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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Billy Blanks (ranked 3834 p4p, 508 weight class) and Manuel Lora (ranked 5328 p4p, 660 weight class). Blanks comes into the arena with wasp - wild child blaring out of the sound system. The key to victory for Billy Blanks has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Billy Blanks!
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, Manuel Lora!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lora misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Blanks moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Manuel Lora has been cut.
Lora drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Lora closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Blanks did well to prevent Lora getting side control.
Lora has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at The Island Gym. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Blanks keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Lora passes to side control.
Lora advances to mount.
Lora wants to finish this one by submission but Blanks is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Lora.
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!
Blanks defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Lora.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lora has hold of Blanks's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Blanks manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Lora is working for a guillotine from mount but Blanks frees his head quite easily.
Blanks definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Lora tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lora working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Blanks looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Lora! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Manuel Lora!
In defeat, Billy Blanks stepped up to the mic, saying 'Where I am today, is where my mind and will put me, where I am tomorrow is where my mind will put me.'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francis Nggunou (ranked 25732 p4p, 310 weight class) and Im The (ranked 25551 p4p, 325 weight class). Im The has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Francis Nggunou!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Im The!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Santiago Holmes and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nggunou swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by The.
Nggunou shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts The as he jumps to the side.
Nggunou misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The gets caught napping as Nggunou dives in and scores a takedown. The manages to retain guard.
Nggunou not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The wants to stand and escape but Nggunou is having none of it.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Nggunou drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Nggunou jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nggunou won't allow The to sweep him here.
Nggunou sitting in guard here, content to control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nggunou is looking to work some ground and pound but The has wrist control.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Nggunou keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The 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.
The misses with a two punch combination.
Nggunou tried to counter with a leg kick but The avoided it.
The misses with a wild body shot.
Nggunou avoids the body shot from The.
Nggunou is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from The.
Nggunou throws a head kick but The moves out of range.
Nggunou shoots for a takedown but The saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
The misses with a wild combination.
The tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nggunou was well out of range. Poor timing from The.
The swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nggunou counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The has a hand on Nggunou's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Nggunou takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nggunou is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. The can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nggunou landing punches.
The tries to control the position but Nggunou now has his back.
Nggunou is looking for the choke from the back position but The is controlling his hands well.
Nggunou could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Nggunou lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nggunou is working for the choke. He's slipped one arm under the chin. The has to defend the other arm for all he's worth... but Nggunou has managed to get that arm free too and he's tightening the choke! The taps out and looks absolutely disgusted with himself. Nggunou doesn't care though - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Francis Nggunou!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Matsuo Azuma (ranked 7030 p4p, 336 weight class) and Juan Rizky (ranked 7676 p4p, 355 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Matsuo Azuma!
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, Juan Rizky!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Peter Branson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Azuma shoots for a takedown but Rizky saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rizky dives in and grabs Azuma's left leg, looking for a takedown. Azuma pushes down on Rizky's head and hops out.
Azuma is looking to counter the offense by Rizky and move into the clinch.
Rizky lands a jab to the nose.
Azuma avoids the head kick by Rizky.
Azuma is looking for a counter combo.
Azuma will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Azuma throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Rizky's waist but Rizky gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Azuma off to one side.
Rizky tries to counter with a clinch but Azuma shakes him off and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matsuo Azuma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Azuma slips under a jab from Rizky.
Azuma dives in for a single leg takedown but Rizky sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Azuma doesn't succeed with the takedown
so Rizky counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Azuma trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Rizky told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Rizky with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizky lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Rizky landing some decent shots from guard.
Azuma is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Rizky tries to free his leg and advance position but Azuma is retaining full guard.
Rizky slips nicely into half guard.
Azuma tries to get to full guard but Rizky has control of the leg.
Rizky missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rizky working over Azuma with some ground and pound. Azuma looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rizky is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Azuma has managed to free his arm - good work.
We've been hearing good reports from Azuma's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Rizky working the head and body with strikes.
Rizky has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Rizky there.
Rizky missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rizky sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Azuma defending well though.
Rizky working Azuma over with strikes.
Rizky sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Azuma defending well though.
Azuma is looking for a sweep. Rizky is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rizky throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rizky seems to be working for a kimura but Azuma defends the submission attempt.
Rizky lands with a punch from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizky missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rizky is looking for a kimura here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Azuma has hold of Rizky's hands but Rizky slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Azuma is trying to stand.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Azuma wants to control but Rizky is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Azuma is in trouble now - Rizky has advanced to mount!
Azuma is breathing heavily.
Rizky lands a nice shot to the head.
Azuma taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rizky lands a heavy elbow.
Rizky lands a big elbow.
Rizky lands a nice shot to the head.
