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TIT 61 - Baby v Orava PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brazilian Burger (ranked 3494 p4p, 320 weight class) and Shlomo Goldberg (ranked 4018 p4p, 365 weight class). Burger comes to the cage accompanied by Sorriso Maroto - Assim Vocę Mata o Papai. Goldberg has chosen Oy vei as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Brazilian Burger has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brazilian Burger!
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, Shlomo Goldberg!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burger closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Goldberg quickly recovers to half guard.
Burger looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Goldberg with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Goldberg trying to hold on to Burger's head to control him but Burger postures up.
Burger is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Burger takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Goldberg is in trouble now - Burger has advanced to mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goldberg is wriggling around trying to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burger is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Goldberg can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldberg is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Burger pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Goldberg tries to lock up and control but Burger gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Burger definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Burger has control of Goldberg's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Goldberg regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Goldberg is trying desperately to improve position.
Burger looking to control but Goldberg is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burger punishing his opponent with strikes.
Burger fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Burger wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Burger lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Goldberg taking shots 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!
Burger takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Goldberg tries to reverse the position but Burger maintains control.
Goldberg in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Burger raining down hammerfists from mount.
Burger scores with a couple of good head shots there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg wants to control but Burger is having none of it.
Burger looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Burger is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Goldberg to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Goldberg shrugs it off.
Burger lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
It looks like Shlomo Goldberg has been cut.
Burger fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Burger 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.
Goldberg is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Burger breaks from Goldberg's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Goldberg is rocked!
Burger lands a nice shot to the head.
Goldberg is still in real trouble! Can Burger finish him?
That has opened up Shlomo Goldberg's cut even more.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burger unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Goldberg wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Burger celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brazilian Burger!
A victorious Brazilian Burger thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
The defeated Shlomo Goldberg had this to say: 'Anudda Shoah !!!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Esquire (ranked 5868 p4p, 667 weight class) and Sam Watts (ranked 8205 p4p, 754 weight class). Sam Watts 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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183 lbs
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173 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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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, Jason Esquire!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sam Watts!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Daniel Franklin and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Esquire tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Watts defends well and Esquire ends up having to push Watts into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Esquire moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromWatts.
Good shot there by Watts.
Watts scores with a shot to the body.
Esquire closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Watts's guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Watts can do anything to dispel that myth.
Esquire wants to control from the top but Watts keeps moving.
Esquire thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Esquire trying to control the position from guard on top but Watts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Esquire throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Watts wants to stand up but Esquire is controlling him.
Esquire trying to control but Watts is working from the bottom.
Watts uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Esquire takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Esquire shoots in but no luck this time.
Esquire takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Watts lands a left and a right that send Esquire crashing to the mat, dazed. Watts thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Esquire is rocked!
It looks like Jason Esquire has been cut.
Watts lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Esquire crumples to the floor! Watts milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Sam Watts!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wu Chu (ranked 2497 p4p, 354 weight class) and Randall Steve (ranked 1641 p4p, 244 weight class). Randall Steve has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Wu Chu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Randall Steve!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Steve lands.
Steve throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Chu definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Steve clobbers Chu with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jab from Steve.
Steve throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Steve throws a lazy right hand but Chu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chu throwing a counter right hand but Steve manages to avoid it.
Steve cracks Chu with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Chu avoids the body shot from Steve.
Steve's coach down at Blood Warrior was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Steve's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Chu moves away from the strike by Steve.
Steve fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Chu manages to avoid it.
It looked like Chu was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Steve.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve scores with a one two! Chu had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Chu just misses with a punch to the body.
Chu gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Steve.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A cross from Steve lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chu with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Steve to score with a decent uppercut.
Chu takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Steve throws a lazy uppercut
and Chu makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Chu uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steve.
A jab from Steve misses.
Chu is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Steve throws a shot from downtown. Chu moves away and avoids it.
It looked like Chu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Steve is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Chu had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Steve misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chu.
It looked like Chu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Chu takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Steve thows a left - swing and a miss!
