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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Malcolm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roe Jogan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malcolm's entrance music is Men At Work. A fine choice. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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176 lbs
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177 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alexander Malcolm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Roe Jogan!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Sandra Marshall and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jogan throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Malcolm is looking to counter the offense by Jogan and move into the clinch.
Alexander Malcolm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jogan throws a low kick but Malcolm moves out of range easily.
Malcolm throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jogan.
Malcolm wants to slow Jogan down by chopping away at his legs.
Jogan wants to counter with a clinch but Malcolm pushes him away.
Malcolm tries to clinch but Jogan is having none of it.
Malcolm throws a combination that misses
and Jogan moves into the clinch.
Jogan wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Malcolm trying to land knees to the body.
Malcolm lands a nice knee to the body.
Malcolm creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jogan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Malcolm or not.
Jogan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jogan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Malcolm lands a knee to the body.
A short uppercut from Jogan.
Malcolm missing with knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malcolm is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jogan is defending well for now.
Malcolm tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jogan working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jogan.
Jogan pushes Malcolm back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Malcolm is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Knees to the body from Malcolm.
Malcolm crunches a lovely knee into Jogan's ribcage.
Malcolm misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jogan.
Jogan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Malcolm wants to stall.
Malcolm tries to land knees in the clinch but Jogan avoids the damage to the body.
Jogan throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Malcolms head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jogan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Malcolm misses with some punches.
Malcolm content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Malcolm looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Malcolm with a knee to the head.
It looks like Roe Jogan has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Malcolm is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Malcolm missing with knees to the body.
Jogan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Malcolm misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jogan.
A left hand lands to the body for Jogan.
Jogan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jogan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Malcolm backwards.
Malcolm missing with knees to the body.
Malcolm misses with a knee strike.
Malcolm throws an elbow that misses.
Malcolm tries to land knees in the clinch but Jogan avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jogan leaning his opponent against the cage.
Malcolm has a couple of punches blocked by Jogan.
Jogan tries to circle away but Malcolm has him pinned against the cage.
Jogan lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Jogan lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Malcolm with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Malcolm misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jogan.
Jogan lands a right hand that snaps the head of Malcolm backwards.
Malcolm wants to stall.
Malcolm misses with a knee strike.
Malcolm pushes off an throws an elbow but Jogan leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jogan avoids the elbow strike from Malcolm, against the cage.
Malcolm wants to stall.
Malcolm scores a nice knee to the body.
A short left from Jogan.
Malcolm manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Malcolm missing with knees to the body.
Malcolm trying to land knees to the body.
Malcolm throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jogan blocks it with crossed arms.
Jogan on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Malcolm missing with knees to the body.
Jogan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jogan managing to block the knees to the body from Malcolm.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Malcolm dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roe Jogan's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jogan lands with an overhand left.
Jogan has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Malcolm is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Malcolm fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jogan misses with a low kick.
Malcolm checks a low kick from Jogan.
Malcolm wants to clinch up but Jogan keeps it at a distance.
Jogan feints a counter leg kick.
Jogan keeps the fight on the outside.
Jogan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jogan feints the counter takedown.
Malcolm fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jogan throws a body shot but no joy.
Malcolm wants to clinch but Jogan slips to the side
and Jogan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Good shot there by Jogan.
Malcolm misses with a hook. Jogan ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jogan scores with a hook to the body. Malcolm takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Malcolm tries to close the distance and clinch but Jogan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Malcolm scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jogan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jogan connects with a body shot that sends Malcolm's belly button to the back.
Malcolm stalks Jogan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jogan's face. Jogan staggers backwards, shaken.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malcolm looks to clinch
and Jogan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Malcolm tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jogan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Malcolm closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Malcolm is rocked!
Jogan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Oh Malcolm is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Malcolm thows a leg kick but Jogan checks it
and Jogan counters by clinching up.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jogan.
Jogan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jogan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jogan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Malcolm backwards.
Malcolm looking to stall.
Malcolm is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Malcolm looking to throw knees to the head but Jogan is blocking nicely.
Malcolm trying to stall but Jogan improves his position.
Jogan lands with a right to the head.
Jogan unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Malcolm! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Jogan is unloading with more strikes now! Malcolm drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Roe Jogan!
