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LIA 40: Darkness Warshed Over PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Uli Kunkel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ali Tamson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kunkel's entrance music is Bubbles - Bidibodi Bidibu. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Uli Kunkel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ali Tamson!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tamson fails to land with a series of punches.
Kunkel lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kunkel cracks Tamson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tamson drives through and clinches with Kunkel against the cage.
Kunkel wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Kunkel is trying to break free.
Tamson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kunkel's efforts to push away.
Kunkel prevents a body shot from Tamson.
Tamson swings wildly with an uppercut but Kunkel uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kunkel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kunkel wants to get back to striking at distance but Tamson won't allow it.
Tamson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tamson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kunkel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamson throws a punch but it's blocked by Kunkel.
Tamson tries to work over Kunkel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tamson misses with some punches.
Tamson swings wildly with an uppercut but Kunkel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tamson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tamson struggles to land a body shot inside as Kunkel controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Tamson.
A short right from Tamson on the inside.
Tamson has Kunkel pressed against the cage, preventing Kunkel from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tamson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kunkel backwards.
Tamson lands with a left to the head.
Kunkel is trying to break the clinch but Tamson is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tamson lands a left hand.
Tamson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kunkel backwards.
A short body shot lands from Tamson as the two fighters clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kunkel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kunkel blocking some punches.
Tamson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kunkel has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A right hook to the body lands for Tamson.
Kunkel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tamson lands with a right to the head.
Kunkel pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tamson throws a body punch but Kunkel moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamson misses with a straight left.
Tamson pushes Kunkel up against the cage in a clinch.
Tamson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kunkel backwards.
Kunkel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tamson misses with the head strike.
Tamson lands a nice uppercut.
Kunkel can't break the clinch.
Tamson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kunkel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Tamson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tamson misses with a body punch.
Kunkel blocks an uppercut.
Tamson misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamson misses with a body punch.
Tamson misses with a punch on the inside.
Kunkel wants to break free but Tamson has control.
Kunkel takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Tamson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tamson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tamson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Kunkel's efforts to push away.
Tamson lands a nice uppercut.
Tamson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tamson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tamson prevents Kunkel from breaking the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ali Tamson 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.
Kunkel throws a left and a right that both miss
and Tamson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kunkel thinking.
Tamson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kunkel works over Tamson's head and body with a nice combination.
Tamson slips a straight right by Kunkel.
Tamson throws a hook but Kunkel blocks it.
Tamson slips a straight right by Kunkel.
Kunkel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tamson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tamson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tamson has a couple of punches blocked by Kunkel.
Tamson has a couple of punches blocked by Kunkel.
Tamson misses with a hook from the clinch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Tamson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Tamson fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tamson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tamson misses with a punch on the inside.
Kunkel breaks from the clinch.
Kunkel scores with a body shot.
Tamson lands a jab to the nose.
Tamson misses with a looping right.
Kunkel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kunkel lands a nice shot to the body.
Tamson misses with a hook. Kunkel ducked under it nicely.
Tamson cracks a nice hook into Kunkel's ribs.
Kunkel is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Tamson gets a clinch.
Tamson throws a punch but it's blocked by Kunkel.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Tamson in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Tamson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kunkel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tamson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tamson lands with a right to the head.
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!
Kunkel takes a shot to the head.
Tamson lands with a light punch inside.
Tamson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Tamson.
Ali Tamson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Tamson misses with the head strike.
Tamson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tamson misses with a punch on the inside.
Tamson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Tamson throws a punch but it's blocked by Kunkel.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kunkel.
Tamson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tamson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kunkel is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tamson misses with a punch on the inside.
Kunkel takes a shot to the head.
Kunkel blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Tamson.
Tamson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Kunkel or not.
Tamson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Kunkel backwards.
Tamson lands a nice shot to the body.
Tamson misses with some punches.
A short right from Tamson.
Tamson misses with some punches.
Tamson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamson has Kunkel pressed against the cage, preventing Kunkel from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kunkel blocking some punches.
Kunkel wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch on the inside from Tamson fails to land.
Kunkel is trying to break free.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kunkel.
A right handed body shot lands from Tamson.
Kunkel blocking some punches.
Tamson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tamson working aggressively here.
Tamson throws a head punch that misses.
Kunkel tries to circle away but Tamson has him pinned against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ali Tamson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Tamson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kunkel sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Tamson throws a lazy uppercut
and Kunkel counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kunkel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A little jabbing left from Tamson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kunkel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Tamson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kunkel was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Kunkel works over Tamson's head and body with a nice combination.
Tamson throws an off balance right hand
and Kunkel counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ali Tamson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tamson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kunkel, pushing him back against the cage.
Tamson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tamson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tamson working aggressively here.
Tamson throws a punch but it's blocked by Kunkel.
