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HI 60 - Redemption Island PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Rick Vacon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pipis Skatias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pipis Skatias looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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139 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Solid 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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rick Vacon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pipis Skatias!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vacon throws an overhand right that lands on Skatias's shoulder, as Skatias tries to avoid the shot.
Skatias throws a right hand that misses
and Vacon counters with a straight right hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vacon.
Skatias has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Some wild striking there from Skatias.
Vacon feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Skatias with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Vacon scores with a nice body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Skatias. Vacon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vacon throws a quick counter kick to the body but Skatias avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skatias misses the body punch
and Vacon counters with a big head kick but Skatias shrugs it off.
Vacon with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pipis Skatias seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Skatias throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vacon misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Skatias tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vacon was well out of range. Poor timing from Skatias.
And Vacon counters with a quick kick to the body but Skatias blocks it.
Vacon cracks the inside of Skatias's front leg.
Vacon avoids the body shot from Skatias.
Some wild striking there from Skatias.
No joy there for Skatias, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Skatias throws a series of punches but Vacon avoids them all with ease.
Skatias takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Skatias falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vacon counters with an outside leg kick.
Skatias looks winded!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Vacon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Skatias stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vacon.
Vacon pushes Skatias away with a front kick.
Skatias takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Vacon cracks the inside of Skatias's front leg.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vacon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Vacon lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Skatias misses with a hook to the body
and Vacon counters with a solid body kick.
Vacon throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Skatias's head.
Vacon feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Skatias's calf.
Vacon lands a high kick!
Vacon lands with a nice body kick.
Skatias takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skatias has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Vacon.
Vacon throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Vacon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Skatias looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Skatias on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Vacon scores with a head kick.
Skatias swats away the attempt to clinch by Vacon.
Skatias is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
We've been told by Vacon's head coaches at The Bear's Den that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Skatias cracks Vacon with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Skatias is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Vacon rather than just go for the knockout.
A thudding body kick lands there by Vacon!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skatias throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vacon buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Skatias keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vacon lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vacon moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Skatias lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vacon circles away quickly and effectively.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vacon.
Vacon misses with a looping left.
Vacon throws a head kick that Skatias semi-blocks.
Skatias has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Vacon.
Vacon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Skatias.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Vacon dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Vacon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Skatias. That did some damage!
Vacon cracks the inside of Skatias's front leg.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Vacon, right into the meat.
Vacon with a nice cross.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Vacon - that will leave a mark!
Vacon throws a head kick but Skatias moves out of range.
Skatias lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Skatias misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skatias throws a right and a left that Vacon avoids nicely.
Skatias misses with a double jab
and Vacon counters with a big head kick but Skatias shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Vacon.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Skatias might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Vacon has got the better of the exchanges.
Skatias steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Vacon. That one must have hurt.
Skatias's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Skatias throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vacon counters with an inside leg kick.
Skatias is breathing heavily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vacon. That's going to slow Skatias down.
Some wild striking there from Skatias.
Vacon appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
A jab from Vacon misses.
A combination from Skatias does no damage.
Vacon is looking to counter with head kicks.
Vacon throws out a powerful jab.
Skatias looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As Skatias backs away, Vacon returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Vacon throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vacon thumps Skatias with a low kick.
Vacon keeps Skatias at a distance using the push kick.
Vacon really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Vacon scores with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Vacon.
Skatias throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vacon.
Skatias stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vacon.
Vacon lands with a kick to the temple. Skatias shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Skatias misses with a series of wild punches.
Vacon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Skatias can do to turn this around?
A solid leg kick lands there for Vacon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skatias throws a right and a left that Vacon avoids nicely.
Vacon lands with a nice body kick.
Vacon scoring well with a low kick there.
Skatias throws a hook to the side of Vacon's head but Vacon sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vacon lands a jab to the nose.
Vacon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Skatias.
Vacon lands with a kick to the temple. Skatias shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Skatias chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vacon can pounce on him.
Vacon scores with a head kick.
Skatias takes a swing at Vacon's ribcage but misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Vacon misses its target.
Skatias throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vacon cracks the inside of Skatias's front leg.
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!
Skatias takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Vacon lands a head kick. Skatias smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A slapping leg kick lands for Vacon.
Skatias works the jab nicely.
Skatias takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Skatias takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Skatias throws a left and a right that both miss
and Vacon counters with a solid body kick.
Vacon is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Vacon scores with a nice body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vacon.
Skatias misses with a combination
and Vacon counters with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Vacon 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!
Vacon moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Vacon throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Vacon.
Skatias takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pipis Skatias is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vacon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Vacon connects with an inside leg kick.
Skatias takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Skatias uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vacon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Skatias misses with a two punch combination.
Rick Vacon is winning the standup battle so far.
Skatias has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Vacon.
Vacon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Skatias.
Skatias takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vacon scoring well with a low kick there.
Skatias misses with a lunging right hand
and Vacon counters with a nice leg kick.
A good leg kick by Vacon.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vacon. That's going to slow Skatias down.
Skatias takes a kick to the side of the head.
Vacon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vacon lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vacon fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Skatias.
Skatias throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vacon counters with a nice body kick.
Skatias swinging wildly here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Skatias.
Vacon fires out a quick counter leg kick but Skatias just manages to avoid it.
