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SP ICON 2.0: Strike Three PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Topper Harley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duncan Macleod (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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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Topper Harley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Duncan Macleod!
The judges for this bout are Ryoma Takatsuka, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harley shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Macleod sprawls well. Macleod wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Harley gets slowly back to his feet.
Macleod fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Harley has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Harley tries to clinch there but Macleod circles away.
Harley could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Macleod tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Harley blocks a head kick by Macleod.
Harley changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Harley wants to clinch.
Harley shoots in but no luck this time.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Macleod.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harley fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Macleod avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Topper Harley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A combination from Macleod does no damage.
Harley takes a head kick and keeps coming.
It looks like Topper Harley has been cut.
Harley misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harley throws a one two combo.
Harley looks to score with a jab to the body but Macleod is just out of range.
Macleod throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Harley throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
A left lands for Harley.
Harley is breathing heavily.
Harley avoids the head kick by Macleod.
Harley goes for a double leg but Macleod avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Macleod continues to drive forward.
Harley throws a looping overhand right but Macleod ducks down to avoid it.
Harley throws an off balance right hand
and Macleod counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
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!
Macleod's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Macleod throws a series of punches but Harley moves out of range.
Macleod plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Duncan Macleod is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harley tries to clinch up but Macleod circles away and keeps his distance.
Macleod pushes Harley away with a front kick.
Macleod throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Harley's head.
Macleod lands a big head kick that sends Harley tumbling to the mat! Macleod takes a step backwards and waves Harley back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Harley is rocked!
Harley dodges the punch combination from Macleod.
Oh Harley is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macleod thows a body kick. Harley tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Harley seems to have got his legs back now.
A thudding body kick lands there by Macleod!
Harley takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Some wild striking there from Macleod.
Macleod scores with a head kick.
Harley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Macleod moves out of range of the strikes.
Macleod dodges the punch combination from Harley.
Macleod avoids a punch combination nicely.
Macleod throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Macleod.
Macleod plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Macleod misses with a jab, cross combination.
Harley avoids a punch combination nicely.
Macleod tries to bum rush Harley with a series of wild strikes but Harley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Harley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Macleod moves into the clinch.
Macleod escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Macleod throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Macleod scores with a head kick. Harley tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A solid body kick from Macleod.
Macleod misses with a few strikes there.
We've been informed that Macleod has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Macleod throws a nice outside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Harley misses the target.
Jab by Macleod.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macleod throws a head kick that Harley semi-blocks.
Macleod throws a right and a left that Harley avoids nicely.
Macleod moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Macleod goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Some wild striking there from Macleod.
Macleod scores with a kick to the midsection.
Harley misses with a wild combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Macleod lands with a nice body kick.
Macleod throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Macleod connects with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duncan Macleod dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Topper Harley's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Macleod fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Macleod misses with a head kick.
Harley pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Macleod back to the cage. Harley follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Macleod throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Macleod slips a jab and a cross from Harley.
Macleod pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Harley back to the cage. Macleod follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Macleod circles away from the clinch attempt.
Macleod is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Macleod connects with a high kick.
Harley misses with a jab, cross combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Macleod misses.
Macleod bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Macleod looks to land a combination but Harley avoids it well.
Harley loads up on a big right hand but Macleod slips the punch.
Macleod connects with a high kick.
Macleod throws a nice head kick!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Macleod fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Harley has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Macleod connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Harley to the floor! Macleod dives in looking for the finish!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macleod looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Macleod has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Harley is looking to get to half guard.
Macleod lands a couple of good shots and Harley has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Macleod controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Harley's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Macleod is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Let's hope that Macleod 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.
Harley trying to control the hands but Macleod won't let him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harley is trying to stand back up.
Harley might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Macleod really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Harley.
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.
Macleod is continuing to stall.
The adventures of Macleod the control monster continue. Boring.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duncan Macleod showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Topper Harley's cut.
That's time! Harley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Macleod lands with a kick to the temple. Harley shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Macleod throws a head kick but Harley moves out of range.