Azuma is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rizky lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Oh Azuma is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rizky working for a guillotine from mount but Azuma is in no mood to give up.
Rizky pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Rizky jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Azuma is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Azuma and Rizky has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Rizky connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Azuma some visible discomfort.
Rizky looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Rizky working the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Rizky dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Azuma closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Rizky's guard.
Rizky pushes Azuma off and gets back to his feet.
Azuma seems to have got his legs back now.
Azuma avoids the head kick by Rizky.
Azuma doesn't manage to clinch there - Rizky circles away.
Horrible takedown attempt by Azuma or perhaps it was just good defense by Rizky, which made it look bad.
Azuma throws a nice head kick!
Rizky throws a nice head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Azuma throws a series of punches but Rizky moves out of range.
Azuma throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rizky drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Azuma defends it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rizky swings for the body but Azuma moves out of range.
Azuma fails with the takedown.
Rizky changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rizky gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Azuma counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Azuma dodges the punch combination from Rizky.
Rizky lands with a nice body punch.
Rizky has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head kick by Azuma misses
and Rizky counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizky thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Rizky is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Rizky throws a big elbow that misses.
Azuma keeping full guard, as Rizky tries to pass.
Azuma tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rizky postures up and lands a big shot to Azuma's brow.
Rizky thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Rizky postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rizky with a nice head shot there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizky postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Rizky is working Azuma over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Azuma is trying to control the position but Rizky postures up.
Rizky in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rizky with a nice head shot there.
Rizky landing with the ground and pound.
Azuma keeping moving, preventing Rizky from controlling successfully.
Azuma is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rizky drops back looking for a leg! Azuma is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Azuma manages to kick Rizky off! Rizky jumps back into Azuma's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rizky throwing strikes from guard but Azuma blocks nicely.
Rizky scoring with some ground and pound.
Rizky drops back looking for a leg! Azuma is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Azuma manages to kick Rizky off! Rizky jumps back into Azuma's guard.
Rizky is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Azuma is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Juan Rizky showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Azuma avoids the head kick by Rizky.
A telegraphed right hand from Rizky misses the target.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rizky.
Rizky swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Azuma dives in for a single leg takedown but Rizky sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Azuma throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rizky drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Azuma defends it well.
Juan Rizky seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rizky misses with a straight right.
Matsuo Azuma is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Azuma misses with a takedown attempt
and Rizky holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Azuma managing to block the knees to the body from Rizky.
Nice elbow from Rizky.
It looks like Matsuo Azuma has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Azuma trying to stall but Rizky improves his position.
Rizky stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Azuma tries to pull guard but Rizky holds him up against the ropes and eventually Azuma drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matsuo Azuma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Azuma drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rizky pulls his leg out and moves away.
Rizky shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Azuma is trying to defend but Rizky finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Azuma has hold of Rizky's hands but Rizky slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rizky is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Azuma has managed to free his arm - good work.
Rizky trying to control the action but Azuma is working from the bottom.
Azuma blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rizky.
Azuma has one foot on Rizky's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Rizky moves out of range as Azuma throws a body kick.
Rizky scores with a punch to the head.
Azuma darts in looking for a takedown but Rizky gets double underhooks and turns Azuma into the ropes.
Rizky with the counter takedown but Azuma avoids it easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Azuma leaves Rizky with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rizky shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Azuma as he jumps to the side.
Nice sprawl there from Rizky as Azuma shoots in.
A little jabbing left from Rizky on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Azuma has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rizky.
Azuma on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Rizky closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Rizky wants to take a breather but Azuma is having none of it.
Azuma avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rizky.
Azuma trying to hold on to Rizky's head to control him but Rizky postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rizky lands strikes from half guard.
Rizky trying to control from half guard but Azuma is working away.
Rizky seems to be working for a kimura but Azuma defends the submission attempt.
Rizky wants to lay and pray for a moment but Azuma keeps working.
Rizky sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Azuma defending well though.
Juan Rizky is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rizky trying to control the action but Azuma is working from the bottom.
Matsuo Azuma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Azuma is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rizky scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
Juan Rizky comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rizky has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 26:30
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 26:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Juan Rizky!
Juan Rizky took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damon Henrick (ranked 10200 p4p, 797 weight class) and Olongo Lampanga (ranked 9221 p4p, 762 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Damon Henrick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Olongo Lampanga!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Peter Branson and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lampanga lands a left and a right that send Henrick crashing to the mat, dazed. Lampanga thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Damon Henrick has been cut.
Lampanga has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Lampanga misses with a body shot.
Lampanga misses with a looping right.
Henrick seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Lampanga waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Henrick.
Lampanga throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Henrick crashing down! Henrick tries to stagger back to his feet but Lampanga just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Henrick asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Olongo Lampanga!
