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IFC Wednesday Night Fights #4 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Doo Choi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raymundo Sweeney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Doo Choi!
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, Raymundo Sweeney!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Dirk Anderson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sweeney gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
It looks like Raymundo Sweeney has been cut.
Choi tries to move into range but Sweeney moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sweeney throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Choi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sweeney walks into a straight right hand from Choi.
Choi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sweeney pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Choi back to the cage. Sweeney follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Choi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sweeney.
Choi moves away from the strike by Sweeney.
Sweeney scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sweeney lands a left and a right that send Choi crashing to the mat, dazed. Sweeney thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Choi is rocked!
Choi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sweeney.
Oh Choi is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sweeney lands with a nice body punch.
Choi seems to have got his legs back now.
Choi works over Sweeney's head and body with a nice combination.
Sweeney throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Choi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sweeney rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Choi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Choi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Choi throws a looping overhand right but Sweeney ducks down to avoid it.
Sweeney connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sweeney scores with a nice head shot.
Sweeney lands a nice looking body shot.
Choi checks the leg kick nicely there.
A telegraphed right hand from Sweeney misses the target.
It looked like Choi wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Choi throws an overhand right that lands on Sweeney's shoulder, as Sweeney tries to avoid the shot.
Sweeney tries to bum rush Choi with a series of wild strikes but Choi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sweeney scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Choi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sweeney takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Choi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Raymundo Sweeney seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sweeney throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Choi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sweeney connects with a body shot.
Sweeney ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Sweeney throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Choi on the side of the head.
Sweeney throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Donk. Sweeney catches Choi right on the button with a cross.
Sweeney waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Choi.
Oooooh!!! Sweeney has knocked Choi down with a huge combo! Sweeney steps away and waves a wobbly Choi back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Doo Choi has been cut.
Sweeney throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Choi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Choi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sweeney throws a jab but it's blocked by Choi.
Sweeney takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Choi throws a jab but it's blocked by Sweeney.
Sweeney fails to land with a series of punches.
Sweeney misses with a wild body shot.
Sweeney misses with a series of wild punches.
Choi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sweeney sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sweeney jabs Choi to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Sweeney lands with an overhand left.
Nice uppercut there from Sweeney.
Sweeney misses with a jab, cross combination.
Choi cracks Sweeney with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Choi digs a good hook to Sweeney's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sweeney scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Sweeney misses with a double jab
and Sweeney takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Choi tries to bum rush Sweeney with a series of wild strikes but Sweeney uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sweeney looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Choi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Sweeney lands a left and a right that send Choi crashing to the mat, dazed. Sweeney thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Sweeney! Choi is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Raymundo Sweeney!
A victorious Raymundo Sweeney thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Makoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Renolds (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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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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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, Wayne Makoy!
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, Mark Renolds!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Dirk Anderson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Renolds misses.
Nice shot lands for Makoy.
Makoy lands with a shot to the body.
Renolds throws an overhand right that lands on Makoy's shoulder, as Makoy tries to avoid the shot.
Renolds closes the distance and clinches.
Renolds misses with an elbow strike.
A short body shot lands from Makoy as the two fighters clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Makoy.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Makoy.
Renolds pushes off an throws an elbow but Makoy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Renolds misses with an elbow over the top.
Renolds pushes off an throws an elbow but Makoy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Makoy dodges an elbow strike from Renolds.
Makoy swings wildly with an uppercut but Renolds uses good head movement to avoid it.
A shot in the inside from Makoy.
Makoy tries to work over Renolds's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Renolds throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Makoy tries to throw a body punch but Renolds avoids it by throwing Makoy back against the cage.
Makoy avoids a wild elbow strike from Renolds.
Makoy struggles to land a body shot inside as Renolds controls his hands.
Renolds is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Makoy blocks the elbow strike.
Makoy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Renolds's elbow.
Renolds pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makoy trying to stall but Renolds improves his position.
