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HI 72 - SUPERFIGHT! PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mr Blood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cristen Shaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mr Blood has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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300 lbs
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Basic striking
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mr Blood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cristen Shaw!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Winston Alpacca and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blood looks to score with a jab to the body but Shaw is just out of range.
Shaw lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Shaw goes for a double leg but Blood avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Blood continues to drive forward.
Blood lands a jab-cross combination.
Blood connects with a solid leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Blood there.
Blood wants to clinch up but Shaw keeps it at a distance.
Shaw is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Blood's half guard.
Shaw lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Blood is looking to escape.
Blood on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Blood tries to get out of the position.
Shaw escapes and gets back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blood fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blood shoots in for a takedown but Shaw shows good takedown defense.
Shaw throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Shaw misses with a leg kick
and Blood counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Blood wants to stand but Shaw has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Shaw uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Blood wants to stand and escape but instead Shaw has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Blood definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Blood wants to get back to his feet but Shaw is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Shaw controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
It looks like Shaw might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Shaw wants to pass the guard but Blood is keeping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood wants to stand up but Shaw is controlling him.
Shaw looking to pass the guard.
Blood is looking to stand up but Shaw isn't so interested in that idea.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Shaw has a takedown stuffed.
Blood shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Shaw manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Shaw is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Blood defends well.
Shaw looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaw is trying to control the position but Blood postures up.
Blood would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Shaw is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
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.
Blood throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Mr Blood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blood doesn't manage to clinch there - Shaw circles away.
Blood looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Shaw!
Blood has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Blood closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Shaw did well to prevent Blood getting side control.
Blood tries to stand but can't do so whilst Shaw controls his leg.
Blood stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Shaw to get to his feet.
Good standup being displayed there by Blood as he connects with a hook.
Shaw takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Blood cracks Shaw with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Blood dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Blood closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Blood throws a shot to the body.
Blood leaves Shaw with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Blood misses with a body punch
and Shaw counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Shaw pulls guard successfully.
Shaw manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Blood manages to get himself to full guard.
Blood wants to stand and escape but Shaw is having none of it.
Blood trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Shaw is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blood is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Shaw can do to turn this around?
Shaw trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Blood wants to stand and escape but Shaw is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Blood scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Blood looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Shaw!
Shaw bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Jab by Blood.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blood fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Shaw sprawls well initially but Blood persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Blood wants to stand up but Shaw is controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shaw trying to hold on to Blood's head to control him but Blood postures up.
Blood decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Blood lands a body shot.
Shaw with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Blood to score with a decent uppercut.
Shaw gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Blood tries to stand but Shaw is controlling from the bottom.
Blood gets to his feet - Shaw follows without any prompting.
Blood moves into the clinch.
Blood is looking to break free of the clinch but Shaw has double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood working hard to break the clinch.
Blood tries to break free but Shaw pushes him back against the cage.
Blood escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blood closes the distance and clinches.
Blood tries to circle away but Shaw has him pinned against the cage.
Blood wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Blood is trying to break the clinch but Shaw has him pressed against the cage.
Blood taking a breather.
Blood breaks the clinch.
Shaw gets caught napping as Blood dives in and scores a takedown. Shaw manages to retain guard.
Blood knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Shaw on the ground.
Blood decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Shaw, up you get!
Blood connects with a right hand. Shaw shakes it off.
Blood tries to close the distance and clinch up but Shaw swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And Shaw responds with a good body kick, but Blood manages to step out the way in time.
Blood has managed to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blood tries to circle away but Shaw has him pinned against the cage.
Shaw fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Blood lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Shaw blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blood is looking to break free of the clinch but Shaw has double underhooks.
Blood breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Blood.
Blood throws a one two combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blood scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice straight punches there by Blood. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Blood.
Blood gets the takedown into side control.
Blood stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Blood shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Shaw manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Blood dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Blood cracks Shaw with a good jab.
Shaw has managed to clinch.
Shaw escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Blood moves into range and connects with a jab.
Shaw looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Shaw misses with a body kick.
Mr Blood is winning the standup battle so far.
