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HI 58: Keen to Fight PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shivakamini Somakandarkram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Shuttlesworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shivakamini Somakandarkram has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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165 lbs
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160 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Shivakamini Somakandarkram!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jesus Shuttlesworth!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shuttlesworth's jab looks to have found its range, popping Somakandarkram under the eye.
Somakandarkram takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Shuttlesworth throws a body shot but no joy.
Somakandarkram throws a leg kick that misses.
Somakandarkram throws a nice head kick!
Shuttlesworth bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Somakandarkram misses with a leg kick.
A little jabbing left from Shuttlesworth on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Shuttlesworth looks to land a left hand but Somakandarkram moved out of range nicely.
Shuttlesworth scores with a jab to the head.
Somakandarkram connects with an inside leg kick.
Shuttlesworth misses with a hook. Somakandarkram ducked under it nicely.
Somakandarkram misses with a straight left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Somakandarkram misses with a head kick.
Some wild striking there from Shuttlesworth.
Shuttlesworth misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Somakandarkram counters with a nice low kick that buckles Shuttlesworth's knee momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Somakandarkram throws a head kick that half lands.
Shuttlesworth avoids the head kick by Somakandarkram.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Somakandarkram.
Shuttlesworth takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Shuttlesworth is rocked!
Shuttlesworth jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Shuttlesworth is still on wobbly legs! Can Somakandarkram finish him?
Somakandarkram misses with a head kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Shuttlesworth checks a leg kick.
Despite the aggression on Shuttlesworth's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Somakandarkram scores with a kick to the body.
A combination from Shuttlesworth does no damage.
Somakandarkram throws a body shot but no joy.
Shuttlesworth seems to have recovered his senses.
Somakandarkram pivots, looking for a leg kick but Shuttlesworth is out of range and Somakandarkram settles back down.
Somakandarkram uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shuttlesworth avoids the head kick by Somakandarkram.
Shuttlesworth gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Somakandarkram counters with an outside leg kick.
Shuttlesworth avoids a kick to the body.
Somakandarkram dodges the punch combination from Shuttlesworth.
Somakandarkram lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Somakandarkram.
Somakandarkram misses with a body kick.
Shuttlesworth misses the shot to the body.
Somakandarkram tries a head kick but it misses.
Somakandarkram is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A right-left combo lands from Shuttlesworth.
Somakandarkram uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shuttlesworth.
Shuttlesworth tries a head kick but it misses.
Somakandarkram lands a big head kick that sends Shuttlesworth tumbling to the mat! Somakandarkram takes a step backwards and waves Shuttlesworth back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Somakandarkram looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Shuttlesworth checks a leg kick nicely.
Shuttlesworth lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Somakandarkram circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shuttlesworth takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Shuttlesworth throws a jab but it's blocked by Somakandarkram.
Somakandarkram on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Somakandarkram tries a head kick but it misses.
An inside leg kick from Somakandarkram misses.
Shuttlesworth connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Shuttlesworth blocks a head kick by Somakandarkram.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Shuttlesworth! But no joy.
Shuttlesworth throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Somakandarkram throws a low kick but it's checked well by Shuttlesworth.
Somakandarkram lands a leg kick that knocks Shuttlesworth off balance momentarily.
Somakandarkram moves out of range of the strikes.
Shivakamini Somakandarkram seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A clash of legs there as Shuttlesworth blocks the low kick.
Somakandarkram tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Somakandarkram tries to score with a low kick but Shuttlesworth moves his leg out of the way.
Shuttlesworth checks the leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Somakandarkram. Beautiful body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Somakandarkram drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Shuttlesworth checks a low kick from Somakandarkram.
Shuttlesworth looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Somakandarkram throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shuttlesworth throws a right and a left that both miss.
Shuttlesworth jabs Somakandarkram right on the nose. Somakandarkram blinks but takes it well.
Somakandarkram fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shuttlesworth manages to avoid it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Somakandarkram throws a head kick that Shuttlesworth semi-blocks.
Shuttlesworth chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Somakandarkram can pounce on him.
Somakandarkram throws a sloppy head kick and Shuttlesworth moves out of range easily.
Shuttlesworth throws out a counter right but Somakandarkram avoids it with no problem.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shivakamini Somakandarkram dominated that round.
That's time! Somakandarkram's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Shuttlesworth fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Somakandarkram throws a front kick aimed at Shuttlesworth's knee but Shuttlesworth avoids it well.
Shuttlesworth looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Somakandarkram pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shuttlesworth jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Shuttlesworth has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Shuttlesworth takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Somakandarkram lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Somakandarkram misses with a low kick.
Shuttlesworth connects with a single shot there.
Somakandarkram throws a powerful right kick. Shuttlesworth tried to block low but the kick was high! Shuttlesworth was taken right off of his feet! Somakandarkram jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Shivakamini Somakandarkram!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Shivakamini Somakandarkram made sure he mentioned Sully's Bar & Grill, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lucio Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arkadiusz Bzura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arkadiusz Bzura has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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26
178 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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18
180 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter fighter
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lucio Gracie!
