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TIT 51 - Battock v Chan II PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brazilian Burger (ranked 3205 p4p, 310 weight class) and Mike Brown (ranked 6803 p4p, 553 weight class). Burger's entrance music is Sorriso Maroto - Assim Você Mata o Papai. A fine choice. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brazilian Burger!
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, Mike Brown!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Winston Alpacca and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burger fails with the takedown
and Brown connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brown connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A leg kick checked by Brown.
Brown keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Brown looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Brown stuffs the takedown attempt from Burger. Burger gets slowly back to his feet.
Brown swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brazilian Burger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice takedown defense from Brown. No joy for Burger on that attempt.
Burger closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Brown quickly recovers to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burger is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Burger is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burger controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Burger stalling.
Burger not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Burger trying to mount his opponent but Brown defends it.
Brown is defending against the submission attempts here by Burger.
Burger is working for a kimura but Brown is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burger trying to control the action but Brown is working from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Burger seems content to control.
Burger has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Burger has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burger has hold of Brown's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Brown manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Burger has control of Brown's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Brown regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Burger wants to finish this one by submission but Brown is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Burger.
Burger controlling the position easily from mount.
Burger working for a guillotine from mount but Brown is in no mood to give up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown is in all sorts of trouble here.
Burger wants to control the pace but Brown is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burger fails to advance to Brown's back.
Burger sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Burger is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Brown can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
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.
Brown is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Burger quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Burger but it's paid off an Brown is forced to tap! Nice work by Burger.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brazilian Burger!
Brazilian Burger managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Ace of Spades Clothing, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between BJ Farfan (ranked 3769 p4p, 457 weight class) and Mike Megaton (ranked 7756 p4p, 709 weight class). Farfan comes to the cage accompanied by Don't Be Cruel. Mike Megaton will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, BJ Farfan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mike Megaton!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Megaton lands with a cross.
Farfan throws a front kick aimed at Megaton's knee but Megaton avoids it well.
Megaton looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Megaton scores with a shot to the body.
Farfan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Megaton wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Megaton connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Farfan's hands.
Farfan stalks Megaton and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Megaton's face. Megaton staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Mike Megaton has been cut.
A lazy body kick from Farfan
and Megaton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Megaton is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Farfan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Megaton delivers a nice body kick.
Megaton throws a leg kick which misses Farfan's front leg but catches the back leg as Farfan tries to avoid it.
Megaton scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Megaton getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Megaton lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Megaton, as that shot connected.
Farfan scores with a head kick.
Farfan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A punch combination from Farfan misses.
Megaton lands a nice shot to the body.
Farfan throws a poor cross that misses
and Megaton counters with a low kick, right behind Farfan 's knee.
Megaton has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Farfan misses with a body shot
and Megaton counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Megaton connects with a single shot there.
Megaton has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Megaton there as he acknowledges the shot.
Farfan looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Megaton fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Farfan on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Megaton. Megaton obviously looking to wear him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Farfan misses.
Megaton looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Farfan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Megaton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Good leg kick by Megaton there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Farfan throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Megaton counters with a stiff right hand.
Farfan lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Megaton connects with a right hand. Farfan shakes it off.
Farfan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Megaton lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Megaton scores with a nice right hand.
Farfan pivots, looking for a leg kick but Megaton is out of range and Farfan settles back down.
Farfan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farfan throws a leg kick
and Megaton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Farfan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Megaton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Farfan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Farfan tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Megaton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Farfan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Megaton manages to avoid it.
A jab from Megaton does it's job there.
Megaton lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nice cross by Megaton.
Megaton scores with a decent looking hook.
That kick from Megaton tenderised Farfan's leg. Farfan is trying to keep his angry face on.
Farfan lands an overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Megaton blocks a head kick by Farfan.
Farfan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
It looks like BJ Farfan has been cut.
Farfan takes one to the chin there.
Megaton throws a head kick that misses.
Megaton bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Farfan's head backwards.