Blood throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Shaw tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Blood is in Shaw's guard.
Shaw uses the cage to get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blood wants to clinch up but Shaw keeps it at a distance.
Shaw tries to clinch but Blood moves out of range.
Blood shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Blood showed some decent athleticism there.
Blood wants to stand but Shaw has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Shaw takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blood is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Shaw manages to get to full guard.
Shaw is looking to stand up but Blood isn't so interested in that idea.
Blood decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Shaw, up you get!
Shaw takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Blood tries to clinch but Shaw moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shaw manages to avoid it.
Blood feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Shaw has a closed guard, preventing Blood from standing up.
Blood decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Blood digs a good body shot into Shaw's ribs.
Shaw on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Shaw takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Shaw enables Blood to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Shaw manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shaw is working an open guard so Blood takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Blood closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Shaw is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Blood seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blood decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Blood closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Shaw did well to prevent Blood getting side control.
Blood stands up and beckons Shaw to join him on the feet.
Blood moves in looking to clinch but Shaw pushes him off.
Blood scores with a body shot.
Blood throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Shaw tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Blood is in Shaw's guard.
Blood is looking to stand up but Shaw won't let him.
Shaw is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Blood wants to stand but Shaw is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Blood looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Shaw!
Blood has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Cristen Shaw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Blood shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mr Blood showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Blood has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mr Blood!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Hanson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bradley Towns (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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270 lbs
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245 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Thomas Hanson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bradley Towns!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Dirk Anderson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hanson darts in and clinches Towns up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Hanson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Hanson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hanson is working Towns over against the cage.
Hanson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hanson lands with a right to the head.
Towns's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Hanson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Towns's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hanson lands a left hand.
A short left from Hanson.
Hanson effectively controlling the action here.
Hanson lands with a light punch inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hanson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hanson stalls.
Hanson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Towns blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hanson has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A short left from Hanson.
Hanson lands a shoulder strike.
Towns's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A left hand lands to the body for Hanson.
Towns looks winded!
Hanson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hanson lands a left hand.
Hanson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Townss head.
Hanson pushes Towns back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Hanson lands a body shot in the clinch.
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!
Hanson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Come on Hanson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A short left from Hanson.
Hanson avoiding damage.
Hanson has Towns pressed against the cage.
Hanson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hanson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Hanson.
Hanson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hanson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Towns is rocked!
Hanson pushes Towns against the cage. Hanson is working some dirty boxing. Hanson pushes off with a quick right hook! Towns goes down! Towns tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Hanson moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Hanson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tobious Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robbie Lawler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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178 lbs
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175 lbs
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Solid boxing
KO power |
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Decent 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 - 2 - 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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Robbie Lawler!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawler tries to bum rush Khan with a series of wild strikes but Khan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Khan lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Robbie Lawler has been cut.
Lawler lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Khan throws the left hand but Lawler avoids the punch easily.
Lawler misses with a combination
and Khan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Khan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Khan lands a glancing blow to the side of Lawler's head.
Lawler tries to close the distance and clinch up but Khan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Khan has Lawler up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Khan blocking some punches.
Khan misses with the head strike.
Khan effectively controlling the action here.
A right hand to the body from Khan.
Lawler has a couple of punches blocked by Khan.
Lawler misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan lands a shoulder strike.
Lawler trying to control the position but instead, Khan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lawler into the cage.
Khan scores with a shoulder strike.
Lawler tries to land knees in the clinch but Khan avoids the damage to the body.
Lawler throws a head punch that misses.
Khan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lawler is rocked!
Khan lands a big right hand that drops Lawler! The killer instinct kicks in and Khan finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Khan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tobious Khan!
The defeated Robbie Lawler had this to say: 'he is a good fighter. i gave it all i could a good show. . i whant my remach
lashas father died and i will see you soon'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ajax Armstrong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Asato Mikio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mikio has chosen Ain't No Grave as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145 lbs
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148 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ajax Armstrong!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Asato Mikio!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, David Hoff and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mikio misses with a low kick.
Armstrong fails to land the takedown.