Steve lands a jab.
Steve misses with a series of wild punches.
Chu is looking to counter punch.
Chu looks to land a left hand but Steve moved out of range nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Steve lands.
Steve feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Chus jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steve looks to throw the jab but Chu is out of range.
Steve lands a head shot.
Randall Steve seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chu swings for the body but Steve moves out of range.
Chu showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Steve.
Chu is looking to counter punch.
Steve misses with a straight right.
Chu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Chu looks to throw the jab but Steve is out of range.
Steve misses with a jab, cross combination.
Chu avoids the body shot from Steve.
Steve jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steve clobbers Chu with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Steve moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Steve misses with a few strikes there.
Chu throws a big counter combination but Steve scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Chu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steve just misses with a punch to the body.
Steve thuds his right hand into Chu's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Chu missing with a left hand there. Steve was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Chu moves out of range of the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Chu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Steve tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Chu was well out of range. Poor timing from Steve.
Steve with a jab.
Chu missing with a left hand there. Steve was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Steve throws a left and a right that both miss
and Chu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve misses with a hook.
An attempted straight right counter from Chu misses the target.
Steve throws a shot to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steve comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Chu staying out of range there.
Steve swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A counter left hand to the body from Chu misses its target.
Chu swings for the body but Steve moves out of range.
Steve cracks Chu with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Steve stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Steve connects with a crisp jab.
Steve lands the left hand.
Steve just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Chu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Chu takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randall Steve dominated that round.
That's time! Chu's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Steve takes a swing at Chu's ribcage but misses.
Chu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Steve cracks Chu with a right hand to the side of the head.
Steve moves out of range of the strikes.
Steve loads up on a big right hand but Chu slips the punch.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Chu might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Steve swings widly with a right hand
and Chu counters with a straight right hand.
Steve ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chu moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Chu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nice straight punches there by Steve. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Steve.
Steve throws the left hand but Chu avoids the punch easily.
Steve lands a nice looking body shot.
Randall Steve seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Steve defending well as Chu loads up on a big left hand.
Steve misses with an uppercut.
Steve throws the left hand but Chu avoids the punch easily.
Chu 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.
The fighters circling - Steve throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chu gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Chu throws a lazy right hand but Steve sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Chu takes one to the side of the head.
Steve throws an off balance right hand
and Steve takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Chu looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Steve swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Steve scores with a nice right hand.
Steve scores with a punch to the head.
Steve misses with a straight left.
Chu is looking for a counter combo.
Steve throws a big shot that misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Chu misses the target.
Steve throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A big left from Steve misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve ducks under a wild hook from Chu.
A punch combination from Steve misses.
Steve throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Steve lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Steve misses with a combination
and Chu counters with a nice body shot.
Steve waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chu.
It looked like Chu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Steve lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Steve rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Chu moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Steve misses with a hook.
A little feinted left hand from Chu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Steve scores with a sloppy right hand. Chu should have avoided that one.
Steve steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chu slips under a jab.
Chu is looking to counter punch.
Chu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Steve misses with a wild body shot.
It looked like Chu was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Steve.
Steve throws a right and a left that both miss.
Steve slips a straight right by Chu.
Steve swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Steve scores with a sloppy right hand. Chu should have avoided that one.
Steve misses the shot to the body.
Steve misses with a double jab
and Chu counters with a series of strikes. Steve will be more careful next time no doubt.
Steve ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Steve lands with an overhand left.
Steve ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Chu on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Chu takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Steve avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chu misses with a double jab.
Steve scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Steve throws a lazy right hand but Chu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Steve has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Steve with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Steve connects with a right hand. Chu shakes it off.
Steve misses the shot to the body.
Chu appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
The fighters circling - Steve throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A jab from Steve misses.
A quick step to the side and Chu tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randall Steve showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Steve. Chu does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Steve just misses with a punch to the body.
Chu is looking to counter punch.
Chu staying out of range there.
Chu was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Steve throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Steve throws a jab when Chu was well out of range.
