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LH 2: Joutsen vs Starfighter PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Greg Mac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Hellsfyre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Damien Hellsfyre is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Greg Mac!
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, Damien Hellsfyre!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hellsfyre shoots in looking for a takedown. Mac tries to sprawl out of it but Hellsfyre keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mac manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mac lands with a cross.
Hellsfyre swats away the attempt to clinch by Mac.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mac lands a nice hook to Hellsfyre's body. Hellsfyre takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mac rushes Hellsfyre and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mac jumps guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mac is trying to keep Hellsfyre in close.
Hellsfyre's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Mac is looking to stand up but Hellsfyre isn't so interested in that idea.
Mac keeping full guard, as Hellsfyre tries to pass.
Mac will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mac trying to control the position.
Hellsfyre chips away with some ground and pound.
That's two 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.
Hellsfyre controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mac looks to land a left hand but Hellsfyre moved out of range nicely.
Mac fails in his attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hellsfyre is defended easily by Mac.
Hellsfyre slips a jab from Mac.
Hellsfyre shoots in looking for a takedown but Mac manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hellsfyre's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Greg Mac has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damien Hellsfyre.
Hellsfyre decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Hellsfyre should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Hellsfyre looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Hellsfyre wants to lay and pray for a moment but Mac keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hellsfyre is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Hellsfyre slips a nice elbow through Mac's hands, connecting with Mac's forehead.
Hellsfyre stalling.
Hellsfyre throwing shots but Mac is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mac is looking to escape.
Hellsfyre uses his free foot to push down on Mac's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Mac.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hellsfyre landing shots from mount.
Mac on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Mac tries to get out of the position.
Mac tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mac sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Hellsfyre sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mac defending well though.
Hellsfyre is controlling the pace.
Hellsfyre is nestled in close to Mac, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hellsfyre is taking a breather. Mac 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Greg Mac will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice sprawl there from Mac as Hellsfyre shoots in.
Mac tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hellsfyre manages to circle out of the way.
Damien Hellsfyre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mac stuffs the takedown.
Mac gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Hellsfyre counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Mac!
Hellsfyre working the strikes but Mac uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Hellsfyre working his ground and pound in the gym.
Mac makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mac.
Mac looking for a sweep. Not yet Mac, not yet.
Mac working a defensive guard here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hellsfyre controls from within his opponent's guard.
Mac keeping moving, preventing Hellsfyre from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hellsfyre loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hellsfyre pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mac is keeping the position for now.
Hellsfyre is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hellsfyre scoring with some ground and pound.
Mac not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Hellsfyre closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hellsfyre lands in his opponent's guard.
Mac is looking to stand back up but Hellsfyre counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Mac.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mac trying to hold on to Hellsfyre's head to control him but Hellsfyre postures up.
Hellsfyre working the head and body with strikes.
Mac is trying to get back to full guard.
Hellsfyre scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Damien Hellsfyre has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hellsfyre trying to control the action but Mac is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mac has hold of Hellsfyre's hands but Hellsfyre slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hellsfyre performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Hellsfyre trying to control the action but Mac is working from the bottom.
Hellsfyre stalling.
Mac is looking to escape.
Hellsfyre has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mac trying to control here.
Mac is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hellsfyre is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Well, if Hellsfyre is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Greg Mac is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mac is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hellsfyre misses with a straight right.
Hellsfyre shoots for a double leg takedown but Mac sprawls well. He's pushed Hellsfyre's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Greg Mac has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damien Hellsfyre.
Mac defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Hellsfyre.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Damien Hellsfyre will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hellsfyre darts in looking for a takedown but Mac gets double underhooks and turns Hellsfyre into the cage.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mac looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A combination from Mac does no damage.
A little jabbing left from Hellsfyre on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Hellsfyre avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big left from Mac misses.
Hellsfyre changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mac tries to avoid it but Hellsfyre manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mac to the ground. Mac escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A little feinted left hand from Mac on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Hellsfyre fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Mac sprawls well initially but Hellsfyre persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hellsfyre lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hellsfyre wants to take a breather but Mac is having none of it.
Mac trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hellsfyre is controlling the pace.
Hellsfyre is nestled in close to Mac, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Mac is trying to maintain the position but Hellsfyre is very close to passing his half guard.
Mac is refusing to be controlled, as Hellsfyre sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hellsfyre missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mac trying to control from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Hellsfyre swats away the attempt to clinch by Mac.
Hellsfyre throws out a counter right but Mac avoids it with no problem.
