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TIT 55 - Bartlett v Proux PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Tyson (ranked 2910 p4p, 402 weight class) and Melankomas Caria (ranked 7725 p4p, 756 weight class). Melankomas Caria has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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171 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Frank Tyson!
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, Melankomas Caria!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Winston Alpacca and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caria swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Caria lands a really nice looking cross but Tyson seems unphased.
Caria 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.
Caria swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A combination from Tyson does no damage.
Caria throws out a counter right but Tyson avoids it with no problem.
Caria lands with a straight right. Tyson didn't see that one coming.
Tyson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tyson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Caria is fending him off so far but Tyson persists. Nope, Caria circles away and we're back to standing.
Tyson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Tyson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tyson throws a series of punches but Caria moves out of range.
Caria scores with a punch to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A right-left combo lands from Tyson.
Tyson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Caria lunges at Tyson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tyson's hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Caria forces Tyson back against the cage and clinches.
Caria lands a shot to the body.
Tyson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Caria scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Tyson is rocked!
Caria lands with a short shot to the head.
Oh Tyson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Caria swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tyson breaks from the clinch.
Tyson doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Caria counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Caria.
Caria lands with a light punch inside.
Caria lands a hook that snaps the head of Tyson backwards.
Caria slowing the pace effectively.
Caria throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tysons head.
Caria lands a hook that snaps the head of Tyson backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Caria breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Caria slips a jab and a cross from Tyson.
Caria dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tyson is breathing heavily.
Caria keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Caria scores with a kick to the midsection.
Caria catches Tyson with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Tyson forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Melankomas Caria!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Justo Jose Urquiza (ranked 3260 p4p, 308 weight class) and Lazy Bastard (ranked 4427 p4p, 402 weight class). Justo Jose Urquiza could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Lazy Bastard's 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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Justo Jose Urquiza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lazy Bastard!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Urquiza wants to clinch.
Bastard looks to score with a jab to the body but Urquiza is just out of range.
Urquiza has managed to clinch.
Bastard is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Urquiza lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bastard prevents a body shot from Urquiza.
Bastard misses with some punches.
Bastard is trying to break the clinch but Urquiza has him pressed against the cage.
Bastard's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bastard has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Bastard swings and misses with a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Urquiza wants to clinch up but Bastard keeps it at a distance.
Bastard misses with a looping left.
Bastard lands with a cross.
Urquiza rushes Bastard and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Urquiza misses with some punches.
Urquiza lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Urquiza goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Urquiza lands a nice uppercut.
Urquiza is struggling to control the position.
A head punch on the inside from Urquiza fails to land.
Urquiza lands a body punch.
Urquiza misses with a punch to the body.
Bastard looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Urquiza prevents Bastard from breaking the clinch.
Bastard is trying to break the clinch but Urquiza has him pressed against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Urquiza.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Urquiza.
Bastard wants to get back to striking at distance but Urquiza won't allow it.
Urquiza throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bastards head.
A short right from Urquiza on the inside.
Bastard tries to circle away but Urquiza has him pinned against the cage.
Urquiza is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Urquiza lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Urquiza misses with a punch to the body.
Urquiza lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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!
Urquiza working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Urquiza keeps control of Bastard as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bastard is trying to break free.
Urquiza tries to work over Bastard's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Urquiza tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bastard misses with a hook to the ribs.
Urquiza swings wildly with an uppercut but Bastard uses good head movement to avoid it.
A frustrated look appears on Bastard's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Urquiza goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Bastard's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bastard wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bastard.
That's four 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.
Bastard is trying to force a seperation but Urquiza has the dominant position.
Bastard tries to circle away but Urquiza has him pinned against the cage.
Bastard takes a shot to the head.
Bastard tries to break free but Urquiza pushes him back against the cage.
Bastard is looking to break free of the clinch but Urquiza has double underhooks.
Urquiza tries a body shot but Bastard blocks it.
Bastard blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Urquiza fails to land.
Urquiza can't find room to land a body shot as Bastard controls the action.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Urquiza has a couple of punches blocked by Bastard.