Vacon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vacon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Skatias falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vacon counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vacon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Skatias chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vacon can pounce on him.
Vacon misses with an uppercut.
Vacon throws a jab when Skatias was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vacon scoring well with a low kick there.
Skatias closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Skatias fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vacon appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Vacon lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Vacon fakes the leg kick and cracks Skatias in the body.
Vacon throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Skatias.
Skatias takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Skatias throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vacon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Vacon fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Skatias. Vacon does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Vacon lands a nice leg kick that just misses Skatias's sensitive parts.
Vacon cracks the inside of Skatias's front leg.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Vacon.
Vacon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Skatias sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Skatias is looking for the big counter here.
Skatias slips a straight right by Vacon.
Skatias let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Vacon connects with a solid leg kick.
Skatias falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vacon counters with an inside leg kick.
Skatias falls off balance throwing a combination
and Vacon counters with a nice leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rick Vacon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Vacon has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rick Vacon!
Rick Vacon really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Sully's Bar & Grill logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joe Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marius Gladius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marius Gladius struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 146.6lbs 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. 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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143 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joe Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marius Gladius!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gladius shoots in and bounces Young off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Young working a defensive guard here.
Young could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Gladius wants to control from the top but Young keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gladius slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Gladius got a little sloppy there for a moment and Young has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gladius has managed to get both his arms back between Young's legs - danger averted.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Young trying to control the position.
Young being controlled here, momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gladius postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gladius forces his way into half guard.
Young won't allow Gladius to pass to mount.
Gladius trying to control the action but Young is working from the bottom.
Young is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gladius pulls his head out easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Young is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Gladius pulls his head out easily.
Young is defending against the submission attempts here by Gladius.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Young is in trouble now - Gladius has advanced to mount!
Gladius working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young tries to hold on but Gladius pushes him away.
Gladius is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Young is surviving well by controlling Gladius's body position as best he can.
Gladius lands a big elbow.
Young is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Gladius tries to control but Young wriggling away.
Young knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gladius on the ground.
Young reaches up and pulls Gladius towards him, trying to control the position. Gladius manages to get a guillotine from the mount though! This could be big trouble for Young! Young tries to roll over - now Gladius is on the bottom but the guillotine is really deep and Young has to tap out! Great work there by Gladius!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Marius Gladius!
After the fight, Marius Gladius was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Juno August (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asato Mikio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mikio has chosen Ain't No Grave as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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142 lbs
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148 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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Juno August!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Asato Mikio!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mikio misses with a low kick.
August connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
August throws a shot from downtown. Mikio moves away and avoids it.
Mikio moves out of range of the strikes.
Mikio lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Mikio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
August with a nice cross.
Mikio just misses with a punch to the body.
Sloppy strikes from August. Those never looked like landing.
Mikio throws a predictable looking body shot
and August counters with a right hand to the body.
Mikio displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as August throws out the jab.
Mikio fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with August, pushing him back against the cage.
Mikio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Mikio.
Mikio lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mikio lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down August.
August is trying to break the clinch but Mikio has him pressed against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mikio.
Mikio breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikio throws a low kick but August moves out of range easily.
August fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A jab from August misses.
August throws a looping overhand right but Mikio ducks down to avoid it.
Mikio throws a big shot that misses.
Mikio slips under a jab.
Mikio misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from August.
Mikio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but August moves away.
Mikio scores with a shot to the body.
August slips a straight right by Mikio.
Mikio throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
August swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Mikio with a body punch. A glancing blow.
August throws a right hand that misses
and Mikio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mikio misses with a few strikes there.
August paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mikio throws a right and a left that both miss.
It looked like August wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mikio just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mikio scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mikio moves into the clinch successfully.
August is trying to push Mikio away but Mikio has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mikio lands a right hand.
August struggles to land a body shot inside as Mikio controls his hands.
Mikio prevents August from breaking the clinch.
Mikio pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Mikio throws an uppercut from half a mile away. August sees it coming and avoids it easily.
August scores with a jab. Mikio acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
August lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by August.
August avoids the body shot from Mikio.
August was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
August connects with a body shot that sends Mikio's belly button to the back.
August showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mikio.
Mikio is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down August rather than just go for the knockout.
August slips under a jab from Mikio.
Mikio lands with an overhand left.
August ducks under a wild hook from Mikio.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
August lands a really nice looking cross but Mikio seems unphased.
Mikio throws a looping overhand right but August ducks down to avoid it.
Mikio misses with a straight right.
August throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mikio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Mikio avoids the body shot from August.
Mikio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from August.
Mikio slips a straight right by August.
A combination from August does no damage.
August gets tackled into the cage by Mikio. Mikio maintains the clinch.
Mikio lands with a light punch inside.
August working hard to break the clinch.
August breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot by August.
August ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts August, as that shot connected.
Mikio slips under a jab.
Mikio was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mikio lands an overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
August throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mikio.
August throws an overhand right that lands on Mikio's shoulder, as Mikio tries to avoid the shot.
Mikio swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
August connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Mikio's hands.
Nice body punch from August.
August looks to throw the jab but Mikio is out of range.
August throws a hook but Mikio blocks it.
Mikio misses with a few strikes there.
August misses with a looping right.
August slips a jab from Mikio.
August avoids the body shot from Mikio.
Mikio lands a glancing blow to the side of August's head.