Chu swings widly with a right hand
and Steve counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Chu blocks a jab.
Chu takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chu ducks right into an uppercut from Steve.
Chu moves out of range of the strikes.
Steve is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chu.
Chu uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Steve.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chu ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Steve throws a lazy right hand but Chu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Steve misses with a double jab.
Chu slips a jab from Steve.
Steve cracks Chu with a good jab.
Steve misses the shot to the body.
Steve misses with a looping right.
Steve loads up on a big right hand but Chu slips the punch.
A quick step to the side and Chu tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steve scores with a crisp jab that stopped Chu in his tracks.
Steve blocks a jab.
Steve swings and misses with a shot to the body
letting Chu counter with a right hand.
Chu gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Steve.
Wu Chu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steve throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Chu avoids the body shot from Steve.
Steve misses the body punch
and Chu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steve fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Steve looks to throw the jab but Chu is out of range.
Steve misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Chu misses the target.
Chu takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Steve throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Steve lands a nice shot to the body.
Chu takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Steve lands a jab to Chu's midsection.
Randall Steve is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chu takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Steve throws a shot from downtown. Chu moves away and avoids it.
Chu swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
The fighters circling - Steve throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chu swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Steve throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Chu stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Steve throws a combination that misses
and Chu counters with a nice uppercut.
Chu displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Steve throws out the jab.
Chu is looking to counter punch.
Chu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Steve fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Chu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Steve jabs Chu to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Steve misses with the combination.
Chu was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steve looks to land a combination but Chu avoids it well.
As Steve looks to move away, Chu throws a big counter combo but Steve just gets out of the way.
Chu throws a body punch but Steve moves out of range.
Steve scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Steve jabs Chu right on the nose. Chu blinks but takes it well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steve lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Chu slips under a jab.
It looked like Chu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Steve ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chu moves away.
It looked like Chu wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Chu blocks a jab.
Steve misses with an uppercut.
Chu is looking to counter punch.
Steve cracks Chu with an open hand slap.
Chu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Steve.
And that's the end of the fight!
Randall Steve comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Steve 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 Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randall Steve!
Randall Steve decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kane Silva (ranked 2521 p4p, 341 weight class) and Emon Yang (ranked 3457 p4p, 458 weight class). Silva's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hailee Steinfeld & Alesso (ft. Florida Georgia Line & watt) - "Let Me Go" . Emon Yang looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kane Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Emon Yang!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Yang, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Yang against the cage but Yang circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Silva shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Yang is trying to defend but Silva finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Yang is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Silva scores with a couple of nice shots.
Silva lands strikes from half guard.
Silva lands with a punch from half guard.
Silva 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.
Yang taking some punishment here, with Silva in his half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Silva lands a nice short elbow.
Silva working Yang over with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yang has hold of Silva's hands but Silva slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Yang is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Silva scores with a couple of nice shots.
Yang wants to control but Silva is keeping busy.
Silva slips a nice elbow through Yang's hands, connecting with Yang's forehead.
Yang on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Yang is rocked!
Silva scores with a big shot! Yang's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Yang! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kane Silva!
During a confident post fight interview, Kane Silva thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Renato Rebelo (ranked 3096 p4p, 358 weight class) and Azog Defiler (ranked 4731 p4p, 514 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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260 lbs
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265 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Renato Rebelo!
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, Azog Defiler!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Daniel Franklin and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rebelo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Renato Rebelo has been cut.
Defiler throws a series of punches but Rebelo avoids them all with ease.
Defiler waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rebelo.
Defiler throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rebelo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Defiler cracks Rebelo with a good jab.
Rebelo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Defiler manages to avoid it.
Defiler throws a body kick that misses.
Rebelo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Defiler.
Rebelo scores with a three punch combo!
Defiler lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rebelo lands with a right hand.
Rebelo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rebelo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Defiler.
Rebelo takes a swing at Defiler's ribcage but misses.
Defiler jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rebelo tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Defiler manages to circle out of the way.