Urquiza fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bastard wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Urquiza has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justo Jose Urquiza dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Bastard throws a right and a left that Urquiza avoids nicely.
Bastard scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Urquiza is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bastard can do to turn this around?
Bastard just misses with a punch to the body.
Urquiza wants to clinch up but Bastard keeps it at a distance.
Bastard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Urquiza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bastard fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Urquiza on the side of the head.
Bastard misses with an uppercut. Urquiza saw that one coming.
Bastard misses with a combination
and Urquiza counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bastard tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Urquiza was well out of range. Poor timing from Bastard.
Bastard rushes Urquiza with punches - Urquiza moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Urquiza goes down! Bastard follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lazy Bastard!
Lazy Bastard 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Show Gunn (ranked 2070 p4p, 287 weight class) and Elias Manchinha (ranked 2890 p4p, 391 weight class). Manchinha comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Courage kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Elias Manchinha told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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213 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Show Gunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Elias Manchinha!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Manchinha coming out on top.
It looks like Show Gunn has been cut.
Manchinha circles away from the clinch attempt
letting Manchinha counter with a right hand.
An inside leg kick lands from Gunn.
Gunn looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Gunn gets a clinch.
Gunn trying to land knees to the body.
Manchinha lands with a right to the head.
Manchinha avoiding damage as Gunn throws knees to the body.
Still in the clinch, Gunn scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gunn trying to land knees to the body.
Manchinha throws a punch but it's blocked by Gunn.
Manchinha scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short left from Manchinha.
Gunn is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gunn lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Elias Manchinha has been cut.
Manchinha prevents a body shot from Gunn.
Gunn misses with a knee to the head.
Manchinha misses with the head strike.
Manchinha blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Gunn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Manchinha lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gunn with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn prevents a body shot from Manchinha.
Gunn lands a knee to the head.
Manchinha tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gunn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Gunn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gunn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Manchinha tries to work over Gunn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gunn misses with a knee strike.
Gunn misses with a punch to the body.
Gunn looking to throw knees to the head but Manchinha is blocking nicely.
Gunn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gunn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Manchinha lands with a left to the head.
Gunn missing with knees to the body.
Gunn tries to land a knee to the head but Manchinha blocks with his arms.
Manchinha lands with a left to the head.
Manchinha tries to work over Gunn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gunn connects with a nasty looking knee right to Manchinha's face.
Gunn is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Manchinha misses with a body punch.
Gunn has a couple of punches blocked by Manchinha.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunn tries to work over Manchinha's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Manchinha stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Manchinha throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Gunns head.
Manchinha goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Manchinha lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gunn backwards.
Manchinha avoiding damage as Gunn throws knees to the body.
Manchinha lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Gunn backwards.
Oh Gunn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gunn misses with a knee to the head.
Manchinha cracks Gunn with a nice body shot.
Manchinha misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gunn seems to have got his legs back now.
Gunn prevents a body shot from Manchinha.
Gunn misses with a short punch on the inside.
Manchinha avoiding damage as Gunn throws knees to the body.
Gunn prevents a body shot from Manchinha.
Manchinha tries to work over Gunn's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gunn throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gunn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Manchinha lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Manchinha misses with a punch to the body.
Manchinha scores with a shot to the side of Gunn's head.
Manchinha goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Manchinha goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manchinha misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gunn landing knees to the head.
Manchinha managing to block the knees to the body from Gunn.
A short uppercut from Manchinha.
Manchinha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gunn tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gunn lands a knee to the head.
Manchinha misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gunn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Manchinha tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Manchinha blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Manchinha working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Gunn tries a knee to the head but Manchinha blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Manchinha.
Gunn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Manchinha avoids it.
Gunn misses with a knee strike.
A short uppercut from Manchinha.
Gunn prevents a body shot from Manchinha.
Manchinha goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Manchinha pushes Gunn back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gunn.
Gunn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Manchinha tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gunn using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Manchinha.
Manchinha misses with a hook to the ribs.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Manchinha doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gunn blocks a body shot from Manchinha.
Manchinha misses with some punches.
