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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Decha Sai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Kilpatrick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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165 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Great elbows
Experienced |
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Decha Sai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kevin Kilpatrick!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Dirk Anderson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Sai blocks the leg kick.
Sai wants to clinch up but Kilpatrick keeps it at a distance.
Sai doesn't manage to clinch there - Kilpatrick circles away.
Kilpatrick has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Sai is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Sai moves into the clinch.
Kilpatrick blocks an elbow strike from Sai.
Sai throws an elbow that misses.
Sai misses with an elbow strike.
Kilpatrick using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sai has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sai throws an elbow but it misses.
Kilpatrick misses with an elbow strike.
Kilpatrick blocks an elbow strike from Sai.
Sai creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sai throws an elbow that misses.
Sai misses with an elbow over the top.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sai lands an elbow inside.
Kilpatrick dodges an elbow strike from Sai.
Sai misses with an elbow strike.
Kilpatrick looking to slow down the pace here.
Kilpatrick pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sai misses with an elbow over the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilpatrick lands an elbow inside that Sai shrugs off.
Kilpatrick tries to land knees in the clinch but Sai avoids the damage to the body.
Kilpatrick avoids a wild elbow strike from Sai.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sai just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kilpatrick's brow.
Kilpatrick tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sai throws an elbow but misses.
Sai pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sai just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kilpatrick's brow.
Sai throws an elbow that misses.
Kilpatrick avoids the elbow strike from Sai, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sai just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kilpatrick's brow.
Kilpatrick missing with knees to the body.
Sai throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kilpatrick lands a damaging elbow.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sai lands an elbow inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sai just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kilpatrick's brow.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick avoids a wild elbow strike from Sai.
Kilpatrick looking to throw knees to the head but Sai is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kilpatrick throws an elbow but misses.
Sai avoiding damage as Kilpatrick throws knees to the body.
Sai pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sai throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kilpatrick tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sai avoids it.
Kilpatrick tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sai avoids it.
Kilpatrick stalling against the cage.
Kilpatrick blocks the elbow strike.
Sai lands a damaging elbow.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kilpatrick throws an elbow but misses.
Sai looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kilpatrick blocks the elbow strike.
Kilpatrick is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Kilpatrick avoids a wild elbow strike from Sai.
Sai gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kilpatrick tries to land knees in the clinch but Sai avoids the damage to the body.
Sai pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sai gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Sai throws an elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kilpatrick with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kilpatrick tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kilpatrick misses with a knee strike.
Kilpatrick looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sai lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Sai throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kilpatrick trying to control the position but instead, Sai has worked for underhooks and has pushed Kilpatrick into the cage.
Sai throws an elbow that misses.
Kilpatrick blocks an elbow strike from Sai.
Kilpatrick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sai darts in trying to clinch
and Kilpatrick counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kilpatrick is looking to land body kicks.
Sai darts in trying to clinch
and Kilpatrick counters with a low kick, right behind Sai 's knee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kilpatrick tries a knee to the head but Sai blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kilpatrick lands a nice elbow.
Sai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sai blocks the elbow strike.
Sai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sai keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kilpatrick's efforts to push away.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sai.
Kilpatrick tries to land knees in the clinch but Sai avoids the damage to the body.
A hook to the body from Kilpatrick.
Kilpatrick is looking for a takedown.
Kilpatrick tries to land knees in the clinch but Sai avoids the damage to the body.
Kilpatrick with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sai throws an elbow that misses.
Nice elbow from Sai.
Kilpatrick blocks the elbow strike.
Kilpatrick tries to stall but Sai uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Decha Sai will probably get the nod.
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.
Kilpatrick misses with a hook to the body
and Sai counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Sai pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sai throws an elbow that misses.
Sai throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kilpatrick looking to slow down the pace here.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sai just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kilpatrick's brow.
Kilpatrick lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sai throws an elbow that misses.
Kilpatrick throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kilpatrick blocks an elbow strike.
Sai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kilpatrick misses with a knee to the head.
Kilpatrick blocks an elbow strike from Sai.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sai throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Decha Sai has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Kilpatrick blocks the elbow strike.
Sai avoiding damage as Kilpatrick throws knees to the body.
Kilpatrick using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sai has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kilpatrick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Kilpatrick.
Sai drives through and clinches with Kilpatrick against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sai lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kilpatrick working hard to break the clinch.
Kilpatrick with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kilpatrick missing with knees to the body.
Sai throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sai throws an elbow that misses.
