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LIA 35: Roadie For Metallica PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Uri Nierer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackson Ellis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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270 lbs
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270 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Uri Nierer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jackson Ellis!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nierer's corner calls for a 1-2. Nierer obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nierer definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Nierer connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Jackson Ellis has been cut.
Ellis takes the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ellis.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Nierer.
Nierer stalling.
Ellis throws a punch but it's blocked by Nierer.
Ellis misses with a body punch.
Nierer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ellis's coach down at Young Achievers (All Elite Coach) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Ellis's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Ellis misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Nierer.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ellis.
Ellis lands a left hand that snaps the head of Nierer backwards.
Ellis working aggressively here.
Nierer lands a hook that snaps the head of Ellis backwards.
Nierer misses with the head strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ellis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nierer lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ellis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ellis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nierer leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ellis throws a punch but it's blocked by Nierer.
Nierer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ellis backwards.
Ellis lands a body punch.
Ellis struggles to land a body shot inside as Nierer controls his hands.
Ellis throws a punch but it's blocked by Nierer.
Ellis has a couple of punches blocked by Nierer.
Nierer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ellis misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ellis can't find room to land a body shot as Nierer controls the action.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ellis lands a body shot in the clinch.
Nierer is trying to break the clinch but Ellis has him pressed against the cage.
Nierer blocks an uppercut.
Nierer misses with a punch to the body.
Ellis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
It looks like Uri Nierer has been cut.
Ellis scores with a hook to the body.
Nierer is breathing heavily.
Ellis lands a nice uppercut.
Ellis struggles to land a body shot inside as Nierer controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ellis.
Ellis digs a right hand into Nierer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nierer's gas tank.
Ellis scores with a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ellis working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ellis.
Ellis swings wildly with an uppercut but Nierer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ellis misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Ellis fails to land.
Nierer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Nierer.
Nierer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ellis misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nierer.
Ellis stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ellis lands a right hand.
Nierer's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ellis digs a right hand into Nierer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Nierer's gas tank.
Ellis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ellis struggles to land a body shot inside as Nierer controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ellis lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ellis misses with a punch to the body.
Ellis lands a right hand.
Ellis misses with the head strike.
Nierer blocks a body shot from Ellis.
Ellis blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Nierer misses with the head strike.
Ellis lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Nierer.
A right handed body shot lands from Ellis.
Ellis fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Nierer takes a shot to the head.
Nierer blocks a body shot from Ellis.
Ellis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Nierer working aggressively here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ellis.
Ellis struggles to land a body shot inside as Nierer controls his hands.
Ellis scores with a shoulder strike.
Ellis scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Ellis fails to land.
Nierer looking to slow down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ellis working aggressively here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ellis doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ellis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ellis goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nierer prevents a body shot from Ellis.
Nice body punch from Ellis - that landed with a thud.
Ellis lands a body shot.
Ellis working aggressively here.
Ellis misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Nierer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ellis works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ellis.
Nierer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Ellis tries to throw a body punch but Nierer avoids it by throwing Ellis back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ellis.
Ellis misses with a punch on the inside.
Nierer prevents a body shot from Ellis.
The referee is keeping an eye on Nierer - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Ellis dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nierer avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ellis tries to work over Nierer's front leg with a kick but Nierer checks it.
Ellis misses with a leg kick
and Nierer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nierer. Ellis does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ellis finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
It looked like Nierer wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ellis throws an off balance right hand
and Nierer counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ellis tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Nierer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ellis wants to clinch up but Nierer keeps it at a distance.
Nierer is looking to counter the offense by Ellis and move into the clinch.
Nierer misses with a looping right.
Ellis throws out a counter right but Nierer avoids it with no problem.
Ellis misses with a left hand
and Nierer counters with a nice uppercut.
Ellis looks to throw the jab but Nierer is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Nierer misses
and Ellis counters with a nice right hand that sends Nierer toppling to the canvas! Nierer scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Ellis finish him?!
Nierer is rocked!
Nierer scores with a jab to the head.
Nierer ducks under a wild hook from Ellis.