The fighters circling - Defiler throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Defiler fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rebelo manages to avoid it.
Defiler throws the left hand but Rebelo avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Defiler has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Azog Defiler has been cut.
Sloppy strikes from Rebelo. Those never looked like landing.
Rebelo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Defiler scores with a jab to the head.
Rebelo throws an overhand right that lands on Defiler's shoulder, as Defiler tries to avoid the shot.
Defiler just misses with a punch to the body.
Rebelo throws a low kick but it's checked well by Defiler.
Defiler throws a series of punches but Rebelo moves out of range.
Rebelo tries to counter by clinching up but Defiler breaks away and moves out of range.
Defiler looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Azog Defiler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Defiler throws a hook to the side of Rebelo's head but Rebelo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Defiler throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rebelo counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Defiler is looking to break free of the clinch but Rebelo has double underhooks.
Rebelo lands a damaging elbow.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Defiler takes a shot to the head.
Defiler is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rebelo pushes Defiler back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rebelo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rebelo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Defiler fails to land.
Defiler misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rebelo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Defiler looks winded!
Rebelo lands a nice elbow.
Rebelo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rebelo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rebelo is stalling here.
Rebelo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Rebelo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Defiler wants to break free but Rebelo has control.
Nice body punch from Rebelo.
Rebelo cracks Defiler with a nice body shot.
Rebelo controlling the action here for a moment.
Rebelo pushes Defiler back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rebelo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rebelo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Rebelo.
Rebelo works on Defiler's body with a couple of short punches.
Rebelo gets through Defiler's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rebelo lands with a right to the head.
Rebelo lands an elbow inside.
Rebelo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rebelo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Defiler or not.
Rebelo scores with a hook to the body.
Rebelo drops Defiler onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Defiler is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Defiler is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot in the inside from Rebelo.
Defiler is still on wobbly legs! Can Rebelo finish him?
Rebelo gets through Defiler's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rebelo creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Defiler with a big uppercut! Defiler tries to clinch up but Rebelo pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Defiler to the mat! Defiler covers up and Rebelo 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). Renato Rebelo!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between John Johnson (ranked 2336 p4p, 254 weight class) and Peter Narz (ranked 2578 p4p, 277 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Diddy - Dirty Money - Coming Home ft. Skylar Grey. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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25
130 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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19
142 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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Basic striking
Very quick |
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Brawler
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Johnson!
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, Peter Narz!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Peter Branson and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Narz circles away.
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Narz.
Narz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Narz tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Narz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Johnson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Narz has closed the distance and engaged Johnson in a clinch.
Johnson can't get the takedown.
Johnson gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Johnson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Johnson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Narz keeping full guard, as Johnson tries to pass.
Narz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Narz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Narz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Narz moves into full mount! Johnson won't be happy about that!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson working to try and regain half guard.
Johnson tries to improve his position but instead Narz has taken his back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narz patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Narz tries to keep control of the position but Johnson is staying busy.
Narz has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Narz is hanging on to Johnson's back as he tries to escape.
Johnson defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Narz working for the choke.
Narz controls the position.
I really don't envy Johnson right now.
Johnson looking very determined here, making life difficult for Narz.
Narz has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Narz controlling well, preventing Johnson from escaping the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Narz is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Johnson is defending well though. Narz let's go of the attempt for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narz is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Johnson has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Narz working for the choke.
Johnson is in bad spot here.
Johnson is working hard here to advance position.
Narz working for a choke but Johnson is defending well.
Johnson wants to escape the position.
Narz is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Narz tightening his grip on Johnson, looking for the choke.
Narz doesn't have the hooks in and Johnson manages to turn into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Narz wants to sweep but no luck.
Narz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Johnson wants to get back to full guard.
Narz sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Narz trying to control from half guard but Johnson is working away.
Narz is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Johnson is looking to improve his position.
Narz passes to full mount!
Narz working for a submission but Johnson is keeping him at bay.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Narz wants to finish this one by submission but Johnson is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Narz.
Johnson is looking to get to half guard.
