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HI 55: Land of the Giants PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dementri Viscount (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Name Fighter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dementri Viscount has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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290 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dementri Viscount!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Name Fighter!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Viscount throws a low kick but Fighter avoids it.
Fighter swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Viscount is looking to counter the offense by Fighter and move into the clinch.
Viscount is looking to clinch but Fighter is avoiding it.
Fighter replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Viscount blocks it well.
Viscount tries to close the distance and clinch but Fighter swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Fighter takes a swing at Viscount's ribcage but misses.
Fighter throws a right hand that Viscount ducks under and follows up with a left that Viscount also avoids with ease.
Viscount wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Viscount.
Fighter connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
It looks like Dementri Viscount has been cut.
Fighter lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fighter tries to bum rush Viscount with a series of wild strikes but Viscount uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Viscount is defended easily by Fighter.
Fighter tries to land a front kick but Viscount steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Viscount has Fighter up against the cage in a clinch.
Fighter is trying to break the clinch but Viscount is controlling him.
The referee is keeping an eye on Fighter - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Fighter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Viscount is trying to pull guard but Fighter turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dementri Viscount. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Viscount takes a shot to the head.
Fighter lands with a right to the head.
Viscount manages to pull guard.
Viscount is controlling Fighter's posture.
Viscount continues to stall.
Viscount looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fighter looking to sit in guard and control but Viscount gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Viscount trying to control but Fighter is working from the bottom.
Fighter has momentary wrist control but Viscount slips an elbow through the middle.
Fighter really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Viscount. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Viscount content to stall in guard here.
Viscount will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Fighter working a defensive guard here.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Name Fighter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dementri Viscount's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Fighter. Viscount does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fighter pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Viscount darts in and clinches Fighter up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fighter.
Viscount pulls Fighter into guard.
Fighter trying to control but Viscount is working from the bottom.
Viscount striking from his own guard.
Fighter looking to sit in guard and control but Viscount gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fighter is trying to control the position but Viscount postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Viscount showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Fighter wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Viscount is now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fighter trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Viscount punishing his opponent with strikes.
It looks like Name Fighter has been cut.
We've been hearing good reports from Viscount'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.
Viscount looking to control and managing it successfully.
Viscount scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Viscount connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Fighter takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Viscount's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dementri Viscount!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gaku Nakanishi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Campion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gaku Nakanishi could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Michael Campion's chin.
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269 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gaku Nakanishi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Michael Campion!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Sandra Marshall and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nakanishi is defended easily by Campion.
Campion shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Nakanishi's guard.
Nakanishi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nakanishi is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Campion throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Nakanishi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Nakanishi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Campion is one step ahead there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nakanishi not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Campion is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakanishi is pulling down on Campion's head. It's preventing any offense from Campion, at least for the moment.
Campion pushing down on Nakanishi's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Campion trying to control from half guard but Nakanishi is working away.
Nakanishi wants to improve his position but Campion is controlling well.
Campion wants to take a breather but Nakanishi is having none of it.
Nakanishi tries to roll over but Campion keeps him under control.
Campion is stalling here. Nakanishi is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Campion seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Nakanishi has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Campion sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
We've been hearing that Nakanishi has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nakanishi works his foot free and advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nakanishi misses with a head shot.
Nakanishi content just to control the position here.
Campion tries to hold on but Nakanishi pushes him away.
Nakanishi in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Campion is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Campion wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Campion takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campion tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nakanishi working the ground and pound effectively.
Campion sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Nakanishi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nakanishi wants to control but Campion is keeping him busy.
Campion wants to control but Nakanishi is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nakanishi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nakanishi is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nakanishi slips a nice elbow through Campion's hands, connecting with Campion's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakanishi looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Nakanishi sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Campion defending well though.
Campion has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nakanishi is working away from the top position though.
Nakanishi drops an elbow to the side of Campion's head.
Campion has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nakanishi is working away from the top position though.
Nakanishi is controlling the pace.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nakanishi prevents Campion from improving his position.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Gaku Nakanishi dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Campion rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Nakanishi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nakanishi tries for a takedown but Campion sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Campion drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Nakanishi defends it well.
Nakanishi shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Campion counters with a shoot takedown. Nakanishi fights it but they end up in guard.
Campion looking to pass the guard.
