Laaka Mato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Benny Lawlor!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawlor cracks Mato with a good jab.
Lawlor throws a looping overhand right but Mato ducks down to avoid it.
Mato takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A slow jab from Mato misses its intended target.
Lawlor walks into a jab.
Lawlor clobbers Mato with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lawlor throws a hook to the side of Mato's head but Mato sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A slow jab from Mato misses its intended target.
Lawlor scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mato in his tracks.
A big right from Lawlor misses.
Lawlor lands a glancing blow to the side of Mato's head.
Donk. Lawlor catches Mato right on the button with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lawlor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lawlor uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mato has time to react.
A telegraphed right hand from Mato misses the target.
Lawlor throws a looping overhand right but Mato ducks down to avoid it.
Mato gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lawlor.
Lawlor lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Good standup being displayed there by Lawlor as he connects with a hook.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Lawlor scores with a jab to the body.
Lawlor digs a good hook to Mato's body.
Mato scores with a decent looking hook.
Mato takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mato swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mato walks into a left hand.
Lawlor misses the shot to the body.
Lawlor defending well as Mato loads up on a big left hand.
Lawlor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mato manages to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Mato on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Mato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lawlor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mato manages to avoid it.
Lawlor's coach down at The Hut - $50 was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Lawlor's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Mato jabs Lawlor right on the nose. Lawlor blinks but takes it well.
Lawlor swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Mato.
Mato on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Lawlor lands a jab to Mato's midsection.
Lawlor works Mato's body with a nice hook.
Mato definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mato ducks under a wild hook from Lawlor.
Lawlor lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mato throws a body shot but no joy.
Lawlor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mato.
Lawlor thuds a left hand into Mato's body.
Lawlor throws out a loose jab but Mato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mato misses the shot to the body.
A big left from Mato misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mato takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lawlor lands a nice looking body shot.
Mato loads up on a big right hand but Lawlor slips the punch.
Lawlor slips a jab from Mato.
Mato on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lawlor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mato.
A shot to the liver by Lawlor. Beautiful body shot.
Mato walks into a straight right hand from Lawlor.
Lawlor lands a nice shot to the body.
Mato fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lawlor manages to avoid it.
Benny Lawlor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lawlor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mato takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mato swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It seemed like Lawlor was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mato misses the shot to the body.
Mato avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lawlor scores with a body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lawlor.
Lawlor throws a body punch but Mato moves out of range.
Lawlor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mato.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mato waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lawlor.
Lawlor looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mato throws a shot from downtown. Lawlor moves away and avoids it.
Nice cross by Lawlor.
Mato bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lawlor lands a lovely overhand right.
Mato moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lawlor swings for the body but Mato moves out of range.
Mato misses the shot to the body.
Mato missing with a left hand there. Lawlor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mato throws the left hand but Lawlor avoids the punch easily.
Lawlor clobbers Mato with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Lawlor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It seemed like Lawlor was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mato avoids the body shot from Lawlor.
Mato misses with a body shot.
Lawlor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lawlor lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice shot by Lawlor.
Lawlor moves away from the strike by Mato.
Lawlor takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mato throws a lazy right hand but Lawlor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lawlor misses the shot to the body.
Lawlor lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lawlor uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mato has time to react.
Mato takes a swing at Lawlor's ribcage but misses.
Mato misses with a wild body shot.
Lawlor throws out a loose jab but Mato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mato misses with a wild body shot.
Mato misses with a hook
and Lawlor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mato ducks right into an uppercut from Lawlor.
Mato is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lawlor.
Donk. Lawlor catches Mato right on the button with a cross.
Lawlor works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lawlor catches Mato with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lawlor works Mato's body with a nice hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lawlor jabs Mato to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mato scores with a jab. Lawlor acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mato is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lawlor.
Lawlor looks to land a left hand but Mato moved out of range nicely.
Mato misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benny Lawlor dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mato throws a lazy right hand but Lawlor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Mato misses the target.
Mato's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lawlor under the eye.
Mato throws a hook but Lawlor avoids it easily.
Mato takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lawlor stuns Mato with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mato misses with a hook. Lawlor ducked under it nicely.
Lawlor throws out a counter right but Mato avoids it with no problem.
Lawlor takes a swing at Mato's ribcage but misses.
Mato looks to land a left hand but Lawlor moved out of range nicely.