Farfan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Megaton thuds his right hand into Farfan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Megaton connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Farfan momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Megaton connects with a good right hand that stumbles Farfan. Farfan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Megaton lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Megaton fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Megaton dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Megaton scores with a spinning back kick!
Megaton feints and then cracks Farfan's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Farfan down.
Farfan is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Farfan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Farfan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Megaton lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd cheers as Megaton lands an impressive looking overhand right. Farfan doesn't seem phased though.
Farfan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Farfan throws a series of punches but Megaton avoids them all with ease.
Farfan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Farfan throws a low kick, looking for Megaton's leg but Megaton calmly moves out of range.
Megaton only half commits to the counter leg kick.
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!
Farfan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farfan throws a jab when Megaton was well out of range.
Megaton lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Megaton throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Farfan on the side of the head.
Megaton 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.
Farfan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd cheers as Megaton lands an impressive looking overhand right. Farfan doesn't seem phased though.
BJ Farfan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Farfan misses with a kick to the body
and Megaton counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Farfan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Megaton connects with an inside leg kick.
Farfan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Farfan takes one to the chin there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Megaton jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Megaton.
Farfan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Megaton works the jab nicely.
Farfan tries a head kick but it misses.
Farfan needs to keep his hands up - Megaton had a free shot at his head there.
Megaton with a jab.
Farfan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Megaton lands a jab.
Farfan ducks right into an uppercut from Megaton.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Farfan misses with a low kick.
Farfan moves forwards but Megaton connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Farfan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Farfan throws a push kick but Megaton slaps the foot to one side.
Farfan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Megaton scores with a jab.
Megaton keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Megaton chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Farfan throws a half hearted mid kick.
Farfan misses with a series of wild punches.
Megaton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Megaton tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Farfan tries to clinch but Megaton moves out of range.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Farfan might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Megaton connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Megaton connects with a good right hand that stumbles Farfan. Farfan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Megaton blocks a head kick by Farfan.
Megaton lunges at Farfan with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Farfan's hand.
Farfan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Megaton lands the left hand.
Megaton uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Farfan has time to react.
Megaton scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Megaton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Farfan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Farfan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Megaton connects with a crisp jab.
Megaton scores with a hook to the body. Farfan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Farfan thows a leg kick but Megaton checks it
and Megaton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Megaton slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Farfan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Megaton connects with a crisp jab.
Farfan tries to land a body kick
and Megaton counters with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Farfan throws a wild body kick that Megaton sees coming a mile off.
Megaton scores with a nice right hand.
Megaton fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Farfan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Megaton connects with a right hand. Farfan shakes it off.
Farfan throws a head kick that misses
and Megaton makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Megaton, right into the meat.
Megaton 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.
Megaton scores with a jab. Farfan acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Mike Megaton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Farfan throws a combination that misses
and Megaton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Farfan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Megaton lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Farfan throws a sloppy head kick and Megaton moves out of range easily.
Farfan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Farfan throws a head kick that misses
enabling Megaton to counter with a crisp jab.
Megaton scores with a nice right hand.
Megaton slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Crunch! Megaton slams his shin into Farfan's torso.
Megaton avoids the head kick by Farfan.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Megaton throws a nice inside leg kick.
Farfan misses with a wild combination.
Farfan closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Megaton jabs at Farfan's body.
Farfan misses with a series of wild punches.
Farfan misses with a hook
and Megaton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Megaton lands a nice shot that snaps Farfan's head back.
Megaton lands a jab.
Farfan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Megaton throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Megaton connects with a solid leg kick.
Farfan on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Megaton moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Farfan misses with a jab, cross combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good exchange - Megaton coming out on top.
Megaton avoids the head kick by Farfan.
Farfan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice shot by Megaton.
Farfan gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Megaton counters with a crisp one two that drops Farfan! Megaton thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Farfan to his feet! Farfan is in big trouble!
Farfan is rocked!
Megaton drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Farfan right on the button. Farfan goes down! Megaton follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Megaton gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Megaton!