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, Arkadiusz Bzura!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bzura takes one to the chin there.
Bzura has a takedown stuffed.
Gracie drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bzura sprawls and moves away.
Bzura wants to clinch
and Gracie counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gracie.
Bzura is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gracie is aware though and is defending well.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gracie thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Gracie sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Bzura's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bzura is defending against the submission attempts here by Gracie.
Gracie wants to stand up but Bzura has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Gracie in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Bzura tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Gracie!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Lucio Gracie!
Lucio Gracie 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gianni Gargiullo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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23
220 lbs
1 - 3 - 0 |
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25
265 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Tends to cut |
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jamie Hill!
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, Gianni Gargiullo!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gargiullo scores with a hook.
It looks like Jamie Hill has been cut.
Hill is looking to clinch but Gargiullo is avoiding it.
Hill shoots in and gets a takedown into Gargiullo's guard.
Hill passes Gargiullo's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Gargiullo is trying to control but can't.
Gargiullo controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Hill passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Gargiullo!
Gargiullo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hill. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hill can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Gargiullo is looking to escape.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gargiullo is trying to escape the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill avoids the attempt from Gargiullo to control.
Hill trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Gargiullo is trying to escape the mount.
Hill controlling the pace for now.
Hill throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Gargiullo because Hill loaded up on that one.
Hill looking to control but Gargiullo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hill has hold of Gargiullo's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Gargiullo manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill misses with a head shot.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hill trying to control but Gargiullo is having none of it.
Gargiullo bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Hill controls Gargiullo momentarily but Gargiullo frees himself.
Gargiullo is looking to work some ground and pound but Hill has wrist control.
Gargiullo throwing strikes from guard but Hill blocks nicely.
Gargiullo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gargiullo tries to free his leg and advance position but Hill is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill looking for a sweep. Not yet Hill, not yet.
Hill looking to control.
Gargiullo has gone for a leg lock! Hill slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gargiullo's guard.
Hill stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gargiullo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hill trying to control but Gargiullo is working from the bottom.
Gargiullo controlling Hill's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Hill forces his way into half guard.
Gargiullo tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Hill has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Gargiullo is squirming around, avoiding Hill's attempts to control the action.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Gargiullo can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamie Hill dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jamie Hill's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hill throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Gianni Gargiullo has been cut.
Hill shoots for a double leg takedown but Gargiullo sprawls well. He's pushed Hill's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hill tries to clinch
and Gargiullo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Gargiullo misses with a wild body shot.
Hill is looking for a counter combo.
Hill will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Hill sets himself, and Gargiullo steps forward looking for the clinch! Hill avoids it this time.
Hill closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gargiullo counters with a series of strikes. Hill will be more careful next time no doubt.
We've been informed that Gargiullo has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
A shot to the liver by Gargiullo. Beautiful body shot.
Hill tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gargiullo misses with a series of wild punches.
Hill throws a big counter combination but Gargiullo scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A nice combination there by Gargiullo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gargiullo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Hill.
Gargiullo moves into the clinch successfully.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Hill tries to pull guard but Gargiullo won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamie Hill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hill drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gargiullo gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gargiullo working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Hill wants to stall.
Gargiullo ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Gargiullo no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Hill slips nicely into half guard.
Gargiullo is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Gargiullo gets back to full guard.
Gargiullo has his hands on Hill's head, controlling the position.
Hill passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hill stalling.
Gargiullo is trying to maintain the position but Hill is very close to passing his half guard.
Hill wants to take a breather but Gargiullo is having none of it.
Gargiullo wants to get back to full guard.
Hill scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Gargiullo trying to control from the bottom.
Hill is just content to waste time from the top position. Gargiullo takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Hill trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gargiullo looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Gargiullo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hill.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hill passes Gargiullo's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hill wants to work for an arm triangle but Gargiullo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gianni Gargiullo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Gargiullo lands a jab to Hill's midsection.
Gargiullo manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hill on his heels. He'll look to pass Hill's guard now, I'm sure.
Hill controls Gargiullo momentarily but Gargiullo frees himself.
Hill working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gargiullo.
Gargiullo tries to free his leg and advance position but Hill is retaining full guard.
Gargiullo postures up in Hill's guard and throws a big left but Hill blocks it.
Hill is trying to control the position from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gargiullo wants to control from the top but Hill keeps moving.
Hill working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Hill wants to pass the guard but Gargiullo is keeping the position.
Gargiullo not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hill wants to control from the top but Gargiullo keeps moving.
Hill won't allow Gargiullo to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hill pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gargiullo is keeping the position for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gargiullo throws a right and a left that Hill avoids nicely.
Gargiullo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Hill missing with a left hand there. Gargiullo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gargiullo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hill dodges the punch combination from Gargiullo.
Hill wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Gargiullo throws a series of punches but Hill avoids them all with ease.