It seemed like Mikio was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Armstrong fails with the takedown
and Mikio counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Armstrong thinking.
Mikio stuffs the takedown.
Mikio swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ajax Armstrong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Armstrong shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mikio as he avoids it easily.
Armstrong has a takedown stuffed.
Armstrong dives in and scores a takedown into Mikio's guard.
Mikio controlling the position.
Armstrong drops back, looking for a kneebar! Mikio looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Mikio looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Mikio!
Armstrong is being controlled here.
Mikio advances nicely into full mount.
Mikio takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikio lands a nice shot to the head.
Mikio landing strikes from the mount.
Armstrong sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Mikio working over Armstrong with some ground and pound. Armstrong looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Armstrong actively working from the bottom here.
Mikio missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mikio throwing shots but Armstrong is blocking nicely.
Mikio controlling the action here.
Armstrong keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Armstrong is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mikio pulls his head out easily.
Mikio lands with a punch from half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Mikio's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Armstrong is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mikio pulls his head out easily.
Still in half guard, Mikio seems content to control.
Armstrong is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mikio pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mikio takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Armstrong takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Armstrong fails with a takedown attempt.
Mikio connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Armstrong tumbling to the canvas! Mikio pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Armstrong was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Asato Mikio!
A very excited looking Asato Mikio rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Johnie Cash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tobias Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnie Cash is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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139 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Johnie Cash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tobias Marshall!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cash wants to clinch up but Marshall keeps it at a distance.
Marshall scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A shot to the liver by Marshall. Beautiful body shot.
Marshall throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Marshall lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Marshall fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Cash is looking to clinch.
Cash takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cash tries to clinch
and Marshall counters with a straight right hand.
Marshall throws a right hand that Cash ducks under and follows up with a left that Cash also avoids with ease.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cash is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice jab there from Marshall.
Marshall feints a jab promting Cash to slip. Marshall then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cash slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Marshall swats away the attempt to clinch by Cash.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cash tries to clinch up.
Nice body punch from Marshall.
Marshall has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Cash is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Marshall slips a jab from Cash.
Cash slips under a jab from Marshall.
Marshall throws a shot from downtown. Cash moves away and avoids it.
Cash misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marshall.
Cash avoids the body shot from Marshall.
The fighters circle momentarily. Marshall darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Marshall circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cash on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cash takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Marshall.
Cash is rocked!
Cash throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Marshall counters with a crisp right that sends Cash to the canvas! Marshall follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tobias Marshall!
Tobias Marshall took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Sully's Bar & Grill for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tusing Pocc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neil McGowan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGowan comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Irish Brigade - Free & Green kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Neil McGowan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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25
150 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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157 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tusing Pocc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Neil McGowan!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGowan cracks the inside of Pocc's front leg.
McGowan's coach down at The Bear's Den was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on McGowan's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Pocc shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pocc definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Pocc drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pocc drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Pocc as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! McGowan screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Pocc! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Tusing Pocc!
After winning the bout, Tusing Pocc thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Azadshatru Singh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geese Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Singh comes to the cage accompanied by DMX - X Gon' Give It To Ya. Azadshatru Singh is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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245 lbs
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227 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Azadshatru Singh!
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, Geese Fury!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Singh takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Fury moves into the clinch.
Singh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Singh manages to break the clinch.
Fury scores with a nice strike.
Singh lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Fury moves out of range of the leg kick from Singh.
Singh throws a leg kick but Fury moved away.
Singh circles away from the clinch attempt.
Fury fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Singh manages to avoid it.
Fury drives through and clinches with Singh against the cage.
Singh fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fury swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Singh tries to work over Fury's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Singh throws a head punch that misses.
Singh scores with an uppercut up the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fury can't find room to land a body shot as Singh controls the action.
Nice body punch from Singh - that landed with a thud.
Fury is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Fury.
Singh struggles to land a body shot inside as Fury controls his hands.
Fury misses with a body punch.
Fury goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Singh lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Fury backwards.
Singh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Singh takes an elbow to the forehead.
Singh manages to break the clinch.
Singh cracks a nice hook into Fury's ribs.
