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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jackson James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wyatt Twinkletoe (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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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Jackson James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Wyatt Twinkletoe!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Twinkletoe throws a head kick that half lands.
Twinkletoe slips a jab and a cross from James.
James avoids a punch combination nicely.
James throws a right and a left that Twinkletoe avoids nicely.
James scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
James throws a right and a left that Twinkletoe avoids nicely.
James rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Twinkletoe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
James looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Twinkletoe is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in James's half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
James keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Twinkletoe thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed James's head.
Twinkletoe landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Twinkletoe wants to stand but James has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
James moves into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Twinkletoe in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Twinkletoe works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Twinkletoe is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Twinkletoe lands with a punch from half guard.
Twinkletoe wants to stand but James has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Twinkletoe is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
James has hold of Twinkletoe's hands but Twinkletoe slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Twinkletoe 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.
James on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
James is breathing heavily.
Twinkletoe missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Twinkletoe in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. James tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Twinkletoe!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Wyatt Twinkletoe!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Climaxia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Troy Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Roberto Climaxia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Troy Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Climaxia tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance.
Nice shot by Climaxia.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Jackson checks a leg kick.
Climaxia tries to close the distance and clinch but Jackson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Climaxia has closed the distance and engaged Jackson in a clinch.
Climaxia tries to land knees in the clinch but Jackson avoids the damage to the body.
Climaxia missing with knees to the body.
Jackson managing to block the knees to the body from Climaxia.
Climaxia misses with an elbow over the top.
Jackson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jackson jumps into guard, dragging Climaxia to the mat.
Jackson wants to stand up but Climaxia is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Climaxia wants to get up but he can't break Jackson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Climaxia stops Jackson from standing up.
Jackson managing to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Jackson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Climaxia wanted to stand there but Jackson had control of the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jackson fails with the takedown.
Jackson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Climaxia looking to throw knees to the head but Jackson is blocking nicely.
A short body shot lands from Climaxia as the two fighters clinch.
Jackson tries to land knees in the clinch but Climaxia avoids the damage to the body.
Climaxia tries a body shot but Jackson blocks it.
Jackson is trying to push Climaxia away but Climaxia has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jackson jumps into guard, dragging Climaxia to the mat.
Climaxia wants to get up but he can't break Jackson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Jackson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Jackson is looking for a triangle but Climaxia pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Climaxia wanted to stand there but Jackson had control of the position.
Jackson wants to stand up but Climaxia is controlling him.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Climaxia won't allow Jackson to sweep him here.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Jackson goes for a double leg but Climaxia avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Climaxia continues to drive forward.
Jackson closes the distance and pushes Climaxia back into the cage.
Climaxia tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jackson's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jackson can't break the clinch.
Jackson is working for takedown but Climaxia is calmly controlling the position for now.
Roberto Climaxia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Troy Jackson.
Climaxia is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jackson is defending well for now.
Jackson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Climaxia is defending well for now.
Jackson tries to pull guard but Climaxia won't allow it.
Jackson manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Jackson has his feet on Climaxia's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Climaxia tries to clinch up but Jackson circles away and keeps his distance.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Climaxia moves out of range.
Climaxia misses with a hook. Jackson ducked under it nicely.
Climaxia misses with a jab to the body
and Jackson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Climaxia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Climaxia throws a head kick that misses.
Jackson is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Climaxia looks to clinch
and Jackson counters with a nice uppercut.
Jackson instigates a clinch.
Jackson looking for a takedown.
Jackson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Climaxia smiles and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Troy Jackson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Climaxia listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Climaxia stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Climaxia wants it to stay on the feet.
Climaxia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jackson moves away.
Climaxia wants to clinch.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Climaxia.
Roberto Climaxia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson darts in looking for a takedown but Climaxia gets double underhooks and turns Jackson into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The fighters circling - Climaxia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jackson has managed to clinch.
Jackson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Climaxia to keep the fight standing.
Roberto Climaxia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Troy Jackson.
Climaxia lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Climaxia is trying to stall.
Jackson has Climaxia pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Climaxia manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Jackson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jackson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jackson managing to block the knees to the body from Climaxia.
Climaxia pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Roberto Climaxia has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Jackson managing to block the knees to the body from Climaxia.
Jackson manages to pull guard.
Climaxia wants to get up but he can't break Jackson's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Jackson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Climaxia is looking to stand up but Jackson won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Climaxia trying to stand up but can't free himself from Jackson's guard.
Jackson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jackson is on top in guard.
Jackson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Climaxia being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throwing strikes from guard but Climaxia blocks nicely.
