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ISLAND KINGS 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tristan Salifu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asato Mikio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salifu's entrance music is Men at Work - Land Down Under. A fine choice. Asato Mikio acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tristan Salifu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Asato Mikio!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mikio lands a nice looking body shot.
Salifu moves out of range as Mikio strikes.
Salifu throws a head kick that misses.
A little jabbing left from Mikio on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Salifu takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mikio looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Salifu checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Mikio smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Mikio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Salifu feinted with a counter takedown.
Mikio swings for the body but Salifu moves out of range.
Salifu throws a big counter combination but Mikio scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A slow jab from Mikio misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decent striking displayed by Mikio there.
Salifu is looking to clinch.
Salifu tries a head kick but it misses.
Mikio swings for the body but Salifu moves out of range.
Salifu feinted with a counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikio works Salifu's body with a nice hook.
Mikio scores with a shot to the body.
Salifu definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mikio is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Salifu rather than just go for the knockout.
Mikio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mikio throws a big shot that misses.
Salifu tries to counter by clinching up but Mikio breaks away and moves out of range.
Mikio misses with a straight left.
Salifu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Salifu checks a leg kick.
Salifu slips under a jab from Mikio.
Salifu tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Mikio manages to circle out of the way.
Mikio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Salifu.
Salifu attempts a counter takedown but Mikio avoids it well and moves away.
Nice defenses there by Salifu.
Salifu tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Mikio to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Mikio misses.
Asato Mikio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mikio jabs at Salifu's body.
Mikio tries to work over Salifu's front leg with a kick but Salifu checks it.
Salifu thinks about countering with a head kick.
Mikio wants to slow Salifu down by chopping away at his legs.
Mikio scores with a decent looking hook.
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!
Salifu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Mikio jabs Salifu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mikio uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mikio digs a good body shot into Salifu's ribs.
Mikio misses with an uppercut.
A big right from Mikio misses.
Salifu tries to counter with a takedown but Mikio is quick to defend against it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salifu tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mikio sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Salifu somewhat.
Mikio misses with a hook
and Salifu counters with a three punch combo that has Mikio backing up. Mikio nods at Salifu to acknowledge the strikes.
Salifu throws a sloppy head kick and Mikio moves out of range easily.
Mikio connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Mikio connects with a body shot.
Salifu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mikio.
Salifu shoots for a takedown but Mikio saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Salifu throws a sloppy head kick and Mikio moves out of range easily.
Salifu is breathing heavily.
Salifu doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mikio counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tristan Salifu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salifu ducks under a wild hook from Mikio.
Salifu walks into a jab.
A head kick misses from Mikio.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salifu ducks under a wild hook from Mikio.
Mikio scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A shot to the liver by Mikio. Beautiful body shot.
Mikio throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Salifu on the side of the head.
Mikio thuds a left hand into Salifu's body.
Nice jab there from Mikio.
Salifu takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Asato Mikio dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Mikio scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Salifu ducks right into an uppercut from Mikio.
Mikio throws a jab but it's blocked by Salifu.
Mikio scores with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Mikio.
Salifu feinted with a counter takedown.
Mikio scores with a hook to the body. Salifu takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mikio jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Asato Mikio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mikio connects with a nice looking jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Salifu misses with a head kick.
Mikio throws a counter combo.
Mikio lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Tristan Salifu is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mikio's corner calls for a 1-2. Mikio obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Mikio.
Mikio cracks Salifu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Mikio throws a hook but Salifu avoids it easily.
Mikio scores with a shot to the body.
Good work by Salifu as he checks the leg kick.
Mikio throws a hook but Salifu blocks it.
Mikio lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mikio lands a nice shot to the body.
Mikio scores with a sloppy right hand. Salifu should have avoided that one.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Salifu. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salifu misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mikio throws out a powerful jab.
Salifu avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mikio wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mikio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Salifu is looking to counter the offense by Mikio and move into the clinch.
Asato Mikio seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice defenses there by Salifu.