Olongo Lampanga decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hector De La Romana (ranked 5058 p4p, 554 weight class) and Alex Michaels (ranked 7560 p4p, 703 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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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, Hector De La Romana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alex Michaels!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De La Romana looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
De La Romana keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Michaels.
De La Romana changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Michaels looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Michaels is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
De La Romana tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Michaels is pushing De La Romana's head away, looking to escape. De La Romana manages to hold on to the position though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
De La Romana has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Michaels blocking the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Romana controlling from mount.
Michaels defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from De La Romana.
De La Romana content just to control the position here.
De La Romana trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
De La Romana throws a sloppy strike and Michaels uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Michaels has ended up in De La Romana's guard.
De La Romana trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
De La Romana wants to stand up but Michaels is controlling him.
De La Romana working for a triangle but Michaels defends it easily.
De La Romana pushes a forearm under Michaels's chin to create some space. He's escaped his hips and pivoted quickly for an armbar! Can he extend the arm? Yes, Michaels is tapping out! Damn, that was fast!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hector De La Romana!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Amoo Sia Mack (ranked 3542 p4p, 420 weight class) and Roland Roundtree (ranked 4349 p4p, 493 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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222 lbs
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220 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Amoo Sia Mack!
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, Roland Roundtree!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, David Hoff and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sia Mack misses with a double jab.
Sia Mack closes the distance and clinches.
Roundtree tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Sia Mack leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Sia Mack pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Roundtree walks into a jab.
Sia Mack wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Roundtree's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Sia Mack connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Roundtree scrambles back to his feet.
Amoo Sia Mack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sia Mack feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Roundtree sprawling to the canvas! Roundtree rolls over backwards and springs off the ropes and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Sia Mack finish him?!
Roundtree is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Roundtree walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Sia Mack! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Amoo Sia Mack!
A pretty intense looking Amoo Sia Mack took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Just Fight Me (ranked 2257 p4p, 111 weight class) and Myles Rider (ranked 2600 p4p, 134 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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145 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Just Fight Me!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Myles Rider !
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Dirk Anderson and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rider swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rider cracks Fight Me with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rider throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fight Me on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rider lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fight Me uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rider .
Fight Me tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A shot to the liver by Rider . Beautiful body shot.
Rider connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rider takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fight Me misses with a right hand
enabling Rider to counter with a crisp jab.
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!
Fight Me misses with an uppercut
and Rider counters with a nice uppercut.
Fight Me bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Rider 's head.
It looks like Myles Rider has been cut.
Rider has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Fight Me rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rider counters with a left to the body.
Rider swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rider misses with the combination.
Fight Me moves away from the strike by Rider .
Donk. Rider catches Fight Me right on the button with a cross.
Rider throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fight Me connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Fight Me connects with a nice looking jab.
Rider stalks Fight Me and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Fight Me's face. Fight Me staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Just Fight Me has been cut.
Fight Me moves out of range of the strikes.
Fight Me was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Fight Me misses with a jab to the body
and Rider counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Fight Me looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Rider throws a series of punches but Fight Me avoids them all with ease.
Fight Me moves into the clinch successfully.
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!
Fight Me misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rider has a couple of punches blocked by Fight Me.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rider misses with some punches.
Fight Me working aggressively here.
Fight Me pushes Rider back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fight Me has a couple of punches blocked by Rider .
Fight Me tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rider blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fight Me swings wildly with an uppercut but Rider uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fight Me gets through Rider 's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rider lands with a right to the head.
Fight Me softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Rider is rocked!
Fight Me misses with a punch on the inside.
Rider is still on wobbly legs! Can Fight Me finish him?
Fight Me misses with some punches.
Fight Me working aggressively here.
Fight Me tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fight Me creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Rider 's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Rider drops to his knees and Fight Me pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Just Fight Me!
Just Fight Me retains his bantamweight title!
Our winner, Just Fight Me, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lars Borgvelt (ranked 2036 p4p, 273 weight class) and John Lawler (ranked 4046 p4p, 484 weight class). Borgvelt kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Techno Viking. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lars Borgvelt!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, John Lawler!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Santiago Holmes and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lawler gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Borgvelt to counter with a crisp jab.
Lawler misses with a takedown
and Borgvelt connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lawler staying out of range there.
We've been informed that Lawler has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Lawler gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Borgvelt counters with a crisp right hand that drops Lawler! Borgvelt lets Lawler back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
It looks like John Lawler has been cut.
Lars Borgvelt has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Lawler.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Borgvelt walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Lawler drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Borgvelt swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Lawler's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lars Borgvelt!
Lars Borgvelt is the new middleweight champion!
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