In defeat, Alexander Malcolm stepped up to the mic, saying 'Do you remember CandyLay Silva? Do you remember?'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Hunt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Winters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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280 lbs
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255 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mark Hunt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jack Winters!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, David Hoff and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunt slaps away a takedown attempt from Winters, before circling back to the center of the mat.
A clash of legs there as Hunt blocks the low kick.
Hunt throws a hook but Winters blocks it.
A countering left hand to the body from Winters misses.
Winters misses with a takedown attempt
and Hunt counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Winters fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hunt stuffs the takedown attempt from Winters. Winters gets slowly back to his feet.
Mark Hunt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Winters.
Winters with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hunt counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Jack Winters has been cut.
Winters staying out of range there.
Winters shoots in for a takedown but Hunt shows good takedown defense.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hunt throws a lazy right hand but Winters sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Hunt scores with a nice strike.
Winters has his takedown stuffed
letting Hunt counter with a right hand.
Winters ducks into an uppercut from Hunt and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mark Hunt!
After winning the bout, Mark Hunt thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mel Neelin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Lansky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). George Lansky is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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167 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 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, Mel Neelin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 2, fighting out of The Island, George Lansky!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Winston Alpacca and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neelin cracks a nice hook into Lansky's ribs.
Lansky takes one to the side of the head.
Lansky instigates a clinch.
Lansky lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Neelin backwards.
Neelin misses with a punch to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lansky trying to land knees to the body.
Lansky keeps control of Neelin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lansky comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Lansky.
Lansky misses with an elbow over the top.
Neelin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Neelin avoids a wild elbow strike from Lansky.
Lansky throws an elbow but it misses.
Lansky takes a knee right on the jaw!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Neelin wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lansky has him pressed against the cage.
Neelin avoiding damage as Lansky throws knees to the body.
Neelin blocking some punches.
Neelin blocks an elbow strike.
Neelin has a couple of punches blocked by Lansky.
Neelin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neelin is trying to stall.
Lansky lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lansky prevents a body shot from Neelin.
Neelin breaks the clinch.
Lansky wants to clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Neelin misses the target.
Lansky wants to clinch.
Lansky takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Neelin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Neelin throws a hook but Lansky avoids it easily.
Lansky clinches with his opponent.
Lansky throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Neelins head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neelin blocks an elbow strike from Lansky.
Lansky scores a nice knee to the body.
Neelin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lansky tries to clinch but Neelin is having none of it.
George Lansky seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lansky tries to bum rush Neelin with a series of wild strikes but Neelin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lansky moves into the clinch.
Neelin breaks from the clinch.
Lansky pushes Neelin up against the cage in a clinch.
Lansky landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lansky working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Neelin throws a punch but it's blocked by Lansky.
Lansky lands a right hand that snaps the head of Neelin backwards.
Neelin blocks an elbow strike from Lansky.
Lansky using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lansky trying to land knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lansky.
Lansky lands a knee to the body.
Lansky creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Neelin definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A frustrated look appears on Neelin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lansky lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Neelin backwards.
Lansky lands an uppercut.
Lansky lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Neelin backwards.
Nice elbow from Lansky.
Neelin blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lansky comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
We've been informed that Lansky has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Lansky lands an elbow inside.
Neelin tries to break free but Lansky pushes him back against the cage.
Neelin blocks the elbow strike.
Lansky lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Neelin is trying to break the clinch but Lansky has him pressed against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Neelin.
Lansky lands an elbow inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lansky connects with a nasty looking knee right to Neelin's face.
Neelin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Lansky lands an elbow inside.
Lansky makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lansky gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neelin takes a shot to the head.
Neelin takes an elbow to the forehead.
A head punch on the inside from Neelin fails to land.
Neelin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lansky using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Neelin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lansky tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Neelin avoids it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lansky.
Lansky missing with knees to the body.
Neelin misses with some punches.
Lansky tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Neelin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lansky lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lansky pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lansky lands an elbow inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lansky lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Neelin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lansky throws an elbow that misses.
Lansky misses with a punch on the inside.
Lansky blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Lansky 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.
Lansky has taken the fight to the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Lansky scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lansky throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lansky with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Neelin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like George Lansky has been cut.
Lansky misses with the head strike.
Lansky throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lansky throws an elbow that misses.
Lansky has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lansky is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Neelin is defending well for now.
Lansky tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lansky misses with an elbow over the top.
Neelin misses with a knee to the head.
