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TIT 19 - Lius v Glass PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bill Connoly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matias Orava (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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160 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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 - 1, fighting out of The Island, Bill Connoly!
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, Matias Orava!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Peter Branson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Connoly pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Connoly takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Connoly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Orava throws out a counter right but Connoly avoids it with no problem.
Orava avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Connoly misses with an uppercut.
Orava looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Connoly has been working on his boxing with his coaches at 10th Planet Islanders in the buildup to the fight.
Connoly throws a looping overhand right but Orava ducks down to avoid it.
Orava staying out of range there.
Orava lands a nice shot to the body.
Orava uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Connoly.
A jab from Orava does it's job there.
Orava displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Connoly throws out the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Connoly shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Orava as he avoids it easily.
Orava defending well as Connoly loads up on a big left hand.
Connoly misses with a wild combination.
Connoly takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Connoly takes one to the chin there.
Orava lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Orava clobbers Connoly with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Connoly misses the shot to the body.
Connoly wants to clinch
and Orava makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bill Connoly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Connoly shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Orava sprawls well. Orava wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Connoly gets slowly back to his feet.
Connoly misses with a body punch
and Connoly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Orava scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Connoly takes one on the button.
Connoly just misses with a punch to the body.
Orava lands with a nice body punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Connoly throws a right hand that misses
and Connoly takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orava scores with a punch to the head.
Orava comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Orava lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Connoly is rocked!
Connoly takes one to the side of the head.
Oh Connoly is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Connoly finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Orava's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Connoly falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matias Orava!
In his post fight interview, Matias Orava started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joji Kujo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vil Vadore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kujo's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, GRILLABEATS - Senso. Vadore has chosen Iron Maiden - The Wicker Man as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Vil Vadore enters the cage!
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230 lbs
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255 lbs
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Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joji Kujo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Vil Vadore!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vadore avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jab from Kujo.
A big right from Vadore misses.
Kujo seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Kujo ducks under a wild hook from Vadore.
Vadore throws a jab but it's blocked by Kujo.
Kujo misses with a looping right.
Kujo missing with a left hand there. Vadore was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Nice jab there from Vadore.
It looks like Joji Kujo has been cut.
Kujo throws a looping overhand right but Vadore ducks down to avoid it.
Vadore uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kujo.
Vadore's coach down at Cozad The Island was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Vadore's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Vadore throws an overhand right that lands on Kujo's shoulder, as Kujo tries to avoid the shot.
Vadore throws a combination that misses
and Kujo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vadore misses with a wild combination.
It looked like Kujo was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Vadore uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kujo.
Kujo has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kujo blocks a jab.
Kujo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Vadore takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Vil Vadore has been cut.
Kujo blocks a jab.
Kujo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vadore.
Kujo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Vadore throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kujo thuds his right hand into Vadore's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kujo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Vadore will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Vadore throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kujo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vadore throws a big shot that misses.
Vadore on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Vadore throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kujo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kujo misses the jab.
Vadore connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Kujo's hands.
Kujo lands a nice shot to the body.
Kujo lands a jab to the head.
Vadore throws a lazy uppercut
and Vadore takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kujo is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Kujo ducks under a wild hook from Vadore.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vadore misses with a right hand
and Kujo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vadore moves out of range as Kujo strikes.
Vadore staying out of range there.
Kujo misses with a series of wild punches.
Vadore throws a jab when Kujo was well out of range.
Kujo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kujo has closed the distance and engaged Vadore in a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vadore's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kujo catches Vadore with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Kujo moves out of range as Vadore strikes.
Vadore waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kujo.
Vadore throws a right hand that misses
and Kujo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vadore throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kujo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kujo swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Vadore looks to land a right hand but Kujo moved out of range.
Kujo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Vadore's head.
Kujo cracks Vadore with a good jab.
Kujo cracks a nice hook into Vadore's ribs.
Vadore rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kujo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kujo ducks under a wild hook from Vadore.
Vadore throws a series of punches but Kujo avoids them all with ease.
Vadore looks winded!
Kujo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kujo clobbers Vadore with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Vadore misses with an uppercut. Kujo saw that one coming.
