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LH35: Hackett vs Rockwell PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Cracker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lanel John Melegrito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid 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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jack Cracker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lanel John Melegrito!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Santiago Holmes and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melegrito darts in and clinches Cracker up against the cage.
Melegrito is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cracker is defending well for now.
Cracker breaks the clinch.
Melegrito with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Cracker to score with a decent uppercut.
Cracker shoots in but Melegrito avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cracker rushes Melegrito and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Melegrito tries to land a knee to the head but Cracker blocks with his arms.
Melegrito pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Melegrito's coach down at Evolution MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Melegrito's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Melegrito throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Melegrito is looking to clinch but Cracker is avoiding it.
Cracker closes the distance and pushes Melegrito back into the cage.
Melegrito breaks the clinch.
Cracker fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melegrito avoids the head kick by Cracker.
Cracker looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Cracker tries a low kick but Melegrito avoids it.
Melegrito gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Melegrito blocking some punches.
Melegrito tries to land a knee to the head but Cracker blocks with his arms.
Cracker has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Melegrito after a bit of a struggle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Cracker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Melegrito breaks from the clinch.
Melegrito tries to keep at a distance but Cracker has taken the fight into the clinch.
Melegrito manages to break the clinch.
Cracker is trying hard to land a takedown here. Melegrito sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cracker moves into range and clinches up with Melegrito.
Melegrito escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Melegrito scores with a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melegrito clinches with his opponent.
Melegrito breaks from the clinch.
Melegrito clinches up with Cracker and pushes him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee calls for Melegrito to work.
Melegrito with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Melegrito leaning his opponent against the cage.
Cracker wants to get back to striking at distance but Melegrito won't allow it.
Melegrito breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Melegrito moves in looking to clinch but Cracker pushes him off.
Cracker half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cracker swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Melegrito counters with a good, hard body kick but Cracker shrugs it off.
Lanel John Melegrito is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Melegrito tries to close the distance and clinch but Cracker swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Cracker appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Some wild striking there from Melegrito.
Cracker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cracker dives in and grabs Melegrito's left leg, looking for a takedown. Melegrito pushes down on Cracker's head and hops out.
Melegrito forces Cracker back against the cage and clinches.
Cracker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Melegrito missing with knees to the body.
Melegrito escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Melegrito jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Melegrito wants to clinch up but Cracker keeps it at a distance.
Cracker tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Melegrito swivels and escapes.
Melegrito is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melegrito tries to clinch there but Cracker circles away.
It looked like Cracker wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Both fighters circling a little - Melegrito finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A jab from Cracker misses.
Cracker dives in and grabs Melegrito's left leg, looking for a takedown. Melegrito pushes down on Cracker's head and hops out.
Melegrito looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Cracker is breathing heavily.
Cracker shoots in but Melegrito avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Melegrito takes the fight into the clinch.
Melegrito with an attempt at a knee that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Melegrito breaks the clinch.
Melegrito avoids a punch combination nicely.
Melegrito tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Cracker shoots in for a double leg but Melegrito sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lanel John Melegrito dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Melegrito tries to clinch up but Cracker circles away and keeps his distance.
Melegrito tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Cracker counters with a left and a right that stings Melegrito.
Melegrito looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cracker lands with an overhand left.
Melegrito misses with a series of wild punches.
Melegrito throws a head kick that Cracker semi-blocks.
It looks like Jack Cracker has been cut.
Lanel John Melegrito seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Melegrito scores with a leg kick.
Melegrito is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A punch combination from Melegrito misses.
Melegrito steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Cracker. That one must have hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cracker takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Cracker lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Melegrito throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cracker has a takedown stuffed.
Cracker slips a jab and a cross from Melegrito.
Melegrito misses with a series of wild punches.
Jack Cracker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cracker has managed to clinch.
Cracker manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Melegrito showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Melegrito is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cracker looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Melegrito won't allow Cracker to sweep him here.
Melegrito throwing strikes from guard but Cracker blocks nicely.
Cracker looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Melegrito is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melegrito postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Cracker is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Melegrito, into his guard.
Melegrito wants to stand up but Cracker is controlling him.
Cracker is looking to work some ground and pound but Melegrito has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cracker works over Melegrito with some ground and pound from guard.
Cracker drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cracker jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Cracker gets to his feet - Melegrito follows without any prompting.
Melegrito slaps away a takedown attempt from Cracker, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Good leg kick by Melegrito there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cracker shoots for a double leg takedown but Melegrito sprawls well. He's pushed Cracker's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Cracker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Melegrito misses with a jab, cross combination.
Melegrito moves into the clinch.
Cracker is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Melegrito is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lanel John Melegrito will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jack Cracker's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Melegrito goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Cracker closes this distance looking for a takedown but Melegrito circles away.
Melegrito looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
Melegrito wants to clinch up but Cracker keeps it at a distance.
Melegrito closes the distance and clinches.
Melegrito pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Melegrito clinches with his opponent.
Cracker goes for a takedown attempt but Melegrito pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Cracker moves into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Melegrito throws a head punch that misses.
Melegrito is leaning against Cracker and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Cracker wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melegrito breaks from the clinch.