Manchinha escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gunn doesn't manage to clinch there - Manchinha circles away.
Gunn misses with a body shot.
Gunn gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Manchinha.
Manchinha cracks Gunn with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gunn connects with an inside leg kick.
Manchinha throws a body punch but Gunn moves out of range.
Manchinha swings for the body but Gunn moves out of range.
Gunn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Manchinha manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Elias Manchinha will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Manchinha misses with a wild body shot.
Manchinha connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Manchinha takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gunn tries to clinch
and Manchinha cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gunn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gunn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Manchinha cracks Gunn with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Gunn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Manchinha looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Manchinha has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gunn.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A good leg kick by Gunn.
Gunn feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Manchinha's calf.
Gunn has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Gunn is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Nice uppercut lands for Gunn. That snapped Manchinha's head back.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Manchinha fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gunn looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Manchinha has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Gunn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Manchinha manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Manchinha is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gunn with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Manchinha manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A solid leg kick lands there for Gunn.
Gunn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Manchinha.
Gunn is looking to chop away at Manchinha's legs.
Gunn tries to clinch up.
Gunn throws a jab when Manchinha was well out of range.
Gunn throws a leg kick but Manchinha sees it coming and moves out of range.
Manchinha lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Show Gunn's cut is getting worse.
Gunn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Manchinha looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Gunn moves in looking to clinch but Manchinha pushes him off.
Gunn misses with an attempted mid kick.
Manchinha appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Gunn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Manchinha throws a body punch but Gunn moves out of range.
As Manchinha tries to get set, Gunn tries to push him back and clinch up but Manchinha manages to avoid the attempt.
Manchinha swats away the attempt to clinch by Gunn.
A left lands for Manchinha.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gunn moves away from the strike by Manchinha.
Manchinha has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A jab from Manchinha finds it's way through Gunn's defenses.
Elias Manchinha seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gunn fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Manchinha.
Gunn takes one on the button.
Gunn just misses with a punch to the body.
Manchinha is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Gunn with a body shot.
Manchinha pounces like a tiger and cracks Gunn with a vicious hook! Gunn is down but not out! Manchinha follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Elias Manchinha!
After winning the bout, Elias Manchinha thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pierce Ottoade (ranked 2667 p4p, 362 weight class) and Eugen Von Bohm Bawerk (ranked 3560 p4p, 457 weight class). Pierce Ottoade had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 206.3lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Pierce Ottoade has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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221 lbs
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211 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pierce Ottoade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Eugen Von Bohm Bawerk!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Santiago Holmes and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bohm Bawerk shoots for a double leg takedown but Ottoade sprawls well. He's pushed Bohm Bawerk's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bohm Bawerk misses with a body kick.
A combination from Ottoade does no damage.
Bohm Bawerk throws an off balance right hand
and Ottoade counters with a nice uppercut.
Bohm Bawerk manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Ottoade on his heels. He'll look to pass Ottoade's guard now, I'm sure.
Ottoade is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Bohm Bawerk dives into side control.
Bohm Bawerk is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Ottoade looks calm but he's in trouble here. Bohm Bawerk gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Ottoade is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Bohm Bawerk lets go of the hold and Ottoade can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Eugen Von Bohm Bawerk!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cain Silva (ranked 2504 p4p, 363 weight class) and Green Knight (ranked 3860 p4p, 485 weight class). Silva's entrance music is Kid Ink - ROUNDS ft. Jeremih & Fabulous. A fine choice. Green Knight is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cain Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Green Knight!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Santiago Holmes and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva misses with a takedown
and Knight counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Cain Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silva doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Knight counters with a nice double leg into side control. Silva won't be happy with that.
Silva manages to get back to half guard.
Knight winds up and cracks Silva with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Silva gets back to full guard.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Knight is one step ahead there.
Silva might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knight scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Knight stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.
Silva is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Silva 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knight is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Knight manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Silva drops back looking for a leg! Knight is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Knight manages to kick Silva off! Silva jumps back into Knight's guard.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Silva drops back, looking for a kneebar! Knight looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Knight looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Knight!