Nierer circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Ellis. Nierer falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Ellis!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jackson Ellis!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hank Hicks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flusha Wrecker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hicks comes to the cage accompanied by Eatin P**** & Kickin A**. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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200 lbs
1 - 7 - 0 |
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185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Hank Hicks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Flusha Wrecker!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Sandra Marshall and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hicks throws a right hand that Wrecker ducks under and follows up with a left that Wrecker also avoids with ease.
A big left from Hicks misses.
Hicks has closed the distance and engaged Wrecker in a clinch.
Hicks breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fighters circling - Wrecker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An attempted straight right counter from Hicks misses the target.
Wrecker drops Hicks with a beautiful combination! Hicks stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Wrecker is looking for the KO!
It looks like Hank Hicks has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hicks misses with a series of wild punches.
Wrecker scores with a jab to the head.
Hicks is rocked!
Wrecker connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Hicks covering up! Wrecker comes in with a big uppercut and Hicks goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Flusha Wrecker!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Raffaele Cutolo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shannon Collins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Collins's choice of entrance music: Icky Thump. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Shannon Collins was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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170 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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180 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Good chin |
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Granite chin |
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Raffaele Cutolo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Shannon Collins!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Collins misses with a looping left.
Cutolo moves forwards but Collins connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Collins uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Collins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Collins lands with an uppercut that bounces Cutolo off the cage and back into range.
Cutolo tries to clinch up.
Collins swings for the body but Cutolo moves out of range.
Shannon Collins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cutolo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Collins is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Cutolo takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Collins swings for the body but Cutolo moves out of range.
Cutolo slips a jab and a cross from Collins.
Cutolo throwing a counter right hand but Collins manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Collins cracks a nice hook into Cutolo's ribs.
Collins lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Collins circles away from the clinch attempt.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Collins! But no joy.
Cutolo forces Collins back against the cage and clinches.
Cutolo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Collins has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Cutolo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cutolo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Collins is looking to break free of the clinch but Cutolo has double underhooks.
Collins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cutolo throws a punch but it's blocked by Collins.
Cutolo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cutolo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cutolo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cutolo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Collins presses Cutolo against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cutolo throws a head punch that misses.
Cutolo pushes Collins back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Collins.
Collins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cutolo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Cutolo throws a head punch that misses.
Collins pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Collins misses with a shot to the body
and Cutolo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cutolo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cutolo gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cutolo tries to clinch up.
Cutolo tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Collins counters with a stiff right hand.
A big right from Collins misses.
Cutolo is looking to counter punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Cutolo moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Cutolo misses the target.
Collins lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Collins scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Collins fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Cutolo manages to avoid it.
Collins throws a lazy uppercut
and Cutolo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cutolo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A looping hook to the body misses from Collins. Cutolo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cutolo blocks a jab.
A counter left hand to the body from Cutolo misses its target.
Cutolo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Collins throws out the jab.
Collins scores with a decent looking hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Collins, as that shot connected.
Cutolo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cutolo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cutolo ducks right into an uppercut from Collins.
A shot to the body from Collins misses
and Cutolo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Collins with a jab.
Collins throws out a loose jab but Cutolo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cutolo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Collins moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Collins throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A little feinted left hand from Cutolo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Collins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
It looked like Cutolo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shannon Collins dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A telegraphed right hand from Collins misses the target.
It looked like Cutolo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Collins works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Cutolo moves into the clinch.
Collins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Cutolo pushes Collins back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Collins scores with a shoulder strike.
Cutolo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Collinss head.
Collins blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Cutolo fails to land.
Collins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short uppercut from Cutolo.
Cutolo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cutolo throws a punch but it's blocked by Collins.
Cutolo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Collins is trying to force a seperation but Cutolo has the dominant position.
Cutolo scores with a hook to the body.
Cutolo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Cutolo.
Collins's coach down at Island Top Team was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Collins's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Cutolo throws a punch but it's blocked by Collins.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cutolo throws a head punch that misses.
Collins is struggling to control the position.
Collins prevents a body shot from Cutolo.
Cutolo has a couple of punches blocked by Collins.