Jackson showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Climaxia has a closed guard, preventing Jackson from standing up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Climaxia throws a quick counter kick to the body but Jackson avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Climaxia clobbers Jackson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A swing and a miss from Climaxia.
Climaxia takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A head kick misses from Climaxia.
A punch combination from Jackson misses.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but Climaxia shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Climaxia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jackson was well out of range. Poor timing from Climaxia.
Climaxia tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range.
Troy Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The fight stays on the outside here - Climaxia looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Climaxia misses with a body shot.
Jackson closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jackson is looking to break free of the clinch but Climaxia has double underhooks.
Climaxia is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jackson is defending well for now.
Climaxia is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jackson is defending well for now.
Climaxia misses with an elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roberto Climaxia dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Climaxia lands a nice looking body shot.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Jackson pulls guard effortlessly.
Jackson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Jackson working for a triangle but Climaxia defends it easily.
Jackson looking for a sweep. Not yet Jackson, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jackson escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Climaxia gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Jackson is looking to stand up but Climaxia isn't so interested in that idea.
Climaxia has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Jackson is proving hard to escape from.
Jackson is looking for a triangle here but Climaxia uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Jackson manages to get back to half guard.
That's two 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.
Jackson trying to control but Climaxia postures up.
Climaxia tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Jackson wants to improve his position but Climaxia is controlling well.
Climaxia seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Jackson is trying to control but can't.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jackson fails with the takedown.
Nice body kick there by Climaxia.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circle momentarily. Climaxia darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jackson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Climaxia utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Jackson is pushing Climaxia up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Climaxia missing with knees to the body.
Jackson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Climaxia throws a punch but it's blocked by Jackson.
Climaxia gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jackson.
Jackson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jackson breaks the clinch.
Climaxia is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson shoots in and drives through. Climaxia sprawls well.
Roberto Climaxia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Troy Jackson.
Climaxia tries to clinch
and Jackson counters with a series of strikes. Climaxia will be more careful next time no doubt.
Roberto Climaxia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Climaxia connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A left lands for Climaxia.
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!
Jackson clinches with his opponent.
Climaxia tries to land a knee to the head but Jackson blocks with his arms.
Climaxia putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jackson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jackson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Climaxia lands a knee to the body.
Climaxia misses with a punch on the inside.
Climaxia tries to land knees in the clinch but Jackson avoids the damage to the body.
Climaxia goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Climaxia throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Climaxia lands a knee to the body.
Jackson is trying to force a seperation but Climaxia has the dominant position.
Climaxia scores with a knee to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roberto Climaxia showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Climaxia 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 Michael Johnstone scores the fight 29:28
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 29:28
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roberto Climaxia!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Augustus Sin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Explosion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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255 lbs
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Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Augustus Sin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nathan Explosion!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sin clinches with his opponent.
Sin working aggressively here.
Sin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Explosion or not.
Sin stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Sin avoiding damage as Explosion throws knees to the body.
Explosion pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sin darts in and clinches Explosion up against the cage.
Sin misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sin.
Sin swings wildly with an uppercut but Explosion uses good head movement to avoid it.
Explosion is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sin is keeping busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sin lands a shot to the body.
Explosion is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sin presses Explosion against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Explosion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sin throws a punch but it's blocked by Explosion.
Explosion pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Sin misses.
Augustus Sin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Explosion under the eye.
Sin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Explosion, pushing him back against the cage.
Explosion blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Explosion digs a right hand into Sin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sin's gas tank.
Sin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Sin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sin misses with some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sin.
Sin throws a punch but it's blocked by Explosion.
Sin blocks a body shot from Explosion.
Explosion trying to stall but Sin improves his position.
A frustrated look appears on Explosion's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sin cracks Explosion with a nice body shot.
Explosion escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sin clinches with his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sin lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sin.
Sin misses with a punch to the body.
Sin working aggressively here.
Sin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Explosion blocks an uppercut.
Sin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sin misses with some punches.
Explosion looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Explosions head.
Explosion blocks an uppercut.
Sin cracks Explosion with a nice body shot.
Explosion breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sin moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sin.
Explosion breaks the clinch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Explosion.
Sin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Explosion's elbow.
Sin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Explosion breaks the clinch.
Sin tries to clinch but Explosion moves out of range.
Sin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Explosion, pushing him back against the cage.
Sin misses with a body punch.
Explosion works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Explosion is looking to control Sin's arms but Sin gets an underhook and turns him. Now Explosion has his back to the cage.
Explosion breaks the clinch.
Explosion with a nice cross.
Explosion fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sin checks it well.
Sin clinches with his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Explosion breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot by Sin.
