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TIT 34 - Fury v Haymon PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sanu Tuctic (ranked 4697 p4p, 532 weight class) and Iggy Manley (ranked 4124 p4p, 494 weight class). Manley is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Born in the USA. Sanu Tuctic 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 middleweight 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, Sanu Tuctic!
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, Iggy Manley!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown attempt by Tuctic or perhaps it was just good defense by Manley, which made it look bad.
Tuctic shoots for a double leg takedown but Manley sprawls well. He's pushed Tuctic's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
And Manley tries to counter it with a takedown but Tuctic pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Tuctic is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Manley's half guard.
Tuctic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Manley keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Manley is looking to control Tuctic's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Manley avoid being mounted?
Tuctic is keen to just control but Manley is a slippery customer.
Manley tries to get to full guard but Tuctic has control of the leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Manley is controlling Tuctic's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Manley is pressing down on Tuctic's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Manley has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuctic sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Manley managing to control the position.
Tuctic trying to control but Manley is working from the bottom.
Manley has control of Tuctic's left arm, preventing Tuctic from doing any damage.
Tuctic wants to pass the guard but Manley is keeping the position.
Tuctic won't allow Manley to sweep him here.
Tuctic stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Manley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Manley looking to control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Manley feints and as Tuctic raises his hands in defense, Manley changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Manley's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tuctic working for a triangle but Manley defends it easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Manley trying to control the position from guard on top but Tuctic is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Manley not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Manley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tuctic has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Tuctic controls Manley momentarily but Manley frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manley with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tuctic has his foot on Manley's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Manley works his way back into a safe position though.
Tuctic throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Manley scoring with punches to the head and body.
Manley postures up and lands a big shot to Tuctic's brow.
Tuctic on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Tuctic tries to get out of the position.
Manley working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tuctic has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Manley can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Manley trying to control but Tuctic is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tuctic looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tuctic not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Manley engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Manley won't allow Tuctic to sweep him here.
Tuctic not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Tuctic looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Manley is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tuctic is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Manley defends well.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Manley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iggy Manley dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Manley shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Tuctic is trying to defend but Manley finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Tuctic makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Tuctic.
Tuctic is adopting a defensive guard.
Tuctic is trying to keep Manley in close.
Iggy Manley has got the better of the ground game so far.
Manley connects with a couple of short punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tuctic is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Manley is aware though and is defending well.
Manley advances position into side control!
Tuctic takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manley lands a few punches from side control.
Tuctic is trying to control Manley's posture but Manley avoids it.
Manley in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Tuctic tries to buck Manley off but Manley is having none of it.
Manley cracks Tuctic with a big right hand but Tuctic just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
It looks like Sanu Tuctic has been cut.
Manley scoring with punches and elbows.
Tuctic is rocked!
Tuctic is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Oh Tuctic is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Manley scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Tuctic is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Manley can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Iggy Manley!
A very excited looking Iggy Manley rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Keith Blubb (ranked 2952 p4p, 375 weight class) and Major Payne (ranked 5020 p4p, 568 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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193 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very quick |
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Keith Blubb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Major Payne!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payne doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Blubb counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Payne lands with a right hand.
Payne looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Blubb works Payne's body with a nice hook.
Blubb lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Major Payne has been cut.
We've been told by Blubb's head coaches at Ferocious Beast that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Blubb takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Blubb scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Payne doesn't seem bothered though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blubb throws a sloppy body shot
and Payne counters with a one-two to the body.
Payne throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Payne shoots for a double leg takedown but Blubb sprawls well. He's pushed Payne's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Blubb as he jumps to the side.
Keith Blubb has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Major Payne.
Blubb throws a shot from downtown. Payne moves away and avoids it.
Blubb cracks Payne with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Payne looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Blubb finish him?
Payne is rocked!
Blubb fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Payne square on the jaw! Damn, Payne is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Keith Blubb!
