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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pau Blanxart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Jackson has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Pau Blanxart's chin.
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290 lbs
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pau Blanxart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mike Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Sandra Marshall and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blanxart scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Blanxart wants to work for an arm triangle but Jackson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Blanxart working Jackson over with strikes.
Blanxart prevents Jackson from standing back up.
Jackson trying to control from the bottom.
Blanxart takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Blanxart lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Jackson wants to improve his position but Blanxart is controlling well.
Blanxart is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Jackson is just riding it out for now. Blanxart eventually gives up the hold.
Blanxart has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Jackson defend it? Blanxart steps over the head and cranks it - Jackson is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Blanxart!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Pau Blanxart!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Carney Asada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jochem Vermeer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Asada comes to the cage accompanied by La Cucharacha. Jochem Vermeer 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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Carney Asada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Jochem Vermeer!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, David Hoff and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Vermeer throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Vermeer avoids the body shot from Asada.
Jochem Vermeer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Asada takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Vermeer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vermeer misses with a hook.
Vermeer lands with a good body shot.
Asada throws a hook but Vermeer avoids it easily.
Asada throws a body punch but Vermeer moves out of range.
Asada steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vermeer.
Vermeer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Asada manages to avoid it.
Asada tried to counter with a leg kick but Vermeer avoided it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A clash of legs there as Vermeer blocks the low kick.
The crowd cheers as Vermeer lands an impressive looking overhand right. Asada doesn't seem phased though.
Asada lands with a good body shot.
A jab from Vermeer misses.
Vermeer connects with a body shot that sends Asada's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asada throws a jab but it's blocked by Vermeer.
A low kick from Asada misses
and Vermeer counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Vermeer throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Asada stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've been hearing reports that Asada has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Vermeer misses with a body shot
and Asada makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Asada takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Vermeer misses with a wild body shot.
A left and a right from Vermeer both land. Nice combination.
A low kick from Asada misses
and Vermeer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vermeer misses with a straight right.
Asada is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Vermeer throws a big shot that misses.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Vermeer looks to score with a jab to the body but Asada is just out of range.
Vermeer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Vermeer stuns Asada with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vermeer lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Vermeer misses with a body shot.
Asada on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Asada fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vermeer manages to avoid it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Vermeer! But no joy.
Asada stalks Vermeer and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Vermeer's face. Vermeer staggers backwards, shaken.
Vermeer bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Asada is looking to wear down Vermeer with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Vermeer throws out a loose jab but Asada uses good head movement to avoid it.
Asada takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Asada keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Asada swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Vermeer throws a hook but Asada blocks it.
Asada takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A shot to the body from Vermeer misses
and Asada counters with a slapping leg kick.
Asada swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vermeer misses with a body shot.
Vermeer takes a swing at Asada's ribcage but misses.
Asada is looking to counter punch.
Asada throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vermeer looks to land a left hand but Asada moved out of range nicely.
Asada appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Asada will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Asada scores with a crisp jab that stopped Vermeer in his tracks.
Asada ducks under a wild hook from Vermeer.
Vermeer connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Asada misses with an uppercut.
Vermeer swings widly with a right hand
and Asada connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vermeer misses the shot to the body.
Asada takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Asada throws a body punch but Vermeer moves out of range.
Vermeer throws out a counter right but Asada avoids it with no problem.
Asada doesn't manage to clinch there - Vermeer circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asada moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Asada takes a swing at Vermeer's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Vermeer on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Vermeer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Asada moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Asada takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Vermeer connects with the punch.
Asada's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vermeer connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Asada scrambles back to his feet.
Asada throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vermeer swats away the attempt to clinch by Asada.
Vermeer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The fight stays on the outside here - Asada looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vermeer now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jochem Vermeer dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Asada throws a body punch but Vermeer moves out of range.
Asada moves away from the strike by Vermeer.
Vermeer scores with a shot to the body.
Asada looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Vermeer fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Vermeer throws a hook to the side of Asada's head but Asada sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Asada uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vermeer.
Asada staying out of range there.
Asada dives in for a single leg takedown but Vermeer sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A nice side step and Vermeer releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Jochem Vermeer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Vermeer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asada ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vermeer moves away.