Sin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Explosion blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've been informed that Explosion has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Explosion is trying to maintain a safe position but Sin gets an underhook and turns Explosion into the cage.
Explosion throws a head punch that misses.
Sin lands a right hand.
Sin tries to work over Explosion's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Explosion pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sin is looking to clinch.
Sin rushes Explosion and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Sin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Explosion backwards.
Sin misses with a punch on the inside.
Explosion blocks an uppercut.
Sin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sin scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Augustus Sin dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Explosion misses with a few strikes there.
Sin darts in and clinches Explosion up against the cage.
A body shot lands from Sin.
Sin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sin working aggressively here.
Sin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Explosion can do to turn this around?
Explosion breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sin has managed to clinch.
Nice body punch from Sin - that landed with a thud.
Sin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sin lands an uppercut.
Explosion wants to stall.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sin lands a nice uppercut.
Sin lands a body punch.
A body shot lands from Sin.
Sin gets through Explosion's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Explosion is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Sin on the inside.
A short left from Sin.
Explosion taking a breather.
Augustus Sin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Explosion tries to circle away but Sin has him pinned against the cage.
Sin will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Explosion up against the cage.
Sin lands a left hand.
Sin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Explosion breaks the clinch.
Explosion gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sin.
Explosion clinches up against the cage.
Explosion breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sin has Explosion up against the cage in a clinch.
Explosion blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Sin misses with a body punch.
Explosion's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sin has a couple of punches blocked by Explosion.
Sin lands with a light punch inside.
Explosion blocking some punches.
Sin scores with a shoulder strike.
Sin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Explosion misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sin keeps control of Explosion as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sin is working Explosion over against the cage.
Sin misses with some punches.
Explosion blocking some punches.
Sin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Explosion trying to control the position but instead, Sin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Explosion into the cage.
Sin has Explosion pushed against the cage.
Sin is stalling here.
Sin seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Sin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Explosion backwards.
Sin misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Explosion.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Sin.
A short uppercut from Sin.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Explosion stalling the fight.
Explosion manages to break the clinch.
Explosion drives through and clinches with Sin against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Explosion is looking to break free of the clinch but Sin has double underhooks.
Explosion breaks the clinch.
Sin gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sin prevents Explosion from breaking the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Sin.
Sin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Sin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Explosion backwards.
Sin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sin lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sin misses with a punch on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Sin.
Explosion has had enough of the clinch but Sin keeps him there for the moment.
Sin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Explosion breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Explosion ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sin moves away.
Explosion walks into a straight right hand from Sin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Augustus Sin dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Sin moves out of range as Explosion throws a body kick.
Explosion closes the distance and clinches.
Good body shot from Sin.
Sin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Explosion backwards.
Sin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Sin fails to land.
Explosion looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sin scores with a hook to the body.
Sin can't find room to land a body shot as Explosion controls the action.
Sin scores with a shot to the side of Explosion's head.
Explosion takes a shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Sin.
Sin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sin works on Explosion's body with a couple of short punches.
Sin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Explosion takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sin lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sin misses with a punch to the body.
Sin throws a head punch that misses.
Sin lands a hook that snaps the head of Explosion backwards.
Explosion blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Explosion's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Explosion misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sin drives through and clinches with Explosion against the cage.
Sin lands a left hand.
Sin misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Explosion.
Sin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Sin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Explosion misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Explosion blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Explosion is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sin leaning his opponent against the cage.
Sin has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Sin softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Explosion blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Explosion breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sin clinches with his opponent.
Explosion wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Explosion is looking to break free of the clinch but Sin has double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Sin fails to land.
A hook to the body from Sin.
Sin lands a hook that snaps the head of Explosion backwards.
Sin has a couple of punches blocked by Explosion.
A head punch on the inside from Sin fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sin misses with a body punch.
Explosion blocking some punches.
Sin working aggressively here.
Sin lands a nice shot to the body.
Sin lands a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Sin.
Sin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Explosion or not.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sin.
A short left from Sin.
Sin lands a left hand.
Sin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Explosion backwards.
Explosion stalling in the clinch but Sin improves position.
Explosion is trying to push Sin away but Sin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A shot in the inside from Sin.
Explosion blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Explosion backwards.
Sin misses with some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sin cracks Explosion with a nice body shot.
Sin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sin throws a head punch that misses.
Sin stalls.
Explosion blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nathan Explosion has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sin keeps control of Explosion as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Explosion escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sin darts in and clinches Explosion up against the cage.
Sin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sin throws a head punch that misses.