Renolds looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Makoy works on Renolds's body with a couple of short punches.
Makoy tries a body shot but Renolds blocks it.
Renolds looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Makoy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Renolds lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Renolds pushes off an throws an elbow but Makoy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Makoy dodges an elbow strike from Renolds.
Makoy misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Makoy.
Makoy struggles to land a body shot inside as Renolds controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Makoy.
Makoy lands a body punch in the clinch.
Renolds throws an elbow but it misses.
Renolds pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Makoy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Makoy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Makoy tries a body shot but Renolds blocks it.
Renolds misses with an elbow strike.
Makoy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Renolds or not.
Makoy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Makoy.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Renolds throws an elbow that misses.
Makoy struggles to land a body shot inside as Renolds controls his hands.
Makoy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Makoy struggles to land a body shot inside as Renolds controls his hands.
Makoy lands a body shot.
Makoy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Renolds's elbow.
Makoy lands a right hand.
Renolds blocks a body shot from Makoy.
Makoy avoids the elbow strike from Renolds, against the cage.
Renolds looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Makoy blocks an elbow strike.
Renolds throws an elbow that misses.
Renolds misses with an elbow strike.
Renolds throws an elbow that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Renolds just misses with a elbow thrown towards Makoy's brow.
Makoy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Renolds looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Makoy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Renolds's elbow.
A short body shot lands from Makoy as the two fighters clinch.
Renolds throws an elbow but it misses.
Makoy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Renolds backwards.
With the fighters up against the cage, Renolds throws an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Makoy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Renolds lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Wayne Makoy has been cut.
Makoy blocks an elbow strike.
Renolds pushes off an throws an elbow but Makoy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Makoy struggles to land a body shot inside as Renolds controls his hands.
Renolds throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Makoy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Renolds's elbow.
Makoy blocks the elbow strike.
Makoy lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Makoy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Renolds lands a damaging elbow.
Makoy swings wildly with an uppercut but Renolds uses good head movement to avoid it.
Makoy blocks an elbow strike from Renolds.
Renolds pushes off an throws an elbow but Makoy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Renolds throws an elbow that misses.
Makoy misses with a body punch.
Renolds pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Makoy avoids a wild elbow strike from Renolds.
Renolds takes a shot to the head.
Renolds creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Makoy scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Renolds throws an elbow but it misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Renolds just misses with a elbow thrown towards Makoy's brow.
Renolds blocks a body shot from Makoy.
Renolds comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Renolds misses with an elbow strike.
Makoy avoids a wild elbow strike from Renolds.
Makoy takes an elbow to the forehead.
Renolds throws an elbow that misses.
Renolds pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Makoy avoids the elbow strike from Renolds, against the cage.
Makoy tries a body shot but Renolds blocks it.
Makoy doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Makoy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Renolds looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Makoy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Renolds backwards.
Renolds lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Renolds lands an elbow just above Makoy 's eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
With the fighters up against the cage, Renolds throws an elbow but misses.
Makoy scores with a shoulder strike.
Makoy throws a head punch that misses.
Renolds looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Renolds throws an elbow but it misses.
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 Wayne Makoy will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Wayne Makoy's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Renolds clinches.
Makoy blocks an elbow strike.
Renolds gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Makoy.
Makoy scores with a hook to the body.
Renolds misses with an elbow strike.
Makoy blocks an elbow strike.
Makoy dodges an elbow strike from Renolds.
Makoy presses Renolds against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Renolds throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Makoy scores with a shoulder strike.
Makoy blocks an elbow strike from Renolds.
Renolds throws an elbow but it misses.
Makoy avoids a wild elbow strike from Renolds.
The referee is keeping an eye on Makoy - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Makoy blocks the elbow strike.
Makoy avoids a wild elbow strike from Renolds.
A body shot lands from Makoy.
Makoy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Makoy blocks the elbow strike.