Singh thows a left - swing and a miss!
Singh tests Fury's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fury takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Fury tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Singh counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fury thinking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Singh misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fury misses the shot to the body.
It appears Singh was looking to counter with a kick there.
Singh takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Singh jabs Fury to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Fury checks a low kick from Singh.
Singh cracks Fury with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Singh fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Fury is out of range.
Fury wants to counter with a clinch but Singh pushes him away.
Fury wants to clinch up but Singh keeps it at a distance.
Singh looks to land a right hand but Fury moved out of range.
Fury clinches with his opponent.
Singh misses with a punch on the inside.
Fury goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Singh lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Fury prevents a body shot from Singh.
Singh blocks a body shot from Fury.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fury forces Singh back against the cage and clinches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Singh.
Fury misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Fury tries to stall but Singh uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Singh has a couple of punches blocked by Fury.
Fury struggles to land a body shot inside as Singh controls his hands.
Singh misses with a body punch.
Fury keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Singh's efforts to push away.
Fury tries to throw a body punch but Singh avoids it by throwing Fury back against the cage.
Singh misses with some punches.
Fury blocks an uppercut.
Singh throws a head punch that misses.
Singh is trying to push Fury away but Fury has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Singh has a couple of punches blocked by Fury.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Singh.
Fury tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Singh's elbow.
Singh can't break the clinch.
Singh pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Singh throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Singh throws a good cross that connects.
Fury misses with a wild body shot.
Singh scores with a sloppy right hand. Fury should have avoided that one.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Singh throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Fury throws a lazy right hand but Singh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fury. Singh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fury forces Singh back against the cage and clinches.
Singh breaks the clinch.
Singh scores with a nice head shot.
Singh scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Azadshatru Singh dominated that round.
That's time! Singh's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Singh throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Singh is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Fury can do to turn this around?
Singh lands a leg kick that knocks Fury off balance momentarily.
Singh throws a front kick aimed at Fury's knee but Fury avoids it well.
Singh is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Singh avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fury blocks a low kick nicely.
Fury fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Singh, pushing him back against the cage.
Singh doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Singh prevents a body shot from Fury.
A short right from Fury on the inside.
Singh prevents a body shot from Fury.
Singh works on Fury's body with a couple of short punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fury lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Singh's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fury moves into the clinch successfully.
Fury tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Singh prevents a body shot from Fury.
Singh misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Singh misses with the head strike.
Singh throws a head punch that misses.
Singh scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A right handed body shot lands from Fury.
Singh lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Singh manages to break the clinch.
Fury takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fury moves in looking to clinch but Singh pushes him off.
Singh with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Singh shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
A thudding body kick lands there by Singh!
Singh misses with a low kick.
Nice body punch from Singh.
Fury is breathing heavily.
Singh throws a right hand that Fury ducks under and follows up with a left that Fury also avoids with ease.
Fury is looking to clinch.
Fury fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Singh tries to keep at a distance but Fury has taken the fight into the clinch.
Singh breaks the clinch.
Singh scores with a jab to the head.
Fury misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Fury takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Singh takes a swing at Fury's ribcage but misses.
Fury tries to counter by closing the distance.
Fury tries to clinch but Singh moves out of range.
Fury jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Singh wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Singh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fury.
Singh connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Singh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fury moves away.
Fury uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Singh.
Fury tries to counter by closing the distance.
Singh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Singh sets himself, and Fury steps forward looking for the clinch! Singh avoids it this time.
Fury wants to clinch
and Singh counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Singh throws a chopping leg kick but Fury manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Fury tries to clinch up.
Fury rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Singh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Singh throws a lazy right hand but Fury sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Fury moves to clinch but Singh breaks away
and Singh counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Good exchange - Singh coming out on top.
Singh avoids the body shot from Fury.
Singh throws a hook to the side of Fury's head but Fury sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Singh swats away the attempt to clinch by Fury.
Singh misses with a low kick.
Fury wants to counter with a clinch but Singh pushes him away.
Fury scores with a jab to the body.
Singh misses with an uppercut. Fury saw that one coming.
