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TIT 16 - Embolo v Lius PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stipe Miocic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stipe Miocic is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Stipe Miocic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jack Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Daniel Franklin and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miocic lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wilson at a distance.
Miocic ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wilson moves away.
Wilson scores with a jab to the head.
Wilson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Wilson lands a right hook to the body.
Wilson has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Wilson attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Miocic misses with a wild body shot.
Miocic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wilson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Miocic throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wilson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Miocic manages to avoid it.
Wilson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wilson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Miocic stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Miocic is breathing heavily.
Wilson digs a good body shot into Miocic's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Miocic looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wilson connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Miocic tumbling to the canvas! Wilson pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Miocic was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jack Wilson!
The defeated Stipe Miocic had this to say: 'I will back stronger then ever.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nate Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ganja Master (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nate Diaz could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ganja Master's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight 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, Nate Diaz!
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, Ganja Master!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Master clinches with his opponent.
Master lands a body punch in the clinch.
Master jumps guard and drags Diaz to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Diaz drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Diaz jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Diaz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Master is keeping the position for now.
Diaz drops back, looking for a kneebar! Master looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Master looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Master!
Diaz is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Master trying to control the position but Diaz is working away.
Diaz wants to control but Master postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz manages to work his way to half guard, despite Master's best efforts.
Diaz is not content to let Master control the position.
Diaz punching from the bottom.
Diaz looking for submissions off his back.
Diaz has improved his flexibility recently so we will have to see if he can use that to his advantage.
Diaz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Diaz flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Master really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Diaz. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Diaz wants to control but Master is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Diaz actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Diaz manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Diaz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Master can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Master wants to stand but Diaz is controlling his posture from full guard.
Diaz is working an open guard so Master takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Master looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Master swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Master has Diaz up against the cage in a clinch.
Master has clasped his hands together around Diaz's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz is trying to improve his position.
Diaz is not content to let Master control the position.
You can see the frustration on Diaz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Diaz is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Diaz tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Diaz is trying to get back to half guard.
Diaz manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Master looks like he's trying to stand up.
Master trying to control from the bottom.
Diaz is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Master is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nate Diaz!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lukasz Patryk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guntank Hatfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hatfield is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sabaton-Ghost Division. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lukasz Patryk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Guntank Hatfield!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Bart Greer and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Patryk throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A jab from Hatfield does it's job there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hatfield. Patryk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Patryk misses with a low kick.
Hatfield smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Patryk walks into a jab.
Patryk misses with a two punch combination.
Patryk swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hatfield lands a jab.
Hatfield throws out a powerful jab.
Patryk is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatfield lands a jab to the nose.
Oh Patryk is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Hatfield lands a big uppercut and Patryk crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Patryk looks OK. Hatfield waves Patryk back to his feet!
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Hatfield engages and cracks Patryk with a massive lead left hook - Patryk tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Hatfield is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Guntank Hatfield!
Our winner, Guntank Hatfield, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Juko Jakono (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Fisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight 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, Juko Jakono!
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, Ray Fisher!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jakono gets a takedown into half guard.
Jakono throwing shots but Fisher is blocking nicely.
Fisher keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jakono is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Fisher sees it coming and defends easily.
Fisher is concentrating on defense, preventing Jakono from advancing position.
Fisher has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Area51. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Fisher has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Jakono is on him like a limpet, forcing Fisher back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fisher with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jakono tries a knee to the head but Fisher blocks it.
Fisher tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jakono tightens his grip and picks Fisher up, before dumping him to the ground. Fisher manages to land in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jakono looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Jakono content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Fisher has locked up a guillotine! Fisher's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Jakono is holding on here and Fisher must be using up a lot of energy. Jakono has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Fisher gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ray Fisher!
Ray Fisher was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Katou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Houston Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joe Katou!
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, Houston Williams!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Katou misses with a wild combination.
Katou definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Williams misses with a two punch combination.
Williams rushes Katou and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Katou pulls guard successfully.
Katou has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Williams has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Katou.
Katou breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Katou scores with a jab to the body.