Sai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kilpatrick tries to land knees in the clinch but Sai avoids the damage to the body.
Kilpatrick tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kilpatrick is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sai is defending well for now.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sai throws an elbow but misses.
Kilpatrick is trying to stall.
Kilpatrick is looking to break free of the clinch but Sai has double underhooks.
Kilpatrick blocks the elbow strike.
Sai looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kilpatrick is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sai misses with an elbow strike.
Kilpatrick tries to land a knee to the head but Sai blocks with his arms.
Kilpatrick avoids a wild elbow strike from Sai.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sai pushes off an throws an elbow but Kilpatrick leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kilpatrick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sai closes the distance and pushes Kilpatrick back into the cage.
Sai misses with an elbow over the top.
Sai lands an elbow just above Kilpatrick 's eye.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kilpatrick misses with an elbow over the top.
Sai throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sai pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kilpatrick avoids the elbow strike from Sai, against the cage.
Sai throws an elbow that misses.
Kilpatrick dodges an elbow strike from Sai.
Kilpatrick blocks the elbow strike.
Sai throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sai just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kilpatrick's brow.
Sai throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Nice elbow from Kilpatrick.
It looks like Decha Sai has been cut.
Sai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kilpatrick is looking to control Sai's arms but Sai gets an underhook and turns him. Now Kilpatrick has his back to the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick crunches a lovely knee into Sai's ribcage.
Kilpatrick blocks the elbow strike.
Sai throws an elbow but it misses.
Kilpatrick avoids a wild elbow strike from Sai.
Kilpatrick throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sai avoiding damage as Kilpatrick throws knees to the body.
Kilpatrick dodges an elbow strike from Sai.
Kilpatrick missing with knees to the body.
Kilpatrick utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Kilpatrick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sai takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sai gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Sai pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sai creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kilpatrick's defenses.
Sai takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kilpatrick blocks an elbow strike from Sai.
Sai pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kilpatrick avoids a wild elbow strike from Sai.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick blocks an elbow strike from Sai.
Sai creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sai blocks the elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sai just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kilpatrick's brow.
Kilpatrick putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Sai in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kilpatrick has Sai pushed against the cage.
Kilpatrick blocks an elbow strike from Sai.
Kilpatrick avoids the elbow strike from Sai, against the cage.
Kilpatrick blocks an elbow strike.
Sai pushes off an throws an elbow but Kilpatrick leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kilpatrick dodges an elbow strike from Sai.
Kilpatrick tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sai's elbow.
Sai creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sai misses with an elbow over the top.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short right from Kilpatrick on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sai throws an elbow but misses.
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 Decha Sai will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Decha Sai's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Kilpatrick with a hook.
Kilpatrick bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sai forces Kilpatrick back against the cage and clinches.
Kilpatrick dodges an elbow strike from Sai.
Kilpatrick unloads a knee to the mid-section. Sai lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kilpatrick avoids the elbow strike from Sai, against the cage.
Sai lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kilpatrick misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sai throws an elbow that misses.
Kilpatrick blocks an elbow strike from Sai.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sai just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kilpatrick's brow.
Kilpatrick tries to stall but Sai uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kilpatrick blocks an elbow strike from Sai.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sai just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kilpatrick's brow.
Kilpatrick dodges an elbow strike from Sai.
Kilpatrick throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sai blocks it with crossed arms.
Sai gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kilpatrick blocks an elbow strike from Sai.
Kilpatrick lands a damaging elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilpatrick trying to land knees to the body.
Kilpatrick tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sai avoids it.
Kilpatrick avoids the elbow strike from Sai, against the cage.
Sai creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Kilpatrick takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Sai throws an elbow that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kilpatrick obliges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kilpatrick goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sai just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kilpatrick's brow.
Kilpatrick blocks the elbow strike.
Sai blocks an uppercut.
Kilpatrick missing with knees to the body.
Kilpatrick pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sai has managed to clinch.
Sai comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kilpatrick pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kilpatrick tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sai avoids it.
Kilpatrick blocks the elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick blocks the elbow strike.
Sai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kilpatrick looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kilpatrick tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Kilpatrick obliges.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sai throws an elbow but it misses.
Kilpatrick misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sai.
Kilpatrick is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kilpatrick wants to stall.
Sai looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sai pushes off an throws an elbow but Kilpatrick leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kilpatrick takes an elbow to the temple.
Sai throws an elbow that misses.
Kilpatrick blocks an elbow strike from Sai.
Sai throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sai misses with an elbow strike.