Melegrito wants to clinch up but Cracker keeps it at a distance.
Cracker goes for a double leg but Melegrito avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Melegrito continues to drive forward.
Cracker sets himself, and Melegrito steps forward looking for the clinch! Cracker avoids it this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Cracker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fighters circling - Melegrito throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cracker shoots in but no luck this time.
Cracker instigates a clinch.
Melegrito has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Melegrito pressing his opponent against the cage.
Cracker has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Melegrito avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Melegrito breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Melegrito has managed to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melegrito is pushing Cracker up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Melegrito is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Cracker has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Melegrito after a bit of a struggle.
Melegrito breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Cracker shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Melegrito pinned against the cage. Melegrito gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Melegrito gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Melegrito has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Cracker off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Melegrito. No joy for Cracker on that attempt.
Cracker closes the distance and clinches up with Melegrito, looking for a takedown. Cracker pushes Melegrito against the cage but Melegrito circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Melegrito misses with a jab, cross combination.
Melegrito clinches up with Cracker and pushes him back against the cage.
Melegrito breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Melegrito tries to bum rush Cracker with a series of wild strikes but Cracker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Melegrito is looking to clinch but Cracker is avoiding it.
Cracker will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Melegrito moves into the clinch successfully.
Melegrito breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cracker stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Melegrito.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Melegrito closes the distance and pushes Cracker back into the cage.
Melegrito escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cracker tries to keep at a distance but Melegrito has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cracker drops down looking for an ankle pick but Melegrito pulls his leg out and moves away.
Melegrito pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cracker seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Cracker changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Melegrito looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Melegrito is trying to improve his position.
Jack Cracker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
You can see the frustration on Melegrito's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Melegrito tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lanel John Melegrito comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Melegrito 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 Sandra Marshall scores the fight 28:29
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lanel John Melegrito!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Incy Quincy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Incy Quincy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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250 lbs
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255 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rick Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Incy Quincy!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quincy lands a big uppercut and Daniels crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Daniels looks OK. Quincy waves Daniels back to his feet!
It looks like Rick Daniels has been cut.
Quincy gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Daniels to score an easy takedown into full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daniels is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Quincy can do anything to dispel that myth.
Daniels postures up in Quincy's guard and throws a big left but Quincy blocks it.
Quincy working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Daniels.
Daniels is stalling in the full guard.
Quincy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Daniels. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Daniels's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Quincy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Daniels looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Daniels lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Daniels sitting in guard here, content to control.
Quincy utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Daniels connects with a couple of short punches.
Daniels 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.
Daniels landing some decent shots from guard.
Quincy avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Daniels is in close to Quincy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Quincy wants to stand and escape but Daniels is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels forces his way into half guard.
Daniels performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Quincy manages to get to full guard.
Quincy not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Quincy jabs Daniels to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Quincy throws a series of punches but Daniels avoids them all with ease.
Daniels slips a jab from Quincy.
Daniels wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Daniels needs to keep his hands up - Quincy had a free shot at his head there.
Daniels shoots in but Quincy avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quincy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Daniels manages to avoid it.
Daniels displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Quincy throws out the jab.
Daniels misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Quincy looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Quincy clobbers Daniels with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Daniels fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Quincy avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rick Daniels. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Quincy misses with the combination.
Daniels walks straight into a right hand from Quincy - that's dropped him! Quincy jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Daniels from any more punishment! Daniels complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Incy Quincy!
Incy Quincy bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rick Lattimore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Devon Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Rick Lattimore has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Rick Lattimore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Devon Campbell!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Campbell slips a jab from Lattimore.
Lattimore works over Campbell's head and body with a nice combination.
Lattimore looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lattimore slips a straight right by Campbell.
Lattimore has managed to clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Lattimore fails to land.
Campbell takes a knee to the side of the body.
Campbell looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lattimore missing with knees to the body.
Campbell stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lattimore with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lattimore lands a nice knee to the body.
Lattimore tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Campbell's elbow.
Campbell misses with an elbow strike.
Campbell stalling in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lattimore with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Campbell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lattimore backwards.
Campbell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Campbell avoiding damage.
Lattimore misses with a knee to the head.
Campbell slowing the pace effectively.
Campbell managing to block the knees to the body from Lattimore.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lattimore.
Lattimore lands a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Campbell.
Come on Campbell - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lattimore throws a knee to the head but misses.
Campbell stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Devon Campbell.
Lattimore moves into range and clinches up with Campbell.
Lattimore utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lattimore using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Campbell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lattimore trying to land knees to the body.
Lattimore throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lattimore lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Campbell avoiding damage.
Campbell dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Campbell continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Lattimore.
Lattimore connects with a knee to the head.
Lattimore tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Campbell's elbow.
Campbell holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Lattimore scores a nice knee to the body.
Lattimore tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Campbell avoids it.
Lattimore using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Campbell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lattimore connects with a nasty looking knee right to Campbell's face.
Lattimore tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Campbell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lattimore scores a nice knee to the body.
Lattimore misses with a punch to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Campbell.
Campbell taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Campbell.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Devon Campbell.