Collins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Collins creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cutolo lands with a short shot to the head.
Collins takes a shot to the head.
Raffaele Cutolo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Collins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cutolo swings wildly with an uppercut but Collins uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cutolo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Collins backwards.
A short left from Cutolo.
Collins lands an uppercut.
Cutolo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cutolo works on Collins's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cutolo gets through Collins's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Cutolo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cutolo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Collins backwards.
Still in the clinch, Cutolo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Cutolo throws a head punch that misses.
Collins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cutolo throws a head punch that misses.
Cutolo lands with a left to the head.
Collins throws a head punch that misses.
Cutolo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Collins swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cutolo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Collins working hard to break the clinch.
Collins misses with the head strike.
Collins blocks a body shot from Cutolo.
Cutolo works on Collins's body with a couple of short punches.
Cutolo misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Collins.
Cutolo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Collins backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cutolo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Collins is trying to break the clinch but Cutolo has him pressed against the cage.
Nice body punch from Collins.
Cutolo digs a right hand into Collins's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Collins's gas tank.
Collins lands a hook to the side of the head.
Collins is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Cutolo is keeping busy.
Cutolo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Collins is trying to maintain a safe position but Cutolo gets an underhook and turns Collins into the cage.
Collins lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cutolo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cutolo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cutolo.
Cutolo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cutolo lands a nice uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Cutolo.
Cutolo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cutolo working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Collins's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Collins tries to stall but Cutolo uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short right from Collins.
Cutolo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Collins lands a right hand.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cutolo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Cutolo.
Collins blocking some punches.
Cutolo has a couple of punches blocked by Collins.
Collins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cutolo.
Collins has a couple of punches blocked by Cutolo.
Cutolo misses with the head strike.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Collins.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Collins.
Cutolo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Cutolo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Collins backwards.
Cutolo misses with a hook from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cutolo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raffaele Cutolo dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Cutolo wants to clinch.
Nice straight punches there by Collins. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Collins.
Collins scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A cross from Collins lands.
Collins misses the body punch
and Cutolo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cutolo takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cutolo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice defenses there by Cutolo.
Collins scores with a body shot.
Cutolo drives through and clinches with Collins against the cage.
Cutolo pushes Collins back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Cutolo misses with some punches.
Cutolo has a couple of punches blocked by Collins.
Collins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cutolo lands a hook that snaps the head of Collins backwards.
A short left from Cutolo.
Collins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cutolo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Collins trying to control the position but instead, Cutolo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Collins into the cage.
Shannon Collins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Collins can't break the clinch.
Cutolo misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Cutolo.
Cutolo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Collins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Collins blocking some punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Collins wants to get back to striking at distance but Cutolo won't allow it.
A head punch on the inside from Collins fails to land.
Cutolo lands a right hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Cutolo.
Collins is the more experienced fighter here and he's going to need to draw on some of that experience if he's going to pull this one out the bag.
Cutolo lands with a left to the head.
Cutolo lands with a right to the head.
Cutolo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cutolo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cutolo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Collinss head.
Cutolo misses with the head strike.
Cutolo misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Collins has a couple of punches blocked by Cutolo.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Collins.
Cutolo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Come on Collins - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Collins tries to break free but Cutolo pushes him back against the cage.
Collins misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Cutolo fails to land.
Collins misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Cutolo.
Cutolo presses Collins against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Cutolo scores with a shot to the side of Collins's head.
Cutolo misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cutolo.
Collins working hard to break the clinch.
Cutolo misses with a punch on the inside.
Cutolo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Collins tries to throw a body punch but Cutolo avoids it by throwing Collins back against the cage.
Collins wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cutolo has him pressed against the cage.
Cutolo misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cutolo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Collins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Collins has had enough of the clinch but Cutolo keeps him there for the moment.
Collins looking to stall.
Collins tries to break the clinch but Cutolo is controlling the position.
Cutolo lands a shot to the body.
Cutolo has a couple of punches blocked by Collins.
Cutolo lands a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Collins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Cutolo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cutolo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Collins backwards.