Neelin misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Neelin trying to land knees to the body.
Neelin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Neelin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lansky trying to land knees to the body.
Neelin tries to break the clinch but Lansky is controlling the position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Neelin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neelin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lansky avoids it.
Neelin lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Neelin.
Lansky missing with knees to the body.
Lansky tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lansky throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lansky landing knees to the body.
Lansky throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Neelin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Neelin throws a knee to the head but misses.
Neelin takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Mel Neelin has been cut.
Neelin swings wildly with an uppercut but Lansky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lansky with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lansky lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lansky throws an elbow that misses.
Lansky scores with a shot to the side of Neelin's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Neelin with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neelin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Neelin is rocked!
Lansky pushes Neelin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Neelin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lansky using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lansky lands a right hand that snaps the head of Neelin backwards.
Lansky landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Neelin has a couple of punches blocked by Lansky.
Lansky lands an elbow just above Neelin 's eye.
Lansky has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Neelin - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Lansky, and another! Neelin is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). George Lansky!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Santiago Lopez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Santiago Lopez has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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230 lbs
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226 lbs
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Santiago Lopez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Michael Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Dirk Anderson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lopez darts in and clinches Thomas up against the cage.
Lopez manages to break the clinch.
Thomas doesn't manage to clinch there - Lopez circles away.
Thomas drives through and clinches with Lopez against the cage.
Lopez pulls guard successfully.
Thomas being controlled here momentarily.
Lopez really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Lopez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Thomas controls the pace.
Lopez has control of Thomas's left arm, preventing Thomas from doing any damage.
Thomas stays in close to Lopez's body and controls the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas postures up in Lopez's guard and throws a big left but Lopez blocks it.
Lopez seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Lopez looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lopez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Thomas closes the distance and clinches.
Thomas slowing the pace effectively.
Thomas slows down the pace here.
Thomas gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Lopez regains guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thomas 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.
Thomas trying to control the position from guard on top but Lopez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Lopez keeping moving, preventing Thomas from controlling successfully.
Thomas slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Thomas throws a sloppy head kick and Lopez moves out of range easily.
Lopez tries to counter by clinching up but Thomas breaks away and moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lopez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Thomas sprawls well. Thomas wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lopez gets slowly back to his feet.
Thomas closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lopez counters with a one-two to the body.
Thomas fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lopez moves into the clinch.
Thomas should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Stalling in the clinch from Thomas.
Lopez pulls guard effortlessly.
Thomas must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Thomas engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Lopez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Thomas really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lopez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Thomas 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas with a flurry of punches that miss.
Thomas is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Thomas's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Lopez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Thomas slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Santiago Lopez will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Lopez is controlling Thomas's trapped leg to prevent Thomas from advancing to side control.
Thomas not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Thomas controlling the action here.
Lopez blocking the ground and pound attempt from Thomas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Thomas lands with a punch from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas controlling the pace.
Thomas wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lopez keeps working.
Lopez is positioning himself well to prevent Thomas advancing to mount.
Thomas is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Thomas is continuing to stall.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lopez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lopez looks for a takedown but Thomas sprawls well.
Thomas fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Lopez to the ground. Thomas is now in Lopez's guard.
Lopez will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Thomas wants to control from the top but Lopez keeps moving.
We've been informed that Thomas has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Thomas showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Thomas drops back looking for a leg! Lopez is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lopez manages to kick Thomas off! Thomas jumps back into Lopez's guard.
Thomas throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas lands a couple of elbows.
Lopez keeping moving, preventing Thomas from controlling successfully.
Lopez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lopez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Thomas circles away.
Thomas closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Thomas lands in his opponent's guard.
Thomas trying to control but Lopez is working from the bottom.
Thomas is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Thomas defends it easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thomas won't allow Lopez to sweep him here.
Thomas is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Thomas content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Thomas sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lopez manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
A body shot lands from Thomas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Thomas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Thomas pushes Lopez up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lopez.
Thomas goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thomas tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Thomas.
Thomas pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lopez blocks the elbow strike.
Thomas tries a body shot but Lopez blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas stalls.
Lopez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Thomas controlling the action here for a moment.
Lopez prevents a body shot from Thomas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Thomas manages to end up in side control.
Lopez bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Lopez throws a head kick that misses
and Thomas counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lopez won't be happy with that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lopez manages to get back to half guard.
