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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ignatius Thistlewhite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luiz Correia Azevedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ignatius Thistlewhite has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ignatius Thistlewhite!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Luiz Correia Azevedo!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azevedo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Thistlewhite keeping full guard, as Azevedo tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thistlewhite wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Azevedo passes Thistlewhite's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Azevedo is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Thistlewhite reverses the position - he's now on top in Azevedo's guard.
Azevedo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azevedo looking for a guillotine here but Thistlewhite defends easily.
Azevedo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thistlewhite is posturing up here but Azevedo has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Thistlewhite tries to roll out but it's too tight and Thistlewhite has to tap! Slick submission there by Azevedo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Luiz Correia Azevedo!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Berg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taz Melodies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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174 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Christopher Berg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Taz Melodies!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Dirk Anderson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Berg. No joy for Melodies on that attempt.
No luck for Berg with that takedown attempt.
Berg will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Melodies fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Melodies shoots in for a takedown but Berg shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Christopher Berg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taz Melodies.
Melodies is trying hard to land a takedown here. Berg sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Melodies looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Berg is fending him off so far but Melodies persists. Nope, Berg circles away and we're back to standing.
Berg darts in looking for a takedown but Melodies gets double underhooks and turns Berg into the cage.
Berg defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Melodies.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Melodies leaves Berg with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Melodies darts in looking for a takedown but Berg gets double underhooks and turns Melodies into the cage.
Melodies looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Berg appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melodies throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Berg's waist but Berg gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Melodies off to one side.
Berg fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Berg gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Melodies counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Melodies.
A short body shot lands from Melodies as the two fighters clinch.
Berg is looking to take this one to the mat.
Still in the clinch, Melodies scores with a nice short uppercut.
Melodies lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Melodies lands with a light punch inside.
Melodies presses Berg against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Melodies scores with a nice hook to the head.
Melodies lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Melodies lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Berg or not.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melodies gets through Berg's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of 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!
Melodies manages to break the clinch.
Melodies shoots in for a takedown but Berg shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Melodies tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Berg defends well and Melodies ends up having to push Berg into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Berg misses with a takedown attempt - Melodies sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Berg scores with a takedown into Melodies's guard.
Melodies looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Melodies keeps trying to improve his position.
Berg passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berg moves nicely into side control.
Berg wants to control but Melodies is keeping him busy.
Berg tries to advance to mount but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Melodies tries to improve position but can't.
Berg has hold of Melodies's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Melodies seems comfortable defending it but Berg has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Melodies is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Melodies is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Berg couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Christopher Berg!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Berg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neil Nucombe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Counter fighter
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alexander Berg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Neil Nucombe!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Dirk Anderson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nucombe looks to land a right hand but Berg moved out of range.
Berg half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Berg takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Berg tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Nucombe defends well and Berg ends up having to push Nucombe into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Berg.
Berg shoots in for a takedown but Nucombe shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Berg. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Berg fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Nucombe avoids it really well and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nucombe catches Berg with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nucombe misses with a hook.
Good standup being displayed there by Nucombe as he connects with a hook.
Nucombe throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Berg changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Berg tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Nucombe defends well and Berg ends up having to push Nucombe into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Nucombe tests Berg's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Berg shoots for a takedown but Nucombe saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A little jabbing left from Nucombe on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Nucombe misses with an uppercut.
Nice sprawl there from Nucombe as Berg shoots in.
Berg slips a straight right by Nucombe.
Berg ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Berg half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Nucombe drops Berg with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Berg looks back up at him and smiles so Nucombe waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Berg is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Berg closes the distance and clinches up with Nucombe, looking for a takedown. Berg pushes Nucombe against the cage but Nucombe circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Berg gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Nucombe gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Berg is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Neil Nucombe!
Neil Nucombe really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Quark's logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Franjic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayne Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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177 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ivan Franjic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Wayne Carter!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franjic tries to keep at a distance but Carter has taken the fight into the clinch.
Franjic has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Carter after a bit of a struggle.
Carter throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Carter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Carter lands a really nice looking cross but Franjic seems unphased.
Carter connects with a body shot.
Carter misses with the combination.
Wayne Carter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Franjic shoots in looking for a takedown. Carter tries to sprawl out of it but Franjic keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Carter manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Franjic takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Some wild striking there from Carter.
Carter throws a body kick that misses.
Franjic blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franjic scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Franjic throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Carter is trying to control but can't.
Carter is looking to improve his position.
Carter tries to kick Franjic off but Franjic keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Carter is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Franjic is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Franjic working Carter over with strikes.
