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LH50: Out with a bang PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Travis Bickle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Kita (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kita has chosen Aleja Gwiazd as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Damian Kita has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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280 lbs
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279 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Decent boxing
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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
13 - 11 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Travis Bickle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Damian Kita!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Sandra Marshall and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bickle moves out of range of the leg kick from Kita.
Damian Kita seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kita tries a head kick but it misses.
Kita 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bickle. Kita does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bickle connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kita momentarily.
It looks like Damian Kita has been cut.
Bickle drops Kita with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Kita looks back up at him and smiles so Bickle waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Bickle misses with a wild body shot.
Bickle sets himself, and Kita steps forward looking for the clinch! Bickle avoids it this time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bickle works Kita's body with a nice hook.
Bickle fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Kita looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Kita looks winded!
Kita leaves his chin hanging out and Bickle seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Kita crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Travis Bickle!
Travis Bickle took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'i'm gonna clean these streets'.
Damian Kita spoke after the fight, saying 'I will be back!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masaaki Kanagawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitchell kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Baha Men - Island Boy. Masaaki Kanagawa will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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211 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power |
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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
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tom Mitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Masaaki Kanagawa!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kanagawa tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mitchell was well out of range. Poor timing from Kanagawa.
Mitchell misses with a takedown attempt
and Kanagawa counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A shot to the body from Kanagawa misses
and Mitchell counters with a right hand to the body.
Mitchell definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Good shot there by Mitchell.
Mitchell takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Mitchell moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mitchell doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mitchell uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Kanagawa.
As Kanagawa looks to move away, Mitchell throws a big counter combo but Kanagawa just gets out of the way.
Kanagawa fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mitchell manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanagawa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kanagawa throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kanagawa swings widly with a right hand
and Mitchell counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Kanagawa!
Mitchell is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Kanagawa looks calm but he's in trouble here. Mitchell gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Kanagawa is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Mitchell lets go of the hold and Kanagawa can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tom Mitchell!
Tom Mitchell seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clark Kent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Menger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carl Menger has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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250 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Dangerous knees
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Clark Kent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Carl Menger!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Menger's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kent connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Menger scrambles back to his feet.
Menger swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Menger with a poor takedown
and Kent counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Carl Menger has been cut.
Kent lands with an overhand left.
Jab, jab by Kent - just one landing.
Kent throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kent throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Menger tumbling to the canvas!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Menger lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Kent wants to stand but Menger is controlling the position.
Menger with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Menger landing some decent shots from guard.
Menger landing with the ground and pound.
Kent is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Menger is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menger throwing strikes but missing.
Menger working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Menger working some strikes from top position.
Menger postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Menger in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Menger works over Kent with some ground and pound from guard.
Menger is in close to Kent's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Menger makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Menger postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Menger is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Menger accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Menger throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kent works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Menger postures up and lands a big shot to Kent's brow.
Menger is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Menger postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Menger works over Kent with some ground and pound from guard.
Kent is rocked!
Kent is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Oh Kent is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kent has momentary wrist control but Menger slips an elbow through the middle.
Menger working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kent seems to have got his legs back now.
Menger working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Menger is working Kent over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Menger gets to his feet and stands over Kent, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Kent felt that one! Menger unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Kent from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Carl Menger!
A very excited looking Carl Menger rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rei Higuchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcos Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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142 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rei Higuchi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Marcos Souza!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Higuchi shoots in for a takedown but Souza shows good takedown defense.
Jab, jab by Souza - just one landing.
Souza throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Higuchi on the side of the head.
Souza keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Souza throws out a powerful jab.
Higuchi has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A swing and a miss from Souza.
Souza is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Higuchi.
We've been informed that Souza has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Souza walks into a stiff left hand from Higuchi.
Souza misses with a jab, cross combination.
Higuchi fails with the takedown.
Souza is looking for the big counter here.
Higuchi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Souza.
Souza scores with a jab. Higuchi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Higuchi tries for a takedown but Souza circles away easily
enabling Souza to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rei Higuchi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souza scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Rei Higuchi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Higuchi takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Higuchi is rocked!
Higuchi doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Souza counters with a big right hand! Oh Higuchi is in trouble here! Souza follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcos Souza!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matheus Knorr (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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160 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Basic striking
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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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bobby Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Matheus Knorr!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Michael Johnstone and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown lands a nice hook to Knorr's body. Knorr takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Brown cracks Knorr with a good jab.
