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TIT 52 - Head v Vasquez PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Rutherford (ranked 2030 p4p, 209 weight class) and Brazilian Burger (ranked 2621 p4p, 257 weight class). Rutherford comes to the cage accompanied by Genesis - Deep in the Motherlode. Burger has chosen Sorriso Maroto - Assim Você Mata o Papai as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mike Rutherford!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brazilian Burger!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Sandra Marshall and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rutherford staying out of range there.
Burger closes the distance and clinches up with Rutherford, looking for a takedown. Burger pushes Rutherford against the cage but Rutherford circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Rutherford quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Burger shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Burger on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Rutherford. Rutherford obviously looking to wear him down.
Burger is looking to score with low kicks.
Burger shoots for a double leg takedown but Rutherford sprawls well. He's pushed Burger's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rutherford tried to counter with a leg kick but Burger avoided it.
Mike Rutherford has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brazilian Burger.
Rutherford stuffs the takedown.
A counter left hand to the body from Rutherford misses its target.
Burger shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rutherford manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Burger pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rutherford is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Burger accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Burger trying to control but Rutherford is working from the bottom.
Burger content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Rutherford has locked up a guillotine! Rutherford's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Burger is holding on here and Rutherford must be using up a lot of energy. Burger has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Rutherford gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Mike Rutherford!
Our winner, Mike Rutherford, 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.
Brazilian Burger was interviewed post fight and said 'My manager is a dumbass muthafucka!!! Read the fucking forums now you nincompoop!'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nicol Bolas (ranked 3269 p4p, 451 weight class) and Ronald Washington (ranked 3158 p4p, 442 weight class). The key to victory for Nicol Bolas has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nicol Bolas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ronald Washington!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, David Hoff and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bolas stalks Washington and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Washington's face. Washington staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Ronald Washington has been cut.
Washington throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bolas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bolas lands a big right hand that sends Washington crashing to the mat! Bolas stays standing though and waves Washington back to his feet!
Washington is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Washington switches off momentarily and Bolas cracks him with a monster right hand! Washington topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Bolas dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Bolas!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nicol Bolas!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Peter Narz (ranked 4166 p4p, 402 weight class) and Von Dyer (ranked 5677 p4p, 493 weight class). Peter Narz is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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155 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Peter Narz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Von Dyer!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Winston Alpacca and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Narz gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Narz scores with a shot to the side of Dyer's head.
Dyer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Narz lands a nice uppercut.
Narz lands with a left to the head.
Dyer throws a head punch that misses.
Dyer lands a left hand that snaps the head of Narz backwards.
Narz digs a right hand underneath Dyer's ribcage. Dyer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Narz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Narz gets through Dyer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Narz misses with the head strike.
Dyer can't find room to land a body shot as Narz controls the action.
Dyer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Narz pushes Dyer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dyer looking to throw knees to the head but Narz is blocking nicely.
Narz pushes Dyer back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dyer blocks an uppercut.
Dyer can't find room to land a body shot as Narz controls the action.
Dyer misses with some punches.
Narz has a couple of punches blocked by Dyer.
Dyer pushes Narz back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dyer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Dyer coming out on top.
Dyer throws a head kick that misses.
Narz drives through and clinches with Dyer against the cage.
Narz misses with a hook to the ribs.
Narz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Narz can't find room to land a body shot as Dyer controls the action.
Dyer throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short body shot lands from Narz as the two fighters clinch.
Dyer blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Narz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dyer is trying to force a seperation but Narz has the dominant position.
Dyer's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Von Dyer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Narz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Dyer swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Dyer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Narz lands with a right to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dyer is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Narz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narz has a couple of punches blocked by Dyer.
Dyer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Narz.
Narz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dyer's elbow.
Narz swings wildly with an uppercut but Dyer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dyer goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dyer has a couple of punches blocked by Narz.
Dyer throws a head punch that misses.
Dyer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dyer displaying some good clinch control by pressing Narz up against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Narz lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short left from Dyer.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Narz.