Franjic is just content to waste time from the top position. Carter takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Franjic throws a big elbow that misses.
Franjic 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.
Franjic is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Carter controls Franjic momentarily but Franjic frees himself.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter with a hook.
Franjic fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Carter avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Franjic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Franjic dives in for a single leg takedown but Carter sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Franjic shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Carter counters with a nice uppercut.
Franjic is breathing heavily.
Franjic fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Carter bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nice uppercut lands for Carter. That snapped Franjic's head back.
Franjic moves to clinch but Carter breaks away
letting Carter counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Franjic. That did some damage!
Franjic shoots in for a double leg but Carter sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A little jabbing left from Carter on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Carter goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
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!
Franjic darts in looking for a takedown but Carter gets double underhooks and turns Franjic into the cage.
Nice takedown defense from Carter. No joy for Franjic on that attempt.
A chopping leg kick lands by Carter.
Nice straight punches there by Carter. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Carter.
Carter lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Franjic is rocked!
Carter fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Franjic square on the jaw! Damn, Franjic is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Wayne Carter!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Denis Prager (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Rush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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192 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Denis Prager!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Al Rush!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Michael Johnstone and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rush scores with a punch to the head.
Denis Prager seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rush catches Prager with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A jab from Rush finds it's way through Prager's defenses.
A cross from Rush lands.
Prager doesn't manage to clinch there - Rush circles away.
Rush looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Prager tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rush swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rush swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Prager tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Prager wants to clinch up but Rush keeps it at a distance.
Good standup being displayed there by Rush as he connects with a hook.
Rush uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rush keeps the fight on the outside.
Rush scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Prager is looking to clinch.
Prager fails in his attempt to clinch.
Prager tries to clinch up but Rush circles away and keeps his distance.
Prager tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Rush connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Prager definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rush lands with a light punch inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rush.
Rush lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rush lands a right hand.
Prager escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Rush sends Prager crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Rush is motioning to the referee to let Prager up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Prager is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rush avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Prager darts in trying to clinch
and Rush connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Oh Prager is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rush drops Prager with a straight right hand, right on the button! Rush follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Al Rush!
Al Rush took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Quark's for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francis Lacaille (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Warren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lacaille kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Le Boudin . Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Manny Warren enters the cage!
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Francis Lacaille!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Manny Warren!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Michael Johnstone and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Lacaille throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Warren walks into a left hand.
Lacaille blocks a jab.
Lacaille went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Warren throws a jab when Lacaille was well out of range.
Warren looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Warren scores with the left hand. Lacaille knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Francis Lacaille has been cut.
Warren moves forwards but Lacaille connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A big right from Warren misses.
It looked like Lacaille wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lacaille jabs Warren to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lacaille fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lacaille fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Warren's jab looks to have found its range, popping Lacaille under the eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Warren throws a jab when Lacaille was well out of range.
Manny Warren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Warren throws a big shot that misses.
A punch lands to the side of Lacaille 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lacaille misses with a straight right.
Warren cracks Lacaille with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lacaille misses with a hook.
Warren swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Warren throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warren bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Lacaille's head backwards.
Warren feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Lacaille sprawling to the canvas! Lacaille rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Warren finish him?!
Lacaille is rocked!
Crack! Warren connects with the perfect overhand right and Lacaille falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Warren!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Manny Warren!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joan Miz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joao Vitor Xavier (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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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joan Miz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joao Vitor Xavier!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xavier connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Miz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Xavier lands a glancing blow to the side of Miz's head.
It looks like Joan Miz has been cut.
Xavier takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Xavier connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Miz tries to clinch up but Xavier circles away and keeps his distance.
Miz wants to clinch
enabling Xavier to counter with a crisp jab.
Xavier with a hook.
Xavier keeps the fight on the outside.
Xavier cracks Miz with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Xavier avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miz tries to close the distance and clinch but Xavier swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Xavier. Miz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Xavier looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xavier throws out a loose jab but Miz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Miz throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Xavier counter with a right hand.
Xavier swats away the attempt to clinch by Miz.
Miz slips under a jab from Xavier.
Miz is looking to counter punch.
Xavier misses the shot to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Miz on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Miz misses with an uppercut
and Xavier counters by moving into the clinch.
Miz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Xavier blocks it with crossed arms.
Miz tries to land a knee to the head but Xavier blocks with his arms.
Miz looking to throw knees to the head but Xavier is blocking nicely.
Xavier lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Xavier wants to break free but Miz has control.
Xavier blocking some punches.