Singh lands a lovely overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Singh scores with a crisp jab that stopped Fury in his tracks.
Fury jabs Singh right on the nose. Singh blinks but takes it well.
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!
Fury tries to clinch but Singh is having none of it.
Nice body punch from Fury.
Fury is looking to clinch but Singh is avoiding it.
Singh throws out a powerful jab.
Fury moves in looking to clinch but Singh pushes him off.
Singh lands a brutal head kick. Fury looks out on his feet and Singh throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Azadshatru Singh!
Azadshatru Singh seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Victor Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luciano Maciel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Victor Steel could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Luciano Maciel's chin.
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26
160 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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19
165 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Experienced |
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Brawler
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Victor Steel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Luciano Maciel!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maciel thuds his right hand into Steel's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Maciel misses with a wild body shot.
Steel looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Maciel throws a body punch but Steel moves out of range.
Steel looks to land a combination but Maciel avoids it well.
Steel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Maciel circles away quickly and effectively.
Maciel works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Maciel changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Steel tries to avoid it but Maciel manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Steel to the ground. Steel escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Maciel scores with a crisp jab that stopped Steel in his tracks.
Decent striking displayed by Maciel there.
Steel takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Maciel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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!
Maciel lands a slapping body shot.
Steel thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maciel with the counter takedown but Steel avoids it easily.
Maciel lands with a straight right. Steel didn't see that one coming.
Maciel lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Steel is rocked!
Steel bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Maciel comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Steel falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Steel was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Luciano Maciel!
After the big win, Luciano Maciel 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.
Victor Steel was interviewed post fight and said 'Impressive win to my opponent. I will learn from this and come back stronger and avenge this loss in the near future. Watch and see.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Herminio Herculano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Roussow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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27
170 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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26
168 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ken Roussow!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roussow is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Herculano avoids the body shot from Roussow.
Herculano has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Rabid Dog in the buildup to the fight.
Herculano tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Roussow misses the body punch
and Roussow takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Ken Roussow has been cut.
Roussow throws a big shot that misses.
Herculano wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Herculano scores with a crisp jab that stopped Roussow in his tracks.
Roussow thows a left - swing and a miss!
Roussow cracks a nice hook into Herculano's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roussow throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Roussow ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Herculano closes the distance and pushes Roussow back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roussow misses with a punch on the inside.
Roussow misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Roussow tries to throw a body punch but Herculano avoids it by throwing Roussow back against the cage.
Herculano is pushing Roussow up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Herculano wants to stall.
Roussow misses with the head strike.
Herculano misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Roussow working aggressively here.
Roussow swings wildly with an uppercut but Herculano uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roussow struggles to land a body shot inside as Herculano controls his hands.
Roussow gets through Herculano's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Herculano lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Roussow or not.
Roussow doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Roussow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Roussow misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Herculano.
Roussow misses with some punches.
Herculano lands a left hand that snaps the head of Roussow backwards.
Herculano blocks an uppercut.
Roussow prevents a body shot from Herculano.
Roussow misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Roussow.
Herculano lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Herculano lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Roussow gets through Herculano's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Roussow misses with a punch on the inside.
Herculano blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Roussow tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Herculano's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Herculano.
Roussow misses with a short punch on the inside.
Herculano blocks an uppercut.
Herculano lands a body shot in the clinch.
Herculano leaning against his opponent.
Herculano trying to stall but Roussow improves his position.
Roussow lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Herculano is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Roussow as the two fighters clinch.
Herculano misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Roussow.
Roussow misses with some punches.
Herculano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A hook to the body from Herculano.
Roussow being controlled against the cage.
Roussow has a couple of punches blocked by Herculano.
Roussow lands with a short shot to the head.
Herculano scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Herculano displaying some good clinch control by pressing Roussow up against the cage.
Herculano tries to stall but Roussow uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Roussow stalling in the clinch but Herculano improves position.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Herculano is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Herminio Herculano.
Roussow jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Roussow tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Herculano counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ken Roussow seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roussow throws a looping overhand right but Herculano ducks down to avoid it.