Lattimore stalks Campbell and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Campbell's face. Campbell staggers backwards, shaken.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lattimore looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Campbell is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Rick Lattimore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lattimore misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lattimore throws a lazy right hand but Campbell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Campbell feints the counter takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Lattimore dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lattimore swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lattimore lands with a shot to the body.
Lattimore ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lattimore tries to counter by clinching up but Campbell breaks away and moves out of range.
Campbell throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lattimore sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Campbell waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lattimore.
A counter left hand to the body from Lattimore misses its target.
Campbell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lattimore ducks under a wild hook from Campbell.
No joy there for Lattimore, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And Campbell tries to counter it with a takedown but Lattimore pushes his down on his head and steps out.
A jab from Lattimore does it's job there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lattimore throws a body shot but no joy.
Lattimore's corner calls for a 1-2. Lattimore obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Lattimore misses with the combination.
Lattimore misses the jab.
Campbell tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lattimore fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Campbell manages to avoid it.
Campbell thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lattimore tries to bum rush Campbell with a series of wild strikes but Campbell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lattimore swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lattimore throws a nice looking combination but Campbell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lattimore fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Campbell looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Lattimore clinches up with Campbell and pushes him back against the cage.
Lattimore scores with a shoulder strike.
Lattimore digs a right hand underneath Campbell's ribcage. Campbell let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Campbell has Lattimore pushed against the cage.
Lattimore tries to work over Campbell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lattimore with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell misses with a punch on the inside.
Lattimore is leaning against Campbell and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Lattimore lands a knee to the head.
Lattimore with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lattimore trying to land knees to the body.
Lattimore lands with a right to the head.
Campbell is pushing Lattimore up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lattimore with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Campbell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lattimore tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lattimore misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Campbell.
A short uppercut from Lattimore.
Campbell slowing the pace effectively.
Campbell will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Lattimore up against the cage.
Campbell is pushing Lattimore up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A short left from Campbell.
Lattimore with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Campbell stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lattimore with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lattimore with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lattimore misses with a knee strike.
Lattimore digs a right hand underneath Campbell's ribcage. Campbell let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lattimore landing knees to the head.
Campbell content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Campbell leaning his opponent against the cage.
Campbell leaning against his opponent.
Campbell receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Devon Campbell.
Lattimore misses with a combination
and Campbell counters by clinching up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Lattimore dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Lattimore darts in and clinches Campbell up against the cage.
Lattimore throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Campbell blocks it with crossed arms.
Campbell doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lattimore tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Campbell takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lattimore with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lattimore unloads a knee to the mid-section. Campbell lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lattimore landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lattimore lands with a short shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lattimore utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rick Lattimore has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Lattimore with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lattimore misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Lattimore.
Campbell takes a knee right on the jaw!
Campbell on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lattimore misses with some punches.
Lattimore scores with a knee to the head.
Lattimore looking to throw knees to the head but Campbell is blocking nicely.
Lattimore lands a knee to the head.
Lattimore tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lattimore tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Campbell prevents a body shot from Lattimore.
Lattimore trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campbell effectively controlling the action here.
The referee is keeping an eye on Campbell - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Lattimore throws a knee to the head but misses.
Campbell is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lattimore with a knee to the head.
Campbell managing to block the knees to the body from Lattimore.
Lattimore is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Campbell can do to turn this around?
Lattimore landing knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lattimore using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Campbell has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Campbell content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Lattimore digs a right hand underneath Campbell's ribcage. Campbell let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Lattimore with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lattimore with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Campbell managing to block the knees to the body from Lattimore.
Lattimore unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Campbell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lattimore tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Campbell blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lattimore misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lattimore.
Lattimore trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lattimore misses with a knee to the head.
Campbell misses with a punch to the body.
Lattimore with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lattimore trying to land knees to the body.
Lattimore misses with a punch on the inside.
Campbell pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lattimore tries to land a knee to the head but Campbell blocks with his arms.
Lattimore misses with a hook to the ribs.
Devon Campbell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rick Lattimore is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Campbell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rick Lattimore showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lattimore has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:26
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:26
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rick Lattimore!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gavelyn Tse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Antonio Sakuraba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Gavelyn Tse!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakuraba lands a jab.
Sakuraba tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sakuraba 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 Sakuraba.
Sakuraba darts in looking for a takedown but Tse gets double underhooks and turns Sakuraba into the cage.
Tse lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Tse defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sakuraba.
Sakuraba takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Tse cracks Sakuraba with a right hand to the side of the head.
Tse leaves Sakuraba with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Antonio Sakuraba. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tse throws a leg kick which misses Sakuraba's front leg but catches the back leg as Sakuraba tries to avoid it.
A thudding body kick lands there by Tse!
Tse lands a big head kick that sends Sakuraba tumbling to the mat! Tse takes a step backwards and waves Sakuraba back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tse connects with a leg kick. Sakuraba looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tse has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sakuraba crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Tse - the referee stops the clock and Sakuraba gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Tse. Sakuraba manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tse, right into the meat.
Nice takedown defense from Tse. No joy for Sakuraba on that attempt.
Sakuraba is breathing heavily.