Dyer's coach down at King Of Pain was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Dyer's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Dyer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Narz prevents a body shot from Dyer.
Dyer looking to slow down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Narz - that landed with a thud.
Narz working aggressively here.
Narz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dyer blocks an uppercut.
Narz lands a body shot.
Narz throws a head punch that misses.
Narz lands a right hand.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Narz as Dyer tries to tie him up.
Nice body punch from Narz - that landed with a thud.
Narz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Narz.
Narz blocks an uppercut.
Narz blocks a body shot from Dyer.
Dyer stalling in the clinch.
Narz misses with a punch on the inside.
Narz pushes Dyer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dyer blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dyer is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Narz is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dyer wants to stall.
Narz scores with a hook to the body.
A short left from Dyer.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Narz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dyer lands with a short shot to the head.
Narz swings wildly with an uppercut but Dyer uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dyer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Narz throws a head punch that misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Narz as Dyer tries to tie him up.
Dyer wants to get back to striking at distance but Narz won't allow it.
Dyer tries to land knees in the clinch but Narz avoids the damage to the body.
A short right from Dyer.
Dyer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Narz scores with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Narz dominated that round.
That's time! Narz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice cross by Dyer.
Narz moves into the clinch.
Narz gets through Dyer's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Dyer has a couple of punches blocked by Narz.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dyer.
A short right from Narz.
Narz lands an uppercut.
Narz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dyer backwards.
Narz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dyer misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Narz.
Dyer misses with the head strike.
Narz pushes Dyer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Narz prevents Dyer from breaking the clinch.
Narz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dyer has a couple of punches blocked by Narz.
A short right from Narz.
Narz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Narz cracks Dyer with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Narz lands with a light punch inside.
Dyer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dyer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Narz tries to clinch but Dyer is having none of it.
Dyer displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Dyer keeps the fight on the outside.
Narz closes the distance and clinches.
A right hook to the body lands for Narz.
Dyer misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dyer stalling in the clinch but Narz improves position.
Dyer swings wildly with an uppercut but Narz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dyer blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from Dyer.
Narz misses with the head strike.
Narz tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dyer's elbow.
Narz misses with the head strike.
Narz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Narz tries a body shot but Dyer blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dyer tries to work over Narz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Narz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Dyer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dyer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Narz misses with the head strike.
Narz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Narz lands a body punch.
Dyer swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Narz misses with a punch to the body.
Dyer blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Dyer fails to land.
Narz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Narz.
Dyer blocks an uppercut.
Dyer doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Narz.
Narz misses with a punch on the inside.
Narz struggles to land a body shot inside as Dyer controls his hands.
Dyer trying to control the position but instead, Narz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dyer into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Narz has a couple of punches blocked by Dyer.
Dyer taking a breather.
Narz works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dyer tries to work over Narz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Narz blocks an uppercut.
Dyer is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Narz throws a punch but it's blocked by Dyer.
Narz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dyer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Narz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Narz pushes Dyer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Narz lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dyer backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Narz.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dyer.
Dyer breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Narz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Dyer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Narz closes the distance and pushes Dyer back into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dyer.
Narz throws a punch but it's blocked by Dyer.
A right hook to the body lands for Dyer.
Dyer tries to work over Narz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Dyer misses with some punches.
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!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Narz.
Dyer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Narz blocks it with crossed arms.
Dyer wants to stall.
Dyer tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dyer tries to throw a body punch but Narz avoids it by throwing Dyer back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Narz.
Narz blocks an uppercut.
Dyer throws an elbow that misses.
Narz lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dyer backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Narz creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Dyer tries to break the clinch but Narz is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Narz dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Narz closes the distance and clinches.
A head punch on the inside from Narz fails to land.
A short right from Narz.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Narz.
Narz misses with a hook from the clinch.
Narz tries to work over Dyer's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Narz lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Narz misses with a punch on the inside.