Mikio lands with a good body shot.
Salifu on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mikio fails to land with a series of punches.
Mikio throws out a powerful jab.
Mikio lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Salifu backs up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salifu takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mikio misses the jab.
Mikio thuds his right hand into Salifu's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Mikio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Salifu moves away from the strike by Mikio.
Salifu slips a straight right by Mikio.
A lazy left from Mikio finds it's target.
Mikio fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice cross by Mikio.
A telegraphed right hand from Mikio misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mikio with a hook.
Mikio looks to land a left hand but Salifu moved out of range nicely.
Salifu slips under a jab from Mikio.
Mikio looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Salifu thinks about countering with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mikio lands with a cross.
Mikio misses with a hook.
Mikio lands with a good body shot.
Mikio throws a hook but Salifu blocks it.
Mikio lands a slapping body shot.
Mikio throws a jab but it's blocked by Salifu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Asato Mikio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Mikio throws a hook but Salifu blocks it.
Salifu blocks a jab.
As Mikio tries to get set, Salifu tries to push him back and clinch up but Mikio manages to avoid the attempt.
Salifu fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mikio avoids it really well and circles away.
Salifu shoots for a takedown but Mikio saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Salifu slips a jab from Mikio.
Salifu closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mikio counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mikio misses with a low kick.
Salifu half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salifu staying out of range there.
Salifu changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Salifu slips under a jab from Mikio.
Mikio lands a body shot.
Mikio misses with a body shot.
Salifu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Salifu half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Salifu looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Mikio misses with a looping right.
Salifu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As Mikio tries to get set, Salifu tries to push him back and clinch up but Mikio manages to avoid the attempt.
An inside leg kick lands from Salifu.
Horrible takedown attempt by Salifu or perhaps it was just good defense by Mikio, which made it look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tristan Salifu. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mikio misses with a straight left.
Salifu attempts a counter takedown but Mikio avoids it well and moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salifu fails with a takedown attempt.
Mikio lands with a good body shot.
Mikio looks to land a right hand but Salifu moved out of range.
Salifu feinted with a counter takedown.
Salifu takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Salifu is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Mikio scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Salifu doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mikio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Salifu might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Mikio lands with a shot to the body.
Mikio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mikio lands a body shot.
Salifu blocks a head kick by Mikio.
Mikio fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mikio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mikio wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mikio, as that shot connected.
Mikio misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mikio throws out a leg kick but Salifu moves out of range and Mikio only half commits.
Salifu feinted with a counter takedown.
Mikio ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Mikio throws a looping overhand right but Salifu ducks down to avoid it.
Salifu ducks right into an uppercut from Mikio.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mikio dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mikio throws a jab when Salifu was well out of range.
Mikio pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Salifu back to the cage. Mikio follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Mikio lands with a nice body punch.
Asato Mikio is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mikio throws a head kick but Salifu moves out of range.
Tristan Salifu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The fight stays on the outside here - Salifu looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Asato Mikio comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mikio 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 25:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 25:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Asato Mikio!
Asato Mikio thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iconic Fuhkup (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Potter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Iconic Fuhkup!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Harry Potter!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Potter slips under a jab.
Potter moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fuhkup looks for the body kick but Potter saw that one coming.
Potter avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fuhkup keeps Potter at a distance using the push kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Fuhkup.
Fuhkup seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Potter throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fuhkup gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Potter.
Fuhkup looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Fuhkup moves into the clinch.
Fuhkup working Potter over with knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fuhkup misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fuhkup lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Harry Potter has been cut.
Potter looks winded!
Fuhkup misses with a punch to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Fuhkup - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Fuhkup unloads a knee to the mid-section. Potter lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fuhkup with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fuhkup with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A knee to the head by Fuhkup.
Fuhkup connects with a nasty looking knee right to Potter's face.
Potter takes a knee to the side of the body.
Potter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Fuhkup blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Fuhkup fails to land.