Macleod lands a head kick!
Harley will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Macleod misses with a hook to the body
and Harley counters with a one-two to the body.
Harley wants to clinch.
Macleod misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Harley blocks a head kick by Macleod.
Harley has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Macleod.
Harley tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Topper Harley is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harley takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
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!
Harley cracks Macleod with an open hand slap.
Macleod has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Macleod thumps Harley with a low kick.
Harley throws a wild body kick that Macleod sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harley cracks Macleod with a good jab.
Macleod throws a head kick but Harley moves out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harley cracks Macleod with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Macleod lands with a nice body kick.
Macleod lands a big head kick that sends Harley tumbling to the mat! Macleod takes a step backwards and waves Harley back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Macleod! Harley is out on his feet! Macleod rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Harley is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Harley is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Duncan Macleod!
Duncan Macleod 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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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Emmanuel Goldstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dylan Snow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dylan Snow will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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190 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Emmanuel Goldstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Dylan Snow!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goldstein with a hook.
Goldstein cracks Snow with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Oooooh!!! Goldstein has knocked Snow down with a huge combo! Goldstein steps away and waves a wobbly Snow back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Snow is rocked!
It looks like Dylan Snow has been cut.
Goldstein throws a monster overhand right that drops Snow! Goldstein follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Emmanuel Goldstein!
In defeat, Dylan Snow stepped up to the mic, saying 'I still like to thank my fans '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Max Madwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Max Madwell 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 middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Max Madwell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Josh West and Chris Saunders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Madwell with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tyson counters with a two punch combo.
Tyson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Madwell fails to land with a series of punches.
Madwell fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tyson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Madwell circles away quickly and effectively.
Madwell throws a sloppy body shot
letting Tyson counter with a right hand.
Madwell changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tyson tries to avoid it but Madwell manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tyson to the ground. Tyson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Madwell. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Madwell shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Madwell showed some decent athleticism there.
Tyson pushes Madwell off but Madwell dives into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tyson is working to avoid the ground and pound but Madwell connects with a decent elbow.
Madwell landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madwell lands a decent elbow from side control.
Tyson taking punishment in the form of punches.
Tyson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Madwell. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tyson is pushing Madwell's head away, looking to escape. Madwell manages to hold on to the position though.
Tyson taking a bit of punishment here - Madwell scoring with strikes.
A lull in the action here as Madwell stalls from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Madwell connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Tyson some visible discomfort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madwell takes a little break here. Tyson wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Madwell lands a nice forearm strike.
Madwell working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
A lull in the action here as Madwell stalls from top position.
Madwell working the body and head with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson pushes Madwell away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Madwell gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
You can see the frustration on Tyson's face as Madwell controls the position.
Madwell cracks Tyson with a big right hand but Tyson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Madwell happy to just control the position for now.
Madwell is chipping away with strikes.
Tyson taking punishment in the form of punches.
A lull in the action here.
Tyson is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tyson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Madwell advances to full mount.
Madwell is landing with some decent strikes but Tyson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Madwell looking to secure an arm triangle but Tyson defends it well.
Madwell working the ground and pound effectively.
Madwell lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Tyson hang on?
Madwell with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Madwell 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.
Madwell closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Tyson quickly recovers to half guard.
Tyson is trying to maintain the position but Madwell is very close to passing his half guard.
Madwell content to control rather than advance.
Madwell works his way into full mount!
Madwell is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tyson can do to turn this around?
Madwell looking to control and managing it successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Madwell scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madwell looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Madwell with shots to the head and body - Tyson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Madwell raining down hammerfists from mount.
Tyson is rocked!
Madwell is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Tyson has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Tyson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Madwell jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Tyson manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Check out the look on Madwell's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Madwell working the ground and pound.
Madwell is trying to get an arm triangle but Tyson is defending well.
Tyson is holding Madwell down, trying to stall.
Tyson is looking to regain half guard here but Madwell keeps moving and retains side control.
Madwell moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madwell lands an elbow.
Tyson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Madwell has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Madwell moves into full mount!