Mac motions for Hellsfyre to come forward. Mac throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Hellsfyre misses.
Hellsfyre staying out of range there.
Hellsfyre gets a double leg takedown into Mac's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mac had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Hellsfyre defends it easily.
Hellsfyre postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hellsfyre scoring with some ground and pound.
Mac working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hellsfyre doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hellsfyre manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mac can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hellsfyre controls the pace.
Let's hope that Hellsfyre 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 four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hellsfyre throwing strikes from guard but Mac blocks nicely.
Mac has his foot on Hellsfyre's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Hellsfyre works his way back into a safe position though.
Hellsfyre controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Mac not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hellsfyre goes for a double leg but Mac avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Mac continues to drive forward.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Damien Hellsfyre.
I think Hellsfyre has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 28:29
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damien Hellsfyre!
After winning the bout, Damien Hellsfyre 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivaylo Stoimenov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Wu (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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215 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ivaylo Stoimenov!
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, Charlie Wu!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Michael Johnstone and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stoimenov thows a left - swing and a miss!
It seemed like Wu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Stoimenov looks to land a combination. Wu sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wu fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wu walks into a stiff left hand from Stoimenov.
Wu looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wu looking to score a takedown here. Stoimenov is defending well but Wu drives through and ends up in Stoimenov's guard.
Wu lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Stoimenov is adopting a defensive guard.
Wu scoring with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stoimenov avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wu preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wu trying to control but Stoimenov is working from the bottom.
Wu stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stoimenov swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wu trying to control but Stoimenov is working from the bottom.
Wu working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wu postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wu trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Stoimenov has momentary wrist control but Wu slips an elbow through the middle.
Stoimenov managing to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Stoimenov being controlled here, momentarily.
Stoimenov looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wu is one step ahead there.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Stoimenov has closed the distance and engaged Wu in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Stoimenov fails to land.
Stoimenov swings wildly with an uppercut but Wu uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoimenov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Stoimenov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stoimenov misses with a body punch.
Wu stalling in the clinch but Stoimenov improves position.
Stoimenov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice body punch from Stoimenov.
A head punch on the inside from Stoimenov fails to land.
Wu escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stoimenov lands a really nice looking cross but Wu seems unphased.
Stoimenov misses with a straight right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wu! But no joy.
A jab from Stoimenov does it's job there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stoimenov connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Wu misses with a hook. Stoimenov ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wu is defended easily by Stoimenov.
Stoimenov throwing a counter right hand but Wu manages to avoid it.
Wu closes the distance and clinches up with Stoimenov, looking for a takedown. Wu pushes Stoimenov against the cage but Stoimenov circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ivaylo Stoimenov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charlie Wu.
The crowd cheers as Stoimenov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Wu doesn't seem phased though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stoimenov swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Wu misses the jab.
Stoimenov swings widly with a right hand
and Stoimenov takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Stoimenov tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stoimenov throws a hook but Wu avoids it easily.
Wu tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Stoimenov darts in and clinches Wu up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivaylo Stoimenov dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Stoimenov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Stoimenov moves into range and clinches up with Wu.
Wu taking a breather.
Stoimenov softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wu takes a shot to the head.
Stoimenov prevents Wu from breaking the clinch.
Stoimenov can't find room to land a body shot as Wu controls the action.
Stoimenov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wu can do to turn this around?
Stoimenov misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stoimenov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wu throws a head punch that misses.
Wu wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short left from Stoimenov.
Stoimenov presses Wu against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoimenov misses with a body punch.
Stoimenov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wu breaks the clinch.
Stoimenov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wu in his tracks.
Stoimenov throws a lazy uppercut
and Wu counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Wu.
Wu is fighting to break Stoimenov's control of his arms but Stoimenov is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Wu wants to control from the top but Stoimenov keeps moving.
Stoimenov on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Stoimenov tries to get out of the position.
Wu throwing strikes but missing.
Wu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wu postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Wu makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wu wants to control from the top but Stoimenov keeps moving.
Wu scoring with some ground and pound.
Stoimenov keeping moving, preventing Wu from controlling successfully.
Stoimenov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wu has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wu stays in close to Stoimenov's body and controls the position.
Charlie Wu has got the better of the ground game so far.
Stoimenov keeping moving, preventing Wu from controlling successfully.
Wu scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stoimenov not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Wu distracts Stoimenov with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Wu's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Stoimenov knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wu on the ground.
Stoimenov pulls Wu in close to prevent any damage.
Wu trying to control but Stoimenov is working from the bottom.