Nice defenses there by Lawlor.
Lawlor thuds a left hand into Mato's body.
Lawlor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lawlor cracks Mato with a good jab.
Mato ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lawlor moves away.
Mato lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lawlor is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lawlor lands a right hook to the body.
Mato looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lawlor lands the left hand.
Mato throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from Lawlor on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mato takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawlor on the wrong end of a nice jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lawlor.
Mato throws a big shot that misses.
Lawlor misses with a hook. Mato ducked under it nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Lawlor as he connects with a hook.
A combination from Lawlor does no damage.
Mato misses with a body shot.
Mato misses with a looping left.
Lawlor lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mato at a distance.
Lawlor lands with an uppercut that bounces Mato off the cage and back into range.
Mato takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Mato on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mato uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lawlor.
Mato jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lawlor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mato.
Lawlor misses with a hook.
Lawlor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lawlor fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mato with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lawlor to score with a decent uppercut.
Mato misses with a hook. Lawlor ducked under it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawlor works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Lawlor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lawlor misses with a body shot.
Lawlor works Mato's body with a nice hook.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Mato might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Mato swings for the body but Lawlor moves out of range.
Lawlor punishes Mato's body with a nice straight punch.
Mato throws a hook but Lawlor avoids it easily.
A jab from Lawlor finds it's way through Mato's defenses.
Lawlor's jab looks to have found its range, popping Mato under the eye.
Mato throws a hook but Lawlor blocks it.
Mato tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lawlor was well out of range. Poor timing from Mato.
Mato misses with a looping left.
Lawlor misses with a hook.
Mato takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lawlor.
Lawlor fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mato looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lawlor moves out of range as Mato strikes.
A big left from Mato misses.
Lawlor with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawlor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mato.
Lawlor with a hook.
Lawlor lands a slapping body shot.
Mato misses with an uppercut. Lawlor saw that one coming.
Mato shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Lawlor bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Mato's head.
Lawlor scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Lawlor looks to land a right hand but Mato moved out of range.
Lawlor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mato sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lawlor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mato.
Lawlor throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mato stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lawlor lands with a shot to the body.
Lawlor defending well as Mato loads up on a big left hand.
Lawlor scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lawlor scores with a hook to the body. Mato takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mato misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lawlor.
Lawlor lands with a shot to the body.
Mato drops his hands momentarily and Lawlor takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Benny Lawlor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mato moves out of range as Lawlor strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawlor scores with a jab to the head.
Mato swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lawlor throws a body punch but Mato moves out of range.
Lawlor scores with a nice strike.
Lawlor throws the left hand but Mato avoids the punch easily.
Mato misses with a looping right.
Lawlor throws a body punch but Mato moves out of range.
Mato uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lawlor.
Lawlor misses with a hook to the body
and Mato counters with a stiff right hand.
Lawlor misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Lawlor.
Mato uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lawlor.
A big left from Mato misses.
Lawlor with a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lawlor thuds a left hand into Mato's body.
Mato defending well as Lawlor loads up on a big left hand.
Lawlor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A left lands for Lawlor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benny Lawlor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Lawlor lands with a hook. Mato tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mato bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lawlor scores with a shot to the body.
Lawlor ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Lawlor ducks under a wild hook from Mato.
Lawlor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mato throws a jab when Lawlor was well out of range.
Lawlor throws out a loose jab but Mato uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lawlor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mato throws a hook to the side of Lawlor's head but Lawlor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mato loads up on a big right hand but Lawlor slips the punch.
Lawlor defending well as Mato loads up on a big left hand.
Lawlor throws a big shot that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mato throws a hook but Lawlor avoids it easily.
Lawlor is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Mato with a body shot.
Lawlor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lawlor connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Mato misses.
Lawlor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mato swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It seemed like Lawlor was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawlor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mato.
Mato moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lawlor digs a good body shot into Mato's ribs.
Mato swings for the body but Lawlor moves out of range.
Mato scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lawlor works Mato's body with a nice hook.
Mato throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mato takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Mato throws an off balance right hand
letting Lawlor counter with a right hand.
Mato swings for the body but Lawlor moves out of range.
Mato takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lawlor scores with a decent looking hook.
Lawlor throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mato stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lawlor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lawlor changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lawlor closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Lawlor lands the left hand.
