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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jackson Colt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikko Haapalainen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haapalainen has chosen Lentävä Kalakukko 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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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Solid Muay Thai
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
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jackson Colt!
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, Mikko Haapalainen!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haapalainen gets a clinch.
A knee to the head by Haapalainen.
Haapalainen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Colt's efforts to push away.
Haapalainen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Colt jumps guard but Haapalainen turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Colt is looking to break free of the clinch but Haapalainen has double underhooks.
Knees in the clinch landing for Haapalainen.
Colt prevents the takedown attempt.
Haapalainen stalling in the clinch.
Haapalainen unloads a knee to the mid-section. Colt lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haapalainen slows down the pace here.
Colt is looking to break free of the clinch but Haapalainen has double underhooks.
Haapalainen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Colt smiles and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haapalainen gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Haapalainen fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Haapalainen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Colt is defending well for now.
Haapalainen has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Colt seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Haapalainen can turn it around.
Haapalainen pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Haapalainen has Colt pushed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Colt's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Haapalainen holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Haapalainen tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Colt just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jackson Colt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikko Haapalainen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haapalainen tries to pull guard but Colt won't allow it.
Colt is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Haapalainen misses with a short punch on the inside.
Haapalainen trying to land knees to the body.
Haapalainen tries to land knees in the clinch but Colt avoids the damage to the body.
Colt wants to get back to striking at distance but Haapalainen won't allow it.
Haapalainen looking to stall.
Haapalainen creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Haapalainen jumps guard and drags Colt to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Colt looking to sit in guard and control but Haapalainen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Haapalainen trying to control but Colt is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Colt wants to sweep here but Haapalainen controlling him for the moment.
Haapalainen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Colt is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haapalainen is looking to stand up but Colt won't let him.
Colt keeping moving, preventing Haapalainen from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Colt is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Haapalainen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Haapalainen tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
It looked like Colt was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Haapalainen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Colt's waist but Colt gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Haapalainen off to one side.
Haapalainen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Colt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Haapalainen wants to clinch
and Colt counters with a series of strikes. Haapalainen will be more careful next time no doubt.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Haapalainen is looking to clinch but Colt is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikko Haapalainen dominated that round.
That's time! Colt's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Colt gets tackled into the cage by Haapalainen. Haapalainen maintains the clinch.
Colt avoiding damage as Haapalainen throws knees to the body.
Haapalainen has Colt pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Colt manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Haapalainen trying to land knees to the body.
Haapalainen lands a nice elbow.
Haapalainen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Colt blocks it with crossed arms.
Colt wants to break the clinch but can't.
Haapalainen throws a knee to the head but misses.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Colt holding his opponent close, against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Colt letting Haapalainen take a breather here.
Colt wants to get back to striking at distance but Haapalainen won't allow it.
A head punch on the inside from Haapalainen fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haapalainen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Colt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Haapalainen lands a nice shot to the body.
Colt wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Haapalainen has him pressed against the cage.
Colt can't break the clinch.
Haapalainen tries to land a knee to the head but Colt blocks with his arms.
Haapalainen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Haapalainen has Colt pressed against the cage, preventing Colt from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Haapalainen swings wildly with an uppercut but Colt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haapalainen gets control of Colt's arms and successfully pulls guard. Haapalainen will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Colt slips nicely into half guard.
Haapalainen wants to control but Colt is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Haapalainen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colt slows the pace down in half guard.
Haapalainen is staying active underneath Colt, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Colt is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Colt thows a huge punch but Haapalainen dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haapalainen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Haapalainen is trying to maintain the position but Colt is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Haapalainen fails with an attempt to clinch.
As Haapalainen looks to move away, Colt throws a big counter combo bu Haapalainen just gets out of the way.
Haapalainen tries to close the distance and clinch but Colt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jackson Colt is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Haapalainen.
Colt went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Jackson Colt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikko Haapalainen.
Haapalainen tries to close the distance and clinch up but Colt swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Colt is looking for a counter combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Haapalainen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Colt counters by moving into the clinch.
Haapalainen is looking to control Colt's arms but Colt gets an underhook and turns him. Now Haapalainen has his back to the cage.
Colt working hard to break the clinch.
Haapalainen tries a knee to the head but Colt blocks it.
Haapalainen gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Colt kicks Haapalainen off and gets to his feet.
Haapalainen is breathing heavily.
Mikko Haapalainen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Colt keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Colt tries to counter by clinching up but Haapalainen breaks away and moves out of range.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Haapalainen shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Colt counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mikko Haapalainen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Haapalainen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Haapalainen closes the distance and clinches.
Colt wants to get back to striking at distance but Haapalainen won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Haapalainen misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Colt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haapalainen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Haapalainen is stalling here.
Haapalainen swings wildly with an uppercut but Colt uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haapalainen taking a breather.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Colt.
Haapalainen stalling in the clinch.
Colt tries to circle away but Haapalainen has him pinned against the cage.
Colt is looking to break free of the clinch but Haapalainen has double underhooks.
Haapalainen missing with knees to the body.
Colt avoids a wild elbow strike from Haapalainen.
Haapalainen has picked Colt up - he's going for a ride! Haapalainen dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Colt has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Haapalainen is on him like a limpet, forcing Colt back against the cage.
Colt managing to block the knees to the body from Haapalainen.
Haapalainen fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Haapalainen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Colt jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Haapalainen walks away with a smile on his face. Colt gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Haapalainen tries to clinch but Colt is having none of it.
Colt swats away the attempt to clinch by Haapalainen.
Colt circles away from the clinch attempt
and Colt counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Haapalainen wants to clinch but Colt slips to the side
letting Colt counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Haapalainen tries to score a power double leg takedown but Colt sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Haapalainen somewhat.
It looked like Colt was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haapalainen fails with an attempt to clinch.
Haapalainen shoots and misses
and Colt holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Jackson Colt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikko Haapalainen.
Colt drags the fight down to the ground.
Colt has his feet on Haapalainen's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Haapalainen tries to clinch but Colt moves out of range.
Colt tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Haapalainen manages to circle out of the way.
Haapalainen has his takedown stuffed
and Colt counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haapalainen shoots for a double leg takedown but Colt sprawls well. He's pushed Haapalainen's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Haapalainen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Colt manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Colt seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Haapalainen shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Colt defends it nicely.