Hill doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hill throws a lazy right hand but Gargiullo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gargiullo darts in and clinches Hill up against the cage.
Gargiullo can't break the clinch.
Hill tries to pull guard but Gargiullo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hill pulls guard.
Gargiullo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gargiullo postures up in Hill's guard and throws a big left but Hill blocks it.
Gargiullo stops Hill from standing up.
Gargiullo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gargiullo throws a big elbow that misses.
Gargiullo looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hill is really struggling to control Gargiullo but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Gargiullo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hill shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gianni Gargiullo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gargiullo lands a left and a right that send Hill crashing to the mat, dazed. Gargiullo thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Hill is rocked!
Jamie Hill's cut is getting worse.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gargiullo weaves into range and cracks Hill right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Hill goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Gargiullo is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gianni Gargiullo!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Gianni Gargiullo waved his t-shirt featuring Sully's Bar & Grill's logo in front of the cameras.
Jamie Hill was interviewed post fight and said 'EVERY TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ralph Wiggum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Santana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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184 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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176 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ralph Wiggum!
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, Damian Santana!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santana uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wiggum.
Santana lands a head shot.
Santana misses with a right hand
and Wiggum counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Santana looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wiggum misses with an uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Santana.
Santana scores with the left hand. Wiggum knows he should have avoided that one.
Santana blocks a jab.
Wiggum misses with an uppercut.
Santana comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Santana misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Wiggum throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Santana throws a hook but Wiggum avoids it easily.
Santana scores with a shot to the body.
Santana misses with a looping right.
Santana scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wiggum doesn't seem bothered though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santana wants to clinch.
Santana fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Santana swings for the body but Wiggum moves out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Santana there.
Santana is looking to clinch.
Wiggum slips a jab and a cross from Santana.
Santana lands a body shot.
Santana swinging wildly here.
Wiggum needs to keep his hands up - Santana had a free shot at his head there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santana ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wiggum moves away.
Wiggum has been working on his boxing with his coaches at KING OF PAIN in the buildup to the fight.
A jab from Santana finds it's way through Wiggum's defenses.
Santana scores with a hook to the body. Wiggum takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Santana scores with a nice head shot.
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!
Santana swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Santana's corner calls for a 1-2. Santana obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Santana misses with a body shot
and Wiggum counters with a nice uppercut.
Santana throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Santana throws a big shot that misses.
It looked like Wiggum wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Wiggum misses with a straight left.
Santana tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Wiggum throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Santana on the side of the head.
Damian Santana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiggum walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Santana throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Santana jabs Wiggum to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Santana swinging wildly here.
Wiggum misses with a hook. Santana ducked under it nicely.
Santana is looking for the big counter here.
Santana connects with a good right hand that stumbles Wiggum. Wiggum circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Santana dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Santana scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wiggum walks into a straight right hand from Santana.
Wiggum scores with a jab to the body.
Wiggum misses with a wild body shot.
Santana falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wiggum counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wiggum misses with a straight right.
Wiggum throws a good cross that connects.
Santana fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Santana connects with a right hand. Wiggum shakes it off.
Wiggum takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Santana is looking to clinch but Wiggum is avoiding it.
A big right from Santana misses.
Santana tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wiggum swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wiggum is looking to counter punch.
Santana is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Wiggum had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Santana lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Santana throws a hook but Wiggum avoids it easily.
Santana throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Santana throws a body punch but Wiggum moves out of range.
Santana changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damian Santana dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Santana throws a hook to the side of Wiggum's head but Wiggum sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Santana fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Santana looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A looping hook to the body misses from Santana. Wiggum does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wiggum swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Santana bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Santana throws a lazy uppercut
and Wiggum counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wiggum swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Santana.
Santana misses with a lunging right hand
and Wiggum counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Wiggum throws a shot from downtown. Santana moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Santana clinches up with Wiggum and pushes him back against the cage.
Santana blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Santana jumps guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Santana is trying to control the position but Wiggum postures up.
Santana is working an open guard so Wiggum takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Santana throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santana loads up on a big right hand but Wiggum slips the punch.
A little feinted left hand from Wiggum on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Santana misses with a few strikes there.
Wiggum throwing a counter right hand but Santana manages to avoid it.
Damian Santana is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch lands to the side of Wiggum 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wiggum takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wiggum paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Santana bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
No joy there for Santana, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Damian Santana seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Santana pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big right from Wiggum misses.
Santana misses with a right hand
and Wiggum counters with a series of strikes. Santana will be more careful next time no doubt.
A big right from Santana misses.
It looked like Wiggum wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Santana closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wiggum lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiggum working aggressively here.
Wiggum swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Santana prevents a body shot from Wiggum.
Wiggum lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Santana.
A short body shot lands from Wiggum as the two fighters clinch.
Wiggum lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wiggum lands a right hand that snaps the head of Santana backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Wiggum fails to land.
Santana tries to pull guard but Wiggum holds him up against the cage and eventually Santana drops back down to his feet.