Mike Megaton decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
BJ Farfan was interviewed post fight and said 'This sucks, my brothers are going to beat my ass'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Maxwell Booker (ranked 2172 p4p, 232 weight class) and Lothario Renaldo (ranked 3037 p4p, 311 weight class). Lothario Renaldo has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Maxwell Booker's chin.
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Maxwell Booker!
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, Lothario Renaldo!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Daniel Franklin and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Renaldo.
Renaldo throws a shot to the body.
Booker takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Booker ducks right into an uppercut from Renaldo.
Renaldo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Renaldo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Booker doesn't seem bothered though.
Renaldo digs a good hook to Booker's body.
Renaldo lands a body shot.
Renaldo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Renaldo lands a glancing blow to the side of Booker's 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!
Booker ducks right into an uppercut from Renaldo.
Renaldo ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Renaldo looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Renaldo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Booker in his tracks.
Renaldo moves out of range as Booker strikes.
It seemed like Renaldo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Renaldo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Renaldo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Booker stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Renaldo scores with the left hand. Booker knows he should have avoided that one.
Booker gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Renaldo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Booker at a distance.
Renaldo thuds a left hand into Booker's body.
Renaldo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Booker is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Some wild striking there from Renaldo.
Booker half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Lothario Renaldo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Booker scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Booker tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Renaldo is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Booker asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Booker misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Sloppy strikes there by Booker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Booker postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Booker working the ground and pound but Renaldo is defending the strikes.
Booker misses with the ground and pound.
Booker is chipping away with strikes.
Renaldo can't do much from the bottom here.
Booker throws an elbow but Renaldo slips to the side and avoids it well.
The ground and pound from Booker seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Renaldo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Booker misses with the ground and pound.
Booker tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Booker postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Booker throws an elbow but Renaldo slips to the side and avoids it well.
Booker is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Renaldo is trying to escape and Booker transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Renaldo is forced to tap! Nice work there by Booker! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Maxwell Booker!
A relieved looking Maxwell Booker 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pierce Ottoade (ranked 3405 p4p, 474 weight class) and Robb Wallace (ranked 3032 p4p, 429 weight class). Wallace comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Venus - Theatre of Tragedy kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Pierce Ottoade!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Robb Wallace!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace throws a sloppy head kick
letting Ottoade counter with a right hand.
A head kick misses from Wallace.
Nice shot lands for Ottoade.
It looks like Robb Wallace has been cut.
Ottoade lands a right hook to the body.
Wallace takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ottoade scores with a shot to the body.
Ottoade bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Ottoade tests Wallace's chin there with a solid looking shot.
BOOM! Ottoade lands a beautiful left hook that drops Wallace. Wallace tries to recover but Ottoade is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Wallace lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pierce Ottoade!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Comeon Hitme (ranked 5836 p4p, 693 weight class) and Joey Warren (ranked 4893 p4p, 623 weight class). Hitme's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Face Fisted - Dethklok. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Joey Warren enters the cage!
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215 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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210 lbs
1 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced |
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Comeon Hitme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joey Warren!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warren misses with a two punch combination.
Warren throws a right hand that Hitme ducks under and follows up with a left that Hitme also avoids with ease.
Hitme misses with a wild combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Warren.
It looks like Comeon Hitme has been cut.
Hitme throws a push kick but Warren slaps the foot to one side.
Hitme lands a head kick. Warren smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Hitme throws a shot from downtown. Warren moves away and avoids it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hitme wants a takedown but no success here.
Hitme turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Hitme manages to end up in side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
You can see the frustration on Warren's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Warren looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Warren might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Hitme haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Warren tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Hitme wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Hitme scores with punches from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warren defending against the ground and pound.
Hitme will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Warren avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Hitme.
Warren wants to control but Hitme postures up.
Warren tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Warren on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hitme is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Warren is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Hitme is trying to ground and pound but Warren uses the momentary lack of control by Hitme to regain half guard.
Warren wants to control but Hitme is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Hitme is nestled in close to Warren, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Hitme 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.