Wu is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Wu tries for a takedown but Stoimenov sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
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.
Wu swings for the body but Stoimenov moves out of range.
A combination from Stoimenov does no damage.
Stoimenov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Stoimenov throws a series of punches but Wu moves out of range.
Stoimenov is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Stoimenov moves to clinch but Wu breaks away
and Wu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stoimenov fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wu manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Wu! But no joy.
Wu shoots in for a double leg but Stoimenov sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A little feinted left hand from Stoimenov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Stoimenov misses with a left hand
and Wu counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Stoimenov!
Wu throwing strikes but Stoimenov manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Wu is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Wu's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivaylo Stoimenov dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Wu tries to keep at a distance but Stoimenov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Stoimenov cracks Wu with a nice body shot.
Stoimenov lands a nice uppercut.
A short left from Stoimenov.
Wu looking to slow down the pace here.
Wu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Decent striking displayed by Stoimenov there.
Wu is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Stoimenov.
Stoimenov dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wu looks for a takedown but Stoimenov sprawls well.
Stoimenov misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wu.
Stoimenov moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wu shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stoimenov but Stoimenov pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wu gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Stoimenov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wu was well out of range. Poor timing from Stoimenov.
Wu throws out a counter right but Stoimenov avoids it with no problem.
Stoimenov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Wu.
Stoimenov looks to land a right hand but Wu moved out of range.
Wu tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A punch combination from Stoimenov misses.
Ivaylo Stoimenov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wu fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ivaylo Stoimenov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charlie Wu.
A left lands for Stoimenov.
Stoimenov bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Wu's head.
Stoimenov tests Wu's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Wu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stoimenov jabs Wu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Ivaylo Stoimenov is winning the standup battle so far.
Stoimenov moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Stoimenov throws out a powerful jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Stoimenov.
Wu misses with a right hand
and Stoimenov counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stoimenov lands an overhand right.
Ivaylo Stoimenov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stoimenov pushes Wu up against the cage in a clinch.
Wu has had enough of the clinch but Stoimenov keeps him there for the moment.
Stoimenov lands a left hand that snaps the head of Wu backwards.
Wu taking a breather.
Wu misses with a punch on the inside.
Stoimenov misses with a punch on the inside.
Stoimenov scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wu trying to control the position but instead, Stoimenov has worked for underhooks and has pushed Wu into the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stoimenov.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Stoimenov as Wu tries to tie him up.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Wu is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Charlie Wu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stoimenov misses with a punch to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivaylo Stoimenov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Stoimenov, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:26
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivaylo Stoimenov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vike Nickolson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vike Nickolson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Marcos Souza's chin.
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marcos Souza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vike Nickolson!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nickolson dives in and grabs Souza's left leg, looking for a takedown. Souza pushes down on Nickolson's head and hops out.
Nickolson lands a nice shot that snaps Souza's head back.
Nickolson throws a body shot but no joy.
Souza instigates a clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Souza.
Nickolson tries to score a body lock takedown but Souza shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Souza misses with the head strike.
Souza effectively controlling the action here.
Souza working aggressively here.
Souza throws a punch but it's blocked by Nickolson.
Souza stops a takedown attempt from Nickolson.
Marcos Souza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vike Nickolson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Souza lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Souza fails to land.
Souza trying to stall but Nickolson improves his position.
Souza looking to stall.
Souza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Nickolson.
Nickolson blocks an uppercut.
Souza working aggressively here.
Souza misses with a punch to the body.
Souza tries to throw a body punch but Nickolson avoids it by throwing Souza back against the cage.
Souza tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nickolson's elbow.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Souza fails to land.
Nickolson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Souza pushes Nickolson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nickolson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Souza can't find room to land a body shot as Nickolson controls the action.
Souza trying to stall but Nickolson improves his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Nickolson.
Souza stops a takedown attempt from Nickolson.
Souza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Souza misses with a punch to the body.
Nickolson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Souza has him pressed against the cage.
Souza avoids the elbow strike from Nickolson, against the cage.
Souza is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nickolson is keeping busy.
Souza has a couple of punches blocked by Nickolson.
Nickolson has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Souza after a bit of a struggle.
Nickolson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Souza throws a head kick but Nickolson moves out of range.
Souza tries to keep at a distance but Nickolson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nickolson looking for a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza stalling in the clinch.
Souza is looking to control Nickolson's arms but Nickolson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Souza has his back to the cage.
Nickolson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Souza blocks the elbow strike.
