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Still Just Sand Everywhere PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Alexander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Colt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander comes to the cage accompanied by Superheroes. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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180 lbs
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183 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Michael Alexander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jackson Colt!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexander bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Alexander with a lazy takedown attempt
and Colt counters with a two punch combo.
Alexander throws a left and a right that both miss
and Colt counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Alexander thinking.
Alexander fails to land the takedown.
Colt is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Alexander misses with a few strikes there.
Despite the aggression on Colt's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Sloppy strikes from Alexander. Those never looked like landing.
Alexander gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Colt counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Alexander. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Colt trying to land knees to the body.
Colt is trying to break free.
Alexander pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alexander throws a half hearted mid kick.
Colt with the counter takedown but Alexander avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Colt moves out of range as Alexander throws a body kick.
Colt changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Alexander shoots for a double leg takedown but Colt sprawls well. He's pushed Alexander's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Colt slips a jab and a cross from Alexander.
Alexander sets himself, and Colt steps forward looking for the clinch! Alexander avoids it this time.
Alexander looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Colt is fending him off so far but Alexander persists. Nope, Colt circles away and we're back to standing.
Colt changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Michael Alexander seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alexander tries a head kick but it misses.
Alexander tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Colt swivels and escapes.
Alexander throws an off balance right hand
and Colt counters with a one-two to the body.
Alexander shoots in but Colt avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Alexander is breathing heavily.
Colt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alexander.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexander doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Colt counters with a one-two to the body.
Alexander thows a left - swing and a miss!
Colt lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Colt showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alexander.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alexander misses with a double jab
and Colt counters with a series of strikes. Alexander will be more careful next time no doubt.
Alexander throws a nice looking combination but Colt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alexander has a takedown stuffed.
Alexander sets himself, and Colt steps forward looking for the clinch! Alexander avoids it this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexander tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Colt unleashes a big counter combination but Alexander bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Alexander misses with a double jab
and Colt counters with a two punch combo.
Horrible takedown attempt by Alexander or perhaps it was just good defense by Colt, which made it look bad.
Colt wants to counter with a clinch but Alexander pushes him away.
Alexander shoots for a double leg takedown but Colt sprawls well. He's pushed Alexander's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Alexander shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Colt as he avoids it easily.
Colt lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Alexander misses with a combination
and Colt counters with a three punch combo that has Alexander backing up. Alexander nods at Colt to acknowledge the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alexander throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Jackson Colt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alexander shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Colt counters with a series of strikes. Alexander will be more careful next time no doubt.
Alexander misses with a body shot.
Alexander sets himself, and Colt steps forward looking for the clinch! Alexander avoids it this time.
Alexander throws a push kick but Colt slaps the foot to one side.
Colt tries to counter by closing the distance.
Alexander throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alexander will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Colt avoids a punch combination nicely.
And Colt tries to counter it with a takedown but Alexander pushes his down on his head and steps out.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Colt dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Alexander misses with a takedown
and Colt counters with a three punch combo that has Alexander backing up. Alexander nods at Colt to acknowledge the strikes.
Colt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Alexander fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alexander misses with a double jab
and Colt counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alexander throws a body kick that misses
and Colt counters with a stiff right hand.
Alexander misses the body punch
and Colt counters with a one-two to the body.
Alexander throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alexander swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Michael Alexander is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Alexander.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Alexander gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Colt counters with a three punch combo that has Alexander backing up. Alexander nods at Colt to acknowledge the strikes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Alexander. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alexander shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Alexander thows a leg kick but Colt checks it
and Colt counters with a series of strikes. Alexander will be more careful next time no doubt.
Colt stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Colt wants it to stay on the feet.
Alexander shoots and misses
and Colt counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Colt defending well as Alexander loads up on a big left hand.
Colt steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Alexander.
Alexander throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Colt counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexander falls off balance throwing a combination
and Colt counters with a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Alexander misses with a wild combination.
Alexander misses with a takedown
and Colt counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Alexander tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Colt defends well and Alexander ends up having to push Colt into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Colt dodges the punch combination from Alexander.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexander throws a push kick but Colt slaps the foot to one side.
Alexander throws a left and a right that both miss
and Colt counters with a one-two to the body.
Alexander throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alexander looks to land a combination but Colt avoids it well.
As Alexander backs off Colt throws a huge counter combo but Alexander manages to avoid it all.