Fuhkup leaning his opponent against the cage.
Fuhkup misses with an elbow strike.
Potter throws a head punch that misses.
Fuhkup drops Potter with a big knee straight up the middle! Potter is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Potter is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Potter is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fuhkup.
Potter is still on wobbly legs! Can Fuhkup finish him?
Potter misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Fuhkup counters with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Fuhkup.
Crack! A monster head kick from Fuhkup and Potter falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Fuhkup!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Iconic Fuhkup!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Victor Champ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Artur Syrowatka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Syrowatka has chosen Slash - Nothing to Say as his entrance music. Artur Syrowatka has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Victor Champ's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Victor Champ!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Artur Syrowatka!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Syrowatka scores with a one two! Champ had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Champ throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A swing and a miss from Champ.
Syrowatka lands a left and a right that send Champ crashing to the mat, dazed. Syrowatka thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Champ is rocked!
It looks like Victor Champ has been cut.
Champ misses with a left hand
and Syrowatka counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for Champ to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Syrowatka!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Artur Syrowatka!
An out of breath Artur Syrowatka thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Victor Champ spoke after the fight, saying 'Thank all you fans for coming out tonight, the gang at Cozad The Island, all of my loved ones back home, and Jake Parkinson for letting me fight here in BAMF Island!! I really wanted the win tonight.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Bones Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harold Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jonny Bones Junior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Harold Armstrong!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bones Junior uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Armstrong.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Bones Junior throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Armstrong.
Bones Junior doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Armstrong misses with a punch on the inside.
Armstrong wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bones Junior has him pressed against the cage.
Bones Junior lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Armstrong or not.
Armstrong blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Armstrong is trying to push Bones Junior away but Bones Junior has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Armstrong is trying to break the clinch but Bones Junior has him pressed against the cage.
Bones Junior lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Armstrong effectively controlling the action here.
Bones Junior keeps control of Armstrong as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bones Junior goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Armstrong tries to circle away but Bones Junior has him pinned against the cage.
Bones Junior misses with a punch on the inside.
Armstrong is stalling here.
Armstrong displaying some good clinch control by pressing Bones Junior up against the cage.
Armstrong continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Bones Junior digs a right hand underneath Armstrong's ribcage. Armstrong let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bones Junior misses with a body punch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bones Junior - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Armstrong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong is trying to break the clinch but Bones Junior is controlling him.
Armstrong blocking some punches.
Bones Junior lands a hook that snaps the head of Armstrong backwards.
Armstrong tries to break the clinch but Bones Junior is controlling the position.
A head punch on the inside from Bones Junior fails to land.
Armstrong is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bones Junior lands a left hand.
Armstrong prevents a body shot from Bones Junior.
Armstrong is looking to control Bones Junior's arms but Bones Junior gets an underhook and turns him. Now Armstrong has his back to the cage.
Armstrong is looking to control Bones Junior's arms but Bones Junior gets an underhook and turns him. Now Armstrong has his back to the cage.
Armstrong is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Armstrong blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bones Junior.
Bones Junior pushes off an throws an elbow but Armstrong leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Bones Junior definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bones Junior can't find room to land a body shot as Armstrong controls the action.
Bones Junior misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bones Junior lands a right hand.
Bones Junior tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bones Junior lands a shot to the body.
Armstrong blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bones Junior lands a right hand that snaps the head of Armstrong backwards.
Bones Junior misses with the head strike.
A hook to the body from Bones Junior.
Armstrong looks winded!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong stalling in the clinch but Bones Junior improves position.
Armstrong blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Bones Junior scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Bones Junior.
Armstrong blocking some punches.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A right hook to the body lands for Bones Junior.
Bones Junior makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Bones Junior.
Bones Junior pushes Armstrong back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Armstrong is trying to break free.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nice body punch from Bones Junior - that landed with a thud.
Bones Junior scores with a shot to the side of Armstrong's head.
Armstrong'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.
Jonny Bones Junior dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Armstrong walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Armstrong misses with a body shot.