Augustus Sin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Explosion throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Explosion misses with the head strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Augustus Sin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sin, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Augustus Sin!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Krupok (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ace Solonik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ace Solonik has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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150 lbs
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155 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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Patrick Krupok!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ace Solonik!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab from Solonik.
Solonik scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Krupok checks the leg kick nicely there.
Krupok takes a swing at Solonik's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Solonik on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Solonik darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Patrick Krupok seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Solonik lands with a straight right. Krupok didn't see that one coming.
Solonik lands a big uppercut and Krupok crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Krupok looks OK. Solonik waves Krupok back to his feet!
Krupok is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Solonik cracks Krupok with a brutal left hook that knocks him out cold! This one is over in a flash! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ace Solonik!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Royce Disgracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bao Tran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Disgracie comes to the cage accompanied by I kill cause im hungry. Tran has chosen Gee as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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130 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight 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, Royce Disgracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bao Tran!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Disgracie does no damage.
Disgracie misses with a hook to the body
enabling Tran to counter with a crisp jab.
Disgracie misses with a hook to the body
letting Tran counter with a right hand.
Disgracie darts in trying to clinch
and Disgracie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Disgracie pushes Tran up against the cage in a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tran blocking some punches.
A short body shot lands from Disgracie as the two fighters clinch.
Tran is trying to force a seperation but Disgracie has the dominant position.
Disgracie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tran has a couple of punches blocked by Disgracie.
Disgracie misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Disgracie.
Disgracie lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tran.
Tran blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Disgracie tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Disgracie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Disgracie throws a head punch that misses.
Tran is looking to break free of the clinch but Disgracie has double underhooks.
A short left from Disgracie.
Tran lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Disgracie misses with a punch to the body.
Disgracie working aggressively here.
Disgracie tries a body shot but Tran blocks it.
Tran lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Disgracie prevents Tran from breaking the clinch.
Disgracie misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tran misses with a punch to the body.
Disgracie throws a head punch that misses.
Tran escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Disgracie closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Disgracie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Disgracie lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Disgracie makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tran is leaning against Disgracie and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Disgracie swings wildly with an uppercut but Tran uses good head movement to avoid it.
Disgracie swings wildly with an uppercut but Tran uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Disgracie.
Disgracie misses with a body punch.
Tran blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tran pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Disgracie. Tran does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Tran has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Disgracie seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tran can turn it around.
A head punch on the inside from Disgracie fails to land.
A nice left hand lands by Disgracie.
Disgracie definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Still in the clinch, Disgracie scores with a nice short uppercut.
Disgracie stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Disgracie tries a body shot but Tran blocks it.
Disgracie misses with a short punch on the inside.
Disgracie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Disgracie prevents Tran from breaking the clinch.
Tran misses with a short punch on the inside.
Disgracie has a couple of punches blocked by Tran.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Royce Disgracie dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A swing and a miss from Disgracie.
Tran steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Disgracie.
Tran let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Disgracie fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Tran, pushing him back against the cage.
Disgracie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Disgracie's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Disgracie works on Tran's body with a couple of short punches.
Disgracie lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tran backwards.
Disgracie scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tran wants to break free but Disgracie has control.
Tran blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Disgracie misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tran prevents a body shot from Disgracie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Disgracie lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Disgracie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tran is trying to break the clinch but Disgracie is controlling him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Disgracie.
Tran throws a punch but it's blocked by Disgracie.
Tran prevents a body shot from Disgracie.
Disgracie misses with the head strike.
Tran is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tran swings wildly with an uppercut but Disgracie uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Disgracie.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tran is trying to break the clinch but Disgracie has him pressed against the cage.
Tran has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Disgracie lands with a short shot to the head.
Tran lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Disgracie lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Disgracie is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tran can do to turn this around?
Tran blocks a body shot from Disgracie.
Tran lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Tran blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tran is trying to break the clinch but Disgracie has him pressed against the cage.
Disgracie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Disgracie lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tran backwards.
Disgracie gets through Tran's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Disgracie scores with a shot to the side of Tran's head.
Tran blocks an uppercut.
Disgracie has a couple of punches blocked by Tran.
Disgracie lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Tran misses with the head strike.
Disgracie softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Disgracie lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tran backwards.
Disgracie tries a body shot but Tran blocks it.
Disgracie scores with a nice hook to the head.
Disgracie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Disgracie swings wildly with an uppercut but Tran uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Disgracie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tran scores with a hook to the body.
Disgracie misses with some punches.
Disgracie swings wildly with an uppercut but Tran uses good head movement to avoid 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!
Nice body punch from Tran.
Disgracie lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tran.
Disgracie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Disgracie scores with a shot to the side of Tran's head.