Alexander shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Colt counters with a one-two to the body.
Alexander with a poor takedown
and Colt counters by moving into the clinch.
Colt is looking to break free of the clinch but Alexander has double underhooks.
Colt pulls guard successfully.
Colt striking off his back but it's not causing Alexander any problems.
Alexander got a little sloppy there for a moment and Colt has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Alexander has managed to get both his arms back between Colt's legs - danger averted.
Alexander has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Colt tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Alexander in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Colt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Colt wants to sweep but no luck.
Alexander controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Colt is trying to keep Alexander in close.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Alexander.
Colt tries to counter by closing the distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alexander throws a combination that misses
and Colt holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Colt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Alexander throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Colt counters with a series of strikes. Alexander will be more careful next time no doubt.
Alexander lands a jab-cross combination.
Alexander misses with a few strikes there.
And Colt tries to counter it with a takedown but Alexander pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Colt is working the combinations to good effect here.
Alexander shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Colt counters with a left and a right that stings Alexander.
Alexander falls off balance throwing a combination
and Colt counters with a left and a right that stings Alexander.
Alexander looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Alexander rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Colt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Colt defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Alexander.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Alexander throws a left and a right that both miss
and Colt counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander misses with a hook.
As Alexander backs off Colt throws a huge counter combo but Alexander manages to avoid it all.
A combination from Alexander does no damage.
Alexander dives in and grabs Colt's left leg, looking for a takedown. Colt pushes down on Alexander's head and hops out.
Colt throws a counter combo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Alexander. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Colt stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Colt wants it to stay on the feet.
Alexander has his takedown stuffed
and Colt counters with a three punch combo that has Alexander backing up. Alexander nods at Colt to acknowledge the strikes.
Alexander doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Colt counters with a left and a right that stings Alexander.
Alexander throws a left and a right that both miss
and Colt counters with a crisp one two that drops Alexander! Colt thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Alexander to his feet! Alexander is in big trouble!
Alexander is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Colt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Oh Alexander is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Alexander gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Colt counters with a one-two to the body.
Alexander shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Colt as he avoids it easily.
Colt keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Colt wants to counter the offense by Alexander and move into the clinch position.
Alexander seems to have got his legs back now.
Colt avoids a punch combination nicely.
Colt with the counter takedown but Alexander avoids it easily.
Alexander shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Colt but Colt pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Colt is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexander shoots and misses
and Colt counters by moving into the clinch.
Colt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Alexander wants to clinch up but Colt keeps it at a distance.
Colt feints the counter takedown.
Alexander shoots in for a takedown but Colt shows good takedown defense.
Colt changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Horrible takedown attempt by Alexander or perhaps it was just good defense by Colt, which made it look bad.
Colt unleashes a big counter combination but Alexander bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Michael Alexander has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Alexander shoots in looking for a takedown but Colt manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Alexander's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Colt tries to counter by closing the distance.
Alexander thows a left - swing and a miss!
Alexander throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Alexander misses
and Colt cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Alexander tries to close the distance and clinch up but Colt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Alexander sets himself, and Colt steps forward looking for the clinch! Alexander avoids it this time.
Alexander misses with a right hand
and Colt counters with a left and a right that stings Alexander.
Alexander fails to land the takedown.
Alexander tries to clinch but Colt moves out of range.
Colt unleashes a big counter combination but Alexander bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Alexander swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Colt counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Alexander throws a lazy head kick
and Colt counters with a series of strikes. Alexander will be more careful next time no doubt.
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!
Alexander throws a lazy head kick
and Colt counters with a series of strikes. Alexander will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nice takedown defense from Colt. No joy for Alexander on that attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jackson Colt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Colt 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jackson Colt!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Basil McCrystal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Violentia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Basil McCrystal has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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190 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Basil McCrystal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Violentia!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Sandra Marshall and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Violentia fails with the takedown
letting McCrystal counter with a right hand.
Violentia shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. McCrystal is trying to defend but Violentia finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
McCrystal wants to get back to his feet.
Violentia not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Violentia seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Violentia thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Violentia is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Violentia throws a strike but McCrystal avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
McCrystal is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Violentia throwing strikes from guard but McCrystal blocks nicely.
McCrystal is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Violentia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McCrystal scores with a decent looking hook.
McCrystal drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Violentia tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but McCrystal wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Violentia can't do much from the bottom here.