Vermeer swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Asada connects with a solid leg kick.
Vermeer lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Asada fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vermeer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vermeer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vermeer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Asada manages to avoid it.
An attempted straight right counter from Asada misses the target.
A slow jab from Asada misses its intended target.
Asada throws a body punch but Vermeer moves out of range.
Asada uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vermeer.
Vermeer checks a low kick from Asada.
Asada throws a body punch but Vermeer moves out of range.
Vermeer cracks Asada with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Vermeer ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Vermeer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Asada.
Vermeer misses with a hook to the body
and Asada counters with a low kick, right behind Vermeer 's knee.
Vermeer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Asada.
Asada is looking to counter punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vermeer cracks Asada with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Asada moves away from the strike by Vermeer.
Vermeer scores with a jab to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Asada lands with a good body shot.
Asada avoids the body shot from Vermeer.
Vermeer misses the shot to the body.
Asada throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Asada misses with a body punch
and Vermeer counters with a nice uppercut.
Vermeer throws a body shot but no joy.
Vermeer misses with a straight left.
Asada tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Vermeer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Asada feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Vermeer's calf.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Asada might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Vermeer scores with a crisp jab that stopped Asada in his tracks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vermeer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Asada tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Vermeer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vermeer throws a combination that misses
and Asada counters with a right hand to the body.
Asada connects with a leg kick. Vermeer looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Asada throws a push kick but Vermeer slaps the foot to one side.
Vermeer scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Vermeer throws a poor cross that misses
and Asada counters with an outside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Asada.
A slow jab from Vermeer misses its intended target.
Vermeer has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Vermeer looks to score with a jab to the body but Asada is just out of range.
Vermeer swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Asada.
Asada throws a series of punches but Vermeer moves out of range.
Asada throws a big shot that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vermeer misses with a wild body shot.
Asada is looking to counter the offense by Vermeer and move into the clinch.
Vermeer's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Decent striking displayed by Vermeer there.
Asada wants to clinch but Vermeer slips to the side
and Asada takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Asada scores with a sloppy right hand. Vermeer should have avoided that one.
A looping hook to the body misses from Asada. Vermeer does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vermeer lands the left hand.
Vermeer scores with a jab to the body.
Asada takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Vermeer looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Asada is fending him off so far but Vermeer persists. Nope, Asada circles away and we're back to standing.
Asada is looking to chop away at Vermeer's legs.
Vermeer misses with a body shot.
Vermeer throws a lazy right hand but Asada sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Asada throws a jab when Vermeer was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jochem Vermeer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Vermeer clobbers Asada with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Asada moves out of range of the strikes.
Vermeer cracks Asada with an open hand slap.
Asada misses with a straight left.
Asada tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A slapping leg kick lands for Asada.
A chopping leg kick lands by Asada.
Asada throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vermeer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Asada moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Asada slips under a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Asada. That's going to slow Vermeer down.
Vermeer lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Asada looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Vermeer with a poor takedown
and Asada counters with a left to the body.
Asada throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asada feints and then cracks Vermeer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Vermeer down.
Asada with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vermeer to score with a decent uppercut.
Vermeer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vermeer misses the jab.
Vermeer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Asada throws a lazy head kick
and Vermeer counters with a two punch combo.
Vermeer throws an off balance right hand
and Asada counters with a low kick, right behind Vermeer 's knee.
Vermeer just misses with a punch to the body.
Asada scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Vermeer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vermeer dips to his left and cracks Asada with an uppercut!
Asada misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asada lands a lovely overhand right.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Asada - that will leave a mark!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vermeer slips under a jab from Asada.
Vermeer swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Vermeer misses.
Asada throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Carney Asada has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vermeer misses with a body shot.
Asada lands a right hook to the body.
Asada uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vermeer.
Asada appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Vermeer fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Asada manages to avoid it.
Vermeer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vermeer thuds a left hand into Asada's body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Asada.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asada scoring well with a low kick there.
Asada throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Vermeer now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Asada wants to clinch up but Vermeer keeps it at a distance.
Vermeer lands a nice looking body shot.
Jochem Vermeer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Vermeer lands an overhand right.
Asada rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vermeer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Vermeer scores with a nice strike.