Nickolson drags the fight down to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nickolson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Nickolson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickolson looking for a sweep. Not yet Nickolson, not yet.
Souza has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Nickolson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Nickolson wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Souza chopping away at his opponent's legs.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Souza scores with a head kick. Nickolson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Nickolson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nickolson shoots for a double leg takedown but Souza sprawls well. He's pushed Nickolson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Souza needs to keep his hands up - Nickolson had a free shot at his head there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcos Souza dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nickolson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nickolson misses with a head kick.
Vike Nickolson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nickolson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Souza avoids it really well and circles away.
Nickolson tried to score with a low kick but Souza checks it.
Souza leaves Nickolson with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Marcos Souza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vike Nickolson.
Souza clinches up against the cage.
Souza is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nickolson can do to turn this around?
Nickolson blocks a body shot from Souza.
Nickolson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Souza prevents it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nickolson lands with a light punch inside.
Souza stalling in the clinch.
Souza taking a breather.
Souza tries to work over Nickolson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Souza is defending well against a takedown attempt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nickolson.
Souza stops a takedown attempt from Nickolson.
Souza throws a punch but it's blocked by Nickolson.
Souza lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Souza misses with a hook to the ribs.
Souza tries a body shot but Nickolson blocks it.
Nickolson missing with knees to the body.
Nickolson blocks a body shot from Souza.
Still in the clinch, Souza scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nickolson is trying to drag Souza to the mat but Souza just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Souza throws a punch but it's blocked by Nickolson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza misses with a punch to the body.
Nickolson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Souza pulls his leg out and moves away.
Nickolson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nickolson tries to move into range but Souza moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Nickolson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Souza misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marcos Souza has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Souza misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nickolson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Souza is keeping busy.
The referee is keeping an eye on Nickolson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A left hand lands to the body for Souza.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza working aggressively here.
Nickolson is pushing Souza up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Souza misses with a punch to the body.
Souza doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nickolson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nickolson tries to pull guard but Souza won't allow it.
Nickolson missing with knees to the body.
Nickolson missing with knees to the body.
Souza avoids the elbow strike from Nickolson, against the cage.
Souza throws a head punch that misses.
Souza tries a body shot but Nickolson blocks it.
Souza scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Souza seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Nickolson is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Souza tries to throw a body punch but Nickolson avoids it by throwing Souza back against the cage.
Nickolson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Nickolson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nickolson shoots in and drives through. Souza sprawls well.
Horrible takedown attempt by Nickolson or perhaps it was just good defense by Souza, which made it look bad.
Souza seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Nickolson closes the distance and clinches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Souza tries to work over Nickolson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A head punch on the inside from Souza fails to land.
Souza leaning against his opponent.
Souza misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcos Souza dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Souza moves into the clinch.
Souza looking to stall.
Souza tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nickolson's elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Nickolson.
Nickolson is looking to take this one to the mat.
Souza prevents the takedown attempt.
Nickolson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Souza prevents it.
Marcos Souza has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vike Nickolson.
Souza struggles to land a body shot inside as Nickolson controls his hands.
Nickolson looking for a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Souza stalling in the clinch.
Souza swings wildly with an uppercut but Nickolson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nickolson tries to throw a body punch but Souza avoids it by throwing Nickolson back against the cage.
Souza tries to throw a body punch but Nickolson avoids it by throwing Souza back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Souza stalling the fight.
Souza cracks Nickolson with a nice body shot.
Souza avoiding damage as Nickolson throws knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Souza.
Souza goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Souza has a couple of punches blocked by Nickolson.
A head punch on the inside from Nickolson fails to land.
Souza leaning his opponent against the cage.
Souza misses with a body punch.
Souza misses with a hook from the clinch.
Souza tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Souza is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Nickolson is keeping busy.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Nickolson as Souza tries to tie him up.
Souza swings wildly with an uppercut but Nickolson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Souza misses with the head strike.
Nickolson blocks an uppercut.
Souza lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Nickolson is struggling to control the position.
Nickolson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nickolson misses with a low kick.
Souza fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Nickolson, pushing him back against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nickolson.
Vike Nickolson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nickolson pulls guard effortlessly.
Souza is standing up over Nickolson. Nickolson looks to escape but Souza dives into side control.
Nickolson is looking for a sweep.
Souza working away.
Nickolson looking for a sweep but Souza has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Souza prevents Nickolson from getting the reversal.
Nickolson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Souza avoids the attempt from Nickolson to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nickolson is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Souza trying to control but Nickolson is having none of it.