Santana jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wiggum walks away with a smile on his face. Santana gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Santana rushes Wiggum and presses him up against the cage.
Wiggum lands a left hand that snaps the head of Santana backwards.
Santana has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wiggum digs a right hand into Santana's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Santana's gas tank.
Santana is breathing heavily.
Santana's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Nice body punch from Wiggum.
Santana drags the fight down to the ground.
Wiggum wants to stand but Santana has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiggum gets to his feet. Santana looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Wiggum feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Santanas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Santana dodges the punch combination from Wiggum.
Wiggum uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santana.
Santana drops his hands momentarily and Wiggum takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Santana moves into the clinch successfully.
Santana tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Ralph Wiggum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damian Santana.
Santana working aggressively here.
Santana takes a shot to the head.
Wiggum swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Wiggum.
Wiggum lands a right hand.
Santana misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Wiggum fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wiggum lands a body punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wiggum working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Santana tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wiggum smiles and moves away.
Santana throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wiggum is looking to counter punch.
Santana loads up on a big right hand but Wiggum slips the punch.
Santana rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wiggum counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Santana is rocked!
Wiggum drops Santana with a big left hand! Santana is injured, injured bad! Wiggum jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ralph Wiggum!
An out of breath Ralph Wiggum 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Tobious Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hyman Krustofski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tobious Khan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tobious Khan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hyman Krustofski!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Khan misses with a hook.
Khan backing away here, and Krustofski unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Krustofski walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Khan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Khan blocks a head kick by Krustofski.
Khan misses with a straight left.
Krustofski is trying to counter with his kicks.
Krustofski slips under a jab.
Khan lands an overhand right.
Krustofski's coach down at Rabid Dog was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Krustofski's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Khan throws a hook to the side of Krustofski's head but Krustofski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Krustofski throws a front kick that sends Khan stumbling back into the cage.
Khan swings widly with a right hand
and Krustofski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Khan swings for the body but Krustofski moves out of range.
Krustofski tries a quick counter leg kick but Khan is wise to it.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Krustofski moves away.
Krustofski connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Khan drops his hands momentarily and Krustofski takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Khan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Krustofski. That one must have hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Krustofski can pounce on him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Krustofski.
Khan throws a nice looking combination but Krustofski bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Krustofski throws a series of punches but Khan avoids them all with ease.
Khan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Khan bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Khan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Khan misses with a wild combination.
Krustofski moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Krustofski. That's going to slow Khan down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Khan misses with a jab to the body
and Krustofski counters with a thumping low kick.
Tobious Khan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Krustofski cracks Khan with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Khan looks to throw the jab but Krustofski is out of range.
We've been told by Khan's head coaches at The Bear's Den that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Khan avoids a kick to the body.
Khan throws a hook to the side of Krustofski's head but Krustofski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Krustofski throws a leg kick but Khan sees it coming and moves out of range.
Krustofski missing with a left hand there. Khan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Krustofski defending well as Khan loads up on a big left hand.
Khan misses with a looping left.
Krustofski fails to land with a series of punches.
Khan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Krustofski.
Krustofski slips a jab from Khan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krustofski throws a nice outside leg kick.
Khan throws out a powerful jab.
Khan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Krustofski moves away.
Khan misses with a right hand
and Krustofski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Khan doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Khan blocks a jab.
Khan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little jabbing left from Krustofski on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Khan lands a jab.
Khan misses with an uppercut. Krustofski saw that one coming.
Khan throws a right hand that misses
and Krustofski counters with a nice leg kick.
Khan throws a poor cross that misses
and Krustofski counters with an outside leg kick.
Khan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krustofski lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Khan scores with a decent looking hook.
Krustofski throws a front kick that sends Khan stumbling back into the cage.
A jab from Krustofski misses.
Khan misses with a straight left.
Khan backing away here, and Krustofski unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Khan throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Krustofski counters with a body kick that stops Khan in his tracks momentarily.
Khan misses with a combination
and Krustofski counters with a slapping leg kick.
Khan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Krustofski throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Khan is breathing heavily.
Khan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Krustofski.
A looping hook to the body misses from Krustofski. Khan does a little dance to reset his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hyman Krustofski dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Khan checks a leg kick.
Khan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Khan misses with a looping left.
Krustofski counters with a body kick.
Krustofski takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Khan lands a lovely overhand right.
Hyman Krustofski seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Krustofski uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Khan.
Khan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Krustofski misses with a right hand
and Khan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Khan looks to land a left hand but Krustofski moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krustofski throws a nice inside leg kick.
Khan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Khan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Krustofski fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Krustofski throws a big shot that misses.
Khan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Khan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Krustofski.
Khan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Donk. Khan catches Krustofski right on the button with a cross.
Khan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Krustofski has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Krustofski darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Khan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Krustofski connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Khan scrambles back to his feet.
Krustofski staying out of range there.
