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Solitude LVI PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Risto Riekko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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175 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Risto Riekko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alan Ford!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Sandra Marshall and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A right-left combo lands from Ford.
Riekko cracks Ford with a good jab.
A swing and a miss from Riekko.
Ford scores with a nice head shot.
Riekko dips to his left and cracks Ford with an uppercut!
It looks like Alan Ford has been cut.
Ford tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Riekko is able to avoid easily.
Riekko tried to counter with a leg kick but Ford avoided it.
Ford ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Riekko moves away.
Ford fails to land with a series of punches.
An attempted straight right counter from Riekko misses the target.
Riekko fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ford swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Riekko checks a leg kick nicely.
Ford tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Riekko paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ford ducks under a wild hook from Riekko.
Riekko throws a body shot but no joy.
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!
Ford avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ford lands a really nice looking cross but Riekko seems unphased.
Ford lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Riekko throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Ford goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
As Ford looks to move away, Riekko throws a big counter combo bu Ford just gets out of the way.
Riekko is looking to clinch but Ford is avoiding it.
Ford uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Riekko.
Ford swings for the body but Riekko moves out of range.
Ford connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Riekko momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ford fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ford misses with a double jab.
Ford misses with a series of wild punches.
Ford throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Riekko defending well as Ford loads up on a big left hand.
Riekko looks to land a right hand but Ford moved out of range.
Ford ducks under a wild hook from Riekko.
No joy there for Ford, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ford lands a big head kick that sends Riekko to the canvas! Ford follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alan Ford!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Emilio Cerci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jakob Filby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Emilio Cerci!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jakob Filby!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Filby on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A slapping leg kick lands for Filby.
Cerci lands an overhand right.
Cerci thows a left - swing and a miss!
Filby tried to score with a low kick but Cerci checks it.
Cerci tries to bum rush Filby with a series of wild strikes but Filby uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cerci avoids the head kick by Filby.
Filby throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cerci moves out of range of the leg kick from Filby.
Sloppy strikes from Cerci. Those never looked like landing.
Filby will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cerci was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Filby throws a leg kick
and Cerci connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cerci circles away from the clinch attempt.
It looked like Cerci wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
An inside leg kick lands from Filby.
Filby drops his hands momentarily and Cerci 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!
Filby fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Cerci, pushing him back against the cage.
Filby missing with knees to the body.
Filby landing knees to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerci is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Cerci tries to break the clinch but Filby is controlling the position.
Cerci lands a right hand.
Filby throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cerci blocks it with crossed arms.
Filby misses with a knee strike.
A knee to the head by Filby.
Filby stalling.
Filby tries to land a knee to the head but Cerci blocks with his arms.
Filby utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A short body shot lands from Cerci as the two fighters clinch.
Cerci is trying to push Filby away but Filby has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Filby misses with a knee to the head.
Filby tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cerci has Filby pressed against the cage.
Cerci presses Filby against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filby tries to land a knee to the head but Cerci blocks with his arms.
Cerci lands a right hand that snaps the head of Filby backwards.
It looks like Jakob Filby has been cut.
Filby letting Cerci take a breather here.
Filby tries to land knees in the clinch but Cerci avoids the damage to the body.
We've been hearing reports that Cerci has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Cerci slowing the pace effectively.
Cerci looking to slow down the pace here.
Cerci has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Cerci doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cerci.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cerci working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Filby is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Filby misses with a knee to the head.
Filby tries to land knees in the clinch but Cerci avoids the damage to the body.
Cerci working aggressively here.
Cerci blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cerci misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cerci on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Filby with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Filby is trying to stall.
Filby missing with knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Cerci.
Filby using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cerci has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Cerci blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cerci taking a breather.
Knees to the body from Filby.
Filby using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cerci has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Good body shot from Cerci.
Cerci softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Filby is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cerci is defending well for now.
Cerci is looking to break free of the clinch but Filby has double underhooks.
Filby throws a knee to the head but misses.
Filby misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cerci.
Filby with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cerci.
A short right from Cerci.