Violentia is looking to regain half guard here but McCrystal keeps moving and retains side control.
Violentia keeps trying to improve his position.
McCrystal tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McCrystal in side control lands a decent elbow.
McCrystal tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
McCrystal misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Violentia is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on McCrystal's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCrystal thows a huge punch but Violentia dodges it nicely.
Violentia moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
McCrystal missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McCrystal avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Violentia is trying to hold McCrystal in close to prevent damage but McCrystal has managed to pass into half guard.
Violentia is refusing to be controlled, as McCrystal sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
McCrystal not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
McCrystal missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
McCrystal looks to land a strike but Violentia avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
McCrystal postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McCrystal is stalling in the full guard.
McCrystal trying to control but Violentia is working from the bottom.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Violentia is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
McCrystal postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Basil McCrystal dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A jab from McCrystal does it's job there.
McCrystal throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Violentia.
McCrystal throws a series of punches but Violentia avoids them all with ease.
McCrystal looks for a takedown but Violentia sprawls well.
Violentia feints the counter takedown.
McCrystal throws a right and a left that both miss.
Basil McCrystal is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McCrystal keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Violentia.
Basil McCrystal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from McCrystal. Violentia does a little dance to reset his feet.
McCrystal throws a nice looking combination but Violentia bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Violentia changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
McCrystal catches Violentia with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCrystal moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
McCrystal digs a good body shot into Violentia's ribs.
Violentia avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCrystal jabs Violentia to the body, keeping him at a distance.
McCrystal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Violentia swings away with a body shot that misses
and McCrystal counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
McCrystal lands a right hook to the body.
A jab from Violentia misses.
McCrystal looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
McCrystal's jab looks to have found its range, popping Violentia under the eye.
Violentia fails with a takedown attempt.
McCrystal digs a good body shot into Violentia's ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Violentia takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Violentia tries to move into range but McCrystal moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
McCrystal scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Violentia doesn't seem bothered though.
Violentia on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCrystal throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
McCrystal looks to score with a jab to the body but Violentia is just out of range.
McCrystal misses with a two punch combination.
Violentia walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice jab there from McCrystal.
McCrystal pivots, looking for a leg kick but Violentia is out of range and McCrystal settles back down.
McCrystal misses with the combination.
Violentia falls off balance throwing a combination
and McCrystal cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as McCrystal lands an impressive looking overhand right. Violentia doesn't seem phased though.
McCrystal tries to clinch but Violentia is having none of it.
Violentia is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Violentia has his takedown stuffed
and McCrystal counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Violentia thinking.
Violentia is breathing heavily.
McCrystal tries to clinch up but Violentia circles away and keeps his distance.
McCrystal takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
McCrystal defending well as Violentia loads up on a big left hand.
McCrystal throws a series of strikes that have Violentia backpedaling.
No joy there for McCrystal, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Violentia tries to clinch up but McCrystal circles away and keeps his distance.
McCrystal tests Violentia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Violentia doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCrystal misses with a jab, cross combination.
McCrystal throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCrystal lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Violentia shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as McCrystal sprawls well. McCrystal wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Violentia gets slowly back to his feet.
Basil McCrystal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Violentia.
McCrystal looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
McCrystal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McCrystal feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Violentias jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jab by McCrystal.
McCrystal moves into the clinch successfully.
Violentia misses with the head strike.
McCrystal scores with a shot to the side of Violentia's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Basil McCrystal dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
McCrystal fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Violentia has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Violentia there as he acknowledges the shot.
McCrystal will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McCrystal throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McCrystal throws a one two combo.
Violentia misses with a hook
and McCrystal counters with a left and a right that stings Violentia.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Violentia walks into a straight right hand from McCrystal.
McCrystal tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Violentia was well out of range. Poor timing from McCrystal.
Violentia takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Violentia wants to clinch up but McCrystal keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCrystal moves into the clinch.
Violentia keeps control of McCrystal as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McCrystal misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Violentia tries to work over McCrystal's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Violentia tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McCrystal avoids it.
Violentia misses with a hook to the ribs.
McCrystal taking a breather.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
McCrystal pushes Violentia back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McCrystal lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
McCrystal trying to stall but Violentia improves his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCrystal lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McCrystal is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
McCrystal lands a left hand that snaps the head of Violentia backwards.
The referee is keeping an eye on McCrystal - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
McCrystal lands a right hand that snaps the head of Violentia backwards.