Warren is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Warren blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hitme.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Warren is looking for a sweep. Hitme is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hitme missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hitme not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Warren regains full guard. Nicely done.
Hitme postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Warren is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Hitme, into his guard.
Warren controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hitme throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Warren cracks Hitme with a solid left hand.
Hitme scores with a nice shot.
Warren must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Warren passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
Hitme has hold of Warren's hands but Warren slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hitme manages to get to full guard.
Hitme looking for subs off his back but Warren has passed one foot through into half guard.
Hitme tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Warren lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Warren is trying to control. Hitme wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Hitme is trying to get back to full guard.
Warren trying to mount his opponent but Hitme defends it.
Hitme punching from the bottom.
Warren lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Warren is keen to just control but Hitme is a slippery customer.
Warren winds up and cracks Hitme with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hitme missing with punches from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Warren in particular looking to stall.
Hitme has hold of Warren's hands but Warren slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hitme manages to get to full guard.
Hitme trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Warren is stalling in the full guard.
Warren advances to half guard.
Hitme tries to get to full guard but Warren has control of the leg.
Warren seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Warren uses his free foot to push down on Hitme's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Hitme.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joey Warren will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Comeon Hitme's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Warren lands with a big left! Hitme is wobbled badly! Warren comes in with a flurry of punches and drops Hitme to the floor. The ref jumps in to save him from unneccessary punishment.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Joey Warren!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dirtee Donderson (ranked 2984 p4p, 420 weight class) and Connor Lourens (ranked 4585 p4p, 594 weight class). Connor Lourens is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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207 lbs
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210 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dirtee Donderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Connor Lourens !
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donderson connects with a leg kick. Lourens looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
The crowd cheers as Lourens lands an impressive looking overhand right. Donderson doesn't seem phased though.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Donderson - that will leave a mark!
Donderson's corner calls for a 1-2. Donderson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Donderson connects with the punch.
Donderson cracks Lourens with a right hand to the side of the head.
Donderson throws a wild body kick that Lourens sees coming a mile off.
Donderson misses with a straight left.
Donderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lourens .
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Donderson.
Lourens defending well as Donderson loads up on a big left hand.
Donderson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's 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!
Donderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Donderson throws a good cross that connects.
Lourens tries to move into range but Donderson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lourens tries to score with a low kick but Donderson moves his leg out of the way.
Donderson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donderson misses with a body kick.
Lourens jabs Donderson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Lourens tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Donderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Lourens .
An inside leg kick lands from Donderson.
Lourens connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lourens takes a swing at Donderson's ribcage but misses.
Donderson loads up on a big right hand but Lourens slips the punch.
Lourens throws a lazy uppercut
and Donderson counters with a nice leg kick.
Lourens stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Lourens on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Donderson. Donderson obviously looking to wear him down.
Lourens takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Donderson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donderson fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Donderson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lourens scores with a punch to the head.
Donderson is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Donderson lands with a nice body kick.
Donderson connects with a leg kick. Lourens looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Donderson connects with a solid leg kick.
It looks like Donderson has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
A big left from Lourens misses.
Donderson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Donderson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lourens .
Lourens takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lourens has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Nice body punch from Donderson.
Donderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lourens manages to avoid it.
Donderson connects with a crisp jab.
Donderson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Lourens throws a hook but Donderson avoids it easily.
Donderson thinks about countering with a body kick.
Donderson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lourens .
Donderson bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Donderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lourens misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Donderson.
Lourens moves away from the strike by Donderson.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Donderson, right into the meat.
Donderson feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lourens 's calf.
Donderson lands a right hook to the body.
Donderson lands with a cross.
Lourens avoids the body shot from Donderson.
Lourens waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Donderson.
Donderson lands with an overhand left.
Lourens has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Donderson.
Lourens throws a hook but Donderson avoids it easily.
Decent striking displayed by Donderson there.
Donderson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Donderson misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Donderson throws a wild body kick that Lourens sees coming a mile off.