Thomas controlling the pace.
Thomas seems to be working for a kimura but Lopez defends the submission attempt.
Thomas looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is trying to control the action in half guard but Lopez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lopez trying to control here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Thomas lands a nice short elbow.
Lopez desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Thomas is controlling the pace.
More stalling from Thomas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Thomas misses with a wild combination.
Thomas moves into the clinch.
Come on Thomas - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lopez has Thomas pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Thomas manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Thomas unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Thomas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lopez blocks an elbow strike.
Thomas lands an elbow inside that Lopez shrugs off.
Lopez prevents a body shot from Thomas.
Thomas trying to land knees to the body.
Thomas slows down the pace here.
Lopez is trying to stall.
Thomas lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lopez or not.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thomas prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Santiago Lopez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thomas has clasped his hands together around Lopez's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Thomas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Thomas has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Thomas!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Remy Cloche (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ward Henry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Remy Cloche has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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214 lbs
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207 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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Remy Cloche!
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, Ward Henry!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henry moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Henry delivers a nice body kick.
Henry scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cloche throws a body punch but Henry moves out of range.
Henry is looking to clinch.
A good leg kick by Henry.
Cloche avoids the body shot from Henry.
It looked like Cloche wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cloche fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Henry looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Henry closes the distance and clinches.
Cloche lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Cloche misses with a hook to the ribs.
Henry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cloche.
Henry scores with a shot to the side of Cloche's head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cloche creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
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!
Cloche blocks an elbow strike.
Henry swings wildly with an uppercut but Cloche uses good head movement to avoid it.
Henry tries to throw a body punch but Cloche avoids it by throwing Henry back against the cage.
Henry avoiding damage.
Henry using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cloche misses with some punches.
Cloche on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Henry crunches a lovely knee into Cloche's ribcage.
Henry misses with a body punch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Henry just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cloche's brow.
Henry lands a good knee to the midsection. Cloche won't want to take too many of those.
Cloche goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Henry throws a punch but it's blocked by Cloche.
Henry crunches a lovely knee into Cloche's ribcage.
Henry scores with a knee to the head.
Henry throws a punch but it's blocked by Cloche.
Henry's coach down at KING OF PAIN was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Henry's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Henry landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Henry misses with a knee strike.
Henry misses with a body punch.
A short left from Cloche.
Cloche tries to work over Henry's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cloche.
Henry tries a knee to the head but Cloche blocks it.
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!
Henry throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cloche.
Henry stalling against the cage.
Cloche takes a knee right on the jaw!
Henry tries a knee to the head but Cloche blocks it.
Cloche throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cloche lands an uppercut.
Cloche blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cloche wants to stall.
Cloche on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Henry fails to land.
Good body shot from Cloche.
Henry being controlled against the cage.
Henry is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cloche is defending well for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cloche lands with a light punch inside.
Cloche digs a right hand underneath Henry's ribcage. Henry let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Henry throws an elbow but it misses.
Henry tries to land knees in the clinch but Cloche avoids the damage to the body.
Henry with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Henry throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cloche blocks it with crossed arms.
A short right from Cloche.
Cloche lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Cloche doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cloche lands with a right to the head.
Henry blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Henry swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A knee to the head by Henry.
Henry content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Cloche looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A short uppercut from Cloche.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henry lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henry doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Cloche tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Henry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cloche.
Cloche looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Henry with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cloche holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Henry with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cloche lands a body shot in the clinch.
Henry with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Henry prevents a body shot from Cloche.
Cloche scores with a hook to the body.
Henry scores with a knee to the head.
Cloche lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cloche.
Cloche misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Cloche fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Henry with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cloche lands a right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ward Henry will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Cloche fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Henry scores with a spinning back kick!
Henry is looking to slow Cloche down with leg kicks.
Cloche slips under a jab.
Henry scoring well with a low kick there.
Ward Henry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cloche, as that shot connected.
Henry plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Cloche steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Henry. That one must have hurt.
Cloche takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Henry bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Cloche lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Henry darts in trying to clinch
and Cloche makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cloche works the jab nicely.
Henry tries to clinch but Cloche moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry looks to score with a jab to the body but Cloche is just out of range.
Cloche lands with a shot to the body.
Ward Henry seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Henry moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Henry tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Henry throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Nice body kick from Henry.
