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TIT 27 - Guy v Prouxontas PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Katou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taz Melodies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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180 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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174 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Excellent MT
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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
3 - 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Taz Melodies!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melodies defending well as Katou loads up on a big left hand.
Katou has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Area51 in the buildup to the fight.
Katou walks into a stiff left hand from Melodies.
Melodies is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Melodies avoids the body shot from Katou.
Melodies looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Melodies has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Katou is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Jab, jab by Melodies - just one landing.
Katou throws a combination that misses
and Melodies counters with a straight right hand.
Melodies connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Katou's hands.
It looks like Joe Katou has been cut.
Melodies avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A cross from Melodies lands.
Katou throws a hook to the side of Melodies's head but Melodies sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Melodies looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Katou fails with an attempt to clinch.
Melodies avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Katou takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Katou moves in looking to clinch but Melodies pushes him off.
Melodies lands with a right hand.
Melodies scores with a hook to the body. Katou takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Melodies misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Katou.
Melodies connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Katou's hands.
Melodies lands a glancing blow to the side of Katou's head.
A jab from Melodies does it's job there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Katou drops his hands momentarily and Melodies takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Katou is rocked!
Melodies slips a jab from Katou.
Melodies looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Oh Katou is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Melodies darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Katou's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Melodies before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Taz Melodies!
Taz Melodies decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Space Mountain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Lancefield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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280 lbs
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275 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Basic striking
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Space Mountain!
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, Robert Lancefield!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Bart Greer and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lancefield shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Mountain to counter with a crisp jab.
Lancefield gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Mountain to counter with a crisp jab.
Lancefield with a poor takedown
and Mountain counters with a nice uppercut.
Space Mountain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Robert Lancefield.
Lancefield shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mountain counters with a series of strikes. Lancefield will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lancefield looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Lancefield misses with a takedown
and Mountain counters with a stiff right hand.
Lancefield with a poor takedown
and Mountain counters with a nice uppercut.
Lancefield shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mountain counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Robert Lancefield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lancefield misses with a takedown
and Mountain counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lancefield with a poor takedown
and Mountain counters with a nice uppercut.
Lancefield with a poor takedown
letting Mountain counter with a right hand.
Lancefield looks winded!
Lancefield doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mountain counters with a nice right hand that sends Lancefield toppling to the canvas! Lancefield scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Mountain finish him?!
Lancefield is rocked!
Lancefield shoots and misses
and Mountain counters with a huge left! Lancefield is in big trouble! He's backing up but Mountain isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Lancefield from any more damage. A dominating finish by Mountain!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Space Mountain!
Space Mountain thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roscoe Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fernando Clayton (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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165 lbs
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161 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Roscoe Jenkins!
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, Fernando Clayton!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Dirk Anderson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clayton closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Jenkins wants to get back to his feet.
Clayton keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clayton throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Clayton sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jenkins defending well though.
Jenkins knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Clayton on the ground.
Clayton trying to control the action but Jenkins is working from the bottom.
Clayton looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Clayton is trying to control. Jenkins wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Clayton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Clayton throwing shots but Jenkins is blocking nicely.
Clayton has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clayton thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jenkins's head.
Clayton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Clayton throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Clayton takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clayton lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Clayton is thwarting Jenkins's attempts to control the position.
Clayton takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Clayton not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Jenkins avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Clayton.
Jenkins is looking to improve his position.
Clayton controlling the pace.
Clayton lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Clayton looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Jenkins with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Clayton throws a strike but Jenkins avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Jenkins looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Clayton working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Clayton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Clayton postures up and lands a big shot to Jenkins's brow.
Jenkins wants to get back to his feet but Clayton is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Clayton working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jenkins's head.
Clayton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Clayton connects with a couple of short punches.
Clayton wants to control from the top but Jenkins keeps moving.
Jenkins looking to hit a scissor sweep but Clayton is one step ahead there.
Clayton content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Clayton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Clayton keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jenkins's head.
Jenkins wants to stand and escape but Clayton is having none of it.
Clayton postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Clayton keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jenkins's head.
Clayton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jenkins works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Jenkins wants to sweep but no luck.