Makoy lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Renolds throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makoy blocks an elbow strike.
Makoy pushes Renolds back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Renolds throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Makoy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Renolds pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Makoy avoids the elbow strike from Renolds, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Renolds just misses with a elbow thrown towards Makoy's brow.
Nice elbow from Renolds.
Renolds throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Makoy avoids a wild elbow strike from Renolds.
A left hand lands to the body for Makoy.
Makoy struggles to land a body shot inside as Renolds controls his hands.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Makoy lands a body shot.
Makoy lands a nice shot to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Renolds just misses with a elbow thrown towards Makoy's brow.
Makoy presses Renolds against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Renolds prevents a body shot from Makoy.
Renolds pushes off an throws an elbow but Makoy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Makoy blocks an elbow strike from Renolds.
Makoy lands a shot to the body.
Makoy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Renolds is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Makoy blocks an elbow strike from Renolds.
A nice right hand lands inside from Makoy.
Makoy lands a nice shot to the body.
Makoy taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Makoy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Renolds throws an elbow but it misses.
Makoy struggles to land a body shot inside as Renolds controls his hands.
A short left from Makoy.
Renolds throws an elbow but it misses.
A body shot lands from Makoy.
Renolds throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short left from Makoy.
Renolds is rocked!
Makoy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Renolds is still on wobbly legs! Can Makoy finish him?
Renolds throws an elbow that misses.
Makoy creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Renolds with a big uppercut! Renolds tries to clinch up but Makoy pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Renolds to the mat! Renolds covers up and Makoy unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Wayne Makoy!
A very excited looking Wayne Makoy 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between King Boomboom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Rickston (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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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, King Boomboom!
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, Ricky Rickston!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Dirk Anderson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boomboom stuffs the takedown.
Rickston tries to score a power double leg takedown but Boomboom sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rickston somewhat.
Boomboom changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Boomboom drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Rickston has momentary wrist control but Boomboom slips an elbow through the middle.
Boomboom keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Rickston's head.
Rickston has his hands on Boomboom's head, controlling the position.
Boomboom content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boomboom throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Rickston works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Boomboom postures up and lands a big shot to Rickston's brow.
Rickston is trying to control the position but Boomboom postures up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rickston can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rickston is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Boomboom frees his head nicely. Oh but Rickston has switched to an armbar! Boomboom is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Ricky Rickston!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Benji Lootin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Wilson (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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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, Benji Lootin!
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, Dan Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Dirk Anderson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Wilson or perhaps it was just good defense by Lootin, which made it look bad.
Lootin displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wilson.
Wilson darts in looking for a takedown but Lootin gets double underhooks and turns Wilson into the cage.
Benji Lootin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Wilson.
Wilson closes the distance and clinches up with Lootin, looking for a takedown. Wilson pushes Lootin against the cage but Lootin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lootin checks a leg kick.
Lootin half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Wilson closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lootin has Wilson pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Wilson manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Wilson crunches a lovely knee into Lootin's ribcage.
Lootin has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Wilson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Lootin tries for a takedown but Wilson manages to get underhooks.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wilson obliges.
Wilson manages to break the clinch.
Wilson fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson throws a leg kick but Lootin checks it.
Lootin tries to counter with a takedown but Wilson is quick to defend against it.
Wilson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lootin is fending him off so far but Wilson persists. Nope, Lootin circles away and we're back to standing.
Wilson looks winded!
Wilson closes the distance and clinches up with Lootin, looking for a takedown. Wilson pushes Lootin against the cage but Lootin circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Wilson.
Wilson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Lootin feinted with a counter takedown.
Horrible takedown attempt by Wilson or perhaps it was just good defense by Lootin, which made it look bad.
Lootin tries to counter with a takedown but Wilson is quick to defend against it.
Wilson throws a combination that misses
and Lootin decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Wilson's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lootin throws a big right hand that misses.