Henry throws a sloppy head kick and Cloche moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cloche. Henry does a little dance to reset his feet.
Henry throws a low kick but it's checked well by Cloche.
Cloche misses with a hook. Henry ducked under it nicely.
Cloche ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Henry moves away.
Cloche works Henry's body with a nice hook.
Henry tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cloche scores with a jab to the head.
Cloche's corner calls for a 1-2. Cloche obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head kick by Henry misses
and Cloche counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Henry lands with a slapping head kick.
Henry walks into a stiff left hand from Cloche.
It looks like Ward Henry has been cut.
Henry misses with a head kick.
Cloche will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Cloche connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Henry wants to clinch.
Henry throws a body kick that misses
enabling Cloche to counter with a crisp jab.
Cloche jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Henry throws a head kick but Cloche moves out of range.
A head kick by Henry misses
and Cloche counters with a nice uppercut.
Cloche throws a looping overhand right but Henry ducks down to avoid it.
Cloche pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cloche with a nice cross.
Henry is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henry looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Henry fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cloche swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Cloche misses with a wild body shot.
Henry looks to throw a body kick
and Cloche counters with a left to the body.
Henry takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Henry tries a head kick but it misses.
Henry is breathing heavily.
A shot to the body from Henry misses
and Cloche connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Henry is still on wobbly legs! Can Cloche finish him?
Cloche throws an overhand right that drops Henry like a sack of potatoes! Cloche dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Remy Cloche!
After winning the bout, Remy Cloche thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Sands (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Ripper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sands comes to the cage accompanied by Irish Soldier Song ... Free & Green. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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155 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bobby Sands!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jack Ripper!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ripper misses the shot to the body.
Ripper misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sands.
Sands half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
We've been hearing reports that Sands has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Ripper tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ripper looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ripper clinches up against the cage.
Ripper lands a shot to the body.
Ripper lands a body shot.
Sands drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ripper gets the underhooks and prevents it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sands drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sands blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sands blocks an uppercut.
Ripper throws a head punch that misses.
Ripper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sands's elbow.
Ripper tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ripper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ripper lands with a light punch inside.
Ripper tries a body shot but Sands blocks it.
Sands wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bobby Sands. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ripper misses with a punch on the inside.
Ripper tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ripper looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Sands blocking some punches.
Ripper lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ripper.
A shot in the inside from Ripper.
Ripper prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sands blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ripper working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short left from Ripper.
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!
Ripper lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ripper lands a right hand.
Ripper lands a hook that snaps the head of Sands backwards.
Sands prevents a body shot from Ripper.
Ripper lands a body punch.
Ripper lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sands backwards.
Ripper misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ripper misses with a punch on the inside.
Ripper misses with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Ripper - that landed with a thud.
Sands is looking for a takedown.
A body shot lands from Ripper.
Ripper swings wildly with an uppercut but Sands uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ripper lands a body punch.
Ripper has a couple of punches blocked by Sands.
Ripper working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ripper misses with some punches.
Ripper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ripper misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ripper throws a head punch that misses.
Ripper lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Sands goes for a takedown attempt but Ripper pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ripper gets caught napping as Sands dives in and scores a takedown. Ripper manages to retain guard.
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!
Sands is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Ripper throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Sands drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Sands as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Ripper screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Sands! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Bobby Sands!
Bobby Sands made sure to mention his sponsor, Oblivion Inc. in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Buzzard Jigsawz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malaquias Teixeira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Malaquias Teixeira enters the cage!
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Buzzard Jigsawz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Malaquias Teixeira!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teixeira throws a body punch but Jigsawz moves out of range.
Jigsawz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Teixeira manages to avoid it.
Teixeira looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Jigsawz misses the shot to the body.
Teixeira misses the jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Teixeira. Jigsawz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Teixeira lands a nice shot to the body.
Jigsawz avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jigsawz scores with a nice strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Teixeira takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Jigsawz thuds his right hand into Teixeira's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jigsawz misses with a looping right.
Teixeira keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Jigsawz.
Teixeira wants to counter with a clinch but Jigsawz pushes him away.
The fighters circling - Teixeira throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Jigsawz.
Jigsawz defending well as Teixeira loads up on a big left hand.
Jigsawz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Teixeira.
Teixeira misses with a jab to the body
and Jigsawz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Teixeira cracks a nice hook into Jigsawz's ribs.