Disgracie lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tran or not.
Disgracie throws a head punch that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Royce Disgracie dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Disgracie takes the fight into the clinch.
Disgracie swings wildly with an uppercut but Tran uses good head movement to avoid it.
Disgracie lands an uppercut.
A short right from Tran.
Disgracie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Disgracie.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Disgracie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tran blocks a body shot from Disgracie.
Disgracie misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Good body shot from Disgracie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tran working hard to break the clinch.
Disgracie misses with the head strike.
Tran lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Disgracie prevents Tran from breaking the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Tran as the two fighters clinch.
Tran can't find room to land a body shot as Disgracie controls the action.
Tran manages to break the clinch.
Royce Disgracie is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Disgracie's corner calls for a 1-2. Disgracie obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Disgracie pushes Tran up against the cage in a clinch.
Tran wants to get back to striking at distance but Disgracie won't allow it.
Disgracie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tran wants to break the clinch but can't.
Tran has had enough of the clinch but Disgracie keeps him there for the moment.
Tran tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Disgracie's elbow.
Tran blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Disgracie.
Disgracie misses with some punches.
Disgracie struggles to land a body shot inside as Tran controls his hands.
Tran pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Disgracie moves to clinch but Tran breaks away
and Tran counters with a straight right hand.
Disgracie throws a body punch but Tran moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Disgracie doesn't manage to clinch there - Tran circles away.
A jab lands there for Disgracie.
Disgracie tries to clinch but Tran is having none of it.
Tran looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Disgracie throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tran let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Disgracie tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tran was well out of range. Poor timing from Disgracie.
Tran wants to counter with a clinch but Disgracie pushes him away.
Royce Disgracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Disgracie closes the distance and clinches.
Disgracie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tran can't find room to land a body shot as Disgracie controls the action.
Disgracie misses with a punch on the inside.
Disgracie misses with a punch to the body.
Bao Tran has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Disgracie throws a head punch that misses.
Tran wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Disgracie works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Disgracie scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Disgracie misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Disgracie.
Disgracie throws a head punch that misses.
Disgracie scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Royce Disgracie is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Disgracie misses with a body punch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tran breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Disgracie clinches up with Tran and pushes him back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Royce Disgracie showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Disgracie, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Royce Disgracie!
A victorious Royce Disgracie thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Bao Tran spoke after the fight, saying 'whatever'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bully Doggy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hagrid Potter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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222 lbs
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bully Doggy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hagrid Potter!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doggy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Potter defends it nicely.
Potter swats away the attempt to clinch by Doggy.
Doggy is looking to clinch but Potter is avoiding it.
Potter feints a counter leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Potter.
Doggy has closed the distance and engaged Potter in a clinch.
Potter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Doggy misses with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Potter is trying to break free.
Potter has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Doggy blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Potter throws a knee to the head but misses.
Potter is trying to push Doggy away but Doggy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Potter stops a takedown attempt from Doggy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potter wants to break free but Doggy has control.
Potter throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Doggy blocks it with crossed arms.
Potter is trying to break the clinch but Doggy is controlling him.
Potter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Doggy is defending well for now.
Doggy tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bully Doggy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Potter tries a knee to the head but Doggy blocks it.
Potter wants to break free but Doggy has control.
Doggy avoiding damage as Potter throws knees to the body.
Potter is pressed up against the cage. Doggy has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Potter down to the mat. Potter avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Doggy closes the distance and pushes Potter back into the cage.
Potter has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Doggy tries to pull guard but Potter won't allow it.
Potter looking to throw knees to the head but Doggy is blocking nicely.
Doggy tries to pull guard but Potter won't allow it.
Potter wants to get back to striking at distance but Doggy won't allow it.
Potter is pressed up against the cage. Doggy has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Potter down to the mat. Potter avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Potter stuffs the takedown attempt from Doggy. Doggy gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potter fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Doggy is out of range.
Doggy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Potter throws a head kick that misses.
Potter tried to score with a low kick but Doggy checks it.
Doggy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Doggy checks the leg kick nicely there.
Potter swats away the attempt to clinch by Doggy.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Doggy.
Doggy lands a head kick. Potter smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Hagrid Potter has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potter throws a chopping leg kick but Doggy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Potter tries to keep at a distance but Doggy has taken the fight into the clinch.
Potter prevents a takedown attempt there.
Potter is trying to break the clinch but Doggy has him pressed against the cage.
Doggy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Doggy goes for a takedown attempt but Potter pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Doggy tries a head kick but it misses.
Doggy tries to clinch up.