Tamson swings wildly with an uppercut but Kunkel uses good head movement to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tamson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kunkel's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tamson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Tamson fails to land.
Tamson misses with a punch on the inside.
Tamson misses with some punches.
Tamson throws a head punch that misses.
Kunkel blocks an uppercut.
Tamson swings wildly with an uppercut but Kunkel uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kunkel is looking to break free of the clinch but Tamson has double underhooks.
Kunkel working hard to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kunkel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tamson throws a punch but it's blocked by Kunkel.
Tamson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Tamson lands a hook that snaps the head of Kunkel backwards.
Tamson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Kunkel blocking some punches.
Kunkel looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Tamson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Tamson has a couple of punches blocked by Kunkel.
Tamson misses with some punches.
Tamson can't find room to land a body shot as Kunkel controls the action.
Tamson lands a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tamson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kunkel wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tamson has him pressed against the cage.
Tamson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kunkel manages to break the clinch.
Kunkel cracks Tamson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kunkel just misses with a punch to the body.
Kunkel throws an overhand right that lands on Tamson's shoulder, as Tamson tries to avoid the shot.
Tamson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kunkel lands a slapping body shot.
Kunkel slips a straight right by Tamson.
Kunkel jabs at Tamson's body.
Tamson moves into the clinch successfully.
Tamson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Tamson fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tamson digs a right hand into Kunkel's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Kunkel's gas tank.
Kunkel blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Kunkel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Uli Kunkel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kunkel's jab looks to have found its range, popping Tamson under the eye.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tamson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Tamson throws a head punch that misses.
Tamson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kunkel's elbow.
Tamson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kunkel is trying to break free.
Kunkel takes a shot to the head.
Tamson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ali Tamson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Kunkel can't find room to land a body shot as Tamson controls the action.
Kunkel throws a head punch that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ali Tamson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Tamson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 27:30
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ali Tamson!
The defeated Uli Kunkel had this to say: 'no comment guys'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Biggus Dickus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tycoon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tycoon has chosen Monkey Business as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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220 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Biggus Dickus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mike Tycoon!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Sandra Marshall and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tycoon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Tycoon has Dickus up against the cage in a clinch.
Tycoon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dickus blocking some punches.
Tycoon doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tycoon blocks a body shot from Dickus.
A right hook to the body lands for Dickus.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tycoon tries to throw a body punch but Dickus avoids it by throwing Tycoon back against the cage.
Dickus tries to throw a body punch but Tycoon avoids it by throwing Dickus back against the cage.
Dickus tries a body shot but Tycoon blocks it.
Dickus prevents a body shot from Tycoon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tycoon fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tycoon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Tycoon - that landed with a thud.
Tycoon throws a head punch that misses.
Tycoon has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Dickus seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Tycoon can turn it around.
Tycoon works on Dickus's body with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tycoon throws a head punch that misses.
Tycoon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tycoon throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dickuss head.
A right hook to the body lands for Tycoon.
Dickus is breathing heavily.
Dickus tries to work over Tycoon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dickus lands a body shot.
Tycoon swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tycoon pushes Dickus back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tycoon misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tycoon lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dickus backwards.
Dickus prevents a body shot from Tycoon.
Dickus tries to work over Tycoon's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Tycoon can't find room to land a body shot as Dickus controls the action.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dickus.
Dickus blocks a body shot from Tycoon.
Tycoon lands a body punch.
Tycoon lands a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tycoon blocks an uppercut.
Tycoon lands a nice uppercut.
Dickus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tycoon working aggressively here.
Tycoon misses with the head strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tycoon pushes Dickus back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dickus blocks an uppercut.
Dickus digs a right hand into Tycoon's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Tycoon's gas tank.
Tycoon misses with a punch to the body.
Tycoon lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dickus.
Tycoon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Tycoon.
Tycoon misses with a punch on the inside.
Tycoon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tycoon lands with a short shot to the head.
Tycoon misses with some punches.
Tycoon throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Tycoon fails to land.
Tycoon misses with some punches.
Tycoon blocks an uppercut.
Tycoon prevents a body shot from Dickus.
Tycoon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dickus misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dickus goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tycoon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tycoon softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Tycoon lands a nice uppercut.
Tycoon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tycoon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Dickus misses with an uppercut
and Tycoon counters with a stiff right hand.
Dickus swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dickus avoids the body shot from Tycoon.
Tycoon lands a right hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tycoon looks to clinch
and Dickus makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jab from Dickus.
It looks like Mike Tycoon has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tycoon defending well as Dickus loads up on a big left hand.
Nice uppercut there from Dickus.
Tycoon tries to close the distance and clinch but Dickus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tycoon lands a big head kick that sends Dickus tumbling to the mat! Tycoon takes a step backwards and waves Dickus back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Biggus Dickus has been cut.
Tycoon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dickus.