Campion trying to control the position from guard on top but Nakanishi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Campion stopping the sweep attempt from Nakanishi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campion has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Nakanishi is proving hard to escape from.
Campion throws a big right hand that misses.
Nakanishi can't keep his opponent in guard - Campion advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Campion is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campion is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Campion is trying a forearm choke� I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Campion is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nakanishi tries to roll over but Campion keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Campion missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nakanishi is looking to control Campion's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Nakanishi avoid being mounted?
Nakanishi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Campion.
Campion not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Campion working the head and body with strikes.
Campion not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Campion passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Nakanishi!
Campion punishing his opponent with strikes.
Nakanishi is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campion cracks Nakanishi with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Campion looking to finish Nakanishi with some ground and pound. This is bad for Nakanishi!
Campion lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Nakanishi hang on?
Nakanishi taking shots to the head.
Campion fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Campion with a couple of short strikes.
Campion has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Campion wants to control the pace but Nakanishi is squirming around nicely.
Campion scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Campion breaks from Nakanishi's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Nakanishi is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nakanishi is working hard here to advance position.
Campion landing shots from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Campion wants to control the pace but Nakanishi is squirming around nicely.
Nakanishi wants to hold on but Campion pushes him away.
Campion pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Campion pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Campion scoring with strikes but Nakanishi is staying in there.
Campion lands a couple of good shots and Nakanishi has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Michael Campion has got the better of the ground game so far.
Even with his hooks in, Campion manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Campion is looking for the choke from the back position but Nakanishi is controlling his hands well.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Campion showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Campion will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nakanishi shoots in looking for a takedown. Campion tries to sprawl out of it but Nakanishi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Campion manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Campion swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Campion throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nakanishi shoots in looking for a takedown. Campion tries to sprawl out of it but Nakanishi keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Campion manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Campion circles away from the clinch attempt.
Campion defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nakanishi.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gaku Nakanishi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Campion gets caught napping as Nakanishi dives in and scores a takedown. Campion manages to retain guard.
Campion is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Nakanishi defends well.
Campion looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nakanishi with a nice head shot there.
Our spies down at at Rabid Dog inform us that Campion has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Nakanishi preventing the sweep.
Campion throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Nakanishi looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Nakanishi is in close to Campion's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Campion looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Nakanishi slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Nakanishi lands a decent elbow from side control.
Nakanishi is putting a hurting on Campion here, landing some big shots from side control.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Campion. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Nakanishi is chipping away with strikes.
Sloppy strikes there by Nakanishi.
Nakanishi is looking to take a break and control but Campion is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Campion has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nakanishi scores with a couple of short elbows.
Nakanishi scores with a couple of short elbows.
You can see the frustration on Campion's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Nakanishi is chipping away with strikes.
Campion is rocked!
Nakanishi is chipping away with strikes.
Campion is still in real trouble! Can Nakanishi finish him?
Campion is trying to get back to half guard.
Nakanishi scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Campion is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Nakanishi can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gaku Nakanishi!
Michael Campion spoke after the fight, saying 'Kudos mate...till we meet again.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Walter White Iv (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darth Sidious (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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212 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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204 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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, Walter White Iv!
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, Darth Sidious!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sidious misses with a looping right.
Good exchange - Sidious coming out on top.
Sidious tests White Iv's chin there with a solid looking shot.
White Iv walks into a stiff left hand from Sidious.
Sidious has closed the distance and engaged White Iv in a clinch.
Sidious lands a left hand that snaps the head of White Iv backwards.
Sidious lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of White Iv backwards.
Sidious lands a nice uppercut.
White Iv wants a takedown but no success here.
White Iv fails to pull guard.
White Iv tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sidious just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Walter White Iv. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A shot in the inside from Sidious.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White Iv fails to pull guard.
Sidious lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sidious lands a left hand.
White Iv jumps guard but Sidious turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
White Iv tries to pull guard but Sidious holds him up against the cage and eventually White Iv drops back down to his feet.
Sidious lands a body shot.
White Iv is breathing heavily.
A short body shot lands from Sidious as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sidious makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sidious scores with a shoulder strike.
Sidious lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sidious works on White Iv's body with a couple of short punches.
Good body shot from Sidious.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sidious.
Sidious lands with a light punch inside.