Asada tries to bum rush Vermeer with a series of wild strikes but Vermeer uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Vermeer checks a low kick from Asada.
Vermeer scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Asada is predictable there
and Vermeer counters with a right hand to the body.
Vermeer cracks Asada with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Vermeer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Vermeer lands with an overhand left.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Asada takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Vermeer misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vermeer's corner calls for a 1-2. Vermeer obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Vermeer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Asada moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Asada doesn't manage to clinch there - Vermeer circles away.
Vermeer scores with a sloppy right hand. Asada should have avoided that one.
Asada doesn't manage to clinch there - Vermeer circles away.
Asada walks into a straight right hand from Vermeer.
A jab from Asada misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jochem Vermeer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Vermeer has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jochem Vermeer!
A less than humble Jochem Vermeer misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Vito Peez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guillermo Pecilli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vito Peez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Guillermo Pecilli!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pecilli misses with a wild body shot.
Peez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Peez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pecilli.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Peez.
Pecilli moves into the clinch successfully.
A nice left hand lands by Pecilli.
Pecilli lands a nice uppercut.
Pecilli tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Peez's elbow.
Pecilli lands a body shot in the clinch.
Peez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pecilli lands a nice elbow.
Pecilli pressing his opponent against the cage.
Pecilli lands a nice shot to the body.
A shot in the inside from Pecilli.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right handed body shot lands from Pecilli.
Nice elbow from Pecilli.
Peez tries to throw a body punch but Pecilli avoids it by throwing Peez back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Pecilli.
Peez tries to throw a body punch but Pecilli avoids it by throwing Peez back against the cage.
Come on Pecilli - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Pecilli comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Pecilli's coach down at Island Top Team was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Pecilli's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Peez tries to break the clinch but Pecilli is controlling the position.
Pecilli throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Stalling in the clinch from Pecilli.
Pecilli lands an elbow inside that Peez shrugs off.
Pecilli creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Peez's defenses.
Peez is breathing heavily.
Peez wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pecilli has him pressed against the cage.
Peez takes an elbow to the forehead.
Pecilli lands an uppercut.
Peez is rocked!
Pecilli lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Oh Peez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A right hook to the body lands for Pecilli.
Pecilli lands a left hand that snaps the head of Peez backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pecilli lands a body shot in the clinch.
Pecilli throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Peezs head.
Pecilli lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pecilli lands a right hand that snaps the head of Peez backwards.
Pecilli throws a big uppercut that drops Peez! More strikes from Pecilli and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Peez lies dazed against the cage as Pecilli celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Guillermo Pecilli!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ezekiel Curtis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dylan Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Curtis comes to the cage accompanied by Beethoven - Moonlight Sonata. Blake has chosen Break Your Neck as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Ezekiel Curtis has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Ezekiel Curtis seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ezekiel Curtis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dylan Blake!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, David Hoff and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blake ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blake throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Blake attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Curtis misses with a shot to the body
and Blake counters with a two punch combo.
Blake looks to throw the jab but Curtis is out of range.
Curtis fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blake manages to avoid it.
Blake will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fighters circling - Blake throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Curtis appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blake throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Curtis.
Left hook, right uppercut from Blake.
Curtis fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Blake on the side of the head.
Ezekiel Curtis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Curtis misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtis scores with a crisp jab that stopped Blake in his tracks.
Blake misses with a looping right.
A punch lands to the side of Curtis 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Curtis tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blake was well out of range. Poor timing from Curtis.
Curtis dodges the punch combination from Blake.
Curtis swings away with a body shot that misses
and Blake counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Curtis is looking to wear down Blake with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Blake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blake moves into range and clinches up with Curtis.
Blake misses with some punches.
Curtis lands with a light punch inside.
Curtis stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blake is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Curtis is defending well for now.
Curtis blocks a body shot from Blake.
Curtis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Curtis softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blake is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Curtis is defending well.
Curtis is working Blake over against the cage.
Blake lands an elbow inside.
Curtis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Curtis taking a breather.
Curtis working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Curtis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blake has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Curtis finds it's way round the side to connect with Blake's head.
Ezekiel Curtis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Curtis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Curtis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Curtis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curtis lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Blake is rocked!
Curtis creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Blake's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Blake drops to his knees and Curtis pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ezekiel Curtis!