Mikio throws a shot to the body.
Mikio turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
August looks to land a left hand but Mikio moved out of range nicely.
Some wild striking there from August.
August misses with a few strikes there.
As August backs off Mikio throws a huge counter combo but August manages to avoid it all.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Asato Mikio will probably get the nod.
That's time! August's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mikio moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mikio has managed to clinch.
Mikio will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning August up against the cage.
Mikio pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Mikio working aggressively here.
Mikio breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
August with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mikio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
August displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mikio throws out the jab.
Mikio fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Mikio misses its intended target.
Mikio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from August.
Mikio gets cracked with a nice right hand there by August.
No joy there for Mikio, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
August throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It seemed like Mikio was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A telegraphed right hand from Mikio misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
August misses with a double jab.
August throws a sloppy body shot
and Mikio counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mikio throws a shot from downtown. August moves away and avoids it.
It looked like August wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
August lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mikio throws a body punch but August moves out of range.
Mikio dips to his left and cracks August with an uppercut!
Mikio avoids the body shot from August.
Mikio only half commits to the counter leg kick.
August scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mikio bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mikio slips under a jab from August.
August misses with a body shot.
August missing with a left hand there. Mikio was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mikio uses good head movement to avoid the hook from August.
Mikio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but August was well out of range. Poor timing from Mikio.
Mikio tries a head kick but it misses.
Mikio ducks under a wild hook from August.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mikio connects with the punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
August takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Mikio gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Mikio showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from August.
Mikio throws an off balance right hand
and August cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
August swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mikio slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Mikio ducks down and throws a hook to the body but August moves away.
August avoids the body shot from Mikio.
August uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mikio.
It looked like August wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mikio swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mikio bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mikio walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
August throws a series of strikes that have Mikio backpedaling.
Mikio slips a straight right by August.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mikio stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
August takes a shot to the body in his stride.
No joy there for August, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mikio throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Juno August is winning the standup battle so far.
August moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Mikio moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mikio misses the shot to the body.
Mikio showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from August.
Mikio looks to land a left hand but August moved out of range nicely.
August ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mikio cracks August with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mikio scores with a sloppy right hand. August should have avoided that one.
August throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mikio.
A telegraphed right hand from August misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
August throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Mikio keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mikio lands with a hook. August tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
August tests Mikio's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mikio throws a leg kick but August sees it coming and moves out of range.
August tries to bum rush Mikio with a series of wild strikes but Mikio uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
August backing away here, and Mikio unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Mikio throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mikio just misses with a punch to the body.
August is looking for a counter combo.
Mikio just misses with a punch to the body.
Mikio throws a hook to the side of August's head but August sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mikio jabbing away but nothing is landing.
August tries to counter by clinching up but Mikio breaks away and moves out of range.
August tries to move into range but Mikio moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
August misses with an uppercut
and Mikio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mikio connects with an inside leg kick.
August throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mikio tried to score with a low kick but August checks it.
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 scores with a nice right hand.
August throws a series of punches but Mikio moves out of range.
August 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.
August is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mikio.
August sizes up Mikio with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jab by Mikio.
Mikio tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. August manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
August lands a lovely overhand right.
August lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
August throws a hook but Mikio avoids it easily.
Mikio looks to score with a jab to the body but August is just out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mikio. That's going to slow August down.
August misses with a looping right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
August lands with a shot to the body.
Mikio blocks a jab.
August misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
August misses with a hook to the body
and Mikio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikio throws a jab when August was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from August. Mikio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mikio fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
August ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
August is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Mikio.
Mikio loads up on a big right hand but August slips the punch.
Mikio tries to land a front kick but August steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mikio lands a right hook to the body.
Mikio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
August takes a jab right on the kisser.
August throws a body punch but Mikio moves out of range.
August thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mikio tests August's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mikio steps to the side to avoid the strikes from August.
Mikio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mikio wants to land a leg kick but August is out of range.
Asato Mikio is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
August keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mikio pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mikio staying out of range there.
August bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mikio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mikio throws a counter combo.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A looping hook to the body misses from Mikio. August does a little dance to reset his feet.
August lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
August throws a right hand that Mikio ducks under and follows up with a left that Mikio also avoids with ease.
Mikio has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Mikio swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Mikio.
Mikio connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
August throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mikio counters with a lovely straight right hand!
August misses with a body shot.
Mikio lands with a shot to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by August.
August is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mikio.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slow jab from August misses its intended target.
Mikio turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
August has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from August there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mikio moves out of range of the strikes.
Mikio looks to land a left hand but August moved out of range nicely.
August wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by August.
Mikio dodges the punch combination from August.
August throws a lazy uppercut
and Mikio counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mikio connects with a nice looking jab.
Mikio turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
August keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
August seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
August misses with a lunging right hand
and Mikio counters with a nice uppercut.
August moves out of range as Mikio strikes.
Mikio tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but August was well out of range. Poor timing from Mikio.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mikio looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A big right from Mikio misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
August misses with an uppercut.
A jab from Mikio misses.
Mikio throws a predictable looking body shot
and August counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mikio misses with a body kick.
Mikio avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
August throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
August slips under a jab.
August swings widly with a right hand
and Mikio counters with a nice uppercut.
Juno August has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mikio ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mikio connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
August slips under a jab.