Narz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dyer can do to turn this around?
Narz can't find room to land a body shot as Dyer controls the action.
Peter Narz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dyer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dyer swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dyer throws a body punch but Narz moves out of range.
Dyer swings for the body but Narz moves out of range.
Narz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Narz has closed the distance and engaged Dyer in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Dyer fails to land.
Dyer lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Narz backwards.
Dyer is struggling to control the position.
Narz goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Narz throws a punch but it's blocked by Dyer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dyer lands a shoulder strike.
Narz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dyer lands a nice shot to the body.
Narz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dyer blocks an uppercut.
Dyer misses with a body punch.
Narz misses with a punch to the body.
Narz lands a shot to the body.
Narz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Dyer trying to control the position but instead, Narz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dyer into the cage.
Dyer blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Narz.
Dyer wants to stall.
Narz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Narz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Narz scores with a shot to the side of Dyer's head.
Dyer misses with a punch on the inside.
Dyer taking a breather.
Dyer misses with a punch to the body.
Narz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Narz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dyers head.
Narz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Narz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Narz lands with a short shot to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dyer is looking to control Narz's arms but Narz gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dyer has his back to the cage.
Narz lands with a left to the head.
Narz has a couple of punches blocked by Dyer.
Narz lands an uppercut.
Narz prevents a body shot from Dyer.
Dyer trying to control the position but instead, Narz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dyer into the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Narz.
Dyer misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Narz digs a right hand into Dyer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dyer's gas tank.
Dyer stalling in the clinch but Narz improves position.
Narz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Narz lands a nice uppercut.
Narz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dyer.
Dyer looking to slow down the pace here.
Narz swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Dyer fails to land.
Narz works on Dyer's body with a couple of short punches.
Narz stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Narz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Narz lands a shoulder strike.
Narz struggles to land a body shot inside as Dyer controls his hands.
Narz lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dyer or not.
Dyer looking to stall.
Dyer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Narz pushes Dyer back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Von Dyer has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Narz.
Narz keeps control of Dyer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Narz lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Narz prevents a body shot from Dyer.
Narz pushes Dyer back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Narz misses with a body punch.
Narz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Narz throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Narz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Narz fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dyer blocking some punches.
Narz taking a breather.
Dyer is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Narz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Peter Narz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Narz has a couple of punches blocked by Dyer.
Narz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Narz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Narz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Narz!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Renato Rebelo (ranked 3157 p4p, 370 weight class) and Harold Harambe (ranked 3725 p4p, 428 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Renato Rebelo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Harold Harambe!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Peter Branson and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harambe throws a lazy right hand but Rebelo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harambe jabs at Rebelo's body.
Harambe keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rebelo has closed the distance and engaged Harambe in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rebelo.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Rebelo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Harambe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rebelo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
It looks like Harold Harambe has been cut.
Harambe struggles to land a body shot inside as Rebelo controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harambe wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Harambe blocking some punches.
Rebelo misses with a punch to the body.
Harambe blocks an uppercut.
Rebelo misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harambe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rebelo is defending well for now.
The referee calls for Harambe to work.
Harambe is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rebelo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rebelo misses with a body punch.
Rebelo blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harambe misses with some punches.
Rebelo throws a head punch that misses.
Rebelo tries to throw a body punch but Harambe avoids it by throwing Rebelo back against the cage.
Rebelo tries to throw a body punch but Harambe avoids it by throwing Rebelo back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rebelo throws an elbow but misses.
Rebelo pushes Harambe back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rebelo misses with a punch to the body.
Rebelo tries to throw a body punch but Harambe avoids it by throwing Rebelo back against the cage.
Rebelo misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rebelo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Harambe lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rebelo lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rebelo.
Rebelo tries to throw a body punch but Harambe avoids it by throwing Rebelo back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Rebelo - that landed with a thud.
Harambe softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harambe's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rebelo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rebelo gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Harambe's coach down at Ferocious Beast was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Harambe's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Rebelo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Rebelo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rebelo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
A frustrated look appears on Harambe's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Rebelo.
