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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Miko Dimelo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baked Ziti Esposito (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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Miko Dimelo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Baked Ziti Esposito !
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Sandra Marshall and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dimelo tries a head kick but it misses.
Miko Dimelo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dimelo connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
It looks like Baked Ziti Esposito has been cut.
Esposito throws a low kick but it's checked well by Dimelo.
Dimelo gets tackled into the cage by Esposito . Esposito maintains the clinch.
Esposito lands with a light punch inside.
Esposito blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Esposito struggles to land a body shot inside as Dimelo controls his hands.
Dimelo trying to stall but Esposito improves his position.
A head punch on the inside from Dimelo fails to land.
A right handed body shot lands from Esposito .
Dimelo can't find room to land a body shot as Esposito controls the action.
Esposito lands a hook that snaps the head of Dimelo backwards.
Esposito is trying to push Dimelo away but Dimelo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Dimelo misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Esposito tries to pull guard but Dimelo holds him up against the cage and eventually Esposito drops back down to his feet.
A shot in the inside from Esposito .
Esposito throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dimelos head.
Dimelo working aggressively here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Esposito blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Esposito pushes Dimelo back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esposito successfully pulls guard.
Esposito looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dimelo got a little sloppy there for a moment and Esposito has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dimelo has managed to get both his arms back between Esposito 's legs - danger averted.
Esposito looking for a guillotine here but Dimelo defends easily.
Esposito has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dimelo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Esposito is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Dimelo frees his head nicely. Oh but Esposito has switched to an armbar! Dimelo is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Baked Ziti Esposito !
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rhea Garcia Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kameron Kulina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rhea Garcia Jr could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Kameron Kulina's chin.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rhea Garcia Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kameron Kulina!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kulina lands a nice hook to Garcia Jr's body. Garcia Jr takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kulina avoids a punch combination nicely.
Garcia Jr throws a right and a left that Kulina avoids nicely.
Kulina takes one on the button.
Kulina uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Garcia Jr has time to react.
Garcia Jr tries to clinch but Kulina is having none of it.
Kulina uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Garcia Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kulina works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Garcia Jr rushes Kulina and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia Jr takes an elbow to the forehead.
Garcia Jr blocking some punches.
Kulina manages to break the clinch.
Kulina scores with a shot to the body.
Garcia Jr with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kulina connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Garcia Jr has managed to clinch.
Garcia Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Garcia Jr definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Garcia Jr takes one to the chin there.
Garcia Jr gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kulina tries to throw a body punch but Garcia Jr avoids it by throwing Kulina back against the cage.
Garcia Jr breaks the clinch.
Kulina misses the shot to the body.
Garcia Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kulina feints a counter leg kick.
Kulina cracks Garcia Jr with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia Jr closes the distance but Kulina moves to the side
and Kulina counters with a nice uppercut.
Garcia Jr wants to clinch.
Garcia Jr scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Kameron Kulina has been cut.
Garcia Jr moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Garcia Jr fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Garcia Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulina fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Kulina lunges at Garcia Jr with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Garcia Jr's hand.
Kulina is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Garcia Jr had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Garcia Jr lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Garcia Jr wants to clinch up but Kulina keeps it at a distance.
Kameron Kulina is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garcia Jr clinches.
Garcia Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Garcia Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kulina misses with a low kick.
Garcia Jr is looking for a counter combo.
Kulina uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice cross by Kulina.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kulina lands a jab to Garcia Jr's midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kulina circles away from the clinch attempt.
Garcia Jr misses with a wild combination.
A jab from Kulina finds it's way through Garcia Jr's defenses.
Garcia Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garcia Jr pushes Kulina up against the cage in a clinch.
Kulina lands with a short shot to the head.
Kulina scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kulina.
Kulina tries to break free but Garcia Jr pushes him back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Kulina.
Kulina throws a punch but it's blocked by Garcia Jr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kameron Kulina dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kameron Kulina'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.
Kulina lands with a shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for Kulina.
Nice cross by Kulina.
Garcia Jr swings for the body but Kulina moves out of range.
Kulina looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Garcia Jr takes one on the button.
Garcia Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kulina scores with a crisp jab that stopped Garcia Jr in his tracks.
Kulina pivots, looking for a leg kick but Garcia Jr is out of range and Kulina settles back down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia Jr shoots in but no luck this time.
Kulina looks to score with a jab to the body but Garcia Jr is just out of range.
Kulina feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Garcia Jrs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia Jr closes the distance and pushes Kulina back into the cage.
Kulina is trying to break the clinch but Garcia Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Garcia Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Garcia Jr shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kulina as he avoids it easily.
Kulina scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Kulina lands with a nice combination. Garcia Jr backs away looking to recover.
Garcia Jr swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Kulina looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Garcia Jr wants to clinch.