Violentia is trying to stall.
Violentia breaks the clinch.
Violentia swings away with a body shot that misses
and McCrystal makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Violentia with a poor takedown
and McCrystal counters by moving into the clinch.
Violentia takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McCrystal lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Violentia backwards.
McCrystal lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Violentia or not.
Violentia misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCrystal will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Violentia up against the cage.
Violentia trying to stall but McCrystal improves his position.
Basil McCrystal has scored more points in the clinch so far.
McCrystal breaks the clinch.
McCrystal lands a jab-cross combination.
Violentia avoids a punch combination nicely.
Violentia with the counter takedown but McCrystal avoids it easily.
Violentia is on the wrong end of a nice combination from McCrystal.
McCrystal lands with a nice body punch.
Violentia avoids a punch combination nicely.
McCrystal is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Violentia can do to turn this around?
McCrystal scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Basil McCrystal is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCrystal pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Violentia back to the cage. McCrystal follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McCrystal works Violentia's body with a nice hook.
McCrystal throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
McCrystal swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
McCrystal lands with a right hand.
McCrystal changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McCrystal uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A shot to the liver by McCrystal. Beautiful body shot.
McCrystal connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Violentia momentarily.
McCrystal darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
John Violentia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
McCrystal throws a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Basil McCrystal showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McCrystal 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 30:25
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:25
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Basil McCrystal!
After winning the bout, Basil McCrystal 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Urho Takila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Klay Montez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takila comes to the cage accompanied by Kirkkokuoro - Jeesus tulee. On his way into the cage it seems that Urho Takila has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Urho Takila seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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181 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Urho Takila!
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, Klay Montez!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Winston Alpacca and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montez scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Takila stuffs the takedown.
Takila stuffs the takedown attempt from Montez. Montez gets slowly back to his feet.
Takila defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Montez.
Urho Takila has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Klay Montez.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Takila, as that shot connected.
Takila cracks a nice hook into Montez's ribs.
Montez tries to move into range but Takila moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Takila circles away from the clinch attempt.
Montez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Montez shoots in but Takila avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Montez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Montez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Montez throws a head kick but Takila moves out of range.
Urho Takila is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takila lands with a nice combination. Montez backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Klay Montez has been cut.
Montez throws a combination that misses
and Takila counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Montez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Takila feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Montez sprawling to the canvas! Montez rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Takila finish him?!
Montez is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Montez shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Takila pinned against the cage. Takila gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Montez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Montez showed some decent athleticism there.
Takila is looking for a sweep. Montez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montez sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Takila definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Takila trying to control but Montez postures up.
Montez looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Takila has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Montez is working away from the top position though.
Takila is looking to get back to full guard here but Montez has managed to pass to side control instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takila tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Montez controlling the position.
Montez moves into full mount!
Montez putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Montez controlling his opponent.
Montez prevents Takila from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montez tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Montez pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Montez controlling his opponent.
Takila is wriggling around trying to escape.
Takila in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
We've been informed that Montez has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Montez content just to control the position here.
Montez working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Montez controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Urho Takila dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Klay Montez's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Takila tries a head kick but it misses.
Montez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Takila throws a counter high kick but Montez was just alert enough to avoid it.
Takila jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Montez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Takila displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Montez.
Urho Takila has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Klay Montez.
Montez closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Takila lands with a right to the head.
Montez misses with a punch on the inside.
Montez tries to pull guard but Takila holds him up against the cage and eventually Montez drops back down to his feet.
Montez manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Takila has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takila stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Montez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Montez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Montez 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.
Montez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Montez pulls Takila in close to prevent any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Takila accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Montez lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Klay Montez has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Montez is on top in guard.
Takila tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Montez engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Let's hope that Montez has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Takila looking to hit a scissor sweep but Montez is one step ahead there.
Montez makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takila working a defensive guard here.
Montez controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Montez advances to half guard.
Montez trying to control the pace.
Takila tries to get to full guard but Montez has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Montez maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Takila could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Montez has cracked it and Takila is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Montez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Klay Montez!
A relieved looking Klay Montez thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mikko Haapalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haapalainen comes to the cage accompanied by Lentävä Kalakukko. West has chosen J.Cole - No Role Modelz as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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175 lbs
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184 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mikko Haapalainen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Andrew West!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haapalainen takes a shot to the body in his stride.