Roussow throws the left hand but Herculano avoids the punch easily.
Roussow lands with a nice body punch.
Herculano wants to clinch.
Herculano sets himself, and Roussow steps forward looking for the clinch! Herculano avoids it this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ken Roussow will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ken Roussow'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.
Roussow throws a series of punches but Herculano moves out of range.
Herculano wants to clinch.
Roussow tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Herculano paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Roussow darts in looking for a takedown but Herculano gets double underhooks and turns Roussow into the cage.
Herculano closes the distance looking to clinch
and Roussow counters with a nice double leg into side control. Herculano won't be happy with that.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Who's going to make the next move?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Herculano tries to improve position but can't.
Herculano is not content to let Roussow control the position.
Herculano knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Roussow on the ground.
Herculano managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Roussow.
Roussow lands a nice forearm strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Roussow is chipping away with strikes.
Herculano is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Roussow throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roussow misses with the ground and pound.
Roussow prevents Herculano from escaping the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roussow lands a decent elbow from side control.
Roussow is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The strikes coming from Roussow are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Roussow throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Roussow working the ground and pound.
Roussow has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Roussow just content to control the position.
Roussow creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Roussow trying to control the action but Herculano is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roussow cracks Herculano with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Roussow looks up at the clock and then as Herculano takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Roussow smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Roussow misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Check out the look on Roussow's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Roussow scores with punches from side control.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Roussow working his ground and pound in the gym.
Herculano on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Herculano tries to get out of the position.
Roussow scoring with punches and elbows.
Roussow cracks Herculano with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Roussow trying to control the action but Herculano is working from the bottom.
Roussow creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roussow is looking to take a break and control but Herculano is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Herculano dodges the ground and pound from Roussow.
Roussow is trying to ground and pound but Herculano uses the momentary lack of control by Roussow to regain half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Roussow is looking to advance position but Herculano won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Roussow showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ken Roussow's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Roussow misses with a body shot.
Herculano is looking to counter the offense by Roussow and move into the clinch.
Roussow wants to clinch up but Herculano keeps it at a distance.
Roussow blocks a jab.
Roussow wants to counter the offense by Herculano and move into the clinch position.
Herculano gets tackled into the cage by Roussow. Roussow maintains the clinch.
Herculano lands a hook that snaps the head of Roussow backwards.
Herculano stalling.
Herminio Herculano has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The referee calls for Herculano to work.
Herculano tries to throw a body punch but Roussow avoids it by throwing Herculano back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Herculano struggles to land a body shot inside as Roussow controls his hands.
Roussow has a couple of punches blocked by Herculano.
Roussow misses with the head strike.
Herculano throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Herculano trying to control the position but instead, Roussow has worked for underhooks and has pushed Herculano into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Roussow is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Herculano is keeping busy.
Herculano trying to stall but Roussow improves his position.
Nice body punch from Herculano.
Roussow letting Herculano take a breather here.
Roussow has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Herculano is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Herculano pushes Roussow back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A body shot lands from Herculano.
Roussow takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Herculano avoiding damage.
Come on Herculano - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Herminio Herculano.
Herculano darts in and clinches Roussow up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herculano working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Herculano stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Herculano creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Roussow.
Roussow tries a body shot but Herculano blocks it.
Roussow tries to stall but Herculano uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Roussow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Herculano is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Herculano pushes Roussow back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Herculano lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Herculano is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Roussow is keeping busy.
Herculano lands a left hand.
Herculano digs a right hand underneath Roussow's ribcage. Roussow let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Herculano works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Roussow misses with some punches.
Still in the clinch, Herculano scores with a nice short uppercut.
Herculano works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Herculano.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herculano stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Roussow has a couple of punches blocked by Herculano.
Herculano slows down the pace here.
Roussow is working for takedown but Herculano is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nice body punch from Herculano - that landed with a thud.
Herculano stalling in the clinch but Roussow improves position.
Herculano lands a body punch.
Herculano lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A right hand to the body from Herculano.
Stalling in the clinch from Herculano.
Herculano pressing his opponent against the cage.
Herculano looking to stall.