Lourens 's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lourens throws a right and a left that Donderson avoids nicely.
Donderson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Donderson scores with a nice body kick.
Lourens on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Donderson. Donderson obviously looking to wear him down.
A lazy body kick from Donderson
and Lourens cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Donderson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Lourens swings for the body but Donderson moves out of range.
Lourens on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Donderson feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Lourens sprawling to the canvas! Lourens rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Donderson finish him?!
Lourens is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Donderson lands a brutal uppercut that launches Lourens off his feet! Lourens tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dirtee Donderson!
Dirtee Donderson spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Matias Orava (ranked 1128 p4p, 128 weight class) and Danilo Gentili (ranked 2486 p4p, 261 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
160 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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151 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Matias Orava!
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, Danilo Gentili!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, David Hoff and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gentili misses with a takedown attempt
and Orava makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Orava cracks a nice hook into Gentili's ribs.
Orava scores with a shot to the body.
Gentili shoots and misses
and Orava counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Orava scores with a body shot.
Gentili shoots in for a double leg but Orava sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A quick step to the side and Orava tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Matias Orava has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danilo Gentili.
Orava fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gentili on the side of the head.
Gentili ducks right into an uppercut from Orava.
Gentili shoots and misses
and Orava counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gentili tries for a takedown but Orava circles away easily
and Orava counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Orava definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
A left lands for Orava.
Gentili takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Orava moves into range and connects with a jab.
Gentili misses with a takedown
and Orava counters with a stiff right hand.
Gentili is rocked!
Gentili gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Orava gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matias Orava!
A very excited looking Matias Orava 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Ubereem (ranked 1166 p4p, 178 weight class) and Von Kromog (ranked 1376 p4p, 198 weight class). Jon Ubereem has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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26
218 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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215 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Decent boxing
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jon Ubereem!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Von Kromog!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Dirk Anderson and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left and a right from Ubereem both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Von Kromog has been cut.
Ubereem takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Jon Ubereem has been cut.
Ubereem darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Ubereem looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ubereem seems to be working for a kimura but Kromog defends the submission attempt.
Kromog has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Gizmo's Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Ubereem looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kromog is defending against the submission attempts here by Ubereem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ubereem is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kromog sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ubereem is working for a kimura but Kromog is defending it quite comfortably.
Ubereem is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Kromog is looking for a sweep. Ubereem is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ubereem tries to pass to full mount but Kromog defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ubereem is looking for a kimura but Kromog is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ubereem to get the leverage.
Ubereem with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Kromog is trying to maintain the position but Ubereem is very close to passing his half guard.
Ubereem is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Ubereem wants to control from the top but Kromog keeps moving.
Ubereem drops back, looking for a kneebar! Kromog looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Kromog looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Kromog!
Ubereem tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ubereem struggling a bit here.
Ubereem tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ubereem manages to get back to half guard.
Kromog is thwarting Ubereem's attempts to control the position.
Ubereem makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Ubereem.
Ubereem looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Ubereem looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ubereem working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kromog doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Ubereem is tightening it up a little... Kromog has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Kromog reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Kromog taps out! Nice BJJ there by Ubereem!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Jon Ubereem!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Joel Bates (ranked 1441 p4p, 201 weight class) and Noah McGowan (ranked 2996 p4p, 377 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
190 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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195 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joel Bates!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Noah McGowan!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bates lands a nice shot to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! McGowan crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bates - the referee stops the clock and McGowan gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bates. McGowan manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
McGowan shoots and misses
and Bates cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
McGowan steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bates. That one must have hurt.
McGowan looks winded!
Bates thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on McGowan if he has to take too many more of those.
McGowan ducks right into an uppercut from Bates.
Bates fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A shot to the liver by Bates. Beautiful body shot.
Bates has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Ferocious Beast in the buildup to the fight.
Bates scores with a jab to the jaw.
Noah McGowan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bates is looking to slow McGowan down with leg kicks.
Bates lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bates keeps McGowan at a distance using the push kick.