Kujo lands a slapping body shot.
Kujo clinches with his opponent.
Vadore wants to get back to striking at distance but Kujo won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kujo taking a breather.
Kujo misses with a knee strike.
Kujo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kujo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vadore.
Kujo jabs Vadore to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kujo slips a jab from Vadore.
Vil Vadore seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kujo scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Good exchange - Kujo coming out on top.
Kujo blocks a jab.
Vadore misses with a right hand
and Kujo counters with a straight right hand.
Vadore takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The fighters circling - Vadore throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kujo lands the left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kujo lands a nice shot to the body.
Kujo scores with a shot to the body.
Kujo works the jab nicely.
Vadore takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kujo connects with a nice cross there... Vadore is looking wobbly and Kujo recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Vadore to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Kujo jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Joji Kujo!
Our winner, Joji Kujo, 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve McKenna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terence Weiss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McKenna comes into the arena with My Buddy Steve - Zane Lamprey blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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203 lbs
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214 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Steve McKenna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Terence Weiss!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Daniel Franklin and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McKenna bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Terence Weiss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McKenna takes a swing at Weiss's ribcage but misses.
McKenna ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like McKenna was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
McKenna throws a lazy right hand but Weiss sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McKenna on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Steve McKenna has been cut.
Weiss misses with a hook.
Weiss feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits McKennas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Weiss avoids a punch combination nicely.
Weiss scores with a nice right hand.
Weiss looks to land a right hand but McKenna moved out of range.
Weiss lands a big right hand that sends McKenna crashing to the mat! Weiss stays standing though and waves McKenna back to his feet!
McKenna is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McKenna looks to land a right hand but Weiss moved out of range.
Oh McKenna is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Weiss ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McKenna seems to have got his legs back now.
Decent striking displayed by Weiss there.
McKenna has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Weiss lands a big uppercut and McKenna crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but McKenna looks OK. Weiss waves McKenna back to his feet!
Weiss drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks McKenna right on the button. McKenna goes down! Weiss follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Weiss gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Terence Weiss!
The defeated Steve McKenna had this to say: 'You can't drink all day if you don't start in the morning.'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jamie Coke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Den Dennis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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150 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jamie Coke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Den Dennis!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Bart Greer and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dennis uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Coke.
Coke throws out a loose jab but Dennis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Good leg kick by Dennis there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Dennis has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Coke listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Coke lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Dennis ducks under a wild hook from Coke.
Dennis wants to counter the offense by Coke and move into the clinch position.
Dennis thumps Coke with a low kick.
Coke swings widly with a right hand
and Dennis counters by clinching up.
Coke swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Coke misses with a hook to the ribs.
Coke on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Coke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Coke is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Dennis to keep the fight standing.
Coke misses with a punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coke wants to break free but Dennis has control.
Dennis prevents a body shot from Coke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dennis landing knees to the head.
Dennis with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Jamie Coke has been cut.
Coke is looking to break free of the clinch but Dennis has double underhooks.
Dennis tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Coke avoids it.
Dennis landing knees to the body.
Coke jumps guard but Dennis stands there with Coke around his waist. Coke gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Coke has been working on his balance at Gizmo's Gym, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Dennis.
Dennis lands a nice knee to the body.
Coke takes a knee right on the jaw!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Coke.
Coke takes a knee right on the jaw!
Coke throws a head punch that misses.
Coke fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Coke tries to throw a body punch but Dennis avoids it by throwing Coke back against the cage.
Dennis landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dennis using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coke misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dennis landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dennis obliges.
Coke tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Coke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dennis obliges.
Dennis working Coke over with knees to the body.
Coke takes a knee to the side of the body.
Coke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dennis crunches a lovely knee into Coke's ribcage.
Coke is trying to pull guard but Dennis has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jamie Coke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dennis with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dennis controlling the action here for a moment.
Coke tries to pull guard but Dennis holds him up against the cage and eventually Coke drops back down to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dennis lands a knee to the head.
Dennis lands a good knee to the midsection. Coke won't want to take too many of those.
Dennis using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dennis blocks an uppercut.
Coke wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Dennis trying to land knees to the body.