Johnson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Narz wants to finish this one by submission but Johnson is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Narz.
Narz controlling from the full mount.
Narz fails to advance to Johnson's back.
Johnson is looking to improve his position but Narz isn't that keen on the idea.
Narz is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Johnson is in real trouble.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Narz dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Narz displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Johnson.
It seemed like Narz was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Johnson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Narz defends it nicely.
Narz appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Narz tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Narz tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Narz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Narz doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Narz is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Narz tries to clinch up but Johnson circles away and keeps his distance.
Narz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Narz is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Narz clinches up with Johnson and pushes him back against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Narz.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Narz manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Narz digs a right hand into Johnson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Johnson's gas tank.
Johnson is looking for a takedown.
Johnson has Narz pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Narz manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Johnson wants a takedown.
Johnson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Narz fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narz tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Narz moves into the clinch.
Johnson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Narz is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Narz jumps guard.
Narz lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Narz passes Johnson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Johnson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Johnson tries to get out of the position.
Johnson is looking for a sweep. Narz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Narz moves into full mount! Johnson won't be happy about that!
Narz mounts Johnson! Really nice guard pass there!
Johnson is looking to get to half guard.
Johnson gets back to half guard.
Narz trying to control from half guard but Johnson is working away.
Johnson is defending against the submission attempts here by Narz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narz passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Johnson!
Johnson is controlling an arm, preventing Narz from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Johnson is in trouble now - Narz has advanced to mount!
Narz looking to control but Johnson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Johnson bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Johnson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Johnson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Narz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to get to full guard but Narz has control of the leg.
Narz is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Narz is working for a submission of some sort.
Narz seems to be working for a kimura but Johnson defends the submission attempt.
Johnson is pressing down on Narz's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Narz won't allow Johnson to sweep him here.
Narz trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Narz has passed into side control.
Peter Narz has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Narz has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Johnson!
Narz tries to control but Johnson wriggling away.
Narz mounts Johnson! Really nice guard pass there!
Narz has hold of Johnson's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Johnson manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Johnson is desperately trying to improve his position but Narz has a good base and remains in mount.
Narz tries to control but Johnson wriggling away.
Narz fails to move to back control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Narz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.
Narz moves in looking to clinch but Johnson pushes him off.
Johnson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Narz doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Narz tries to close the distance and clinch but Johnson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Narz clinches up with Johnson and pushes him back against the cage.
Narz pulls guard successfully.
Narz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Johnson manages to get himself to full guard.
Johnson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Narz pushing down on Johnson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Narz works his way into side control.
Johnson is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narz is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Johnson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Narz has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Johnson!
Narz looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Johnson is desperately trying to improve his position but Narz has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson has given up his back here. Will Narz look for the submission or keep pounding away?
Johnson looking very determined here, making life difficult for Narz.
Narz keeps control of the position as Johnson tries to break free.
Johnson preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Narz.
Johnson showing good submission defense here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson fending off the submission attempt from Narz.
Narz controlling well, preventing Johnson from escaping the position.
Narz looking for the choke but no joy.
Johnson is in bad spot here.
Narz working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Narz's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Johnson is in bad spot here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narz looking to break Johnson's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Johnson remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Narz will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Johnson is keeping busy.
Narz is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Johnson defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Johnson rolls, trying to escape but Narz keeps control of the position.
Narz trying to control momentarily.
Narz patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
You can see the frustration on Johnson's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Narz doesn't have the hooks in and Johnson manages to turn into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Johnson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Johnson chips away with some ground and pound.
Johnson postures up and lands a big shot to Narz's brow.
Johnson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Narz is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Narz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnson tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Narz has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Narz tries to control but Johnson wriggling away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Narz is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Johnson has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Narz wants to finish this one by submission but Johnson is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Narz.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Narz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Narz winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Narz!
A victorious Peter Narz 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 Jordan Hendo (ranked 460 p4p, 61 weight class) and Major Payne (ranked 4237 p4p, 471 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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26
187 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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26
193 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jordan Hendo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Major Payne!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hendo displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Major Payne has been cut.