A pretty intense looking Ezekiel Curtis took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bore Alis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Bad Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Bad Guy has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Bore Alis's chin.
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266 lbs
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241 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bore Alis!
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, The Bad Guy!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Santiago Holmes and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guy fakes the leg kick and cracks Alis in the body.
Alis is breathing heavily.
Good leg kick by Guy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Guy turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Guy throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Alis colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Guy as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Alis is left battered and dazed whilst Guy and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). The Bad Guy!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kameron Kulina (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Lockhart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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169 lbs
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159 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kameron Kulina!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Josh Lockhart!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Lockhart.
Kulina lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kulina.
A big left from Lockhart misses.
We've been told by Kulina's head coaches at KING OF PAIN that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Lockhart misses with a straight right.
Kulina thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lockhart now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kulina.
Kulina rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lockhart moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lockhart moves out of range as Kulina strikes.
It seemed like Lockhart was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kulina rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lockhart counters with a stiff right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lockhart wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kulina fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lockhart defending well as Kulina loads up on a big left hand.
Kulina throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice shot lands for Lockhart.
Kulina takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Lockhart lands with a nice body punch.
Josh Lockhart is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lockhart slips a jab and a cross from Kulina.
Kameron Kulina seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kulina walks into a jab.
Lockhart moves into the clinch successfully.
Kulina throws a head punch that misses.
Lockhart lands a right hand.
Kulina can't break the clinch.
Kulina swings wildly with an uppercut but Lockhart uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lockhart makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kulina has a couple of punches blocked by Lockhart.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kulina.
A nice left hand lands by Lockhart.
Lockhart lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kulina backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lockhart.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kulina.
Lockhart blocks an uppercut.
Kulina lands a hook that snaps the head of Lockhart backwards.
Kulina misses with some punches.
Lockhart breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kulina keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lockhart.
Kulina is looking to counter punch.
Lockhart displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kulina throws out the jab.
Kulina swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lockhart connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kulina lands a nice shot to the body.
Kulina rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Lockhart cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulina bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lockhart fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kulina tries to land a front kick but Lockhart steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lockhart tries to counter with a clinch but Kulina shakes him off and moves away.
Lockhart connects with a jab.
A big right from Lockhart misses.
Lockhart moves in looking to clinch but Kulina pushes him off.
Lockhart throws a body shot but no joy.
Lockhart looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kulina throws a series of punches but Lockhart moves out of range.
Kulina misses the body punch
and Lockhart counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kulina is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lockhart.
Kulina throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lockhart.
Kulina throws a big shot that misses.
A big right from Kulina misses.
Lockhart connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kulina throws an off balance right hand
and Lockhart counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lockhart throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kulina slips under a jab.
Lockhart lands a glancing blow to the side of Kulina's head.
Kulina misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Lockhart dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lockhart throws out a loose jab but Kulina uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kulina just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd cheers as Kulina lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lockhart doesn't seem phased though.
Lockhart misses with a hook. Kulina ducked under it nicely.
Kulina moves out of range as Lockhart strikes.
A big left from Kulina misses.
Kulina closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kulina defending well as Lockhart loads up on a big left hand.
Lockhart lands a glancing blow to the side of Kulina's head.
Kulina looks to land a right hand but Lockhart moved out of range.
Lockhart steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Kulina.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lockhart throws a body punch but Kulina moves out of range.
Kulina throws a jab but it's blocked by Lockhart.
Kulina misses with an uppercut
and Lockhart counters with a nice body shot.
Lockhart connects with a nice looking jab.
Kulina throws a right hand that Lockhart ducks under and follows up with a left that Lockhart also avoids with ease.
Lockhart punishes Kulina's body with a nice straight punch.
Kulina ducks under a wild hook from Lockhart.
Kulina waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lockhart.
Lockhart now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Kulina throws a jab when Lockhart was well out of range.
Kulina missing with a left hand there. Lockhart was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lockhart doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lockhart throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kulina throws a big shot that misses.
Kulina slips under a jab.
Lockhart keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lockhart now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A shot to the liver by Lockhart. Beautiful body shot.
Kulina fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lockhart manages to avoid it.
A slow jab from Kulina misses its intended target.