Cerci on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Filby working Cerci over with knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Filby throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cerci blocks it with crossed arms.
Cerci is working Filby over against the cage.
Filby utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Filby taking a breather.
Cerci managing to block the knees to the body from Filby.
Filby missing with knees to the body.
Cerci scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Filby looking to throw knees to the head but Cerci is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jakob Filby will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jakob Filby's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Filby fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Cerci is out of range.
Cerci swats away the attempt to clinch by Filby.
Cerci scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cerci throws an overhand right that lands on Filby's shoulder, as Filby tries to avoid the shot.
Filby fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Filby is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Filby rushes Cerci and presses him up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cerci lands a body shot.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Filby obliges.
Cerci managing to block the knees to the body from Filby.
Filby tries a knee to the head but Cerci blocks it.
Cerci avoiding damage as Filby throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cerci misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Filby lands a knee to the body.
Filby trying to land knees to the body.
Filby throws a knee to the head but misses.
Filby missing with knees to the body.
Cerci presses Filby against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cerci lands a body shot.
Filby with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Filby is breathing heavily.
Filby lands a knee to the body.
Cerci lands a nice uppercut.
Filby tries to land knees in the clinch but Cerci avoids the damage to the body.
Filby missing with knees to the body.
A short left from Cerci.
Cerci looking to slow down the pace here.
Cerci lands with a light punch inside.
Filby misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filby looking to throw knees to the head but Cerci is blocking nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Filby tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Filby with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Filby stalling in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A knee to the head by Filby.
A hook to the body from Cerci.
Filby trying to land knees to the body.
Cerci pushes Filby back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A hook to the body from Cerci.
Cerci is leaning against Filby and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cerci scores with a nice hook to the head.
Cerci leaning against his opponent.
Cerci's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Filby tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cerci avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cerci stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Filby keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Cerci's efforts to push away.
Filby misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cerci.
Filby tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cerci.
Cerci tries to work over Filby's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Filby prevents Cerci from breaking the clinch.
Filby tries to land knees in the clinch but Cerci avoids the damage to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cerci.
Cerci displaying some good clinch control by pressing Filby up against the cage.
Cerci on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Filby as Cerci tries to tie him up.
Cerci taking a breather.
Cerci is looking to break free of the clinch but Filby has double underhooks.
Filby tries to land knees in the clinch but Cerci avoids the damage to the body.
Filby trying to stall but Cerci improves his position.
Cerci lands a body shot.
Jakob Filby seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Filby tries a knee to the head but Cerci blocks it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cerci creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Filby looking to throw knees to the head but Cerci is blocking nicely.
Filby tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cerci avoids it.
Cerci wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cerci is stalling here.
Cerci on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Filby tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cerci avoids it.
Filby tries a knee to the head but Cerci blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jakob Filby will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jakob Filby's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Cerci digs a good hook to Filby's body.
Cerci lands with a straight right. Filby didn't see that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cerci. Filby does a little dance to reset his feet.
Filby was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Cerci looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Filby is looking to chop away at Cerci's legs.
Cerci changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Filby misses with a body kick.
Cerci is looking for a counter combo.
Cerci misses with a body shot.
Filby is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Filby tries to clinch but Cerci moves out of range.
Cerci will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Filby slips a jab from Cerci.
Filby fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cerci.
Filby throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Cerci blocks a head kick by Filby.
Filby takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Filby is looking to land body kicks.
Filby ducks under a wild hook from Cerci.
Filby tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cerci paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Filby tries to clinch up but Cerci circles away and keeps his distance.
Cerci with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Emilio Cerci is winning the standup battle so far.
Filby moves away from the strike by Cerci.
Cerci swings for the body but Filby moves out of range.
Cerci fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Filby dodges the punch combination from Cerci.
Filby tries to clinch there but Cerci circles away.
Cerci darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cerci lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Filby wants to clinch but Cerci slips to the side
and Cerci counters with a straight right hand.
Cerci lands a head shot.
The fighters circling - Cerci throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Filby slips a jab and a cross from Cerci.