Hendo lands a big uppercut and Payne crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Payne looks OK. Hendo waves Payne back to his feet!
Payne is rocked!
Hendo throws a monster overhand right that drops Payne! Hendo follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jordan Hendo!
A relieved looking Jordan Hendo thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Fury (ranked 756 p4p, 23 weight class) and Donnie Jones (ranked 2666 p4p, 89 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Fury might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to J Dilla - Time: The Donut of the Heart. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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26
235 lbs
11 - 1 - 0 |
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26
270 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bob Fury!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Donnie Jones!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Bart Greer and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Jones catches Fury right on the button with a cross.
It looks like Bob Fury has been cut.
Fury shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jones sprawls well. Jones wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fury gets slowly back to his feet.
Jones fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Fury on the side of the head.
Fury looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jones is fending him off so far but Fury persists. Nope, Jones circles away and we're back to standing.
Jones throws a right hand that Fury ducks under and follows up with a left that Fury also avoids with ease.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Fury is defended easily by Jones.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Fury. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fury sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jones 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.
Jones moves out of range as Fury strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fury closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jones circles away.
Jones connects with a single shot there.
Jones swings for the body but Fury moves out of range.
Fury throws out a powerful jab.
Fury shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Fury tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jones sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fury somewhat.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jones! But no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands with a shot to the body.
Fury uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Jones scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jones lands a two punch combo.
A punch lands to the side of Fury 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Fury takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bob Fury's cut is getting worse.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Jones enables Fury to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Jones manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fury looking to pass the guard.
Fury passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones is not content to let Fury control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to get back to his feet.
Fury thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Fury staying calm.
Jones is trying to buck Fury off.
Fury tries for a kimura but Jones is defending well.
Fury wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jones, who protects the arm well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Fury tries to advance to mount but can't.
Jones is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Jones bucks up and tries to throw Fury off but instead Fury has got his back!
Jones is trying to get back to his feet but Fury has full control of the position and if anything, Jones has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Fury has good solid back control here.
Jones is trying to get back to his feet but Fury has full control of the position and if anything, Jones has just worked his way into a worse spot.
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.
Jones is trying to defend against the choke here but Fury has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Fury Tightens the hold and Jones taps out furiously! Fury displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Bob Fury!
A relieved looking Bob Fury thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Maxxy Baby (ranked 140 p4p, 14 weight class) and Matias Orava (ranked 785 p4p, 86 weight class). Maxxy Baby had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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160 lbs
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Solid Muay Thai
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Maxxy Baby!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Matias Orava!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Peter Branson and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baby swings widly with a right hand
and Orava counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Baby waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Orava.
A telegraphed right hand from Orava misses the target.
A telegraphed right hand from Baby misses the target.
Baby takes a swing at Orava's ribcage but misses.
Baby definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Baby takes a swing at Orava's ribcage but misses.
Orava has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Baby is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Orava uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Baby.
Orava uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Baby.
Baby slips under a jab from Orava.
Baby is looking to clinch.
Orava misses with a looping left.
A swing and a miss from Orava.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baby steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Orava.
Baby misses with a straight right.
Baby ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Orava is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Baby.
A big left from Orava misses.
Orava is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Orava uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Baby.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orava looks to land a combination but Baby avoids it well.
Baby moves out of range as Orava strikes.
Orava misses the jab.
Orava fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Orava slips under a jab from Baby.
Orava jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Baby bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Orava slips under a jab.
Baby throws a lazy right hand but Orava sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Baby scores with a hook to the body. Orava takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Baby sizes up Orava with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Baby swings for the body but Orava moves out of range.
Baby misses the jab.
Despite the aggression on Orava's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Orava throws a hook but Baby avoids it easily.
Baby misses with an uppercut.
Good shot there by Baby.
Orava misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baby.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orava circles away from the clinch attempt.
Baby misses with a hook
and Orava counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baby misses with an uppercut.
Baby tries to clinch there but Orava circles away.
Baby fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Orava throws a lazy right hand but Baby sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Baby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Orava moves away.