Williams shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Katou as he jumps to the side.
Williams throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Joe Katou has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Katou seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Katou avoids a punch combination nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Katou on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Katou gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Katou drags the fight down to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katou is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Katou gets control of Williams's arms and successfully pulls guard. Katou will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Katou has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Williams is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Katou ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Katou no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Williams stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Williams looks to land a combination but Katou avoids it well.
Williams gets tackled into the cage by Katou. Katou maintains the clinch.
Williams tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Katou pushes Williams back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams is trying to push Katou away but Katou has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Williams is trying to pull guard but Katou turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Joe Katou has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Houston Williams.
Williams has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Katou escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Williams tries a low kick but Katou avoids it.
Joe Katou seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Katou on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katou has taken the fight to the clinch.
Williams tries to break free but Katou pushes him back against the cage.
Katou decides to pull guard.
Williams looking to pass the guard.
Katou scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Katou takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Williams uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Katou.
Katou has taken the fight to the clinch.
Katou pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Williams scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Katou clinches with his opponent.
Katou has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Williams uses from the top position.
Katou manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katou misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Williams unleashes a big counter combination but Katou bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Nice sprawl there from Katou as Williams shoots in.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Williams.
A combination from Katou does no damage.
Katou closes the distance and clinches.
Williams tries to pull guard but Katou forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Katou tries to pull guard but Williams won't allow it.
Katou escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Williams uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Joe Katou is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Williams swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Katou closes the distance and clinches.
Katou breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Katou has closed the distance and engaged Williams in a clinch.
We've been informed that Williams has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Katou ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Katou no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Katou manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Katou keeps control of Williams as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katou gets control of Williams's arms and successfully pulls guard. Katou will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Katou is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Katou scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Good exchange - Williams coming out on top.
Williams scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Katou drives through and clinches with Williams against the cage.
Katou escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Williams misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Katou on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Katou paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Katou takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Williams tries to clinch but Katou is having none of it.
Katou avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Katou drops down looking for a counter takedown but Williams sprawls and moves away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Katou dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Katou's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Katou clinches with his opponent.
Williams struggles to land a body shot inside as Katou controls his hands.
Williams is trying to break the clinch but Katou is controlling him.
Katou manages to break the clinch.
Williams displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Katou throws out the jab.
Katou takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Katou is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Williams can do to turn this around?
Sloppy strikes from Katou. Those never looked like landing.
Katou closes the distance and clinches.
Katou lands a nice uppercut.
Williams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Katou pulls Williams into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams gets to his feet. Katou looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
The fight stays on the outside here - Williams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Williams throws a body punch but Katou moves out of range.
Katou is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Katou lands a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Katou misses with the combination.
Houston Williams seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katou has closed the distance and engaged Williams in a clinch.
Williams looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Williams wants to break free but Katou has control.
Katou breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Williams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Katou shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Williams eats them both and turns towards Katou to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Katou throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams connects with a crisp jab.
Katou throws a right hand that Williams ducks under and follows up with a left that Williams also avoids with ease.
Katou scores with a decent looking hook.
Katou misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Williams.
Katou throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Williams counters with a stiff right hand.
Williams moves into the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Katou misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Katou keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Williams's efforts to push away.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Williams.
Katou avoiding damage.
Williams is trying to break the clinch but Katou has him pressed against the cage.
Williams fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Williams is trying to pull guard but Katou has him pressed against the cage.
Williams tries to land knees in the clinch but Katou avoids the damage to the body.
Katou lands a body shot in the clinch.
Katou lands a hook that snaps the head of Williams backwards.
Katou breaks from the clinch.
Katou misses with a series of wild punches.
Katou misses with a body shot.
Joe Katou is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Katou lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a jab, cross combination.
Katou slips a straight right by Williams.
Katou throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Williams avoids a punch combination nicely.
Katou misses with a series of wild punches.
Katou is looking to wear down Williams with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Katou dodges the punch combination from Williams.
Katou slips a jab and a cross from Williams.