Lockhart scores with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kulina throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lockhart cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lockhart bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulina misses with a combination
and Kulina takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lockhart takes one to the chin there.
Lockhart digs a good body shot into Kulina's ribs.
Kulina takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lockhart walks forward, straight into a front kick from Kulina.
Lockhart misses with a left hand
and Kulina counters with a nice body shot.
Lockhart misses with a straight left.
A little feinted left hand from Kulina on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Lockhart scores with the left hand. Kulina knows he should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kulina ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lockhart moves away.
Kulina misses with a lunging right hand
and Lockhart counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lockhart uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kulina.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lockhart connects with a nice looking jab.
Lockhart lands with a cross.
Lockhart slips a straight right by Kulina.
Lockhart misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Lockhart misses.
Lockhart swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kulina is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Lockhart 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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kulina misses the jab.
Kulina throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kulina bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kulina throws an off balance right hand
and Lockhart cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Kulina just misses with a punch to the body.
Lockhart looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lockhart throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kulina shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lockhart as he jumps to the side.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lockhart checks the leg kick.
Kulina uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lockhart.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab from Kulina.
Jab by Lockhart.
Lockhart throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kulina sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kulina throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lockhart sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lockhart throws out a counter right but Kulina avoids it with no problem.
Lockhart throws a jab but it's blocked by Kulina.
Josh Lockhart seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lockhart darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Kulina looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lockhart misses with a lunging right hand
and Kulina connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lockhart lands a jab.
Kulina misses with the combination.
Lockhart looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lockhart cracks Kulina with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kulina is rocked!
Kulina misses with a right hand
and Lockhart makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kulina scores with a nice body kick.
Sloppy strikes from Kulina. Those never looked like landing.
Lockhart lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Kulina throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kulina lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lockhart circles away quickly and effectively.
Lockhart blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kulina misses with a body shot.
Lockhart connects with the punch.
Kulina is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lockhart.
A little jabbing left from Lockhart on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kulina misses with a straight left.
Lockhart has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lockhart swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kulina throwing a counter right hand but Lockhart manages to avoid it.
Josh Lockhart is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lockhart scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lockhart scores with a jab.
Kulina lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Kulina moves out of range of the strikes.
As Lockhart looks to move away, Kulina throws a big counter combo but Lockhart just gets out of the way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lockhart uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kulina.
Lockhart on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kulina looks to score with a jab to the body but Lockhart is just out of range.
Kulina misses with an uppercut. Lockhart saw that one coming.
Kulina misses with a left hand
and Lockhart connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kameron Kulina has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A shot to the liver by Lockhart. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kulina missing with a left hand there. Lockhart was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kulina connects with a single shot there.
Kulina misses with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Josh Lockhart.
Well Lockhart has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh Lockhart!
Josh Lockhart managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Darkness Clothing, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daichi Nomura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masaaki Kanagawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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213 lbs
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211 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Daichi Nomura!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Masaaki Kanagawa!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kanagawa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nomura.
Nomura shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Kanagawa napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Nomura works to advance to full mount. Kanagawa defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Kanagawa tries to lock up and control but Nomura gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nomura sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Nomura looking for a guillotine from mount but Kanagawa is having none of it.
Nomura wants to finish this one by submission but Kanagawa is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Nomura.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nomura is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Kanagawa has managed to escape the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nomura controlling from mount.
Kanagawa has left one of his arms exposed and Nomura doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Kanagawa screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Daichi Nomura!
Daichi Nomura seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roman Francis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Jensen (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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200 lbs
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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
5 - 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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tyler Jensen!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Bart Greer and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Francis tries to keep at a distance but Jensen has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jensen trying to control the position but instead, Francis has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jensen into the cage.
Jensen lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Francis lands with a short punch from the clinch.
It looks like Tyler Jensen has been cut.
Jensen lands with a short punch from the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Jensen keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Francis's efforts to push away.
Francis makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jensen blocking some punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jensen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jensen has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Jensen throws a right and a left that both miss.
Francis throws a lazy right hand but Jensen sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Francis definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Francis takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jensen - that will leave a mark!
Francis takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Roman Francis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jensen misses with a kick to the body
and Francis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jensen scores with a kick to the midsection.