Cerci throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Cerci misses.
Cerci backing away here, and Filby unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Filby darts in trying to clinch
and Cerci counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cerci misses with a straight left.
Filby does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Filby clinches up against the cage.
Cerci stalling.
Filby tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bit of stalling here from Cerci.
Cerci works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cerci lands a hook to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Filby.
Filby takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Knees in the clinch landing for Filby.
Cerci content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Filby landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Filby is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Filby misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cerci.
Cerci misses with the head strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Filby obliges.
Filby trying to land knees to the body.
Cerci avoiding damage as Filby throws knees to the body.
Filby lands a knee to the body.
Filby is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cerci is defending well for now.
Filby crunches a lovely knee into Cerci's ribcage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cerci wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Filby has him pressed against the cage.
Cerci managing to block the knees to the body from Filby.
Filby with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cerci avoiding damage as Filby throws knees to the body.
Cerci scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cerci lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Filby looking to throw knees to the head but Cerci is blocking nicely.
Filby lands a knee to the head.
Cerci lands a hook that snaps the head of Filby backwards.
Cerci scores with a nice hook to the head.
Filby missing with knees to the body.
Cerci trying to control the position but instead, Filby has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cerci into the cage.
Filby connects with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Emilio Cerci showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Filby 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 29:29
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Jakob Filby!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kaka Papa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ned Flanders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kaka Papa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ned Flanders!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Papa throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Flanders tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Papa is in Flanders's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Flanders can do anything to dispel that myth.
Flanders wants to stand and escape but Papa is having none of it.
Papa working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Flanders's head.
Flanders working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Papa.
Papa stops Flanders from standing up.
Papa drops back looking for a leg! Flanders is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Flanders manages to kick Papa off! Papa jumps back into Flanders's guard.
Flanders wants to stand up but Papa is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Papa chips away with some ground and pound.
Flanders really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Papa. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papa stops Flanders from standing up.
Papa cracks Flanders with a solid left hand.
Papa working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Flanders's head.
Papa pushes down on Flanders's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Flanders wants to get back to his feet.
Papa seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Papa is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Flanders avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Papa.
Papa has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Flanders looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flanders avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Papa.
Papa throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Papa not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Flanders on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Papa trying to control the pace.
Flanders keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Flanders has hold of Papa's hands but Papa slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Flanders is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Papa lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Flanders! More strikes land and this one is all over! Papa jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kaka Papa!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tony Montana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimi Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tony Montana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jimi Aldo!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aldo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Montana defends it nicely.
Montana swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Montana avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Montana on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Aldo misses with a takedown attempt
and Montana counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aldo shoots and misses
and Montana counters with a stiff right hand.
Tony Montana has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jimi Aldo.
Montana lands a glancing blow to the side of Aldo's head.
Aldo fails with the takedown
enabling Montana to counter with a crisp jab.
Aldo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Montana circles away.
Aldo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Montana ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Montana lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Aldo backs up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aldo shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Montana defends it nicely.
Aldo looks winded!
Montana scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Montana, as that shot connected.
Nice cross by Montana.
Aldo is rocked!
Aldo closes the distance and clinches.
Aldo is still on wobbly legs! Can Montana finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Montana stops a takedown attempt from Aldo.
Montana wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Aldo seems to have recovered his senses.
Montana wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Montana prevents a takedown attempt there.
Aldo has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Montana is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A frustrated look appears on Montana's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Montana can't break the clinch.
Aldo is trying to drag Montana to the mat but Montana just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Montana tries to break free but Aldo pushes him back against the cage.
Montana is trying to push Aldo away but Aldo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Aldo keeps control of Montana as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Montana escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Montana lands a nice hook to Aldo's body. Aldo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Montana wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Aldo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Montana connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Aldo takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Montana dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Aldo tries for a takedown but Montana circles away easily
and Montana counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo shoots in but Montana avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Montana stuns Aldo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Montana is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jab, jab by Montana - just one landing.
The crowd cheers as Montana lands an impressive looking overhand right. Aldo doesn't seem phased though.