August throws a right and a left that Mikio avoids nicely.
It seemed like Mikio was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Mikio slips a jab from August.
Mikio fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt August.
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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Asato Mikio!
Asato Mikio gave a mention to Sully's Bar & Grill in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boobie Miles Iii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geese Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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240 lbs
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227 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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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
5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Boobie Miles Iii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Geese Fury!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Daniel Franklin and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fury closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
We've been informed that Fury has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Miles Iii misses with a knee to the head.
Fury misses with a punch to the body.
Fury avoiding damage as Miles Iii throws knees to the body.
Fury doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fury struggles to land a body shot inside as Miles Iii controls his hands.
Miles Iii using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fury has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short uppercut from Fury.
Miles Iii takes an elbow to the temple.
Fury doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Miles Iii creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Miles Iii misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fury misses with the head strike.
Fury creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Miles Iii's defenses.
Fury misses with a body punch.
Miles Iii with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Miles Iii missing with knees to the body.
Fury works on Miles Iii's body with a couple of short punches.
Fury blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Miles Iii unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fury lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury presses Miles Iii against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Fury controlling the action here for a moment.
Miles Iii tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fury avoids it.
Fury tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Miles Iii with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Miles Iii is leaning against Fury and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Miles Iii lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fury backwards.
Miles Iii scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Miles Iii with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short right from Miles Iii on the inside.
Fury blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Miles Iii.
Miles Iii throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fury blocks it with crossed arms.
Fury goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fury misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fury creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fury tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Miles Iii's elbow.
Fury tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Fury throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Miles Iii blocks the elbow strike.
Fury blocks a body shot from Miles Iii.
Miles Iii struggles to land a body shot inside as Fury controls his hands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fury.
Miles Iii avoids a wild elbow strike from Fury.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Fury as Miles Iii tries to tie him up.
Fury tries to throw a body punch but Miles Iii avoids it by throwing Fury back against the cage.
Fury misses with a hook to the ribs.
Fury tries to throw a body punch but Miles Iii avoids it by throwing Fury back against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Fury takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Fury can't find room to land a body shot as Miles Iii controls the action.
Miles Iii tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Fury.
A short uppercut from Miles Iii.
Miles Iii prevents a body shot from Fury.
Miles Iii tries a body shot but Fury blocks it.
Fury creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fury swings wildly with an uppercut but Miles Iii uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miles Iii swings wildly with an uppercut but Fury uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miles Iii blocks a body shot from Fury.
Miles Iii tries to throw a body punch but Fury avoids it by throwing Miles Iii back against the cage.
Fury misses with a punch on the inside.
Fury misses with a body punch.
Fury misses with an elbow over the top.
Miles Iii avoids a wild elbow strike from Fury.
Fury misses with a punch to the body.
Fury misses with a punch to the body.
Miles Iii lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miles Iii stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Miles Iii dodges an elbow strike from Fury.
Miles Iii with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Miles Iii swings wildly with an uppercut but Fury uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fury doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fury tries to work over Miles Iii's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Miles Iii blocks a body shot from Fury.
Fury misses with a body punch.
Fury struggles to land a body shot inside as Miles Iii controls his hands.
Miles Iii struggles to land a body shot inside as Fury controls his hands.
Fury blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Miles Iii blocks a body shot from Fury.
Miles Iii gets through Fury's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fury looks to throw an elbow but misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Miles Iii.
Miles Iii trying to land knees to the body.
Miles Iii lands a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boobie Miles Iii dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Miles Iii moves into the clinch successfully.
Fury blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Miles Iii prevents a body shot from Fury.
Miles Iii working aggressively here.
Fury tries to work over Miles Iii's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Miles Iii prevents a body shot from Fury.
Miles Iii lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Miles Iii presses Fury against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Boobie Miles Iii has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Fury looking to stall.
Fury just leaning against Miles Iii, taking a breather.
Miles Iii misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fury prevents a body shot from Miles Iii.
Miles Iii is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fury is defending well for now.
Fury tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Miles Iii scores with a hook to the body.
Miles Iii throws a knee to the head but misses.
Miles Iii tries to land knees in the clinch but Fury avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury throws an elbow but it misses.
Miles Iii lands a left hand that snaps the head of Fury backwards.
Fury lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Miles Iii.
Fury tries to work over Miles Iii's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Miles Iii landing knees to the body.
Miles Iii tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Miles Iii is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fury can do to turn this around?
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fury.
Fury comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Still in the clinch, Miles Iii scores with a nice short uppercut.
Miles Iii with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Geese Fury has been cut.
A short body shot lands from Miles Iii as the two fighters clinch.
Fury is breathing heavily.
A short left from Miles Iii.
Miles Iii lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fury.
Miles Iii misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fury stalling.
Miles Iii lands a good knee to the midsection. Fury won't want to take too many of those.
Miles Iii lands a right hand that snaps the head of Fury backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Miles Iii.
Miles Iii using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fury has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fury doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fury pushes off an throws an elbow but Miles Iii leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Miles Iii scores with a knee to the head.
Good body shot from Miles Iii.
A short uppercut from Miles Iii.
Miles Iii makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Miles Iii stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Miles Iii tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Miles Iii connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fury's face.
Miles Iii prevents a body shot from Fury.
Fury stalling in the clinch but Miles Iii improves position.
Fury misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fury misses with a punch on the inside.
