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Solitude XLVIII PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tway Ma Shaung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Risto Riekko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Great low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tway Ma Shaung !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Risto Riekko!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Peter Branson and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ma Shaung displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Riekko throws out the jab.
Ma Shaung feints and then cracks Riekko's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Riekko down.
Ma Shaung pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A cross from Riekko lands.
Ma Shaung throws out a leg kick but Riekko moves out of range and Ma Shaung only half commits.
Riekko takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Riekko rushes Ma Shaung and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Come on Riekko - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Ma Shaung is trying to push Riekko away but Riekko has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Riekko stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Riekko lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ma Shaung backwards.
Ma Shaung blocks the elbow strike.
Ma Shaung wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Riekko has him pressed against the cage.
Riekko lands an elbow just above Ma Shaung 's eye.
Ma Shaung breaks from the clinch.
Ma Shaung drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Riekko throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Riekko moves into the clinch.
Riekko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Riekko breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ma Shaung lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A big left from Riekko misses.
A jab lands there for Riekko.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Riekko checks a leg kick.
Riekko moves into range and clinches up with Ma Shaung .
Riekko pushes off an throws an elbow but Ma Shaung leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Riekko just leaning against Ma Shaung , taking a breather.
Riekko avoiding damage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Riekko.
Ma Shaung wants to get back to striking at distance but Riekko won't allow it.
Ma Shaung wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Riekko creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Riekko goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Riekko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Riekko tries to close the distance and clinch but Ma Shaung swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ma Shaung throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ma Shaung fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Riekko manages to avoid it.
A jab lands there for Riekko.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Riekko lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Riekko throws a low kick, looking for Ma Shaung 's leg but Ma Shaung calmly moves out of range.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ma Shaung .
Ma Shaung throws out a leg kick but Riekko moves out of range and Ma Shaung only half commits.
Ma Shaung scores with a head kick.
Ma Shaung tries to bum rush Riekko with a series of wild strikes but Riekko uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Riekko dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ma Shaung . That did some damage!
Riekko throws a body shot but no joy.
Ma Shaung wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Ma Shaung scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Risto Riekko has been cut.
A slow jab from Riekko misses its intended target.
Ma Shaung checks a low kick from Riekko.
Ma Shaung tries to clinch up but Riekko circles away and keeps his distance.
Riekko appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
We've been told by Ma Shaung 's head coaches at All Time Wrestling - 12 ELITE COACHES that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Riekko gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Riekko is rocked!
Ma Shaung and Riekko are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Ma Shaung throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Riekko into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Ma Shaung knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tway Ma Shaung !
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Apolonio Papas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kobe Bryan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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180 lbs
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178 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Apolonio Papas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kobe Bryan!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Sandra Marshall and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Papas misses with a head kick.
Bryan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Papas manages to avoid it.
Papas feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Bryan misses with a series of wild punches.
Kobe Bryan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Papas looks for the body kick but Bryan saw that one coming.
Papas has been working on his boxing with his coaches at The Hut - $50 in the buildup to the fight.
Papas connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice shot by Bryan.
Bryan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Apolonio Papas has been cut.
Papas throws a head kick that Bryan semi-blocks.
Bryan dives in for a single leg takedown but Papas sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bryan 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 is looking to counter with a body kick.
Papas feints and then cracks Bryan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bryan down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bryan avoids the head kick by Papas.
Bryan throws a left and a right that both miss
and Papas counters with a good low kick that Bryan was not able to check.
Bryan throws out a powerful jab.
Papas has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bryan throws a jab when Papas was well out of range.
Papas avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Papas is looking to counter with a body kick.
Papas walks into a stiff left hand from Bryan.
A combination from Bryan does no damage.
Papas dodges the punch combination from Bryan.
Papas lands a nice looking body kick.
Bryan misses the jab.
Papas avoids the body shot from Bryan.
Papas lands a nice looking body kick.
Bryan throws a body punch but Papas moves out of range.