Montana fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Montana seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Montana is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Aldo takes one to the chin there.
Montana connects with a single shot there.
Montana scores with a jab.
Montana scores with a punch to the head.
Aldo finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Montana's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Aldo falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Montana!
Tony Montana was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Vukovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paddy McGuiness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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261 lbs
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275 lbs
6 - 7 - 0 |
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Josh Vukovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Paddy McGuiness!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Vukovic.
McGuiness struggling a bit here.
McGuiness is trying to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vukovic working the ground and pound.
Vukovic lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Sloppy strikes there by Vukovic.
Vukovic creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McGuiness parries the strikes from Vukovic easily there. Vukovic is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable McGuiness to escape.
Vukovic has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
McGuiness can't do much from the bottom here.
Vukovic is looking to take a break and control but McGuiness is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
McGuiness struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vukovic working the ground and pound.
Vukovic lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear McGuiness down.
Vukovic in side control lands a decent elbow.
Vukovic advances to mount.
Vukovic looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
McGuiness tries to hold on but Vukovic pushes him away.
Vukovic in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Poor strikes thrown by Vukovic there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
McGuiness in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
McGuiness is rocked!
Vukovic looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
McGuiness is still in real trouble! Can Vukovic finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Vukovic! McGuiness is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Josh Vukovic!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Apolonio Papas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tupa Dufu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dufu comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Rock You Like A Hurricane kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Tupa Dufu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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175 lbs
9 - 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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Apolonio Papas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tupa Dufu!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Dirk Anderson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dufu lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Papas at a distance.
Papas takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dufu connects with a single shot there.
Dufu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Papas manages to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Dufu. Beautiful body shot.
Papas motions for Dufu to come forward. Papas throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Dufu takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Dufu throws a hook to the side of Papas's head but Papas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dufu takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Dufu swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Papas misses with a head kick.
Dufu has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Papas is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Dufu blocks the body kick.
Papas throws a half hearted mid kick.
Dufu misses with a looping left.
Papas swats away the attempt to clinch by Dufu.
Sloppy strikes from Dufu. Those never looked like landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dufu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Papas swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dufu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Papas doesn't seem bothered though.
Dufu misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dufu throws a looping overhand right but Papas ducks down to avoid it.
A punch combination from Dufu misses.
Dufu fails to land with a series of punches.
Dufu lands with a hook. Papas tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dufu clinches.
Dufu misses with the head strike.
Dufu is leaning against Papas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Papas blocks an uppercut.
Dufu swings wildly with an uppercut but Papas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dufu throws a head punch that misses.
Dufu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dufu working aggressively here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dufu struggles to land a body shot inside as Papas controls his hands.
Papas blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Papas landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Papas misses with a knee strike.
Dufu struggles to land a body shot inside as Papas controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dufu.
Dufu lands a body shot in the clinch.
Papas tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Dufu swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dufu pushes Papas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dufu avoids the elbow strike from Papas, against the cage.
Dufu pushes Papas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dufu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dufu misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Dufu - that landed with a thud.
Dufu working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Papas blocking some punches.
Dufu swings wildly with an uppercut but Papas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Papas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dufu is defending well for now.
Dufu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dufu misses with a punch to the body.
Dufu struggles to land a body shot inside as Papas controls his hands.
Dufu throws a punch but it's blocked by Papas.
Papas ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Papas no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Papas keeping moving, preventing Dufu from controlling successfully.
Papas is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dufu stands up and waves to Papas to follow him.
Dufu digs a good body shot into Papas's ribs.
Dufu throws a series of punches but Papas moves out of range.
Papas attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dufu tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Papas manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Papas throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nice defenses there by Papas.
Dufu gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Dufu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dufu swings wildly with an uppercut but Papas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dufu misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tupa Dufu dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Papas fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dufu.
Dufu pushes Papas up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Dufu.
Dufu tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dufu lands a body shot.
Dufu struggles to land a body shot inside as Papas controls his hands.