Teixeira throws a series of punches but Jigsawz avoids them all with ease.
Teixeira slips under a jab.
Jigsawz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Teixeira was well out of range. Poor timing from Jigsawz.
A countering left hand to the body from Teixeira misses.
Jigsawz throws a lazy right hand but Teixeira sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice body punch from Teixeira.
Jigsawz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jigsawz misses with a hook. Teixeira ducked under it nicely.
Teixeira is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Jigsawz punishes Teixeira's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jigsawz lands with a hook. Teixeira tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Teixeira swings for the body but Jigsawz moves out of range.
A big left from Teixeira misses.
Jigsawz throws a lazy right hand but Teixeira sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Teixeira doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Jigsawz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Teixeira connects with a body shot.
Teixeira throws a lazy uppercut
and Jigsawz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jigsawz takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Jigsawz connects with a looping right hand.
Jigsawz misses with a body shot.
Jigsawz just misses with a punch to the body.
Jigsawz throws a big shot that misses.
A slow jab from Jigsawz misses its intended target.
Teixeira wants to counter the offense by Jigsawz and move into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jigsawz was well out of range. Poor timing from Teixeira.
Nice cross by Jigsawz.
Jigsawz slips a straight right by Teixeira.
Jigsawz takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Jigsawz looks to land a right hand but Teixeira moved out of range.
Jigsawz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Teixeira stuns Jigsawz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jigsawz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Teixeira.
Teixeira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jigsawz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Teixeira.
Teixeira throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Teixeira falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jigsawz counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jigsawz swings away with a body shot that misses
and Teixeira holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Teixeira makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Jigsawz takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Teixeira's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Teixeira lands a shoulder strike.
Teixeira lands an elbow that stopped Jigsawz in his tracks for a moment.
Teixeira lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Jigsawz backwards.
Jigsawz takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jigsawz swings wildly with an uppercut but Teixeira uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jigsawz tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Jigsawz has been working on his balance at ReVoLuT!oN !sL@nD GYM, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Teixeira.
Teixeira is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Teixeira lands a nice uppercut.
A short uppercut from Teixeira.
Teixeira lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Jigsawz takes an elbow to the temple.
Teixeira creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jigsawz's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Malaquias Teixeira 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.
Teixeira takes a jab right on the kisser.
Teixeira is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jigsawz rather than just go for the knockout.
Teixeira throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jigsawz scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Teixeira throws a hook but Jigsawz avoids it easily.
Teixeira throws a poor cross that misses
and Jigsawz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jigsawz feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Teixeiras jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Jigsawz slips under a jab.
Teixeira throws an off balance right hand
and Jigsawz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jigsawz jabs Teixeira right on the nose. Teixeira blinks but takes it well.
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Jigsawz! Teixeira is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Buzzard Jigsawz!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Dodson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Hellsfyre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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26
142 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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145 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Dodson !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Damien Hellsfyre!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Sandra Marshall and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hellsfyre fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dodson sprawls well initially but Hellsfyre persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Dodson pushes Hellsfyre off looking to stand but Hellsfyre dives back in and keeps control.
Hellsfyre working over Dodson with some ground and pound. Dodson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hellsfyre trying to control the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hellsfyre sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Dodson defending well though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hellsfyre is taking a breather. Dodson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hellsfyre working over Dodson with some ground and pound. Dodson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Dodson wants to get back to his feet.
Hellsfyre is nestled in close to Dodson , controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hellsfyre not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hellsfyre has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hellsfyre lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Dodson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hellsfyre on the ground.
Hellsfyre not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hellsfyre not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hellsfyre tries to pass the half guard into mount. Dodson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Hellsfyre scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hellsfyre missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hellsfyre scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hellsfyre trying to control the pace.
Hellsfyre throwing shots but Dodson is blocking nicely.
Hellsfyre performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hellsfyre darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dodson is trying to stand back up but Hellsfyre is controlling him
Hellsfyre sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Hellsfyre not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hellsfyre is taking a breather. Dodson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Dodson is trying to stand back up but Hellsfyre is controlling him
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.
Hellsfyre stalling.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Hellsfyre missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hellsfyre takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Dodson misses with a wild combination.
Hellsfyre tries to counter by closing the distance.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hellsfyre closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hellsfyre with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Hellsfyre dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hellsfyre fails to land the takedown.