Doggy shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Potter pinned against the cage. Potter gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Potter stuffs the takedown attempt from Doggy. Doggy gets slowly back to his feet.
Hagrid Potter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Doggy.
Potter connects with an inside leg kick.
Potter throws a front kick aimed at Doggy's knee but Doggy avoids it well.
Potter throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Doggy is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Potter.
Doggy moves out of range of the body kick from Potter.
Potter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick by Potter misses
and Doggy counters with a one-two to the body.
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!
Doggy tries to clinch up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Potter keeps the fight on the outside.
Doggy avoids the head kick by Potter.
Doggy throws a quick counter kick to the body but Potter avoids it.
Doggy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Potter manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hagrid Potter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hagrid Potter's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Doggy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Potter swivels and escapes.
Doggy is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Doggy is looking to clinch.
Potter feints a counter leg kick.
Potter misses with the body kick
and Doggy counters by clinching up.
Potter tries a knee to the head but Doggy blocks it.
Doggy is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Potter is defending well.
Doggy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Potter has him pressed against the cage.
Doggy is looking to break free of the clinch but Potter has double underhooks.
Doggy manages to pull guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Potter decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Doggy, up you get!
Potter leaves Doggy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bully Doggy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Potter throws a leg kick that is checked
and Doggy counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potter scores with a kick to the midsection.
Potter throws a head kick that misses.
Doggy tries to score a power double leg takedown but Potter sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Doggy somewhat.
Bully Doggy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Doggy darts in looking for a takedown but Potter gets double underhooks and turns Doggy into the cage.
Good work by Doggy as he checks the leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Potter, right into the meat.
Doggy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Potter sprawls well. Potter wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Doggy gets slowly back to his feet.
Potter throws a push kick but Doggy slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice sprawl there from Potter as Doggy shoots in.
Potter stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Potter wants it to stay on the feet.
Potter motions for Doggy to come forward. Potter throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Doggy tries for a takedown but Potter sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Doggy backing away here, and Potter unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Potter moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Potter thumps Doggy with a low kick.
Potter throws out a leg kick but Doggy moves out of range and Potter only half commits.
Doggy moves out of range as Potter throws a body kick.
Doggy stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Potter.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doggy misses with an uppercut. Potter saw that one coming.
Potter stuffs the takedown attempt from Doggy. Doggy gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doggy fails with the takedown.
Potter is clearly looking to counter with head kicks.
Potter displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Doggy.
Doggy shoots in for a double leg but Potter sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Potter wants to slow Doggy down by chopping away at his legs.
Potter misses with a head kick.
Doggy appears to be looking for a big counter.
Hagrid Potter seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Potter throws a body kick that misses.
Doggy gets a clinch.
Potter trying to land knees to the body.
Potter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Potter tries to break the clinch but Doggy is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doggy pushes Potter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Doggy avoiding damage as Potter throws knees to the body.
Doggy breaks from the clinch.
Doggy tries to clinch up but Potter circles away and keeps his distance.
Potter connects with a solid leg kick.
Doggy steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Potter. That one must have hurt.
Good work by Doggy as he checks the leg kick.
Potter looks to land a body kick but Doggy moved away.
Doggy dives in and grabs Potter's left leg, looking for a takedown. Potter pushes down on Doggy's head and hops out.
Potter throws a leg kick which misses Doggy's front leg but catches the back leg as Doggy tries to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Doggy tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Potter defends well and Doggy ends up having to push Potter into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Potter throws a nice inside leg kick.
Doggy is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Potter tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hagrid Potter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hagrid Potter's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Potter keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Potter shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Potter misses with a kick to the body.
Doggy swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Doggy blocks a leg kick.
Potter goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Nice takedown defense from Potter. No joy for Doggy on that attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Potter, right into the meat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Potter lands a head kick. Doggy smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Potter lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Potter motions for Doggy to come forward. Potter throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Doggy appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Doggy closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Potter has had enough of the clinch but Doggy keeps him there for the moment.
Doggy looking to slow down the pace here.
Potter is trying to break the clinch but Doggy has him pressed against the cage.
Potter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Doggy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Doggy misses with a takedown attempt
and Potter counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bully Doggy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Doggy has a takedown stuffed.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Doggy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Potter avoids it really well and circles away.
Potter throws a low kick but Doggy moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potter tries to score with a low kick but Doggy moves his leg out of the way.
Potter displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Doggy.
Potter was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Doggy tries to clinch up but Potter circles away and keeps his distance.
Potter lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Doggy takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Doggy moves out of range of the body kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Doggy is defended easily by Potter.
Potter was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Potter tries a head kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doggy blocks the body kick.