Clayton throwing strikes but missing.
Jenkins keeping moving, preventing Clayton from controlling successfully.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Clayton instigates a clinch.
Clayton is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Jenkins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fernando Clayton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jenkins tries to keep at a distance but Clayton has taken the fight into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Jenkins.
Jenkins escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Clayton drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jenkins is trying to keep Clayton in close.
Clayton lands a couple of decent looking shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fernando Clayton dominated that round.
That's time! Jenkins's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Clayton shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Clayton showed some decent athleticism there.
Clayton sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Clayton is trying to control. Jenkins wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Clayton lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Clayton is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Clayton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clayton takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Jenkins gets back to full guard.
Clayton is looking to work some ground and pound but Jenkins has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clayton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jenkins works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Clayton slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Clayton wants to control from the top but Jenkins keeps moving.
Clayton throwing strikes from guard but Jenkins blocks nicely.
Jenkins wants to stand but Clayton is controlling the position.
Clayton landing with the ground and pound.
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.
Clayton missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jenkins is wriggling around but Clayton manages to pass to half guard.
Ground and pound from Clayton.
Jenkins has his hands clasped together around Clayton's back. He's all about the action.
Clayton scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Fernando Clayton has got the better of the ground game so far.
Clayton throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Clayton seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Jenkins is trying to stand back up but Clayton is controlling him
Clayton lands strikes from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clayton landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Clayton wants to pass the guard but Jenkins is defending well.
Jenkins tries to kick Clayton off but Clayton keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Clayton working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Jenkins pushes Clayton off looking to stand but Clayton dives back in and keeps control.
Clayton thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Clayton is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Clayton landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clayton sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jenkins defending well though.
Jenkins is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Clayton scores with a couple of nice shots.
Clayton lands strikes from half guard.
Clayton is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Clayton is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Clayton connects with a nice short shot to Jenkins's temple.
Ground and pound from Clayton.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fernando Clayton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Clayton closes the distance and clinches.
Clayton is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Clayton's coach down at The Sweatshop was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Clayton's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Clayton looking to slow down the pace here.
Jenkins breaks the clinch.
Clayton looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Jenkins!
Jenkins is not content to let Clayton control the position.
Clayton connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jenkins some visible discomfort.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clayton cracks Jenkins with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Clayton scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Jenkins to see if he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clayton lands a nice forearm strike.
Jenkins parries the strikes from Clayton easily there. Clayton is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Jenkins to escape.
Clayton works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Clayton scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Jenkins to see if he's OK.
Jenkins tries to buck Clayton off but Clayton is having none of it.
Jenkins is working to avoid the ground and pound but Clayton connects with a decent elbow.
Clayton working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Clayton working the head with strikes.
Jenkins is rocked!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Clayton working the ground and pound.
Oh Jenkins is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Clayton lands some shots froms side control.
Jenkins takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Clayton cracks Jenkins with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Clayton immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Jenkins is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Clayton!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Fernando Clayton!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joel Bates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samart Sirinto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samart Sirinto has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Joel Bates's chin.
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190 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joel Bates!
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, Samart Sirinto!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Michael Johnstone and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sirinto throws a head kick but Bates moves out of range.
We've been told by Bates's head coaches at Ferocious Beast that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bates connects with a looping right hand.
Sirinto tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bates manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bates takes the fight into the clinch.
Sirinto throws an elbow but it misses.
Bates lands a hook that snaps the head of Sirinto backwards.
Sirinto pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sirinto jumps guard but Bates stands there with Sirinto around his waist. Sirinto gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bates lands with a short shot to the head.
Bates lands with a left to the head.
Sirinto is trying to pull guard but Bates has him pressed against the cage.
Sirinto tries to pull guard but Bates holds him up against the cage and eventually Sirinto drops back down to his feet.
Joel Bates has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Samart Sirinto.
A short uppercut from Bates.
Bates lands a body punch.
Sirinto pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sirinto tries to pull guard but Bates won't allow it.
Bates pushes Sirinto back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bates pushes Sirinto back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sirinto is rocked!
A right hand to the body from Bates.
Sirinto looks winded!