Colt changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Mikko Haapalainen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Haapalainen tries to close the distance and clinch but Colt swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Haapalainen tries to clinch up but Colt circles away and keeps his distance.
Colt feinted with a counter takedown.
Jackson Colt is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Haapalainen.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jackson Colt showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Haapalainen has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 28:29
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikko Haapalainen!
Mikko Haapalainen 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Danny Charles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Klay Montez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charles comes into the arena with Have Heart - Armed With A Mind blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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170 lbs
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185 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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
6 - 5 - 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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Klay Montez!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montez throws a right hand that misses
and Charles counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Montez swinging wildly here.
Montez shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Montez has Charles up against the cage in a clinch.
Montez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Charles escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Montez misses the shot to the body.
Montez shoots for a takedown but Charles saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Montez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Montez misses.
It looked like Charles was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Montez.
Montez with a poor takedown
and Charles counters with a nice body shot.
Danny Charles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Klay Montez.
Charles avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Montez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Charles tries to avoid it but Montez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Charles to the ground. Charles escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Montez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Charles defends it nicely.
Montez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Charles counters with a right hand to the body.
Montez throws a sloppy head kick and Charles moves out of range easily.
Montez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Charles makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Montez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Charles as he jumps to the side.
Montez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Charles circles away.
Charles throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Montez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Charles slaps away a takedown attempt from Montez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A shot to the body from Montez misses
and Charles counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Montez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Charles swivels and escapes.
Montez moves forwards but Charles connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Charles scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Charles closes the distance and pushes Montez back into the cage.
Montez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Charles smiles and moves away.
Charles digs a good hook to Montez's body.
A cross from Charles lands.
Montez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
It looked like Charles wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Montez shoots and misses
and Charles counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montez dives in for a single leg takedown but Charles sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Montez takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Montez tries for a takedown but Charles circles away easily
and Charles counters with a stiff right hand.
Montez misses with a takedown attempt
and Montez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Montez tries to clinch
and Charles makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Montez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
No joy there for Montez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Montez attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A counter left hand to the body from Charles misses its target.
Charles clinches up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Charles dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Montez looks to clinch
letting Charles counter with a right hand.
Montez wants to clinch but Charles slips to the side
and Charles cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Charles moves out of range of the strikes.
Danny Charles is winning the standup battle so far.
Montez fails with the takedown
and Charles counters with a nice uppercut.
Montez moves into the clinch.
Montez wants to break free but Charles has control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Charles avoiding damage.
Charles slows down the pace here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montez taking a breather.
Montez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Charles is defending well for now.
Montez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Montez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Montez rushes Charles and presses him up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montez is trying to pull guard but Charles has him pressed against the cage.
Montez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Charles is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Danny Charles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Klay Montez.
Montez has a couple of punches blocked by Charles.
Montez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Montez tries to clinch there but Charles circles away.
A quick step to the side and Charles tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Klay Montez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Montez forces Charles back against the cage and clinches.
Charles breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Montez tries to clinch but Charles moves away
and Charles counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Montez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Charles counters with a right hand to the body.
Montez with a poor takedown
and Charles counters with a stiff right hand.
Montez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Charles counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montez attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Charles is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Montez can do to turn this around?
Charles forces Montez back against the cage and clinches.
A bit of stalling here from Montez.
Charles gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Charles postures up.
Charles has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Montez throws his legs up looking for a submission but Charles uses it to pass to side control.
Montez takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Charles is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Montez's shoulder. That is not cool.
Charles stands up and beckons Montez to his feet.
Montez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Montez keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Montez dives in for a single leg takedown but Charles sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Montez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Charles counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Montez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Charles manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Charles dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Montez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Charles cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Montez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Montez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Charles scores with a hook to the body. Montez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Charles drives through and clinches with Montez against the cage.
Charles tries to pull guard but Montez forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Charles gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Montez makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Montez fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Charles to the ground. Montez is now in Charles's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Charles controlling Montez's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Charles is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Charles has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Montez can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Charles looking to control.
Montez is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Charles has an active guard here but Montez has managed to pass into half guard.
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.
Charles is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Montez pulls his head out easily.
Charles keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Charles shoots for a double leg takedown but Montez sprawls well. He's pushed Charles's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Charles staying out of range there.
Montez tries for a takedown but Charles circles away easily
and Charles counters with a left to the body.
Danny Charles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Klay Montez.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montez pushes Charles up against the cage in a clinch.
Montez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Charles walks away with a smile on his face. Montez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Montez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Charles thuds a left hand into Montez's body.
Montez moves into range and clinches up with Charles.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Charles breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montez tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Charles to counter with a crisp jab.
Montez looks to clinch
and Montez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Montez wants to clinch.
Montez wants to clinch but Charles slips to the side
and Charles counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Charles gets caught flat footed, as Montez shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Charles scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Charles moves into the clinch successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danny Charles showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Charles, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny Charles!
Danny Charles took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Vikai Gear Island for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Corinthos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iswan Dono (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Iswan Dono will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sonny Corinthos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Iswan Dono!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dono jabs at Corinthos's body.
Dono misses the shot to the body.
Corinthos takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Iswan Dono seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dono is looking to score with low kicks.
As Dono looks to move away, Corinthos throws a big counter combo bu Dono just gets out of the way.
Dono throws a nice outside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Corinthos.
Nice straight punches there by Dono. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Dono.
Dono fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Corinthos has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Dono misses with an uppercut. Corinthos saw that one coming.
Dono misses with a body shot.
It looked like Corinthos wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dono stuffs the takedown attempt from Corinthos. Corinthos gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dono throws a sloppy head kick and Corinthos moves out of range easily.
Dono throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Corinthos stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Dono connects with a looping right hand.
Corinthos has been working on his boxing with his coaches at All Time Wrestling - 12 ELITE COACHES in the buildup to the fight.
Dono slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Dono. That's going to slow Corinthos down.
Dono throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Corinthos on the side of the head.
Dono throws a body kick that misses
and Corinthos counters with a series of strikes. Dono will be more careful next time no doubt.