Lootin throwing strikes from guard but Wilson blocks nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lootin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wilson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lootin throwing strikes but missing.
Lootin cracks Wilson with a solid left hand.
Lootin throws a big elbow that misses.
Lootin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lootin postures up and lands a big shot to Wilson's brow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lootin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lootin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Wilson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lootin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lootin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wilson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lootin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lootin is in close to Wilson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wilson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lootin.
Lootin has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lootin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lootin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wilson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Wilson has momentary wrist control but Lootin slips an elbow through the middle.
Lootin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lootin throwing strikes but missing.
Lootin scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lootin lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Lootin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lootin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lootin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wilson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lootin is looking to work some ground and pound but Wilson has wrist control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lootin with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lootin throwing strikes from guard but Wilson blocks nicely.
Lootin is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Lootin scoring with some ground and pound.
Lootin lands a couple of digs.
Lootin throwing strikes from guard but Wilson blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benji Lootin dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Wilson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lootin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lootin feinted with a counter takedown.
Wilson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lootin counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wilson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lootin.
Lootin throws a strike but Wilson avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Lootin throws an elbow that misses. Wilson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lootin's guard. Nice move by Wilson!
Lootin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wilson is one step ahead there.
Lootin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lootin tries to get out of the position.
Lootin is controlling Wilson's posture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wilson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Wilson is breathing heavily.
Wilson fails with a takedown attempt.
Lootin appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson pushes Lootin away with a front kick.
Wilson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Lootin defends it nicely.
Lootin attempts a counter takedown but Wilson avoids it well and moves away.
Benji Lootin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Wilson.
Wilson throws a jab when Lootin was well out of range.
Lootin half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Wilson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lootin avoids it really well and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Wilson throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
so Lootin counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Lootin throws a big right hand that misses.
Lootin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wilson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lootin postures up in Wilson's guard and throws a big left but Wilson blocks it.
Wilson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lootin postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Benji Lootin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lootin postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Lootin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lootin throwing strikes but missing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lootin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lootin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lootin throws a big right hand that misses.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lootin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lootin throwing strikes from guard but Wilson blocks nicely.
Wilson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lootin throwing strikes but missing.
Lootin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wilson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lootin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lootin landing with the ground and pound.
Lootin landing some decent shots from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lootin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wilson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lootin postures up in Wilson's guard and throws a big left but Wilson blocks it.
Lootin landing with the ground and pound.
Lootin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wilson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lootin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wilson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lootin throwing strikes but missing.
Lootin lands a couple of elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benji Lootin dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Wilson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lootin counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Wilson!
Lootin throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Wilson works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Wilson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lootin.
Lootin 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.
Lootin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wilson defending well though.
Wilson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lootin.
Lootin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wilson's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lootin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lootin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wilson wants to get back to his feet.
Lootin 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.
Wilson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lootin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lootin throwing shots but Wilson is blocking nicely.
Lootin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wilson taking some punishment here, with Lootin in his half guard.
Wilson is trying to stand up here but Lootin is controlling him well.
Lootin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lootin lands with a punch from half guard.
Wilson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Lootin 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.
Lootin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lootin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lootin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Lootin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wilson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lootin.
Wilson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wilson taking some punishment here, with Lootin in his half guard.
Lootin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wilson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wilson is rocked!
Lootin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wilson is still in real trouble! Can Lootin finish him?
Wilson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lootin.
Wilson seems to have recovered his senses.
Lootin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wilson defending well though.
Lootin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wilson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Lootin.
Wilson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lootin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Wilson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lootin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wilson defending well though.
Lootin sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Wilson defending well though.
Lootin thows a huge punch but Wilson dodges it nicely.
Lootin looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Wilson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Lootin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wilson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Lootin.
Wilson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Lootin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lootin lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Lootin scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Lootin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lootin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Lootin thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Wilson's head.
Lootin working Wilson over with strikes.