West lands a jab-cross combination.
West comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
West misses with an uppercut.
Haapalainen is looking to counter the offense by West and move into the clinch.
West swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
West looks to land a left hand but Haapalainen moved out of range nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Haapalainen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
West tests Haapalainen's chin there with a solid looking shot.
West dives in for a single leg takedown but Haapalainen sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
West throws a sloppy head kick and Haapalainen moves out of range easily.
We've been told by Haapalainen's head coaches at All Time Wrestling - 12 ELITE COACHES that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
West avoids the head kick by Haapalainen.
West swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
West cracks Haapalainen with an open hand slap.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haapalainen tries to clinch up but West circles away and keeps his distance.
Haapalainen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haapalainen needs to keep his hands up - West had a free shot at his head there.
West looks to land a left hand but Haapalainen moved out of range nicely.
West misses with a two punch combination.
West cracks Haapalainen with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
West misses with a hook.
West misses with a jab, cross combination.
West fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Haapalainen sprawls well initially but West persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
West not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Haapalainen is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haapalainen is looking for a sweep. West is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Haapalainen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. West is working away from the top position though.
Haapalainen is not content to let West control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Haapalainen wants to improve his position but West is controlling well.
West throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Haapalainen pushes West off looking to stand but West dives back in and keeps control.
West is thwarting Haapalainen's attempts to control the position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
West working the head and body with strikes.
Haapalainen is trying to stand.
West thows a huge punch but Haapalainen dodges it nicely.
West working over Haapalainen with some ground and pound. Haapalainen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
West 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.
West is looking for a kimura but Haapalainen is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for West to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haapalainen won't allow West to pass to mount.
Ground and pound from West.
West slips a nice elbow through Haapalainen's hands, connecting with Haapalainen's forehead.
West is trying to control the action in half guard but Haapalainen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
West seems to be looking for submissions.
Haapalainen has hold of West's hands but West slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Haapalainen is defending against the submission attempts here by West.
West not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
West is working for a kimura but Haapalainen is defending it quite comfortably.
West sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Haapalainen defending well though.
West looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Haapalainen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
West not landing any meaningful shots this time.
West is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
West tries to control but Haapalainen wriggling away.
Haapalainen is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
West lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Haapalainen hang on?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew West dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
West throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Haapalainen on the side of the head.
West throws a body kick that misses.
Haapalainen misses with a takedown
and West counters with a series of strikes. Haapalainen will be more careful next time no doubt.
West lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
West 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.
Nice sprawl there from West as Haapalainen shoots in.
West is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
West will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Haapalainen takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
West misses with a looping left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A head kick misses from West.
Haapalainen tries to counter by moving into the clinch but West manages to circle out of the way.
Andrew West seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Haapalainen has West up against the cage in a clinch.
West escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haapalainen doesn't manage to clinch there - West circles away.
West shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Haapalainen as he avoids it easily.
Haapalainen fails in his attempt to clinch.
Haapalainen fails with the takedown
and West counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Haapalainen pushes West off and gets back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mikko Haapalainen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
West lands with a hook. Haapalainen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Haapalainen closes the distance and clinches up with West, looking for a takedown. Haapalainen pushes West against the cage but West circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
West scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
West lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
West lands a jab to the head.
Haapalainen tries to clinch up but West circles away and keeps his distance.
West lands a glancing blow to the side of Haapalainen's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
West is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haapalainen.
Haapalainen looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Haapalainen is rocked!
West wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
West scores with a jab.
Oh Haapalainen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
West fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Haapalainen to the ground. West is now in Haapalainen's guard.
West postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Haapalainen covers up, he's hurt! West keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from West and the ref steps in to end the fight! West can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrew West!
Andrew West decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Edward Copeland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fredric Brannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Edward Copeland could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Fredric Brannon's chin.
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25
190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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187 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Edward Copeland!
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, Fredric Brannon!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brannon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Copeland stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Copeland shoots in for a double leg but Brannon sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Brannon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Copeland is looking for a counter combo.
Copeland defending well as Brannon loads up on a big left hand.
Fredric Brannon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brannon lands a jab to the head.
Copeland looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Copeland closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Brannon quickly recovers to half guard.
Copeland is looking to take a break and control but Brannon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Brannon wants to get back to full guard.
Copeland is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Brannon defends it well.