Sai on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sai blocks an elbow strike.
Sai lands a nice elbow.
Sai pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kilpatrick misses with a body punch.
Kilpatrick tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sai throws an elbow but misses.
Kilpatrick tries a knee to the head but Sai blocks it.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sai throws an elbow but misses.
Kilpatrick avoids the elbow strike from Sai, against the cage.
Kevin Kilpatrick has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sai creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sai just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kilpatrick's brow.
Sai blocks an elbow strike from Kilpatrick.
Sai lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Kilpatrick blocks an elbow strike.
Nice elbow from Sai.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sai just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kilpatrick's brow.
Sai blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kilpatrick looking to slow down the pace here.
Sai throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilpatrick throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sai throws an elbow that misses.
Kilpatrick blocks an elbow strike.
Sai looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Kilpatrick blocks an elbow strike from Sai.
Sai looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kilpatrick stalling in the clinch.
Kilpatrick misses with a knee to the head.
Kilpatrick lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sai.
Sai blocks the elbow strike.
Sai avoiding damage as Kilpatrick throws knees to the body.
Sai is pressed up against the cage. Kilpatrick has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sai down to the mat. Sai avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sai closes the distance looking to clinch
and Kilpatrick finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Decha Sai is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kilpatrick gets a clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Decha Sai.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sai, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Decha Sai!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keola Fatu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alfredo Sausalito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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280 lbs
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270 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Keola Fatu!
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, Alfredo Sausalito!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fatu throws a body shot but no joy.
Sausalito tries to sprawl but Fatu drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Fatu lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Fatu throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fatu is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sausalito is just riding it out for now. Fatu eventually gives up the hold.
Sausalito looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fatu keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sausalito avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fatu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fatu not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Fatu is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Fatu seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Fatu is working for a kimura but Sausalito is defending it quite comfortably.
Fatu keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Fatu scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Fatu missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sausalito is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Fatu scores with a couple of nice shots.
Fatu is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Sausalito really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fatu. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Sausalito is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sausalito is still trying to improve position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Fatu connects with a nice short shot to Sausalito's temple.
Fatu performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Fatu lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fatu looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sausalito with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Fatu is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fatu controlling the pace.
Fatu drops an elbow to the side of Sausalito's head.
Fatu seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sausalito can do anything to dispel that myth.
Well, if Fatu is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fatu wants to work for an arm triangle but Sausalito is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Still in half guard, Fatu seems content to control.
Fatu working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Fatu slows the pace down in half guard.
Sausalito has hold of Fatu's hands but Fatu slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Fatu working Sausalito over with strikes.
Fatu seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Keola Fatu dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sausalito checks a leg kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Sausalito misses.
Sausalito misses with a looping left.
Sausalito misses with a left hand
and Fatu counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sausalito thinking.
Fatu closes the distance and pushes Sausalito back into the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Fatu takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Fatu lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sausalito tries to work over Fatu's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sausalito is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Fatu stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Fatu is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sausalito can do to turn this around?
Fatu has picked Sausalito up - he's going for a ride! Fatu dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fatu is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Fatu works his way into side control.
Sausalito is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fatu working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Fatu lands a decent elbow from side control.
Fatu has an Americana. Sausalito didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Fatu is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Fatu hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Keola Fatu!
Keola Fatu decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between King Diamond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aldous Wensleydale (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). King Diamond has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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170 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of The Island, King Diamond!
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, Aldous Wensleydale!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wensleydale takes the fight into the clinch.
Wensleydale gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like King Diamond has been cut.
Diamond goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wensleydale prevents it.
Diamond can't break the clinch.
Diamond tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wensleydale misses with an elbow strike.
Wensleydale lands a damaging elbow.
Diamond escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Wensleydale checks a low kick from Diamond.
Wensleydale tries to counter by closing the distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wensleydale gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Diamond throws a leg kick but Wensleydale checks it.
Wensleydale scores with a crisp jab that stopped Diamond in his tracks.
Wensleydale avoids the head kick by Diamond.
Diamond tries a low kick but Wensleydale avoids it.
A bone on bone clash there as Wensleydale blocks the leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wensleydale has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diamond can't break the clinch.
Wensleydale blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wensleydale pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wensleydale lands a nice knee to the body.
Diamond is trying to break free.
Wensleydale has Diamond pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Wensleydale pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Diamond tumbling to the mat - Wensleydale dives into Diamond's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wensleydale trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wensleydale trying to control but Diamond is working from the bottom.