Tycoon darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dickus tries to keep at a distance but Tycoon has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dickus blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tycoon misses with a punch to the body.
Tycoon can't find room to land a body shot as Dickus controls the action.
Tycoon lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dickus tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dickus tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Tycoon dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dickus throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Tycoon counter with a right hand.
Tycoon lands with a hook. Dickus tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Dickus throws a lazy right hand but Tycoon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Tycoon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tycoon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dickus ducks under a wild hook from Tycoon.
Dickus was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tycoon sizes up Dickus with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tycoon scores with a nice strike.
Dickus lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mike Tycoon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tycoon dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dickus. That did some damage!
Dickus looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A solid leg kick lands there for Tycoon.
Dickus circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Dickus counter with a right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Tycoon misses the target.
Nice uppercut lands for Dickus. That snapped Tycoon's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tycoon turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Dickus moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Tycoon throws a jab but it's blocked by Dickus.
Tycoon lands with a kick to the temple. Dickus shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tycoon works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Tycoon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dickus cracks Tycoon with a right hand to the side of the head.
Dickus tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tycoon avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Tycoon looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dickus misses with a straight left.
Dickus just misses with a punch to the body.
Tycoon with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tycoon lands a big head kick that sends Dickus tumbling to the mat! Tycoon takes a step backwards and waves Dickus back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Dickus is rocked!
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!
Tycoon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tycoon moves into the clinch.
Dickus misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dickus blocks a body shot from Tycoon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tycoon lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Tycoon lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A short left from Tycoon.
Dickus's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Oh Dickus is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tycoon throws a big uppercut that drops Dickus! More strikes from Tycoon and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Dickus lies dazed against the cage as Tycoon celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Tycoon!
Mike Tycoon seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bjorn Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Delode (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bear comes to the cage accompanied by Bad Meets Evil - Fast Lane ft. Eminem, Royce Da 5'9 . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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190 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Bjorn Bear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 8 - 0, fighting out of The Island, James Delode!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bear lands a nice leg kick that just misses Delode's sensitive parts.
Delode looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Delode looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Delode accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bear being controlled here, momentarily.
Bear knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Delode on the ground.
Bear tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Delode controls from within his opponent's guard.
Bear keeping moving, preventing Delode from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Bear definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Delode missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Delode controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Delode's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
No luck for Delode with that takedown attempt.
Delode shoots for a double leg takedown but Bear sprawls well. He's pushed Delode's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bear keeps Delode at a distance using the push kick.
Delode fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bjorn Bear has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of James Delode.
Delode takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bear swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Delode.
It looks like James Delode has been cut.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bear!
Bear tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Delode was well out of range. Poor timing from Bear.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Delode shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bear pinned against the cage. Bear gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Delode looks winded!
Bear throws a head kick that Delode semi-blocks.
Delode misses with a takedown attempt
and Bear makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Delode tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bear defends well and Delode ends up having to push Bear into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
We've been informed that Delode has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
The fighters circling - Bear throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bear is looking to slow Delode down with leg kicks.
Delode takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Delode sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Bear throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bear throws a sloppy head kick and Delode moves out of range easily.
Bear throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Delode on the side of the head.
Delode is rocked!
Bear scores with a nice body kick.
Bear throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bear jabs Delode to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear keeps Delode at a distance using the push kick.
Bear cracks Delode with a good jab.
Delode slips a jab and a cross from Bear.
Bear throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bear.
Bear looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Delode has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bear.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bear.
Bear lands with a nice body punch.
A punch combination from Bear misses.
Delode will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Delode keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Delode takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Delode is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oooooh!!! Bear has knocked Delode down with a huge combo! Bear steps away and waves a wobbly Delode back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Delode is still on wobbly legs! Can Bear finish him?
Delode glances at the clock... BAM! Bear nails him with a big right hand! A momentary lapse in concentration sends Delode crashing to the mat! The referee steps in and this one is over! Damn, Delode is out of it, he thinks the ref is his opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bjorn Bear!
Bjorn Bear seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, James Delode stepped up to the mic, saying 'thank you to all my fans
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Elia Mercurio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flusha Wrecker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Flusha Wrecker will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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195 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Elia Mercurio!
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, Flusha Wrecker!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mercurio ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nice defenses there by Mercurio.
A quick step to the side and Mercurio tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wrecker throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mercurio counters with a nice body shot.
Wrecker lands a head shot.
Mercurio uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wrecker.
Wrecker lands a left and a right that send Mercurio crashing to the mat, dazed. Wrecker thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Mercurio is rocked!
It looks like Elia Mercurio has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wrecker knocks out Mercurio with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Wrecker before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Wrecker picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Flusha Wrecker!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Antti Ahma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronaldo Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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164 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Antti Ahma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ronaldo Souza!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ahma has managed to clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ahma.