A little jabbing left from Kulina on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Garcia Jr takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Rhea Garcia Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Garcia Jr takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia Jr lands a glancing blow to the side of Kulina's head.
Kulina circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kulina scores with a nice strike.
Garcia Jr moves forwards but Kulina connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kulina cracks Garcia Jr with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kulina stuns Garcia Jr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kulina scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Garcia Jr doesn't seem bothered though.
Kulina swats away the attempt to clinch by Garcia Jr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulina lands a body shot.
Garcia Jr tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Kulina counter with a right hand.
Garcia Jr fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kulina, pushing him back against the cage.
Kulina lands a hook that snaps the head of Garcia Jr backwards.
Garcia Jr jumps into guard, dragging Kulina to the mat.
Kulina must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kulina makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Garcia Jr has a closed guard, preventing Kulina from standing up.
Kulina throws an elbow that misses. Garcia Jr uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Kulina's guard. Nice move by Garcia Jr!
Kulina has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kulina utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kulina avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Garcia Jr looking to pass the guard.
Garcia Jr postures up in Kulina's guard and throws a big left but Kulina blocks it.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Kulina keeping moving, preventing Garcia Jr from controlling successfully.
Kulina is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Garcia Jr presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
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!
Kulina tries to circle away but Garcia Jr has him pinned against the cage.
Kameron Kulina seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Kulina lands with a left to the head.
Kulina misses with a punch on the inside.
Garcia Jr prevents Kulina from breaking the clinch.
Kulina lands with a short shot to the head.
Kulina tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Garcia Jr looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Kulina lands a left hand.
Kulina breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kameron Kulina showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kameron Kulina'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!
Kulina takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Kulina cracks a nice hook into Garcia Jr's ribs.
Garcia Jr fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kulina keeps the fight on the outside.
Garcia Jr tries to clinch up.
A nice side step and Kulina releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Kameron Kulina seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kulina jabs Garcia Jr right on the nose. Garcia Jr blinks but takes it well.
Garcia Jr looks to clinch
and Kulina counters with a left and a right that stings Garcia Jr.
A clash of legs there as Garcia Jr blocks the low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia Jr shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kulina dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Garcia Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kulina paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kulina looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kulina swinging wildly here.
Garcia Jr closes the distance looking to clinch
and Garcia Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Garcia Jr wants to clinch up but Kulina keeps it at a distance.
Garcia Jr tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Kulina swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rhea Garcia Jr. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kulina throws a body punch but Garcia Jr moves out of range.
Garcia Jr fires out a quick counter leg kick but Kulina just manages to avoid it.
Kulina throws a low kick but Garcia Jr avoids it.
Kulina circles away from the clinch attempt
and Kulina counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia Jr throws a series of punches but Kulina moves out of range.
Garcia Jr tries to clinch but Kulina is having none of it.
Kulina ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Garcia Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
A low kick from Kulina misses
and Kulina takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kulina ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Kulina fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Good exchange - Kulina coming out on top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia Jr misses with a double jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kulina cracks Garcia Jr with a good jab.
Garcia Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kulina cracks a nice hook into Garcia Jr's ribs.
Garcia Jr walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Kulina lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kulina thuds a left hand into Garcia Jr's body.
Garcia Jr's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kulina connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Garcia Jr scrambles back to his feet.
Rhea Garcia Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Garcia Jr shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Kulina counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kameron Kulina is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kulina's jab looks to have found its range, popping Garcia Jr under the eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kulina throws a solid leg kick but Garcia Jr takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Kulina.
Garcia Jr throwing a counter right hand but Kulina manages to avoid it.
Garcia Jr takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kulina fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Garcia Jr on the side of the head.
Garcia Jr misses with a right hand
and Kulina counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kulina's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Kulina duly obliges.
Nice body punch from Kulina.
Garcia Jr walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Kulina connects with a body shot that sends Garcia Jr's belly button to the back.
Garcia Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kameron Kulina comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kulina winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kameron Kulina!
An out of breath and clearly excited Kameron Kulina thanked Darkness Clothing for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Iggy Izeal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taco Stiffy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stiffy has chosen The taco dance as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Iggy Izeal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Taco Stiffy!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stiffy closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Izeal to the mat! Izeal manages to get full guard.
Izeal looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Izeal can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Stiffy controls the pace.
Stiffy content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Stiffy drops back looking for a leg! Izeal is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Izeal manages to kick Stiffy off! Stiffy jumps back into Izeal's guard.
Izeal being controlled here, momentarily.
Stiffy is pushing down on Izeal's leg trying to pass to half guard. Izeal is fighting to maintain full guard but Stiffy has managed to sneak the leg through.
We've been hearing good reports from Izeal'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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stiffy with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Let's hope that Stiffy has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Izeal on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Stiffy is taking a breather. Izeal says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Stiffy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Stiffy passes to full mount!