Dennis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Coke lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dennis working Coke over with knees to the body.
Dennis using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Dennis with a knee to the head.
Coke can't find room to land a body shot as Dennis controls the action.
Dennis lands a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dennis is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dennis lands a knee to the head.
Coke is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dennis scores with a knee to the head.
Oh Coke is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dennis is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Dennis landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Coke is breathing heavily.
A knee to the head by Dennis.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dennis.
Dennis has Coke pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Coke is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Dennis - that's hurt Coke badly! Oh, another knee lands and Coke is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Coke doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Den Dennis!
Den Dennis thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Arsteen Berghen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy DeVito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Arsteen Berghen has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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170 lbs
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180 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Arsteen Berghen!
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, Tommy DeVito!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berghen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says DeVito as he avoids it easily.
Berghen is trying hard to land a takedown here. DeVito sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
DeVito shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Berghen is trying to defend but DeVito finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Berghen scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but DeVito manages to mount him!
DeVito throws some wild stikes that Berghen manages to avoid easily.
DeVito thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Berghen gets back to half guard.
DeVito is thwarting Berghen's attempts to control the position.
DeVito content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
DeVito not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Berghen knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for DeVito on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DeVito is working for a kimura but Berghen is defending it quite comfortably.
Berghen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from DeVito.
Still in half guard, DeVito seems content to control.
Berghen on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Berghen tries to get out of the position.
Berghen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Berghen is breathing heavily.
DeVito not landing any meaningful shots this time.
DeVito controlling the action here.
DeVito is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Berghen doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time DeVito.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
DeVito controlling the action here.
DeVito has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
DeVito is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Berghen is just riding it out for now. DeVito eventually gives up the hold.
Berghen is looking for a sweep. DeVito is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
DeVito is looking for a kimura here.
Berghen is looking to control DeVito's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Berghen avoid being mounted?
Berghen wants to get back to full guard.
DeVito maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Berghen could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but DeVito has cracked it and Berghen is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by DeVito!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tommy DeVito!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Keith Blubb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alejandro Dos Santos Jesus Da Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alejandro Dos Santos Jesus Da Costa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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192 lbs
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190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Keith Blubb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alejandro Dos Santos Jesus Da Costa !
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jesus Da Costa takes a swing at Blubb's ribcage but misses.
Jesus Da Costa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Blubb counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jesus Da Costa thinking.
Jesus Da Costa misses with a double jab.
Blubb swings for the body but Jesus Da Costa moves out of range.
Blubb lands a glancing blow to the side of Jesus Da Costa 's head.
It looks like Alejandro Dos Santos Jesus Da Costa has been cut.
Jesus Da Costa clinches with his opponent.
Blubb stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Jesus Da Costa manages to break the clinch.
Jesus Da Costa takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Jesus Da Costa keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jesus Da Costa steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Blubb.
Blubb scores with a jab to the jaw.
Blubb looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jesus Da Costa swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Blubb counters with a big right hand! Oh Jesus Da Costa is in trouble here! Blubb follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keith Blubb!
A victorious Keith Blubb 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Raphael Assunsao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Rutherford (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rutherford has chosen Genesis - Deep in the Motherlode as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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162 lbs
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163 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Good knees
Big right hand |
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Brawler
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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, Raphael Assunsao!
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, Mike Rutherford!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Daniel Franklin and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick from Rutherford lands but Assunsao takes it in his stride.
Nice body kick from Rutherford.
Rutherford looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Assunsao blocks the body kick.
Assunsao drives through and clinches with Rutherford against the cage.
Assunsao using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rutherford has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Assunsao tries to land a knee to the head but Rutherford blocks with his arms.
Rutherford takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from Assunsao.
Assunsao tries a knee to the head but Rutherford blocks it.
Rutherford goes for a takedown attempt but Assunsao pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Assunsao moves out of range as Rutherford strikes.
Assunsao throws a big shot that misses.
Rutherford misses with a kick to the body
and Assunsao counters with a straight right 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!
Rutherford pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rutherford misses with a looping left.
Assunsao went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Assunsao tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rutherford paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rutherford tries to keep at a distance but Assunsao has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rutherford landing knees to the body.