Bones Junior tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Armstrong manages to circle out of the way.
Bones Junior lands with an overhand left.
Harold Armstrong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bones Junior cracks Armstrong with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Bones Junior has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Armstrong to stand back up!
Armstrong is rocked!
Armstrong waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bones Junior.
Bones Junior tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Armstrong manages to circle out of the way.
Armstrong is still on wobbly legs! Can Bones Junior finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Armstrong leaves his chin hanging out and Bones Junior seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Armstrong crumbles to the floor in a heap, and the referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jonny Bones Junior!
During a confident post fight interview, Jonny Bones Junior thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between King Diamond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anthony Ramirez struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 157.7lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. 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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165 lbs
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169 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, King Diamond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Anthony Ramirez!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ramirez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ramirez can't break the clinch.
Ramirez is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diamond is defending well for now.
Ramirez is trying to trip Diamond. He has hold of a leg but Diamond is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Ramirez persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ramirez throws a big right hand that misses.
Diamond keeping full guard, as Ramirez tries to pass.
Ramirez would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Diamond might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ramirez controls from within his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramirez prevents Diamond from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ramirez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ramirez trying to control but Diamond is working from the bottom.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Ramirez wants to pass the guard but Diamond is keeping the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Ramirez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Diamond.
It looks like Anthony Ramirez has been cut.
Ramirez clinches up with Diamond and pushes him back against the cage.
Ramirez tries to pull guard but Diamond forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Diamond working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Diamond drops down looking for an ankle pick but Ramirez pulls his leg out and moves away.
Ramirez just misses with a punch to the body.
Ramirez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Diamond swivels and escapes.
Diamond tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Ramirez manages to circle out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diamond misses with a wild combination.
Diamond throws a series of punches but Ramirez avoids them all with ease.
Diamond closes the distance and pushes Ramirez back into the cage.
Ramirez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Ramirez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Diamond'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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramirez prevents a takedown attempt there.
Diamond gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez trying to keep a closed guard but Diamond is proving a slippery customer.
Diamond looking to sit in guard and control but Ramirez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ramirez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Ramirez trying to control but Diamond is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ramirez stands up from Diamond's guard - Ramirez perhaps looking for a knockout.
Ramirez moves into range and clinches up with Diamond.
Diamond jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Ramirez walks away with a smile on his face. Diamond gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for King Diamond. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ramirez shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Diamond but Diamond pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Diamond has been working on his balance at Highland CT & Spar, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Ramirez.
Diamond has Ramirez up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diamond has picked Ramirez up - he's going for a ride! Diamond dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that King Diamond will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Anthony Ramirez's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Diamond moves into the clinch.
Ramirez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ramirez gets off balance looking for a body kick
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Diamond moves into the clinch.
Diamond throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Diamond goes for a takedown attempt but Ramirez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Diamond scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Diamond gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Diamond is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ramirez gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Diamond working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ramirez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Diamond walks away with a smile on his face. Ramirez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Ramirez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Diamond circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diamond is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ramirez sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for King Diamond. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diamond moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ramirez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Anthony Ramirez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diamond looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Diamond is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ramirez can do to turn this around?
Diamond rushes Ramirez and presses him up against the cage.
Diamond keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ramirez's efforts to push away.
Diamond lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
King Diamond has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Diamond trying to land knees to the body.
Ramirez fails to pull guard.
Diamond tries for a takedown. No joy.
Diamond has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Ramirez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diamond is pressed up against the cage. Ramirez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Diamond down to the mat. Diamond avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Diamond closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Diamond is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Ramirez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Diamond.
Diamond keeps control of Ramirez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Diamond tries for a takedown but Ramirez manages to get underhooks.
Diamond tries to pull guard but Ramirez forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Diamond drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Diamond has Ramirez pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Diamond pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Ramirez tumbling to the mat - Diamond dives into Ramirez's guard.
Diamond looking to sit in guard and control but Ramirez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ramirez controlling the position from side mount.