Wensleydale preventing the sweep.
We've been hearing good reports from Diamond'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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wensleydale working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diamond preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wensleydale keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Diamond's head.
Wensleydale looking to pass the guard.
Wensleydale wants to control from the top but Diamond keeps moving.
Diamond is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wensleydale is aware though and is defending well.
Wensleydale tries to free his leg and advance position but Diamond is retaining full guard.
Wensleydale with a flurry of punches that miss.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Wensleydale is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Diamond slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wensleydale blocks a head kick by Diamond.
Wensleydale clinches up with Diamond and pushes him back against the cage.
Diamond tries to break free but Wensleydale pushes him back against the cage.
Diamond is trying to break the clinch but Wensleydale is controlling him.
Wensleydale misses with a body punch.
Diamond struggles to land a body shot inside as Wensleydale controls his hands.
Diamond on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wensleydale lands a damaging elbow.
Wensleydale working Diamond over with knees to the body.
Diamond takes a knee to the side of the body.
Wensleydale lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
King Diamond's cut is getting worse.
Diamond tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wensleydale avoids it.
Diamond managing to block the knees to the body from Wensleydale.
Diamond tries a knee to the head but Wensleydale blocks it.
Diamond wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diamond blocking some punches.
Diamond working hard to break the clinch.
Wensleydale lands a nice knee to the body.
Diamond gets underhooks to prevent Wensleydale's takedown attempt.
Diamond jumps guard but Wensleydale stands there with Diamond around his waist. Diamond gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Diamond avoids the elbow strike from Wensleydale, against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Diamond working hard to break the clinch.
Diamond avoiding damage as Wensleydale throws knees to the body.
Diamond misses with a punch on the inside.
Wensleydale misses with some punches.
Wensleydale lands a nice elbow.
Diamond goes for a takedown attempt but Wensleydale pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aldous Wensleydale dominated that round.
The cut man is working on King Diamond's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nice defenses there by Diamond.
Wensleydale throws a jab when Diamond was well out of range.
Diamond tries to work over Wensleydale's front leg with a kick but Wensleydale checks it.
Diamond moves away from the strike by Wensleydale.
Diamond tries to score with a low kick but Wensleydale moves his leg out of the way.
Wensleydale misses with an uppercut. Diamond saw that one coming.
Diamond connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wensleydale tries to close the distance and clinch but Diamond swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Diamond misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wensleydale.
A slow jab from Diamond misses its intended target.
Diamond takes a swing at Wensleydale's ribcage but misses.
Diamond rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wensleydale counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Diamond is trying to control but can't.
Diamond tries to get to full guard but Wensleydale has control of the leg.
Wensleydale throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wensleydale throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wensleydale is trying to control the action in half guard but Diamond is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Wensleydale thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wensleydale trying to control the action but Diamond is working from the bottom.
Diamond keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wensleydale missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Diamond trying to control but Wensleydale postures up.
Wensleydale missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Wensleydale connects with a nice short shot to Diamond's temple.
Diamond blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wensleydale.
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.
Wensleydale is looking to stall here but Diamond recovers full guard.
Wensleydale working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Diamond's head.
Wensleydale looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Wensleydale has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Diamond keeping moving, preventing Wensleydale from controlling successfully.
Diamond avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Diamond lands a nice shot that snaps Wensleydale's head back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wensleydale tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diamond paws at him with a jab and circles away.
As Wensleydale backs away, Diamond returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Diamond misses with a low kick.
Wensleydale closes the distance and clinches.
Diamond stops a takedown attempt from Wensleydale.
Diamond wants a takedown.
Wensleydale is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diamond is defending well for now.
Diamond lands an uppercut.
Wensleydale pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wensleydale can't get the takedown.
Wensleydale jumps guard but Diamond stands there with Wensleydale around his waist. Wensleydale gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
King Diamond has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aldous Wensleydale.
A frustrated look appears on Diamond's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Wensleydale is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Diamond is defending well.
Wensleydale tries to land knees in the clinch but Diamond avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diamond takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wensleydale is working for takedown but Diamond is calmly controlling the position for now.
Diamond tries to score a body lock takedown but Wensleydale shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Wensleydale keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Diamond's efforts to push away.
Wensleydale is looking to take this one to the mat.
Diamond working hard to break the clinch.
Diamond wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wensleydale with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Diamond wants to break the clinch but can't.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wensleydale trying to land knees to the body.
Wensleydale is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diamond is defending well for now.