Bryan takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Kobe Bryan has been cut.
Bryan takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Apolonio Papas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bryan. Papas does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bryan misses with a double jab.
Bryan misses with a body shot.
Papas lands with a thumping leg kick.
Papas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bryan has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bryan fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bryan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And Papas counters with a quick kick to the body but Bryan blocks it.
Bryan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Papas counters with a low kick, right behind Bryan 's knee.
Bryan looks winded!
Papas connects with a high kick.
Bryan tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Papas counters with a head kick from the bowels of hell that crumples Bryan! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Apolonio Papas!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Abreu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Vukovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rafael Abreu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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260 lbs
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261 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rafael Abreu!
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, Josh Vukovic!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Vukovic.
Vukovic lands a decent elbow from side control.
Abreu is looking to regain half guard here but Vukovic keeps moving and retains side control.
Vukovic remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Abreu knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Vukovic on the ground.
Vukovic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Abreu keeps working.
Vukovic has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Abreu is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Vukovic yanks on the arm and Abreu is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Vukovic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Josh Vukovic!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Maukka Bush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Teller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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162 lbs
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Maukka Bush!
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, Martin Teller!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teller looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bush throws a quick inside leg kick.
Teller shoots in looking for a takedown. Bush tries to sprawl out of it but Teller keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bush manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Good exchange - Bush coming out on top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teller darts in trying to clinch
and Bush counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Teller fails with an attempt to clinch.
Teller tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bush clinches up against the cage.
Bush breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bush tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bush throws a head kick that misses.
Bush throws a shot to the body.
Bush connects with a leg kick. Teller looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bush pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Teller throws a hook to the side of Bush's head but Bush sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bush uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Teller.
Good shot there by Bush.
Maukka Bush is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bush is looking to slow Teller down with leg kicks.
Teller closes the distance and clinches.
Teller is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bush pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Maukka Bush has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martin Teller.
Teller has hold of one of Bush's legs. Bush is fighting the takedown attempt but Teller gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Teller seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bush working a defensive guard but Teller passes into half guard.
Teller controlling the action here.
Teller's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bush trying to hold on to Teller's head to control him but Teller postures up.
Bush knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Teller on the ground.
Teller perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Bush gets a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Teller is trying to drag Bush to the mat but Bush just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Teller is looking to take this one to the mat.
Teller has Bush pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Teller pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Bush tumbling to the mat - Teller dives into Bush's guard.
Teller postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Teller is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bush trying to keep a closed guard but Teller is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Teller sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maukka Bush dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Teller gets a takedown into half guard.
Bush is trying to escape back to his feet but Teller uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Teller controlling the position from side mount.
Teller throws a strike aimed at the side of Bush's head but Bush avoids it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Teller cracks Bush with a big right hand but Bush just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Bush parries the strikes from Teller easily there. Teller is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bush to escape.
Bush on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bush tries to get out of the position.
Teller controlling from side mount.
Let's hope that Teller has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Teller works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Teller working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Bush can't do much from the bottom here.
Bush being controlled for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teller advances to mount.
Bush is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teller content just to control the position here.
Teller looking to finish Bush with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bush!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Bush tries to hold on but Teller postures up.
Teller controlling his opponent.
Teller is continuing to stall.
Teller lands with some strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Teller unloading with bombs!
Teller lands with some strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martin Teller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Bush scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Teller misses with a wild body shot.
Teller takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bush connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bush throws a quick inside leg kick.
Teller goes for a double leg but Bush avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bush continues to drive forward.
Bush keeps the fight on the outside.
Bush dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Teller. That did some damage!
Teller fails with the takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teller 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.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bush.
Bush looks to score with a jab to the body but Teller is just out of range.
Teller goes for a double leg but Bush avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bush continues to drive forward.
Maukka Bush has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Martin Teller.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bush connects with a crisp jab.
It looks like Martin Teller has been cut.
Bush throws a combination. Teller tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Bush scores with a head kick. Teller tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Teller.