Mato on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A slow jab from Lawlor misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawlor moves out of range of the strikes.
Mato throws a big shot that misses.
Lawlor throws a hook to the side of Mato's head but Mato sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mato uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lawlor.
Mato throws a body shot but no joy.
Lawlor lands with an uppercut that bounces Mato off the cage and back into range.
Mato jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lawlor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mato throws out the jab.
Mato throws a hook but Lawlor blocks it.
Lawlor lands with a shot to the body.
Lawlor fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lawlor moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lawlor cracks Mato with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A big right from Mato misses.
Despite the aggression on Lawlor's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Lawlor with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lawlor paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mato misses with a hook. Lawlor ducked under it nicely.
Mato walks into a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Lawlor misses.
Lawlor looks to throw the jab but Mato is out of range.
Lawlor uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mato has time to react.
Lawlor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mato.
Lawlor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mato gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mato misses with a looping left.
Lawlor throws out a counter right but Mato avoids it with no problem.
Lawlor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lawlor scores with a nice strike.
Mato blocks a jab.
Mato throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lawlor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mato moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Mato misses the target.
Lawlor throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lawlor ducks under a wild hook from Mato.
Lawlor slips under a jab from Mato.
Mato throws a body punch but Lawlor moves out of range.
Mato takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mato throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benny Lawlor is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mato walks into a jab.
Lawlor lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mato misses with a looping left.
Lawlor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Lawlor! But no joy.
Lawlor connects with a body shot.
Lawlor is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mato throws a big shot that misses.
Mato throws a hook but Lawlor avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Mato misses its intended target.
Lawlor stuns Mato with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Mato ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lawlor bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mato's head backwards.
Lawlor changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mato takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Donk. Lawlor catches Mato right on the button with a cross.
A jab from Mato misses.
Laaka Mato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mato slips under a jab.
Mato throws a jab but it's blocked by Lawlor.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benny Lawlor comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lawlor 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 David Hoff scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benny Lawlor!
Benny Lawlor spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cornelis Spilbergen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Park (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carl Park is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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211 lbs
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22
200 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cornelis Spilbergen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Carl Park!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Park shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Spilbergen pinned against the cage. Spilbergen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Park is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good exchange - Spilbergen coming out on top.
Spilbergen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Park at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Spilbergen. Beautiful body shot.
Spilbergen scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Spilbergen darts in and clinches Park up against the cage.
Park is working for takedown but Spilbergen is calmly controlling the position for now.
Spilbergen has Park pushed against the cage.
A body shot lands from Spilbergen.
A short body shot lands from Spilbergen as the two fighters clinch.
Park looks winded!
Spilbergen lands with a light punch inside.
It looks like Carl Park has been cut.
Spilbergen blocks an uppercut.
Spilbergen lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A body shot lands from Spilbergen.
Spilbergen lands with a right to the head.
Spilbergen lands with a left to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A right hook to the body lands for Spilbergen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Spilbergen.
Good body shot from Spilbergen.
A short right from Spilbergen.
Spilbergen stalls.
Spilbergen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Spilbergen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Spilbergen is struggling to control the position.
Spilbergen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Parks head.
Spilbergen lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Park backwards.
Spilbergen stalling.
Park takes a shot to the head.
Park is rocked!
Spilbergen looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Still in the clinch, Spilbergen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Park is still on wobbly legs! Can Spilbergen finish him?
Spilbergen is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Park takes a shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Spilbergen.
Park seems to have recovered his senses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Spilbergen.
A short uppercut from Spilbergen.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Spilbergen.
A right hook to the body lands for Spilbergen.
A left hand lands to the body for Spilbergen.
Stalling in the clinch from Spilbergen.
A short right from Spilbergen.
Spilbergen avoiding damage.
Spilbergen lands with a left to the head.
Spilbergen lands a right hand that snaps the head of Park backwards.
Spilbergen lands a shot to the body.
Spilbergen throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Spilbergen cracks Park with a nice body shot.
Spilbergen pushes Park back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Spilbergen stalling against the cage.
Spilbergen lands with a right to the head.
Spilbergen pushes Park back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Spilbergen as the two fighters clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Spilbergen is struggling to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spilbergen lands a right hand.
Spilbergen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Park or not.
Spilbergen effectively controlling the action here.
Spilbergen lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Spilbergen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Spilbergen is struggling to control the position.