Katou stuffs the takedown attempt from Williams. Williams gets slowly back to his feet.
Katou closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Katou escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Katou throws a body shot but no joy.
Williams is looking for the big counter here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Katou scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A combination from Katou does no damage.
Katou misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Williams is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Katou with a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Katou fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Williams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Some wild striking there from Williams.
Williams takes a swing at Katou's ribcage but misses.
Williams dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Katou rushes Williams and presses him up against the cage.
Williams tries to throw a body punch but Katou avoids it by throwing Williams back against the cage.
Katou breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Katou ducks right into an uppercut from Williams.
Williams avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Katou dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joe Katou's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Williams throws the left hand but Katou avoids the punch easily.
Jab, jab by Katou - just one landing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Katou does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams lands a two punch combo.
Katou connects with a looping right hand.
Williams misses with a two punch combination.
Katou takes the fight into the clinch.
Katou gets control of Williams's arms and successfully pulls guard. Katou will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Williams trying to control but Katou is working from the bottom.
Katou manages to escape and get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Katou falls off balance throwing a combination
and Williams counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Katou closes the distance and clinches.
Katou is leaning against Williams and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katou is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Williams has had enough of the clinch but Katou keeps him there for the moment.
Williams tries to break the clinch but Katou is controlling the position.
Katou has Williams pressed against the cage, preventing Williams from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Williams fails to pull guard.
Williams has had enough of the clinch but Katou keeps him there for the moment.
Katou breaks the clinch.
Katou lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Katou scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Williams is rocked!
Katou misses with a few strikes there.
Williams is still on wobbly legs! Can Katou finish him?
Williams slips a jab and a cross from Katou.
Williams seems to have recovered his senses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Katou scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Katou forces Williams back against the cage and clinches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams is looking to control Katou's arms but Katou gets an underhook and turns him. Now Williams has his back to the cage.
Katou manages to break the clinch.
Katou uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams.
A little feinted left hand from Katou on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
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!
Katou throws a series of punches but Williams moves out of range.
Williams slips under a jab from Katou.
Williams fails with a takedown attempt.
Katou fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Williams, pushing him back against the cage.
Katou lands a shoulder strike.
Katou dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Katou pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Katou gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Nice body punch from Katou.
Katou is trying to pull guard but Williams turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Katou presses Williams against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Katou pulls guard.
Williams stands and steps away. Katou gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Katou gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Williams wants to get back to striking at distance but Katou won't allow it.
A frustrated look appears on Williams's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Katou gets control of Williams's arms and successfully pulls guard. Katou will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Williams looking to pass the guard.
Williams with a flurry of punches that miss.
Williams tries to free his leg and advance position but Katou is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Katou keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
Williams gets to his feet. Katou looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Katou moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Katou fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Williams, pushing him back against the cage.
Houston Williams has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Katou stalling against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Katou blocks an uppercut.
Katou prevents a body shot from Williams.
Katou pulls guard.
Joe Katou is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Williams has gone for a leg lock! Katou slips out almost immediately though and dives into Williams's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Katou showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Katou has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Katou!
After winning the bout, Joe Katou 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hildered Magumbo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Riggins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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163 lbs
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162 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight 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, Hildered Magumbo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tim Riggins!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Sandra Marshall and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magumbo closes the distance and clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Magumbo.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Magumbo.
Magumbo working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Magumbo gets through Riggins's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Magumbo holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Magumbo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Magumbo stops a takedown attempt from Riggins.
Riggins is trying to drag Magumbo to the mat but Magumbo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
With the fighters up against the cage, Magumbo throws an elbow but misses.
Riggins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Magumbo avoiding damage.
Magumbo lands a knee to the body.
Magumbo digs a right hand into Riggins's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Riggins's gas tank.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riggins has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Magumbo after a bit of a struggle.
Hildered Magumbo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Riggins.
Riggins drops down looking for an ankle pick but Magumbo pulls his leg out and moves away.