Krustofski only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Khan throws a sloppy body shot
and Krustofski counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Krustofski is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Khan.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Krustofski feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Khan's calf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krustofski slips under a jab from Khan.
Krustofski feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Khan's calf.
Nice defenses there by Khan.
Krustofski lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Khan lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Khan lands a glancing blow to the side of Krustofski's head.
Khan throws a hook to the side of Krustofski's head but Krustofski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Khan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Khan misses with a looping right.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Khan might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Krustofski tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Khan looks to land a left hand but Krustofski moved out of range nicely.
Khan avoids the head kick by Krustofski.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Khan duly obliges.
Krustofski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khan.
Good exchange - Krustofski coming out on top.
Khan misses with a right hand
and Krustofski makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Khan takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Khan throws the left hand but Krustofski avoids the punch easily.
Krustofski throws the left hand but Khan avoids the punch easily.
Krustofski chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Khan throws a hook to the side of Krustofski's head but Krustofski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Good exchange - Khan coming out on top.
Krustofski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Khan.
Krustofski flicks out a counter leg kick but Khan steps away.
Krustofski lands a nice looking body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice defenses there by Krustofski.
Krustofski throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Krustofski delivers a nice body kick.
Khan throws a body punch but Krustofski moves out of range.
Krustofski 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.
Khan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Khan throws out a powerful jab.
Khan will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Krustofski looks to land a left hand but Khan moved out of range nicely.
It looked like Khan was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Krustofski.
Khan is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Khan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Khan swings for the body but Krustofski moves out of range.
Khan slips under a jab.
Khan throws out a powerful jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Tobious Khan will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Khan gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Krustofski throws a push kick but Khan slaps the foot to one side.
Krustofski moves out of range as Khan strikes.
Krustofski appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Khan throws a hook but Krustofski avoids it easily.
Krustofski lands a front kick.
Krustofski turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Krustofski is looking to slow Khan down with leg kicks.
Krustofski plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Krustofski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Krustofski throws a looping overhand right but Khan ducks down to avoid it.
Khan looks to land a right hand but Krustofski moved out of range.
Khan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Krustofski throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Khan.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Krustofski.
Nice body punch from Krustofski.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Krustofski throws a shot from downtown. Khan moves away and avoids it.
Krustofski tries to land a front kick but Khan steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A cross from Krustofski lands.
Khan moves away from the strike by Krustofski.
Khan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Krustofski dodges the punch combination from Khan.
Krustofski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Krustofski misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Khan cracks Krustofski with a good jab.
Khan throws a body shot but no joy.
Krustofski tries a quick counter leg kick but Khan is wise to it.
Khan blocks a leg kick.
Krustofski scores with a jab.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Krustofski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Khan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Khan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Khan takes a swing at Krustofski's ribcage but misses.
Khan misses with a few strikes there.
Krustofski raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Krustofski. Khan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Krustofski throws the left hand but Khan avoids the punch easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Krustofski is looking to slow Khan down with leg kicks.
Khan throws a lazy right hand but Krustofski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Khan sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Khan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Krustofski throws a push kick but Khan slaps the foot to one side.
Khan throws a poor cross that misses
and Krustofski counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Krustofski scores with a head kick. Khan tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Khan throws a lazy uppercut
and Krustofski counters with a slapping leg kick.
Krustofski takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Krustofski turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Khan throws a body shot but no joy.
Krustofski lands a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Krustofski moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Khan's legs have taken a beating and he's really slowing down as a result.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Krustofski misses with a low kick.
Krustofski staying out of range there.
Krustofski clobbers Khan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Khan looks up at the clock. Bad move! Krustofski lands a right hand from hell, dropping Khan. Krustofski pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hyman Krustofski!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dion Lovejoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Gustav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Carl Gustav enters the cage!
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217 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dion Lovejoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Carl Gustav!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lovejoy throws a leg kick but Gustav checks it.
Lovejoy misses with a hook. Gustav ducked under it nicely.
Lovejoy throws a hook but Gustav avoids it easily.
Jab by Gustav.
Gustav 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.
Gustav throws a looping overhand right but Lovejoy ducks down to avoid it.
Gustav looks to throw the jab but Lovejoy is out of range.
Gustav moves out of range as Lovejoy strikes.
Gustav moves out of range of the body kick from Lovejoy.
Gustav scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Gustav misses with an uppercut. Lovejoy saw that one coming.
Lovejoy tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good standup being displayed there by Lovejoy as he connects with a hook.
Gustav moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
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!
Gustav uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lovejoy.
The fighters circling - Gustav throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gustav connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lovejoy throws a hook to the side of Gustav's head but Gustav sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gustav misses with a straight right.
Some wild striking there from Gustav.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lovejoy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gustav. Lovejoy does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gustav sizes up Lovejoy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lovejoy throws the left hand but Gustav avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from Gustav misses its intended target.
Lovejoy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lovejoy takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lovejoy is rocked!