Sirinto stalling in the clinch but Bates improves position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bates.
Sirinto is still on wobbly legs! Can Bates finish him?
Sirinto fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bates unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Sirinto! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Bates is unloading with more strikes now! Sirinto drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joel Bates!
An out of breath Joel Bates thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Correia Azevedo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Drake Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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148 lbs
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139 lbs
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Luiz Correia Azevedo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Drake Bell!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azevedo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bell.
Bell throws a shot from downtown. Azevedo moves away and avoids it.
Azevedo drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bell sprawls and moves away.
Bell throws a poor cross that misses
and Azevedo counters with a takedown into side control.
Azevedo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bell has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bell is trying to improve his position.
Azevedo is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Bell has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bell is looking for a sweep.
Azevedo has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Bell!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Azevedo jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Bell manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azevedo tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Bell is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Azevedo is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Bell is trying to escape and Azevedo transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Bell is forced to tap! Nice work there by Azevedo! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Luiz Correia Azevedo!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alberto Rossi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cheik Awssa (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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165 lbs
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168 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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Granite chin |
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alberto Rossi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cheik Awssa!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Peter Branson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Awssa rushes Rossi and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rossi lands with a light punch inside.
Awssa with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rossi tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Awssa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Alberto Rossi has been cut.
Awssa leaning against his opponent.
Rossi dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Rossi misses with a punch to the body.
Awssa letting Rossi take a breather here.
Awssa with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rossi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rossi.
Awssa connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rossi's face.
Rossi controlling the action here for a moment.
Rossi being controlled against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Awssa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Awssa blocks a body shot from Rossi.
Rossi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rossi definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Awssa manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Come on Awssa - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rossi fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Awssa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Awssa blocks a body shot from Rossi.
Rossi misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Awssa effectively controlling the action here.
Awssa is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Awssa tries to land a knee to the head but Rossi blocks with his arms.
A nice left hand lands by Rossi.
Rossi lands a nice uppercut.
Rossi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Awssa's elbow.
Awssa is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Rossi.
Awssa lands a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Awssa connects with a knee to the head.
Rossi slows down the pace here.
Rossi effectively controlling the action here.
Awssa letting Rossi take a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Awssa using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rossi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Awssa taking a breather.
Awssa with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rossi managing to block the knees to the body from Awssa.
Rossi slows down the pace here.
A right handed body shot lands from Rossi.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rossi lands a right hand.
Awssa taking a breather.
Awssa tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rossi is working Awssa over against the cage.
Rossi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Awssas head.
The referee calls for Awssa to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Rossi.
Rossi lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Awssa backwards.
The referee calls for Rossi to work.
Still in the clinch, Rossi scores with a nice short uppercut.
Awssa throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rossi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Awssa stalling in the clinch.
Awssa misses with a knee to the head.
A shot in the inside from Rossi.
Awssa tries to land a knee to the head but Rossi blocks with his arms.
Rossi tries a body shot but Awssa blocks it.
Rossi lands a left hand.
Rossi working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rossi softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Awssa blocks an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alberto Rossi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alberto Rossi's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Awssa tries to clinch but Rossi moves out of range.
Rossi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rossi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Awssa is rocked!
Rossi digs a good body shot into Awssa's ribs.
Rossi scores with a decent looking hook.
Awssa is still on wobbly legs! Can Rossi finish him?
Awssa is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Rossi doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Awssa crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Awssa's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alberto Rossi!
A victorious Alberto Rossi 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Juan Vasquez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Jaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vasquez comes to the cage accompanied by Battery. 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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192 lbs
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191 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Juan Vasquez!
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, Tony Jaa!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Daniel Franklin and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Jaa catches Vasquez right on the button with a cross.
We've been hearing reports that Vasquez has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Vasquez punishes Jaa's body with a nice straight punch.
Vasquez takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Jaa's coach down at Area51 was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Jaa's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Jaa throws an off balance right hand
and Vasquez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jaa fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Vasquez, pushing him back against the cage.
Jaa lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jaa gets through Vasquez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Jaa works on Vasquez's body with a couple of short punches.
Vasquez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Vasquez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vasquez can't find room to land a body shot as Jaa controls the action.