Teller has a takedown stuffed.
Bush moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Teller chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bush can pounce on him.
Bush uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Teller.
Teller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bush swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Teller's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bush bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Teller dives in and grabs Bush's left leg, looking for a takedown. Bush pushes down on Teller's head and hops out.
Bush throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Teller stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bush.
Bush scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Teller doesn't seem bothered though.
Bush cracks Teller with a good jab.
Teller just misses with a punch to the body.
Bush lands a leg kick that knocks Teller off balance momentarily.
Bush drives through and clinches with Teller against the cage.
Bush lands with a light punch inside.
A nice left hand lands by Bush.
Teller has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Bush regains guard immediately.
Teller not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Martin Teller has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Teller landing with the ground and pound.
Bush working a defensive guard but Teller passes into half guard.
Teller is controlling the pace.
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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maukka Bush showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Bush 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 29:28
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 29:28
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maukka Bush!
During a confident post fight interview, Maukka Bush 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Twinkle Twinkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dagur Egilsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Twinkle comes to the cage accompanied by Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. Twinkle Twinkle has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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160 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Twinkle Twinkle!
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, Dagur Egilsson!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Egilsson avoids the body shot from Twinkle.
It seemed like Egilsson was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Twinkle jabs Egilsson right on the nose. Egilsson blinks but takes it well.
Twinkle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Twinkle scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Twinkle does it's job there.
Egilsson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Twinkle has time to react.
Twinkle comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Twinkle cracks Egilsson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Egilsson is rocked!
Egilsson moves away from the strike by Twinkle.
Egilsson is still on wobbly legs! Can Twinkle finish him?
Twinkle tries to close the distance and clinch but Egilsson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Egilsson seems to have recovered his senses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Twinkle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Twinkle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Twinkle throws a lazy uppercut
and Egilsson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Twinkle throws a poor cross that misses
and Egilsson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Twinkle's knee momentarily.
Twinkle throws a hook but Egilsson blocks it.
Egilsson unleashes a big counter combination but Twinkle bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Twinkle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Egilsson counters with a body kick.
Egilsson misses the shot to the body.
Egilsson throws a solid leg kick but Twinkle takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Egilsson.
Egilsson pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Twinkle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Egilsson.
Twinkle steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Egilsson.
Twinkle tests Egilsson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Egilsson scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Twinkle cracks Egilsson with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Twinkle has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Egilsson to stand back up!
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!
Twinkle swings for the body but Egilsson moves out of range.
Twinkle connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Egilsson's hands.
Egilsson throws a hook to the side of Twinkle's head but Twinkle sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Twinkle misses with a hook.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Twinkle has cracked Egilsson with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Twinkle lands another huge swinging hook and Egilsson tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Egilsson, before Twinkle can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Twinkle Twinkle!
Twinkle Twinkle decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Remy Palmar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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156 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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158 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Luiz Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Remy Palmar!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palmar connects with a jab.
Palmar has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Palmar thuds his right hand into Diaz's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Palmar misses with a body kick.
Diaz appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Diaz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Palmar paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Palmar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Palmar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Diaz. That did some damage!
Diaz takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Palmar lands an overhand right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Palmar. Diaz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Diaz half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Palmar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Palmar throws a push kick but Diaz slaps the foot to one side.
Palmar stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Palmar wants it to stay on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmar throws a half hearted mid kick.
Diaz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Palmar feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Diaz's calf.
Diaz on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Palmar looks to land a combination but Diaz avoids it well.
Diaz definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Palmar buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Diaz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Diaz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Palmar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Palmar thuds a left hand into Diaz's body.
Remy Palmar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmar bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Palmar dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Diaz. That did some damage!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Palmar.
Palmar thumps Diaz with a low kick.
Diaz takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
It looks like Luiz Diaz has been cut.
Palmar cracks Diaz with an open hand slap.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Diaz.
Palmar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Palmar is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Diaz had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Palmar throws a body shot but no joy.