Carl Gustav seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gustav lands a jab and follows it up with a massive straight that knocks Lovejoy out cold! Lovejoy is crumpled in the corner, his head only propped up by the cage! That's one for the organiziational promos right there! Wow, what a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Carl Gustav!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Herminio Herculano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seth Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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170 lbs
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168 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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Excellent MT
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Herminio Herculano!
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, Seth Hunter!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter closes the distance but Herculano moves to the side
and Herculano counters with a nice uppercut.
Hunter tries a head kick but it misses.
Hunter tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Herculano counters with a left to the body.
Hunter is looking to clinch.
Herculano seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Hunter is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Herculano moves into range and clinches up with Hunter.
Herculano lands with a light punch inside.
Herculano lands a hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunter is trying to force a seperation but Herculano has the dominant position.
Hunter wants a takedown but no success here.
Herculano is working Hunter over against the cage.
Good body shot from Herculano.
Hunter looks winded!
Hunter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hunter takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herculano lands a body shot in the clinch.
Herculano works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Herculano scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Herculano pushes Hunter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Herculano.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Herculano.
Hunter takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Herculano on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Herculano.
Herculano pushes Hunter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hunter is rocked!
A right hand to the body from Herculano.
Hunter is still on wobbly legs! Can Herculano finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good body shot from Herculano.
Herculano working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Herculano.
A left hand lands to the body for Herculano.
Herculano pressing his opponent against the cage.
Herculano throws a big uppercut that drops Hunter! More strikes from Herculano and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Hunter lies dazed against the cage as Herculano celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Herminio Herculano!
After the big win, Herminio Herculano made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Sully's Bar & Grill and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kintarou Ooe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Feisal Aabi Hassan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Feisal Aabi Hassan is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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175 lbs
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25
174 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kintarou Ooe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Feisal Aabi Hassan!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ooe throws a series of punches but Aabi Hassan avoids them all with ease.
Aabi Hassan with the counter takedown but Ooe avoids it easily.
Ooe definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ooe throws a right and a left that Aabi Hassan avoids nicely.
Aabi Hassan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ooe looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ooe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ooe swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Aabi Hassan counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Aabi Hassan trying to control but Ooe is working from the bottom.
Aabi Hassan postures up in Ooe's guard and throws a big left but Ooe blocks it.
Aabi Hassan landing with the ground and pound.
Aabi Hassan postures up in Ooe's guard and throws a big left but Ooe blocks it.
Aabi Hassan slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Aabi Hassan tries to score with some ground and pound. Ooe controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Ooe is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Ooe's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aabi Hassan landing strikes.
Ooe is looking for a sweep.
Aabi Hassan working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Ooe can't do much from the bottom here.
Aabi Hassan sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Ooe is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Aabi Hassan working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Aabi Hassan sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Ooe is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Aabi Hassan lands a few punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aabi Hassan misses with the ground and pound.
Ooe taking punishment in the form of punches.
Aabi Hassan tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Ooe is holding Aabi Hassan down, trying to stall.
Ooe is trying to improve his position.
Aabi Hassan is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ooe knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Ooe is trying to control Aabi Hassan's posture but Aabi Hassan avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aabi Hassan tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ooe is trying to improve his position.
Aabi Hassan working the head with strikes.
Aabi Hassan has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Aabi Hassan tries to move to mount but Ooe blocks the move with his legs.
Aabi Hassan working away.
Aabi Hassan looks up at the clock and then as Ooe takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Aabi Hassan smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Ooe takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Ooe is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Aabi Hassan's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ooe preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Ooe tries to get to full guard but Aabi Hassan has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ooe is defending against the submission attempts here by Aabi Hassan.
Aabi Hassan trying to mount his opponent but Ooe defends it.
Aabi Hassan lands with a punch from half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Aabi Hassan is looking for a kimura but Ooe is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Aabi Hassan to get the leverage.
Ooe moves into full guard.
Ooe is adopting a defensive guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Feisal Aabi Hassan dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ooe has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ooe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ooe breaks the clinch.
Ooe fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Aabi Hassan on the side of the head.
Ooe stuns Aabi Hassan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ooe drops Aabi Hassan with a beautiful combination! Aabi Hassan stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Ooe is looking for the KO!
Aabi Hassan is rocked!
It looks like Feisal Aabi Hassan has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ooe clinches with his opponent.
Aabi Hassan is still on wobbly legs! Can Ooe finish him?
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ooe creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Ooe dips a shoulder and cracks Aabi Hassan with a mighty uppercut! Aabi Hassan falls back against the cage and Ooe unloads with a barrage of strikes! Aabi Hassan is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Ooe screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kintarou Ooe!
A victorious Kintarou Ooe thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mercy Myers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Polite Efficient (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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26
210 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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220 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mercy Myers!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Polite Efficient!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Efficient takes a swing at Myers's ribcage but misses.
Efficient clinches with his opponent.
Myers lands a right hand that snaps the head of Efficient backwards.
Myers throws a head punch that misses.
Good body shot from Efficient.
Efficient looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Myers.