Magumbo closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magumbo is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Riggins can't fight it off and eventually Magumbo manages to take the fight to the floor. Riggins looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Magumbo trying to control the position from guard on top but Riggins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Magumbo working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Riggins looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Magumbo distracts Riggins with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Magumbo keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Riggins's head.
Magumbo working some strikes from top position.
Riggins keeping moving, preventing Magumbo from controlling successfully.
Magumbo is really struggling to control Riggins but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Magumbo lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riggins is looking to cinch up a triangle. Magumbo throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Riggins's body to avoid the submission. Riggins has instead reached around Magumbo's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Riggins arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tim Riggins!
After winning the bout, Tim Riggins 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Robinson Gutz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Renato Rebelo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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265 lbs
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260 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Robinson Gutz!
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, Renato Rebelo!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rebelo looks to land a left hand but Gutz moved out of range nicely.
Gutz definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Rebelo throws a hook but Gutz avoids it easily.
Rebelo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Gutz throws a leg kick that misses.
Rebelo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rebelo has closed the distance and engaged Gutz in a clinch.
Rebelo comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
It looks like Robinson Gutz has been cut.
Rebelo can't find room to land a body shot as Gutz controls the action.
Rebelo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Gutz backwards.
Rebelo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rebelo scores with a shoulder strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rebelo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rebelo lands with a short shot to the head.
Gutz lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rebelo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gutz's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gutz working aggressively here.
Gutz has a couple of punches blocked by Rebelo.
Rebelo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rebelo misses with a punch on the inside.
Rebelo struggles to land a body shot inside as Gutz controls his hands.
Gutz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rebelo lands with a short shot to the head.
Gutz tries to work over Rebelo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gutz blocking some punches.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Gutz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rebelo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gutz working aggressively here.
Rebelo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Rebelo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gutz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rebelo throws an elbow that misses.
Rebelo scores with a shoulder strike.
Rebelo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gutz misses with some punches.
Rebelo tries a body shot but Gutz blocks it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Rebelo fails to land.
Rebelo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rebelo throws a punch but it's blocked by Gutz.
Rebelo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gutz or not.
Gutz is breathing heavily.
A bit of stalling here from Rebelo.
Rebelo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Rebelo controlling the action here for a moment.
Rebelo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gutzs head.
Rebelo blocking some punches.
Rebelo lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gutz backwards.
Rebelo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Gutz working aggressively here.
Rebelo lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Rebelo on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Rebelo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Rebelo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Rebelo lands with a right to the head.
Rebelo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rebelo lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gutz is rocked!
Rebelo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Rebelo cracks Gutz with a nice body shot.
Rebelo lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rebelo lands a big right hand that drops Gutz! The killer instinct kicks in and Rebelo finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Rebelo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Renato Rebelo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eugen Von Bohm Bawerk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Connor Lourens (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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211 lbs
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210 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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eugen Von Bohm Bawerk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Connor Lourens !
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Dirk Anderson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lourens lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lourens .
Bohm Bawerk changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lourens tries to avoid it but Bohm Bawerk manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lourens to the ground. Lourens escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bohm Bawerk gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lourens digs a good body shot into Bohm Bawerk's ribs.
A lazy left from Lourens finds it's target.
Bohm Bawerk shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lourens but Lourens pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bohm Bawerk shoots in for a double leg but Lourens sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eugen Von Bohm Bawerk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bohm Bawerk closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Lourens to the mat! Lourens manages to get full guard.
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!
Bohm Bawerk stopping the sweep attempt from Lourens .
Bohm Bawerk pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lourens is keeping the position for now.
Bohm Bawerk pushing down on Lourens 's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bohm Bawerk is keen to just control but Lourens is a slippery customer.
Lourens has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bohm Bawerk is working away from the top position though.
Bohm Bawerk is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bohm Bawerk seems to be looking for submissions.
Bohm Bawerk is looking to advance position but Lourens won't allow it.
Bohm Bawerk is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Lourens is just riding it out for now. Bohm Bawerk eventually gives up the hold.
Bohm Bawerk wants to pass to mount but Lourens is defending the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bohm Bawerk moves nicely into side control.