Corinthos doesn't manage to clinch there - Dono circles away.
A slow jab from Dono misses its intended target.
Dono throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dono throws a head kick that misses.
Dono connects with a good right hand that stumbles Corinthos. Corinthos circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Dono throws a poor cross that misses
and Corinthos counters with a two punch combo.
Corinthos takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dono misses with a body kick.
Corinthos is looking for a counter combo.
Dono misses with a kick to the body
and Corinthos counters with a three punch combo that has Dono backing up. Dono nods at Corinthos to acknowledge the strikes.
Dono has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Dono swings for the body but Corinthos moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Dono throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dono showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Corinthos.
Nice takedown defense from Dono. No joy for Corinthos on that attempt.
Iswan Dono is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dono.
Corinthos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Dono.
Dono tries to score with a low kick but Corinthos moves his leg out of the way.
Dono throws a wild body kick that Corinthos sees coming a mile off.
Corinthos appears to be looking for a big counter.
Corinthos takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Corinthos checks a low kick from Dono.
Dono fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Dono throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Corinthos avoids a kick to the body.
Dono pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dono is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Corinthos lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Corinthos throws a right and a left that Dono avoids nicely.
Dono throws a body shot but no joy.
Dono misses with a hook. Corinthos ducked under it nicely.
As Dono looks to move away, Corinthos throws a big counter combo bu Dono just gets out of the way.
Dono bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dono lands with a thumping leg kick.
Corinthos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Corinthos takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sonny Corinthos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dono misses with a right hand
and Corinthos counters with a one-two to the body.
Dono lands a leg kick that knocks Corinthos off balance momentarily.
Corinthos slips under a jab from Dono.
Corinthos went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Corinthos forces Dono back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Corinthos wants to get back to striking at distance but Dono won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dono pulls guard effortlessly.
Corinthos looking to sit in guard and control but Dono gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Dono drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dono jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Corinthos is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Corinthos has control of Dono's left arm, preventing Dono from doing any damage.
Dono lands a couple of elbows.
Dono loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dono lands a couple of digs.
Dono throws a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iswan Dono dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dono waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Corinthos.
Corinthos tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Dono looks to land a right hand but Corinthos moved out of range.
Corinthos closes the distance and clinches up with Dono, looking for a takedown. Corinthos pushes Dono against the cage but Dono circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dono.
Corinthos slips a jab from Dono.
Corinthos throws a big counter combination but Dono scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Corinthos looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dono is fending him off so far but Corinthos persists. Nope, Dono circles away and we're back to standing.
It seemed like Dono was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Corinthos scores with a decent looking hook.
Dono misses with a double jab.
Corinthos is looking for a counter combo.
Dono has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corinthos uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Dono.
Dono throws a quick inside leg kick.
Corinthos misses with a takedown attempt - Dono sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sonny Corinthos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dono misses with a double jab
and Corinthos counters with a left and a right that stings Dono.
Dono misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Corinthos.
Dono 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.
Sonny Corinthos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dono paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Corinthos has closed the distance and engaged Dono in a clinch.
Dono is working for takedown but Corinthos is calmly controlling the position for now.
Corinthos breaks the clinch.
A head kick misses from Dono.
Dono misses with a kick to the body.
Corinthos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Corinthos shoots in and drives through. Dono sprawls well.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Dono.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corinthos shoots in for a takedown but Dono shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Dono scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Dono has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dono goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
It looked like Corinthos was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Corinthos is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Corinthos with a lazy takedown attempt
and Dono counters with a leg kick.
Dono throws a jab but it's blocked by Corinthos.
Iswan Dono seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dono misses with a hook. Corinthos ducked under it nicely.
As Dono looks to move away, Corinthos throws a big counter combo bu Dono just gets out of the way.
Dono misses with a hook.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dono.
Dono connects with the punch.
Corinthos shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Corinthos avoids the head kick by Dono.
Dono looks to land a left hand but Corinthos moved out of range nicely.
Dono throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Corinthos seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dono misses with a right hand
and Corinthos counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dono.
Dono ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Corinthos moves away.
Dono misses with a body kick.
Corinthos went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A jab lands there for Dono.
Dono throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Corinthos counters with a nice uppercut.
Dono throws a head kick that misses.
Corinthos seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Corinthos takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dono throws a low kick but it's checked well by Corinthos.
Dono swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dono throws a shot from downtown. Corinthos moves away and avoids it.
A big right from Dono misses.
Corinthos swinging wildly here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Corinthos on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dono lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Corinthos moves out of range of the body kick.
Dono misses with a looping left.
It looked like Corinthos was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Corinthos avoids the body shot from Dono.
Dono just misses with a punch to the body.
Dono lands with a hook. Corinthos tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Corinthos takes one to the chin there.
Dono connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Corinthos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dono takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iswan Dono 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! And we move into the final round!
Dono with a jab.
Corinthos dodges the punch combination from Dono.
Dono scores with the left hand. Corinthos knows he should have avoided that one.
Corinthos looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Dono with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dono misses with a kick to the body.
Corinthos is looking for a counter combo.
Dono is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Corinthos.
Dono misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corinthos misses with a double jab
and Dono counters with a head kick.
Corinthos throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Dono misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Corinthos.
Dono misses the body punch
and Corinthos counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dono swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dono throws a combination that misses
and Corinthos counters with a left and a right that stings Dono.
Corinthos shoots in and drives through. Dono sprawls well.
Dono loads up on a big right hand but Corinthos slips the punch.
A head kick misses from Dono.
Corinthos tries to move into range but Dono moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Corinthos dives in for a single leg takedown but Dono sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Nice body kick there by Dono.
A slow jab from Dono misses its intended target.
Dono throws a right hand that misses
and Corinthos counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A jab from Dono misses.
Dono looks to throw the jab but Corinthos is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Corinthos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dono tries to keep at a distance but Corinthos has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Corinthos stalling in the clinch.
Dono fails to pull guard.
Dono is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Corinthos to keep the fight standing.
Dono fails to pull guard.
Sonny Corinthos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Iswan Dono.
Corinthos misses with an elbow over the top.
Corinthos lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dono is working for takedown but Corinthos is calmly controlling the position for now.