Miles Iii has a couple of punches blocked by Fury.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fury misses with a body punch.
Fury misses with a body punch.
Miles Iii makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fury throws an elbow that misses.
Fury tries to throw a body punch but Miles Iii avoids it by throwing Fury back against the cage.
Miles Iii scores with a shot to the side of Fury's head.
Miles Iii drops Fury with a big knee straight up the middle! Fury is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Fury is rocked!
Miles Iii moves in close and cracks Fury with a massive right hand! Fury, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Miles Iii!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Boobie Miles Iii!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Danny Li (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georges Meese (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Li comes to the cage accompanied by Tai Chi master. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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163 lbs
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Danny Li!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Georges Meese!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meese digs a good hook to Li's body.
Li throws an overhand right that lands on Meese's shoulder, as Meese tries to avoid the shot.
It seemed like Meese was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Meese has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Li is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Meese lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Li circles away quickly and effectively.
Li showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Meese.
Li has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Li walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Georges Meese seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meese swings for the body but Li moves out of range.
Meese swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Li makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Meese cracks Li with a good jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meese swings for the body but Li moves out of range.
Meese drops his hands momentarily and Li takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Li tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Meese was well out of range. Poor timing from Li.
No joy there for Meese, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Meese changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Li lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Meese throws a lazy uppercut
and Li counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Meese scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meese throws a shot from downtown. Li moves away and avoids it.
Meese uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Li.
Li throws a shot from downtown. Meese moves away and avoids it.
A jab lands there for Meese.
It looks like Danny Li has been cut.
Meese cracks Li with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Li lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Li looks to land a right hand but Meese moved out of range.
Meese has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Meese misses the jab.
Li is looking to counter punch.
A jab lands there for Meese.
Meese misses with a two punch combination.
A big right from Meese misses.
Meese misses with a left hand
letting Li counter with a right hand.
Li ducks under a wild hook from Meese.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Li moves away from the strike by Meese.
Li takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Meese throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Li counters with a straight right hand.
Meese lands with an uppercut that bounces Li off the cage and back into range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meese paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Meese swinging wildly here.
Meese throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Li stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Li uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Meese.
Meese throws an off balance right hand
and Li counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Meese is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Li.
Meese lands with a right hand.
Li defending well as Meese loads up on a big left hand.
Meese misses with a double jab
and Li counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Meese moves out of range of the strikes.
Meese looks to land a right hand but Li moved out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Meese. Those never looked like landing.
Meese looks to land a left hand but Li moved out of range nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Li staying out of range there.
Meese throws a hook but Li blocks it.
It looked like Li was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Meese.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Meese!
Li lands with a shot to the body.
A combination from Meese does no damage.
Li swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Li walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Meese comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Li moves away from the strike by Meese.
Sloppy strikes from Meese. Those never looked like landing.
Li swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Meese misses with a lunging right hand
and Li counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jab, jab by Li - just one landing.
Li doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Li throws a hook to the side of Meese's head but Meese sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Li lands with a hook. Meese tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Meese moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meese displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Li throws out the jab.
Li uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Meese.
Li is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Meese catches Li with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Good standup being displayed there by Meese as he connects with a hook.
Meese looks to land a left hand but Li moved out of range nicely.
Meese keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Li.
Meese just misses with a punch to the body.
Li scores with a sloppy right hand. Meese should have avoided that one.
Li is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Meese scores with a body shot.
Meese lands the left hand.
Meese misses with a body punch
and Meese takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Meese misses with a jab, cross combination.
Donk. Li catches Meese right on the button with a cross.
Meese misses the body punch
and Li counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Meese throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georges Meese dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Danny Li's cut.
That's time! Li's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Li connects with the punch.
Li throws a hook but Meese blocks it.
Li slips a jab from Meese.
Li is looking to counter punch.
Meese looks to score with a jab to the body but Li is just out of range.
Li was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Meese throws a predictable looking body shot
and Li counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Li throws a good cross that connects.
Meese is rocked!
Meese rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Li scores with a counter punch that sends Meese to the canvas! Li smells blood - he's punishing Meese with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Meese has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Danny Li!
Danny Li was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Graham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Royal Pain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Graham comes to the cage accompanied by Three Little Birds. This should be fireworks!
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25
164 lbs
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19
166 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Anthony Graham!
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, Royal Pain!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Winston Alpacca and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Graham throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Pain is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Graham's half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pain is looking to pass Graham's guard but actually Graham recovers to full guard.
Graham wants to stand up but Pain is controlling him.
Pain trying to control the position from guard on top but Graham is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pain won't allow Graham to get back to his feet.
Graham trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Pain chips away with some ground and pound.
Graham has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pain lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pain trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pain drops back looking for a leg! Graham is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Graham manages to kick Pain off! Pain jumps back into Graham's guard.
Pain drops back looking for a leg! Graham is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Graham manages to kick Pain off! Pain jumps back into Graham's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pain throws a big right hand that misses.
Pain stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Graham swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pain thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Pain throws a big elbow that misses.
Pain trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pain accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pain drops back looking for a leg! Graham is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Graham manages to kick Pain off! Pain jumps back into Graham's guard.
Graham wants to stand but Pain is controlling the position.
Graham is looking to stand back up but Pain counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Graham.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pain trying to mount his opponent but Graham defends it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pain landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Pain throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Graham won't allow Pain to pass to mount.