Vasquez is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Jaa scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vasquez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Vasquez.
A head punch on the inside from Jaa fails to land.
Vasquez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Vasquez breaks the clinch.
Jaa lands with a hook. Vasquez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Jaa scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaa smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jaa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vasquez. Jaa does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vasquez throws a hook but Jaa avoids it easily.
A nice side step and Jaa releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Vasquez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jaa moves away.
Jaa throws out a counter right but Vasquez avoids it with no problem.
Jaa scores with a shot to the body.
Jaa cracks a nice hook into Vasquez's ribs.
Jaa slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Jaa scores with a jab to the jaw.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jaa looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jaa avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jaa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaa tries to clinch but Vasquez moves out of range.
A quick step to the side and Vasquez tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vasquez on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jaa instigates a clinch.
Vasquez prevents a body shot from Jaa.
Jaa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vasquez tries a body shot but Jaa blocks it.
Jaa presses Vasquez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Jaa.
Jaa throws a head punch that misses.
Vasquez working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Jaa.
Vasquez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jaa has Vasquez pressed against the cage, preventing Vasquez from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jaa lands a right hand.
Vasquez has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jaa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vasquez wants to get back to striking at distance but Jaa won't allow it.
Jaa working aggressively here.
A frustrated look appears on Vasquez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaa misses with a punch on the inside.
Jaa presses Vasquez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Vasquez is breathing heavily.
Jaa throws a head punch that misses.
Vasquez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jaa lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jaa lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vasquez blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jaa working aggressively here.
Jaa lands a shoulder strike.
Vasquez is rocked!
Jaa lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vasquez or not.
A shot in the inside from Jaa.
Oh Vasquez is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jaa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Vasquezs head.
Jaa swings wildly with an uppercut but Vasquez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jaa lands with a left to the head.
Vasquez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jaa creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Vasquez with a big uppercut! Vasquez tries to clinch up but Jaa pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Vasquez to the mat! Vasquez covers up and Jaa unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tony Jaa!
Tony Jaa 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jefferson Percival (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Fury (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fury is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: J Dilla - Time: The Donut of the Heart. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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235 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jefferson Percival!
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, Bob Fury!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Bart Greer and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fury fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Fury goes for a double leg but Percival avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Percival continues to drive forward.
Percival misses with a straight left.
Fury walks into a jab.
Fury slips a straight right by Percival.
Fury shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Percival napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Fury works to advance to full mount. Percival defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Percival is squirming around, avoiding Fury's attempts to control the action.
Fury prevents Percival from getting the reversal.
Fury wants to take his opponent's back but instead Percival manages to regain half guard.
Fury takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury trying to control from half guard but Percival is working away.
Fury is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Percival!
Percival knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fury on the ground.
Percival is squirming around, avoiding Fury's attempts to control the action.
Percival has given up his back here. Will Fury look for the submission or keep pounding away?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fury gets his hands free as Percival looks to control.
Fury is hanging on to Percival's back as he tries to escape.
Fury is cranking Percival's head sideways - that looks painful. He's managed to get his other arm under the chin and this looks bad for Percival! He's tightened the choke and Percival is tapping out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Bob Fury!
Bob Fury is the new super heavyweight champion!
Post fight, an emotional Bob Fury said 'Wooo-wee, Imma eat like a Champion now dawg. Gimme them gold coins, ya boy's hongry!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heavy Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nikolaos Prouxontas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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280 lbs
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240 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Heavy Guy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nikolaos Prouxontas!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Sandra Marshall and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prouxontas throws a looping overhand right but Guy ducks down to avoid it.
Prouxontas throws a right and a left that Guy avoids nicely.
Prouxontas with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Prouxontas lands with a hook. Guy tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Decent striking displayed by Prouxontas there.
Guy seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Prouxontas takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Nikolaos Prouxontas has been cut.
Prouxontas cracks Guy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Guy lands a left and a right that send Prouxontas crashing to the mat, dazed. Guy thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Prouxontas ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
and Guy counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Prouxontas! He's just covering up as Guy starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Heavy Guy!
Heavy Guy retains his heavyweight title!
A very excited looking Heavy Guy made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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