Nickolson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Nickolson is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marcos Souza showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Souza 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marcos Souza!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Danny DD (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buzzard Jigsawz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danny DD is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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, Danny DD!
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, Buzzard Jigsawz!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Dirk Anderson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
DD moves into range and clinches up with Jigsawz.
DD has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Jigsawz after a bit of a struggle.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Jigsawz.
DD decides to pull guard.
DD looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
DD keeping moving, preventing Jigsawz from controlling successfully.
DD wants to stand and escape but Jigsawz is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jigsawz preventing the sweep.
DD on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if DD tries to get out of the position.
Jigsawz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jigsawz is fighting to break DD's control of his arms but DD is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jigsawz cracks a nice hook into DD's ribs.
Jigsawz lands a jab to DD's midsection.
Nice cross by Jigsawz.
DD takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Excellent takedown into side control there by DD.
You can see the frustration on Jigsawz's face as DD controls the position.
Jigsawz tries to buck DD off but DD is having none of it.
Jigsawz tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but DD presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
DD unloading with bombs!
Jigsawz felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
DD content just to control the position here.
Jigsawz wants to hold on but DD pushes him away.
Jigsawz can't escape the position.
Jigsawz takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
DD controlling his opponent.
DD goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Jigsawz turns into him and now he's in DD's guard.
DD manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jigsawz manages to get himself to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
DD works over Jigsawz with some ground and pound from guard.
DD is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Jigsawz is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Jigsawz has escaped and now he's on top!
DD is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
DD is pulling down on Jigsawz's head to control his posture.
Jigsawz wants to control from the top but DD keeps moving.
DD looking for a sweep. Not yet DD, not yet.
Jigsawz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
DD is pulling down on Jigsawz's head. It's preventing any offense from Jigsawz, at least for the moment.
Jigsawz looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Danny DD will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
DD gets a double leg takedown into Jigsawz's guard.
Jigsawz is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and DD defends well.
Jigsawz working a defensive guard here.
DD controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
DD has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jigsawz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
DD looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jigsawz is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
DD trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
DD cracks Jigsawz with a solid left hand.
DD chips away with some ground and pound.
DD stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jigsawz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
DD lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
DD tries to stand but Jigsawz is controlling from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jigsawz is trying to keep DD in close.
DD lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Jigsawz has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. DD is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Jigsawz.
DD landing strikes.
DD is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
DD working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jigsawz gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
DD is thwarting Jigsawz's attempts to control the position.
DD stands up and beckons Jigsawz to join him on the feet.
DD is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jigsawz's half guard.
Jigsawz is breathing heavily.
DD is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
DD performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
DD moves into full mount! Jigsawz won't be happy about that!
DD working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
DD raining down hammerfists from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny DD dominated that second round.
That's time! DD's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
DD closes the distance and clinches.
DD wants the takedown. Jigsawz is fighting it off but DD persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Jigsawz's guard against the cage.
DD is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jigsawz can do to turn this around?
Jigsawz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from DD.
DD stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Jigsawz throws up his legs and catches DD in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! DD tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Jigsawz! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Buzzard Jigsawz!
Danny DD spoke after the fight, saying 'i will be better'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hank Hicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hank Hicks!
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, Kevin Lee!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee staying out of range there.
Hicks gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hicks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hicks misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hicks gets caught napping as Lee dives in and scores a takedown. Hicks manages to retain guard.
Hicks is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Lee dives into side control.
Hicks wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Lee in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Hicks is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Lee is controlling him well.
Lee wants to control but Hicks is keeping him busy.
Lee tries for a kimura but Hicks is defending well.
Lee looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hicks tries to escape but Lee is in control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Hicks tries to escape but Lee is in control.
Lee working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Lee prevents Hicks from escaping the position.
Hicks stops Lee from passing to mount.
Hicks is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Lee wants to control but Hicks is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to advance to mount but Hicks denies him.
Hicks is trying to get back to his feet.
Lee is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hicks has escaped the position, nice work there.
Lee advances nicely into full mount.
Lee trying to control but Hicks is having none of it.
Lee is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Hicks is in real trouble.
Hicks is trying to get back to his feet but Lee has full control of the position and if anything, Hicks has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Lee has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Hicks is defending well but eventually Lee manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Hicks has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kevin Lee!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leroy Dynamite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Aoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Leroy Dynamite!
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, Alexander Aoki!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dynamite shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Aoki sprawls well. Aoki wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Dynamite gets slowly back to his feet.
Dynamite just misses with a punch to the body.