Diamond tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Anthony Ramirez has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Ramirez is looking to take a break and control but Diamond is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ramirez working the ground and pound.
Ramirez trying to control the action but Diamond is working from the bottom.
Diamond takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
King Diamond dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Ramirez's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Diamond moves into the clinch.
Ramirez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Diamond walks away with a smile on his face. Ramirez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Diamond rushes Ramirez and presses him up against the cage.
Diamond is stalling here.
Come on Diamond - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Diamond is looking for a takedown.
Ramirez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramirez prevents a takedown attempt there.
Diamond prevents Ramirez from breaking the clinch.
Good body shot from Diamond.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez stops a takedown attempt from Diamond.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for King Diamond. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diamond has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Ramirez after a bit of a struggle.
Diamond has clasped his hands together around Ramirez's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Ramirez manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Ramirez trying to control from half guard but Diamond is working away.
Ramirez is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Diamond doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ramirez.
Ramirez wants to lay and pray for a moment but Diamond keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez working the head and body with strikes.
Diamond is looking for a sweep. Ramirez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ramirez working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ramirez lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
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!
Ramirez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Diamond knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez wants to control but Diamond is keeping him busy.
Diamond is trying to get back to full guard.
Ramirez looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Ramirez stands up and beckons Diamond to join him on the feet.
King Diamond is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ramirez throws a head kick that misses
and Diamond counters by moving into the clinch.
Diamond lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Ramirez makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ramirez.
Ramirez wants to get back to his feet but Diamond is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Diamond looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Diamond trying to control but Ramirez is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Anthony Ramirez.
I think Diamond 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 David Hoff scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 28:29
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... King Diamond!
King Diamond thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pangare Sertao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kirill Koltsov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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25
270 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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25
240 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pangare Sertao!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kirill Koltsov!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Koltsov.
It looks like Pangare Sertao has been cut.
Koltsov throws a poor cross that misses
and Sertao counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sertao crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Koltsov - the referee stops the clock and Sertao gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Koltsov. Sertao manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Koltsov throws a lazy head kick
and Sertao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Koltsov throws a sloppy head kick and Sertao moves out of range easily.
Sertao throwing a counter right hand but Koltsov manages to avoid it.
Koltsov misses with a body punch
and Sertao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Koltsov throws a leg kick
and Sertao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sertao swings for the body but Koltsov moves out of range.
Sertao misses with a wild body shot.
Koltsov swings widly with a right hand
and Sertao counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sertao is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Sertao throws a jab but it's blocked by Koltsov.
Koltsov delivers a nice body kick.
Sertao seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Sertao is breathing heavily.
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!
Koltsov with a nice cross.
Koltsov looks to land a body kick but Sertao moved away.
A thudding body kick lands there by Koltsov!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koltsov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Koltsov fakes the leg kick and cracks Sertao in the body.
Koltsov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sertao doesn't seem bothered though.
Koltsov fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sertao on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Koltsov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sertao moves away.
Koltsov scores with a jab to the body.
Koltsov throws a front kick that sends Sertao stumbling back into the cage.
Sertao will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Koltsov buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Koltsov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Koltsov throws a lazy head kick
and Sertao counters with a left to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sertao sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sertao is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Koltsov tries a head kick but it misses.
Sertao swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A jab from Koltsov finds it's way through Sertao's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A thudding body kick lands there by Koltsov!
A head kick misses from Koltsov.
Sertao throws a shot from downtown. Koltsov moves away and avoids it.
Koltsov appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Koltsov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Koltsov scores with a nice body kick.
Koltsov lands with a nice body kick.
Koltsov looks to land a right hand but Sertao moved out of range.
Sertao appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Koltsov lands with a nice body kick.
Koltsov thuds his shin into the meat of Sertao's side.
Koltsov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sertao doesn't seem bothered though.
Koltsov thows a body kick. Sertao tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Koltsov lands a big head kick that sends Sertao tumbling to the mat! Koltsov takes a step backwards and waves Sertao back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Sertao is rocked!