Tse throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tse tests Sakuraba's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Sakuraba is rocked!
Gavelyn Tse is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tse connects with a body shot that sends Sakuraba's belly button to the back.
Oh Sakuraba is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tse ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Sakuraba's jaw. Sakuraba's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Tse does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gavelyn Tse!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Khabib Nurmagomedov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Bean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nurmagomedov's entrance music is KHABIB ''The Eagle'' NURMAGOMEDOV. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Khabib Nurmagomedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Johnny Bean!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bean tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nurmagomedov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nurmagomedov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bean defends it nicely.
Bean defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Nurmagomedov.
Bean scores with the left hand. Nurmagomedov knows he should have avoided that one.
Nurmagomedov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bean to score with a decent uppercut.
Nurmagomedov has closed the distance and engaged Bean in a clinch.
Bean lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nurmagomedov wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Khabib Nurmagomedov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nurmagomedov has Bean pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bean manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Bean misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bean lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bean lands a nice uppercut.
Bean lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Nurmagomedov backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bean lands a left hand.
Bean lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nurmagomedov has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Bean avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bean lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Nurmagomedov's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bean scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bean escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nurmagomedov with a poor takedown
and Bean counters with a left to the body.
Nurmagomedov seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bean connects with a nice looking jab.
Nurmagomedov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nurmagomedov keeps the fight on the outside.
Bean tries to keep at a distance but Nurmagomedov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nurmagomedov has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Bean is trying to keep an underhook but Nurmagomedov manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Bean wants to improve his position but Nurmagomedov is controlling well.
Bean has hold of Nurmagomedov's hands but Nurmagomedov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nurmagomedov working the head and body with strikes.
Bean keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nurmagomedov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bean has hold of Nurmagomedov's hands but Nurmagomedov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nurmagomedov prevents Bean from improving his position.
Bean really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Nurmagomedov. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Nurmagomedov connects with a nice short shot to Bean's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nurmagomedov is keen to just control but Bean is a slippery customer.
Nurmagomedov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bean with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bean wants to get back to full guard.
Nurmagomedov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nurmagomedov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bean gets full guard.
Nurmagomedov won't allow Bean to get back to his feet.
Nurmagomedov scoring with some ground and pound.
Bean avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nurmagomedov with a nice head shot there.
Bean is trying to control the position but Nurmagomedov postures up.
Nurmagomedov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nurmagomedov 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.
Nurmagomedov passes Bean's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Bean is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nurmagomedov scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bean on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Nurmagomedov lands strikes from half guard.
Nurmagomedov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bean slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Nurmagomedov slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bean keeping moving, preventing Nurmagomedov from controlling successfully.
Nurmagomedov throwing strikes from guard but Bean blocks nicely.
Nurmagomedov throws a big right hand that misses.
Bean throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Nurmagomedov pushes down on Bean's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Nurmagomedov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bean is not content to let Nurmagomedov control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nurmagomedov is nestled in close to Bean, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Nurmagomedov is trying to control the action in half guard but Bean is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nice strikes from Nurmagomedov there.
Nurmagomedov trying to control from half guard but Bean is working away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bean can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bean wants to improve his position but Nurmagomedov is controlling well.
Nurmagomedov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nurmagomedov is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Nurmagomedov thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Nurmagomedov is trying to control. Bean wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Khabib Nurmagomedov will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bean clobbers Nurmagomedov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Nurmagomedov has a takedown stuffed.
Bean clobbers Nurmagomedov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Bean is looking to clinch.
Nurmagomedov dives in and scores a takedown into Bean's guard.
Bean looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Nurmagomedov is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Nurmagomedov pushing down on Bean's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nurmagomedov working Bean over with strikes.
Nurmagomedov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nurmagomedov is looking to take a break and control but Bean is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Nurmagomedov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov working Bean over with strikes.
Nurmagomedov slips a nice elbow through Bean's hands, connecting with Bean's forehead.
Bean on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Bean wants to improve his position but Nurmagomedov is controlling well.
Nurmagomedov trying to pass the guard but Bean defending well.
Nurmagomedov scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Nurmagomedov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nice strikes from Nurmagomedov there.
Nurmagomedov is looking to advance position but Bean won't allow it.
Nurmagomedov is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nurmagomedov lands a nice short elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov lands with a punch from half guard.
Bean taking some punishment here, with Nurmagomedov in his half guard.
Khabib Nurmagomedov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Nurmagomedov scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nurmagomedov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bean can do to turn this around?
Nurmagomedov working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bean is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Nurmagomedov scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bean is rocked!
Nurmagomedov is keen to just control but Bean is a slippery customer.
Bean has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Nurmagomedov lands a nice short elbow.
Bean is still in real trouble! Can Nurmagomedov finish him?
Nurmagomedov lands with a punch from half guard.
Nurmagomedov lands strikes from half guard.
Nurmagomedov wants to control but Bean is keeping him busy.
Nurmagomedov looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bean with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Nurmagomedov performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Bean is not content to let Nurmagomedov control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov is just content to waste time from the top position. Bean takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Bean seems to have recovered his senses.
Bean keeping full guard, as Nurmagomedov tries to pass.