Dynamite shoots and misses
and Aoki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice shot by Aoki.
It looks like Leroy Dynamite has been cut.
Dynamite has a takedown stuffed.
Aoki tries to counter with a clinch but Dynamite shakes him off and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leroy Dynamite. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aoki leaves Dynamite with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dynamite shoots in but no luck this time.
Aoki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dynamite was well out of range. Poor timing from Aoki.
Aoki looks to land a right hand but Dynamite moved out of range.
Dynamite will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Aoki scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dynamite tries to clinch up but Aoki circles away and keeps his distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Aoki misses the target.
Dynamite tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Aoki swivels and escapes.
Aoki swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aoki moves into range and clinches up with Dynamite.
Aoki avoiding damage.
Aoki struggles to land a body shot inside as Dynamite controls his hands.
Dynamite wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dynamite wants a takedown.
Aoki stalls.
Dynamite letting Aoki take a breather here.
Aoki continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Aoki - that landed with a thud.
Dynamite tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Aoki just stands there and leans against the cage.
Aoki tries to work over Dynamite's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aoki looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Dynamite has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Aoki is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Aoki tries to work over Dynamite's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aoki is pressed up against the cage. Dynamite has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Aoki down to the mat. Aoki avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Dynamite is breathing heavily.
Aoki has closed the distance and engaged Dynamite in a clinch.
Aoki lands a shot to the body.
Aoki lands with a short shot to the head.
Aoki keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dynamite's efforts to push away.
Dynamite jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Aoki walks away with a smile on his face. Dynamite gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Aoki works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dynamite slips a jab from Aoki.
Aoki rushes Dynamite and presses him up against the cage.
Dynamite misses with a punch to the body.
Aoki struggles to land a body shot inside as Dynamite controls his hands.
Aoki lands a body punch.
Dynamite tries to pull guard but Aoki forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Aoki effectively controlling the action here.
Aoki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Aoki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Aoki misses with an elbow over the top.
Dynamite dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Dynamite escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Dynamite.
Dynamite tries to clinch but Aoki is having none of it.
Dynamite slips a jab from Aoki.
Aoki closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Aoki.
Dynamite fails to pull guard.
Dynamite letting Aoki take a breather here.
Aoki misses with some punches.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dynamite goes for a takedown attempt but Aoki pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Aoki throws the left hand but Dynamite avoids the punch easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Aoki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leroy Dynamite's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Aoki looks to land a left hand but Dynamite moved out of range nicely.
Nice defenses there by Dynamite.
Aoki scores with a decent looking hook.
Aoki lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Aoki has managed to clinch.
Dynamite with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Aoki content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Aoki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dynamite goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aoki managing to block the knees to the body from Dynamite.
Dynamite is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Aoki is defending well.
Dynamite's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fighters circling - Aoki throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dynamite misses with a takedown
and Aoki holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Aoki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aoki taking a breather.
Dynamite escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dynamite walks into a left hand.
Dynamite shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Leroy Dynamite. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Aoki misses the shot to the body.
Dynamite avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Aoki looks to land a left hand but Dynamite moved out of range nicely.
Aoki misses with an uppercut.
Leroy Dynamite is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dynamite.
Dynamite moves in looking to clinch but Aoki pushes him off.
It seemed like Aoki was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aoki connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dynamite momentarily.
Leroy Dynamite's cut is getting worse.
Aoki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Good shot there by Aoki.
Dynamite takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Aoki stuffs the takedown.
Aoki might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Aoki connects with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aoki works the jab nicely.
Leroy Dynamite's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Dynamite takes one on the button.
Dynamite is rocked!
Dynamite uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aoki.
Dynamite tries to keep at a distance but Aoki has taken the fight into the clinch.
Aoki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Oh Dynamite is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Aoki throws an elbow that misses.
Dynamite seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aoki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dynamite fails to pull guard.
Aoki looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Dynamite tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Aoki smiles and moves away.
Dynamite gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Aoki.
Jeez, Leroy Dynamite's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Aoki throws a body punch but Dynamite moves out of range.
Dynamite shoots in for a takedown but Aoki shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A countering left hand to the body from Aoki misses.
Alexander Aoki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd cheers as Aoki lands an impressive looking overhand right. Dynamite doesn't seem phased though.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Leroy Dynamite's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Alexander Aoki!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Juha Hirvi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexey Oleynik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexey Oleynik has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Juha Hirvi!
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, Alexey Oleynik!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hirvi throws an off balance right hand
and Oleynik counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hirvi throws out a loose jab but Oleynik uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oleynik gets tackled into the cage by Hirvi. Hirvi maintains the clinch.