Sidious lands with a left to the head.
White Iv is rocked!
Sidious lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Oh White Iv is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sidious drops White Iv onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! White Iv is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sidious lands a big right hand that drops White Iv! The killer instinct kicks in and Sidious finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Sidious!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darth Sidious!
Darth Sidious seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sic Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Jamal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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205 lbs
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212 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sic Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, King Jamal!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Sandra Marshall and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson clinches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Johnson.
Johnson lands a knee to the body.
Jamal being controlled against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Johnson.
Johnson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Johnson obliges.
Jamal looks winded!
Johnson with a knee to the head.
Jamal takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like King Jamal has been cut.
Jamal takes an elbow to the forehead.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A knee to the head by Johnson.
Johnson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jamal takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson with a knee to the head.
Johnson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson lands a damaging elbow.
Johnson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Johnson landing knees to the head.
Jamal is rocked!
Johnson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Johnson lands a nice knee to the body.
Johnson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jamal is still on wobbly legs! Can Johnson finish him?
Johnson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jamal in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Johnson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jamal's face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jamal takes a knee right on the jaw!
Johnson landing knees to the head.
Jamal takes an elbow to the temple.
Johnson has Jamal pressed against the cage. He pushes Jamal back and as he springs towards him off the cage, Johnson throws a beautiful elbow that sends Jamal crashing to the floor! Johnson piles on the pressure with more strikes! Jamal is flailing away but he's not defending himself and the referee steps in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sic Johnson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cann Kush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rayder Garner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rayder Garner has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Cann Kush's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cann Kush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rayder Garner!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Dirk Anderson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garner takes a jab right on the kisser.
Kush takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Garner darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Garner is looking to advance position but Kush won't allow it.
Kush tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Garner has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Garner working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kush tries to lock up and control but Garner gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Garner cracks Kush with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garner landing punches.
Kush is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kush is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garner lands a big elbow.
Kush is rocked!
Garner trying to control but Kush is having none of it.
Garner lands a big elbow.
Oh Kush is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Garner loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Kush scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Garner land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Garner stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rayder Garner!
Rayder Garner decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Will Road (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jasper Pulis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jasper Pulis acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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26
289 lbs
4 - 6 - 0 |
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19
290 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Will Road!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jasper Pulis!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pulis rushes Road and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Road is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Pulis lands an uppercut.
Road throws an elbow but it misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Pulis.
Pulis swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Road misses with an elbow over the top.
Pulis managing to block the knees to the body from Road.
A short left from Pulis.
It looks like Will Road has been cut.
Pulis scores with a shot to the side of Road's head.
Pulis misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pulis lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Road doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pulis drops Road onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Road is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Road is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pulis lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Road to his knees! Pulis keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jasper Pulis!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tangaroa Ngata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Venables (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ngata comes to the cage accompanied by Soundcritters - Haka War Chant. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
187 lbs
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200 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tangaroa Ngata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joseph Venables!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Dirk Anderson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ngata avoids the head kick by Venables.
Venables jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ngata gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Ngata tries to throw a body punch but Venables avoids it by throwing Ngata back against the cage.
Ngata doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ngata pushes Venables back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ngata lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Ngata as the two fighters clinch.
Ngata is leaning against Venables and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ngata lands a body shot.
Ngata presses Venables against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Venables trying to stall but Ngata improves his position.
Venables prevents a body shot from Ngata.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Venables fails to land.
Ngata throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Venables is trying to maintain a safe position but Ngata gets an underhook and turns Venables into the cage.
Ngata lands with a left to the head.
A shot in the inside from Ngata.
Ngata lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ngata doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ngata.
A hook to the body from Ngata.
With the fighters up against the cage, Venables throws an elbow but misses.
Ngata tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Venables's elbow.
Ngata pushes Venables back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Venables working aggressively here.
Ngata goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ngata tries to work over Venables's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Venables swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ngata definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Venables lands a nice uppercut.
Ngata lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Venables.
Venables tries to stall but Ngata uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ngata misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ngata stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Venables is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ngata is defending well for now.
Ngata blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ngata lands a right hand that snaps the head of Venables backwards.
Ngata working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ngata lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Ngata - that landed with a thud.
Venables looks winded!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ngata presses Venables against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ngata lands a body shot.