Lootin scores with a big shot! Wilson's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Wilson! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benji Lootin!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Dragski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Tater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ivan Dragski could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dick Tater's chin.
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25
279 lbs
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25
260 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ivan Dragski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dick Tater!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Michael Johnstone and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tater misses with a left hand
and Dragski counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Dragski with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Tater is trying to control but Dragski manages to pass to mount!
Dragski with the ground and pound from mount.
Tater tries to hold on but Dragski pushes him away.
Tater keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
We've been hearing good reports from Dragski's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Dragski unloading with bombs!
Tater can't escape the position.
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!
Dragski has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Tater's face.
It looks like Dick Tater has been cut.
Tater is squirming around, avoiding Dragski's attempts to control the action.
Dragski working Tater over with strikes here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tater slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Tater is trying to get back to full guard.
Dragski trying to control the action but Tater is working from the bottom.
Tater is trying to control but can't.
Dragski wants to free his trapped foot but Tater is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Dragski is trying to control the action in half guard but Tater is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Tater tries to roll over but Dragski keeps him under control.
Nice strikes from Dragski there.
Dragski is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragski is keen to just control but Tater is a slippery customer.
Tater taking some punishment here, with Dragski in his half guard.
Tater manages to get to full guard.
Dragski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tater is keeping the position for now.
Tater is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tater working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Dragski doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Dragski manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Tater looks winded!
Dragski trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragski is pushing down on Tater's leg trying to pass to half guard. Tater is fighting to maintain full guard but Dragski has managed to sneak the leg through.
Dragski wants to control but Tater is keeping him busy.
Dragski tries to pass the half guard into mount. Tater knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Tater looking for submissions off his back.
Dragski working the head and body with strikes.
Dragski wants to take a breather but Tater is having none of it.
Dragski 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.
Tater wants to get back to full guard.
Dragski lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Dragski is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tater takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Tater defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Dragski.
Dragski raining down shots from the mount!
Dragski connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dragski breaks from Tater's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Dragski pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Dragski lands a nice shot to the head.
Dragski unloading with bombs!
Dragski landing punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Dragski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dick Tater's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Tater misses the shot to the body.
Dragski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tater moves away.
Tater throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Dragski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tater.
Tater misses with a wild combination.
Tater misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tater misses with a double jab
and Dragski decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Tater's guard.
Dragski stands up over Tater, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tater keeping moving, preventing Dragski from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragski is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tater keeping full guard, as Dragski tries to pass.
Ivan Dragski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dragski trying to control but Tater is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tater is on top in guard.
Dragski working for a triangle but Tater defends it easily.
Tater is looking to work some ground and pound but Dragski has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragski throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Dragski tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tater is looking to work some ground and pound but Dragski has wrist control.
Dragski is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Dragski is pulling down on Tater's head to control his posture.
Tater working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dragski's head.
Tater won't allow Dragski to sweep him here.
Tater lands a couple of digs.
Tater chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tater working some strikes from top position.
Tater throwing strikes from guard but Dragski blocks nicely.
Tater scoring with punches to the head and body.
Tater makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Tater has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Dragski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dragski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tater can do to turn this around?
Tater landing some decent shots from guard.
Dragski has his foot on Tater's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tater works his way back into a safe position though.
Tater throwing strikes but missing.
Tater with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dragski is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tater is aware though and is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragski manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Tater manages to get himself to full guard.
Dragski lands a couple of digs.
Dragski won't allow Tater to sweep him here.
Dragski is working Tater over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dragski won't allow Tater to sweep him here.
Tater keeping moving, preventing Dragski from controlling successfully.
Dragski postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tater lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Dragski is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dick Tater will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Dick Tater's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Dragski doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tater throws a leg kick but Dragski sees it coming and moves out of range.
Dragski slips a straight right by Tater.
Dragski shoots and misses
and Tater counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Tater slaps away a takedown attempt from Dragski, before circling back to the center of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tater lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
It looks like Ivan Dragski has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragski feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Tater is looking for a triangle but Dragski pushes his legs off easily.