Rebelo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Harambes head.
Harambe blocks a body shot from Rebelo.
Rebelo slows down the pace here.
A head punch on the inside from Rebelo fails to land.
Rebelo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Harambe's elbow.
Rebelo tries to throw a body punch but Harambe avoids it by throwing Rebelo back against the cage.
Rebelo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Good body shot from Rebelo.
Harambe looks winded!
Rebelo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rebelo.
Rebelo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rebelo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rebelo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Rebelo on the inside.
Harambe avoids a wild elbow strike from Rebelo.
Rebelo tries to work over Harambe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rebelo has a couple of punches blocked by Harambe.
A hook to the body from Rebelo.
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!
Rebelo struggles to land a body shot inside as Harambe controls his hands.
Rebelo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Rebelo lands a nice uppercut.
Rebelo slowing the pace effectively.
Rebelo is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Harambe misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renato Rebelo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Harold Harambe's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Rebelo on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rebelo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Harambe moves away.
Rebelo tries to close the distance and clinch but Harambe swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Harold Harambe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harambe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Harambe throws a hook but Rebelo blocks it.
Harambe takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Rebelo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Harambe was well out of range. Poor timing from Rebelo.
Rebelo sets himself, and Harambe steps forward looking for the clinch! Rebelo avoids it this time.
Harambe looks to land a combination. Rebelo sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Rebelo tries to clinch up but Harambe circles away and keeps his distance.
Rebelo misses the shot to the body.
Rebelo doesn't manage to clinch there - Harambe circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harambe misses with a wild body shot.
Harambe missing with a left hand there. Rebelo was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Harambe keeps the fight on the outside.
Rebelo loads up on a big right hand but Harambe slips the punch.
Rebelo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Harambe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rebelo staying out of range there.
Rebelo misses the shot to the body.
Rebelo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Rebelo scores with a hook to the body. Harambe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Harambe is breathing heavily.
Rebelo 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.
Harambe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rebelo moves away.
Rebelo misses with a wild body shot.
Rebelo slips a jab and a cross from Harambe.
Harambe on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rebelo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Harambe tries to bum rush Rebelo with a series of wild strikes but Rebelo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rebelo is looking to wear down Harambe with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rebelo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Harambe.
Rebelo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Harambe has a couple of punches blocked by Rebelo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rebelo has Harambe pressed against the cage, preventing Harambe from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rebelo throws a head punch that misses.
Rebelo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harambe backwards.
Rebelo misses with the head strike.
Harambe lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Rebelo backwards.
Rebelo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Rebelo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harambe can do to turn this around?
Rebelo displaying some good clinch control by pressing Harambe up against the cage.
Harambe misses with some punches.
Rebelo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Rebelo struggles to land a body shot inside as Harambe controls his hands.
Rebelo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Renato Rebelo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rebelo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rebelo scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Harambe.
Rebelo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rebelo tries to work over Harambe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rebelo tries to throw a body punch but Harambe avoids it by throwing Rebelo back against the cage.
Rebelo is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A short right from Rebelo.
Harambe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rebelo misses with a punch to the body.
Rebelo creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Harambe's defenses.
A head punch on the inside from Rebelo fails to land.
Rebelo tries a body shot but Harambe blocks it.
Rebelo misses with some punches.
Rebelo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Harambe blocks a body shot from Rebelo.
Rebelo tries to work over Harambe's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harambe blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rebelo lands a left hand.
Rebelo pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Rebelo throws a punch but it's blocked by Harambe.
Rebelo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harambe backwards.
Rebelo tries a body shot but Harambe blocks it.
Rebelo scores with a shoulder strike.
Rebelo misses with a punch on the inside.
Rebelo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Harambe fails to land.
Harambe blocking some punches.
Rebelo misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rebelo drops Harambe onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Harambe is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Harambe is rocked!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Harambe is still on wobbly legs! Can Rebelo finish him?