Diaz appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz darts in looking for a takedown but Palmar gets double underhooks and turns Diaz into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luiz Diaz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Palmar connects with a leg kick. Diaz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Palmar looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Remy Palmar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Donk. Palmar catches Diaz right on the button with a cross.
Palmar stuns Diaz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Diaz takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Diaz is rocked!
Palmar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oh Diaz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Palmar connects with a single shot there.
Horrible takedown attempt by Diaz or perhaps it was just good defense by Palmar, which made it look bad.
Palmar drops Diaz with a big left hand! Diaz is injured, injured bad! Palmar jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Remy Palmar!
A very excited looking Remy Palmar made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chevie Case (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tupa Dufu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dufu is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rock You Like A Hurricane. Tupa Dufu has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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176 lbs
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chevie Case!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tupa Dufu!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dufu stuffs the takedown.
A cross from Dufu lands.
Dufu lands a jab to the nose.
Dufu rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Case moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Case moves forwards but Dufu connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Dufu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Case appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Case fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Dufu is out of range.
Dufu looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dufu is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Case.
Dufu looks to land a combination but Case avoids it well.
Case avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Case tries to counter with a takedown but Dufu is quick to defend against it.
Dufu throws a jab but it's blocked by Case.
Case half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Case tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dufu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Case slips under a jab.
Dufu takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dufu lands a jab-cross combination.
Dufu takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dufu throws out a loose jab but Case uses good head movement to avoid it.
Case has been working on his balance at THE GYM (20 Elite coaches on the Island !!!), so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Dufu.
Dufu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tupa Dufu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dufu throws a jab when Case was well out of range.
Dufu throws a shot from downtown. Case moves away and avoids it.
Case changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Dufu connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dufu fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Case on the side of the head.
Case throws a body punch but Dufu moves out of range.
Dufu smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Case misses with a straight left.
Dufu scores with a hook to the body. Case takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Dufu throws a poor cross that misses
and Case counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Dufu!
Dufu really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Case. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dufu is trying to get back to half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dufu can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dufu is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Dufu is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Case is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dufu has escaped the position, nice work there.
Dufu is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Case asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Case is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Dufu has escaped the position, nice work there.
Case has hold of Dufu's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Dufu seems comfortable defending it but Case has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Dufu is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Dufu is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Case couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Chevie Case!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hans Yamato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Eugemia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hans Yamato could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to John Eugemia's chin.
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26
155 lbs
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145 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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hans Yamato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Eugemia!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eugemia closes the distance and clinches.
Eugemia content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Eugemia stalling.
Eugemia continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Eugemia'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.
Eugemia receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Yamato has Eugemia pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Eugemia manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Eugemia effectively controlling the action here.
Yamato is looking for a takedown.
Eugemia leaning against his opponent.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by John Eugemia.
Eugemia wants to clinch.
Yamato tries to counter with a takedown but Eugemia is quick to defend against it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut there from Eugemia.
John Eugemia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eugemia closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eugemia gets underhooks to prevent Yamato's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hans Yamato. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eugemia stops a takedown attempt from Yamato.
Eugemia lands a nice uppercut.
Eugemia lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yamato or not.
Eugemia leaning his opponent against the cage.
Yamato is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Eugemia gets underhooks to prevent Yamato's takedown attempt.
Eugemia lands a hook to the side of the head.
Eugemia leaning his opponent against the cage.
Yamato wants a takedown.
Eugemia lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yamato backwards.
Yamato has Eugemia pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Eugemia manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Eugemia stalling against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Eugemia.
Eugemia dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Yamato wants a takedown but no success here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Eugemia gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Yamato.
Yamato has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Eugemia after a bit of a struggle.
Eugemia avoiding damage.
Eugemia lands an uppercut.
Eugemia lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yamato or not.
Yamato goes for a takedown in the clinch but Eugemia prevents it.
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!
Eugemia prevents the takedown attempt.
Yamato drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Eugemia gets through Yamato's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Eugemia effectively controlling the action here.