Dragski is pushing down on Tater's leg trying to pass to half guard. Tater is fighting to maintain full guard but Dragski has managed to sneak the leg through.
Tater takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dragski is pressing down on Tater's thigh, looking to free his foot. Tater is holding on for now.
Dragski works his way into side control.
Tater regains half guard.
Tater is looking for a sweep. Dragski is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Dragski working the head and body with strikes.
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. Dragski connects with a nice short shot to Tater's temple.
Dragski trying to control from half guard but Tater is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tater won't allow Dragski to pass to mount.
Tater on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Tater looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dragski passes the guard and advances to mount!
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!
Tater can't escape the position.
Dragski with the ground and pound from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tater is looking to get to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Dragski.
Dragski lands a couple of good shots and Tater has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Tater defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Dragski's arms.
Dragski scores with strikes from the back.
Oooh a big shot gets through from Dragski. Many more shots like that and the referee will have to think about stepping in!
Dragski is punishing Tater with some ground and pound.
Dragski is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Dragski cracks Tater with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Tater from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dragski softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dragski scores with punches from the back.
Tater is trying to get back to his feet but Dragski has full control of the position and if anything, Tater has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Dragski is looking to control Tater but Tater is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Dragski lands a couple of good shots to his opponent's body and a final shot to the head. Good little attack there by Dragski.
Dragski lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
Tater trying to control the hands but Dragski breaks the grip.
Dragski is punishing Tater with some ground and pound.
Dragski trying to control momentarily.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ivan Dragski showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dragski has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 29:28
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 29:28
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ivan Dragski!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Baker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eugeniy Petrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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212 lbs
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215 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, George Baker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eugeniy Petrov!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Daniel Franklin and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petrov manages to avoid it.
Petrov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Baker as he jumps to the side.
Petrov throws a lazy right hand but Baker sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Petrov jabs Baker right on the nose. Baker blinks but takes it well.
Baker keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Baker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Petrov.
Petrov jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Petrov shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Baker but Baker pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Petrov looks to land a right hand but Baker moved out of range.
Baker scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baker uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Petrov.
Petrov lands a jab to the head.
Baker uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Petrov.
Petrov walks into a left hand.
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!
Baker scores with a jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Baker as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrov lands a jab to the head.
Nice sprawl there from Baker as Petrov shoots in.
George Baker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eugeniy Petrov.
Baker fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Petrov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Petrov throws a hook but Baker blocks it.
Baker is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Baker lands with a straight right. Petrov didn't see that one coming.
Petrov is rocked!
Baker is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Petrov flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Petrov is out cold! Baker holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). George Baker!
After winning the bout, George Baker thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mister Hankey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Ligambi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Mister Hankey has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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184 lbs
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179 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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mister Hankey!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joseph Ligambi!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hankey darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Hankey clobbers Ligambi with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hankey closes the distance and clinches.
A knee to the head by Hankey.
Ligambi has Hankey pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Ligambi pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Hankey tumbling to the mat - Ligambi dives into Hankey's guard.
Ligambi postures up in Hankey's guard and throws a big left but Hankey blocks it.
Hankey trying to keep a closed guard but Ligambi is proving a slippery customer.
Hankey wants to sweep here but Ligambi controlling him for the moment.
Ligambi controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Hankey trying to control the position here.
Hankey wants to sweep here but Ligambi controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ligambi is looking to work some ground and pound but Hankey has wrist control.
Ligambi lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ligambi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hankey swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hankey being controlled here, momentarily.
Ligambi lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ligambi throws a big elbow that misses.
Ligambi controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ligambi throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hankey works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hankey working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ligambi.
Ligambi is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ligambi won't allow Hankey to sweep him here.
Ligambi is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hankey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hankey lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Hankey looks to score with a jab to the body but Ligambi is just out of range.