Miz letting Xavier take a breather here.
Xavier has had enough of the clinch but Miz keeps him there for the moment.
Xavier lands a hook that snaps the head of Miz backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Xavier.
Xavier wants to break the clinch but can't.
Xavier presses Miz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Xavier presses Miz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Xavier just leaning against Miz, taking a breather.
Miz misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Xavier cracks Miz with a nice body shot.
Xavier is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Miz misses with some punches.
Xavier lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Miz.
Xavier is working Miz over against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Xavier's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Miz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Miz misses with a punch on the inside.
Xavier lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Miz.
Miz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Xavier blocks it with crossed arms.
Nice body punch from Xavier.
Miz is breathing heavily.
Good body shot from Xavier.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Xavier lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Miz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Xavier lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Miz or not.
A right handed body shot lands from Xavier.
Xavier lands a shot to the body.
Xavier lands with a short shot to the head.
A short left from Xavier.
Miz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Miz keeps control of Xavier as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Xavier lands a body punch in the clinch.
Xavier escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Xavier is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Miz had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
A jab from Xavier does it's job there.
Xavier lands a nice looking body shot.
Xavier throws a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Xavier scores with a hook.
Miz tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Xavier counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Miz seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Xavier scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Miz drops his hands momentarily and Xavier takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Miz walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Xavier cracks Miz with a right hand to the side of the head.
Xavier scores with a jab.
Miz closes the distance looking to clinch
and Miz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Miz is rocked!
Joan Miz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Xavier throws a jab but it's blocked by Miz.
Xavier circles away from the clinch attempt.
Xavier avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Xavier with a jab.
Miz tries to clinch
and Xavier counters with a left to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Miz there as he acknowledges the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joao Vitor Xavier dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joan Miz's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Miz gets tackled into the cage by Xavier. Xavier maintains the clinch.
Nice body punch from Xavier - that landed with a thud.
Xavier prevents a body shot from Miz.
Xavier has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Miz takes a shot to the head.
Miz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Xavier tries to break the clinch but Miz is controlling the position.
Xavier has had enough of the clinch but Miz keeps him there for the moment.
Xavier works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Xavier breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Xavier ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Xavier lands with a right hand.
Xavier connects with a good right hand that stumbles Miz. Miz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xavier connects with a looping right hand.
Xavier throws a good cross that connects.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Xavier lands a left and a right that send Miz crashing to the mat, dazed. Xavier thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Oh Miz is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Joan Miz's cut is getting worse.
Miz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
BOOM! Xavier lands a beautiful left hook that drops Miz. Miz tries to recover but Xavier is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Miz lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joao Vitor Xavier!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Snow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uncle Acid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uncle Acid has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mike Snow's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mike Snow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Uncle Acid!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Dirk Anderson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snow gets the takedown into side control.
Snow throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Acid dodges the ground and pound from Snow.
Snow works to advance to full mount. Acid defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Snow throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Snow fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Snow in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Snow 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.
Snow wants to control the pace but Acid is squirming around nicely.
Snow definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Snow looking to ground and pound but Acid is blocking nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Acid really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Snow sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Snow punching from mount but Acid doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow content just to control the position here.
Snow trying to control but Acid is having none of it.
Snow with shots to the head and body - Acid looks very uncomfortable down there.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Acid can do anything to dispel that myth.
Snow throwing strikes here but Acid is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Acid is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Snow controlling from the full mount.
Snow throwing strikes here but Acid is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snow throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Acid taking shots to the head.
Snow content just to control the position here.
Acid in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Snow misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Acid blocking the ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Snow throwing strikes here but Acid is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Snow wants to finish this one by submission but Acid is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Snow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Snow lands a big shot there that rocks Acid but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Acid looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snow throwing strikes here but Acid is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Acid is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Snow throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Acid because Snow loaded up on that one.
Acid looks winded!
Snow throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Snow unloads with some shots from mount but Acid bucks and avoids them well.
Acid avoids a series of strikes thrown by Snow.
BOOM! Snow connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Snow throws some wild stikes that Acid manages to avoid easily.
Snow throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Acid because Snow loaded up on that one.
Snow could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Snow throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Snow controlling from mount.
Snow landing punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Snow cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
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!
Snow landing shots from mount.
Snow throwing strikes here but Acid is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Snow lands a big elbow.
Acid is rocked!
Snow punishing his opponent with strikes.
Acid is still in real trouble! Can Snow finish him?
A big strike lands for Snow! That's really hurt Acid and he's turned his back - Snow keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Snow jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Snow!
An out of breath Mike Snow thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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