Roussow trying to stall but Herculano improves his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roussow throws a punch but it's blocked by Herculano.
Herculano lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Roussow or not.
Herculano stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Herculano looking to slow down the pace here.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Herminio Herculano.
Herculano uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Roussow.
Roussow throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Herculano sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Roussow misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Herculano counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Herculano.
Herculano throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Herculano effectively controlling the action here.
Herculano is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Roussow tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Herculano scores with a shoulder strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herminio Herculano clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Ken Roussow's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Roussow throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Roussow misses with a takedown attempt - Herculano sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Herculano seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Herculano lands with a shot to the body.
Roussow misses with a takedown attempt
and Herculano counters with a stiff right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Roussow closes this distance looking for a takedown but Herculano circles away.
Herminio Herculano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ken Roussow.
Roussow throws a lazy uppercut
and Herculano counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Roussow is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
A cross from Herculano lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roussow throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Herculano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roussow.
Herculano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roussow.
Herculano ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Roussow misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Herculano is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Roussow.
Roussow circles away from the clinch attempt.
Herculano uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Roussow.
Herculano wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Herculano tries to clinch up but Roussow circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herculano has managed to clinch.
Herculano stalling in the clinch but Roussow improves position.
Herculano pushes Roussow back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Roussow breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Herculano digs a good body shot into Roussow's ribs.
Roussow swats away the attempt to clinch by Herculano.
Herculano uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Roussow.
A jab from Herculano finds it's way through Roussow's defenses.
The crowd cheers as Herculano lands an impressive looking overhand right. Roussow doesn't seem phased though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Herculano connects with a nice looking jab.
Herculano fails in his attempt to clinch.
Roussow looks to clinch
and Herculano counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fight stays on the outside here - Roussow looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Roussow waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Herculano.
Roussow drives through and clinches with Herculano against the cage.
Herculano lands with a left to the head.
Roussow is rocked!
Herculano tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Roussow is still on wobbly legs! Can Herculano finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Herculano stalling against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Roussow as the two fighters clinch.
Roussow seems to have recovered his senses.
Roussow is trying to stall.
Herculano lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Roussow or not.
Roussow throws a head punch that misses.
Herculano lands with a short shot to the head.
Herculano trying to control the position but instead, Roussow has worked for underhooks and has pushed Herculano into the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Herculano takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Herculano prevents a body shot from Roussow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Roussow pushes Herculano back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Herculano lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Herculano lands a right hand that snaps the head of Roussow backwards.
Roussow goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herminio Herculano had his way with Ken Roussow in that round.
The cut man is working on Ken Roussow'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Roussow wants to clinch up but Herculano keeps it at a distance.
Herculano tries to counter by clinching up but Roussow breaks away and moves out of range.
Herculano clinches up with Roussow and pushes him back against the cage.
Roussow throws a head punch that misses.
Roussow has a couple of punches blocked by Herculano.
Herculano looking to stall.
Herculano is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Roussow is keeping busy.
Roussow tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Herculano.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Herculano blocks a body shot from Roussow.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Herculano takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Herculano cracks Roussow with a nice body shot.
A right hand to the body from Herculano.
Roussow is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Herculano lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roussow letting Herculano take a breather here.
Herculano pressing his opponent against the cage.
Herculano makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Herculano.
Herculano drops Roussow onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Roussow is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Herculano is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Roussow can do to turn this around?
Herculano lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Roussow.
Herculano scores with a nice hook to the head.
Herculano creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Roussow's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Roussow drops to his knees and Herculano pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Herminio Herculano!
Herminio Herculano gave a mention to Sully's Bar & Grill in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Afonso Cabral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Thundercunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thundercunt is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by You are a Cunt. Tommy Thundercunt has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Afonso Cabral's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Afonso Cabral!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tommy Thundercunt!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thundercunt swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cabral is looking to counter the offense by Thundercunt and move into the clinch.
Cabral fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thundercunt manages to avoid it.
Thundercunt uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cabral.
Cabral uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thundercunt.
Thundercunt keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cabral.
Cabral sets himself, and Thundercunt steps forward looking for the clinch! Cabral avoids it this time.