Nurmagomedov wants to control from the top but Bean keeps moving.
Bean working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Nurmagomedov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Nurmagomedov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bean avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nurmagomedov advances to half guard.
Nurmagomedov landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Nurmagomedov working Bean over with strikes.
Bean tries to get to full guard but Nurmagomedov has control of the leg.
Bean taking some punishment here, with Nurmagomedov in his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurmagomedov lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Bean has hold of Nurmagomedov's hands but Nurmagomedov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Nurmagomedov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Nurmagomedov drops an elbow to the side of Bean's head.
Bean taking some punishment here, with Nurmagomedov in his half guard.
Nurmagomedov slips a nice elbow through Bean's hands, connecting with Bean's forehead.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Nurmagomedov uses his free foot to push down on Bean's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Bean.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nurmagomedov punishing his opponent with strikes.
BOOM! Nurmagomedov connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Nurmagomedov loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Bean scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Nurmagomedov land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Nurmagomedov stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Khabib Nurmagomedov!
Khabib Nurmagomedov thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Masaaki Kanagawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hessu Hopo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Hessu Hopo enters the cage!
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211 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
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216 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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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
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Masaaki Kanagawa!
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, Hessu Hopo!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hopo looks to land a left hand but Kanagawa moved out of range nicely.
Hopo tries to clinch up.
Kanagawa went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Hopo moves into the clinch.
Hopo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Kanagawa lands a right hand.
Hopo has Kanagawa pressed against the cage, preventing Kanagawa from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hopo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kanagawa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kanagawa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Kanagawa scores with a hook to the body.
Hopo stalls.
Hopo effectively controlling the action here.
Hopo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hopo content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Kanagawa breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hopo gets a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanagawa working hard to break the clinch.
Kanagawa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hopo walks into a left hand.
A big left from Hopo misses.
Hopo throws a hook to the side of Kanagawa's head but Kanagawa sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kanagawa is looking for a counter combo.
Hopo wants to clinch up but Kanagawa keeps it at a distance.
Hopo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kanagawa.
Kanagawa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hopo takes the fight into the clinch.
Hopo swings wildly with an uppercut but Kanagawa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kanagawa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanagawa lands with a nice combination. Hopo backs away looking to recover.
Hopo throws a shot to the body.
Hopo throws a hook but Kanagawa blocks it.
Kanagawa definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hopo clinches with his opponent.
Kanagawa can't break the clinch.
Hopo digs a right hand into Kanagawa's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kanagawa's gas tank.
Kanagawa is trying to force a seperation but Hopo has the dominant position.
Kanagawa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kanagawa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kanagawa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hopo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Hopo misses with a lunging right hand
and Kanagawa counters with a nice uppercut.
Kanagawa scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hopo in his tracks.
Nice defenses there by Kanagawa.
A telegraphed right hand from Hopo misses the target.
Kanagawa swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanagawa keeps the fight on the outside.
An attempted straight right counter from Kanagawa misses the target.
Kanagawa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kanagawa swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hopo ducks under a wild hook from Kanagawa.
Hopo darts in and clinches Kanagawa up against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hopo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Kanagawa breaks from the clinch.
Hessu Hopo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Kanagawa misses its intended target.
Kanagawa staying out of range there.
Hopo misses with a straight left.
Hopo tries to close the distance and clinch but Kanagawa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hopo looks to land a right hand but Kanagawa moved out of range.
A big left from Hopo misses.
As Hopo looks to move away, Kanagawa throws a big counter combo but Hopo just gets out of the way.
Hopo misses with a right hand
and Kanagawa counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Hopo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kanagawa takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Hopo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kanagawa, pushing him back against the cage.
Hopo prevents Kanagawa from breaking the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hopo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A hook to the body from Kanagawa.
Hopo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kanagawa manages to break the clinch.
Kanagawa throws a hook to the side of Hopo's head but Hopo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hopo looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kanagawa takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A big left from Hopo misses.
Hopo doesn't manage to clinch there - Kanagawa circles away.
The fighters circling - Kanagawa throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
It seemed like Hopo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kanagawa tries to keep at a distance but Hopo has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hessu Hopo will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kanagawa uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hopo.
Kanagawa misses with a hook. Hopo ducked under it nicely.
Kanagawa scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hopo lands a glancing blow to the side of Kanagawa's head.
Masaaki Kanagawa is winning the standup battle so far.
Hopo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kanagawa's hands.
Hopo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hopo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Hopo tries to close the distance and clinch but Kanagawa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kanagawa throwing a counter right hand but Hopo manages to avoid it.
Kanagawa throws a lazy right hand but Hopo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hopo pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kanagawa walks into a stiff left hand from Hopo.
Kanagawa swats away the attempt to clinch by Hopo.
Hopo misses with a hook. Kanagawa ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopo misses with an uppercut. Kanagawa saw that one coming.
Kanagawa throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hopo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kanagawa ducks under a wild hook from Hopo.
Kanagawa is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hopo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kanagawa is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kanagawa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hopo.
It looked like Kanagawa was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Hopo.
Hopo scores with a shot to the body.
Kanagawa doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Hopo moves into the clinch.