Knight tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Knight has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva is working hard here to advance position.
Silva gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Knight prevents Silva from improving his position.
Knight is looking for a kimura here.
Silva on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Silva slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
My spies in Gizmo's Gym inform me that Knight has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Knight is one step ahead there.
Silva looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Silva escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Knight gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight lands a couple of elbows.
It looks like Cain Silva has been cut.
Knight preventing the sweep.
Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Knight wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Knight wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
Silva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Knight's guard.
Knight controlling Silva's posture.
Knight keeping full guard, as Silva tries to pass.
Knight working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight wants to get back to his feet but Silva is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Silva has gone for a leg lock! Knight slips out almost immediately though and dives into Silva's guard.
Knight preventing the sweep.
Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Knight doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Knight manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Silva escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Knight gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Knight won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Green Knight will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Cain Silva's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Silva has a takedown stuffed.
Horrible takedown attempt by Silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Knight, which made it look bad.
It seemed like Knight was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Silva shoots in and drives through. Knight sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cain Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No luck for Silva with that takedown attempt.
Silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Knight counters with a straight right hand.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Silva shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Knight but Knight pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Knight is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Silva working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Silva has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Silva working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Knight is looking for a sweep.
Cain Silva overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Knight can't do much from the bottom here.
Silva swings around for an armbar but Knight sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Silva's guard.
Knight lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Knight lands a couple of elbows.
Knight wants to pass the guard but Silva is keeping the position.
Knight preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight works over Silva with some ground and pound from guard.
Knight is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Knight is one step ahead there.
Knight works over Silva with some ground and pound from guard.
Knight postures up and lands a big shot to Silva's brow.
Knight has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Silva looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Knight keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Silva's head.
Knight got a little sloppy there for a moment and Silva has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Knight has managed to get both his arms back between Silva's legs - danger averted.
Knight content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Knight stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.
Silva escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Knight gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Knight with a nice head shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knight working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Silva looking for a guillotine here but Knight defends easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Silva looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Knight with a nice head shot there.
Knight stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.
Silva has momentary wrist control but Knight slips an elbow through the middle.
Silva bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Knight's guard.
Silva tries to free his leg and advance position but Knight is retaining full guard.
Silva postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Knight is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Silva, into his guard.
Silva keeping full guard, as Knight tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knight stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.
Knight content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Knight lands a couple of digs.
Knight postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Knight landing with the ground and pound.
Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Knight doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Knight manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Knight controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Knight is one step ahead there.
Knight really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Silva. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Knight lands a couple of digs.
Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knight scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Green Knight showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cain Silva's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Silva misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Knight sprawls well. Knight wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Knight is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Silva with a body shot.
Knight delivers a nice body kick.
Knight looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Knight working some strikes from top position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Knight scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Silva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Knight defends it easily.
Knight lands a couple of digs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Knight scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight passes Silva's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Knight seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Knight keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Knight wants to take a breather but Silva is having none of it.
Knight looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Silva tries to get to full guard but Knight has control of the leg.
Knight wants to work for an arm triangle but Silva is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Green Knight is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Knight's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Silva is looking for a sweep. Knight is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Knight controlling the pace.
Silva tries to roll over but Knight keeps him under control.
Knight looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Knight in particular looking to stall.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
Knight wants to pass the guard but Silva is defending well.
Knight is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Silva tries to roll over but Knight keeps him under control.
Knight keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Silva moves into full guard.
Knight is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Knight is one step ahead there.
Silva being controlled here, momentarily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Green Knight comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Knight has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 David Hoff scores the fight 27:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Green Knight!
Green Knight took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Mills (ranked 3510 p4p, 348 weight class) and Andre Blanchard (ranked 3392 p4p, 335 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tyler Mills!
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, Andre Blanchard!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, David Hoff and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blanchard fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Blanchard misses the body punch
and Mills counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Blanchard wants to improve his position but Mills is controlling well.
Blanchard is trying to control but can't.
Mills takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Blanchard blocking the ground and pound attempt from Mills.
Mills moves into full mount! Blanchard won't be happy about that!