Wensleydale unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aldous Wensleydale showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on King Diamond's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Wensleydale throws a hook but Diamond avoids it easily.
Diamond moves out of range of the strikes.
Wensleydale slips under a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Wensleydale misses the target.
Diamond blocks a jab.
Diamond throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wensleydale.
Wensleydale avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wensleydale slips under a jab from Diamond.
Wensleydale tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Diamond tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wensleydale tries to clinch but Diamond moves out of range.
Wensleydale swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
King Diamond is winning the standup battle so far.
Diamond throws a low kick but Wensleydale moves out of range easily.
Wensleydale fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wensleydale closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wensleydale takes the fight into the clinch.
Diamond managing to block the knees to the body from Wensleydale.
Wensleydale prevents Diamond from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diamond tries to score a body lock takedown but Wensleydale shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Wensleydale is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Diamond is defending well for now.
Diamond drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Diamond's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Diamond is trying to break free.
Wensleydale lands an elbow that stopped Diamond in his tracks for a moment.
Wensleydale landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Diamond takes a knee to the side of the body.
Aldous Wensleydale seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wensleydale lands an elbow just above Diamond 's eye.
Nice elbow from Wensleydale.
King Diamond's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at King Diamond's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Aldous Wensleydale!
Aldous Wensleydale decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
King Diamond spoke after the fight, saying 'Thanks to all the fans, I'll be back!!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Martyn Ford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdul Khaliq Khalid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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220 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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Martyn Ford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Abdul Khaliq Khalid!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Dirk Anderson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khaliq Khalid slaps away a takedown attempt from Ford, before circling back to the center of the mat.
It seemed like Khaliq Khalid was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Ford fails to land the takedown.
Ford looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ford is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Khaliq Khalid is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Khaliq Khalid has escaped and now he's on top!
Ford has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Khaliq Khalid doesn't defend quickly enough and Ford has managed to lock this one up! Can Khaliq Khalid escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Ford on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Martyn Ford!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kintarou Ooe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustavo Coelho (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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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
7 - 3 - 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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gustavo Coelho!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ooe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Coelho.
Ooe is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Coelho.
Ooe moves into range and clinches up with Coelho.
Ooe misses with a body punch.
Ooe prevents a body shot from Coelho.
Ooe blocks an uppercut.
Ooe blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Coelho fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ooe.
Coelho tries to work over Ooe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ooe digs a right hand into Coelho's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Coelho's gas tank.
A nice left hand lands by Ooe.
Ooe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Ooe fails to land.
Coelho looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Coelho tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ooe.
Coelho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ooe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Coelho working aggressively here.
Coelho lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ooe has a couple of punches blocked by Coelho.
Coelho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Ooe.
Coelho blocking some punches.
Ooe prevents a body shot from Coelho.
Coelho misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Ooe fails to land.
Ooe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Coelho scores with a shoulder strike.
Coelho blocks an uppercut.
Ooe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ooe can't find room to land a body shot as Coelho controls the action.
Coelho goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ooe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Coelho lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ooe blocking some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Coelho lands with a light punch inside.
Coelho tries to work over Ooe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short body shot lands from Coelho as the two fighters clinch.
Ooe blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coelho is leaning against Ooe and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Ooe.
Ooe scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Coelho goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ooe throws a punch but it's blocked by Coelho.
Coelho taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ooe misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ooe.
Coelho stalling in the clinch but Ooe improves position.
Coelho throws a head punch that misses.
Coelho tries to work over Ooe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Still in the clinch, Coelho scores with a nice short uppercut.
Coelho goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ooe lands a shoulder strike.
Coelho blocking some punches.
Ooe lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Coelho works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Coelho working aggressively here.
Coelho working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coelho works on Ooe's body with a couple of short punches.
Coelho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice left hand lands by Coelho.
Coelho throws a punch but it's blocked by Ooe.
Ooe looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Coelho lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ooe backwards.
Coelho throws a head punch that misses.
Ooe blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ooe.
Coelho lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Coelho tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ooe's elbow.
Coelho struggles to land a body shot inside as Ooe controls his hands.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Coelho misses with a body punch.
Coelho lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ooe blocking some punches.
Ooe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ooe misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ooe misses with some punches.
Ooe prevents a body shot from Coelho.
Ooe swings wildly with an uppercut but Coelho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ooe working aggressively here.
A nice left hand lands by Ooe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coelho lands with a light punch inside.
Coelho goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Coelho lands a body shot in the clinch.
Coelho is struggling to control the position.