Yamato letting Eugemia take a breather here.
Eugemia lands a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Yamato drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Eugemia gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Yamato wants to take the fight to the mat but Eugemia manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Yamato has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Eugemia avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Yamato is looking to take this one to the mat.
The referee is keeping an eye on Eugemia - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Eugemia lands with a short shot to the head.
Eugemia manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Yamato tries to score a body lock takedown but Eugemia shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Eugemia pushes Yamato back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yamato is looking to take this one to the mat.
Yamato has Eugemia pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Eugemia manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Eugemia dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Eugemia pressing his opponent against the cage.
The crowd are getting on Eugemia's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eugemia content to slow the pace in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by John Eugemia.
Eugemia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yamato tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Eugemia defends well and Yamato ends up having to push Eugemia into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Eugemia misses with a body shot.
Yamato goes for a double leg but Eugemia avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Eugemia continues to drive forward.
Eugemia gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Eugemia prevents a takedown attempt there.
Eugemia lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yamato backwards.
Yamato goes for a takedown attempt but Eugemia pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Eugemia gets a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Eugemia dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A jab from Eugemia does it's job there.
Yamato moves away from the strike by Eugemia.
Yamato drops down looking for a counter takedown but Eugemia sprawls and moves away.
Eugemia cracks Yamato with a right hand to the side of the head.
Eugemia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Yamato shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Eugemia but Eugemia pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Eugemia gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eugemia lands an uppercut.
A short left from Eugemia.
Yamato's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Eugemia slows down the pace here.
Eugemia displaying some good clinch control by pressing Yamato up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eugemia pressing his opponent against the cage.
Eugemia landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Yamato on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Eugemia slows down the pace here.
Eugemia tries to throw a body punch but Yamato avoids it by throwing Eugemia back against the cage.
Come on Eugemia - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Eugemia manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by John Eugemia.
Eugemia rushes Yamato and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Yamato goes for a takedown in the clinch but Eugemia prevents it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Eugemia prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hans Yamato. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Eugemia throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Eugemia gets through Yamato's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Yamato is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Eugemia throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Eugemia lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Eugemia has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Yamato seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Eugemia can turn it around.
Eugemia working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Eugemia gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Yamato.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yamato has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Eugemia is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Yamato tries to score a body lock takedown but Eugemia shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Eugemia has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Yamato's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short body shot lands from Eugemia as the two fighters clinch.
Yamato takes a shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Eugemia presses Yamato against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Eugemia stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Eugemia.
Eugemia is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Eugemia'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.
John Eugemia seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by John Eugemia.
Yamato shoots in for a takedown but Eugemia shows good takedown defense.
Yamato on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Eugemia drives through and clinches with Yamato against the cage.
Eugemia manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Yamato wants a takedown.
Eugemia lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Eugemia stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Eugemia just leaning against Yamato, taking a breather.
Eugemia lands a hook that snaps the head of Yamato backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eugemia lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Yamato backwards.
Eugemia gets underhooks to prevent Yamato's takedown attempt.
Eugemia content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Eugemia lands with a light punch inside.
Eugemia throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yamatos head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yamato is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Eugemia is defending well.
Eugemia manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Yamato is looking to take this one to the mat.
Yamato is working for takedown but Eugemia is calmly controlling the position for now.
Eugemia gets underhooks to prevent Yamato's takedown attempt.
Yamato goes for a takedown attempt but Eugemia pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Eugemia closes the distance and clinches.
Eugemia lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Eugemia 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!
Eugemia throws a good cross that connects.
Eugemia lands a nice shot to the body.
Eugemia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Yamato was well out of range. Poor timing from Eugemia.
Eugemia pushes Yamato up against the cage in a clinch.
Eugemia lands with a left to the head.
Eugemia is pushing Yamato up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Eugemia lands an uppercut.
Eugemia lands a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Eugemia.
Yamato is rocked!