Souza fails to pull guard.
Ahma controlling the action here for a moment.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ahma - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Souza pulls guard successfully.
Ahma is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Souza manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ahma manages to get himself to full guard.
Souza seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ahma is trying to keep Souza in close.
Souza works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ahma is trying to control but can't.
Souza works his way into full mount!
Souza has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Ahma is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ronaldo Souza!
Ronaldo Souza decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Baraka Obamacare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Mahoney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Obamacare comes to the cage accompanied by Etnoscope - Odin's Kraft. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Baraka Obamacare!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dick Mahoney!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Obamacare misses with a lunging right hand
and Mahoney counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Baraka Obamacare has been cut.
Obamacare misses with a combination
and Mahoney cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Obamacare ducks right into an uppercut from Mahoney.
Obamacare goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Obamacare keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mahoney's coach down at Young Achievers (All Elite Coach) was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Mahoney's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Obamacare throws a right and a left that Mahoney avoids nicely.
Baraka Obamacare seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Obamacare throws a right hand that Mahoney ducks under and follows up with a left that Mahoney also avoids with ease.
Mahoney swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Obamacare.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Obamacare misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mahoney counters by clinching up.
Mahoney throws a head punch that misses.
A nice right hand lands inside from Obamacare.
Mahoney misses with a short punch on the inside.
Obamacare blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Obamacare tries to throw a body punch but Mahoney avoids it by throwing Obamacare back against the cage.
Mahoney misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mahoney tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Obamacare's elbow.
Obamacare misses with a hook from the clinch.
Obamacare blocking some punches.
Obamacare lands with a left to the head.
Mahoney throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mahoney tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Obamacare's elbow.
Obamacare breaks from the clinch.
Mahoney smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Obamacare throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mahoney takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Mahoney has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Obamacare misses with a series of wild punches.
Mahoney looks to land a right hand but Obamacare moved out of range.
Mahoney looks to land a left hand but Obamacare moved out of range nicely.
Mahoney showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Obamacare.
The fighters circling - Obamacare throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mahoney misses with a straight left.
Mahoney misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Obamacare throws a right hand that Mahoney ducks under and follows up with a left that Mahoney also avoids with ease.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Mahoney! But no joy.
Obamacare scores with a shot to the body.
Obamacare throws a series of punches but Mahoney avoids them all with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Obamacare throws a right hand that Mahoney ducks under and follows up with a left that Mahoney also avoids with ease.
Mahoney swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Obamacare.
Mahoney dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Obamacare. That did some damage!
Obamacare definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mahoney thuds his right hand into Obamacare's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Baraka Obamacare's cut is getting worse.
A combination from Obamacare does no damage.
Mahoney connects with a single shot there.
A telegraphed right hand from Mahoney misses the target.
Mahoney might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Obamacare swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mahoney counters with a leg kick.
Obamacare scores with a punch to the head.
Obamacare throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mahoney is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Obamacare had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Obamacare misses with a double jab.
Obamacare ducks under a wild hook from Mahoney.
Obamacare rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mahoney counters with a left to the body.
Mahoney moves into the clinch successfully.
Mahoney misses with the head strike.
Mahoney throws a head punch that misses.
Mahoney throws a head punch that misses.
A short left from Mahoney.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Obamacare as the two fighters clinch.
Obamacare fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Obamacare lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mahoney backwards.
Obamacare tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Obamacare lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mahoney backwards.
Mahoney tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Mahoney.
Mahoney tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Mahoney swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mahoney scores with a hook to the body.
Obamacare lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Obamacare tries to work over Mahoney's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mahoney blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Obamacare tries to throw a body punch but Mahoney avoids it by throwing Obamacare back against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Mahoney creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Obamacare breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Obamacare lands a left and a right that send Mahoney crashing to the mat, dazed. Obamacare thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Mahoney is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Obamacare throws an overhand right that drops Mahoney like a sack of potatoes! Obamacare dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Baraka Obamacare!
Baraka Obamacare retains his welterweight title!
A very excited looking Baraka Obamacare 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nam Ho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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26
195 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nam Ho !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bobby Brown!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brown avoids the body shot from Ho .
Brown lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ho swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ho takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ho scores with the left hand. Brown knows he should have avoided that one.
Ho is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Brown.
Ho throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Brown counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ho swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ho misses with a hook. Brown ducked under it nicely.
Brown lands with an overhand left.
Ho tries to bum rush Brown with a series of wild strikes but Brown uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ho lands an overhand right.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ho looks to throw the jab but Brown is out of range.
Ho is really turning it up, unleashing another crisp combination which drops Brown like a ton of bricks! The referee dives in to stop the fight, saving Brown from another fist facial!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nam Ho !
Nam Ho retains his middleweight title!
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