Pain has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pain is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Pain maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Graham could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Pain has cracked it and Graham is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Pain!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Royal Pain!
Royal Pain very nearly forgot to thank Sully's Bar & Grill amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
The defeated Anthony Graham had this to say: 'BOMBACLAUGHT!!!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rich Piana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Long (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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204 lbs
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219 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rich Piana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kyle Long!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Long throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Piana lands an overhand right.
It looks like Kyle Long has been cut.
Long digs a good body shot into Piana's ribs.
Piana bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Long walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Some wild striking there from Long.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Piana, as that shot connected.
A shot to the liver by Long. Beautiful body shot.
Piana ducks under a wild hook from Long.
Long misses with a looping left.
Piana was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Piana takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Piana slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Piana misses with a body shot.
Long has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Piana keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Long.
Long closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Long looks to land a left hand but Piana moved out of range nicely.
Piana lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Piana takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Long is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Piana moves away from the strike by Long.
Piana misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Long.
Long fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Piana looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Piana ducks under a wild hook from Long.
A quick step to the side and Piana tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Piana moves into range and connects with a jab.
Long throws the left hand but Piana avoids the punch easily.
Piana throws a shot from downtown. Long moves away and avoids it.
Long pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fight stays on the outside here - Piana looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Piana connects with a body shot that sends Long's belly button to the back.
Long uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Piana.
Long takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Piana ducks under a wild hook from Long.
Piana takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Piana tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Long was well out of range. Poor timing from Piana.
Long is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Piana.
Long moves away from the strike by Piana.
Piana blocks a jab.
Long throws a lazy uppercut
and Piana counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Long missing with a left hand there. Piana was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Piana on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Piana is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Long throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Piana was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Piana takes a swing at Long's ribcage but misses.
Long shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Piana eats them both and turns towards Long to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Long throws an overhand right that lands on Piana's shoulder, as Piana tries to avoid the shot.
Long throws a hook but Piana blocks it.
Piana was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Long moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Piana throws out a powerful jab.
Piana ducks under a wild hook from Long.
A left lands for Piana.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Long misses with a straight right.
Piana tries to counter by clinching up but Long breaks away and moves out of range.
Piana takes one to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Long misses.
Piana's jab looks to have found its range, popping Long under the eye.
Piana doesn't manage to clinch there - Long circles away.
Long feints the counter takedown.
Long thuds his right hand into Piana's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Piana is rocked!
Long misses with a wild body shot.
Piana throws a jab but it's blocked by Long.
Long takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A lazy left from Long finds it's target.
Oh Piana is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Long misses with a left hand
and Piana counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A slow jab from Long misses its intended target.
Piana seems to have got his legs back now.
Long lands a really nice looking cross but Piana seems unphased.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Long takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Long looks to land a right hand but Piana moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kyle Long dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kyle Long's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Piana.
Long missing with a left hand there. Piana was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Piana tries to clinch up but Long circles away and keeps his distance.
Piana ducks under a wild hook from Long.
Piana swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kyle Long seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Piana ducks under a wild hook from Long.
Piana is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Long throws the left hand but Piana avoids the punch easily.
Long throws a shot to the body.
Piana blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Piana cracks Long with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A big right from Long misses.
Long throws a body punch but Piana moves out of range.
Piana uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Long.
Long throws a hook but Piana avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Long looks to throw the jab but Piana is out of range.
Long darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Piana. Long does a little dance to reset his feet.
Long might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Piana ducks under a wild hook from Long.
Long with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Piana to score with a decent uppercut.
Piana lands with a good body shot.
Piana throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Long stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Long is breathing heavily.
Long jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Long misses with a straight left.
Piana lands with a good body shot.
Piana just misses with a punch to the body.
Piana throws a hook but Long avoids it easily.
Kyle Long seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice defenses there by Piana.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Piana. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Piana.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Piana lands a jab to the nose.
Piana throws a body shot but no joy.
Long drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Piana defends it well.
Long jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Piana throws the left hand but Long avoids the punch easily.
Long waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Piana.
Piana throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Long sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Piana throws an overhand right that lands on Long's shoulder, as Long tries to avoid the shot.
The crowd cheers as Piana lands an impressive looking overhand right. Long doesn't seem phased though.
Long scores with a jab to the jaw.
Piana looks to score with a jab to the body but Long is just out of range.
Piana scores with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piana dips to his left and cracks Long with an uppercut!
Long thows a left - swing and a miss!
A lazy left from Long finds it's target.
Piana connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Piana punishes Long's body with a nice straight punch.
Piana cracks Long with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Long looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Piana finish him?
Long is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Long throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Piana counters with a right hand to the body.
Long is still on wobbly legs! Can Piana finish him?
Piana throws a right and a left that both miss.
Long is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Long seems to have recovered his senses.
Long has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Piana misses the shot to the body.
Long changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Piana cracks Long with a hook to the temple - Long is on wobbly legs here! Piana swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Long falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Piana wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Rich Piana!
A relieved looking Rich Piana thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Victor Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Enkamp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steel's entrance music is "Thunderstruck" -AC/DC. A fine choice. This should be a great matchup!
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25
160 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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26
167 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Victor Steel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jesse Enkamp!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Sandra Marshall and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel throws a poor cross that misses
and Enkamp counters with an inside leg kick.