Hellsfyre showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dodson .
Hellsfyre has a takedown stuffed.
Hellsfyre shoots for a takedown but Dodson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
John Dodson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Damien Hellsfyre.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Dodson enables Hellsfyre to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Dodson manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Hellsfyre has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hellsfyre not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hellsfyre lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hellsfyre accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hellsfyre is stalling in the full guard.
Let's hope that Hellsfyre has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Dodson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Dodson tries to get out of the position.
Hellsfyre is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dodson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hellsfyre.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hellsfyre working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Hellsfyre missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hellsfyre content to stall in guard here.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Dodson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dodson wants it to stay on the feet.
Hellsfyre looks to throw the jab but Dodson is out of range.
Hellsfyre closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Dodson did well to prevent Hellsfyre getting side control.
Ground and pound from Hellsfyre.
Dodson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hellsfyre scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hellsfyre winds up and cracks Dodson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hellsfyre scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hellsfyre missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hellsfyre working over Dodson with some ground and pound. Dodson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Hellsfyre controlling the action here.
Hellsfyre is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hellsfyre controlling the action here.
Hellsfyre working the head and body with strikes.
Dodson wants to get back to his feet.
Hellsfyre working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hellsfyre prevents Dodson from standing back up.
Hellsfyre is nestled in close to Dodson , controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hellsfyre thows a huge punch but Dodson dodges it nicely.
Hellsfyre scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Damien Hellsfyre has got the better of the ground game so far.
Hellsfyre is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Hellsfyre working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Hellsfyre missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hellsfyre scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Dodson is rocked!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Hellsfyre connects with a nice short shot to Dodson 's temple.
Oh Dodson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nice strikes from Hellsfyre there.
Hellsfyre lands a big elbow - Dodson is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Hellsfyre!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Damien Hellsfyre!
After winning the bout, Damien Hellsfyre thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Schmo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivaylo Stoimenov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stoimenov has chosen The Game - 100 ft. Drake as his entrance music. Ivaylo Stoimenov will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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26
220 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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215 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
Granite 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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joe Schmo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ivaylo Stoimenov!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stoimenov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stoimenov lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Schmo backs up against the cage.
It looks like Joe Schmo has been cut.
Schmo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Stoimenov.
Stoimenov throws out a counter right but Schmo avoids it with no problem.
Schmo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Harambe Remembrance Hall in the buildup to the fight.
Stoimenov swings for the body but Schmo moves out of range.
Good exchange - Stoimenov coming out on top.
Schmo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Stoimenov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Schmo scrambles back to his feet.
Schmo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Stoimenov.
Stoimenov uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Schmo has time to react.
Schmo throws out a loose jab but Stoimenov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Schmo dives in for a single leg takedown but Stoimenov sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
A little jabbing left from Stoimenov on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Donk. Stoimenov catches Schmo right on the button with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stoimenov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Schmo.
Stoimenov jabs at Schmo's body.
Stoimenov is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Stoimenov misses with an uppercut
and Schmo counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stoimenov bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Schmo's head backwards.
Stoimenov lands a two punch combo.
Stoimenov throws a body punch but Schmo moves out of range.
Ivaylo Stoimenov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Stoimenov. Those never looked like landing.
Nice defenses there by Stoimenov.
Stoimenov looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Schmo throws a lazy uppercut
letting Stoimenov counter with a right hand.
Stoimenov has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Schmo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Schmo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Stoimenov jabs Schmo right on the nose. Schmo blinks but takes it well.
Stoimenov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stoimenov lands a really nice looking cross but Schmo seems unphased.
Stoimenov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Schmo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stoimenov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmo avoids the body shot from Stoimenov.
Schmo takes a swing at Stoimenov's ribcage but misses.
Stoimenov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Stoimenov scores with the left hand. Schmo knows he should have avoided that one.
Schmo takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Horrible takedown attempt by Schmo or perhaps it was just good defense by Stoimenov, which made it look bad.
Stoimenov now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Stoimenov moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Stoimenov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Schmo loads up on a big right hand but Stoimenov slips the punch.
Stoimenov lands with an overhand left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Stoimenov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Schmos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Stoimenov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Schmo shoots and misses
and Stoimenov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Schmo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schmo takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Schmo is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Stoimenov's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Schmo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Stoimenov.