Assunsao definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutherford is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Assunsao misses with a knee to the head.
Assunsao looking to throw knees to the head but Rutherford is blocking nicely.
Assunsao tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rutherford avoids it.
Rutherford is trying to pull guard but Assunsao turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Raphael Assunsao has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Rutherford.
Rutherford is trying to break free.
Rutherford has Assunsao pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Assunsao manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Assunsao tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rutherford misses with a punch to the body.
Assunsao unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Assunsao using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rutherford has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rutherford obliges.
Assunsao utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Assunsao misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rutherford.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assunsao throws a knee to the head but misses.
Assunsao working Rutherford over with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Assunsao.
Assunsao looking to throw knees to the head but Rutherford is blocking nicely.
Rutherford jumps into guard, dragging Assunsao to the mat.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rutherford trying to control the position here.
Rutherford 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.
Assunsao wants to control from the top but Rutherford keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford is trying to keep Assunsao in close.
Rutherford bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Assunsao's guard.
Rutherford controls from within his opponent's guard.
Assunsao wants to improve his position but instead Rutherford has moved into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rutherford is looking to advance position but Assunsao won't allow it.
Rutherford decides to stand up.
Assunsao is looking to clinch.
Assunsao stuns Rutherford with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Assunsao fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rutherford keeps the fight on the outside.
Mike Rutherford seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rutherford misses with an attempted mid kick.
Rutherford ducks under a wild hook from Assunsao.
Assunsao misses with a straight left.
Assunsao misses with an uppercut.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Raphael Assunsao dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Rutherford scores with a kick to the midsection.
Assunsao forces Rutherford back against the cage and clinches.
Assunsao lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rutherford pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Assunsao instigates a clinch.
Rutherford tries to land knees in the clinch but Assunsao avoids the damage to the body.
Rutherford swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rutherford goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Assunsao looking to throw knees to the head but Rutherford is blocking nicely.
Assunsao with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Assunsao misses with a knee to the head.
Rutherford takes a knee right on the jaw!
Assunsao managing to block the knees to the body from Rutherford.
Assunsao tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Assunsao is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rutherford is defending well for now.
Assunsao landing knees to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rutherford is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutherford misses with a body punch.
Rutherford breaks the clinch.
Nice body kick from Rutherford.
Assunsao tries to clinch but Rutherford moves away
and Rutherford counters with a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rutherford is looking to slow Assunsao down with leg kicks.
Rutherford scores with a push kick.
Mike Rutherford seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Rutherford looks to land a body kick but Assunsao moved away.
Assunsao misses with an uppercut. Rutherford saw that one coming.
Assunsao keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rutherford throws a body kick that misses.
Assunsao wants to clinch.
Assunsao is looking to clinch but Rutherford is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Assunsao on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rutherford. Rutherford obviously looking to wear him down.
Assunsao blocks a jab.
Rutherford delivers a nice body kick.
Assunsao tries to clinch there but Rutherford circles away.
Assunsao takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Assunsao blocks the body kick.
Rutherford keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Assunsao wants to clinch.
Assunsao tries to clinch but Rutherford is having none of it.
Rutherford avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rutherford lands a head kick. Assunsao smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Rutherford lands with a kick to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rutherford throws a head kick but Assunsao moves out of range.
Assunsao throws a body punch but Rutherford moves out of range.
Rutherford lets loose with a powerful body kick. Assunsao will feel that in the morning.
Assunsao will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Rutherford keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Assunsao looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Assunsao doesn't manage to clinch there - Rutherford circles away.
Assunsao tries to clinch
and Rutherford counters with a slapping leg kick.
Assunsao rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rutherford counters with a nice kick to the body.
Assunsao moves in looking to clinch but Rutherford pushes him off.
Assunsao swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rutherford replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Assunsao blocks it well.
Assunsao throws a hook to the side of Rutherford's head but Rutherford sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Assunsao ducks under a wild hook from Rutherford.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford lands the left hand.
Assunsao on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Assunsao moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Assunsao takes a swing at Rutherford's ribcage but misses.
A head kick by Rutherford misses
and Assunsao counters with a stiff right hand.
Assunsao lands a jab to the nose.