Tyson defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Madwell.
Madwell looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madwell is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Madwell tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Madwell in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Tyson is still in real trouble! Can Madwell finish him?
Madwell working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Tyson seems to have recovered his senses.
Madwell tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Madwell with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Madwell with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Madwell dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Tyson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Madwell looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Madwell throws a series of strikes that have Tyson backpedaling.
Tyson throws a combination that misses
and Madwell counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like George Tyson has been cut.
Tyson throws a series of punches but Madwell avoids them all with ease.
A counter left hand to the body from Madwell misses its target.
Tyson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Madwell circles away quickly and effectively.
Madwell rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tyson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Madwell dives in for a single leg takedown but Tyson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Madwell throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tyson feints the counter takedown.
Madwell dodges the punch combination from Tyson.
Madwell misses with a looping left.
A lazy body kick from Madwell
and Tyson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tyson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Madwell jabs at Tyson's body.
Tyson throws a combination that misses
so Madwell counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Madwell sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Tyson's guard.
Madwell seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Madwell lands with a punch from half guard.
Madwell not doing much here.
Madwell has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a sustained period of stalling by Madwell.
Madwell looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tyson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Madwell content to control rather than advance.
Madwell looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Madwell scores with a couple of nice shots.
Madwell working the head and body with strikes.
Madwell looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Madwell scores with a big shot! Tyson's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Tyson! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Max Madwell!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quintus Octavian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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208 lbs
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Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Anthony Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Quintus Octavian!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Chris Saunders and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson shoots for a double leg takedown but Octavian sprawls well. He's pushed Johnson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Anthony Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good exchange - Octavian coming out on top.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Octavian as he avoids it easily.
Octavian stuns Johnson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt
and Octavian counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson shoots in but Octavian avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Octavian lands a really nice looking cross but Johnson seems unphased.
Octavian lands with a nice body kick.
Octavian lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crunch! Octavian slams his shin into Johnson's torso.
Johnson shoots in but no luck this time.
And Octavian responds with a good body kick, but Johnson manages to step out the way in time.
Johnson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Octavian.
Johnson has been working on his balance at ICON TOP TEAM, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Octavian.
Johnson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Octavian.
Good shot there by Octavian.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Octavian lands the left hand.
Johnson darts in looking for a takedown but Octavian gets double underhooks and turns Johnson into the cage.
And Octavian responds with a good body kick, but Johnson manages to step out the way in time.
Johnson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Johnson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Johnson wants to pass to mount but Octavian is defending the position.
Johnson stalling.
Johnson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Johnson not doing much here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Octavian is refusing to be controlled, as Johnson sits in half guard.
Johnson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Johnson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Octavian has managed to free his arm - good work.
Johnson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Octavian does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Octavian trying to control from the bottom.
Octavian is not content to let Johnson control the position.
Johnson is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Johnson trying to control but Octavian is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Johnson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Octavian swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Octavian wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Octavian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Johnson scores with a takedown into Octavian's guard.
Johnson tries to free his leg and advance position but Octavian is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Johnson looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Johnson trying to control but Octavian is working from the bottom.
Johnson controlling from the top position.
Johnson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Octavian trying to remain calm as Johnson controls from the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quintus Octavian 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.
Octavian lands a right hook to the body.
Octavian connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Johnson's hands.
Octavian clobbers Johnson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Octavian loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
Octavian ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Octavian defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Johnson.
Johnson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Octavian counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Johnson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Octavian counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anthony Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Octavian dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Johnson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Octavian defends well and Johnson ends up having to push Octavian into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Johnson shoots in looking for a takedown but Octavian manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Johnson's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
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!
Octavian dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Octavian lands with a hook. Johnson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Johnson walks into a left hand.
Johnson shoots for a takedown but Octavian saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Octavian works Johnson's body with a nice hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Octavian fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Octavian lands with a straight right. Johnson didn't see that one coming.
Octavian jabs at Johnson's body.
Octavian lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Johnson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Octavian dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Octavian swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Johnson.
Octavian scoring well with a low kick there.