Eugemia tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yamato avoids it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Eugemia creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oh Yamato is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Eugemia taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Yamato seems to have got his legs back now.
Eugemia lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yamato is trying to drag Eugemia to the mat but Eugemia just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Yamato is working for takedown but Eugemia is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Eugemia scores with a nice short uppercut.
Eugemia effectively controlling the action here.
Yamato tries to score a body lock takedown but Eugemia shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hans Yamato. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Eugemia lands with a short shot to the head.
Yamato wants a takedown but no success here.
Yamato has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Eugemia after a bit of a struggle.
Eugemia'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.
Eugemia makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Eugemia will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Yamato up against the cage.
Eugemia lands with a left to the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Eugemia takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Eugemia lands a shoulder strike.
Hans Yamato has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Eugemia scores with a nice short uppercut.
The referee is keeping an eye on Eugemia - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short right from Eugemia.
Eugemia is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Eugemia'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.
Eugemia scores with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Eugemia lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Yamato backwards.
Eugemia taking a breather.
Eugemia scores with a shot to the side of Yamato's head.
Eugemia stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short right from Eugemia.
Eugemia dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Eugemia gets underhooks to prevent Yamato's takedown attempt.
Yamato is working for takedown but Eugemia is calmly controlling the position for now.
Eugemia on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eugemia just leaning against Yamato, taking a breather.
Eugemia digs a right hand underneath Yamato's ribcage. Yamato let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Yamato is working for takedown but Eugemia is calmly controlling the position for now.
Eugemia taking a breather.
Eugemia lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Eugemia takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by John Eugemia.
Eugemia bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Yamato's head.
Eugemia lands a body shot.
John Eugemia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Eugemia comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
John Eugemia seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Eugemia throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Eugemia has taken the fight to the clinch.
Eugemia is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eugemia slowing the pace effectively.
Yamato is looking for a takedown.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Eugemia working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Yamato drops down looking for an ankle pick but Eugemia pulls his leg out and moves away.
Eugemia clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Yamato is looking for a takedown.
Eugemia lands a left hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Eugemia comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Eugemia has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 24:30
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 24:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Eugemia!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joy James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Magnus Bravie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Magnus Bravie is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joy James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Magnus Bravie!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bravie throws a looping overhand right but James ducks down to avoid it.
James slips under a jab.
Bravie throws the left hand but James avoids the punch easily.
Magnus Bravie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bravie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd cheers as Bravie lands an impressive looking overhand right. James doesn't seem phased though.
James throws a body shot but no joy.
It seemed like Bravie was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Bravie misses with a straight right.
James closes the distance and clinches.
Bravie pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A swing and a miss from Bravie.
James definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
James uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bravie.
A shot to the body from Bravie misses
and James counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
James connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
James slips a straight right by Bravie.
Bravie tries to move into range but James moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
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!
Bravie throws a hook but James avoids it easily.
Bravie misses with a straight right.
James swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
James lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bravie looks to land a left hand but James moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bravie loads up on a big right hand but James slips the punch.
James tries to clinch but Bravie is having none of it.
James darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
James with a jab.
James throws a hook but Bravie avoids it easily.
Bravie moves away from the strike by James.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts James, as that shot connected.
Bravie ducks down and throws a hook to the body but James moves away.
James appears to be looking for a big counter.
James throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
James digs a good body shot into Bravie's ribs.
Bravie connects with a crisp jab.
Bravie throws a lazy right hand but James sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bravie takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bravie with a body punch. A glancing blow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
James lands a nice shot to the body.
James works the jab nicely.
James scores with a jab to the head.
Bravie throws an off balance right hand
enabling James to counter with a crisp jab.
James is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravie takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bravie misses the jab.
James is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Bravie.
James jabs at Bravie's body.
Bravie misses with a head kick.
A swing and a miss from Bravie.
James takes one on the button.
Bravie misses the body punch
enabling James to counter with a crisp jab.
Bravie moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
James punishes Bravie's body with a nice straight punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from James. Bravie does a little dance to reset his feet.