Orava looks to land a right hand but Baby moved out of range.
Orava throws a lazy right hand but Baby sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Baby moves out of range as Orava strikes.
Orava throws a right hand that Baby ducks under and follows up with a left that Baby also avoids with ease.
Orava scores with a hook to the body. Baby takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Baby throws a hook but Orava avoids it easily.
Orava connects with a body shot that sends Baby's belly button to the back.
Orava lands a right hook to the body.
Baby has closed the distance and engaged Orava in a clinch.
A body shot lands from Baby.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Baby creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Baby misses with a punch to the body.
Baby stalling against the cage.
Baby softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Orava lands a body shot.
Baby lands a left hand.
Orava blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baby stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Still in the clinch, Orava scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short left from Baby.
Baby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Orava misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Baby lands a shoulder strike.
A short right from Baby.
Baby lands a body shot in the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Baby lands with a light punch inside.
A shot in the inside from Orava.
Baby stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Baby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Orava.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orava misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baby tries to work over Orava's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Baby misses with a punch to the body.
Orava wants to break the clinch but can't.
Orava lands with a short shot to the head.
Baby struggles to land a body shot inside as Orava controls his hands.
Orava has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Baby creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Orava swings wildly with an uppercut but Baby uses good head movement to avoid it.
Orava blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Baby fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Orava throws a punch but it's blocked by Baby.
A short right from Baby.
Orava's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Baby can't find room to land a body shot as Orava controls the action.
Baby takes a shot to the head.
Orava misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baby works on Orava's body with a couple of short punches.
Baby blocks an uppercut.
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 Maxxy Baby will probably get the nod.
That's time! Baby's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Baby fails in his attempt to clinch.
Orava swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Orava takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Orava misses with a looping right.
Baby is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Baby blocks a jab.
A big right from Baby misses.
Baby throws a jab but it's blocked by Orava.
Baby takes the fight into the clinch.
Maxxy Baby has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Orava blocks an uppercut.
Orava blocking some punches.
Orava swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Baby lands a shoulder strike.
Orava takes a shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice body punch from Baby.
Baby working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Baby.
Baby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short left from Baby.
Orava is rocked!
Baby swings wildly with an uppercut but Orava uses good head movement to avoid it.
Orava is still on wobbly legs! Can Baby finish him?
Orava misses with the head strike.
Orava seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baby blocking some punches.
Orava doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Orava.
Baby misses with a short punch on the inside.
Baby throws a head punch that misses.
Orava blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baby blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Baby fails to land.
Baby lands a right hand.
A shot in the inside from Orava.
Baby lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Orava struggles to land a body shot inside as Baby controls his hands.
Orava has a couple of punches blocked by Baby.
Baby tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Baby is working Orava over against the cage.
Baby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baby prevents a body shot from Orava.
Baby has Orava pressed against the cage, preventing Orava from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Orava has a couple of punches blocked by Baby.
Baby misses with a hook from the clinch.
Orava blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baby lands a right hand.
A shot in the inside from Baby.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baby prevents a body shot from Orava.
Orava prevents a body shot from Baby.
Baby swings wildly with an uppercut but Orava uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Baby.
Baby lands a right hand.
Orava tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Orava misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Baby works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A short uppercut from Baby.
Baby is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Orava can do to turn this around?
Baby lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Baby softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Baby 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.
Orava tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Baby misses with a hook to the ribs.
Orava is trying to push Baby away but Baby has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Baby blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Baby.
A head punch on the inside from Orava fails to land.
Baby scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baby lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Orava backwards.
Baby misses with a body punch.
Orava tries a body shot but Baby blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from Baby fails to land.
Orava gets through Baby's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Orava working hard to break the clinch.
Baby pushes Orava against the cage. Baby is working some dirty boxing. Baby pushes off with a quick right hook! Orava goes down! Orava tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Baby moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maxxy Baby!
Maxxy Baby retains his featherweight title!
In his post fight interview, Maxxy Baby started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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