Octavian thows a body kick. Johnson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Octavian thuds a left hand into Johnson's body.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Johnson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Octavian changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt - Octavian sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
A little jabbing left from Octavian on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Octavian scores with a kick to the body.
Octavian has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Octavian throws a shot to the body.
Octavian lands a nice hook to Johnson's body. Johnson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Octavian.
Nice body kick there by Octavian.
Octavian lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Octavian pushes Johnson away with a front kick.
Octavian cracks a nice hook into Johnson's ribs.
Johnson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The crowd cheers as Octavian lands an impressive looking overhand right. Johnson doesn't seem phased though.
Octavian scores with a body shot.
Octavian throws a quick inside leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Octavian finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Octavian thuds his shin into the meat of Johnson's side.
Octavian scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Johnson doesn't seem bothered though.
Octavian scores with a spinning back kick!
Johnson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Octavian.
Johnson walks into a left hand.
Johnson tries to move into range but Octavian moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Octavian as he avoids it easily.
Johnson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Octavian lands a jab-cross combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Octavian throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Octavian scores with a nice body kick.
Johnson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Quintus Octavian seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Octavian connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Octavian wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Johnson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Octavian connects with a body shot.
Jab by Octavian.
Johnson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Octavian scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Octavian lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Octavian thumps Johnson with a low kick.
Quintus Octavian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Octavian thuds a left hand into Johnson's body.
Octavian lands with a nice body kick.
Octavian is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Johnson rather than just go for the knockout.
Johnson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Octavian scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Octavian misses with a jab, cross combination.
A telegraphed right hand from Octavian misses the target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quintus Octavian showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Octavian with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Johnson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Johnson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Johnson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Octavian sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Johnson somewhat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Johnson is defended easily by Octavian.
Octavian counters with a body kick.
Octavian lands a right hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Octavian thuds a left hand into Johnson's body.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Octavian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but Octavian is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Octavian keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from Octavian.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Octavian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Octavian really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Johnson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Johnson is looking to pass into half guard but Octavian pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Octavian is in guard.
Octavian looking to pass the guard.
Johnson is looking for a triangle but Octavian pushes his legs off easily.
Anthony Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Octavian's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Octavian must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Octavian being controlled here momentarily.
Johnson isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Octavian stacks Johnson on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Octavian!
Johnson tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Octavian wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Johnson is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Johnson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Johnson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Octavian defends it easily.
Johnson has control of Octavian's left arm, preventing Octavian from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Octavian wants to pass the guard but Johnson is keeping the position.
Octavian is posturing up here but Johnson has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Octavian tries to roll out but it's too tight and Octavian has to tap! Slick submission there by Johnson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Anthony Johnson!
An out of breath Anthony Johnson 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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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcin Vanna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for George Johnson has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, George Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Marcin Vanna!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Josh West and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A low kick from Johnson is predictable there
and Vanna decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Johnson's guard.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet but Vanna passes into half guard.
Vanna thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Johnson's head.
Johnson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Vanna throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Johnson is trying to maintain the position but Vanna is very close to passing his half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vanna is controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vanna takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Vanna seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Vanna takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's two 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.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
George Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson misses with a double jab
and Vanna counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Johnson!
Johnson tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Vanna controlling from the back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vanna punches Johnson on the ear.
Johnson tries to roll but Vanna sticks to his back.
Johnson is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Vanna missing with punches from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vanna working from the back looking to end the fight with a rear naked choke. Johnson is doing well to defend. Vanna seems to have got his hand under the chin though and he's sunk the choke in! Johnson is forced to tap and this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Marcin Vanna!
A very excited looking Marcin Vanna made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Chester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oscar Stolt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Chester could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Oscar Stolt's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Chester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Oscar Stolt!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Micheangelo Fripello and Ryoma Takatsuka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stolt has Chester up against the cage in a clinch.
Chester trying to stall but Stolt improves his position.
Stolt lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Chester.
Stolt lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Stolt lands a hook that snaps the head of Chester backwards.
Stolt lands a body shot.