Cutolo working aggressively here.
Cutolo can't find room to land a body shot as Collins controls the action.
Collins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Collins doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Collins swings wildly with an uppercut but Cutolo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cutolo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Cutolo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Collins backwards.
A shot in the inside from Cutolo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raffaele Cutolo showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cutolo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight for Raffaele Cutolo!
Judge David Hoff scores the fight for Raffaele Cutolo!
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight for Raffaele Cutolo!
Raffaele Cutolo wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jake Duke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tycoon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tycoon has chosen Monkey Business as his entrance music. Jake Duke could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mike Tycoon's chin.
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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, Jake Duke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mike Tycoon!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tycoon throws a nice looking combination but Duke bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Duke changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Duke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tycoon.
Tycoon looks to land a body kick but Duke moved away.
Tycoon feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dukes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Duke gets tackled into the cage by Tycoon. Tycoon maintains the clinch.
Tycoon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tycoon lands with a left to the head.
Tycoon's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A nice combination there by Tycoon.
It looks like Jake Duke has been cut.
Tycoon connects with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tycoon throws a jab but it's blocked by Duke.
Tycoon's coach down at Young Achievers (All Elite Coach) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Tycoon's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Duke is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Tycoon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Duke.
Duke feinted with a counter takedown.
Tycoon swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Duke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duke dives in and grabs Tycoon's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tycoon pushes down on Duke's head and hops out.
Jab from Tycoon.
Duke is rocked!
Tycoon weaves into range and cracks Duke right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! Duke goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Tycoon is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mike Tycoon!
Our winner, Mike Tycoon, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carl Menger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ibra Zlatonovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ibra Zlatonovic will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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250 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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Carl Menger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ibra Zlatonovic!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Menger tries to clinch
letting Zlatonovic counter with a right hand.
Zlatonovic gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short left from Zlatonovic.
Zlatonovic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mengers head.
Zlatonovic stops a takedown attempt from Menger.
Menger takes a shot to the head.
Zlatonovic prevents the takedown attempt.
Zlatonovic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Zlatonovic lands with a short shot to the head.
Menger wants to take the fight to the mat but Zlatonovic manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carl Menger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zlatonovic controlling the action here for a moment.
Zlatonovic slows down the pace here.
Zlatonovic receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Zlatonovic lands an uppercut.
Zlatonovic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Menger is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Zlatonovic gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Menger goes for a takedown in the clinch but Zlatonovic prevents it.
Menger has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Zlatonovic after a bit of a struggle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zlatonovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Menger takes a shot to the head.
Zlatonovic prevents a takedown attempt there.
Zlatonovic lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Menger.
Zlatonovic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Menger goes for a takedown in the clinch but Zlatonovic prevents it.
Zlatonovic is struggling to control the position.
Zlatonovic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mengers head.
Zlatonovic misses with an elbow over the top.
Menger lands a takedown into guard.
Menger throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Zlatonovic works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Menger stops Zlatonovic from standing up.
Zlatonovic avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Menger throwing strikes but missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Menger throwing strikes but missing.
Zlatonovic really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Menger. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Menger working some strikes from top position.
Menger throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Menger throws a strike but Zlatonovic rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Zlatonovic wanted to stand there but Menger had control of the position.
Menger wants to hit a switch here but Zlatonovic passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Menger there!
Zlatonovic looking to control but Menger is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Menger tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Menger is working hard here to advance position.
Menger regains half guard.
Menger wants to improve his position but Zlatonovic is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zlatonovic tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Menger.
Menger moves into full guard.
Menger controlling the position.
Menger trying to keep a closed guard but Zlatonovic is proving a slippery customer.
Menger looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Menger looking for a sweep. Not yet Menger, not yet.
Menger looking for a guillotine here but Zlatonovic defends easily.
Zlatonovic wanted to stand there but Menger had control of the position.
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.
Zlatonovic stopping the sweep attempt from Menger.
Menger looking for a guillotine here but Zlatonovic defends easily.
Zlatonovic would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Zlatonovic won't allow Menger to sweep him here.