Dono keeps control of Corinthos as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Dono tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dono is trying to pull guard but Corinthos has him pressed against the cage.
Corinthos manages to break the clinch.
Dono misses with an uppercut. Corinthos saw that one coming.
Corinthos looks to land a combination but Dono avoids it well.
Dono is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Dono connects with a solid leg kick.
Dono shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A telegraphed right hand from Dono misses the target.
Corinthos throws a big counter combination but Dono scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Dono misses with a straight left.
A clash of legs there as Corinthos blocks the low kick.
Corinthos appears to be looking for a big counter.
Dono lands a nice leg kick that just misses Corinthos's sensitive parts.
Dono punishes Corinthos's body with a nice straight punch.
Dono ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Corinthos moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dono throws a head kick that misses
and Corinthos counters with a left and a right that stings Dono.
Dono thows a leg kick but Corinthos checks it
and Corinthos counters with a three punch combo that has Dono backing up. Dono nods at Corinthos to acknowledge the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dono listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Corinthos tries to clinch but Dono is having none of it.
Corinthos dodges the punch combination from Dono.
A slow jab from Dono misses its intended target.
Dono swings for the body but Corinthos moves out of range.
As Dono looks to move away, Corinthos throws a big counter combo bu Dono just gets out of the way.
Dono cracks Corinthos with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dono throws a shot from downtown. Corinthos moves away and avoids it.
Corinthos tries for a takedown but Dono sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Corinthos has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dono.
Sonny Corinthos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Iswan Dono is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dono throws a poor cross that misses
and Corinthos counters with a left and a right... And another left! Dono is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sonny Corinthos!
A victorious Sonny Corinthos thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arman Olsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arman Olsson will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Frank Franklin!
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, Arman Olsson!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franklin gets caught flat footed, as Olsson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Olsson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Franklin working a defensive guard but Olsson manages to pass into side control anyway.
Olsson decides to stand back up.
Olsson clinches up with Franklin and pushes him back against the cage.
Franklin breaks the clinch.
Franklin throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Franklin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olsson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Franklin.
A bone on bone clash there as Franklin blocks the leg kick.
Franklin attempts a counter takedown but Olsson avoids it well and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Olsson.
Franklin has closed the distance and engaged Olsson in a clinch.
Franklin is trying to pull guard but Olsson turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Olsson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Franklin gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Olsson letting Franklin take a breather here.
Olsson tries to circle away but Franklin has him pinned against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Franklin jumps guard and drags Olsson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Olsson wants to stand and escape but instead Franklin has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Olsson wants to sweep here but Franklin controlling him for the moment.
Olsson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Franklin looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Olsson keeping full guard, as Franklin tries to pass.
Olsson trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Franklin trying to control the position from guard on top but Olsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Franklin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Olsson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Franklin has managed to get both his arms back between Olsson's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Olsson trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Olsson wants to sweep but no luck.
Franklin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Franklin tries to stand but Olsson is controlling from the bottom.
Olsson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Olsson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Franklin swivels and escapes.
Franklin attempts a counter takedown but Olsson avoids it well and moves away.
Franklin shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Franklin was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Olsson tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Olsson prevents Franklin from getting a body triangle.
Olsson trying to control the position but Franklin manages to sink in the hooks.
Franklin wants to control the position but Olsson frees himself and scrambles - Franklin manages to regain control in side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Olsson is not content to let Franklin control the position.
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And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Arman Olsson will probably get the nod.
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.
Franklin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Olsson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Franklin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Frank Franklin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Olsson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Franklin manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Olsson jabs at Franklin's body.
Olsson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Franklin circles away.
Olsson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Olsson shoots in but no luck this time.
Frank Franklin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arman Olsson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Olsson tries for a takedown but Franklin sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Franklin throws a quick counter head kick but Olsson was just out of range.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Olsson enables Franklin to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Olsson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Franklin is looking to stand up but Olsson won't let him.
Franklin preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin is looking to work some ground and pound but Olsson has wrist control.
Olsson looking for a sweep. Not yet Olsson, not yet.
Franklin wants to stand but Olsson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Franklin prevents Olsson from getting back to his feet.
Franklin has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Olsson is proving hard to escape from.
Olsson wants to improve his position but instead Franklin has moved into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Franklin trying to pass the guard but Olsson defending well.
It looks like Franklin is going to stand back up.
Franklin is keen to just control but Olsson is a slippery customer.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Olsson tries to kick Franklin off but Franklin keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Franklin misses with a takedown attempt - Olsson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Franklin pushes Olsson up against the cage in a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Olsson as Franklin tries to tie him up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Olsson tries to clinch but Franklin is having none of it.
Franklin attempts a counter takedown but Olsson avoids it well and moves away.
Franklin circles away from the clinch attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Olsson is defended easily by Franklin.
Franklin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Franklin misses with a takedown attempt
and Olsson counters with a series of strikes. Franklin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Olsson shoots in but no luck this time.
Olsson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Franklin sprawls well. Franklin wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Olsson gets slowly back to his feet.
Olsson is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Olsson looking to score a takedown here. Franklin is defending well but Olsson drives through and ends up in Franklin's guard.
Franklin looking to control.
Olsson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Franklin has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Olsson has passed into side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Franklin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
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 Frank Franklin will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Franklin shoots for a double leg takedown but Olsson sprawls well. He's pushed Franklin's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Franklin stuffs the takedown.
It appears Franklin was looking to counter with a kick there.
Olsson moves out of range of the body kick from Franklin.
Olsson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Franklin.
Olsson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Franklin pinned against the cage. Franklin gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Franklin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Olsson shoots in for a double leg but Franklin sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Frank Franklin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arman Olsson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franklin fails to land the takedown.
A combination from Franklin does no damage.
Olsson looks for a takedown but Franklin sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Olsson drives through and clinches with Franklin against the cage.
Olsson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Franklin gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Franklin comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Arman Olsson has been cut.
Olsson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Franklin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Franklin fails in his attempt to clinch.
Franklin misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Olsson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Franklin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franklin clinches.
Franklin breaks the clinch.
Franklin tries to clinch up.
Franklin moves in looking to clinch but Olsson pushes him off.
Franklin throws a sloppy head kick and Olsson moves out of range easily.