Kanagawa breaks from the clinch.
Hopo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A right hook to the body lands for Hopo.
Hopo blocking some punches.
Hopo struggles to land a body shot inside as Kanagawa controls his hands.
Kanagawa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Hopo. Beautiful body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hopo has Kanagawa up against the cage in a clinch.
Kanagawa has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Kanagawa works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kanagawa is trying to break the clinch but Hopo is controlling him.
Hopo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hopo just leaning against Kanagawa, taking a breather.
Kanagawa cracks Hopo with a nice body shot.
Kanagawa pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kanagawa misses with an uppercut.
Kanagawa uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hopo.
Hopo throws an off balance right hand
and Kanagawa counters with a stiff right hand.
Hopo misses with a hook
and Hopo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hopo misses with a body shot.
A little feinted left hand from Kanagawa on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopo drops his hands momentarily and Kanagawa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Kanagawa misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hopo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Hopo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kanagawa breaks from the clinch.
Hopo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kanagawa.
Hopo tries a body shot but Kanagawa blocks it.
Hopo stalling against the cage.
Kanagawa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Kanagawa tries to break free but Hopo pushes him back against the cage.
Hopo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kanagawa wants to get back to striking at distance but Hopo won't allow it.
Hopo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopo is pushing Kanagawa up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hopo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kanagawa's efforts to push away.
Kanagawa working hard to break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Kanagawa.
Kanagawa tries to circle away but Hopo has him pinned against the cage.
Kanagawa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hopo looks to land a left hand but Kanagawa moved out of range nicely.
Hopo throws a hook but Kanagawa blocks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Kanagawa misses the target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hopo with a hook.
Hopo throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Kanagawa to counter with a crisp jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hopo. Kanagawa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kanagawa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hessu Hopo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hopo swings away with a body shot that misses
and Kanagawa counters with a nice uppercut.
Hopo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hopo tries to close the distance and clinch but Kanagawa swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kanagawa seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Hopo lands a really nice looking cross but Kanagawa seems unphased.
Kanagawa uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hopo.
Kanagawa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Hopo ducks under a wild hook from Kanagawa.
Hopo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kanagawa closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kanagawa blocks a jab.
Kanagawa swats away the attempt to clinch by Hopo.
Kanagawa has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Hopo finds it's way round the side to connect with Kanagawa's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hopo tries to clinch but Kanagawa moves out of range.
Kanagawa tries to move into range but Hopo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Hopo misses the target.
Hopo looks to land a left hand but Kanagawa moved out of range nicely.
Hopo throws a body punch but Kanagawa moves out of range.
Kanagawa displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hopo throws out the jab.
Hopo loads up on a big right hand but Kanagawa slips the punch.
Kanagawa moves away from the strike by Hopo.
Hopo wants to clinch.
Hopo looks to throw the jab but Kanagawa is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanagawa slips under a jab from Hopo.
Hopo throws the left hand but Kanagawa avoids the punch easily.
A swing and a miss from Hopo.
Kanagawa swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Hopo ducks under a wild hook from Kanagawa.
Kanagawa slips under a jab.
Kanagawa is looking to counter punch.
Kanagawa throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hopo.
Hopo tries to clinch up but Kanagawa circles away and keeps his distance.
Hopo slips under a jab.
Hopo tries to clinch up.
Kanagawa scores with a hook to the body. Hopo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Kanagawa misses with a lunging right hand
and Hopo counters with a left to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hopo moves into the clinch successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanagawa breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kanagawa throws the left hand but Hopo avoids the punch easily.
Hopo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kanagawa is looking to counter punch.
Hopo pushes Kanagawa up against the cage in a clinch.
Hopo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kanagawa wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kanagawa can't break the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Hopo.
Kanagawa escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hopo misses with a straight right.
Kanagawa appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Hopo tries to clinch but Kanagawa moves out of range.
Kanagawa is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Hopo throws a hook but Kanagawa blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopo lands a jab to the head.
Hopo gets a clinch.
Hessu Hopo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kanagawa tries to break free but Hopo pushes him back against the cage.
Kanagawa tries to throw a body punch but Hopo avoids it by throwing Kanagawa back against the cage.
Hopo keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kanagawa's efforts to push away.
Kanagawa is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hopo throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kanagawa.
Kanagawa gets through Hopo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Hopo.
Hopo has Kanagawa pushed against the cage.
Masaaki Kanagawa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kanagawa tries to break free but Hopo pushes him back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hessu Hopo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hopo has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hessu Hopo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kuha Ottelee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francois Dumont (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Francois Dumont will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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238 lbs
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245 lbs
6 - 6 - 1 |
Decent wrestler
Decent elbows
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Granite 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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kuha Ottelee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Francois Dumont!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Sandra Marshall and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ottelee takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
It looks like Kuha Ottelee has been cut.
Dumont has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Ottelee is landing a low percentage of strikes.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ottelee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Francois Dumont has been cut.
Dumont lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Dumont tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ottelee avoiding damage as Dumont throws knees to the body.
Dumont connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ottelee's face.
Ottelee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dumont is working Ottelee over against the cage.