Assunsao tries to close the distance and clinch but Rutherford swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rutherford lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Rutherford misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Assunsao blocks the body kick.
Assunsao was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Assunsao gets a clinch.
Assunsao throws a knee to the head but misses.
Assunsao tries to land a knee to the head but Rutherford blocks with his arms.
Rutherford tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Assunsao avoids it.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Rutherford showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Assunsao moves out of range of the body kick.
Rutherford throws a body kick that misses.
Assunsao tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Rutherford.
Rutherford lands a head kick. Assunsao smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Rutherford lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Rutherford misses with a body kick.
Assunsao is looking to clinch but Rutherford is avoiding it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Assunsao tries to clinch up but Rutherford circles away and keeps his distance.
Rutherford steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Rutherford looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
An attempted straight right counter from Assunsao misses the target.
Rutherford throws a right hand that misses
and Rutherford takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nice shot by Assunsao.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutherford lands with a kick to the temple. Assunsao shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rutherford thows a left - swing and a miss!
Assunsao swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Assunsao drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rutherford is looking to land body kicks.
Rutherford tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Assunsao swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Assunsao's corner calls for a 1-2. Assunsao obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rutherford keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Assunsao.
Rutherford steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Assunsao.
Assunsao tries to clinch up.
A head kick misses from Rutherford.
Rutherford throws a head kick that Assunsao semi-blocks.
A slow jab from Assunsao misses its intended target.
Rutherford misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rutherford takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Assunsao is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford throws a leg kick but Assunsao sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Assunsao looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Assunsao tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rutherford paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Assunsao scores with a decent looking hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Assunsao misses with an uppercut.
Assunsao is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Assunsao moves into the clinch successfully.
Assunsao with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Assunsao tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Assunsao is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rutherford can't find room to land a body shot as Assunsao controls the action.
Rutherford pulls guard effortlessly.
Assunsao has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rutherford keeping full guard, as Assunsao tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assunsao stopping the sweep attempt from Rutherford.
Rutherford controls Assunsao momentarily but Assunsao frees himself.
Assunsao trying to control but Rutherford is working from the bottom.
Rutherford has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Let's hope that Rutherford has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Rutherford throws a leg kick
and Rutherford takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Assunsao blocks a head kick by Rutherford.
Assunsao clinches up with Rutherford and pushes him back against the cage.
Assunsao misses with a knee strike.
Assunsao crunches a lovely knee into Rutherford's ribcage.
Rutherford lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Assunsao throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rutherford blocks it with crossed arms.
Rutherford tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Assunsao smiles and moves away.
Assunsao tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rutherford swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mike Rutherford.
I think Rutherford has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Peter Branson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Rutherford!
Mike Rutherford decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Carpenter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Merk Wipper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Merk Wipper is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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212 lbs
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25
209 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very quick |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ben Carpenter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Merk Wipper!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carpenter throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Wipper throws a right hand that Carpenter ducks under and follows up with a left that Carpenter also avoids with ease.
Carpenter clinches up against the cage.
Wipper throws a punch but it's blocked by Carpenter.
Wipper has a couple of punches blocked by Carpenter.
Wipper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wipper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wipper tries to break the clinch but Carpenter is controlling the position.
Carpenter scores with a nice hook to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Wipper's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Carpenter has Wipper pressed against the cage, preventing Wipper from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Wipper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Carpenter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Wipper backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wipper misses with a short punch on the inside.
A body shot lands from Carpenter.
Wipper misses with a hook from the clinch.
Carpenter is leaning against Wipper and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wipper looks winded!
Carpenter lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Carpenter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wipper backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carpenter working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wipper swings wildly with an uppercut but Carpenter uses good head movement to avoid it.
Carpenter lands a nice uppercut.
Carpenter working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wipper tries to break free but Carpenter pushes him back against the cage.
Carpenter gets through Wipper's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Carpenter.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Carpenter.
Wipper misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Carpenter creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wipper.
Wipper throws a head punch that misses.
Carpenter scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Carpenter looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Carpenter.
Wipper is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Carpenter misses with a punch on the inside.