Zlatonovic wants to stand but Menger is controlling his posture from full guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Zlatonovic gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Zlatonovic just misses with a elbow thrown towards Menger's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ibra Zlatonovic dominated that round.
That's time! Menger's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Menger tries for a takedown but Zlatonovic circles away easily
and Zlatonovic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Menger shoots in for a takedown but Zlatonovic shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Menger gets tackled into the cage by Zlatonovic. Zlatonovic maintains the clinch.
Menger can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carl Menger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Menger goes for a takedown attempt but Zlatonovic pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Zlatonovic fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Menger, pushing him back against the cage.
Zlatonovic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zlatonovic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Zlatonovic is working Menger over against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Menger blocks an elbow strike.
Zlatonovic lands with a light punch inside.
Zlatonovic taking a breather.
Zlatonovic scores with a shoulder strike.
Menger has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Zlatonovic is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Zlatonovic taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Menger takes a shot to the head.
Zlatonovic lands a body punch in the clinch.
Zlatonovic gets underhooks to prevent Menger's takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Zlatonovic throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Menger drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Zlatonovic working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ibra Zlatonovic seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A short uppercut from Zlatonovic.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zlatonovic.
Zlatonovic stops a takedown attempt from Menger.
Menger drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Menger is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Zlatonovic is defending well.
Zlatonovic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Menger tries for a takedown. No joy.
Zlatonovic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Zlatonovic softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Zlatonovic effectively controlling the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Menger's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Zlatonovic leaning his opponent against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Menger is trying to drag Zlatonovic to the mat but Zlatonovic just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Zlatonovic looking to throw knees to the head but Menger is blocking nicely.
Zlatonovic gets underhooks to prevent Menger's takedown attempt.
Good body shot from Zlatonovic.
Menger is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Zlatonovic pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A short left from Zlatonovic.
Zlatonovic lands a hook that snaps the head of Menger backwards.
Zlatonovic throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Menger blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Zlatonovic.
Still in the clinch, Zlatonovic scores with a nice short uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Zlatonovic.
Menger wants to take the fight to the mat but Zlatonovic manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Zlatonovic leaning against his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Menger avoids the elbow strike from Zlatonovic, against the cage.
Zlatonovic gets underhooks to prevent Menger's takedown attempt.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Zlatonovic.
Nice body punch from Zlatonovic - that landed with a thud.
A right hook to the body lands for Zlatonovic.
Good body shot from Zlatonovic.
Zlatonovic taking a breather.
Zlatonovic lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Zlatonovic throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zlatonovic creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Zlatonovic taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Zlatonovic.
Zlatonovic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mengers head.
Zlatonovic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Zlatonovic.
Zlatonovic gets through Menger's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zlatonovic lands a shot to the body.
Zlatonovic lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Menger backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zlatonovic tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zlatonovic gets through Menger's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Zlatonovic stops a takedown attempt from Menger.
Zlatonovic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Menger backwards.
Zlatonovic stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Zlatonovic.
Menger drops down looking for an ankle pick but Zlatonovic pulls his leg out and moves away.
Zlatonovic forces Menger back against the cage and clinches.
Zlatonovic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mengers head.
Menger drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Zlatonovic content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Zlatonovic slows down the pace here.
Zlatonovic continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Zlatonovic presses Menger against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ibra Zlatonovic showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Menger gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Zlatonovic counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Zlatonovic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Zlatonovic moves into the clinch successfully.
Zlatonovic lands a hook that snaps the head of Menger backwards.
Zlatonovic is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Menger has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Zlatonovic avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Zlatonovic prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carl Menger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zlatonovic.
Zlatonovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zlatonovic scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Zlatonovic lands a right hand.
Zlatonovic gets underhooks to prevent Menger's takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zlatonovic lands an uppercut.
Menger has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Zlatonovic after a bit of a struggle.
Menger is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Zlatonovic is defending well.
A right hook to the body lands for Zlatonovic.
A short body shot lands from Zlatonovic as the two fighters clinch.
Zlatonovic gets through Menger's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zlatonovic lands a shoulder strike.
Zlatonovic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Menger backwards.