Papas looking to throw knees to the head but Dufu is blocking nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dufu.
Dufu misses with some punches.
Dufu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dufu tries to work over Papas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dufu working aggressively here.
Dufu pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Papas takes a jab right on the kisser.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Dufu, as that shot connected.
Papas is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Tupa Dufu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Papas takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dufu throws a series of punches but Papas moves out of range.
It appears Papas was looking to counter with a kick there.
Dufu's jab looks to have found its range, popping Papas under the eye.
A punch combination from Dufu misses.
Dufu tries to clinch there but Papas circles away.
Dufu misses with an uppercut. Papas saw that one coming.
Papas moves out of range of the strikes.
Dufu misses with a looping right.
Dufu scores with a jab. Papas acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dufu throws a hook but Papas avoids it easily.
Papas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dufu cracks Papas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Papas throws a body kick that misses.
Tupa Dufu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dufu throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Papas counters with a good low kick that Dufu was not able to check.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Dufu misses.
Papas pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dufu! But no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Papas throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dufu.
Papas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dufu's calf.
Papas moves out of range as Dufu strikes.
A leg kick checked by Dufu.
Papas finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Sloppy strikes from Dufu. Those never looked like landing.
Papas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Papas moves away from the strike by Dufu.
Papas lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Papas throws the kick towards the body but Dufu avoids it.
Dufu slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Dufu loads up on a big right hand but Papas slips the punch.
Dufu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dufu lands with an overhand left.
Dufu avoids a kick to the body.
Dufu has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dufu moves out of range as Papas throws a body kick.
Dufu checks a low kick from Papas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dufu scores with a crisp jab that stopped Papas in his tracks.
Papas throws the kick towards the body but Dufu avoids it.
Papas throws a low kick but Dufu avoids it.
Dufu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Papas.
Papas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dufu.
Dufu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Papas throws a low kick but Dufu avoids it.
Dufu cracks Papas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Papas pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Dufu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A slow jab from Dufu misses its intended target.
Papas avoids the body shot from Dufu.
Dufu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Papas throws a wild body kick that Dufu sees coming a mile off.
Papas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dufu.
Papas throws a counter high kick but Dufu was just alert enough to avoid it.
Papas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dufu has closed the distance and engaged Papas in a clinch.
Dufu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dufu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dufu misses with the head strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Papas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dufu throws a punch but it's blocked by Papas.
Dufu lands a nice uppercut.
Dufu keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Papas's efforts to push away.
Dufu has a couple of punches blocked by Papas.
Papas misses with a knee strike.
Dufu scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Dufu tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Papas's elbow.
Papas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tupa Dufu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Papas cracks the inside of Dufu's front leg.
A cross from Dufu lands.
Dufu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Papas misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice side step and Dufu releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
A slow jab from Dufu misses its intended target.
A slapping body kick lands there for Papas.
Dufu throws a big shot that misses.
Dufu connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dufu moves out of range of the body kick from Papas.
Papas misses with a head kick.
It seemed like Dufu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Papas pivots, looking for a leg kick but Dufu is out of range and Papas settles back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dufu misses with a series of wild punches.
Papas slips under a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Dufu. Those never looked like landing.
A punch combination from Dufu misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dufu throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Dufu looks to throw the jab but Papas is out of range.
Papas ducks under a wild hook from Dufu.
Papas thinks about countering with a head kick.
Dufu throws a series of punches but Papas avoids them all with ease.
Papas fires out a quick counter leg kick but Dufu just manages to avoid it.
Dufu bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Dufu blocks a head kick by Papas.
Dufu unleashes a big counter combination but Papas bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Some wild striking there from Dufu.
Papas tried to counter with a leg kick but Dufu avoided it.
Dufu moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Dufu lands with a hook. Papas tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Papas throws a head kick that misses.
A lazy left from Dufu finds it's target.
Dufu connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Papas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Dufu throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Papas half committed to a counter leg kick.
Dufu checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dufu misses with a body shot.
Dufu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Papas.
Dufu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Papas circles away from the clinch attempt.