A jab lands there for Hankey.
Hankey moves into the clinch.
Ligambi wants a takedown but no success here.
Hankey connects with a knee to the head.
Hankey with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hankey landing knees to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hankey prevents the takedown attempt.
Hankey throws a knee to the head but misses.
Hankey with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ligambi is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Mister Hankey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joseph Ligambi.
Hankey lands a knee to the head.
Hankey scores with a knee to the head.
Ligambi tries for a takedown but Hankey manages to get underhooks.
Ligambi jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Hankey walks away with a smile on his face. Ligambi gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Joseph Ligambi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Hankey gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Ligambi to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Hankey utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hankey utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Hankey controls Ligambi momentarily but Ligambi frees himself.
Ligambi controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hankey tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ligambi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hankey wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Ligambi wants to pass the guard but Hankey is keeping the position.
Ligambi throwing strikes from guard but Hankey blocks nicely.
Ligambi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hankey smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
No luck for Ligambi with that takedown attempt.
Ligambi looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ligambi closes the distance and clinches up with Hankey, looking for a takedown. Ligambi pushes Hankey against the cage but Hankey circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mister Hankey dominated that round.
That's time! Hankey's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ligambi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nice shot lands for Hankey.
Hankey is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ligambi can do to turn this around?
Ligambi shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hankey regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Ligambi.
Hankey looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ligambi scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ligambi content to stall in guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hankey trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hankey is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ligambi is looking to work some ground and pound but Hankey has wrist control.
Ligambi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ligambi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hankey manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Ligambi manages to get himself to full guard.
Ligambi keeping moving, preventing Hankey from controlling successfully.
Hankey stands and throws Ligambi's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Ligambi tries to bench press Hankey off him but Hankey keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ligambi takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Ligambi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hankey wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ligambi sneaks back into half guard.
Ligambi manages to get to full guard.
Hankey won't allow Ligambi to sweep him here.
Hankey throws a big elbow that misses.
Ligambi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hankey.
Ligambi wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hankey accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hankey keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ligambi's head.
Ligambi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hankey content to stall in guard here.
Hankey sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Ligambi's guard.
Hankey working the head and body with strikes.
Ligambi is looking for a sweep. Hankey is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ligambi is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hankey lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hankey winds up and cracks Ligambi with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ligambi tries to roll over but Hankey keeps him under control.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ligambi manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hankey connects with a couple of short punches.
Ligambi wants to sweep here but Hankey controlling him for the moment.
Hankey lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ligambi has momentary wrist control but Hankey slips an elbow through the middle.
Hankey wants to control from the top but Ligambi keeps moving.
Ligambi tries to strike from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mister Hankey dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ligambi shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hankey's guard.
Ligambi won't allow Hankey to sweep him here.
Ligambi content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ligambi is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hankey is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ligambi looking to sit in guard and control but Hankey gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hankey trying to control but Ligambi is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hankey engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Hankey trying to control the position from guard on top but Ligambi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ligambi wants to sweep here but Hankey controlling him for the moment.
Ligambi bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hankey's guard.
Hankey not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hankey looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Ligambi throws an elbow that misses. Hankey uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ligambi's guard. Nice move by Hankey!
Hankey content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hankey preventing the sweep.
Ligambi avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hankey preventing the sweep.
Hankey is pushing down on Ligambi's leg trying to pass to half guard. Ligambi is fighting to maintain full guard but Hankey has managed to sneak the leg through.
Ligambi tries to get to full guard but Hankey has control of the leg.
Ligambi keeps trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ligambi flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Ligambi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ligambi gets full guard.
Ligambi has control of Hankey's left arm, preventing Hankey from doing any damage.
Ligambi wants to sweep but no luck.
Hankey postures up and lands a big shot to Ligambi's brow.
Ligambi lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Ligambi wants to control from the top but Hankey keeps moving.