Mills definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Mills prevents Blanchard from getting the reversal.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mills moves to the back.
Mills has his arm under Blanchard's chin here. Game over son! Mills squeezes tightly and Blanchard is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tyler Mills!
Tyler Mills bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Max Fawce (ranked 1812 p4p, 187 weight class) and Joao Vitor Xavier (ranked 2184 p4p, 215 weight class). Max Fawce has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Max Fawce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joao Vitor Xavier!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Dirk Anderson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fawce dives in for a single leg takedown but Xavier sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Xavier cracks Fawce with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Fawce misses with a takedown
and Xavier connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fawce changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Xavier tries to avoid it but Fawce manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Xavier to the ground. Xavier escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Fawce. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Xavier punishes Fawce's body with a nice straight punch.
Some wild striking there from Xavier.
Xavier misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Xavier lands with a nice body punch.
Fawce doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fawce shoots for a double leg takedown but Xavier sprawls well. He's pushed Fawce's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
A countering left hand to the body from Xavier misses.
Xavier's coach down at Gizmo's Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Xavier's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Xavier throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Xavier throws a head kick but Fawce moves out of range.
Joao Vitor Xavier is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Fawce is defended easily by Xavier.
Xavier fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fawce manages to avoid it.
Xavier fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Fawce looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Fawce has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Ferocious Beast in the buildup to the fight.
Xavier is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Fawce.
Fawce was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Xavier stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Xavier throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fawce sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Fawce appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Fawce doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Xavier connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Xavier lands a jab to Fawce's midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fawce showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Xavier.
Xavier scores with a punch to the head.
Xavier circles away from the clinch attempt.
Xavier lands a jab to Fawce's midsection.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Xavier lands with a straight right. Fawce didn't see that one coming.
Decent striking displayed by Xavier there.
Xavier lands a lovely overhand right.
Fawce is rocked!
Xavier dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oh Fawce is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fawce walks straight into a right hand from Xavier - that's dropped him! Xavier jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Fawce from any more punishment! Fawce complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Joao Vitor Xavier!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Wilson (ranked 1084 p4p, 132 weight class) and Daniel Moore (ranked 3610 p4p, 398 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jack Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Daniel Moore!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Bart Greer and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson lands with a shot to the body.
Wilson dodges the punch combination from Moore.
Moore misses with a body shot
enabling Wilson to counter with a crisp jab.
Oooooh!!! Wilson has knocked Moore down with a huge combo! Wilson steps away and waves a wobbly Moore back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Moore is rocked!
It looks like Daniel Moore has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Are you kidding me?! Wilson ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Moore clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jack Wilson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joel Bates (ranked 1146 p4p, 157 weight class) and Mike Megaton (ranked 3186 p4p, 369 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
8 - 2 - 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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mike Megaton!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Dirk Anderson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bates takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bates clinches up with Megaton and pushes him back against the cage.
Megaton holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bates misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bates makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bates tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bates misses with the head strike.
Megaton trying to control the position but instead, Bates has worked for underhooks and has pushed Megaton into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bates prevents Megaton from breaking the clinch.
Megaton has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bates seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Megaton can turn it around.
Megaton trying to control the position but instead, Bates has worked for underhooks and has pushed Megaton into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bates working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bates scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Megaton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bates letting Megaton take a breather here.
Megaton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Batess head.
Bates blocks an uppercut.
Megaton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Megaton misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bates misses with some punches.
Bates misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Megaton.
A head punch on the inside from Bates fails to land.
Bates scores with a nice hook to the head.
Megaton gets through Bates's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Megaton tries to circle away but Bates has him pinned against the cage.
Bates swings wildly with an uppercut but Megaton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bates misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Megaton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Megaton stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Megaton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bates misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bates jumps guard but Megaton stands there with Bates around his waist. Bates gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bates misses with the head strike.
Bates swings wildly with an uppercut but Megaton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Megaton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bates backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Bates fails to land.
Megaton is trying to break the clinch but Bates is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Megaton.
Megaton has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bates has a couple of punches blocked by Megaton.