Efficient lands a right hand.
Efficient throws an elbow but it misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Efficient.
Myers throws a head punch that misses.
Myers makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Myers trying to control the position but instead, Efficient has worked for underhooks and has pushed Myers into the cage.
Myers scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Myers working aggressively here.
Nice elbow from Efficient.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Efficient looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Myers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Efficient throws an elbow but misses.
Myers misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Myers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nice elbow from Efficient.
Efficient tries to work over Myers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Myers.
Efficient pushes off an throws an elbow but Myers leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Efficient lands a body punch.
Efficient misses with some punches.
Efficient throws an elbow but it misses.
Myers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Efficient pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Efficient lands an elbow that stopped Myers in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Mercy Myers has been cut.
Myers blocks the elbow strike.
Efficient lands an elbow inside.
Myers scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Efficient tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Myers's elbow.
A right hand to the body from Myers.
Myers misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Myers.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Myers misses with the head strike.
A short left from Myers.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Efficient lands an elbow just above Myers 's eye.
Myers blocks an elbow strike from Efficient.
Efficient tries a body shot but Myers blocks it.
Efficient blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Efficient lands an elbow inside that Myers shrugs off.
Efficient struggles to land a body shot inside as Myers controls his hands.
Efficient throws a head punch that misses.
Efficient throws an elbow but it misses.
Myers lands a shoulder strike.
A hook to the body from Myers.
Myers lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Efficient throws an elbow but it misses.
Efficient's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Efficient lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Myers avoids the elbow strike from Efficient, against the cage.
Myers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Efficient's elbow.
Efficient misses with an elbow over the top.
Efficient lands an elbow inside that Myers shrugs off.
Myers lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Efficient backwards.
Efficient tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Efficient throws an elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Efficient comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Efficient has a couple of punches blocked by Myers.
Myers throws a punch but it's blocked by Efficient.
Nice elbow from Efficient.
Myers lands a left hand.
Efficient tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Myers lands a right hand that snaps the head of Efficient backwards.
Myers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Myers closes the distance and pushes Efficient back into the cage.
Efficient misses with a body punch.
Myers tries a body shot but Efficient blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Myers fails to land.
Efficient lands an elbow inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Myers.
A short left from Myers.
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!
Myers tries a body shot but Efficient blocks it.
Myers scores with a shot to the side of Efficient's head.
Myers misses with some punches.
Efficient misses with an elbow over the top.
Myers avoids a wild elbow strike from Efficient.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Myers blocks an elbow strike.
Efficient lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Myers makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Efficient tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Efficient misses with an elbow strike.
Myers wants to break free but Efficient has control.
Efficient tries to throw a body punch but Myers avoids it by throwing Efficient back against the cage.
Efficient prevents a body shot from Myers.
Efficient misses with a hook to the ribs.
Myers struggles to land a body shot inside as Efficient controls his hands.
Myers can't find room to land a body shot as Efficient controls the action.
Myers lands with a short shot to the head.
Myers is leaning against Efficient and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Efficient.
Efficient looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Myers looking to stall.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short uppercut from Efficient.
Efficient prevents a body shot from Myers.
Myers swings wildly with an uppercut but Efficient uses good head movement to avoid it.
Myers blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Polite Efficient will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mercy Myers's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Efficient moves into the clinch.
Efficient creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Efficient lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Efficient lands an elbow inside that Myers shrugs off.
Efficient misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Efficient throws an elbow but misses.
Polite Efficient seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Efficient blocks an uppercut.
Myers lands an uppercut.
Efficient lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Efficient misses with an elbow strike.
Myers throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Efficients head.
A body shot lands from Efficient.
Myers blocks an elbow strike from Efficient.
Myers tries to throw a body punch but Efficient avoids it by throwing Myers back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Efficient.
Efficient looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Myers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Myers has a couple of punches blocked by Efficient.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Efficient throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Myers blocks an elbow strike.
Efficient tries a body shot but Myers blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Efficient lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Efficient.
Efficient makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Efficient lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Myers tries to stall but Efficient uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Myers pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot lands for Efficient.
Myers feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Efficients jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A left lands for Myers.
Efficient clinches.
Myers fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Myers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Myers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Efficient blocking some punches.
Efficient prevents a body shot from Myers.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Efficient prevents a body shot from Myers.
Efficient is leaning against Myers and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Efficient lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Myers throws a punch but it's blocked by Efficient.
Efficient blocking some punches.
Efficient pushes off an throws an elbow but Myers leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Myers dodges an elbow strike from Efficient.
Myers blocks an elbow strike.
Myers takes an elbow to the temple.
A short uppercut from Myers.
Myers misses with a punch on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Efficient just misses with a elbow thrown towards Myers's brow.
Myers can't find room to land a body shot as Efficient controls the action.
Myers swings wildly with an uppercut but Efficient uses good head movement to avoid it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Efficient throws an elbow but misses.
Myers dodges an elbow strike from Efficient.