Potter attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Potter has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Doggy fails with a takedown attempt.
Doggy rushes Potter and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Potter is trying to push Doggy away but Doggy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Potter is looking to break free of the clinch but Doggy has double underhooks.
Potter manages to break the clinch.
Doggy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Potter throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Potter throws a leg kick
and Doggy counters with a left and a right that stings Potter.
Doggy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potter stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Potter wants it to stay on the feet.
A slapping body kick lands there for Potter.
Doggy checks a leg kick nicely.
Potter lands with a kick to the ribs.
Potter throws a nice outside leg kick.
Potter tries to land a front kick but Doggy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bully Doggy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Potter defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Doggy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Doggy tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Doggy tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Potter throws a leg kick but Doggy sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bully Doggy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hagrid Potter is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Potter lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hagrid Potter comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Potter winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hagrid Potter!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tobious Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ralph Wiggum (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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184 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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tobious Khan!
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, Ralph Wiggum!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wiggum has closed the distance and engaged Khan in a clinch.
Wiggum swings wildly with an uppercut but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wiggum's elbow.
Wiggum tries to throw a body punch but Khan avoids it by throwing Wiggum back against the cage.
Wiggum can't find room to land a body shot as Khan controls the action.
Wiggum blocks an elbow strike.
Khan blocking some punches.
Khan has a couple of punches blocked by Wiggum.
Khan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wiggum tries to throw a body punch but Khan avoids it by throwing Wiggum back against the cage.
Khan doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wiggum misses with a punch on the inside.
Wiggum working aggressively here.
Wiggum swings wildly with an uppercut but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Khan throws a punch but it's blocked by Wiggum.
A short uppercut from Wiggum.
Khan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Khan manages to break the clinch.
Wiggum instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan breaks from the clinch.
Wiggum wants to clinch.
Wiggum tries to close the distance and clinch but Khan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Khan was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Wiggum darts in trying to clinch
enabling Khan to counter with a crisp jab.
Wiggum has closed the distance and engaged Khan in a clinch.
Wiggum misses with some punches.
Khan breaks the clinch.
Wiggum wants to clinch but Khan slips to the side
and Khan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Khan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wiggum missing with a left hand there. Khan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wiggum has taken the fight to the clinch.
Khan working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Khan lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiggum tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Wiggum's coach down at KING OF PAIN was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Wiggum's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Wiggum lands a right hand that snaps the head of Khan backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Khan.
Wiggum throws a head punch that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Khan.
Khan scores with a nice hook to the head.
Khan is looking to control Wiggum's arms but Wiggum gets an underhook and turns him. Now Khan has his back to the cage.
Khan breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Khan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wiggum.
Wiggum tries to clinch up
and Khan counters with a straight right hand.
Wiggum doesn't manage to clinch there - Khan circles away.
Wiggum moves out of range of the strikes.
Khan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Khan swats away the attempt to clinch by Wiggum.
Khan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Ralph Wiggum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wiggum.
Wiggum rushes Khan and presses him up against the cage.
Wiggum swings wildly with an uppercut but Khan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khan blocking some punches.
Wiggum misses with a hook from the clinch.
Khan lands a body punch.
Khan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wiggum tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Khan blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Wiggum fails to land.
Wiggum goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wiggum throws a punch but it's blocked by Khan.
Khan manages to break the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Khan.
Wiggum forces Khan back against the cage and clinches.
Khan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiggum tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Khan listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
It looks like Ralph Wiggum has been cut.
Wiggum walks into a stiff left hand from Khan.
Wiggum is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wiggum tries to clinch
and Khan counters with a big right hand! Oh Wiggum is in trouble here! Khan follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tobious Khan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Balls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaku Nakanishi (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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269 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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, Harry Balls!
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, Gaku Nakanishi!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Bart Greer and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balls tries to clinch but Nakanishi is having none of it.
Balls throws a leg kick but Nakanishi moved away.
Balls throws a body shot but no joy.
Balls closes the distance and pushes Nakanishi back into the cage.
Balls tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nakanishi wants a takedown but no success here.
Balls tries to work over Nakanishi's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Balls doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nakanishi is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Balls can't fight it off and eventually Nakanishi manages to take the fight to the floor. Balls looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Nakanishi won't allow Balls to get back to his feet.
Balls has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Nakanishi lands a couple of decent looking shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Balls not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Balls wants to stand but Nakanishi is controlling the position.
Nakanishi trying to control but Balls is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakanishi prevents Balls from getting back to his feet.
Balls is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Nakanishi presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Balls holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Balls throws a head punch that misses.
Nakanishi wants a takedown but no success here.