Koltsov shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Sertao takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Koltsov sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Sertao bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kirill Koltsov!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ogre Treestump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pierre Valjean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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25
265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Lethal high 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ogre Treestump!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pierre Valjean!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Treestump ducks right into an uppercut from Valjean.
Nice defenses there by Treestump.
Valjean looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Treestump fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Valjean to the ground. Treestump is now in Valjean's guard.
Treestump passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Treestump is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Valjean looks calm but he's in trouble here. Treestump gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Valjean is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Treestump lets go of the hold and Valjean can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ogre Treestump!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Karlsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rich Piana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Karlsson comes to the cage accompanied by The Game-Motörhead. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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210 lbs
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204 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Frank Karlsson!
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, Rich Piana!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Peter Branson and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Karlsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Piana.
Piana lands a jab to Karlsson's midsection.
Piana uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Karlsson.
Piana tries to clinch but Karlsson moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Karlsson.
The crowd cheers as Piana lands an impressive looking overhand right. Karlsson doesn't seem phased though.
Piana loads up on a big right hand but Karlsson slips the punch.
Piana ducks under a wild hook from Karlsson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Piana. Karlsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Karlsson is looking to counter punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Karlsson with a jab.
Piana looks to score with a jab to the body but Karlsson is just out of range.
Piana misses with a right hand
and Karlsson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Karlsson lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piana throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Karlsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Piana misses with a wild body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Karlsson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Karlsson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Karlsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Piana has taken the fight to the clinch.
Karlsson is trying to stall.
Karlsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Karlsson on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Karlsson fails to land.
Piana working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Karlsson.
Karlsson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Piana tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Karlsson's elbow.
Karlsson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Piana.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short left from Karlsson.
Karlsson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Piana looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nice body punch from Piana.
Piana has a couple of punches blocked by Karlsson.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Piana blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Piana swings wildly with an uppercut but Karlsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Piana lands a nice shot to the body.
Karlsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Karlsson stalling the fight.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Karlsson.
Karlsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Karlsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Piana takes a shot to the head.
Karlsson throws a head punch that misses.
Piana lands an uppercut.
Piana gets through Karlsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Piana looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Piana lands a hook to the side of the head.
Piana blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Piana scores with a shot to the side of Karlsson's head.
Piana working aggressively here.
Karlsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Piana.
Karlsson lands with a short shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Piana scores with a nice short uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Piana.
Piana gets through Karlsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Karlsson on the inside.
Piana scores with a shoulder strike.
Piana swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Karlsson fails to land.
Karlsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Karlsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Karlsson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Piana.
Karlsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Piana.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Piana prevents a body shot from Karlsson.
Piana throws a head punch that misses.
Karlsson tries to stall but Piana uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Piana has a couple of punches blocked by Karlsson.
Piana lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Piana.
Karlsson is breathing heavily.
Piana scores with a hook to the body.
Piana lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Piana gets through Karlsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Piana lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Piana tries a body shot but Karlsson blocks it.
Piana gets through Karlsson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Piana escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Piana misses the jab.
Piana lands with a right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Piana blocks a jab.
Piana lands a jab to the nose.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rich Piana dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Karlsson misses with a right hand
and Piana makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Piana takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Piana staying out of range there.
Karlsson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Karlsson throws a big shot that misses.
Piana moves into range and connects with a jab.
Piana takes the fight into the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Karlsson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Piana.
Karlsson is trying to maintain a safe position but Piana gets an underhook and turns Karlsson into the cage.
Karlsson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Karlsson is trying to maintain a safe position but Piana gets an underhook and turns Karlsson into the cage.
Piana has a couple of punches blocked by Karlsson.
Piana breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Piana.
Piana misses with a jab to the body
and Karlsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Piana throws a jab when Karlsson was well out of range.
Piana walks into a stiff left hand from Karlsson.
Piana misses with a jab, cross combination.
Karlsson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Piana stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Karlsson misses with a left hand
and Piana counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Piana has managed to clinch.