Stiffy scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Stiffy sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Izeal taking shots to the head.
Stiffy quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Stiffy but it's paid off an Izeal is forced to tap! Nice work by Stiffy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Taco Stiffy!
In his post fight interview, Taco Stiffy gave a big smile as he said 'SNIFFY KNOWS HOES ! '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Marcellus Alexander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Ontario (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kevin Ontario will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marcellus Alexander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kevin Ontario!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexander lands with a right hand.
Alexander misses with a body shot.
Alexander throws a right and a left that both miss.
Alexander rushes Ontario and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Alexander tries to work over Ontario's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alexander lands a body shot in the clinch.
Alexander swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ontario lands with a short shot to the head.
Ontario prevents a body shot from Alexander.
A short right from Alexander.
Alexander misses with a body punch.
Alexander scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Alexander's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alexander misses with a hook.
Alexander rushes Ontario and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alexander tries to work over Ontario's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alexander lands an elbow inside that Ontario shrugs off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alexander tries a body shot but Ontario blocks it.
Alexander lands a nice uppercut.
Ontario tries to pull guard but Alexander holds him up against the cage and eventually Ontario drops back down to his feet.
Alexander tries to work over Ontario's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ontario jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Alexander walks away with a smile on his face. Ontario gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nice defenses there by Ontario.
Ontario let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Alexander moves into the clinch successfully.
Alexander lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ontario backwards.
Alexander gets through Ontario's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ontario tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ontario pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alexander swings widly with a right hand
and Ontario counters with a one-two to the body.
Alexander clinches up against the cage.
Alexander tries a body shot but Ontario blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alexander lands a body shot in the clinch.
Alexander breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ontario scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ontario lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ontario fails with a takedown attempt.
Marcellus Alexander has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kevin Ontario.
Alexander ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ontario moves away.
Marcellus Alexander is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alexander instigates a clinch.
Alexander softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
I was talking to Alexander's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Ontario takes a shot to the head.
Alexander lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ontario is rocked!
Alexander swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Alexander throws an elbow but it misses.
Alexander struggles to land a body shot inside as Ontario controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alexander lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ontario or not.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Alexander working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ontario is still on wobbly legs! Can Alexander finish him?
Alexander has a couple of punches blocked by Ontario.
Ontario blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alexander.
Alexander pushes Ontario back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Alexander has a couple of punches blocked by Ontario.
Alexander misses with some punches.
Alexander misses with the head strike.
Alexander misses with a punch on the inside.
Ontario blocking some punches.
Alexander throws a head punch that misses.
Ontario tries to pull guard but Alexander holds him up against the cage and eventually Ontario drops back down to his feet.
Ontario looks winded!
Alexander swings wildly with an uppercut but Ontario uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ontario seems to have recovered his senses.
Alexander lands a shot to the body.
Alexander softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice elbow from Alexander.
Ontario misses with the head strike.
Alexander breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ontario blocks a jab.
Ontario fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alexander throws a shot from downtown. Ontario moves away and avoids it.
Ontario misses with a wild combination.
Alexander has closed the distance and engaged Ontario in a clinch.
Alexander scores with a hook to the body.
Ontario trying to control the position but instead, Alexander has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ontario into the cage.
Still in the clinch, Alexander scores with a nice short uppercut.
Alexander creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Ontario with a big uppercut! Ontario tries to clinch up but Alexander pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Ontario to the mat! Ontario covers up and Alexander unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Marcellus Alexander!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between RJ MacReady (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Layne Staley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MacReady's entrance music is Superstition. A fine choice. Staley has chosen Junkhead as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 lbs
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193 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
KO power |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, RJ MacReady!
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, Layne Staley!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacReady misses with a leg kick
and Staley counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
MacReady wants to get back to full guard.
Staley wants to free his trapped foot but MacReady is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Staley is trying for a kimura here. MacReady looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Staley wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Layne Staley!
Layne Staley decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
RJ MacReady spoke after the fight, saying 'It's gettin' cold in here, and I haven't slept for two days.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roman Francis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Erikson Fry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roman Francis could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Erikson Fry's chin.
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221 lbs
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214 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Roman Francis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Erikson Fry!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Francis scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fry takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fry clinches with his opponent.
Fry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Francis.
Francis takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fry tries a knee to the head but Francis blocks it.
Fry using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Francis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fry blocks an uppercut.
Fry lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fry lands a damaging elbow.
Fry with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fry misses with a knee to the head.
Fry misses with a knee to the head.
Fry using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Francis has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Francis stalling in the clinch but Fry improves position.
Francis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fry putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Francis in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fry lands a knee to the head.
Francis blocks the elbow strike.
Fry tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fry looking to throw knees to the head but Francis is blocking nicely.
Fry with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fry tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fry tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Francis avoids it.