Menger drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Zlatonovic lands a right hand.
Zlatonovic lands a body shot in the clinch.
Come on Zlatonovic - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Zlatonovic makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zlatonovic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Menger backwards.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Zlatonovic just misses with a elbow thrown towards Menger's brow.
Zlatonovic lands an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zlatonovic.
A nice right hand lands inside from Zlatonovic.
Zlatonovic is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Zlatonovic dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Zlatonovic avoiding damage.
A shot in the inside from Zlatonovic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zlatonovic lands a hook that snaps the head of Menger backwards.
Zlatonovic digs a right hand into Menger's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Menger's gas tank.
Zlatonovic dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Zlatonovic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Zlatonovic lands a left hand.
Zlatonovic is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Menger goes for a takedown attempt but Zlatonovic pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Zlatonovic closes the distance and clinches.
Menger goes for a takedown in the clinch but Zlatonovic prevents it.
Zlatonovic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Zlatonovic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Menger backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zlatonovic scores with a shot to the side of Menger's head.
Zlatonovic lands with a short shot to the head.
Zlatonovic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zlatonovic lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zlatonovic lands a hook to the side of the head.
Zlatonovic has Menger pressed against the cage.
Zlatonovic lands a body punch in the clinch.
Zlatonovic scores with a nice hook to the head.
Menger goes for a takedown attempt but Zlatonovic pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ibra Zlatonovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Menger with a poor takedown
and Zlatonovic counters with a stiff right hand.
Zlatonovic gets a clinch.
Zlatonovic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Menger backwards.
Zlatonovic is struggling to control the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zlatonovic lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Menger or not.
Zlatonovic content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Menger has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Zlatonovic avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Zlatonovic - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zlatonovic prevents the takedown attempt.
Zlatonovic cracks Menger with a nice body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zlatonovic.
Zlatonovic with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Zlatonovic.
Zlatonovic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Menger backwards.
Zlatonovic is working Menger over against the cage.
Zlatonovic lands a shoulder strike.
Zlatonovic lands a left hand that snaps the head of Menger backwards.
Menger wants a takedown but no success here.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Zlatonovic.
Menger blocks an elbow strike from Zlatonovic.
Menger wants to take the fight to the mat but Zlatonovic manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Zlatonovic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Zlatonovic.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Carl Menger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zlatonovic lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ibra Zlatonovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Zlatonovic winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight for Ibra Zlatonovic!
Judge David Hoff scores the fight for Ibra Zlatonovic!
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight for Ibra Zlatonovic!
Ibra Zlatonovic wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dick Mahoney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Con Fidence (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Con Fidence enters the cage!
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179 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Con Fidence!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Bart Greer and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fidence misses with a body kick.
Mahoney tries to close the distance and clinch but Fidence swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mahoney blocks a low kick nicely.
Fidence uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mahoney.
Mahoney really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mahoney throws a leg kick
and Fidence counters with a nice uppercut.
Fidence throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Fidence takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Decent striking displayed by Mahoney there.
Fidence lunges at Mahoney with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mahoney's hand.
Mahoney misses with a few strikes there.
Mahoney dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fidence uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mahoney.
Nice straight punches there by Fidence. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fidence.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fidence defending well as Mahoney loads up on a big left hand.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Mahoney lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Fidence has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Fidence and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Fidence now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Mahoney checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahoney throws a leg kick that is checked
and Fidence connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mahoney blocks the body kick.
Mahoney is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fidence.
Mahoney checks a low kick from Fidence.
Fidence is looking to land body kicks.
Mahoney explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Mahoney uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fidence.
Mahoney swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fidence throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mahoney.
Fidence throws a leg kick which misses Mahoney's front leg but catches the back leg as Mahoney tries to avoid it.
Fidence misses with a hook to the body
and Mahoney counters by moving into the clinch.
Fidence throws a head punch that misses.
Mahoney scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Still in the clinch, Mahoney scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mahoney lands a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fidence pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mahoney uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mahoney is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
A big left from Fidence misses.
Mahoney is looking to counter with a body kick.