Good standup being displayed there by Thundercunt as he connects with a hook.
Cabral misses with a hook.
Thundercunt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cabral.
Tommy Thundercunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thundercunt lands with a nice body punch.
A cross from Thundercunt lands.
Thundercunt misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabral fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Thundercunt misses with a body shot.
We've been told by Cabral's head coaches at Woodhouse's that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Cabral ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thundercunt moves away.
Thundercunt swings away with a body shot that misses
and Cabral counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cabral has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Cabral there as he acknowledges the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thundercunt. Cabral does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thundercunt throws a body shot but no joy.
Cabral throws out a loose jab but Thundercunt uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cabral misses with a left hand
and Thundercunt counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thundercunt feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cabrals jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cabral missing with a left hand there. Thundercunt was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice shot lands for Thundercunt.
Thundercunt tries to clinch but Cabral is having none of it.
Cabral is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Cabral moves away from the strike by Thundercunt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cabral swings widly with a right hand
and Thundercunt counters with a nice uppercut.
Thundercunt throws the left hand but Cabral avoids the punch easily.
Thundercunt bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Cabral's head backwards.
Thundercunt misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cabral.
Cabral swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Cabral takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Thundercunt looks to score with a jab to the body but Cabral is just out of range.
Cabral is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Thundercunt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thundercunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cabral misses with a straight left.
Cabral misses with a left hand
enabling Thundercunt to counter with a crisp jab.
Thundercunt scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Thundercunt tries to clinch there but Cabral circles away.
Cabral jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thundercunt appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Thundercunt tries to clinch up.
As Thundercunt tries to get set, Cabral tries to push him back and clinch up but Thundercunt manages to avoid the attempt.
Thundercunt is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Cabral had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Thundercunt just misses with a punch to the body.
Cabral scores with a decent looking hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thundercunt just misses with a punch to the body.
Cabral looks to land a right hand but Thundercunt moved out of range.
Thundercunt scores with a sloppy right hand. Cabral should have avoided that one.
Thundercunt displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cabral throws out the jab.
Thundercunt throws out a counter right but Cabral avoids it with no problem.
Thundercunt has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Jab, jab by Thundercunt - just one landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cabral swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jab from Thundercunt.
Thundercunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cabral moves away.
Thundercunt misses the jab.
A big left from Cabral misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Thundercunt dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Thundercunt swings for the body but Cabral moves out of range.
Thundercunt throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Thundercunt swings widly with a right hand
enabling Cabral to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Tommy Thundercunt has been cut.
Cabral pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thundercunt ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Thundercunt misses with a body punch
and Cabral counters by clinching up.
Thundercunt lands with a short shot to the head.
Thundercunt lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Cabral or not.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thundercunt lands a hook that snaps the head of Cabral backwards.
Thundercunt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cabral's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Cabral tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thundercunt's elbow.
Cabral trying to stall but Thundercunt improves his position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Thundercunt.
Thundercunt lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thundercunt working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thundercunt blocking some punches.
Cabral is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Thundercunt's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Cabral wants to stall.
Cabral tries to throw a body punch but Thundercunt avoids it by throwing Cabral back against the cage.
The referee calls for Thundercunt to work.
Thundercunt lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Cabral.
Cabral wants to stall.
Cabral misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cabral.
Cabral lands a hook that snaps the head of Thundercunt backwards.
Nice elbow from Thundercunt.
Cabral misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thundercunt's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thundercunt cracks Cabral with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Thundercunt has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Cabral to stand back up!
Cabral is rocked!
It looks like Afonso Cabral has been cut.
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!
Thundercunt connects with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thundercunt rushes Cabral and presses him up against the cage.
Thundercunt scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Thundercunt drops Cabral onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Cabral is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Oh Cabral is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cabral misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Thundercunt lands a body punch in the clinch.
Thundercunt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thundercunt lands a hook that snaps the head of Cabral backwards.
Thundercunt pushes off and lands a massive hook that knocks Cabral out cold! The fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tommy Thundercunt!
Tommy Thundercunt is the new super heavyweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Tommy Thundercunt started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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