A big left from James misses.
Bravie thuds his right hand into James's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
James keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bravie misses with an uppercut.
Bravie misses with a head kick.
Bravie looks to score with a jab to the body but James is just out of range.
James moves away from the strike by Bravie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bravie tries to bum rush James with a series of wild strikes but James uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bravie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but James manages to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from James misses its target.
James misses the jab.
A cross from Bravie lands.
James's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and James duly obliges.
Bravie changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Bravie.
James throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
James just misses with a punch to the body.
Bravie defending well as James loads up on a big left hand.
A punch lands to the side of Bravie 's head but he takes it in his stride.
James slips a jab from Bravie.
Bravie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but James moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bravie swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bravie misses the jab.
Bravie loads up on a big right hand but James slips the punch.
James ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bravie takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James lands with an uppercut that bounces Bravie off the cage and back into range.
Bravie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jab from James.
Bravie throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bravie throws a looping overhand right but James ducks down to avoid it.
Bravie lands with a nice body punch.
James throws a body punch but Bravie moves out of range.
James punishes Bravie's body with a nice straight punch.
James uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bravie.
James misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bravie.
A slow jab from Bravie misses its intended target.
Bravie bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps James's head backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bravie slips a straight right by James.
James misses with a jab, cross combination.
James cracks Bravie with a right hand to the side of the head.
James wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Bravie throws a looping overhand right but James ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joy James dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bravie looks to land a combination but James avoids it well.
Bravie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but James moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bravie fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
James swings for the body but Bravie moves out of range.
James throws a body punch but Bravie moves out of range.
Bravie avoids the body shot from James.
James keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bravie.
James wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
James works Bravie's body with a nice hook.
James lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bravie misses with a hook. James ducked under it nicely.
James keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Bravie throws a shot from downtown. James moves away and avoids it.
James uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bravie.
James uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bravie has time to react.
Bravie bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
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 lazy left from James finds it's target.
Bravie misses with a lunging right hand
letting James counter with a right hand.
Good standup being displayed there by James as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James connects with a looping right hand.
Bravie just misses with a punch to the body.
A shot to the body from Bravie misses
and Bravie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bravie scores with the left hand. James knows he should have avoided that one.
Bravie throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
James misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bravie throws a right and a left that James avoids nicely.
Bravie takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A head kick misses from Bravie.
James lands with a straight right. Bravie didn't see that one coming.
Bravie throws out a loose jab but James uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice shot by Bravie.
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!
Bravie throws a body punch but James moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from James on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Bravie has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Nice defenses there by Bravie.
James swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bravie throws out a counter right but James avoids it with no problem.
Bravie tries to bum rush James with a series of wild strikes but James uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
James moves away from the strike by Bravie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bravie misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bravie is breathing heavily.
Bravie throws a shot from downtown. James moves away and avoids it.
Bravie lands with a nice body punch.
Bravie throws a lazy right hand but James sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by James.
James ducks right into an uppercut from Bravie.
Bravie loads up on a big right hand but James slips the punch.
Jab by James.
James takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
James with a nice cross.
A decent looking cross lands there for James.
Bravie is rocked!
James throws a body punch but Bravie moves out of range.
Bravie is still on wobbly legs! Can James finish him?
James avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bravie seems to have recovered his senses.
James closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from James.
James lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bravie lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Bravie's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bravie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bravie is trying to break the clinch but James has him pressed against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from James.
James misses with a punch to the body.
James misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from James.
Bravie breaks from the clinch.
A shot to the liver by Bravie. Beautiful body shot.
Bravie misses with a hook. James ducked under it nicely.
James is looking to counter punch.
James connects with a body shot.
James ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bravie moves away.
James dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
James lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
James scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
James takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bravie throws a series of strikes that have James backpedaling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Bravie misses.
James blocks a jab.
James changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A big left from Bravie misses.
Good standup being displayed there by James as he connects with a hook.