Ottelee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dumont's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dumont pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Ottelee feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Dumonts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Ottelee looks to throw the jab but Dumont is out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dumont lands a high kick!
Ottelee definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A punch combination from Dumont misses.
Dumont throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ottelee counters with a straight right hand.
Ottelee misses with a looping left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dumont delivers a nice body kick.
Ottelee is breathing heavily.
Dumont moves into range and clinches up with Ottelee.
Dumont tries to work over Ottelee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dumont dodges an elbow strike from Ottelee.
Dumont is looking to control Ottelee's arms but Ottelee gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dumont has his back to the cage.
Dumont scores with a shoulder strike.
Dumont tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dumont avoids the elbow strike from Ottelee, against the cage.
Dumont escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ottelee blocks a head kick by Dumont.
Dumont misses with a leg kick.
Dumont swings for the body but Ottelee moves out of range.
Dumont gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Dumont tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ottelee avoids it.
Ottelee prevents a body shot from Dumont.
Dumont misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dumont misses with some punches.
Ottelee tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dumont avoids it.
Ottelee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ottelee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dumont looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Dumont as Ottelee tries to tie him up.
Dumont misses with a knee strike.
Dumont tries to stall but Ottelee uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A short body shot lands from Ottelee as the two fighters clinch.
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!
Dumont tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dumont lands with a left to the head.
Ottelee is leaning against Dumont and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ottelee lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Dumont.
Dumont digs a right hand into Ottelee's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ottelee's gas tank.
Ottelee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ottelee unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ottelee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Dumont fails to land.
Dumont can't find room to land a body shot as Ottelee controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ottelee.
Dumont pushes off an throws an elbow but Ottelee leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Dumont wants to get back to striking at distance but Ottelee won't allow it.
Ottelee leaning against his opponent.
A body shot lands from Ottelee.
Dumont avoiding damage as Ottelee throws knees to the body.
Dumont has a couple of punches blocked by Ottelee.
Dumont blocks a body shot from Ottelee.
A right handed body shot lands from Ottelee.
Nice body punch from Ottelee.
Ottelee landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ottelee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dumont backwards.
Ottelee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dumont backwards.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ottelee.
That has opened up Francois Dumont's cut even more.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Dumont misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dumont lands a nice shot to the body.
Ottelee is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Dumont's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
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!
Dumont misses with a knee strike.
Ottelee lands a hook that snaps the head of Dumont backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Dumont.
Ottelee pushes Dumont back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dumont pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ottelee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dumont stalling in the clinch but Ottelee improves position.
Dumont looking to throw knees to the head but Ottelee is blocking nicely.
Ottelee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dumont lands a body punch.
A hook to the body from Ottelee.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ottelee obliges.
Dumont throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Francois Dumont will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ottelee scores with a jab to the jaw.
Ottelee takes a swing at Dumont's ribcage but misses.
Dumont slips a jab and a cross from Ottelee.
Ottelee digs a good hook to Dumont's body.
Francois Dumont seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dumont has closed the distance and engaged Ottelee in a clinch.
Ottelee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ottelee struggles to land a body shot inside as Dumont controls his hands.
Dumont lands with a short shot to the head.
Ottelee presses Dumont against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dumont is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ottelee is defending well for now.
Ottelee lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Ottelee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dumont scores a nice knee to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ottelee trying to control the position but instead, Dumont has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ottelee into the cage.
Ottelee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The cut above Francois Dumont's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ottelee pushes Dumont back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ottelee scores with a shot to the side of Dumont's head.
Dumont throws a punch but it's blocked by Ottelee.
Dumont lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dumont can't find room to land a body shot as Ottelee controls the action.
Ottelee lands a damaging elbow.
Dumont stalling in the clinch but Ottelee improves position.
Ottelee cracks Dumont with a nice body shot.
Ottelee prevents a body shot from Dumont.
Dumont swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dumont doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dumont tries to land knees in the clinch but Ottelee avoids the damage to the body.
Ottelee lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dumont looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Ottelee landing knees to the body.
Ottelee working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ottelee unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ottelee lands an elbow inside that Dumont shrugs off.
Francois Dumont's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Francois Dumont's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kuha Ottelee!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ron Quick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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220 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ron Quick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Jones!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
It looks like Ron Quick has been cut.
Jones has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Quick finds it's way round the side to connect with Jones's head.
Quick tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Jones moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Quick goes down! Can Jones finish him!?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones stands up from Quick's guard - Jones perhaps looking for a knockout.
Jones has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Jones stuns Quick with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Quick is breathing heavily.
Quick avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Quick wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Jones throws a hook but Quick avoids it easily.
Oh, that's a big right hand from Jones and Quick goes tumbling to the canvas! Jones follows him to the ground and looks to finish from half guard.
Quick is rocked!
Jones escapes and gets back to his feet.
Oh Quick is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Quick moves away from the strike by Jones.
Quick seems to have got his legs back now.
Jones throws an overhand right that drops Quick like a sack of potatoes! Jones dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Jones!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Schmo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Imperial (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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26
220 lbs
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25
235 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
9 - 4 - 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, The Imperial!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Michael Johnstone and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Imperial dives in and scores a takedown into Schmo's guard.