Copeland trying to control from half guard but Brannon is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Copeland is just content to waste time from the top position. Brannon takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Copeland wants to control from the top but Brannon keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Copeland looking to pass the guard.
Copeland has gone for a leg lock! Brannon slips out almost immediately though and dives into Copeland's guard.
Brannon 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.
Copeland working for a triangle but Brannon defends it easily.
Copeland is breathing heavily.
Brannon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Copeland works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
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.
Brannon postures up in Copeland's guard and throws a big left but Copeland blocks it.
Copeland is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Brannon is aware though and is defending well.
Copeland can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Brannon controls the pace.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Brannon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Brannon content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Copeland keeping full guard, as Brannon tries to pass.
Copeland preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Brannon wants to control from the top but Copeland keeps moving.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Brannon throws a big right hand that misses.
Copeland looking to control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Brannon's coach down at All Time Wrestling - 12 ELITE COACHES was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Brannon's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Brannon fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Copeland looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Brannon drives through with a takedown into Copeland's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brannon passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Brannon tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Brannon looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Copeland is avoiding damage well.
Brannon is looking to take a break and control but Copeland is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Copeland is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Brannon is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Copeland is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brannon fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Brannon tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Brannon has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The ground and pound from Brannon seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Brannon has an Americana. Copeland didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Brannon is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Brannon hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Fredric Brannon!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cornelis Spilbergen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jay Silva has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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25
205 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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25
211 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jay Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cornelis Spilbergen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva wants to clinch.
Spilbergen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Horrible takedown attempt by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Spilbergen, which made it look bad.
Spilbergen slaps away a takedown attempt from Silva, before circling back to the center of the mat.
As Silva backs off Spilbergen throws a huge counter combo but Silva manages to avoid it all.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva fails with an attempt to clinch.
Spilbergen scores with a jab. Silva acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Silva has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Spilbergen.
Silva is looking to counter punch.
A big right from Spilbergen misses.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Spilbergen pushes him off.
Silva throws a body punch but Spilbergen moves out of range.
Spilbergen swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Silva dives in for a single leg takedown but Spilbergen sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Spilbergen paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It seemed like Spilbergen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Spilbergen keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Spilbergen throws out a counter right but Silva avoids it with no problem.
Silva looks for a takedown but Spilbergen sprawls well.
A countering left hand to the body from Spilbergen misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spilbergen takes a swing at Silva's ribcage but misses.
Cornelis Spilbergen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Spilbergen jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Spilbergen throws a body punch but Silva moves out of range.
No joy there for Silva, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva sets himself, and Spilbergen steps forward looking for the clinch! Silva avoids it this time.
Silva dives in for a single leg takedown but Spilbergen sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Spilbergen throws a good cross that connects.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Spilbergen, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Spilbergen against the cage but Spilbergen circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Silva with a poor takedown
and Spilbergen counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Spilbergen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Spilbergen lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Spilbergen stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spilbergen content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Spilbergen works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Spilbergen lands with a light punch inside.
Silva is rocked!
Still in the clinch, Spilbergen scores with a nice short uppercut.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Spilbergen looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Spilbergen throws a big uppercut that drops Silva! More strikes from Spilbergen and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Silva lies dazed against the cage as Spilbergen celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 1, 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 Sonny Bradford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Virgulino Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sonny Bradford!
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, Virgulino Ferreira!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Daniel Franklin and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bradford throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bradford keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bradford throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bradford moves away from the strike by Ferreira.
Ferreira throws a head kick but Bradford moves out of range.
Bradford throws a counter high kick but Ferreira was just alert enough to avoid it.
Ferreira looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Ferreira throws a combination that misses
and Bradford counters with a three punch combo that has Ferreira backing up. Ferreira nods at Bradford to acknowledge the strikes.
Bradford misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ferreira.
Bradford buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bradford is looking to land body kicks.
Bradford lets loose with a powerful body kick. Ferreira will feel that in the morning.
Bradford misses with a head kick.
Ferreira throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ferreira throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ferreira throws a head kick that misses
and Bradford counters with a solid body kick.
Ferreira connects with a jab.
Ferreira pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bradford is looking for a counter combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bradford lands a nice looking kick to the body. Ferreira takes a step back to recover.
Ferreira looks winded!
Bradford lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Crunch! Bradford slams his shin into Ferreira's torso.
Bradford lands a brutal head kick. Ferreira looks out on his feet and Bradford throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Sonny Bradford!