Steel throws a left and a right that both miss
and Enkamp counters with a thumping low kick.
Enkamp bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Steel shoots and misses
and Enkamp counters with a nice leg kick.
Steel throws a sloppy body shot
and Enkamp counters with a thumping low kick.
Steel shoots in for a takedown but Enkamp shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Enkamp replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Steel blocks it well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Enkamp throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Victor Steel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Steel misses with a left hand
and Enkamp counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Enkamp looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Steel landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Steel is looking to take a break and control but Enkamp is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Enkamp is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Steel has just dragged him back down to the mat.
We've been hearing good reports from Steel's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Steel tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Steel has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Enkamp wants to get back to his feet.
Steel works to advance to full mount. Enkamp defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Steel with the ground and pound from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steel looking to secure an arm triangle but Enkamp defends it well.
Steel looking to control but Enkamp is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Steel misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Enkamp really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Steel. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Enkamp is squirming around, avoiding Steel's attempts to control the action.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Enkamp can do anything to dispel that myth.
Steel sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steel content just to control the position here.
Steel is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Enkamp has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Steel content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Enkamp trying desperately to get to his feet.
Enkamp is squirming around, avoiding Steel's attempts to control the action.
Steel working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Steel dominating with strikes here.
Steel has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Steel lands a heavy elbow.
Steel looking to control and managing it successfully.
Enkamp wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel trying to control but Enkamp is having none of it.
Steel with good strikes from the mount here!
The referee warns Enkamp that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Enkamp taking shots to the head.
Steel looking to finish Enkamp with some ground and pound. This is bad for Enkamp!
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!
Steel with a couple of short strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Steel lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Enkamp wants to try and get back to his feet.
Steel tries to control but Enkamp wriggling away.
Steel with the ground and pound from mount.
Enkamp is rocked!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Steel dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Steel throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Enkamp counters with a leg kick.
Enkamp is still on wobbly legs! Can Steel finish him?
No joy there for Steel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Enkamp throws a leg kick
and Steel counters with a big slam followed by a series of strikes - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Victor Steel!
Victor Steel looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'Add that to the list of victims. Who is next?'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Xander Cage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Cirkunov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cirkunov has chosen Eye of the Tiger as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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25
211 lbs
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205 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Xander Cage!
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, Alex Cirkunov!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Michael Johnstone and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cage tries to land a front kick but Cirkunov steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Xander Cage seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cirkunov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cage moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cage throws a hook but Cirkunov blocks it.
Cage throws out a loose jab but Cirkunov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cirkunov loads up on a big right hand but Cage slips the punch.
We've been informed that Cirkunov has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Cirkunov closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cirkunov prevents Cage from improving his position.
Cirkunov is controlling the pace.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Let's hope that Cirkunov has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Cage is looking for a sweep. Cirkunov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirkunov is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Cirkunov is looking for a kimura here.
Cirkunov is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Cage has managed to free his arm - good work.
Cirkunov prevents Cage from improving his position.
Cirkunov moves nicely into side control.
Cirkunov is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cirkunov throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Cage gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Cage has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cirkunov is working away from the top position though.
Cage looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Cirkunov seems content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Cirkunov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Cage trying to control from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Cirkunov ducks under a wild hook from Cage.
Cirkunov with the counter takedown but Cage avoids it easily.
Cage just misses with a punch to the body.
Cage throws a shot from downtown. Cirkunov moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cage has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Xander Cage has been cut.
Cage throws a nice looking combination but Cirkunov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Cirkunov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cage walks into a jab.
Cage has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cage there as he acknowledges the shot.
Cirkunov moves out of range as Cage strikes.
Cirkunov lands with a nice combination. Cage backs away looking to recover.
Cage is rocked!
A jab from Cage does it's job there.
Oh Cage is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cage swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cage misses with a low kick.
Cage seems to have got his legs back now.
Cage takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cirkunov throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Cage on the side of the head.
Cage looks to land a left hand but Cirkunov moved out of range nicely.
Cage throws a series of punches but Cirkunov avoids them all with ease.
A big right from Cage misses.
Cage throws a head kick but Cirkunov moves out of range.
Cirkunov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cage.
Cage drops his hands momentarily and Cirkunov takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Cirkunov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Xander Cage's cut.
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.
Cirkunov throws a hook but Cage avoids it easily.
Cirkunov throws an off balance right hand
and Cage counters with a leg kick then a big left hand that sends Cirkunov down! Cage is looking to finish but Cirkunov is intelligently defending himself.
Cage is posturing up here but Cirkunov has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Cage tries to roll out but it's too tight and Cage has to tap! Slick submission there by Cirkunov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alex Cirkunov!
An out of breath Alex Cirkunov thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andy Fitzgerald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Newton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Newton has chosen Destiny's Child - Bootylicious as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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190 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Andy Fitzgerald!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Carlos Newton!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Santiago Holmes and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Newton closes this distance looking for a takedown but Fitzgerald circles away.
Newton looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fitzgerald swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Newton decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Fitzgerald's guard.
Newton trying to control but Fitzgerald is working from the bottom.
Newton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Newton stopping the sweep attempt from Fitzgerald.
Newton wants to pass the guard but Fitzgerald is keeping the position.
Fitzgerald bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Newton's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Newton pulls Fitzgerald in close to prevent any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fitzgerald postures up.