Rebelo lands an elbow just above Harambe 's eye.
Rebelo pulls back and lands a big elbow that stuns Harambe! Rebelo unloads with more strikes and Harambe sinks to his knees! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Renato Rebelo!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Green Knight (ranked 2342 p4p, 363 weight class) and Joe Katou (ranked 2283 p4p, 354 weight class). Joe Katou will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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170 lbs
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180 lbs
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Counter fighter
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Green Knight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joe Katou!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Bart Greer and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Katou throws a series of punches but Knight avoids them all with ease.
Katou tries to clinch but Knight moves away
and Knight counters with a nice double leg into side control. Katou won't be happy with that.
Knight passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Katou!
Knight with a couple of short strikes.
Knight swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Katou is now in Knight's guard. A big mistake from Knight there, giving up the dominant position!
Knight has a closed guard, preventing Katou from standing up.
Knight has control of Katou's left arm, preventing Katou from doing any damage.
Katou decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Knight, up you get!
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!
Nice uppercut there from Katou.
Katou tries to clinch but Knight moves out of range.
Knight swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Katou looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Katou connects with a right hand. Knight shakes it off.
Katou slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Katou instigates a clinch.
Katou tries to break free but Knight pushes him back against the cage.
Katou taking a breather.
Knight keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Katou's efforts to push away.
Katou is trying to break free.
Knight is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Katou swings wildly with an uppercut but Knight uses good head movement to avoid it.
Knight has Katou pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Katou manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Katou explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Knight looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
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!
Katou bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Knight's head backwards.
Katou throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Knight on the side of the head.
Knight takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Katou throws a one two combo.
Knight is rocked!
It looks like Green Knight has been cut.
Katou connects with a stiff jab that staggers Knight - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Joe Katou!
An out of breath Joe Katou thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Green Knight had this to say: 'least my opponent is happy'.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donnie Jones (ranked 2118 p4p, 76 weight class) and Al Haymon (ranked 2009 p4p, 37 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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270 lbs
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253 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Donnie Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Al Haymon!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Bart Greer and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones just misses with a punch to the body.
Haymon swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Jones misses with a jab to the body
and Haymon counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jones throws a hook but Haymon blocks it.
Jones misses with a wild body shot.
It seemed like Haymon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Haymon throws out a counter right but Jones avoids it with no problem.
Haymon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jones.
Jones misses the jab.
Nice uppercut there from Haymon.
Haymon lands with a right and another and another! Jones is in big trouble! Haymon lands again and this time it's lights out for Jones! A quality knockout there for Haymon.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Al Haymon!
An out of breath Al Haymon thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keith Blubb (ranked 1323 p4p, 193 weight class) and Koh Machino (ranked 1662 p4p, 238 weight class). Keith Blubb could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Koh Machino's chin.
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192 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Keith Blubb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Koh Machino!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, David Hoff and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machino with a hook.
Machino cracks Blubb with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Blubb moves out of range of the body kick from Machino.
Machino throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Machino walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Blubb scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Blubb keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Blubb misses with a few strikes there.
Machino let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Blubb falls off balance throwing a combination
and Machino counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blubb has Machino up against the cage in a clinch.
Machino tries to circle away but Blubb has him pinned against the cage.
Machino is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machino wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Machino takes an elbow to the temple.
Blubb blocks an uppercut.
Machino can't get the takedown.
Machino wants to break free but Blubb has control.
Machino looking to stall.
Blubb is pressed up against the cage. Machino has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Blubb down to the mat. Blubb avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Blubb closes the distance and pushes Machino back into the cage.
Nice body punch from Blubb.
Machino takes an elbow to the forehead.
Blubb lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Machino is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Machino is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Keith Blubb has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Koh Machino.
Blubb lands a body punch in the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Blubb.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blubb throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Machino misses with some punches.
Our sources have told us that Blubb has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Machino misses with the head strike.