Hirvi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Oleynik escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Oleynik has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Hirvi is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Oleynik ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Oleynik swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Hirvi is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Oleynik connects with a single shot there.
It looks like Juha Hirvi has been cut.
Hirvi cracks Oleynik with a good jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Oleynik connects with a superb combination that knocks Hirvi out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Oleynik before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Hirvi!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Alexey Oleynik!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brandon The Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Schmo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joe Schmo told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brandon The Hammer!
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, Joe Schmo!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Daniel Franklin and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schmo clinches.
The Hammer blocks a body shot from Schmo.
The Hammer has had enough of the clinch but Schmo keeps him there for the moment.
Schmo gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The Hammer kicks Schmo off and gets back to his feet.
The Hammer manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Schmo on his heels. He'll look to pass Schmo's guard now, I'm sure.
The Hammer definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Hammer trying to control but Schmo is working from the bottom.
The Hammer gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
The Hammer avoids the body shot from Schmo.
The Hammer fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The Hammer has taken the fight to the clinch.
Schmo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Hammer is trying to break the clinch but Schmo has him pressed against the cage.
The Hammer has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Schmo is trying to keep an underhook but The Hammer manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Schmo controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The Hammer throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Schmo wants to sweep but The Hammer has passed to side control!
Schmo is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Schmo is not content to let The Hammer control the position.
Schmo struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Hammer working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Schmo wants to control but The Hammer postures up.
Schmo tries to buck The Hammer off but The Hammer is having none of it.
The Hammer controlling the position.
The Hammer working the ground and pound but Schmo is defending the strikes.
Schmo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with The Hammer. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Schmo looks to move to half guard but instead The Hammer has passed into mount! Damn!
The Hammer can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Schmo is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Hammer with shots to the head and body - Schmo looks very uncomfortable down there.
The Hammer avoids the attempt from Schmo to control.
The Hammer working Schmo over with strikes here.
The Hammer avoids the attempt from Schmo to control.
The Hammer sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Schmo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schmo keeps trying to improve his position.
Schmo is still trying to improve position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schmo wants to control but The Hammer is having none of it.
Schmo working to try and regain half guard.
The Hammer looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The Hammer controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brandon The Hammer dominated that round.
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.
Schmo misses the shot to the body.
The Hammer looking to score a takedown here. Schmo is defending well but The Hammer drives through and ends up in Schmo's guard.
The Hammer pushes down on Schmo's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Schmo is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Schmo wants to get back to full guard but The Hammer has mounted him!
Schmo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Hammer stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Schmo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Hammer dodges the ground and pound from Schmo.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The Hammer can't do much from the bottom here.
Schmo lands some shots froms side control.
Schmo taking a breather here.
The Hammer keeping his opponent close.
Schmo landing a few strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmo looks up at the clock and then as The Hammer takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Schmo smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Schmo lands a strong strike to the head of The Hammer. That's dazed him! Schmo looking to finish here. The Hammer is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Schmo lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Schmo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clay Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Ayim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ayim has chosen Damage as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Clay Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Steven Ayim!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Daniel Franklin and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ayim, pushing him back against the cage.
Ayim letting Moore take a breather here.
Moore swings wildly with an uppercut but Ayim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ayim trying to stall but Moore improves his position.
Moore lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Moore misses with a punch on the inside.
Ayim throws a punch but it's blocked by Moore.
Ayim looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Moore tries to work over Ayim's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ayim is trying to maintain a safe position but Moore gets an underhook and turns Ayim into the cage.
Moore swings wildly with an uppercut but Ayim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moore goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Moore.
Moore lands an uppercut.
Ayim is trying to push Moore away but Moore has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Moore swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Moore lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ayim goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ayim is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ayim slowing the pace effectively.
The crowd are getting on Ayim's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
Ayim pulls guard successfully.
Moore wants to get up but he can't break Ayim's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Ayim pulls Moore in to control the position.
Ayim is trying to keep Moore in close.
Ayim has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Moore tries to stand but Ayim is controlling from the bottom.
Moore knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ayim on the ground.
Moore trying to control but Ayim is working from the bottom.
Moore wanted to stand there but Ayim had control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ayim looking for a sweep. Not yet Ayim, not yet.
Ayim keeping full guard, as Moore tries to pass.
Moore is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Ayim clinches up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Moore.
Moore prevents a body shot from Ayim.