Fitzgerald loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzgerald throws an elbow that misses. Newton uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Fitzgerald's guard. Nice move by Newton!
Newton being controlled here momentarily.
Fitzgerald looking to hit a scissor sweep but Newton is one step ahead there.
Newton throws a big elbow that misses.
Fitzgerald working a defensive guard here.
Fitzgerald avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Newton connects with a couple of short punches.
Fitzgerald looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgerald keeping moving, preventing Newton from controlling successfully.
Newton is pushing down on Fitzgerald's leg trying to pass to half guard. Fitzgerald is fighting to maintain full guard but Newton has managed to sneak the leg through.
Fitzgerald is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Newton is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fitzgerald is looking to improve his position.
Newton scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Newton trying to pass the guard but Fitzgerald defending well.
Newton seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton trying to control the pace.
Let's hope that Newton has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Newton is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Newton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Newton landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Newton throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fitzgerald wants to control but Newton is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Fitzgerald is looking for a sweep. Newton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Fitzgerald has hold of Newton's hands but Newton slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Newton moves into full mount! Fitzgerald won't be happy about that!
Newton is landing with some decent strikes but Fitzgerald is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Fitzgerald on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Fitzgerald tries to get out of the position.
Fitzgerald tries to reverse the position but Newton maintains control.
Newton lands a nice shot to the head.
Fitzgerald takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Fitzgerald knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Newton on the ground.
Fitzgerald is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A nice elbow there by Newton.
Newton working the ground and pound effectively.
Newton is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Fitzgerald has managed to escape the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Newton dominated that round.
That's time! Fitzgerald's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Fitzgerald connects with a nice looking jab.
A nice combination there by Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald takes a swing at Newton's ribcage but misses.
Newton ducks right into an uppercut from Fitzgerald.
Fitzgerald throws a lazy right hand but Newton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Newton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Newton shoots in and drives through. Fitzgerald sprawls well.
Fitzgerald lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Newton is rocked!
Fitzgerald looks to throw the jab but Newton is out of range.
Fitzgerald throws a shot from downtown. Newton moves away and avoids it.
Fitzgerald fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Newton looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Newton manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Fitzgerald on his heels. He'll look to pass Fitzgerald's guard now, I'm sure.
Carlos Newton has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fitzgerald is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Newton is looking to work some ground and pound but Fitzgerald has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Newton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Newton wants to control from the top but Fitzgerald keeps moving.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Newton working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Newton preventing the sweep.
Fitzgerald is working hard here to advance position.
Newton showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Newton is pushing down on Fitzgerald's leg trying to pass to half guard. Fitzgerald is fighting to maintain full guard but Newton has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Fitzgerald is looking for a sweep. Newton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Newton is keen to just control but Fitzgerald is a slippery customer.
Fitzgerald wants to get back to his feet.
Fitzgerald has hold of Newton's hands but Newton slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Newton thows a huge punch but Fitzgerald dodges it nicely.
Newton content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Newton passes the guard and advances to mount!
Newton is working for a guillotine from mount but Fitzgerald frees his head quite easily.
Newton landing strikes from the mount and Fitzgerald is in trouble!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton with shots to the head and body - Fitzgerald looks very uncomfortable down there.
Newton raining down hammerfists from mount.
Newton breaks from Fitzgerald's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Newton has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Fitzgerald's face.
Fitzgerald is trying desperately to improve position.
Newton looking to finish Fitzgerald with some ground and pound. This is bad for Fitzgerald!
Fitzgerald is in all sorts of trouble here.
Newton takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Fitzgerald rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Newton tries to pass the half guard into mount. Fitzgerald knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newton is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Fitzgerald has managed to free his arm - good work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fitzgerald is controlling Newton's trapped leg to prevent Newton from advancing to side control.
Newton is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Newton is trying to control the action in half guard but Fitzgerald is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Newton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
Fitzgerald waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Newton.
Fitzgerald moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fitzgerald throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Newton stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fitzgerald lands a nice shot to the body.
Fitzgerald lands with a nice body punch.
Newton walks into a stiff left hand from Fitzgerald.
Newton doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fitzgerald looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Newton misses with a takedown attempt - Fitzgerald sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fitzgerald stuffs the takedown.
Newton shoots and misses
and Fitzgerald counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Andy Fitzgerald has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Newton.
Fitzgerald scores with a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fitzgerald swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Newton takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Fitzgerald stuffs the takedown attempt from Newton. Newton gets slowly back to his feet.
Fitzgerald lands the left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Newton.
Fitzgerald is trying to control Newton's posture but Newton avoids it.
Fitzgerald is looking for a sweep.
Newton tries for a kimura but Fitzgerald is defending well.
Newton looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Fitzgerald is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Newton working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Fitzgerald is looking for a sweep.
Newton scoring with punches and elbows.
Newton wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Fitzgerald, who protects the arm well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Newton tries for a kimura but Fitzgerald is defending well.
Fitzgerald can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Newton is looking to take a break and control but Fitzgerald is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fitzgerald avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Newton.
Newton wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Fitzgerald, who protects the arm well.
Newton landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Fitzgerald tries to control but Newton manages to take his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Newton looking for the rear naked choke. And he's got it! Fitzgerald taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Carlos Newton!
Carlos Newton really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Sully's Bar & Grill logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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