Myers misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short uppercut from Myers.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Efficient just misses with a elbow thrown towards Myers's brow.
Myers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Efficient lands an elbow that stopped Myers in his tracks for a moment.
Efficient lands a nice elbow.
Efficient blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Efficient just misses with a elbow thrown towards Myers's brow.
Myers misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Efficient.
Myers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Efficient's elbow.
Myers scores with a shoulder strike.
Myers working aggressively here.
Efficient misses with an elbow over the top.
Myers blocks an elbow strike.
Efficient blocking some punches.
Efficient lands an elbow just above Myers 's eye.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Myers.
Efficient tries a body shot but Myers blocks it.
Myers blocks the elbow strike.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Efficient.
Efficient comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Myers misses with the head strike.
Efficient lands an uppercut.
Efficient pushes off an throws an elbow but Myers leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Myers blocks an elbow strike.
Myers misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Efficient misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Myers tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Myers blocks an elbow strike from Efficient.
A right handed body shot lands from Efficient.
A short right from Myers on the inside.
Myers takes an elbow to the temple.
Myers takes a shot to the head.
Efficient throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Efficient throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Efficient just misses with a elbow thrown towards Myers's brow.
Myers tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Myers misses with a hook from the clinch.
Efficient pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Myers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Myers can't find room to land a body shot as Efficient controls the action.
Myers working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Myers looking to slow down the pace here.
Myers doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Polite Efficient showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mercy Myers'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.
Myers misses the jab.
Myers goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Efficient thows a left - swing and a miss!
Myers fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Efficient is out of range.
Myers throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Efficient tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Myers manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Myers is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
A jab from Efficient misses.
Myers fails with an attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Efficient misses the target.
Efficient keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mercy Myers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Efficient takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Myers throws a big shot that misses.
Efficient gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Efficient looks to throw an elbow but misses.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Efficient in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Efficient misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Myers blocks the elbow strike.
Efficient lands a hook that snaps the head of Myers backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Myers tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Efficient's elbow.
Efficient lands a nice elbow.
Myers scores with a hook to the body.
Efficient pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Efficient lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Myers.
Myers lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Efficient or not.
Efficient pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Myers throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Efficients head.
Efficient blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Myers throws a punch but it's blocked by Efficient.
Myers swings wildly with an uppercut but Efficient uses good head movement to avoid it.
Efficient lands a damaging elbow.
Myers goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Myers lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Myers blocks a body shot from Efficient.
Myers swings wildly with an uppercut but Efficient uses good head movement to avoid it.
Myers blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Efficient tries to work over Myers's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Myers struggles to land a body shot inside as Efficient controls his hands.
Myers misses with a short punch on the inside.
Efficient throws an elbow but it misses.
A short right from Efficient on the inside.
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!
Efficient lands an elbow inside.
Efficient lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Myers can't break the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Myers as the two fighters clinch.
A hook to the body from Efficient.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Efficient looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Myers lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Efficient blocking some punches.
Myers dodges an elbow strike from Efficient.
Myers swings wildly with an uppercut but Efficient uses good head movement to avoid it.
Efficient lands a body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Efficient.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Myers.
Efficient pushes off an throws an elbow but Myers leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Efficient is working Myers over against the cage.
Efficient lands an elbow inside.
Efficient pushes Myers back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Myers throws a head punch that misses.
Myers blocks the elbow strike.
Myers takes an elbow to the temple.
Myers is trying to break the clinch but Efficient is controlling him.
Efficient throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Myers dodges an elbow strike from Efficient.
Efficient creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Myers misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Myers fails to land.
Efficient creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Myers's defenses.
Efficient prevents a body shot from Myers.
Efficient has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Myers misses with some punches.
Myers swings wildly with an uppercut but Efficient uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Efficient pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Myers swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Efficient lands an elbow just above Myers 's eye.
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 short right from Myers.
Efficient misses with an elbow over the top.
Myers swings wildly with an uppercut but Efficient uses good head movement to avoid it.
Efficient tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Myers's elbow.
Efficient lands an elbow that stopped Myers in his tracks for a moment.
Efficient lands with a short shot to the head.
Efficient blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Efficient looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Efficient lands a nice elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Efficient.
Myers misses with a punch on the inside.
Myers misses with the head strike.
Efficient's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Efficient tries to throw a body punch but Myers avoids it by throwing Efficient back against the cage.
Myers swings wildly with an uppercut but Efficient uses good head movement to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Polite Efficient really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mercy Myers's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Efficient staying out of range there.
Myers staying out of range there.
A lazy left from Efficient finds it's target.
Myers is rocked!
Efficient rushes Myers and presses him up against the cage.
Oh Myers is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Efficient.
Myers avoids a wild elbow strike from Efficient.
Myers tries to work over Efficient's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Efficient lands a big right hand that drops Myers! The killer instinct kicks in and Efficient finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Efficient!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Polite Efficient! Polite Efficient retains his light heavyweight title!
In his post fight interview, Polite Efficient started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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