Stoimenov is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Schmo had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Schmo slips under a jab.
Schmo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Stoimenov connects with the punch.
Schmo walks into a jab.
Schmo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Stoimenov looks to land a combination but Schmo avoids it well.
Nice uppercut there from Stoimenov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Stoimenov. Beautiful body shot.
Schmo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ivaylo Stoimenov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stoimenov looks to land a right hand but Schmo moved out of range.
Stoimenov uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Stoimenov lands a nice shot to the body.
Schmo's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Stoimenov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Schmo scrambles back to his feet.
Stoimenov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Schmo doesn't seem bothered though.
Schmo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stoimenov manages to avoid it.
Stoimenov throws a combination. Schmo tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stoimenov jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Stoimenov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Schmo.
Schmo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Schmo moves out of range as Stoimenov strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivaylo Stoimenov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Schmo's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Schmo fails to land the takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stoimenov. Schmo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Schmo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Stoimenov. Stoimenov circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Stoimenov darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Schmo missing with a left hand there. Stoimenov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Schmo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Stoimenov misses with a combination
and Schmo counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Stoimenov pulls Schmo in close to prevent any damage.
Stoimenov has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Schmo 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 Stoimenov can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Schmo postures up in Stoimenov's guard and throws a big left but Stoimenov blocks it.
Schmo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Schmo missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Schmo throwing strikes from guard but Stoimenov blocks nicely.
Schmo landing with the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Stoimenov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Schmo.
Stoimenov wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stoimenov has momentary wrist control but Schmo slips an elbow through the middle.
Stoimenov utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Schmo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Schmo throws an elbow that misses. Stoimenov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Schmo's guard. Nice move by Stoimenov!
Stoimenov trying to control the position from guard on top but Schmo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Schmo trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Stoimenov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Schmo is keeping the position for now.
Stoimenov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Schmo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Schmo wants to sweep here but Stoimenov controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schmo looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Schmo 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.
Schmo wants to sweep but no luck.
Schmo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Stoimenov manages to get himself to full guard.
Schmo landing with the ground and pound.
Stoimenov keeping full guard, as Schmo tries to pass.
Joe Schmo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Schmo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schmo throws a big elbow that misses.
Schmo loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Schmo throwing strikes but missing.
Schmo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Stoimenov has momentary wrist control but Schmo slips an elbow through the middle.
Stoimenov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Schmo.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Schmo with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Schmo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Schmo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joe Schmo's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Schmo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stoimenov punishes Schmo's body with a nice straight punch.
Schmo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Stoimenov scores with a jab. Schmo acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Stoimenov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Schmo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stoimenov throws out the jab.
A lazy left from Stoimenov finds it's target.
Stoimenov fails to land with a series of punches.
Schmo feinted with a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stoimenov scores with a sloppy right hand. Schmo should have avoided that one.
Stoimenov throws out a powerful jab.
Stoimenov throws a right hand that misses
and Schmo counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schmo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Stoimenov defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Stoimenov moves into full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Schmo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Schmo postures up in Stoimenov's guard and throws a big left but Stoimenov blocks it.
Schmo scoring with some ground and pound.
Stoimenov can't keep his opponent in guard - Schmo advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Schmo not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ground and pound from Schmo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmo throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Schmo winds up and cracks Stoimenov with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Schmo thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Stoimenov's head.
Stoimenov trying to control here.
Schmo throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Schmo landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Stoimenov is trying to get back to full guard.
Schmo working over Stoimenov with some ground and pound. Stoimenov looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Stoimenov is rocked!
Stoimenov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmo lands strikes from half guard.
Stoimenov is still in real trouble! Can Schmo finish him?
Schmo is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Stoimenov is hurt! He's hurt bad - Schmo fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Stoimenov from any more punishment! Congratulations to Schmo! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Schmo!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Marcos Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rei Higuchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Marcos Souza has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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142 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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139 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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Brawler
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Marcos Souza!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rei Higuchi!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souza catches Higuchi with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Higuchi looking to score a takedown here. Souza is defending well but Higuchi drives through and ends up in Souza's guard.
Souza is looking to stand back up but Higuchi counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Souza.
Higuchi is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Souza defends it well.
Higuchi is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Higuchi is trying for a kimura here. Souza looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Higuchi wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rei Higuchi!
Rei Higuchi is the new featherweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Rei Higuchi started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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