An out of breath Keith Blubb 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Juan Vasquez (ranked 3372 p4p, 417 weight class) and Samart Sirinto (ranked 5898 p4p, 635 weight class). Vasquez comes to the cage accompanied by Battery. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Juan Vasquez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Samart Sirinto!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, David Hoff and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sirinto tries to close the distance and clinch but Vasquez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sirinto throws a nice outside leg kick.
Vasquez connects with the punch.
Sirinto is looking to clinch but Vasquez is avoiding it.
Sirinto tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
An attempted straight right counter from Vasquez misses the target.
Sirinto throws a leg kick which misses Vasquez's front leg but catches the back leg as Vasquez tries to avoid it.
Sirinto misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vasquez.
Sirinto lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Vasquez lands a jab to the head.
Sirinto fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've been hearing reports that Vasquez has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Vasquez drops Sirinto with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Sirinto looks back up at him and smiles so Vasquez waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Sirinto is rocked!
It looks like Samart Sirinto has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vasquez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sirinto manages to avoid it.
Sirinto is still on wobbly legs! Can Vasquez finish him?
Vasquez fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Sirinto to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Sirinto looks to clinch but Vasquez throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Sirinto taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Juan Vasquez!
Juan Vasquez thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Burrito Stiffy (ranked 3939 p4p, 434 weight class) and Jacob Bigd (ranked 4978 p4p, 536 weight class). Jacob Bigd will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Solid boxing
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Burrito Stiffy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jacob Bigd!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Dirk Anderson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bigd darts in trying to clinch
and Stiffy counters with a big right hand! Oh Bigd is in trouble here! Stiffy follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Burrito Stiffy!
Burrito Stiffy thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Maxxy Baby (ranked 1797 p4p, 205 weight class) and Von Dyer (ranked 3711 p4p, 358 weight class). Von Dyer will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Solid Muay Thai
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Maxxy Baby!
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, Von Dyer!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Winston Alpacca and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baby drives through and clinches with Dyer against the cage.
Baby lands with a right to the head.
Baby gets through Dyer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Baby pushes Dyer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Baby misses with a punch to the body.
Dyer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Baby stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Dyer is looking to break free of the clinch but Baby has double underhooks.
Baby gets through Dyer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Baby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dyer looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Baby definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Baby lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dyer backwards.
Baby gets through Dyer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dyer looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Baby tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Baby lands with a right to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dyer is trying to break the clinch but Baby is controlling him.
Dyer wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Baby has him pressed against the cage.
Baby lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dyer.
Baby softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baby tries to throw a body punch but Dyer avoids it by throwing Baby back against the cage.
Baby has Dyer pressed against the cage, preventing Dyer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dyer is trying to break free.
Dyer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Baby lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dyer or not.
A shot in the inside from Baby.
Dyer tries to circle away but Baby has him pinned against the cage.
Baby scores with a shot to the side of Dyer's head.
Dyer wants to get back to striking at distance but Baby won't allow it.
A shot in the inside from Baby.
Baby lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Dyer is rocked!
Dyer has had enough of the clinch but Baby keeps him there for the moment.
Dyer is still on wobbly legs! Can Baby finish him?
Dyer working hard to break the clinch.
Dyer seems to have recovered his senses.
A body shot lands from Baby.
Baby softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dyer is trying to break the clinch but Baby has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baby stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Baby lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Baby lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A shot in the inside from Baby.
Dyer throws a punch but it's blocked by Baby.
Baby lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dyer backwards.
Baby stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Baby pushes Dyer against the cage. Baby is working some dirty boxing. Baby pushes off with a quick right hook! Dyer goes down! Dyer 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 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maxxy Baby!
An out of breath Maxxy Baby 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Joel Bates (ranked 2461 p4p, 321 weight class) and Reid Tackett (ranked 3112 p4p, 395 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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194 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joel Bates!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Reid Tackett!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Michael Johnstone and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tackett misses the shot to the body.