Piana fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Karlsson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Piana blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Piana escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Piana misses with a body shot.
Rich Piana seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Karlsson throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Piana works Karlsson's body with a nice hook.
Karlsson lands the left hand.
Piana tests Karlsson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Piana misses with a looping right.
Karlsson throws a right hand that misses
letting Piana counter with a right hand.
A slow jab from Piana misses its intended target.
Karlsson ducks under a wild hook from Piana.
A little feinted left hand from Karlsson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
A slow jab from Karlsson misses its intended target.
Piana throws a jab but it's blocked by Karlsson.
Karlsson went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Karlsson missing with a left hand there. Piana was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Piana moves out of range as Karlsson strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson misses with a wild combination.
Piana digs a good body shot into Karlsson's ribs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Piana. Karlsson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Piana throws a shot from downtown. Karlsson moves away and avoids it.
Piana throws a body shot but no joy.
Karlsson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Piana lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Piana tries to clinch but Karlsson moves out of range.
Piana takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Piana ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Karlsson moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Karlsson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Piana takes a swing at Karlsson's ribcage but misses.
Piana walks into a jab.
Karlsson scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Karlsson misses.
Karlsson slips under a jab from Piana.
Piana tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Karlsson was well out of range. Poor timing from Piana.
Karlsson missing with a left hand there. Piana was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Piana appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Piana thows a left - swing and a miss!
Frank Karlsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Piana throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Karlsson was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Piana dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Piana throws an off balance right hand
and Karlsson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rich Piana 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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Karlsson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Karlsson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Karlsson cracks Piana with a good jab.
Karlsson misses with a hook.
Piana scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Karlsson stuns Piana with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Piana avoids the body shot from Karlsson.
Piana swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab lands there for Karlsson.
Piana misses with a left hand
and Karlsson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Karlsson scores with the left hand. Piana knows he should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Piana slips a straight right by Karlsson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Karlsson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The fighters circling - Piana throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Karlsson misses with an uppercut.
Karlsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Piana digs a good hook to Karlsson's body.
Piana dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Piana steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Karlsson.
Karlsson misses with a hook
and Piana counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Piana throws a lazy right hand but Karlsson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Piana misses with an uppercut.
Karlsson is looking to counter punch.
Karlsson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Piana misses with a body punch
and Karlsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Karlsson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Piana has time to react.
Karlsson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Piana wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jab from Piana.
Piana cracks Karlsson with an open hand slap.
We've been told by Karlsson's head coaches at Rabid Dog that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Piana throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Piana lands a body shot.
Karlsson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Piana defending well as Karlsson loads up on a big left hand.
Piana lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Karlsson throws a jab when Piana was well out of range.
It seemed like Piana was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Piana on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Karlsson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Karlsson misses with a wild body shot.
Piana throws a poor cross that misses
letting Karlsson counter with a right hand.
Karlsson is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Piana misses with a lunging right hand
and Karlsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Karlsson staying out of range there.
Piana works Karlsson's body with a nice hook.
Piana lands a right hook to the body.
Piana throws a looping overhand right but Karlsson ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Karlsson. Piana does a little dance to reset his feet.
Piana cracks Karlsson with a good jab.
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 shot to the liver by Piana. Beautiful body shot.
Frank Karlsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Piana misses with a two punch combination.
Karlsson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Piana.
Karlsson avoids the body shot from Piana.
Piana connects with the punch.
Karlsson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Piana is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Karlsson with a body shot.
Karlsson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Piana counters with a straight right hand.
Piana scores with a jab to the jaw.
Piana connects with the punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rich Piana comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Piana 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rich Piana!
During a confident post fight interview, Rich Piana 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Afonso Cabral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Halftard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gary Halftard will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Afonso Cabral!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gary Halftard!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halftard throws a hook but Cabral avoids it easily.
Halftard throws a jab when Cabral was well out of range.
Cabral closes the distance looking to clinch
and Halftard counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Halftard slips under a jab.