McGowan's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bates connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! McGowan scrambles back to his feet.
Bates fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bates connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGowan on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
McGowan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bates throws out a powerful jab.
Bates jabs McGowan to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bates drops McGowan with a huge uppercut! McGowan drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Bates is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joel Bates!
Joel Bates thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Battock (ranked 278 p4p, 38 weight class) and Lirik Chan (ranked 1565 p4p, 175 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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158 lbs
10 - 1 - 0 |
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167 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Battock!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lirik Chan!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Dirk Anderson and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chan with a jab.
Battock closes the distance and pushes Chan back into the cage.
Battock tries to work over Chan's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Battock lands an uppercut.
Battock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Chan takes a shot to the head.
Battock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Battock lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Battock scores with a shoulder strike.
Battock lands with a right to the head.
A hook to the body from Battock.
Chan is stalling here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Battock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Battock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Battock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Battock throws a punch but it's blocked by Chan.
Battock lands with a light punch inside.
Battock throws a punch but it's blocked by Chan.
Battock working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Battock can't find room to land a body shot as Chan controls the action.
Battock misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chan prevents a body shot from Battock.
Battock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Battock lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Battock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Battock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Battock.
Battock throws a head punch that misses.
Battock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chan has Battock pushed against the cage.
Chan looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan blocks an uppercut.
Battock pushes Chan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chan is trying to stall.
Battock swings wildly with an uppercut but Chan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Battock scores with a shot to the side of Chan's head.
Battock working aggressively here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chan stalling the fight.
Battock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Battock - that landed with a thud.
Battock misses with a punch to the body.
Chan stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Battock misses with the head strike.
Battock lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chan is looking to control Battock's arms but Battock gets an underhook and turns him. Now Chan has his back to the cage.
Chan is struggling to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Battock dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Battock slips a straight right by Chan.
Battock defending well as Chan loads up on a big left hand.
Battock looks to score with a jab to the body but Chan is just out of range.
Chan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Chan misses with a hook. Battock ducked under it nicely.
Battock is looking to counter the offense by Chan and move into the clinch.
Battock keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chan.
Battock takes the fight into the clinch.
Battock presses Chan against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A head punch on the inside from Battock fails to land.
Chan has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Battock seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Chan can turn it around.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Battock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Battock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chan trying to stall but Battock improves his position.
Battock is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Chan can do to turn this around?
Battock misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Battock swings wildly with an uppercut but Chan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Battock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Battock lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Battock on the inside.
Battock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Battock struggles to land a body shot inside as Chan controls his hands.
Battock scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Battock misses with a short punch on the inside.
Chan is trying to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battock misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Chan blocking some punches.
Battock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Battock struggles to land a body shot inside as Chan controls his hands.
Chan working hard to break the clinch.
Battock misses with the head strike.
A body shot lands from Battock.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Battock throws a punch but it's blocked by Chan.
Battock swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chan blocks an uppercut.
Battock misses with the head strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Chan is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Chan is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Battock has denied him.
Battock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Chan blocking some punches.
Battock lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Chan backwards.
Battock working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Battock scores with a shot to the side of Chan's head.
Battock misses with a punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Battock as Chan tries to tie him up.
Battock lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Battock dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Battock throws a shot from downtown. Chan moves away and avoids it.
Battock turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Donk. Chan catches Battock right on the button with a cross.
Battock lands a nice looking body shot.
Chan misses with a wild body shot.
Battock seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Battock misses the shot to the body.
Battock misses with a hook.
Battock on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Battock moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Chan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Battock manages to avoid it.
A left lands for Chan.
Chan looks to score with a jab to the body but Battock is just out of range.
Decent striking displayed by Chan there.
Lirik Chan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Battock works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Battock cracks the inside of Chan's front leg.
Battock takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Chan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Chan misses with a hook. Battock ducked under it nicely.
Battock takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A cross from Chan lands.
Battock is looking to score with low kicks.
Battock pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chan misses with a body shot.