Bates tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Tackett manages to circle out of the way.
Bates steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Tackett.
Tackett misses with a wild body shot.
Bates wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Tackett lands with a good body shot.
Tackett with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Tackett misses the body punch
and Bates counters by clinching up.
Tackett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bates's elbow.
Tackett wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tackett tries to circle away but Bates has him pinned against the cage.
Bates lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tackett backwards.
Tackett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tackett misses with a punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bates lands a nice uppercut.
Bates lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bates lands a right hand.
Tackett misses with a punch to the body.
Bates lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bates is working Tackett over against the cage.
Tackett looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Bates lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Tackett is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bates dips a shoulder and cracks Tackett with a mighty uppercut! Tackett falls back against the cage and Bates unloads with a barrage of strikes! Tackett is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Bates screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joel Bates!
During a confident post fight interview, Joel Bates 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Joao Vitor Xavier (ranked 3179 p4p, 311 weight class) and Ray Fisher (ranked 2884 p4p, 287 weight class). Joao Vitor Xavier could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ray Fisher's chin.
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joao Vitor Xavier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ray Fisher!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Xavier misses with a hook. Fisher ducked under it nicely.
Xavier works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Joao Vitor Xavier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Xavier sizes up Fisher with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fisher looking to score a takedown here. Xavier is defending well but Fisher drives through and ends up in Xavier's guard.
Fisher controls from within his opponent's guard.
Xavier knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fisher on the ground.
Xavier looking to hit a scissor sweep but Fisher is one step ahead there.
Fisher controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fisher preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fisher passes Xavier's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fisher slows the pace down in half guard.
Xavier trying to control from the bottom.
Fisher content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Fisher is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Xavier is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ray Fisher!
Ray Fisher tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Sells (ranked 3013 p4p, 440 weight class) and Taz Melodies (ranked 2197 p4p, 336 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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177 lbs
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174 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tommy Sells!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Taz Melodies!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Melodies uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sells.
Sells drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sells definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sells moves out of range as Melodies strikes.
Sells misses with a few strikes there.
Melodies takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Melodies checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Melodies now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Sells swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Melodies to counter with a crisp jab.
Melodies 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.
Melodies takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Sells attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Melodies misses with a straight left.
Melodies ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Melodies throws out a loose jab but Sells uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sells avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sells misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sells moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Sells wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sells takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sells ducks under a wild hook from Melodies.
Sells lands with a hook. Melodies tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Melodies walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Sells swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melodies throws a jab but it's blocked by Sells.
A telegraphed right hand from Sells misses the target.
A slow jab from Melodies misses its intended target.
Sells throws a half hearted mid kick.
Melodies looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A big left from Melodies misses.
Sells digs a good body shot into Melodies's ribs.
Sells shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The crowd cheers as Sells lands an impressive looking overhand right. Melodies doesn't seem phased though.
Melodies slips a straight right by Sells.
Melodies swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sells swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Melodies throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sells just misses with a punch to the body.
Melodies is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Sells with a body shot.
Sells throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sells swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sells swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Sells throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Melodies throws an overhand right that lands on Sells's shoulder, as Sells tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Sells lands an impressive looking overhand right. Melodies doesn't seem phased though.
Melodies blocks the body kick.
Melodies tries to counter by closing the distance.
Melodies uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sells.
Melodies keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sells moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sells ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Melodies moves away.
Melodies might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Melodies connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sells's hands.
A telegraphed right hand from Melodies misses the target.
Melodies fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sells, pushing him back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Melodies.
Melodies scores with a shoulder strike.
Melodies is working Sells over against the cage.
Sells wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Melodies has him pressed against the cage.
Melodies keeps control of Sells as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Melodies lands with a light punch inside.
Melodies can't find room to land a body shot as Sells controls the action.
Sells wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Sells looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A nice left hand lands by Melodies.