A short uppercut from Spilbergen.
Spilbergen lands a body shot.
Spilbergen stalling.
Spilbergen's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
A right hook to the body lands for Spilbergen.
Park takes a shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Spilbergen.
Spilbergen is stalling here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cornelis Spilbergen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Carl Park's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Spilbergen lands a big uppercut and Park crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Park looks OK. Spilbergen waves Park back to his feet!
Spilbergen rushes Park and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Spilbergen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Park is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Spilbergen takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Spilbergen pushes Park back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Park wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Park is breathing heavily.
A nice left hand lands by Spilbergen.
Spilbergen drops Park onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Park is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Spilbergen lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Park or not.
Spilbergen is leaning against Park and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Spilbergen dips a shoulder and cracks Park with a mighty uppercut! Park falls back against the cage and Spilbergen unloads with a barrage of strikes! Park 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 - Spilbergen screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cornelis Spilbergen!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Hofstadter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cadan Ness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cadan Ness is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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25
185 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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21
194 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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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, Ivan Hofstadter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cadan Ness!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Daniel Franklin and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Hofstadter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ness lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
We've been informed that Ness has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Ness lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A combination from Ness does no damage.
Cadan Ness seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ness throws a hook but Hofstadter avoids it easily.
Ness misses with a combination
and Hofstadter counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hofstadter tries to free his leg and advance position but Ness is retaining full guard.
Hofstadter has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Hofstadter wants to control from the top but Ness keeps moving.
Hofstadter postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hofstadter could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Hofstadter working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hofstadter stays in close to Ness's body and controls the position.
Hofstadter might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ness keeping moving, preventing Hofstadter from controlling successfully.
Hofstadter has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hofstadter showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hofstadter takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Hofstadter looks to land a left hand but Ness moved out of range nicely.
A jab from Ness does it's job there.
Ness lands a jab to the nose.
Hofstadter finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Ness's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Hofstadter falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cadan Ness!
A very excited looking Cadan Ness made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Temoodschin Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kobe Kage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Temoodschin Khan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kobe Kage's chin.
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25
168 lbs
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25
183 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
KO power |
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Counter fighter
Intelligent |
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Temoodschin Khan!
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, Kobe Kage!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kage gets the takedown into side control.
Khan is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Kage trying to control the position but Khan is working away.
Kage is trying to get an arm triangle but Khan is defending well.
Kage tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kage has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Khan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Khan is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Kage has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Khan stops Kage from passing to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan is pushing Kage's head away, looking to escape. Kage manages to hold on to the position though.
Khan trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kage trying to control the action but Khan is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan wants to get back to his feet but Kage drags him back down.
Kage trying to control the position but Khan is working away.
Khan is trying to buck Kage off.
Kage wants to control but Khan is keeping him busy.
Khan is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Khan throws a lazy body kick
and Kage counters with a nice double leg into side control. Khan won't be happy with that.
Khan wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Kage is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Khan has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kage is trying to get an arm triangle but Khan is defending well.
Kage thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kage wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Khan, who protects the arm well.
Khan is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Kage has just dragged him back down to the mat.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Kage trying to control the position but Khan is working away.
Kage is trying to get an arm triangle but Khan is defending well.
Kage wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Khan, who protects the arm well.
Khan is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Kage is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kage looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kage tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Kage is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Khan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Kage is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Khan is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kage advances to full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kage working for a submission but Khan is keeping him at bay.
Kage is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Khan is surviving well by controlling Kage's body position as best he can.
Kage trying to control but he's not successful this time.
You get the feeling that Khan really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Kage working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Kage working for a submission but Khan is keeping him at bay.
Kage is trying to take his opponent's back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kage working for a submission but Khan is keeping him at bay.
Khan is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kobe Kage 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.
Kage swings away with a body shot that misses
and Khan counters with a big head kick but Kage shrugs it off.
Kage misses with a left hand
and Khan counters with a leg kick.
Kage throws a shot from downtown. Khan moves away and avoids it.
Kage throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Khan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Khan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kage.
It looked like Khan was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Khan.
A head kick misses from Khan.
An inside leg kick lands from Khan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick by Khan misses
and Kage counters with a nice double leg into side control. Khan won't be happy with that.
Kage is trying to get an arm triangle but Khan is defending well.
Khan tries to escape but Kage is in control.
Kage trying to control the position but Khan is working away.