Nakanishi is trying to stall.
The referee calls for Nakanishi to work.
Nakanishi stalls.
Nakanishi blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nakanishi stalling in the clinch.
Balls stalling against the cage.
Balls can't find room to land a body shot as Nakanishi controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakanishi is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Balls is defending well.
Harry Balls has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gaku Nakanishi.
Nakanishi is looking for a takedown.
Balls being controlled against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Balls fails to land.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Nakanishi has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Balls lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Still in the clinch, Balls scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nakanishi turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Nakanishi looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Balls is not content to let Nakanishi control the position.
Balls wants to get back to his feet but Nakanishi drags him back down.
Balls knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Nakanishi on the ground.
Nakanishi in side control, throwing shots but Balls defends.
Balls wants to get back to his feet but Nakanishi drags him back down.
Balls wants to control but Nakanishi postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balls is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Nakanishi has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Balls is looking for a sweep.
Balls is pushing Nakanishi's head away, looking to escape. Nakanishi manages to hold on to the position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Balls is looking to reverse the position.
Balls is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Nakanishi asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Balls is looking for a sweep.
Balls avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Nakanishi.
Balls on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Balls tries to get out of the position.
Balls takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Nakanishi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Balls keeps working.
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.
Balls wants to get back to his feet but Nakanishi drags him back down.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Balls tries to clinch but Nakanishi is having none of it.
Balls wants to clinch up but Nakanishi keeps it at a distance.
Nakanishi shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Balls is looking to stand back up but Nakanishi counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Balls.
Nakanishi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Balls defending well though.
Nakanishi stops Balls from getting back to his feet.
Nakanishi is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Balls is trying to stand back up but Nakanishi is controlling him
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 Harry Balls will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nakanishi feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Balls wriggles free and stands up.
Nakanishi shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Nakanishi showed some decent athleticism there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nakanishi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Balls is trying to stand.
Nakanishi wants to lay and pray for a moment but Balls keeps working.
Nakanishi is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nakanishi is thwarting Balls's attempts to control the position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nakanishi lands a nice short elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakanishi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Balls's head.
Balls is trying to stand.
Nakanishi working Balls over with strikes.
Nakanishi sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Nakanishi looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Balls tries to get to full guard but Nakanishi has control of the leg.
Balls is trying to stand up here but Nakanishi is controlling him well.
Nakanishi takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nakanishi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakanishi stops Balls from getting back to his feet.
Nakanishi lands strikes from half guard.
Nakanishi not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Nakanishi seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nakanishi trying to control from half guard but Balls is working away.
Nakanishi lands strikes from half guard.
Nakanishi stops Balls from getting back to his feet.
Nakanishi lands with a punch from half guard.
Nakanishi seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Balls does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Nakanishi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Balls's head.
Nakanishi is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Nakanishi cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Nakanishi landing strikes from the mount and Balls is in trouble!
Nakanishi cracks Balls with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Balls is rocked!
Balls tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nakanishi takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Nakanishi pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Oh Balls is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nakanishi lands a big shot to the head and Balls winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Gaku Nakanishi!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pyry Kontio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Obat Timur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Timur has chosen Goyang Dumang as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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159 lbs
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151 lbs
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Basic striking
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Basic striking
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pyry Kontio!
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, Obat Timur!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Dirk Anderson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Timur clinches up with Kontio and pushes him back against the cage.
Timur lands a good knee to the midsection. Kontio won't want to take too many of those.
Timur putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kontio in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Kontio drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Timur jumps guard and drags Kontio to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Timur trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kontio got a little sloppy there for a moment and Timur has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Kontio has managed to get both his arms back between Timur's legs - danger averted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kontio advances position into side control!
Kontio working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Timur wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Kontio wants to lay and pray for a moment but Timur keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kontio working the head and body with strikes.
Kontio scoring with punches and elbows.
Kontio has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Timur is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Kontio yanks on the arm and Timur is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Kontio.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Pyry Kontio!
Pyry Kontio 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Miesha Tate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Winston Roscoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Miesha Tate!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Winston Roscoe!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Sandra Marshall and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tate shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Roscoe sprawls well. Roscoe wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tate gets slowly back to his feet.
Roscoe is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Roscoe has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Tate drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tate is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Roscoe keeping full guard, as Tate tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Tate stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Roscoe swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tate is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tate slips nicely into half guard.
Roscoe is defending against the submission attempts here by Tate.
Roscoe is looking for a sweep. Tate is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tate is trying for a kimura here. Roscoe looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Tate wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Miesha Tate!
Miesha Tate retains his bantamweight title!
Miesha Tate decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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