Ngata presses Venables against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ngata doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ngata presses Venables against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ngata scores with a shoulder strike.
Ngata lands a hook that snaps the head of Venables backwards.
A short left from Ngata.
Ngata misses with a punch to the body.
Venables is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ngata presses Venables against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short left from Ngata.
Ngata gets through Venables's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ngata lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
It looks like Joseph Venables has been cut.
Ngata goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ngata pushes Venables back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ngata digs a right hand into Venables's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Venables's gas tank.
Ngata throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Still in the clinch, Ngata scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ngata lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Venables.
Ngata can't find room to land a body shot as Venables controls the action.
Ngata lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Good body shot from Ngata.
Ngata goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ngata working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ngata scores with a shoulder strike.
Ngata pushes Venables back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ngata lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Ngata tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ngata misses with a hook to the ribs.
Venables blocks a body shot from Ngata.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ngata.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ngata.
Ngata works on Venables's body with a couple of short punches.
Ngata digs a right hand into Venables's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Venables's gas tank.
Ngata scores with a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good body shot from Ngata.
Ngata lands a body shot in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ngata lands a nice uppercut.
Ngata stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ngata misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short left from Ngata.
Ngata tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Venables breaks from the clinch.
Ngata moves into the clinch.
Ngata misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Venables looking to stall.
Venables's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ngata lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ngata tries to throw a body punch but Venables avoids it by throwing Ngata back against the cage.
Ngata works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ngata doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ngata blocks the elbow strike.
Ngata blocks the elbow strike.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ngata is working Venables over against the cage.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Tangaroa Ngata dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joseph Venables'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.
Ngata connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Venables throws a leg kick which misses Ngata's front leg but catches the back leg as Ngata tries to avoid it.
Ngata clinches.
Venables stalling in the clinch but Ngata improves position.
Venables misses with a punch to the body.
Ngata goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Venables manages to break the clinch.
Venables walks into a straight right hand from Ngata.
Venables throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ngata keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Ngata avoids the body shot from Venables.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Venables motions for Ngata to come forward. Venables throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Venables takes one on the button.
Venables fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ngata is out of range.
Ngata is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Venables can do to turn this around?
Ngata closes the distance and clinches.
Ngata lands with a left to the head.
Still in the clinch, Ngata scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ngata digs a right hand underneath Venables's ribcage. Venables let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Venables is breathing heavily.
Venables misses with a short punch on the inside.
Venables misses with a knee to the head.
Venables prevents a body shot from Ngata.
Venables tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ngata blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tangaroa Ngata has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Ngata tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Venables's elbow.
Ngata struggles to land a body shot inside as Venables controls his hands.
Venables prevents a body shot from Ngata.
Ngata scores with a nice hook to the head.
A shot in the inside from Ngata.
Ngata tries to work over Venables's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ngata blocks the elbow strike.
Ngata makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stalling in the clinch from Venables.
Venables blocks a body shot from Ngata.
Ngata misses with a punch to the body.
Ngata tries to throw a body punch but Venables avoids it by throwing Ngata back against the cage.
Ngata doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Venables has a couple of punches blocked by Ngata.
Ngata lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ngata lands a nice uppercut.
Ngata lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Venables has a couple of punches blocked by Ngata.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ngata.
Ngata tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Venables's elbow.
Ngata misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ngata digs a right hand underneath Venables's ribcage. Venables let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ngata tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Venables's elbow.
Ngata misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ngata misses with a hook to the ribs.
Venables is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ngata presses Venables against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ngata lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ngata works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ngata working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ngata misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ngata lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That has opened up Joseph Venables's cut even more.
Ngata doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice body punch from Ngata - that landed with a thud.
Ngata lands a nice shot to the body.
Venables blocks a body shot from Ngata.
Ngata struggles to land a body shot inside as Venables controls his hands.
Ngata lands a shoulder strike.
Ngata lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ngata tries to work over Venables's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Venables prevents a body shot from Ngata.
Ngata tries to throw a body punch but Venables avoids it by throwing Ngata back against the cage.
Venables is trying to break the clinch but Ngata has him pressed against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Ngata.
Ngata scores with a hook to the body.
Ngata doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Venables lands an uppercut.
Ngata is working Venables over against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Ngata.
Ngata tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Venables's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ngata lands with a right to the head.