Moore dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Moore swings wildly with an uppercut but Ayim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moore tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ayim misses with a punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Moore.
Ayim wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Moore swings wildly with an uppercut but Ayim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ayim blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ayim.
Moore keeps control of Ayim as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Moore pushes Ayim back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Moore throws a punch but it's blocked by Ayim.
Moore working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ayim has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Moore.
Moore misses with a hook from the clinch.
Moore looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Moore swings wildly with an uppercut but Ayim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ayim is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Moore is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moore throws a head punch that misses.
Ayim content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ayim misses with some punches.
A short right from Moore on the inside.
A short right from Moore.
A head punch on the inside from Moore fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Moore.
Moore lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ayim misses with a hook to the ribs.
Moore swings wildly with an uppercut but Ayim uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moore makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ayim looking to stall.
Moore lands a hook that snaps the head of Ayim backwards.
Moore throws a punch but it's blocked by Ayim.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clay Moore dominated that round.
That's time! Moore's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ayim throws a right hand that misses
and Ayim takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Moore gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Clay Moore has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Moore.
Moore is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ayim can do to turn this around?
Moore has a couple of punches blocked by Ayim.
Ayim is looking to control Moore's arms but Moore gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ayim has his back to the cage.
Ayim is stalling here.
Ayim pulls Moore into guard.
Ayim has his foot on Moore's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Moore works his way back into a safe position though.
Moore would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Ayim throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore tries to free his leg and advance position but Ayim is retaining full guard.
Ayim is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Moore has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ayim is proving hard to escape from.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ayim looking for a sweep. Not yet Ayim, not yet.
Moore postures up.
Moore got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ayim has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Moore has managed to get both his arms back between Ayim's legs - danger averted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ayim has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Moore can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Moore wants to control from the top but Ayim keeps moving.
Moore has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ayim is proving hard to escape from.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ayim keeping full guard, as Moore tries to pass.
Ayim is looking for a triangle but Moore pushes his legs off easily.
Moore wants to stand but Ayim is controlling his posture from full guard.
Ayim is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Ayim seems to be working for a kimura but Moore defends the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ayim seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Moore does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Ayim is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Moore is just riding it out for now. Ayim eventually gives up the hold.
Moore avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ayim.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ayim throwing shots but Moore is blocking nicely.
Ayim is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ayim is trying to control the action in half guard but Moore is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Moore on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Moore tries to get out of the position.
Ayim throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Moore has hold of Ayim's hands but Ayim slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ayim seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Moore does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steven Ayim showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!
Moore scores with a jab. Ayim acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Ayim throws out a loose jab but Moore uses good head movement to avoid it.
Moore has Ayim up against the cage in a clinch.
Ayim ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Ayim no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Moore wants to stand but Ayim has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Moore 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.
Ayim looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Moore tries to stand but Ayim is controlling from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore being controlled here momentarily.
Ayim not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore wants to stand but Ayim has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Moore trying to control but Ayim is working from the bottom.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Clay Moore is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ayim closes the distance and clinches.
Ayim pulls guard effortlessly.
Ayim is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Moore wants to get up but he can't break Ayim's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Ayim is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Moore is refusing to be controlled, as Ayim sits in half guard.
Ayim is looking for a kimura but Moore is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ayim to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ayim passes the guard and advances to mount!
Moore wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Ayim is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Moore can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Moore is trying desperately to improve position.
Ayim throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ayim punching from mount but Moore doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Ayim unloads with some shots from mount but Moore bucks and avoids them well.
Ayim quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Ayim but it's paid off an Moore is forced to tap! Nice work by Ayim.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Steven Ayim!
An out of breath Steven Ayim thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jari Joutsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Starfighter (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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223 lbs
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265 lbs
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Good wrestling
Brawler
Big heart |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jari Joutsen!
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, Kenny Starfighter!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Starfighter scores with a punch to the head.
Joutsen misses with a lunging right hand
and Starfighter counters with a two punch combo.
A swing and a miss from Starfighter.
Joutsen misses with a left hand
and Starfighter counters with a left to the body.
Starfighter moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Starfighter keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Joutsen.
Starfighter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sloppy strikes from Joutsen. Those never looked like landing.
Joutsen takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice jab there from Starfighter.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joutsen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Joutsen fails to land with a series of punches.
A decent looking cross lands there for Starfighter.
Starfighter misses the shot to the body.
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Starfighter has cracked Joutsen with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Starfighter lands another huge swinging hook and Joutsen tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Joutsen, before Starfighter can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kenny Starfighter!
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FIGHT
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