Papas scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dufu avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
As Papas backs off Dufu throws a huge counter combo but Papas manages to avoid it all.
Dufu moves out of range of the body kick.
Tupa Dufu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Papas misses with an attempted mid kick.
Papas throws a sloppy head kick and Dufu moves out of range easily.
A head kick from Papas lands but Dufu takes it in his stride.
Dufu jabs Papas to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Papas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dufu.
Apolonio Papas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dufu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Papas doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Dufu lands a jab.
Dufu lands a nice shot to the body.
Dufu cracks Papas with a good jab.
Dufu moves into range and connects with a jab.
Dufu on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Papas. Papas obviously looking to wear him down.
Papas slips under a jab.
Dufu moves out of range of the body kick.
Dufu misses with a looping left.
Dufu works Papas's body with a nice hook.
Papas tries to score with a low kick but Dufu moves his leg out of the way.
Papas throws a leg kick but Dufu checks it.
Dufu has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Papas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Dufu, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Papas swats away the attempt to clinch by Dufu.
Papas defending well as Dufu loads up on a big left hand.
Papas goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Dufu drives through and clinches with Papas against the cage.
Tupa Dufu seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Dufu misses with the head strike.
Dufu working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Papas.
Dufu tries to throw a body punch but Papas avoids it by throwing Dufu back against the cage.
Papas throws an elbow but it misses.
Papas prevents a body shot from Dufu.
A nice left hand lands by Dufu.
Tupa Dufu is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dufu lands a shot to the body.
Dufu lands an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tupa Dufu comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dufu winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tupa Dufu!
During a confident post fight interview, Tupa Dufu thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Honeybottom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peyton Rudger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rudger has chosen 2pac When We Ride On Our Enemies as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bruce Honeybottom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Peyton Rudger!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Honeybottom looks to land a right hand but Rudger moved out of range.
Honeybottom slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Honeybottom.
Rudger misses with a body shot.
Honeybottom is looking to counter punch.
Rudger takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Honeybottom scores with a body shot.
Good exchange - Honeybottom coming out on top.
Honeybottom misses with a looping left.
Rudger is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rudger throws the left hand but Honeybottom avoids the punch easily.
Honeybottom sizes up Rudger with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rudger lunges at Honeybottom with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Honeybottom's hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Honeybottom digs a good hook to Rudger's body.
Honeybottom misses with a looping right.
Rudger throws an overhand right that lands on Honeybottom's shoulder, as Honeybottom tries to avoid the shot.
Honeybottom avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Honeybottom throws a right and a left that Rudger avoids nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rudger walks into a left hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Honeybottom lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Rudger has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Rudger and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Rudger is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Rudger pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rudger defending well as Honeybottom loads up on a big left hand.
Rudger looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Rudger throws a right hand that misses
and Honeybottom scores with a counter punch that sends Rudger to the canvas! Honeybottom smells blood - he's punishing Rudger with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Rudger has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bruce Honeybottom!
Peyton Rudger spoke after the fight, saying 'Shit ! '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Paul Maul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zadimus Delacroix (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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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Paul Maul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Zadimus Delacroix!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maul throws a series of strikes that have Delacroix backpedaling.
Maul misses with a looping left.
Maul works Delacroix's body with a nice hook.
Delacroix throws a right hand that Maul ducks under and follows up with a left that Maul also avoids with ease.
Nice defenses there by Delacroix.
Maul throws a right hand that Delacroix ducks under and follows up with a left that Delacroix also avoids with ease.
Maul takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Delacroix throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Delacroix throws out a loose jab but Maul uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zadimus Delacroix seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Maul misses with a straight right.
Delacroix slips a jab from Maul.
Delacroix is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maul.
Delacroix connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Delacroix drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Delacroix scores with a crisp jab that stopped Maul in his tracks.
The fighters circling - Maul throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Delacroix misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Maul scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Maul misses with a combination
and Delacroix counters with a straight right hand.
Nice defenses there by Delacroix.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Delacroix.
Maul misses with a wild body shot.