Wipper is still on wobbly legs! Can Carpenter finish him?
Carpenter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Carpenter.
Wipper goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Carpenter throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Carpenter fails to land.
Carpenter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Carpenter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Wipper seems to have recovered his senses.
Carpenter dips a shoulder and cracks Wipper with a mighty uppercut! Wipper falls back against the cage and Carpenter unloads with a barrage of strikes! Wipper is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Carpenter screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Carpenter!
Ben Carpenter seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Owen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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280 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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Donnie Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, James Owen!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up but Owen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Owen flicks out a counter leg kick but Jones steps away.
Donnie Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones backing away here, and Owen unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Owen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Owen lands with a right hand.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Jones does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jones lands a jab to the head.
Jones lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jones lands with a good body shot.
Owen has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Jones lands a nice looking body shot.
Owen swings widly with a right hand
and Jones counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Owen tries a head kick but it misses.
Owen throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones closes the distance but Owen moves to the side
and Owen counters with a nice body shot.
Jones slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
It looks like James Owen has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Owen has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Owen there as he acknowledges the shot.
Owen throws a push kick but Jones slaps the foot to one side.
Jones lands a head shot.
Nice body punch from Jones.
Jones lands a head shot.
Owen is rocked!
Jones lands with a massive overhand right! Stick a fork in Owen - he's out cold! Ermm... I think I just mixed my metaphors but yeah... That was a nice KO! Big win for Jones!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Donnie Jones!
Donnie Jones thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pete Lius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill Glass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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182 cm
25
212 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pete Lius!
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, Bill Glass!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lius misses with a body shot.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Glass! But no joy.
Glass throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lius throws a poor cross that misses
and Glass counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Lius thinking.
Lius slips under a jab from Glass.
Glass darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
It looks like Pete Lius has been cut.
Lius seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Lius misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lius looks for a takedown but Glass sprawls well.
Lius fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pete Lius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lius is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Glass.
Lius looks to score with a jab to the body but Glass is just out of range.
Jab by Glass.
Lius looks to throw the jab but Glass is out of range.
A little jabbing left from Glass on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Lius shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Glass manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glass pulls Lius in to control the position.
Lius stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Glass swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Glass really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lius. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Glass trying to control the position here.
Lius drops back looking for a leg! Glass is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Glass manages to kick Lius off! Lius jumps back into Glass's guard.
Glass trying to control the position.
Glass looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lius is pushing down on Glass's leg trying to pass to half guard. Glass is fighting to maintain full guard but Lius has managed to sneak the leg through.
Lius not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lius is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Glass has managed to free his arm - good work.
Lius is looking for a kimura but Glass is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lius to get the leverage.
Glass is defending against the submission attempts here by Lius.
Lius looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Glass is looking to improve his position.
Lius lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Glass is looking to control Lius's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Glass avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lius is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Lius looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Lius passes into side control, despite Glass's attempt to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Glass takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
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 Pete Lius will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pete Lius's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Glass scores with a three punch combo!
Lius throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Glass counters with a nice body shot.
Glass slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Pete Lius's cut is getting worse.
Glass throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Glass misses with the combination.
Glass moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Pete Lius's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Glass stuffs the takedown.
Glass lands a nice shot that snaps Lius's head back.
Glass blocks a jab.
Glass looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Glass scores with a jab. Lius acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jeez, Pete Lius's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Glass. Lius does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pete Lius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lius tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Glass swivels and escapes.
Glass has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lius shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Glass as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pete Lius. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lius throws a jab but it's blocked by Glass.
Lius dives in and scores a takedown into Glass's guard.
Lius in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Glass has control of Lius's left arm, preventing Lius from doing any damage.
Glass keeping full guard, as Lius tries to pass.
Lius loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lius trying to control but Glass is working from the bottom.
Lius being controlled here momentarily.
Lius scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lius wants to control from the top but Glass keeps moving.
Lius pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Glass is keeping the position for now.
Lius thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Glass trying to control the position here.
Lius trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Glass utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lius tries for a takedown but Glass circles away easily
letting Glass counter with a right hand.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Pete Lius's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Bill Glass!
Bill Glass seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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