An out of breath Sonny Bradford thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Troy Kirkland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Midas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniel Midas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Troy Kirkland!
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, Daniel Midas!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Midas misses with a low kick.
Midas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Midas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kirkland.
Kirkland is looking to land body kicks.
Midas 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.
Midas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kirkland throws out the jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Midas lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kirkland has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kirkland and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kirkland cracks a nice hook into Midas's ribs.
A head kick misses from Midas.
Midas misses with a head kick.
A shot to the body from Midas misses
and Kirkland counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Midas misses with a head kick.
Midas looks winded!
Kirkland lands with a shot to the body.
Kirkland works Midas's body with a nice hook.
Kirkland lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Daniel Midas has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kirkland takes a swing at Midas's ribcage but misses.
Midas counters with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Midas moves away from the strike by Kirkland.
Kirkland with a nice cross.
Midas walks into a left hand.
Midas looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kirkland scores with a jab to the body.
That kick from Midas tenderised Kirkland's leg. Kirkland is trying to keep his angry face on.
Midas defending well as Kirkland loads up on a big left hand.
Midas takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kirkland throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Kirkland drops Midas with a straight right hand, right on the button! Kirkland follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Troy Kirkland!
Troy Kirkland really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Vikai Gear Island logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Sokolov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hall comes to the cage accompanied by Change the World. Fedor Sokolov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 - 3 - 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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Fedor Sokolov!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hall connects with a body shot.
Hall lands with a right hand.
It looks like Fedor Sokolov has been cut.
Fedor Sokolov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hall misses with a takedown
letting Sokolov counter with a right hand.
Sokolov throws an overhand right that lands on Hall's shoulder, as Hall tries to avoid the shot.
A jab from Sokolov misses.
Sokolov stuffs the takedown attempt from Hall. Hall gets slowly back to his feet.
Sokolov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hall.
Hall drops down looking for a counter takedown but Sokolov sprawls and moves away.
Sokolov misses with a straight left.
Hall looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sokolov throws a big shot that misses.
Sokolov looks to land a left hand but Hall moved out of range nicely.
Sokolov is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Sokolov scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sokolov misses with a hook. Hall ducked under it nicely.
Hall appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Sokolov throws a jab when Hall was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall defending well as Sokolov loads up on a big left hand.
Hall tries to counter with a takedown but Sokolov is quick to defend against it.
Hall lands with a shot to the body.
Hall closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sokolov to the mat! Sokolov manages to get full guard.
Sokolov trying to keep a closed guard but Hall is proving a slippery customer.
Hall 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hall drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hall jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Sokolov looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Our spies down at at All Time Wrestling - 12 ELITE COACHES inform us that Sokolov has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Sokolov preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hall working some strikes from top position.
Hall pushing down on Sokolov's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Hall wants to work for an arm triangle but Sokolov is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sokolov is looking to control Hall's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sokolov avoid being mounted?
Hall lands strikes from half guard.
Hall passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Sokolov!
Sokolov wants to control but Hall is having none of it.
Sokolov might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Hall haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hall looking to secure an arm triangle but Sokolov defends it well.
Hall postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sokolov looks a forlorn figure.
Hall landing shots from mount.
Sokolov wants to control but Hall is having none of it.
Hall cracks Sokolov with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall raining down hammerfists from mount.
Sokolov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hall. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hall is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sokolov tries to hold on but Hall postures up.
Hall in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sokolov can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hall raining down hammerfists from mount.
Hall scoring with strikes but Sokolov is staying in there.
Sokolov prevents any damage by holding on tight.
Sokolov tries to hold on but Hall pushes him away.
Sokolov is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Hall is staying active.
Hall landing strikes from the mount and Sokolov is in trouble!
That has opened up Fedor Sokolov's cut even more.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hall raining down hammerfists from mount.
Sokolov is rocked!
The cut above Fedor Sokolov's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Fedor Sokolov's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bobby Hall!
During a confident post fight interview, Bobby Hall thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Bones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricardo Gerson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gerson has chosen RAP JIU-JITSU as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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190 lbs
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188 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bobby Bones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ricardo Gerson!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Winston Alpacca and Sandra Marshall.
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 scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bones makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bones.
Gerson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bones looking for a guillotine here but Gerson defends easily.
Gerson postures up in Bones's guard and throws a big left but Bones blocks it.