Knorr thows a leg kick but Brown checks it
and Brown counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Knorr is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Brown to keep the fight standing.
Knorr tries to pull guard but Brown holds him up against the cage and eventually Knorr drops back down to his feet.
Brown lands an uppercut.
Brown lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Brown lands with a right to the head.
Knorr tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Brown smiles and moves away.
Bobby Brown has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matheus Knorr.
Brown thuds his right hand into Knorr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Brown clinches up with Knorr and pushes him back against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Knorr backwards.
Knorr tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Brown lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brown successfully pulls guard.
Brown looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Brown working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Knorr doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Knorr manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Brown keeping moving, preventing Knorr from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown working for a triangle but Knorr defends it easily.
Brown is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Knorr is aware though and is defending well.
Brown will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Brown is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Knorr defends well.
Knorr got a little sloppy there for a moment and Brown has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Knorr has managed to get both his arms back between Brown's legs - danger averted.
Knorr pushing down on Brown's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Knorr wants to take a breather but Brown is having none of it.
Knorr tries to pass to full mount but Brown defends it.
Knorr looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Brown is defending against the submission attempts here by Knorr.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Brown is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Knorr pulls his head out easily.
Knorr is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Brown looking for a kimura from the bottom but Knorr passes into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knorr tries to move into full mount but can't pass Brown's legs.
Brown regains half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown actively working from the bottom here.
Knorr is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Brown is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Matheus Knorr!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Schmo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Incy Quincy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Solid Muay Thai
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Decent boxing
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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
11 - 5 - 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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Incy Quincy!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quincy tests Schmo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Joe Schmo has been cut.
Schmo ducks under a wild hook from Quincy.
Quincy misses with an uppercut
and Schmo counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Quincy thinking.
A swing and a miss from Quincy.
Schmo blocks a low kick nicely.
The fighters circling - Quincy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Quincy takes one on the button.
Quincy lands with a shot to the body.
Schmo looks to land a right hand but Quincy moved out of range.
Schmo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Schmo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Schmo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Quincy misses with a looping left.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Schmo slips under a jab.
Quincy missing with a left hand there. Schmo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Quincy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Schmo.
Quincy uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Schmo.
Quincy misses the jab.
Quincy tries to keep at a distance but Schmo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Schmo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Quincy's elbow.
Schmo works on Quincy's body with a couple of short punches.
Schmo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Schmo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Quincy's efforts to push away.
I was talking to Schmo's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Quincy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Schmo throws a punch but it's blocked by Quincy.
Schmo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Schmo is working Quincy over against the cage.
Quincy has had enough of the clinch but Schmo keeps him there for the moment.
Quincy is trying to break the clinch but Schmo is controlling him.
Schmo lands a shot to the body.
Quincy looks winded!
Schmo tries to score a body lock takedown but Quincy shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Schmo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Schmo keeps control of Quincy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Schmo lands a left hand.
Schmo misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quincy blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Schmo - that landed with a thud.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Schmo.
Schmo'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.
Quincy is trying to push Schmo away but Schmo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Schmo has Quincy pressed against the cage, preventing Quincy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The referee is keeping an eye on Schmo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Schmo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Quincy tries to break the clinch but Schmo is controlling the position.
Schmo misses with a punch on the inside.
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!
Quincy is trying to push Schmo away but Schmo has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Quincy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Schmo lands a shot to the body.
A right hand to the body from Schmo.
Quincy can't break the clinch.
Schmo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmo misses with a punch on the inside.
Quincy takes a shot to the head.
Quincy stops a takedown attempt from Schmo.
Quincy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Schmo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Quincy or not.
Schmo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Quincy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Come on Schmo - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Schmo misses with the head strike.
Schmo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Quincy has had enough of the clinch but Schmo keeps him there for the moment.
Quincy working hard to break the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Schmo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Schmo has Quincy pressed against the cage, preventing Quincy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Schmo turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Schmo cracks Quincy with an elbow. That is naaassty.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schmo lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Quincy down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schmo in side control lands a decent elbow.
Check out the look on Schmo's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Schmo connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Quincy some visible discomfort.
Quincy is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Quincy wants to get back to his feet.
Schmo lands a decent elbow from side control.
Schmo scores with a couple of short elbows.
Schmo working the ground and pound.
Quincy is rocked!
Schmo lands a strong strike to the head of Quincy. That's dazed him! Schmo looking to finish here. Quincy is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Schmo lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Schmo!
Joe Schmo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zyd Xyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duke Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson has chosen Bombs Away by Whole Wheat Bread as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Zyd Xyd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Duke Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nelson lands a jab.