Franklin tries to land a front kick but Olsson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Franklin has managed to clinch.
Franklin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Olsson walks away with a smile on his face. Franklin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Franklin with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Olsson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Franklin has closed the distance and engaged Olsson in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Olsson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Olsson pulls guard.
Franklin trying to control the position from guard on top but Olsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Franklin slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Olsson is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Franklin is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Franklin trying to control the position from guard on top but Olsson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Franklin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Olsson wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Olsson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Franklin wanted to stand there but Olsson had control of the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Franklin changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Olsson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Olsson tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Franklin presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Franklin prevents Olsson from getting the reversal.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Franklin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Franklin has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Alpacca 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... Frank Franklin!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Munoz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fedor Sokolov (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
3 - 8 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Mark Munoz!
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, Fedor Sokolov!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sokolov works over Munoz's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Mark Munoz has been cut.
Sokolov takes a swing at Munoz's ribcage but misses.
Sokolov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Munoz.
Munoz is looking for a counter combo.
Sokolov wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sokolov scores with a hook to the body. Munoz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Munoz is breathing heavily.
Sokolov throws a hook but Munoz avoids it easily.
Mark Munoz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sokolov throws a looping overhand right but Munoz ducks down to avoid it.
Sokolov slips a straight right by Munoz.
Munoz doesn't manage to clinch there - Sokolov circles away.
Sokolov scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Munoz takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sokolov thuds a left hand into Munoz's body.
Sokolov ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sokolov is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Munoz rather than just go for the knockout.
Sokolov forces Munoz back against the cage and clinches.
Sokolov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sokolov lands a right hand.
I was talking to Munoz's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Sokolov lands a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sokolov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sokolov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sokolov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Munoz backwards.
Sokolov scores with a hook to the body.
A body shot lands from Sokolov.
A short body shot lands from Sokolov as the two fighters clinch.
A short right from Sokolov.
A shot in the inside from Sokolov.
Sokolov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sokolov lands an uppercut.
Sokolov lands a left hand.
Munoz is rocked!
Sokolov stalling.
Oh Munoz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sokolov lands a hook that snaps the head of Munoz backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short uppercut from Sokolov.
Sokolov is leaning against Munoz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sokolov lands a big right hand that drops Munoz! The killer instinct kicks in and Sokolov finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Sokolov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fedor Sokolov!
Fedor Sokolov got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Benny Lawlor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hanson Recall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lawlor comes to the cage accompanied by I Have A Dream. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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187 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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Benny Lawlor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hanson Recall!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawlor moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Recall tests Lawlor's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Recall shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lawlor as he jumps to the side.
A combination from Recall does no damage.
Lawlor lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lawlor with a jab.
Lawlor feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Recalls jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Lawlor connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Recall's hands.
Recall fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Benny Lawlor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Recall drops his hands momentarily and Lawlor takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
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!
Lawlor scores with a hook.
Recall shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lawlor but Lawlor pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Benny Lawlor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hanson Recall.
Nice jab there from Lawlor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawlor lands with an overhand left.
Recall lands with a nice body punch.
Recall will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lawlor throws out a loose jab but Recall uses good head movement to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Recall.
Lawlor stuns Recall with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Recall lands with a hook. Lawlor tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Lawlor jabs Recall right on the nose. Recall blinks but takes it well.
Recall slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Recall throws a leg kick
and Lawlor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Recall clinches.
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!
Lawlor is trying to break the clinch but Recall has him pressed against the cage.
Lawlor wants to break free but Recall has control.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lawlor.
Recall lands a nice uppercut.
Recall has Lawlor pressed against the cage, preventing Lawlor from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Recall misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Recall breaks the clinch.
Recall looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Recall tries for a takedown but Lawlor circles away easily
and Lawlor counters with a left and a right that stings Recall.
Lawlor's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lawlor duly obliges.
Decent striking displayed by Lawlor there.
Benny Lawlor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Recall throws a one two combo.
Recall 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.
Lawlor misses with a wild body shot.
Recall catches Lawlor with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lawlor is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Recall slips a jab and a cross from Lawlor.
Recall unleashes a big counter combination but Lawlor bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Lawlor is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lawlor connects with a good right hand that stumbles Recall. Recall circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Recall blocks a jab.
Recall just misses with a punch to the body.
Lawlor lands with a hook. Recall tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lawlor. Recall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Recall tries to counter by closing the distance.
Recall wants to clinch up but Lawlor keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lawlor. Recall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Recall misses with a takedown attempt - Lawlor sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Recall clinches with his opponent.
Lawlor throws a head punch that misses.
Lawlor is trying to break the clinch but Recall is controlling him.
Recall lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lawlor backwards.
Recall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Recall takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lawlor gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Recall.
Recall throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Recall tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lawlor was well out of range. Poor timing from Recall.
Lawlor is looking to counter punch.
A shot to the body from Recall misses
enabling Lawlor to counter with a crisp jab.
Recall stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lawlor blocks a head kick by Recall.
Lawlor throwing a counter right hand but Recall manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Lawlor. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lawlor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Recall moves away.
Recall has a takedown stuffed.
Lawlor lands a jab to Recall's midsection.
Recall shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lawlor sprawls well. Lawlor wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Recall gets slowly back to his feet.
Lawlor connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Recall swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lawlor appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Lawlor connects with a right hand. Recall shakes it off.
Lawlor lands a glancing blow to the side of Recall's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benny Lawlor dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lawlor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Recall circles away quickly and effectively.
A jab from Lawlor misses.
Lawlor throws a body shot but no joy.
Recall shoots in but no luck this time.
Recall doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Recall slips under a jab.
Recall misses with a double jab.
Recall throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lawlor looks to land a right hand but Recall moved out of range.
Recall throws a right and a left that both miss.
An attempted straight right counter from Lawlor misses the target.
Recall throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Lawlor counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Recall ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lawlor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Recall can do to turn this around?
Recall throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lawlor's waist but Lawlor gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Recall off to one side.
Lawlor scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Recall misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lawlor counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Recall slips a jab from Lawlor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Recall gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lawlor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Benny Lawlor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hanson Recall.
Lawlor lands a body shot.
Lawlor connects with a nice looking jab.