Jensen looks to land a combination. Francis sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Francis cracks Jensen with a good jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Francis darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Jensen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Francis throws a hook but Jensen avoids it easily.
Francis misses with a straight left.
Jensen wants to counter with a clinch but Francis pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jensen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Francis misses with a hook
and Jensen counters with a stiff right hand.
Jensen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Francis lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Jensen at a distance.
A left lands for Francis.
Jensen moves away from the strike by Francis.
Jensen wants to counter with a clinch but Francis pushes him away.
Francis throws a body punch but Jensen moves out of range.
Jensen wants to counter the offense by Francis and move into the clinch position.
Jensen slips under a jab.
Jensen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jensen throws an off balance right hand
and Jensen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jensen fakes the leg kick and cracks Francis in the body.
Francis throws an overhand right that drops Jensen like a sack of potatoes! Francis dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roman Francis!
Roman Francis retains his light heavyweight title!
Roman Francis bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bosco Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bosco Green has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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154 lbs
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146 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brock Lesnar!
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, Bosco Green!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Daniel Franklin and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar has Green up against the cage in a clinch.
Lesnar drags the fight down to the ground.
Lesnar will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Green advances position into side control!
Lesnar really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lesnar sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Lesnar is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Green is looking for a kimura but Lesnar is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Green to get the leverage.
Lesnar gets back to full guard.
Green looking to pass the guard.
Lesnar has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lesnar keeping moving, preventing Green from controlling successfully.
Lesnar wants to stand and escape but Green is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar has his hands on Green's head, controlling the position.
Lesnar wants to stand and escape but Green is having none of it.
Lesnar is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Green drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Lesnar manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Green has Lesnar in his guard.
Lesnar sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Green's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar wants to free his trapped foot but Green is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Lesnar is stalling here. Green is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Lesnar seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Green has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Green tries for a kimura but Lesnar is defending well.
Green is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lesnar has escaped the position, nice work there.
Lesnar gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green controlling the action here.
Lesnar holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Lesnar is trying to stand up here but Green is controlling him well.
Green is looking for a kimura but Lesnar is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Green to get the leverage.
Green is looking for a kimura but Lesnar is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Green to get the leverage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Green seems to be looking for submissions.
Green is stalling here. Lesnar is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Green seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Lesnar has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Lesnar trying to control the position but Green is working away.
Lesnar goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Green rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Lesnar's guard! Nice work there by Green!
Lesnar keeping moving, preventing Green from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lesnar is on top in guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lesnar works a leg free and moves into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brock Lesnar dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lesnar wants to clinch
and Green counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Lesnar clinches.
Lesnar ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Lesnar no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Lesnar wants to stand and escape but Green is having none of it.
Green wants to control from the top but Lesnar keeps moving.
Lesnar pulls Green in close to prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lesnar trying to keep a closed guard but Green is proving a slippery customer.
Green trying to control but Lesnar is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar is pulling down on Green's head. It's preventing any offense from Green, at least for the moment.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lesnar shoots for a takedown but Green saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lesnar shoots in but Green avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Green scores with a jab. Lesnar acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lesnar moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brock Lesnar. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Green tries to throw a body punch but Lesnar avoids it by throwing Green back against the cage.
Lesnar is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Green to keep the fight standing.
Lesnar jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Green walks away with a smile on his face. Lesnar gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Green's coach down at ReVoLuT!oN !sL@nD GYM was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Green's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Lesnar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Green.
Lesnar darts in and clinches Green up against the cage.
Green wants to stall.
Green working hard to break the clinch.
Lesnar manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Lesnar keeping moving, preventing Green from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lesnar looking to control.
Green stops Lesnar from standing up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lesnar is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Green looking for a guillotine here but Lesnar defends easily.
Green looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Lesnar wants to control from the top but Green keeps moving.
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.
Lesnar is pushing down on Green's leg trying to pass to half guard. Green is fighting to maintain full guard but Lesnar has managed to sneak the leg through.
Lesnar has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Green regains half guard.
Green actively working from the bottom here.
Lesnar works his foot free and advances to mount.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lesnar is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Lesnar!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Brock Lesnar!
Brock Lesnar retains his featherweight title!
After the fight, Brock Lesnar was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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