Bravie throws a body punch but James moves out of range.
James rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bravie moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bravie throws a head kick that misses
enabling James to counter with a crisp jab.
Bravie throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bravie takes a body punch but keeps moving.
James lands a left and a right that send Bravie crashing to the mat, dazed. James thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
James comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
James pounces like a tiger and cracks Bravie with a vicious hook! Bravie is down but not out! James follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Joy James!
Joy James decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Darth Mauler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannu Haapana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Hannu Haapana enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight 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, Darth Mauler!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hannu Haapana!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Sandra Marshall and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mauler looks to land a right hand but Haapana moved out of range.
Haapana connects with a leg kick. Mauler looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Haapana scores with a crisp jab that stopped Mauler in his tracks.
Haapana feints and then cracks Mauler's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mauler down.
Mauler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Haapana throws a jab but it's blocked by Mauler.
Haapana misses with a series of wild punches.
It looked like Mauler was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Mauler is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haapana.
Decent striking displayed by Haapana there.
Mauler seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Haapana misses with an uppercut.
Haapana is looking to chop away at Mauler's legs.
Mauler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Haapana throws out the jab.
Mauler appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Haapana tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Mauler scores with a punch to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haapana wants to slow Mauler down by chopping away at his legs.
Mauler moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Haapana looks to score with a jab to the body but Mauler is just out of range.
Haapana misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mauler avoids the body shot from Haapana.
Mauler is looking to counter punch.
Mauler fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mauler lands a nice hook to Haapana's body. Haapana takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mauler connects with a jab.
Haapana fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Mauler checks it well.
Haapana dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mauler scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Haapana takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Haapana throws a lazy uppercut
and Mauler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mauler connects with a body shot.
Haapana is looking to score with low kicks.
Haapana lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
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!
Haapana takes one to the side of the head.
Mauler checks a leg kick.
Haapana tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mauler is able to avoid easily.
Mauler ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Haapana throws an overhand right that lands on Mauler's shoulder, as Mauler tries to avoid the shot.
Mauler misses with an uppercut. Haapana saw that one coming.
Mauler scores with the left hand. Haapana knows he should have avoided that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mauler takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Haapana lands a head shot.
Haapana avoids the body shot from Mauler.
Haapana misses with a low kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Haapana.
Haapana just misses with a punch to the body.
Mauler misses with an uppercut. Haapana saw that one coming.
Mauler lands with a shot to the body.
Mauler keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice shot lands for Mauler.
A combination from Mauler does no damage.
Haapana thumps Mauler with a low kick.
Mauler on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Haapana. Haapana obviously looking to wear him down.
Mauler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Haapana moves out of range of the strikes.
Haapana throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Haapana throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mauler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haapana throws a hook but Mauler avoids it easily.
Mauler throws an off balance right hand
and Mauler takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Haapana ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Haapana will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fighters circling - Haapana throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mauler slips under a jab.
Mauler misses with a hook. Haapana ducked under it nicely.
Haapana was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Mauler works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Haapana looks to land a left hand but Mauler moved out of range nicely.
Haapana misses with a wild body shot.
Haapana throws a leg kick that is checked
and Mauler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mauler scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Haapana throws a body shot but no joy.
Mauler throwing a counter right hand but Haapana manages to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Haapana misses with a low kick.
Mauler looks to score with a jab to the body but Haapana is just out of range.
Haapana thows a leg kick but Mauler checks it
and Mauler counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Haapana thows a leg kick but Mauler checks it
and Mauler counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Haapana there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mauler tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Haapana looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Haapana misses with an uppercut. Mauler saw that one coming.
Haapana on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Haapana takes one to the chin there.
A low kick from Haapana is predictable there
and Mauler counters with a straight right hand.
Haapana is rocked!
Hannu Haapana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Are you kidding me?! Mauler ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Haapana clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Darth Mauler!
Darth Mauler retains his featherweight title!
After winning the bout, Darth Mauler thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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