Ligambi stopping the sweep attempt from Hankey.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ligambi throws a strike but Hankey rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hankey slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ligambi manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Ligambi is looking to improve his position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hankey slows the pace down in half guard.
Ligambi is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hankey scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Mister Hankey did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hankey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ligambi on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ligambi shoots in and bounces Hankey off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hankey looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ligambi is one step ahead there.
Ligambi trying to control but Hankey is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ligambi stopping the sweep attempt from Hankey.
Ligambi wants to control from the top but Hankey keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ligambi postures up and lands a big shot to Hankey's brow.
Hankey trying to keep a closed guard but Ligambi is proving a slippery customer.
Ligambi is stalling in the full guard.
Ligambi wants to control from the top but Hankey keeps moving.
Ligambi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ligambi in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hankey bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ligambi's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ligambi can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ligambi wants to sweep here but Hankey controlling him for the moment.
Hankey is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hankey postures up and lands a big shot to Ligambi's brow.
Ligambi is trying to control the position but Hankey postures up.
Hankey lands a couple of elbows.
Ligambi looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ligambi throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Hankey makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hankey throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ligambi working a defensive guard but Hankey passes into half guard.
Ligambi wants to improve his position but Hankey is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hankey 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.
Hankey 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.
Hankey 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.
Hankey lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Hankey drops an elbow to the side of Ligambi's head.
Ligambi is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hankey scores with a couple of nice shots.
Ligambi on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ligambi is rocked!
Hankey lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Ligambi! More strikes land and this one is all over! Hankey jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mister Hankey!
Mister Hankey is the new welterweight champion!
A relieved looking Mister Hankey thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Light Heavyweight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chung Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Light Heavyweight could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Chung Lee's chin.
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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
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Light Heavyweight!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Chung Lee!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Heavyweight.
Heavyweight darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Heavyweight throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Heavyweight darts in and clinches Lee up against the cage.
Lee tries a body shot but Heavyweight blocks it.
Heavyweight blocking some punches.
Heavyweight blocking some punches.
Heavyweight lands a nice shot to the body.
Lee working aggressively here.
Heavyweight blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Heavyweight avoids it by throwing Lee back against the cage.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Heavyweight backwards.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Heavyweight blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heavyweight working aggressively here.
Lee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lee blocks a body shot from Heavyweight.
Lee blocks a body shot from Heavyweight.
Heavyweight blocking some punches.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Heavyweight controls the action.
Heavyweight misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee prevents a body shot from Heavyweight.
Heavyweight lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Lee looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lee misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heavyweight definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lee creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lee lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Heavyweight.
Heavyweight swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee working aggressively here.
Lee misses with a body punch.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Heavyweight blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Heavyweight digs a right hand into Lee's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lee's gas tank.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Heavyweight blocks an uppercut.
Heavyweight throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Heavyweight controls the action.
Lee works on Heavyweight's body with a couple of short punches.
Lee blocking some punches.
Heavyweight lands a shot to the body.
Heavyweight swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee misses with some punches.
Heavyweight blocking some punches.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Heavyweight tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lee's elbow.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee misses with a punch to the body.
Lee misses with a punch to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Heavyweight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Heavyweight.
Lee looks winded!
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Heavyweight.
Heavyweight blocking some punches.
Heavyweight lands with a right to the head.
Heavyweight pushes Lee back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Heavyweight's elbow.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Heavyweight doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Heavyweight throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lees head.
Lee misses with some punches.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Heavyweight.
Lee misses with the head strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Heavyweight.
Heavyweight misses with some punches.
Heavyweight lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Heavyweight lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Heavyweight.
Heavyweight lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Heavyweight misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Heavyweight drops Lee onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Lee is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Lee is rocked!
Heavyweight lands a big right hand! Lee is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Light Heavyweight!
Light Heavyweight retains his light heavyweight title!
Light Heavyweight decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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