Lawlor throws a big shot that misses.
Recall tries to counter by closing the distance.
Recall misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lawlor.
Lawlor misses with an uppercut.
Lawlor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lawlor throws a body shot but no joy.
Recall wants to counter with a clinch but Lawlor pushes him away.
Lawlor misses with a straight right.
Recall on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lawlor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lawlor misses with a hook.
Recall unleashes a big counter combination but Lawlor bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Lawlor blocks a head kick by Recall.
Lawlor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Recall with the counter takedown but Lawlor avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Recall takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Recall misses with a series of wild punches.
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!
A looping hook to the body misses from Lawlor. Recall does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lawlor sets himself, and Recall steps forward looking for the clinch! Lawlor avoids it this time.
The crowd cheers as Lawlor lands an impressive looking overhand right. Recall doesn't seem phased though.
Lawlor scores with a hook to the body. Recall takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Lawlor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Recall slips a straight right by Lawlor.
Recall is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
A cross from Lawlor lands.
Recall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Recall swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lawlor misses with a wild combination.
Recall plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Recall throws a right and a left that Lawlor avoids nicely.
A lazy left from Lawlor finds it's target.
Recall slips a straight right by Lawlor.
Recall swings for the body but Lawlor moves out of range.
Recall forces Lawlor back against the cage and clinches.
Recall fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Recall lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lawlor backwards.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lawlor prevents a takedown attempt there.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Lawlor is trying to force a seperation but Recall has the dominant position.
Recall manages to break the clinch.
Recall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A punch combination from Lawlor misses.
Lawlor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lawlor looks to land a left hand but Recall moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lawlor scores with a jab to the body.
Recall shoots in but no luck this time.
Lawlor ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Recall looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Recall misses with a few strikes there.
Recall throws a jab but it's blocked by Lawlor.
Lawlor moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Lawlor lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lawlor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Recall swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lawlor counters with a series of strikes. Recall will be more careful next time no doubt.
Recall gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lawlor throws a hook but Recall blocks it.
No joy there for Recall, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lawlor misses with a series of wild punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benny Lawlor dominated that second 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Nice defenses there by Recall.
Recall fails to land with a series of punches.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lawlor.
Recall slips a jab and a cross from Lawlor.
Recall keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Recall has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lawlor finds it's way round the side to connect with Recall's head.
Lawlor throws a right hand that Recall ducks under and follows up with a left that Recall also avoids with ease.
No joy there for Recall, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lawlor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Recall was well out of range. Poor timing from Lawlor.
Some wild striking there from Lawlor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Recall misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
It looked like Lawlor was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Hanson Recall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Recall looks for a takedown but Lawlor sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lawlor jabs Recall right on the nose. Recall blinks but takes it well.
Recall's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lawlor connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Recall scrambles back to his feet.
Recall takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Recall goes for a double leg but Lawlor avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lawlor continues to drive forward.
Benny Lawlor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Hanson Recall.
Lawlor pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Recall misses with a wild body shot.
A counter left hand to the body from Lawlor misses its target.
Lawlor tries to bum rush Recall with a series of wild strikes but Recall uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lawlor keeps the fight on the outside.
Recall gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A left and a right from Lawlor both land. Nice combination.
Recall moves to clinch but Lawlor breaks away
and Recall takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Recall is looking to clinch but Lawlor is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Recall scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lawlor missing with a left hand there. Recall was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Recall misses with a wild body shot.
Lawlor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Recall misses.
Lawlor lands with a straight right. Recall didn't see that one coming.
Recall closes the distance and pushes Lawlor back into the cage.
Recall has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Lawlor is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Recall has a couple of punches blocked by Lawlor.
Recall is trying desperately to land a takedown but Lawlor is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Recall.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Recall.
Lawlor breaks from the clinch.
Recall misses with a looping left.
Recall avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lawlor bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lawlor scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawlor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Recall moves away.
Recall takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Recall takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Recall jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Recall takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Recall doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lawlor counters with a stiff right hand.
Recall waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lawlor.
Lawlor looks to land a right hand but Recall moved out of range.
Lawlor sets himself, and Recall steps forward looking for the clinch! Lawlor avoids it this time.
Recall has Lawlor up against the cage in a clinch.
Lawlor wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lawlor wants to break the clinch but can't.
Recall lands with a left to the head.
Lawlor breaks the clinch.
Benny Lawlor is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Recall will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lawlor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Recall has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lawlor swinging wildly here.
Lawlor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lawlor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Benny Lawlor is winning the standup battle so far.
Recall bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Recall tries to counter by closing the distance.
Recall fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lawlor manages to avoid it.
Recall throws a body kick that misses
and Lawlor counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Recall needs to keep his hands up - Lawlor had a free shot at his head there.
Lawlor takes a swing at Recall's ribcage but misses.
Lawlor throws a hook but Recall blocks it.
Hanson Recall has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
An inside leg kick lands from Recall.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benny Lawlor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lawlor, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benny Lawlor!
Benny Lawlor 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.
The defeated Hanson Recall had this to say: 'That sucked'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kobe Kage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). West has chosen The Game - 100 ft. Drake as his entrance music. Kobe Kage is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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183 lbs
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21
184 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kobe Kage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Andrew West!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kage missing with a left hand there. West was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A head kick misses from West.
An attempted straight right counter from Kage misses the target.
West throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
West shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kage manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kage looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kage keeping full guard, as West tries to pass.
West postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kage utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kage working for a triangle but West defends it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
West postures up and lands a big shot to Kage's brow.
Kage is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! West rolls with it to try and escape but Kage cranks on the arm and West is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kobe Kage!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Pala (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cornelis Spilbergen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mario Pala has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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211 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mario Pala!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cornelis Spilbergen!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Winston Alpacca and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spilbergen scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Pala shoots in for a double leg but Spilbergen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pala instigates a clinch.
Spilbergen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Spilbergen is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Pala tries to break free but Spilbergen pushes him back against the cage.
Spilbergen pushes Pala back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Spilbergen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Spilbergen lands a right hand.
Spilbergen is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Pala drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Spilbergen gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mario Pala. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Pala tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pala tries to break free but Spilbergen pushes him back against the cage.