Halftard misses with a looping left.
Cabral is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Halftard.
Halftard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabral looks to throw the jab but Halftard is out of range.
Halftard thows a left - swing and a miss!
Halftard walks into a stiff left hand from Cabral.
Halftard wants to clinch
enabling Cabral to counter with a crisp jab.
Cabral is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Halftard fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cabral on the side of the head.
Halftard circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Halftard ducks under a wild hook from Cabral.
Halftard has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Halftard scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
A big right from Halftard misses.
Cabral swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Halftard throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Halftard lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Halftard's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Cabral connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Halftard scrambles back to his feet.
It looks like Gary Halftard has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabral moves away from the strike by Halftard.
It looked like Cabral wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cabral throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Halftard on the side of the head.
Halftard drives through and clinches with Cabral against the cage.
Halftard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cabral misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Halftard lands with a left to the head.
Halftard blocks a body shot from Cabral.
Cabral misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cabral goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A bit of stalling here from Halftard.
Cabral misses with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Halftard.
Cabral throws a head punch that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Halftard as Cabral tries to tie him up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Cabral as Halftard tries to tie him up.
Cabral lands a body shot.
Cabral throws a punch but it's blocked by Halftard.
Cabral lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Cabral digs a right hand underneath Halftard's ribcage. Halftard let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Halftard looks winded!
Cabral lands a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cabral presses Halftard against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cabral stalling.
Halftard working aggressively here.
Halftard is trying to force a seperation but Cabral has the dominant position.
Cabral misses with a body punch.
Cabral lands with a short shot to the head.
Halftard blocking some punches.
Good body shot from Cabral.
Halftard takes a shot to the head.
Cabral pushes Halftard back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cabral lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Halftard or not.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Afonso Cabral will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gary Halftard's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cabral dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cabral misses with an uppercut. Halftard saw that one coming.
Halftard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cabral.
Cabral doesn't manage to clinch there - Halftard circles away.
Cabral closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cabral lands with a light punch inside.
Cabral lands a left hand that snaps the head of Halftard backwards.
Halftard is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cabral is keeping busy.
Halftard is breathing heavily.
Nice body punch from Cabral.
Cabral tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Halftard's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabral lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cabral digs a right hand into Halftard's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Halftard's gas tank.
Cabral lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Halftard backwards.
Cabral lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Halftard.
Cabral is working Halftard over against the cage.
Cabral tries to throw a body punch but Halftard avoids it by throwing Cabral back against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Cabral.
Cabral misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cabral working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A hook to the body from Cabral.
Cabral tries a body shot but Halftard blocks it.
Halftard misses with some punches.
Cabral lands a shot to the body.
Cabral stalling against the cage.
Cabral lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Cabral.
Cabral effectively controlling the action here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cabral lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabral makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Cabral lands a body shot.
Cabral stalling against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cabral.
Cabral lands a nice shot to the body.
Halftard prevents a body shot from Cabral.
A short body shot lands from Cabral as the two fighters clinch.
Cabral stalling against the cage.
Cabral misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cabral lands a right hand that snaps the head of Halftard backwards.
That has opened up Gary Halftard's cut even more.
A left hand lands to the body for Cabral.
Cabral tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cabral cracks Halftard with a nice body shot.
Cabral lands a shoulder strike.
Cabral working aggressively here.
Nice body punch from Cabral.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cabral drops Halftard onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Halftard is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Halftard is rocked!
Cabral is leaning against Halftard and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Halftard is still on wobbly legs! Can Cabral finish him?
Cabral stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Cabral drops Halftard onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Halftard is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cabral misses with a punch to the body.
A body shot lands from Cabral.
The referee calls for Cabral to work.
Cabral lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Halftard.
Cabral lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Halftard to his knees! Cabral keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Afonso Cabral!
Afonso Cabral retains his super heavyweight title!
Afonso Cabral made sure to mention his sponsor, Hellraiser Fightgear in his post fight interview.
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