Khan is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Khan is not content to let Kage control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kage is trying to get an arm triangle but Khan is defending well.
Kage trying to control the action but Khan is working from the bottom.
Kage is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Khan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Khan is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Kage asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Khan prevents Kage from moving into mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Kage tries to advance to mount but Khan denies him.
Khan is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Kage asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A swing and a miss from Kage.
Khan connects with a leg kick. Kage looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's four 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.
Khan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Khan throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kage.
It looks like Kobe Kage has been cut.
Khan throws a head kick that misses
and Kage counters with a nice double leg into side control. Khan won't be happy with that.
Kage is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Khan has escaped the position, nice work there.
Khan is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kage looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kage tries for a kimura but Khan is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Temoodschin Khan will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kobe Kage's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Khan tries a head kick but it misses.
Khan throws a sloppy head kick
and Kage counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kage.
Kage is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kage is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kage trying to control the position from guard on top but Khan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Khan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kobe Kage has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Khan wants to stand and escape but Kage is having none of it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Khan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Khan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Khan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Khan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kage on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Khan. Khan obviously looking to wear him down.
Khan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kage.
Khan tries to land a front kick but Kage steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kage drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Khan defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kage shoots for a takedown but Khan saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Kage swings widly with a right hand
and Khan counters with an inside leg kick.
Khan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kage rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Khan counters with a flying knee that drops Kage! Khan dives in and finishes the fight with a flurry of strikes from the mount!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Temoodschin Khan!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Danny Charles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Brock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charles comes to the cage accompanied by Have Heart - Armed With A Mind. The crowd seem to be enjoying Brock's choice of entrance music: Here comes the boom. The key to victory for Danny Charles has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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170 lbs
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Danny Charles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dan Brock!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Charles checks the leg kick.
Brock throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Charles counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Brock looks for a takedown but Charles sprawls well.
Brock tries to score a power double leg takedown but Charles sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Brock somewhat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brock throws a leg kick
and Charles counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Brock misses with a takedown
and Charles counters with a nice uppercut.
Danny Charles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Brock.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brock rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Charles counters with a nice body shot.
Brock misses with a wild body shot.
Brock throws a jab when Charles was well out of range.
Charles feinted with a counter takedown.
Charles closes the distance and clinches.
Brock dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Charles works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Brock looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Charles is defending well. Brock quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Charles has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Brock celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Dan Brock!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Hetfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Urho Takila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hetfield comes to the cage accompanied by Find Ya Wealth. Takila has chosen Kirkkokuoro - Jeesus tulee as his entrance music. This should be a great matchup!
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174 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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181 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Johnny Hetfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Urho Takila!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takila throws a leg kick which misses Hetfield's front leg but catches the back leg as Hetfield tries to avoid it.
Takila takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hetfield blocks a head kick by Takila.
Takila misses with a straight right.
Takila avoids the body shot from Hetfield.
Hetfield scores with a nice strike.
Takila throws a lazy head kick
and Hetfield counters with a straight right hand.
Hetfield lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Takila misses with a lunging right hand
and Hetfield cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Takila swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Some bone on bone action there as Hetfield checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That kick from Hetfield tenderised Takila's leg. Takila is trying to keep his angry face on.
Takila looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Hetfield circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hetfield rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Takila counters with a thumping low kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Takila darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Takila avoids the body shot from Hetfield.
Takila fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takila ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hetfield moves away.
Takila has Hetfield up against the cage in a clinch.
Hetfield blocks an uppercut.
Takila misses with some punches.
Takila throws a head punch that misses.
Hetfield breaks from the clinch.
Hetfield connects with a body shot.
Takila tries to clinch but Hetfield moves away
and Hetfield scores with a counter punch that sends Takila to the canvas! Hetfield smells blood - he's punishing Takila with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Takila has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Hetfield!
Johnny Hetfield was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ganbaatar Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hall comes to the cage accompanied by Change the World. Khan has chosen Bad Seed - Watch It Burn as his entrance music. Ganbaatar Khan will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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184 lbs
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bobby Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ganbaatar Khan!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Khan! Hall is out on his feet! Khan rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Hall is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Hall is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ganbaatar Khan!