Fry looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Fry tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Francis taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Fry putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Francis in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Fry misses with a knee strike.
Francis misses with the head strike.
Francis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right from Francis on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fry.
Fry tries to land a knee to the head but Francis blocks with his arms.
Fry misses with a knee strike.
Fry throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Francis blocks it with crossed arms.
Fry looks winded!
Fry blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Francis.
A right hook to the body lands for Francis.
Francis lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fry misses with a knee to the head.
Francis 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.
Fry misses with a knee to the head.
Francis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Fry tries to clinch up
and Francis counters with a crisp right hand that drops Fry! Francis lets Fry back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Fry is rocked!
Fry darts in trying to clinch
and Fry takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fry is still on wobbly legs! Can Francis finish him?
Fry has taken the fight to the clinch.
Fry seems to have recovered his senses.
Fry scores a nice knee to the body.
Francis misses with the head strike.
Francis is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Francis lands a left hand.
Francis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fry throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Francis blocks it with crossed arms.
Fry is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Francis is defending well for now.
Fry looking to throw knees to the head but Francis is blocking nicely.
Fry looking to throw knees to the head but Francis is blocking nicely.
Fry utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Francis throws a punch but it's blocked by Fry.
Fry tries a knee to the head but Francis blocks it.
Fry landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fry tries a knee to the head but Francis blocks it.
Fry prevents Francis from breaking the clinch.
Francis misses with a hook from the clinch.
Francis breaks from the clinch.
Francis misses with an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fry wants to clinch.
Fry tries to clinch up.
Fry tries to clinch but Francis is having none of it.
Fry darts in trying to clinch
and Francis counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Francis cracks Fry with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Fry looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Francis finish him?
Fry is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fry tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Francis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fry is still on wobbly legs! Can Francis finish him?
Francis fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Fry to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Fry looks to clinch but Francis throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Fry taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Roman Francis!
Roman Francis is the new light heavyweight champion!
Roman Francis decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hank Henshaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blast Knobpunch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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258 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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255 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
KO power |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hank Henshaw!
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, Blast Knobpunch!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knobpunch fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Henshaw, pushing him back against the cage.
Knobpunch has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Henshaw regains guard immediately.
Knobpunch distracts Henshaw with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Knobpunch content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Knobpunch connects with a couple of short punches.
Knobpunch really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Henshaw. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Knobpunch lands a couple of digs.
Knobpunch lands a couple of elbows.
Knobpunch throwing strikes but missing.
Knobpunch lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Knobpunch landing some decent shots from guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Henshaw utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Knobpunch scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knobpunch throws a big elbow that misses.
Henshaw looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Henshaw had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Knobpunch defends it easily.
Knobpunch missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Henshaw definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Knobpunch throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knobpunch with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Knobpunch throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Henshaw works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Knobpunch sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Henshaw's guard.
Knobpunch drops an elbow to the side of Henshaw's head.
Knobpunch lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Knobpunch not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Henshaw wants to get back to full guard.
Knobpunch lands with a punch from half guard.
Henshaw on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Knobpunch there.
Knobpunch not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Henshaw tries to get to full guard but Knobpunch has control of the leg.
Henshaw is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Knobpunch scores with a couple of nice shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knobpunch drops an elbow to the side of Henshaw's head.
Nice strikes from Knobpunch there.
Knobpunch blocks the strikes from Henshaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henshaw has hold of Knobpunch's hands but Knobpunch slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Knobpunch lands with a punch from half guard.
Knobpunch working over Henshaw with some ground and pound. Henshaw looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Knobpunch landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Henshaw throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Knobpunch lands a nice short elbow.
Henshaw on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Knobpunch seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nice strikes from Knobpunch there.
Henshaw is rocked!
Knobpunch landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Oh Henshaw is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Knobpunch is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Knobpunch lands a big elbow - Henshaw is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Knobpunch!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Blast Knobpunch!
Blast Knobpunch thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ezekiel Curtis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Curtis comes to the cage accompanied by Beethoven - Moonlight Sonata. Ezekiel Curtis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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25
155 lbs
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154 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Basic striking
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ezekiel Curtis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brock Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Dirk Anderson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar looking to score a takedown here. Curtis is defending well but Lesnar drives through and ends up in Curtis's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lesnar advances to half guard.
Lesnar is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Curtis sees it coming and defends easily.
Lesnar is looking to advance position but Curtis won't allow it.
Lesnar is working for a kimura but Curtis is defending it quite comfortably.
Curtis is defending against the submission attempts here by Lesnar.
Lesnar tries to pass the half guard into mount. Curtis knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Curtis could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Lesnar has cracked it and Curtis is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Lesnar!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Brock Lesnar!
Brock Lesnar is the new featherweight champion!
A victorious Brock Lesnar thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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