A short right from Melodies.
Melodies lands a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sells can't break the clinch.
Melodies working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Sells can't break the clinch.
Sells has had enough of the clinch but Melodies keeps him there for the moment.
Melodies cracks Sells with a nice body shot.
Melodies scores with a shot to the side of Sells's head.
Melodies scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sells is trying to force a seperation but Melodies has the dominant position.
Sells is trying to force a seperation but Melodies has the dominant position.
Sells is trying to break free.
Melodies lands a hook to the side of the head.
Melodies makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Melodies lands with a light punch inside.
Sells tries to circle away but Melodies has him pinned against the cage.
Melodies lands a hook to the side of the head.
Melodies works on Sells's body with a couple of short punches.
Sells wants to break the clinch but can't.
Good body shot from Melodies.
Melodies keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sells's efforts to push away.
Melodies lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sells backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sells is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sells is trying to break the clinch but Melodies has him pressed against the cage.
Melodies scores with a nice hook to the head.
Melodies lands a nice uppercut.
Melodies lands with a short shot to the head.
Melodies lands a left hand.
A shot in the inside from Melodies.
Sells can't break the clinch.
Melodies lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sells backwards.
Sells's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sells's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Melodies lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Melodies keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sells's efforts to push away.
Melodies lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sells backwards.
Sells is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Melodies lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Melodies scores with a shot to the side of Sells's head.
Sells's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sells wants to land a leg kick but Melodies is out of range.
Melodies moves into the clinch successfully.
Melodies throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sellss head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Taz Melodies 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.
Melodies closes the distance and clinches.
Melodies tries to work over Sells's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sells is looking to break free of the clinch but Melodies has double underhooks.
Sells breaks the clinch.
Sells misses with a hook.
Sells misses the shot to the body.
Melodies scores with a nice right hand.
Sells looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Melodies waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sells.
It looked like Sells wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Tommy Sells seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sells ducks under a wild hook from Melodies.
Melodies looks to throw the jab but Sells is out of range.
Sells throws a front kick aimed at Melodies's knee but Melodies avoids it well.
Melodies has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Melodies waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sells.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Melodies throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sells counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sells scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
No joy there for Sells, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sells is looking to wear down Melodies with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sells scores with a hook to the body. Melodies takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tommy Sells is winning the standup battle so far.
Melodies tests Sells's chin there with a solid looking shot.
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 looping hook to the body misses from Melodies. Sells does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Melodies.
Melodies jabs Sells to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Nice straight punches there by Melodies. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Melodies.
Sells tries to score with a low kick but Melodies moves his leg out of the way.
Melodies misses with an uppercut. Sells saw that one coming.
A big left from Melodies misses.
Melodies throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Sells slips a straight right by Melodies.
A jab from Sells finds it's way through Melodies's defenses.
Sells waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Melodies.
Melodies looks to score with a jab to the body but Sells is just out of range.
Sells scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Sells throws a sloppy body shot
and Melodies counters with a nice uppercut.
Sells closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sells swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Melodies lands an overhand right.
Melodies throws a hook but Sells blocks it.
Sells throws a jab when Melodies was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Melodies. Beautiful body shot.
Sells throws the left hand but Melodies avoids the punch easily.
Melodies lands with a straight right. Sells didn't see that one coming.
A jab from Melodies finds it's way through Sells's defenses.
Sells slips a straight right by Melodies.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Melodies misses with a looping left.
Melodies throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Melodies throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sells sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sells avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sells throws a head kick that misses.
Melodies lands a really nice looking cross but Sells seems unphased.
A head kick misses from Sells.
Melodies missing with a left hand there. Sells was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Melodies throws a hook but Sells blocks it.
Melodies lands a nice shot to the body.
Sells ducks under a wild hook from Melodies.
Sells takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melodies takes the fight into the clinch.
Sells can't break the clinch.