A relieved looking Ganbaatar Khan thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Bobby Hall spoke after the fight, saying 'I tried. First of all I want to thank god for allowing me to get in the cage and to do what I do and come out safely and him as well. Full credit to Khan for bringing his A-game. Much respect. I now see why he is one of the best right now.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wybrant De Houtman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Sokolov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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191 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Wybrant De Houtman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Fedor Sokolov!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sokolov missing with a left hand there. De Houtman was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
De Houtman throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sokolov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sokolov swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A telegraphed right hand from De Houtman misses the target.
Sokolov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Houtman counters with a straight right hand.
Sokolov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Houtman is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Sokolov.
Sokolov throws an overhand right that lands on De Houtman's shoulder, as De Houtman tries to avoid the shot.
Sokolov looks to land a left hand but De Houtman moved out of range nicely.
De Houtman seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sokolov dips to his left and cracks De Houtman with an uppercut!
De Houtman is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Sokolov. That snapped De Houtman's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Houtman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sokolov.
De Houtman throws a poor cross that misses
letting Sokolov counter with a right hand.
Sokolov scores with a nice strike.
De Houtman moves forwards but Sokolov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
De Houtman is rocked!
Sokolov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Houtman connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
De Houtman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
De Houtman uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sokolov.
Sokolov loads up on a big right hand but De Houtman slips the punch.
Sokolov misses with a telegraphed body shot
and De Houtman counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by De Houtman.
Sokolov swings wildly with an uppercut but De Houtman uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Sokolov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sokolov blocks an uppercut.
De Houtman has a couple of punches blocked by Sokolov.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sokolov.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
De Houtman tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De Houtman tries to work over Sokolov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Houtman misses with a hook to the ribs.
A body shot lands from Sokolov.
A nice left hand lands by Sokolov.
A hook to the body from Sokolov.
Sokolov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sokolov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Sokolov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sokolov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sokolov lands a left hand.
Sokolov pressing his opponent against the cage.
De Houtman looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
De Houtman working aggressively here.
De Houtman misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sokolov misses with the head strike.
De Houtman goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
De Houtman tries to work over Sokolov's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
De Houtman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right from De Houtman on the inside.
De Houtman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Houtman working aggressively here.
Sokolov scores with a shoulder strike.
De Houtman gets through Sokolov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from De Houtman.
Sokolov blocking some punches.
De Houtman lands with a short shot to the head.
De Houtman scores with an uppercut up the middle.
De Houtman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Houtman stalling in the clinch but Sokolov improves position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Houtman.
Sokolov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sokolov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sokolov.
De Houtman misses with a hook from the clinch.
A body shot lands from De Houtman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sokolov misses with the head strike.
De Houtman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sokolov scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De Houtman.
De Houtman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sokolov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Houtman gets through Sokolov's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Sokolov fails to land.
De Houtman tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sokolov's elbow.
De Houtman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sokolov lands with a left to the head.
Sokolov leaning against his opponent.
De Houtman letting Sokolov take a breather here.
Sokolov receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Sokolov throws a head punch that misses.
Sokolov misses with a punch to the body.
De Houtman has a couple of punches blocked by Sokolov.
Sokolov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sokolov tries to work over De Houtman's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right handed body shot lands from Sokolov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fedor Sokolov dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sokolov misses with a left hand
and De Houtman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
De Houtman lands a jab to the nose.
Sokolov might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Sokolov cracks De Houtman with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Sokolov misses with a straight right.
De Houtman swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
De Houtman loads up on a big right hand but Sokolov slips the punch.
De Houtman swats away the attempt to clinch by Sokolov.
De Houtman throws a big counter combination but Sokolov scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sokolov keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sokolov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
De Houtman tries to counter by clinching up but Sokolov breaks away and moves out of range.
Sokolov misses with a double jab
enabling De Houtman to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokolov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sokolov swings widly with a right hand
and Sokolov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Houtman slips a jab from Sokolov.
Sokolov misses with a straight right.
Sokolov fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sokolov throws a lazy right hand but De Houtman sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sokolov throws an ugly left hook that misses
and De Houtman counters with a straight right hand.
Sokolov lands a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sokolov slips a straight right by De Houtman.
Sokolov takes a swing at De Houtman's ribcage but misses.
De Houtman swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Sokolov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
De Houtman misses with a hook. Sokolov ducked under it nicely.
Sokolov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by De Houtman.
De Houtman defending well as Sokolov loads up on a big left hand.
Sokolov slips a jab from De Houtman.