Chan lands with a hook. Battock tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Chan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Battock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chan.
Battock wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Battock throws a nice outside leg kick.
A jab from Battock misses.
Chan digs a good body shot into Battock's ribs.
Chan throws out a loose jab but Battock uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lirik Chan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chan scores with a decent looking hook.
Battock fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chan.
Chan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Battock.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chan misses with a left hand
and Battock counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Battock.
Battock misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battock misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short uppercut from Battock.
Chan has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Battock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Battock misses with the head strike.
Chan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chan misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chan swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chan blocks an uppercut.
Battock misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Battock tries to throw a body punch but Chan avoids it by throwing Battock back against the cage.
Battock throws a punch but it's blocked by Chan.
Chan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Chan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Battock has a couple of punches blocked by Chan.
Chan blocks a body shot from Battock.
Battock struggles to land a body shot inside as Chan controls his hands.
Battock throws a punch but it's blocked by Chan.
Chan stalling against the cage.
Nice body punch from Battock.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Battock tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Battock working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Battock scores with a shot to the side of Chan's head.
Chan will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Battock up against the cage.
Battock misses with a punch on the inside.
Battock misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Lirik Chan just about did enough to take it.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Chan throws a lazy right hand but Battock sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Battock has closed the distance and engaged Chan in a clinch.
Battock misses with a punch on the inside.
Battock lands a hook to the side of the head.
Battock throws a head punch that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Battock misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chan is trying to stall.
Chan blocking some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan blocks a body shot from Battock.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Chan.
Chan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Battock tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chan's elbow.
Battock lands a hook to the side of the head.
Battock lands a right hand.
Battock 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.
Battock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Chan takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Chan misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battock has a couple of punches blocked by Chan.
Chan blocking some punches.
Battock misses with a hook to the ribs.
John Battock has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Battock keeps control of Chan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Battock fails to land.
Chan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Battock pushes Chan back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Battock.
Chan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Battock.
Battock scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chan is rocked!
Battock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Chan is still on wobbly legs! Can Battock finish him?
Chan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Battock misses with some punches.
Chan blocking some punches.
Chan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Battock tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Battock has a couple of punches blocked by Chan.
Chan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Battock misses with some punches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Chan seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Chan stalling against the cage.
Chan seems to have recovered his senses.
Battock has a couple of punches blocked by Chan.
Battock throws a punch but it's blocked by Chan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Battock fails to land.
Battock lands a nice uppercut.
Chan blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Battock misses with some punches.
Battock doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Battock lands with a short shot to the head.
Battock lands with a short punch from 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!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Chan's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Battock misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Battock had his way with Lirik Chan in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Battock throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Battock moves away from the strike by Chan.
Chan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Battock wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Battock fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Chan.
Chan takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Battock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Chan moves away.
Chan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Battock sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Battock tries to counter by clinching up but Chan breaks away and moves out of range.
Battock misses with a body shot.
Chan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Chan looks to land a right hand but Battock moved out of range.
Chan throws an overhand right that lands on Battock's shoulder, as Battock tries to avoid the shot.
As Chan tries to get set, Battock tries to push him back and clinch up but Chan manages to avoid the attempt.
Battock slips a straight right by Chan.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chan lands a lovely overhand right.
Battock throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chan. Battock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chan throws a lazy uppercut
and Battock counters by clinching up.
Battock lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chan backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chan looking to slow down the pace here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Battock.
Chan blocking some punches.
Chan leaning his opponent against the cage.
Battock scores with a nice hook to the head.
Chan is looking to break free of the clinch but Battock has double underhooks.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Battock.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Battock fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Battock tries a body shot but Chan blocks it.
Chan trying to stall but Battock improves his position.
Battock throws a punch but it's blocked by Chan.
Battock lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Battock.
Battock pushes Chan against the cage. Battock is working some dirty boxing. Battock pushes off with a quick right hook! Chan goes down! Chan tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Battock moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Battock!
John Battock retains his lightweight title!
A victorious John Battock thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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