Bones controls Gerson momentarily but Gerson frees himself.
Bones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gerson is in close to Bones's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bones wants to sweep here but Gerson controlling him for the moment.
Bones working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gerson trying to control the position from guard on top but Bones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gerson throwing strikes from guard but Bones blocks nicely.
Gerson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gerson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bones is trying to keep Gerson in close.
Gerson 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.
Gerson lands a couple of digs.
Bones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Gerson wants to control from the top but Bones keeps moving.
Gerson working some strikes from top position.
Gerson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gerson 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.
Bones working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gerson.
Bones working for a triangle but Gerson defends it easily.
Gerson wants to control from the top but Bones keeps moving.
Gerson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gerson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bones has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gerson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Bones is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Bones looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bones is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bones working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gerson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gerson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Gerson postures up and lands a big shot to Bones's brow.
Bones has his foot on Gerson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Gerson works his way back into a safe position though.
Bones has momentary wrist control but Gerson slips an elbow through the middle.
Gerson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bones looking for a guillotine here but Gerson defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gerson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bones swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bones keeping moving, preventing Gerson from controlling successfully.
Bones looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Bones utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
We've been informed that Gerson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Bones is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bones 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.
Gerson working some strikes from top position.
Gerson connects with a couple of short punches.
Bones keeping moving, preventing Gerson from controlling successfully.
Bones escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gerson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bones is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bones keeping full guard, as Gerson tries to pass.
Gerson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gerson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gerson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gerson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gerson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bones has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gerson has managed to get both his arms back between Bones's legs - danger averted.
Gerson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gerson stopping the sweep attempt from Bones.
Gerson trying to control the position from guard on top but Bones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bones looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gerson wants to control from the top but Bones keeps moving.
Bones 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Gerson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bones tries to sprawl but Gerson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Gerson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bones doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Gerson.
Gerson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bones sees it coming and defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gerson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bones keeps working.
Gerson wants to work for an arm triangle but Bones is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Bones gets back to full guard.
Gerson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gerson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gerson 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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bones is on top in guard.
Bones trying to move into half guard but instead Gerson has managed to sweep!
Gerson advances position into side control!
Gerson working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bones tries to buck Gerson off but Gerson is having none of it.
Bones regains half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bones manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Bones is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bones works his way into side control.
Bones wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gerson, who protects the arm well.
Gerson regains half guard.
Gerson is defending against the submission attempts here by Bones.
Gerson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gerson.
Bones pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gerson is keeping the position for now.
Bones drops back, looking for a kneebar! Gerson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Gerson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Gerson!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gerson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Ricardo Gerson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gerson is trying to get an arm triangle but Bones is defending well.
Bones manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Gerson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Gerson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bones is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gerson is trying to work for a kimura but Bones is defending well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bones manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gerson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Gerson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Gerson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gerson scoring with some ground and pound.
Bones 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.
Gerson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bones 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.
Gerson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gerson passes into half guard.
Bones works his way to full guard. Good work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Gerson with a nice head shot there.
Gerson 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.
Gerson wants to control from the top but Bones keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricardo Gerson 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!
Gerson fails with the takedown.
Gerson drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gerson tries to free his leg and advance position but Bones is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gerson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bones is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gerson tries to free his leg and advance position but Bones is retaining full guard.
Gerson trying to control but Bones is working from the bottom.
Gerson lands a couple of elbows.
Gerson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gerson wants to control from the top but Bones keeps moving.
Gerson is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Bones looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Gerson passes into half guard.
Bones is in trouble now - Gerson has advanced to mount!
Bones sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gerson prevents Bones from improving his position.
Gerson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Bones regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gerson preventing the sweep.
Bones looking for subs off his back but Gerson has passed one foot through into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gerson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Bones wants to control but Gerson is keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gerson is looking for a kimura but Bones is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Gerson to get the leverage.
Gerson is looking for a kimura here.
Bones wants to get back to full guard.
Gerson thows a huge punch but Bones dodges it nicely.
Bones is trying to get back to full guard.
Gerson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Bones has managed to free his arm - good work.
Bones actively working from the bottom here.
Gerson tries to pass to full mount but Bones defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gerson in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Bones tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Gerson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ricardo Gerson!
Ricardo Gerson is the new middleweight champion!
After winning the bout, Ricardo Gerson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Bobby Bones was interviewed post fight and said 'Congratulations to my opponent. He fought really well today'.
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