Ngata struggles to land a body shot inside as Venables controls his hands.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Venables is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Ngata struggles to land a body shot inside as Venables controls his hands.
Ngata lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ngata misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ngata blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ngata lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ngata.
Ngata lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Venables stalling in the clinch but Ngata improves position.
Ngata goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Venables.
Venables is looking to control Ngata's arms but Ngata gets an underhook and turns him. Now Venables has his back to the cage.
Ngata digs a right hand underneath Venables's ribcage. Venables let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ngata tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ngata lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Tangaroa Ngata dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joseph Venables's cut.
That's time! Ngata's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Ngata lands a nice hook to Venables's body. Venables takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Venables gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ngata moves into the clinch.
Ngata goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Ngata.
Ngata lands with a light punch inside.
Venables is rocked!
Ngata lands an uppercut.
Venables is still on wobbly legs! Can Ngata finish him?
Ngata lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ngata throws a big uppercut that drops Venables! More strikes from Ngata and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Venables lies dazed against the cage as Ngata celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tangaroa Ngata!
A very excited looking Tangaroa Ngata made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heath Herring (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Edmund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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26
250 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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26
265 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Powerful |
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Heath Herring!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nick Edmund !
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Herring shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Edmund as he avoids it easily.
Herring misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Edmund .
A nice side step and Edmund releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Edmund has closed the distance and engaged Herring in a clinch.
Herring tries for a takedown but Edmund manages to get underhooks.
Edmund is working Herring over against the cage.
Edmund lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Herring is working for takedown but Edmund is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Heath Herring. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Edmund softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Herring drops down looking for an ankle pick but Edmund pulls his leg out and moves away.
Edmund lands a nice looking body shot.
Herring is breathing heavily.
Edmund 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.
Edmund displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Herring throws out the jab.
Herring throws a body punch but Edmund moves out of range.
Herring ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Edmund moves away.
Decent striking displayed by Edmund there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Herring has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Herring there as he acknowledges the shot.
Herring is rocked!
Herring misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Edmund to counter with a crisp jab.
Oh Herring is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Edmund measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Herring! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Nick Edmund !
An out of breath Nick Edmund 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brutus Beefcake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ilmari Kuusi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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272 lbs
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26
255 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brutus Beefcake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ilmari Kuusi!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, David Hoff and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuusi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Beefcake sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Kuusi somewhat.
Kuusi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Kuusi fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Beefcake sprawls well initially but Kuusi persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kuusi throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kuusi thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Beefcake's head.
Kuusi lands strikes from half guard.
Beefcake gets full guard.
Kuusi connects with a couple of short punches.
Kuusi stands up over Beefcake, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kuusi looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beefcake has his feet on Kuusi's thighs here. He's pushed Kuusi off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Kuusi screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brutus Beefcake!
Our winner, Brutus Beefcake, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paddy Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Afonso Cabral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paddy Walker has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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26
269 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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300 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Paddy Walker!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Afonso Cabral!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
We've got one fighter who appears to only be looking to counter and the other not looking particularly aggressive either, so we could be in for a dull fight.
Walker connects with a crisp jab.
Cabral displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Walker throws out the jab.
Walker throws a lazy right hand but Cabral sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Walker throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Cabral counter with a right hand.
Walker swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cabral counters with a straight right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Walker looks to land a right hand but Cabral moved out of range.
Cabral is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabral slips a jab from Walker.
Cabral wants to counter the offense by Walker and move into the clinch position.
Walker misses with a hook
and Cabral counters with a nice right hand that sends Walker toppling to the canvas! Walker scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Cabral finish him?!
Walker lands a two punch combo.
Walker lunges at Cabral with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cabral's hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cabral slips under a jab from Walker.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Walker throws an overhand right that lands on Cabral's shoulder, as Cabral tries to avoid the shot.
Cabral doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Walker throws the left hand but Cabral avoids the punch easily.
Cabral wants to counter the offense by Walker and move into the clinch position.
Walker misses with a left hand
and Cabral scores with a counter punch that sends Walker to the canvas! Cabral smells blood - he's punishing Walker with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Walker has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Afonso Cabral! Afonso Cabral retains his super heavyweight title!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Afonso Cabral made sure he mentioned Clearance sale, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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