Megaton content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bates tries to pull guard but Megaton holds him up against the cage and eventually Bates drops back down to his feet.
Megaton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Megaton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Megaton is trying to force a seperation but Bates has the dominant position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Megaton.
Bates misses with a punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joel Bates dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bates rushes Megaton and presses him up against the cage.
Bates pulls guard effortlessly.
Bates controlling the position.
Megaton trying to control but Bates is working from the bottom.
Bates is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Bates seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Bates thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bates with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Bates sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Megaton defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bates tries to pass the half guard into mount. Megaton knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Bates throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bates works his way into full mount!
Megaton really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bates. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Megaton is working to get back to half guard.
Bates lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Megaton hang on?
Bates controlling from the full mount.
Bates lands a couple of good shots and Megaton has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Megaton just trying to survive but Bates is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Megaton is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Bates gets his way!
Bates controls the action.
Megaton tries to escape the position.
Bates is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Joel Bates overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Megaton fending off the submission attempt from Bates.
Megaton grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Bates keeps control of the position easily here as Megaton tries to buck him off.
Megaton is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
I would not like to be Megaton right now.
Bates has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bates throwing sloppy strikes.
Watch the back of the head! Comes the shout from the referee towards Bates.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bates has good solid back control here.
Megaton covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bates trying to secure his dominant position for a moment - making sure Megaton doesn't escape.
Bates missing with strikes.
Bates controlling from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joel Bates dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bates gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Megaton throws a punch but it's blocked by Bates.
Bates lands with a right to the head.
Megaton is stalling here.
Bates tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Megaton stalling in the clinch but Bates improves position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Megaton blocks an uppercut.
Bates fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Megaton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bates working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bates gets through Megaton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Megaton takes a shot to the head.
Bates throws a head punch that misses.
Megaton looking to stall.
Bates has a couple of punches blocked by Megaton.
Megaton working aggressively here.
Megaton stalling against the cage.
Bates misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bates working aggressively here.
Megaton lands a nice uppercut.
Bates has a couple of punches blocked by Megaton.
Megaton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Megaton is trying to push Bates away but Bates has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bates fails to pull guard.
Bates softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Megaton misses with a punch to the body.
Megaton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bates lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Mike Megaton has been cut.
Bates throws a punch but it's blocked by Megaton.
Bates has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Megaton manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bates misses with a punch on the inside.
Mike Megaton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bates scores with a shot to the side of Megaton's head.
Megaton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Megaton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bates fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bates.
Megaton throws a punch but it's blocked by Bates.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bates.
Bates lands with a light punch inside.
Joel Bates has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bates has a couple of punches blocked by Megaton.
Megaton blocks an uppercut.
Bates misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bates tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Megaton just stands there and leans against the cage.
Joel Bates is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Megaton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Megaton will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bates up against the cage.
Megaton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joel Bates showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bates, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:26
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Petey Bartlett (ranked 295 p4p, 32 weight class) and Nikolaos Prouxontas (ranked 922 p4p, 109 weight class). Bartlett's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, KEN mode - Counter Culture Complex. Prouxontas has chosen Σταμάτης Γονί&# as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Petey Bartlett!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nikolaos Prouxontas!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, David Hoff and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prouxontas looks to score with a jab to the body but Bartlett is just out of range.
Prouxontas takes a swing at Bartlett's ribcage but misses.
Prouxontas throws a body shot but no joy.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Prouxontas crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bartlett - the referee stops the clock and Prouxontas gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bartlett. Prouxontas manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bartlett lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bartlett throws an off balance right hand
letting Prouxontas counter with a right hand.
Bartlett looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Prouxontas misses with a wild body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bartlett lands with a hook. Prouxontas tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Prouxontas throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bartlett stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Prouxontas looks to score with a jab to the body but Bartlett is just out of range.
Prouxontas connects with a right hand. Bartlett shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bartlett misses with a low kick.
A nice side step and Prouxontas releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bartlett looks to throw the jab but Prouxontas is out of range.
Prouxontas looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Bartlett scores with a punch to the head.