Stolt lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short body shot lands from Stolt as the two fighters clinch.
Chester is breathing heavily.
Stolt is leaning against Chester and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Stolt softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stolt gets through Chester's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Chester is rocked!
Still in the clinch, Stolt scores with a nice short uppercut.
Oh Chester is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Stolt pushes Chester back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Stolt lands with a light punch inside.
Stolt creates a bit of distance and unloads a huge uppercut that knocks Chester out cold! The ref dives in to break up the two fighters! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Oscar Stolt!
A very excited looking Oscar Stolt made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ury Dikunov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Otto Dahl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Ury Dikunov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Otto Dahl!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Chris Saunders and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dikunov drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Dikunov throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Dahl can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dahl keeping moving, preventing Dikunov from controlling successfully.
Dikunov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dikunov postures up.
Dikunov trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dikunov with a nice head shot there.
Dikunov wants to control from the top but Dahl keeps moving.
Dikunov in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dikunov throws a big elbow that misses.
Dikunov throws a big right hand that misses.
Dikunov seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dikunov wants to control from the top but Dahl keeps moving.
Dikunov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dahl swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dikunov closes the distance looking to clinch
and Dahl counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Ury Dikunov has been cut.
Dahl scores with a shot to the body.
Dikunov misses with a takedown attempt - Dahl sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Dahl appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Dahl scores with a jab.
Dikunov is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dahl sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dahl feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Dikunov sprawling to the canvas! Dikunov rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Dahl finish him?!
Dikunov is rocked!
Ury Dikunov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dahl throws an overhand right that drops Dikunov like a sack of potatoes! Dahl dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Otto Dahl!
A relieved looking Otto Dahl thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jim Dangle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wally Markberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Markberg has chosen Motionless In White - Reincarnate as his entrance music. Wally Markberg has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jim Dangle's chin.
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175 lbs
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jim Dangle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Wally Markberg!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Markberg.
Dangle throws an off balance right hand
and Markberg counters with a straight right hand.
Dangle closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Markberg is leaning against Dangle and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dangle is breathing heavily.
Markberg escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Dangle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Markberg comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Markberg scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Markberg fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Dangle, pushing him back against the cage.
Markberg dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Dangle throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Markberg.
Markberg leaning against his opponent.
Markberg is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Markberg lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Markberg is pushing Dangle up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Markberg controlling the action here for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markberg avoids a wild elbow strike from Dangle.
The referee is keeping an eye on Markberg - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Wally Markberg.
Dangle misses with a low kick.
Markberg scores with a jab. Dangle acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
It looks like Jim Dangle has been cut.
Nice sprawl there from Dangle as Markberg shoots in.
Dangle tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Markberg paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Markberg punishes Dangle's body with a nice straight punch.
Markberg closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Dangle! Markberg dives in looking to finish! Dangle is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wally Markberg!
Our winner, Wally Markberg, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mark Homicide (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominic Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Face The Pain. On his way into the cage it seems that Mark Homicide has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Mark Homicide seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Mark Homicide!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dominic Carter!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Paul Gruel and Josh West.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Homicide connects with a body shot.
Carter is looking to clinch.
The fighters circling - Homicide throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Homicide throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Carter throws a lazy uppercut
and Homicide counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Carter thinking.
Homicide tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Carter was well out of range. Poor timing from Homicide.
Carter throws a jab when Homicide was well out of range.
Homicide lands with a good body shot.
Sloppy strikes from Homicide. Those never looked like landing.
Carter looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Homicide connects with the punch.
It looks like Dominic Carter has been cut.
Carter misses with the combination.
Homicide tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A big right from Homicide misses.
A left lands for Homicide.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Homicide gets in close and tags Carter with a short punch that almost sends Carter to the mat! Oh Carter is in big trouble! He turns his back on Homicide, trying to create some distance but Homicide rushes him, striking wildly and Carter goes down! The referee tackles Homicide into the cage to end the fight! Homicide is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:07 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Homicide!
Mark Homicide is the new middleweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Mark Homicide thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
60% |
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