Xyd moves away from the strike by Nelson.
Nelson misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Xyd misses the target.
Nelson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Xyd counters with a nice body kick.
Xyd lands a head kick. Nelson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like Duke Nelson has been cut.
Nelson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nelson takes a swing at Xyd's ribcage but misses.
Xyd tried to counter with a leg kick but Nelson avoided it.
Xyd lands a nice looking body kick.
Nelson misses with a straight left.
A little feinted left hand from Xyd on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Xyd seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Xyd lands with a nice body kick.
Nelson scores with a jab.
Nelson throws a jab but it's blocked by Xyd.
A quick step to the side and Xyd tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
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!
Xyd works Nelson's body with a nice hook.
Nelson looks winded!
Nice body kick there by Xyd.
Nelson throws an off balance right hand
and Xyd counters with a body kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Nelson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Xyd - the referee stops the clock and Nelson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Xyd. Nelson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Nice shot lands for Xyd.
Xyd connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nelson moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xyd misses with a jab, cross combination.
Xyd lands a big uppercut and Nelson crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Nelson looks OK. Xyd waves Nelson back to his feet!
Xyd lands with a good body shot.
Xyd throws out a loose jab but Nelson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nelson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Xyd counters with a body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Xyd lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Xyd misses with a wild body shot.
As Xyd backs off Nelson throws a huge counter combo but Xyd manages to avoid it all.
Xyd moves out of range of the strikes.
Xyd with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nelson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Xyd.
Xyd moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Xyd changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Xyd lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Nelson has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Xyd! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Zyd Xyd!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dick Mahoney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guido Sarducci (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sarducci comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ave Maria kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dick Mahoney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Guido Sarducci!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mahoney scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Sarducci ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mahoney moves away.
Sarducci throws a shot from downtown. Mahoney moves away and avoids it.
Mahoney throws a big shot that misses.
Sarducci moves away from the strike by Mahoney.
Mahoney lands with an overhand left.
Mahoney throws a big shot that misses.
Sarducci looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Mahoney tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sarducci was well out of range. Poor timing from Mahoney.
A shot to the liver by Sarducci. Beautiful body shot.
Mahoney misses with an uppercut.
Mahoney swings for the body but Sarducci moves out of range.
Sarducci uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mahoney has time to react.
Mahoney throws a sloppy body shot
and Sarducci counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sarducci drops Mahoney with a beautiful combination! Mahoney stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Sarducci is looking for the KO!
Mahoney is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mahoney motions for Sarducci to come forward. Mahoney throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Oh Mahoney is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mahoney throws a hook but Sarducci blocks it.
Sarducci slips a jab and a cross from Mahoney.
Sarducci lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Mahoney falls backwards - clearly groggy! Sarducci dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Guido Sarducci!
Guido Sarducci decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Vasilliy Kazakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Sands (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sands has chosen Irish Soldier Song ... Free & Green as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
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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
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vasilliy Kazakov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bobby Sands!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sands closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kazakov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sands throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sands prevents a body shot from Kazakov.
Sands lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sands lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sands misses with the head strike.
Kazakov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kazakov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sands throws an elbow but misses.
Kazakov avoids a wild elbow strike from Sands.
Sands swings wildly with an uppercut but Kazakov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kazakov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sands just stands there and leans against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kazakov fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sands breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sands throws a body shot but no joy.
Sands looks to clinch
and Kazakov counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Sands!
Sands bucks up and tries to throw Kazakov off but instead Kazakov has got his back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazakov looking for the choke but no joy.
You can see the frustration on Sands's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Sands defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Kazakov's arms.
Sands is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazakov is riding his opponent, not letting Sands buck him off.
Sands trying to get back to his feet but Kazakov is in full control for now.
Kazakov looking for the choke but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sands staying busy and making it hard for Kazakov to control.
Sands is trying to stand back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You can see the frustration on Sands's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Sands is trying to get back to his feet but Kazakov has full control of the position and if anything, Sands has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Kazakov working for the choke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sands showing good submission defense here.
Sands is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Kazakov gets his way!
Kazakov working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sands wants to get back to his feet. He's half way up but Kazakov drags him back down with a jolt, managing to get his forearm deep under Sands 's chin! Sands is in real trouble! His face is turning bright red and he's forced to tap! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Vasilliy Kazakov!