Bohm Bawerk tries for a kimura but Lourens is defending well.
Lourens struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lourens prevents Bohm Bawerk from improving position.
Bohm Bawerk moves into full mount!
Bohm Bawerk goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Lourens is on top in guard.
Bohm Bawerk is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Lourens rolls with it to try and escape but Bohm Bawerk cranks on the arm and Lourens is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Eugen Von Bohm Bawerk!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Edson Ribeiro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juan Vasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vasquez comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Battery kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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25
185 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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25
192 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Edson Ribeiro!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Juan Vasquez!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ribeiro throws a hook but Vasquez blocks it.
Vasquez's coach down at Ferocious Beast was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Vasquez's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Vasquez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ribeiro was well out of range. Poor timing from Vasquez.
Ribeiro misses with an uppercut.
Ribeiro misses with a wild body shot.
Ribeiro definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Ribeiro swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Vasquez counters with a left to the body.
Vasquez looks to throw the jab but Ribeiro is out of range.
Ribeiro tries to counter by clinching up but Vasquez breaks away and moves out of range.
Edson Ribeiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ribeiro misses with a shot to the body
and Vasquez counters with a right hand to the body.
Ribeiro fails in his attempt to clinch.
Despite the aggression on Vasquez's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vasquez.
Ribeiro missing with a left hand there. Vasquez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ribeiro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No joy there for Vasquez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vasquez avoids the body shot from Ribeiro.
Vasquez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasquez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ribeiro moves away.
Ribeiro looks to land a right hand but Vasquez moved out of range.
Ribeiro throws a jab when Vasquez was well out of range.
Vasquez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vasquez darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Ribeiro tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A countering left hand to the body from Vasquez misses.
Ribeiro throws a sloppy body shot
and Vasquez counters with a straight right hand.
Ribeiro throws a body punch but Vasquez moves out of range.
Vasquez moves out of range as Ribeiro strikes.
Ribeiro jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Vasquez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ribeiro.
Ribeiro tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Vasquez manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ribeiro swings widly with a right hand
and Vasquez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ribeiro throws the left hand but Vasquez avoids the punch easily.
Ribeiro throws an off balance right hand
and Vasquez counters with a left to the body.
Ribeiro looks to score with a jab to the body but Vasquez is just out of range.
Vasquez misses with a jab, cross combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ribeiro throws a body punch but Vasquez moves out of range.
Ribeiro scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Vasquez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ribeiro throws out the jab.
Ribeiro's jab looks to have found its range, popping Vasquez under the eye.
Ribeiro throws a poor cross that misses
and Vasquez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vasquez looks to throw the jab but Ribeiro is out of range.
Ribeiro misses with a wild body shot.
Vasquez unleashes a big counter combination but Ribeiro bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Ribeiro has Vasquez up against the cage in a clinch.
Ribeiro successfully pulls guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez wants to get up but he can't break Ribeiro's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Ribeiro is trying to keep Vasquez in close.
Vasquez is looking to stand up but Ribeiro won't let him.
Ribeiro throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ribeiro has a closed guard, preventing Vasquez from standing up.
Vasquez is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Ribeiro is looking to cinch up a triangle. Vasquez throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Ribeiro's body to avoid the submission. Ribeiro has instead reached around Vasquez's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Ribeiro arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Edson Ribeiro!
Edson Ribeiro retains his middleweight title!
Edson Ribeiro was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Yoel Embolo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pete Lius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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25
212 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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210 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Basic striking
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Yoel Embolo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pete Lius!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, David Hoff and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lius takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Embolo throws a poor cross that misses
and Lius counters with a shoot takedown. Embolo fights it but they end up in guard.
Embolo definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Embolo trying to control the position.
Lius 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.
Embolo controls Lius momentarily but Lius frees himself.
Lius slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Embolo pulls Lius in close to prevent any damage.
Embolo on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Embolo tries to get out of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lius seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Lius drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Lius seems to have locked his on tight now - Embolo screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Lius, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Pete Lius!
Pete Lius is the new light heavyweight champion!
A less than humble Pete Lius misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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