Coelho throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ooes head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Coelho throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ooes head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Coelho.
Coelho tries a body shot but Ooe blocks it.
Ooe misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ooe letting Coelho take a breather here.
Ooe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gustavo Coelho dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Coelho misses with a wild combination.
Coelho moves into the clinch.
Coelho tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ooe misses with the head strike.
Ooe prevents a body shot from Coelho.
Coelho blocks an uppercut.
Coelho tries to stall but Ooe uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Coelho misses with a hook to the ribs.
Coelho fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ooe working aggressively here.
Coelho throws a punch but it's blocked by Ooe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ooe lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ooe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Coelho tries to throw a body punch but Ooe avoids it by throwing Coelho back against the cage.
Ooe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ooe.
Coelho is breathing heavily.
A right handed body shot lands from Coelho.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coelho manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Coelho takes a shot to the head.
Ooe lands a right hand.
Ooe tries to throw a body punch but Coelho avoids it by throwing Ooe back against the cage.
Coelho misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ooe throws a punch but it's blocked by Coelho.
Ooe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Coelho.
Coelho blocks an uppercut.
Coelho lands a hook that snaps the head of Ooe backwards.
Coelho tries to work over Ooe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Coelho stalling.
Coelho is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ooe is keeping busy.
Ooe throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Coelhos head.
A nice left hand lands by Ooe.
Ooe prevents a body shot from Coelho.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ooe blocking some punches.
Ooe has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Coelho trying to stall but Ooe improves his position.
Ooe swings wildly with an uppercut but Coelho uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hook to the body lands for Ooe.
Ooe makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ooe throws a punch but it's blocked by Coelho.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Coelho.
Ooe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Coelho swings wildly with an uppercut but Ooe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ooe lands a body punch.
Ooe blocking some punches.
Coelho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ooe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Coelho.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Coelho.
A head punch on the inside from Coelho fails to land.
Coelho blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coelho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ooe misses with a punch on the inside.
Coelho misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ooe lands with a left to the head.
Coelho is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ooe is keeping busy.
A left hand lands to the body for Ooe.
Ooe throws a punch but it's blocked by Coelho.
Ooe working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Coelho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ooe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Coelho backwards.
Kintarou Ooe has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Coelho goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ooe lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Coelho misses with some punches.
Ooe misses with a punch on the inside.
Ooe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Coelho backwards.
Coelho tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ooe throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Coelhos head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ooe has a couple of punches blocked by Coelho.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ooe lands with a light punch inside.
Coelho lands with a short shot to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ooe.
Coelho is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Coelho misses with some punches.
Coelho misses with the head strike.
Ooe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ooe has a couple of punches blocked by Coelho.
A shot in the inside from Ooe.
Ooe cracks Coelho with a nice body shot.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ooe lands a body punch in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Ooe scores with a nice short uppercut.
Ooe scores with a shot to the side of Coelho's head.
Ooe struggles to land a body shot inside as Coelho controls his hands.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ooe lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kintarou Ooe dominated that second round.
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!
Ooe gets a clinch.
Ooe blocks a body shot from Coelho.
Ooe swings wildly with an uppercut but Coelho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ooe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Coelho misses with a punch on the inside.
Coelho misses with a short punch on the inside.
Coelho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ooe lands with a right to the head.
Coelho throws a punch but it's blocked by Ooe.
Ooe lands an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ooe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ooe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Coelho misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Coelho.
A head punch on the inside from Coelho fails to land.
Coelho tries a body shot but Ooe blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coelho misses with a punch to the body.
Coelho tries a body shot but Ooe blocks it.
Coelho working aggressively here.
Coelho misses with some punches.
Coelho goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ooe doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Coelho misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right hook to the body lands for Ooe.
Coelho takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Coelho tries to stall but Ooe uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Ooe throws a head punch that misses.
Coelho misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Ooe.
Coelho misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ooe digs a right hand underneath Coelho's ribcage. Coelho let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ooe misses with a punch on the inside.
Ooe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Coelho backwards.
Ooe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Coelho can do to turn this around?
Ooe gets through Coelho's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ooe throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ooe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ooe lands a right hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Coelho.
Ooe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ooe lands a left hand.
Coelho swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ooe misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Coelho.
A short uppercut from Ooe.
Coelho doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Coelho blocks a body shot from Ooe.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ooe.
Ooe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Coelho is rocked!
Ooe has a couple of punches blocked by Coelho.
Coelho is still on wobbly legs! Can Ooe finish him?
Ooe misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Coelho fails to land.