Schmo has momentary wrist control but Imperial slips an elbow through the middle.
Imperial throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Schmo wants to sweep here but Imperial controlling him for the moment.
Schmo is working hard here to advance position.
Schmo thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schmo looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Schmo keeping moving, preventing Imperial 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.
Schmo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Imperial.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Imperial accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Schmo looking for a sweep. Not yet Schmo, not yet.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Imperial's coach down at KING OF PAIN was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Imperial's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Schmo swings for the body but Imperial moves out of range.
Imperial defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Schmo.
Imperial slips under a jab from Schmo.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Schmo!
It looks like The Imperial has been cut.
Imperial has taken the fight to the clinch.
Imperial looking for a takedown.
Imperial looking for a takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmo misses with some punches.
Schmo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Imperial backwards.
Imperial wants a takedown but no success here.
Joe Schmo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of The Imperial.
Schmo misses with a punch on the inside.
Imperial is trying to drag Schmo to the mat but Schmo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Schmo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Schmo can't find room to land a body shot as Imperial controls the action.
Schmo has a couple of punches blocked by Imperial.
Imperial blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Imperial blocks a body shot from Schmo.
Schmo misses with a hook to the ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Imperial is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Schmo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Schmo stops a takedown attempt from Imperial.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Imperial has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Schmo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Schmo misses with some punches.
Schmo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Schmo has Imperial pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Schmo pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Imperial tumbling to the mat - Schmo dives into Imperial's guard.
Schmo postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Imperial is looking to stand up but Schmo isn't so interested in that idea.
Schmo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Schmo works over Imperial with some ground and pound from guard.
Schmo trying to control the position from guard on top but Imperial is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Imperial wants to stand but Schmo is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schmo postures up in Imperial's guard and throws a big left but Imperial blocks it.
Imperial is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Schmo is controlling him.
Schmo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Schmo is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Schmo with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Schmo connects with a couple of short punches.
Schmo stops Imperial from standing up.
Schmo scoring with punches to the head and body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Schmo scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Schmo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on The Imperial's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Schmo just misses with a punch to the body.
Imperial changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Schmo tries to avoid it but Imperial manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Schmo to the ground. Schmo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Schmo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Imperial moves away.
Schmo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Imperial can do to turn this around?
Imperial clinches up against the cage.
Schmo throws a head punch that misses.
Schmo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Schmo is leaning against Imperial and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Schmo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Imperial blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Schmo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schmo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Imperial is breathing heavily.
Schmo working aggressively here.
Imperial goes for a takedown attempt but Schmo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Schmo waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Imperial. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Imperial to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Imperial is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmo stands up over Imperial, holding on to his feet. Schmo throws the legs to one side and dives in with a huge shot that lands flush on the chin! Imperial is out cold! Schmo lands a couple more shots and the ref tackles him out of the way! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Joe Schmo!
A very excited looking Joe Schmo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Hackett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lew Rockwell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hackett's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Genesis - Firth of Fith. Rockwell is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Like a Rock. Steve Hackett has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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192 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Steve Hackett!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lew Rockwell!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Peter Branson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rockwell.
Rockwell tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Hackett defends well and Rockwell ends up having to push Hackett into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Rockwell gets the takedown into side control.
Hackett's coaches at Young Achievers (All Elite Coach) have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
Rockwell tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Rockwell tries for a kimura but Hackett is defending well.
Rockwell is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hackett has escaped the position, nice work there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rockwell tries for a kimura but Hackett is defending well.
Rockwell thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
My spies in Evolution MMA inform me that Rockwell has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Hackett knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rockwell on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockwell is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Hackett knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Rockwell goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Hackett rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Rockwell's guard! Nice work there by Hackett!
Hackett is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Rockwell wants to sweep but no luck.
Hackett avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Rockwell throws his legs up looking for a submission but Hackett uses it to pass to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rockwell tries to buck Hackett off but Hackett is having none of it.
Hackett moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Rockwell tries to buck Hackett off but Hackett is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockwell is still trying to improve position.
Rockwell keeps trying to improve his position.
Rockwell regains half guard.
Rockwell is looking to improve his position.
Rockwell looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rockwell is looking for a sweep. Hackett is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rockwell looking for submissions off his back.
Rockwell wants to get back to full guard.
Rockwell looking for submissions off his back.
Rockwell is trying to get back to full guard.
Rockwell wants to control but Hackett is keeping busy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hackett performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Rockwell wants to sweep but Hackett has passed to side control!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Lew Rockwell will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rockwell shoots and misses
and Hackett counters with a thumping low kick.
Rockwell looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rockwell misses with a takedown
and Hackett counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Steve Hackett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lew Rockwell.
Rockwell misses with a takedown attempt - Hackett sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rockwell shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hackett as he avoids it easily.
And Hackett counters with a quick kick to the body but Rockwell blocks it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rockwell.
Hackett went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Hackett.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hackett thuds his shin into the meat of Rockwell's side.
Hackett lands a big head kick that sends Rockwell to the canvas! Hackett follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steve Hackett!
Steve Hackett retains his light heavyweight title!
A less than humble Steve Hackett misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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