Prouxontas throws a body shot but no joy.
Prouxontas looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bartlett looks to score with a jab to the body but Prouxontas is just out of range.
Prouxontas tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Nikolaos Prouxontas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Prouxontas lands a nice looking body shot.
Bartlett seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
A telegraphed right hand from Prouxontas misses the target.
Prouxontas misses with a left hand
and Bartlett counters with a good low kick that Prouxontas was not able to check.
Bartlett fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartlett avoids the body shot from Prouxontas.
As Prouxontas backs away, Bartlett returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Bartlett throws a looping overhand right but Prouxontas ducks down to avoid it.
Bartlett takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Prouxontas swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bartlett counters with a stiff right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Prouxontas digs a good body shot into Bartlett's ribs.
Prouxontas feints a jab promting Bartlett to slip. Prouxontas then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bartlett slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bartlett takes a swing at Prouxontas's ribcage but misses.
Bartlett thumps Prouxontas with a low kick.
Prouxontas lands a jab to Bartlett's midsection.
Bartlett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Prouxontas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Prouxontas lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bartlett doesn't seem phased though.
Bartlett scores with a nice right hand.
Prouxontas doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Prouxontas is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bartlett rather than just go for the knockout.
Prouxontas looks to score with a jab to the body but Bartlett is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Bartlett on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Prouxontas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Prouxontas slips a jab from Bartlett.
Prouxontas throws a sloppy body shot
and Bartlett counters with a leg kick.
Bartlett defending well as Prouxontas loads up on a big left hand.
A bone on bone clash there as Prouxontas blocks the leg kick.
A nice side step and Prouxontas releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Prouxontas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bartlett was well out of range. Poor timing from Prouxontas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bartlett thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Prouxontas if he has to take too many more of those.
Bartlett connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bartlett bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Prouxontas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bartlett moves away.
Prouxontas misses with a left hand
letting Bartlett counter with a right hand.
Bartlett is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Bartlett dodges the punch combination from Prouxontas.
Bartlett swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Prouxontas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bartlett.
Prouxontas tests Bartlett's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Prouxontas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bartlett was well out of range. Poor timing from Prouxontas.
Bartlett swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
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 Petey Bartlett will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Prouxontas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bartlett manages to avoid it.
Prouxontas swings for the body but Bartlett moves out of range.
Petey Bartlett is winning the standup battle so far.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bartlett. That's going to slow Prouxontas down.
Bartlett cracks Prouxontas with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bartlett tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Prouxontas was well out of range. Poor timing from Bartlett.
Bartlett throws a series of punches but Prouxontas moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Prouxontas! But no joy.
Prouxontas misses with a lunging right hand
letting Bartlett counter with a right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prouxontas drops his hands momentarily and Bartlett takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bartlett misses with a wild body shot.
A nice side step and Prouxontas releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bartlett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Prouxontas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prouxontas gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Prouxontas is rocked!
An inside leg kick lands from Bartlett.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Prouxontas might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bartlett has got the better of the exchanges.
Bartlett slips a straight right by Prouxontas.
Prouxontas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bartlett.
Prouxontas lands a slapping body shot.
A jab from Prouxontas does it's job there.
Nice defenses there by Prouxontas.
Bartlett misses the jab.
Prouxontas moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Prouxontas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bartlett swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bartlett fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Prouxontas manages to avoid it.
Bartlett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Prouxontas.
Bartlett slips a jab and a cross from Prouxontas.
Bartlett throws a big counter combination but Prouxontas scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bartlett avoids the body shot from Prouxontas.
Prouxontas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Prouxontas looks to score with a jab to the body but Bartlett is just out of range.
The fighters circling - Bartlett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bartlett's jab looks to have found its range, popping Prouxontas under the eye.
Bartlett throws a hook but Prouxontas avoids it easily.
Bartlett throws a leg kick but Prouxontas moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bartlett circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Prouxontas drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Bartlett follows Prouxontas to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Petey Bartlett!
Petey Bartlett retains his heavyweight title!
After the big win, Petey Bartlett made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Ace of Spades Clothing and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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