Coelho seems to have recovered his senses.
Ooe misses with a body punch.
Coelho working aggressively here.
Ooe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Coelho backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ooe drops Coelho onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Coelho is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Coelho is looking to control Ooe's arms but Ooe gets an underhook and turns him. Now Coelho has his back to the cage.
Ooe blocking some punches.
Ooe lands with a right to the head.
Ooe swings wildly with an uppercut but Coelho uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ooe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Coelho blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ooe throws a punch but it's blocked by Coelho.
Coelho tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ooe's elbow.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ooe.
Ooe working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Coelho.
Ooe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Coelho backwards.
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!
Coelho taking a breather.
Ooe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ooe scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ooe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ooe lands a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ooe pushes Coelho back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ooe lands a body shot.
Ooe lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ooe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Coelho swings wildly with an uppercut but Ooe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ooe misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ooe cracks Coelho with a nice body shot.
Ooe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ooe creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Coelho with a big uppercut! Coelho tries to clinch up but Ooe pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Coelho to the mat! Coelho covers up and Ooe unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kintarou Ooe!
Kintarou Ooe thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brano Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darth Sidious (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darth Sidious is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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25
210 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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19
204 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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Brawler
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brano Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Darth Sidious!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Winston Alpacca and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones has his takedown stuffed
and Sidious connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from Sidious does it's job there.
Jones with a poor takedown
enabling Sidious to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones has his takedown stuffed
and Sidious counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sidious.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brano Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sidious lands with a left to the head.
Sidious lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jones is looking to take this one to the mat.
Sidious gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Jones.
Sidious scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short uppercut from Sidious.
Sidious lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sidious lands an uppercut.
Sidious lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Jones backwards.
Sidious drops Jones onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Jones is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Jones is rocked!
Sidious tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Oh Jones is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sidious makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sidious creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Jones's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Jones drops to his knees and Sidious pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darth Sidious!
Darth Sidious decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Uzziah Judah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ed Driver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Judah's entrance music is We Ready. A fine choice. This should be a great matchup!
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26
212 lbs
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215 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Uzziah Judah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ed Driver!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Winston Alpacca and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Driver throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Driver connects with a single shot there.
Driver misses with a lunging right hand
and Judah counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Judah misses with a straight right.
Driver looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A big right from Driver misses.
We've been told by Judah's head coaches at Rabid Dog that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Driver throws a left and a right that both miss
and Judah counters with a nice body shot.
Driver walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Driver tries to clinch up.
Driver throws a nice looking combination but Judah bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Driver misses with a hook
and Judah counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Driver thows a left - swing and a miss!
Driver misses the shot to the body.
Judah swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Judah takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Driver moves to clinch but Judah breaks away
and Judah counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Driver pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Judah takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Judah uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Driver.
A little feinted left hand from Judah on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Judah scores with a sloppy right hand. Driver should have avoided that one.
Driver displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Judah throws out the jab.
Driver is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Judah with a body shot.
Driver rushes Judah and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Judah scores with a shot to the side of Driver's head.
A head punch on the inside from Judah fails to land.
Judah lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Good body shot from Judah.
Driver has a couple of punches blocked by Judah.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Judah.
Driver has a couple of punches blocked by Judah.
A short body shot lands from Judah as the two fighters clinch.
Driver takes a shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Judah throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Judah.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Judah.
Judah presses Driver against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Driver looks winded!
Driver misses with the head strike.
Judah lands a hook that snaps the head of Driver backwards.
Driver tries to work over Judah's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Judah struggles to land a body shot inside as Driver controls his hands.
Driver has a couple of punches blocked by Judah.
A right hand to the body from Judah.
Judah lands with a light punch inside.
Judah can't find room to land a body shot as Driver controls the action.
Judah tries to throw a body punch but Driver avoids it by throwing Judah back against the cage.
Driver stalling in the clinch but Judah improves position.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Judah just misses with a elbow thrown towards Driver's brow.
Driver is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Driver blocks an uppercut.
Judah misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Judah.
Judah misses with a short punch on the inside.
Judah misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Driver misses with a hook from the clinch.
Judah creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Judah lands a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from Judah.
A right handed body shot lands from Driver.
Judah lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Judah stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Judah.
Judah blocks a body shot from Driver.
Judah scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Driver doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Judah digs a right hand underneath Driver's ribcage. Driver let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from Judah.
Driver takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice body punch from Judah.
A short right from Judah.