Melodies lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sells is trying to break the clinch but Melodies has him pressed against the cage.
Melodies lands a shot to the body.
Taz Melodies seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Melodies scores with a nice hook to the head.
Melodies scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Melodies presses Sells against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Melodies lands with a light punch inside.
Melodies works on Sells's body with a couple of short punches.
Sells is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sells pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A jab from Melodies does it's job there.
Melodies with a hook.
Sells is rocked!
Sells takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Oh Sells is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Melodies lands a head shot.
Melodies drops Sells with a big left hand! Sells is injured, injured bad! Melodies jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Taz Melodies!
After the fight, Taz Melodies was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kormack Omega (ranked 2563 p4p, 85 weight class) and Jefferson Percival (ranked 3874 p4p, 125 weight class). Omega comes into the arena with Bring the Pain - 2Pac blaring out of the sound system. Jefferson Percival has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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285 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Kormack Omega!
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, Jefferson Percival!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Michael Johnstone and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Percival misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Omega counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Jefferson Percival has been cut.
Percival works Omega's body with a nice hook.
Omega tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Percival defends well and Omega ends up having to push Percival into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Omega looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Percival is fending him off so far but Omega persists. Nope, Percival circles away and we're back to standing.
Omega shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Percival but Percival pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kormack Omega. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Percival throws a poor cross that misses
and Omega counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Percival!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Omega looks up at the clock and then as Percival takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Omega smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Omega connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Percival some visible discomfort.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Omega throws an elbow but Percival slips to the side and avoids it well.
Percival can't do much from the bottom here.
Omega fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Percival tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Omega wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ground and pound from Omega seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Omega misses with the ground and pound.
Percival tries to improve position but can't.
Percival can't do much from the bottom here.
Percival is not content to let Omega control the position.
Percival can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two 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.
Omega scores with a couple of short elbows.
Omega working the ground and pound.
Percival taking a bit of punishment here - Omega scoring with strikes.
Omega will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Omega looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Percival is avoiding damage well.
Omega landing strikes.
Percival can't do much from the bottom here.
Omega looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Percival is avoiding damage well.
Omega works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That has opened up Jefferson Percival's cut even more.
Omega working the head and body with strikes.
The cut above Jefferson Percival's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Omega looking to control but instead Percival has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omega working Percival over with strikes.
Omega scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jefferson Percival's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jefferson Percival's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Kormack Omega!
Kormack Omega very nearly forgot to thank Ace of Spades Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Fury (ranked 1616 p4p, 30 weight class) and Al Haymon (ranked 2078 p4p, 35 weight class). Fury kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is J Dilla - Time: The Donut of the Heart. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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235 lbs
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253 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Bob Fury!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Al Haymon!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fury tries for a takedown but Haymon circles away easily
letting Haymon counter with a right hand.
Nice takedown defense from Haymon. No joy for Fury on that attempt.
Haymon sizes up Fury with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
It looks like Bob Fury has been cut.
Fury fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Fury. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haymon connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Fury momentarily.
Bob Fury seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haymon throws a jab but it's blocked by Fury.
Fury shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Haymon sprawls well. Haymon wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fury gets slowly back to his feet.
Fury shoots for a double leg takedown but Haymon sprawls well. He's pushed Fury's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fury shoots in and gets a takedown into Haymon's guard.
Fury thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Haymon is trying to control the position but Fury postures up.
Fury stands and throws Haymon's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Haymon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fury passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Haymon!
Haymon is trying desperately to improve position.
Haymon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fury. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Fury is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Haymon can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Haymon tries to hold on but Fury pushes him away.
Fury moves to take his opponent's back.
Fury is working the back position looking for the choke. Oh, he's slid into an armbar! Beautiful transition and Haymon taps out! Fantastic Jiu Jitsu from Fury.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bob Fury!
Bob Fury retains his super heavyweight title!
After winning the bout, Bob Fury 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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