Vasilliy Kazakov retains his featherweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Knock Out (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tycoon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tycoon is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Monkey Business. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Knock Out!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mike Tycoon!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Out looks to clinch
and Tycoon counters with a nice body shot.
Out misses with a wild body shot.
Tycoon has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Out is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Tycoon connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Out momentarily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Tycoon.
Out throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Tycoon looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Tycoon lands with a slapping head kick.
A head kick misses from Tycoon.
Tycoon just misses with a punch to the body.
A quick step to the side and Out tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Out ducks under a wild hook from Tycoon.
Tycoon scores with a jab. Out acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tycoon circles away from the clinch attempt.
A little jabbing left from Tycoon on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A jab from Tycoon misses.
Tycoon missing with a left hand there. Out was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Out ducks under a wild hook from Tycoon.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tycoon throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mike Tycoon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Out closes the distance and clinches.
Tycoon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tycoon lands a jab to the head.
Out seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Tycoon just misses with a punch to the body.
Out ducks under a wild hook from Tycoon.
A telegraphed right hand from Tycoon misses the target.
Out throws a hook but Tycoon blocks it.
Tycoon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tycoon throws a shot to the body.
Donk. Tycoon catches Out right on the button with a cross.
A slow jab from Tycoon misses its intended target.
Out was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tycoon misses with a lunging right hand
and Out counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Mike Tycoon has been cut.
Out keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tycoon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Out gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Tycoon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Out.
Tycoon goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tycoon throws a nice outside leg kick.
Out dips to his left and cracks Tycoon with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Out uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tycoon.
Out misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Tycoon counter with a right hand.
Tycoon lands a nice leg kick that just misses Out's sensitive parts.
Out blocks a head kick by Tycoon.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Tycoon.
Out throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A nice side step and Tycoon releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Tycoon misses with a lunging right hand
and Out counters with a nice uppercut.
Tycoon has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tycoon there as he acknowledges the shot.
That has opened up Mike Tycoon's cut even more.
Tycoon scores with a crisp jab that stopped Out in his tracks.
Tycoon ducks under a wild hook from Out.
Tycoon moves out of range as Out strikes.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Out.
Out takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nice defenses there by Out.
Out moves away from the strike by Tycoon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Out ducks under a wild hook from Tycoon.
Out throwing a counter right hand but Tycoon manages to avoid it.
Tycoon throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Out sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tycoon throws a nice inside leg kick.
Out throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tycoon stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Out closes the distance and pushes Tycoon back into the cage.
Tycoon lands a left hand that snaps the head of Out backwards.
Tycoon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Out.
Out avoids a kick to the body.
Tycoon connects with a good right hand that stumbles Out. Out circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Out darts in and clinches Tycoon up against the cage.
Tycoon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Out looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tycoon lands a nice leg kick that just misses Out's sensitive parts.
Tycoon is looking to land body kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tycoon looks to land a left hand but Out moved out of range nicely.
Out takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tycoon swats away the attempt to clinch by Out.
Tycoon throws a right and a left that Out avoids nicely.
Out comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Tycoon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Out.
Out throws out a powerful jab.
Tycoon takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The cut above Mike Tycoon's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Tycoon stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tycoon throws a body shot but no joy.
Tycoon throws a body punch but Out moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tycoon moves away from the strike by Out.
A head kick from Tycoon lands but Out takes it in his stride.
A jab from Tycoon misses.
Out was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Tycoon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Tycoon's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Tycoon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tycoon goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Out misses with a straight right.
Out waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tycoon.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Tycoon. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Out walks into a stiff left hand from Tycoon.
Out moves in looking to clinch but Tycoon pushes him off.
Tycoon tests Out's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tycoon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Out.
Out pushes Tycoon up against the cage in a clinch.
Tycoon has a couple of punches blocked by Out.
Out blocks a body shot from Tycoon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hand to the body from Tycoon.
Out throws a head punch that misses.
Tycoon misses with a hook from the clinch.
Out misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Tycoon.
A hook to the body from Out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Out blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tycoon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Out bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Tycoon moves away from the strike by Out.
Decent striking displayed by Out there.
Out keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tycoon.
Tycoon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Out manages to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Out, as that shot connected.
Tycoon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Out blocks a jab.
Tycoon swings for the body but Out moves out of range.
Tycoon takes a swing at Out's ribcage but misses.
A slow jab from Out misses its intended target.
Out throws out a powerful jab.
Mike Tycoon's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Tycoon misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tycoon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mike Tycoon's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Knock Out!
Knock Out retains his heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Knock Out thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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