Pala fails to pull guard.
Spilbergen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Palas head.
Spilbergen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pala up against the cage.
Pala misses with a punch to the body.
Pala tries to pull guard but Spilbergen holds him up against the cage and eventually Pala drops back down to his feet.
Spilbergen lands a nice uppercut.
Spilbergen pushes Pala back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Pala is breathing heavily.
Spilbergen will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Pala up against the cage.
Spilbergen has Pala pushed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Spilbergen.
A short right from Spilbergen.
Nice body punch from Spilbergen - that landed with a thud.
Spilbergen lands a right hand.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Spilbergen.
Spilbergen just leaning against Pala, taking a breather.
Spilbergen gets through Pala's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pala has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Spilbergen after a bit of a struggle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pala tries to pull guard but Spilbergen won't allow it.
Spilbergen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Spilbergen just leaning against Pala, taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Cornelis Spilbergen.
Horrible takedown attempt by Pala or perhaps it was just good defense by Spilbergen, which made it look bad.
Pala tries to keep at a distance but Spilbergen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Spilbergen lands a hook that snaps the head of Pala backwards.
Pala tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Spilbergen just stands there and leans against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Spilbergen.
A hook to the body from Spilbergen.
Spilbergen taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Spilbergen lands with a short shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spilbergen lands a left hand that snaps the head of Pala backwards.
Spilbergen manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Spilbergen stalling in the clinch.
Spilbergen controlling the action here for a moment.
Pala has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Spilbergen is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Spilbergen.
Spilbergen leaning his opponent against the cage.
Spilbergen cracks Pala with a nice body shot.
A short right from Spilbergen on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cornelis Spilbergen 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.
Spilbergen scores with a jab.
Pala thuds his right hand into Spilbergen's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice straight punches there by Spilbergen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Spilbergen.
Spilbergen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pala wants to clinch but Spilbergen slips to the side
and Spilbergen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pala closes this distance looking for a takedown but Spilbergen circles away.
Pala shoots in but no luck this time.
Mario Pala seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Spilbergen cracks Pala with a good jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pala throws a left and a right that both miss
and Spilbergen counters with a straight right hand.
Pala is rocked!
Spilbergen fakes the body blow, causing Pala to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Pala goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Cornelis Spilbergen!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Demitrious Dalby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julius Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dalby comes into the arena with TOM PETTY - I WON'T BACK DOWN blaring out of the sound system. Jackson has chosen 2pac - All Eyez On Me as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Demitrious Dalby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Julius Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Sandra Marshall and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson throws a body punch but Dalby moves out of range.
Jackson misses with a low kick.
Jackson connects with the punch.
Julius Jackson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson connects with a crisp jab.
Jackson throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dalby is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a wild combination.
Jackson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jackson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dalby doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice jab there from Jackson.
Left hook, right uppercut from Jackson.
Dalby is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dalby moves into the clinch.
Jackson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jackson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Jackson lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Oh Dalby is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jackson checks a low kick from Dalby.
Jackson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Dalby seems to have got his legs back now.
Dalby checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jackson sizes up Dalby with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A bone on bone clash there as Dalby blocks the leg kick.
Jackson throws an overhand right that lands on Dalby's shoulder, as Dalby tries to avoid the shot.
Jackson throws a shot from downtown. Dalby moves away and avoids it.
Jackson throws the left hand but Dalby avoids the punch easily.
Dalby tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Jackson manages to circle out of the way.
Jackson misses with a two punch combination.
Dalby fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jackson, pushing him back against the cage.
Jackson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jackson misses with an elbow over the top.
Knees to the body from Dalby.
Dalby lands an elbow inside.
Dalby tries to land knees in the clinch but Jackson avoids the damage to the body.
Dalby prevents Jackson from breaking the clinch.
Jackson managing to block the knees to the body from Dalby.
Dalby misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to force a seperation but Dalby has the dominant position.
Jackson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dalby tries to land knees in the clinch but Jackson avoids the damage to the body.
Jackson digs a right hand into Dalby's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dalby's gas tank.
Jackson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dalby misses with an elbow strike.
Dalby tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jackson avoids it.
Dalby trying to land knees to the body.
Dalby's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Jackson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dalby prevents a body shot from Jackson.
Dalby using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Jackson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jackson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jackson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A body shot lands from Jackson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dalby obliges.
Jackson managing to block the knees to the body from Dalby.
Jackson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dalby avoids the body shot from Jackson.
Dalby takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Jackson swinging wildly here.
Dalby is looking to counter the offense by Jackson and move into the clinch.
Jackson tries to work over Dalby's front leg with a kick but Dalby checks it.
Demitrious Dalby is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackson misses with a low kick.
Dalby walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A big right from Jackson misses.
An inside leg kick from Jackson misses.
Dalby tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jackson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson misses with a low kick.
Dalby wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Dalby tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jackson tries to bum rush Dalby with a series of wild strikes but Dalby uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dalby half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson looks to land a combination but Dalby avoids it well.
Jackson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jackson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dalby.
A jab from Jackson finds it's way through Dalby's defenses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson misses with a hook.
Dalby on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jackson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dalby is out of range.
Dalby is looking to clinch.
Jackson throws a leg kick
and Dalby moves into the clinch.
Jackson can't break the clinch.
Jackson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dalby's elbow.
Jackson struggles to land a body shot inside as Dalby controls his hands.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dalby lands a good knee to the midsection. Jackson won't want to take too many of those.
Dalby looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jackson tries to break free but Dalby pushes him back against the cage.
Jackson wants to get back to striking at distance but Dalby won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julius Jackson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice straight punches there by Jackson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Jackson.
Jackson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dalby looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jackson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dalby tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dalby closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jackson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knees to the body from Dalby.
Dalby blocking some punches.
Dalby has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Jackson tries to break the clinch but Dalby is controlling the position.
Dalby misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dalby throws an elbow but it misses.
Jackson is trying to drag Dalby to the mat but Dalby just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jackson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dalby tries to clinch but Jackson is having none of it.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
Dalby looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Demitrious Dalby is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dalby holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dalby misses with an elbow strike.
Demitrious Dalby has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dalby is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dalby unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jackson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Jackson avoiding damage as Dalby throws knees to the body.