Maul throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Maul throws a shot from downtown. Delacroix moves away and avoids it.
We've been informed that Delacroix has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Delacroix jabs Maul to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Maul scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Maul is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Oooooh!!! Delacroix has knocked Maul down with a huge combo! Delacroix steps away and waves a wobbly Maul back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Maul is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Delacroix clinches up with Maul and pushes him back against the cage.
Oh Maul is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Maul blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maul breaks the clinch.
Maul seems to have got his legs back now.
Maul misses with a wild body shot.
A big right from Maul misses.
Delacroix bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Delacroix now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Delacroix looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Delacroix throws a hook to the side of Maul's head but Maul sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Delacroix misses with a body shot.
It looked like Maul was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Delacroix has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Delacroix's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Delacroix duly obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maul throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Delacroix sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Delacroix misses with a few strikes there.
Maul swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Delacroix scores with a jab to the body.
Delacroix is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Maul throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Maul throws a looping overhand right but Delacroix ducks down to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Delacroix as he connects with a hook.
Delacroix jabs Maul to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Maul takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Maul's corner calls for a 1-2. Maul obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Delacroix is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Maul had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A combination from Delacroix does no damage.
Maul misses with a hook.
Delacroix connects with a body shot.
Maul lands a jab to the nose.
Maul on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Maul is breathing heavily.
Maul walks into a straight right hand from Delacroix.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maul looks to land a combination but Delacroix avoids it well.
Delacroix ducks under a wild hook from Maul.
Maul is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Delacroix cracks Maul with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Maul seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Maul slips a jab and a cross from Delacroix.
An attempted straight right counter from Maul misses the target.
Delacroix defending well as Maul loads up on a big left hand.
Delacroix steps in with a hook that catches Maul right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Delacroix follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Maul looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zadimus Delacroix!
Zadimus Delacroix took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Glorious Superior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Twinkle Twinkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Twinkle's choice of entrance music: Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. Twinkle Twinkle will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Glorious Superior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Twinkle Twinkle!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Twinkle throws a lazy right hand but Superior sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Twinkle Twinkle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Superior lands a nice hook to Twinkle's body. Twinkle takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Twinkle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Twinkle lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Superior at a distance.
Twinkle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice defenses there by Superior.
Superior pushes Twinkle up against the cage in a clinch.
Twinkle lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Twinkle.
Twinkle lands a body punch in the clinch.
Twinkle lands with a light punch inside.
Superior avoids the elbow strike from Twinkle, against the cage.
Superior blocks an elbow strike from Twinkle.
Twinkle can't find room to land a body shot as Superior controls the action.
Superior blocks an elbow strike.
Superior jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Twinkle walks away with a smile on his face. Superior gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Twinkle misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Twinkle lands a jab to the head.
It looks like Glorious Superior has been cut.
Superior tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Twinkle was well out of range. Poor timing from Superior.
Twinkle swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Superior tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Twinkle was well out of range. Poor timing from Superior.
Twinkle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Superior.
Superior tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Twinkle paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Twinkle uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Superior.
Twinkle tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Superior was well out of range. Poor timing from Twinkle.
Twinkle swings for the body but Superior moves out of range.
Twinkle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Twinkle connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A looping hook to the body misses from Twinkle. Superior does a little dance to reset his feet.
Twinkle throws a hook but Superior avoids it easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Twinkle throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Superior works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Superior is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Superior slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Twinkle really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Superior. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Twinkle is looking for a sweep.
Superior is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Twinkle knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Superior is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Twinkle knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Superior is trying to get an arm triangle but Twinkle is defending well.
Twinkle is looking to reverse the position.
Superior is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Twinkle is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Twinkle is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Superior thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Superior wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Twinkle, who protects the arm well.
Superior wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Twinkle, who protects the arm well.
Twinkle is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Twinkle Twinkle will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Glorious Superior's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Superior throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Superior is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Superior works Twinkle's body with a nice hook.
Superior cracks Twinkle with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Superior tries to clinch but Twinkle is having none of it.