Sokolov fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with De Houtman, pushing him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sokolov misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sokolov.
Sokolov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Houtman working aggressively here.
Sokolov blocking some punches.
Sokolov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sokolov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sokolov takes a shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Sokolov - that landed with a thud.
De Houtman misses with a hook to the ribs.
De Houtman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sokolov backwards.
It looks like Fedor Sokolov has been cut.
Sokolov throws a punch but it's blocked by De Houtman.
De Houtman misses with a hook to the ribs.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Sokolov in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
De Houtman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The referee is keeping an eye on Sokolov - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
De Houtman blocks an uppercut.
De Houtman scores with a shot to the side of Sokolov's head.
De Houtman lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sokolov struggles to land a body shot inside as De Houtman controls his hands.
Stalling in the clinch from Sokolov.
Fedor Sokolov seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
De Houtman blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Houtman swings wildly with an uppercut but Sokolov uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Houtman is working Sokolov over against the cage.
Sokolov is breathing heavily.
A short uppercut from De Houtman.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
De Houtman lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sokolov.
De Houtman lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The referee calls for De Houtman to work.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for De Houtman.
De Houtman misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sokolov.
Sokolov blocks an uppercut.
De Houtman effectively controlling the action here.
De Houtman swings wildly with an uppercut but Sokolov uses good head movement to avoid it.
De Houtman blocking some punches.
Sokolov throws a head punch that misses.
Sokolov misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wybrant De Houtman dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Fedor Sokolov's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Sokolov looks to throw the jab but De Houtman is out of range.
De Houtman is looking to counter punch.
De Houtman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sokolov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sokolov misses with a body shot.
De Houtman is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Sokolov.
Sokolov takes one on the button.
Sokolov throws a lazy uppercut
and De Houtman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De Houtman tries to clinch up.
Fedor Sokolov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sokolov throws a right hand that misses
and De Houtman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sokolov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Houtman swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
De Houtman stuns Sokolov with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sokolov scores with a jab to the head.
Fedor Sokolov seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sokolov is looking to clinch.
Sokolov throws a big shot that misses.
Sokolov misses with a left hand
and De Houtman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
De Houtman moves away from the strike by Sokolov.
Sokolov's corner calls for a 1-2. Sokolov obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sokolov tries to clinch but De Houtman moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Sokolov.
Sokolov misses with a hook
enabling De Houtman to counter with a crisp jab.
Sokolov misses with a lunging right hand
and De Houtman counters with a straight right hand.
De Houtman defending well as Sokolov loads up on a big left hand.
De Houtman swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
De Houtman ducks under a wild hook from Sokolov.
De Houtman slips a jab from Sokolov.
It looked like De Houtman wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
De Houtman slips under a jab from Sokolov.
Sokolov misses with a lunging right hand
and De Houtman counters with a stiff right hand.
Sokolov misses with a left hand
and De Houtman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sokolov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Sokolov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. De Houtman doesn't seem bothered though.
Sokolov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sokolov throws a right hand that misses
letting De Houtman counter with a right hand.
Sokolov swings for the body but De Houtman moves out of range.
Sokolov misses with a body punch
and De Houtman counters with a straight right hand.
De Houtman closes the distance and pushes Sokolov back into the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Sokolov.
De Houtman scores with a nice hook to the head.
De Houtman swings wildly with an uppercut but Sokolov uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sokolov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
De Houtman misses with a punch to the body.
Sokolov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sokolov slows down the pace here.
De Houtman can't find room to land a body shot as Sokolov controls the action.
Sokolov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sokolov scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
De Houtman misses with the head strike.
Sokolov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
De Houtman misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De Houtman misses with some punches.
De Houtman is leaning against Sokolov and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
De Houtman misses with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from De Houtman.
Sokolov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
De Houtman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sokolov throws a punch but it's blocked by De Houtman.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wybrant De Houtman showed his dominance in that final round.
Well De Houtman has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wybrant De Houtman!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Gerson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Bones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gerson's entrance music is RAP JIU-JITSU. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ricardo Gerson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bobby Bones!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Gerson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Bones tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Gerson is in Bones's guard.
Gerson wants to control from the top but Bones keeps moving.
Gerson is sitting in close to Bones's body. Bones has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Gerson is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Gerson is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Bones.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Bobby Bones!
Bobby Bones is the new middleweight champion!
A relieved looking Bobby Bones 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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