Dalby keeps control of Jackson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jackson throws a punch but it's blocked by Dalby.
Knees to the body from Dalby.
Jackson wants to break free but Dalby has control.
Jackson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jackson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jackson working hard to break the clinch.
Dalby lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with an elbow strike.
Jackson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jackson is trying to break free.
Jackson misses with the head strike.
Dalby blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dalby missing with knees to the body.
Dalby lands a good knee to the midsection. Jackson won't want to take too many of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jackson is leaning against Dalby and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dalby landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jackson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jackson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dalby creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dalby.
Jackson is trying to break free.
Jackson is trying to force a seperation but Dalby has the dominant position.
Jackson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dalby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dalby lands an elbow just above Jackson 's eye.
Dalby throws a head punch that misses.
Dalby misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jackson working aggressively here.
Jackson manages to break the clinch.
Dalby fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Jackson, pushing him back against the cage.
Dalby scores with a knee to the head.
Dalby lands an elbow that stopped Jackson in his tracks for a moment.
Jackson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dalby gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Dalby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jackson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dalby defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jackson.
Demitrious Dalby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julius Jackson.
Jackson throws a leg kick that misses.
Some wild striking there from Jackson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dalby was well out of range. Poor timing from Jackson.
Dalby rushes Jackson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dalby avoids a wild elbow strike from Jackson.
Dalby misses with an elbow strike.
Dalby misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jackson.
Dalby blocks a body shot from Jackson.
Dalby keeps control of Jackson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Jackson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jackson.
Knees to the body from Dalby.
Jackson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Dalby pulls his leg out and moves away.
Dalby is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jackson misses with an uppercut.
Jackson throws a body shot but no joy.
Jackson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dalby moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demitrious Dalby dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Jackson tries to keep at a distance but Dalby has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nice elbow from Dalby.
Jackson crunches a lovely knee into Dalby's ribcage.
Dalby with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jackson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dalby or not.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Dalby just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jackson's brow.
Jackson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dalby tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jackson avoids it.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jackson.
Jackson managing to block the knees to the body from Dalby.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson is trying to break the clinch but Dalby is controlling him.
Jackson gets through Dalby's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jackson is looking to take this one to the mat.
A head punch on the inside from Jackson fails to land.
Jackson breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws an overhand right that lands on Dalby's shoulder, as Dalby tries to avoid the shot.
Jackson misses with a wild body shot.
Dalby darts in and clinches Jackson up against the cage.
Jackson misses with a body punch.
Jackson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jackson tries to circle away but Dalby has him pinned against the cage.
Dalby putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jackson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Dalby comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dalby tries to land knees in the clinch but Jackson avoids the damage to the body.
Jackson is looking to break free of the clinch but Dalby has double underhooks.
Jackson is trying to drag Dalby to the mat but Dalby just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Jackson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice elbow from Dalby.
Dalby takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dalby tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jackson avoids it.
Jackson goes for a takedown attempt but Dalby pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Demitrious Dalby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julius Jackson.
Dalby is looking to clinch.
Jackson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dalby tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Jackson manages to circle out of the way.
Jackson lands with a good body shot.
Jackson misses with an uppercut.
Dalby takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson swats away the attempt to clinch by Dalby.
Jackson swinging wildly here.
Dalby moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off.
Jackson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Dalby counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Dalby.
Jackson breaks from the clinch.
Jackson misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dalby uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Dalby fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jackson misses with a double jab
and Dalby holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Dalby creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jackson's defenses.
Dalby scores with a knee to the head.
Dalby landing knees to the body.
Dalby comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dalby looking to throw knees to the head but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Dalby landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Jackson misses with a body punch.
Jackson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dalby's elbow.
Dalby lands a damaging elbow.
Dalby scores with a knee to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dalby putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jackson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson can't find room to land a body shot as Dalby controls the action.
Jackson tries to land knees in the clinch but Dalby avoids the damage to the body.
Dalby is pressed up against the cage. Jackson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dalby down to the mat. Dalby avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nice defenses there by Dalby.
Dalby tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jackson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jackson keeps the fight on the outside.
Jackson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jackson misses with a low kick.
Dalby tries to counter with a takedown but Jackson is quick to defend against it.
Dalby takes the fight into the clinch.
Jackson misses with a body punch.
Jackson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jackson just misses with a punch to the body.
Dalby attempts a counter takedown but Jackson avoids it well and moves away.
Jackson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jackson throws a looping overhand right but Dalby ducks down to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Demitrious Dalby.
I think Dalby has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 29:28
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Demitrious Dalby!
Demitrious Dalby took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bernardo Muriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitkoslav Boychitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bernardo Muriel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mitkoslav Boychitch!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Winston Alpacca and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Muriel is looking to slow Boychitch down with leg kicks.
Boychitch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boychitch throws a low kick, looking for Muriel's leg but Muriel calmly moves out of range.
Muriel misses with a hook.
Boychitch misses with an uppercut. Muriel saw that one coming.
Boychitch punishes Muriel's body with a nice straight punch.
Boychitch drops his hands momentarily and Muriel takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Muriel looks to land a right hand but Boychitch moved out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A decent looking cross lands there for Boychitch.
Muriel closes the distance and pushes Boychitch back into the cage.
Muriel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Boychitch is trying to force a seperation but Muriel has the dominant position.
Muriel presses Boychitch against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Boychitch wants to break the clinch but can't.
Muriel lands a shoulder strike.
Muriel lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boychitch is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Muriel throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Muriel creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right from Muriel.
Muriel tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Muriel.
Muriel misses with a hook to the ribs.
Muriel throws a punch but it's blocked by Boychitch.
Muriel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Still in the clinch, Muriel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Muriel misses with a punch to the body.
Muriel lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from Muriel - that landed with a thud.
Muriel lands a body shot in the clinch.
Boychitch wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Muriel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Muriel.
Muriel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Muriel lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Muriel scores with a nice hook to the head.
Boychitch is rocked!
It looks like Mitkoslav Boychitch has been cut.
Muriel unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Boychitch! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Muriel is unloading with more strikes now! Boychitch drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bernardo Muriel!
Bernardo Muriel retains his light heavyweight title!
A victorious Bernardo Muriel thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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