Mahoney sizes up Fidence with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
It looks like Con Fidence has been cut.
Mahoney lands with a right hand.
Fidence is rocked!
Mahoney closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Fidence out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dick Mahoney!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Von Erich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Snake Dickskin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Von Erich comes to the cage accompanied by La Grange. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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245 lbs
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260 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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, David Von Erich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Snake Dickskin!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, David Hoff and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Von Erich keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Von Erich.
Dickskin looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Von Erich has been working on his boxing with his coaches at ReVoLuT!oN !sL@nD GYM in the buildup to the fight.
Von Erich swings for the body but Dickskin moves out of range.
It seemed like Dickskin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Von Erich feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Von Erich is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Von Erich trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Von Erich is working Dickskin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dickskin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dickskin keeping full guard, as Von Erich tries to pass.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Von Erich advances to half guard.
Von Erich lands with a punch from half guard.
Dickskin is looking to control Von Erich's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dickskin avoid being mounted?
Dickskin is refusing to be controlled, as Von Erich sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von Erich perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Von Erich moves nicely into side control.
Dickskin is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Von Erich working the body and head with strikes.
Dickskin takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Dickskin avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Von Erich.
Von Erich throws a strike aimed at the side of Dickskin's head but Dickskin avoids it well.
Von Erich in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Von Erich 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.
Von Erich postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Von Erich postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Dickskin's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Von Erich creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Von Erich wants to lay and pray for a moment but Dickskin keeps working.
Von Erich working the ground and pound.
Von Erich remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Von Erich landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Von Erich scores with punches from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Von Erich in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dickskin tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Von Erich wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Von Erich landing strikes.
Sloppy strikes there by Von Erich.
Von Erich working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Von Erich in side control lands a decent elbow.
Von Erich throws an elbow but Dickskin slips to the side and avoids it well.
Von Erich working the head with strikes.
Von Erich is chipping away with strikes.
Von Erich in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Von Erich working the ground and pound but Dickskin is defending the strikes.
Von Erich tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Von Erich controls the position from side control.
Dickskin is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von Erich postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Von Erich looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Dickskin is avoiding damage well.
Von Erich cracks Dickskin with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Von Erich landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Von Erich throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Von Erich is working Dickskin over with some ground and pound from side control.
Dickskin is rocked!
Von Erich scores with punches from side control.
Dickskin is still in real trouble! Can Von Erich finish him?
Von Erich lands a strong strike to the head of Dickskin. That's dazed him! Von Erich looking to finish here. Dickskin is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Von Erich lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Von Erich!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Uriah Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kromog The Terror Of The Island (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Uriah Faber!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kromog The Terror Of The Island!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Terror Of The Island throws the left hand but Faber avoids the punch easily.
Faber changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Faber changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. The Terror Of The Island tries to avoid it but Faber manages to keep hold of a leg and drag The Terror Of The Island to the ground. The Terror Of The Island escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Faber has his takedown stuffed
and The Terror Of The Island counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Uriah Faber has been cut.
Faber shoots and misses
letting The Terror Of The Island counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Uriah Faber. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Faber fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
It seemed like The Terror Of The Island was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Faber drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The Terror Of The Island is looking to stand up but Faber isn't so interested in that idea.
Faber drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Faber jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Faber definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Faber advances to half guard.
Faber passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for The Terror Of The Island!
Faber wants to control the pace but The Terror Of The Island is squirming around nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if The Terror Of The Island can do anything to dispel that myth.
Faber is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. The Terror Of The Island can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Faber is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, The Terror Of The Island has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Faber with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Faber jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… The Terror Of The Island is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by The Terror Of The Island and Faber has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faber is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but The Terror Of The Island is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Faber working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Faber tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Faber is trying to get an arm triangle but The Terror Of The Island is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber is looking to take a break and control but The Terror Of The Island is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Faber has worked his way into a potential kimura here. The Terror Of The Island is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Faber yanks on the arm and The Terror Of The Island is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Faber.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Uriah Faber!
Uriah Faber retains his heavyweight title!
Uriah Faber spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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