Twinkle throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Superior sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Superior displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Twinkle throws out the jab.
Superior dodges the punch combination from Twinkle.
Twinkle throws the left hand but Superior avoids the punch easily.
Twinkle Twinkle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Superior moves forwards but Twinkle connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Superior scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Twinkle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Superior swings away with a body shot that misses
and Twinkle counters with a right hand to the body.
Twinkle keeps the fight on the outside.
Superior looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Twinkle!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Superior is trying to get an arm triangle but Twinkle is defending well.
Superior is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Twinkle is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Superior is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Twinkle knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Superior tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Superior has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Twinkle is trying to get back to half guard.
Superior is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Twinkle has escaped the position, nice work there.
Twinkle wants to control but Superior postures up.
Twinkle is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Twinkle keeps trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Superior looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Superior tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Superior is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Twinkle is trying to escape and Superior transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Twinkle is forced to tap! Nice work there by Superior! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Glorious Superior!
Glorious Superior took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Bow before your Glorious Superior!'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sephiroth Jenova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kalle Kettu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jenova's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Cher - Believe. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Kalle Kettu enters the cage!
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245 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sephiroth Jenova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kalle Kettu!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Peter Branson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenova on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jenova throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A slow jab from Jenova misses its intended target.
It seemed like Kettu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jenova throws a front kick aimed at Kettu's knee but Kettu avoids it well.
Kettu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Jenova turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jenova defending well as Kettu loads up on a big left hand.
Kettu lands with a nice combination. Jenova backs away looking to recover.
Kettu throws an off balance right hand
and Jenova counters with a stiff right hand.
Jenova swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kettu throws a shot to the body.
Kettu keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jenova.
Kettu feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Jenovas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jenova lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Kettu on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kettu moves out of range as Jenova strikes.
A big right from Kettu misses.
Kettu looks to land a right hand but Jenova moved out of range.
Kettu throws out a powerful jab.
Some wild striking there from Kettu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenova throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kettu throws out a loose jab but Jenova uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kettu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kettu takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Kettu tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jenova was well out of range. Poor timing from Kettu.
Jenova misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kettu.
Kettu misses the shot to the body.
Jenova swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Kettu.
Jenova closes the distance and clinches.
Kettu softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kettu is trying to break the clinch but Jenova has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Jenova.
Kettu cracks Jenova with a nice body shot.
Kettu working aggressively here.
Jenova misses with a punch on the inside.
Kettu tries a body shot but Jenova blocks it.
Kettu takes a 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!
Jenova makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kettu is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Jenova is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kettu blocks an uppercut.
Jenova misses with the head strike.
Kettu lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A right hand to the body from Jenova.
Jenova has a couple of punches blocked by Kettu.
Kettu misses with a short punch on the inside.
Kettu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kettu moves out of range as Jenova throws a body kick.
Kettu misses with an uppercut
and Jenova counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kettu waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jenova.
Kettu gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jenova.
It looks like Kalle Kettu has been cut.
Kettu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Kettu looks winded!
Jenova scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
A decent looking cross lands there for Jenova.
Jenova pushes Kettu up against the cage in a clinch.
Kettu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A shot in the inside from Jenova.
Jenova misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenova lands a body shot in the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Jenova misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kettu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kettu misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kettu can't find room to land a body shot as Jenova controls the action.
Kettu doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kettu is trying to force a seperation but Jenova has the dominant position.
Kettu trying to stall but Jenova improves his position.
Jenova digs a right hand into Kettu's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kettu's gas tank.
Kettu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jenova's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jenova slips under a jab from Kettu.
Jenova connects with the punch.
Jenova is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Kettu misses the jab.
Jenova scores with a hook.
Jenova is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Jenova lands a big right hand that sends Kettu crashing to the mat! Jenova stays standing though and waves Kettu back to his feet!
Kettu is rocked!
Kettu has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kettu loads up on a big right hand but Jenova slips the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kettu bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Jenova comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Kettu falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Kettu was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sephiroth Jenova!
Sephiroth Jenova bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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