Judah lands a hook that snaps the head of Driver backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Judah lands a nice uppercut.
Judah lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Judah lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Judah lands a hook to the side of the head.
Driver tries a body shot but Judah blocks it.
Still in the clinch, Judah scores with a nice short uppercut.
Driver is trying to maintain a safe position but Judah gets an underhook and turns Driver into the cage.
Judah lands a hook that snaps the head of Driver backwards.
Judah can't find room to land a body shot as Driver controls the action.
Judah tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Driver's elbow.
Driver throws a punch but it's blocked by Judah.
Driver misses with the head strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Driver tries to throw a body punch but Judah avoids it by throwing Driver back against the cage.
Judah pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Judah lands a shoulder strike.
Driver is trying to stall.
Judah blocks a body shot from Driver.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Judah lands a right hand.
Judah digs a right hand into Driver's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Driver's gas tank.
Judah lands a nice uppercut.
Judah lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Uzziah Judah dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Judah tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Driver was well out of range. Poor timing from Judah.
Judah is looking to wear down Driver with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Driver misses with a body punch
and Judah counters with a stiff right hand.
Driver is rocked!
Judah defending well as Driver loads up on a big left hand.
Driver wants to clinch
and Judah counters with a crisp right hand that drops Driver! Judah lets Driver back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Driver is still on wobbly legs! Can Judah finish him?
Driver throws an off balance right hand
and Judah counters with a beautiful right hand that knocks Driver out cold! What a finish! Judah is going crazy, running around the mat, summersaulting off the corner posts and screaming into the cameras. Something tells me he's pretty happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Uzziah Judah!
Our winner, Uzziah Judah, 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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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kieta Vivian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Vermeer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Vermeer is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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26
155 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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151 lbs
8 - 2 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kieta Vivian!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Alexander Vermeer!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vermeer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vermeer punishes Vivian's body with a nice straight punch.
Vivian fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Vermeer clinches up with Vivian and pushes him back against the cage.
Vermeer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vivian has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Vermeer after a bit of a struggle.
Vivian is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kieta Vivian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vivian takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vermeer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vermeer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Vivian tries for a takedown. No joy.
Vivian drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Vermeer gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vermeer.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Vermeer.
Vermeer is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Vermeer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Vivian is breathing heavily.
Vermeer lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Vivian.
Vermeer lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Vermeer lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Vermeer on the inside.
Vermeer lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vivian backwards.
Vermeer lands a hook to the side of the head.
Vermeer lands a right hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vermeer creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vermeer lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Vivian is rocked!
Vermeer scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Oh Vivian is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vermeer scores with a shot to the side of Vivian's head.
A short right from Vermeer.
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!
Vermeer scores with a shot to the side of Vivian's head.
Vermeer scores with a shot to the side of Vivian's head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Vermeer throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vivians head.
Vermeer lands a hook that snaps the head of Vivian backwards.
Vivian's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Good body shot from Vermeer.
A short uppercut from Vermeer.
Vermeer lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Vermeer unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Vivian! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Vermeer is unloading with more strikes now! Vivian drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alexander Vermeer! Alexander Vermeer retains his featherweight title!
Alexander Vermeer decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andrey Lobtov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herminio Herculano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Herminio Herculano told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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26
170 lbs
9 - 1 - 0 |
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26
170 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Andrey Lobtov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Herminio Herculano!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Michael Johnstone and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Herculano tries to clinch there but Lobtov circles away.
Lobtov takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Lobtov shoots in and drives through. Herculano sprawls well.
Herculano with a hook.
Herculano is looking to clinch.
Lobtov attempts a counter takedown but Herculano avoids it well and moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lobtov misses with a takedown
and Herculano counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Andrey Lobtov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Herculano moves out of range of the strikes.
It seemed like Herculano was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lobtov shoots in but no luck this time.
Herculano swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Herculano has worked on his takedown defense in the runup to this fight and it is paying off so far.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrey Lobtov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big right from Lobtov misses.
Herculano stuffs the takedown attempt from Lobtov. Lobtov gets slowly back to his feet.
Herculano throws a body shot but no joy.
Herculano gets a clinch.
Lobtov is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Herculano pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Lobtov ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Lobtov no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herculano stopping the sweep attempt from Lobtov.
Herculano pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lobtov is keeping the position for now.
Herculano trying to control but Lobtov is working from the bottom.
Lobtov is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Herculano has his hands clasped together but Lobtov extends and breaks Herculano's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Lobtov.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Andrey Lobtov!
Andrey Lobtov retains his lightweight title!
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