A short uppercut from Blubb.
Machino tries to break free but Blubb pushes him back against the cage.
Blubb lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blubb creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Machino's defenses.
Blubb blocks an uppercut.
Machino wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Blubb lands a body punch.
Blubb blocks an uppercut.
Machino takes an elbow to the forehead.
A short body shot lands from Blubb as the two fighters clinch.
Machino is looking to break free of the clinch but Blubb has double underhooks.
Machino is looking to break free of the clinch but Blubb has double underhooks.
Machino is looking to control Blubb's arms but Blubb gets an underhook and turns him. Now Machino has his back to the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machino is trying to break the clinch but Blubb is controlling him.
Blubb lands with a short shot to the head.
Machino working hard to break the clinch.
Machino tries to stall but Blubb uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Blubb working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Blubb creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Machino's defenses.
Machino looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A right handed body shot lands from Blubb.
Blubb looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Blubb lands a damaging elbow.
Machino wants to break free but Blubb has control.
Machino takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Blubb.
Machino is rocked!
Blubb working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Machino is still on wobbly legs! Can Blubb finish him?
Blubb creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Machino's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Machino drops to his knees and Blubb pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keith Blubb!
A victorious Keith Blubb thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guntank Hatfield (ranked 1778 p4p, 260 weight class) and Sasha Downdin (ranked 3694 p4p, 500 weight class). Hatfield comes to the cage accompanied by DMX-X Gon Give it to Ya. Sasha Downdin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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214 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Very quick |
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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
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Guntank Hatfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sasha Downdin!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Michael Johnstone and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Downdin slips under a jab from Hatfield.
Downdin throws a sloppy head kick and Hatfield moves out of range easily.
A little feinted left hand from Hatfield on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Downdin tries a head kick but it misses.
Hatfield lands with a right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Downdin misses the target.
Hatfield moves into range and clinches up with Downdin.
A bit of stalling here from Hatfield.
Downdin tries to pull guard but Hatfield forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hatfield scores with a shot to the side of Downdin's head.
Downdin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Hatfield just stands there and leans against the cage.
Downdin tries to pull guard but Hatfield forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Guntank Hatfield has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sasha Downdin.
Downdin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Downdin is trying to break the clinch but Hatfield is controlling him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good body shot from Hatfield.
Hatfield digs a right hand underneath Downdin's ribcage. Downdin let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hatfield lands a shot to the body.
Downdin looks winded!
Hatfield lands with a short shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Hatfield - that landed with a thud.
Good body shot from Hatfield.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hatfield escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Downdin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hatfield.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatfield throws a solid leg kick but Downdin takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Hatfield.
Downdin only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Hatfield connects with an inside leg kick.
Hatfield has closed the distance and engaged Downdin in a clinch.
Hatfield cracks Downdin with a nice body shot.
Hatfield pushes Downdin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hatfield.
Hatfield lands a nice uppercut.
Hatfield lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hatfield scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hatfield is leaning against Downdin and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hatfield.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hatfield.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hatfield lands a hook to the side of the head.
Downdin fails to pull guard.
Nice body punch from Hatfield - that landed with a thud.
A short right from Hatfield on the inside.
Nice body punch from Hatfield - that landed with a thud.
Hatfield stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Hatfield - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A shot in the inside from Hatfield.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hatfield is pushing Downdin up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Hatfield prevents Downdin from breaking the clinch.
Hatfield lands a shoulder strike.
I was talking to Hatfield's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A short right from Hatfield.
Hatfield makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Hatfield lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Hatfield.
Downdin tries to pull guard but Hatfield forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hatfield pushes Downdin back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Downdin letting Hatfield take a breather here.
Hatfield lands a right hand that snaps the head of Downdin backwards.
Downdin jumps guard but Hatfield turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Hatfield makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Downdin is rocked!
Downdin letting Hatfield take a breather here.
Downdin is still on wobbly legs! Can Hatfield finish him?
Downdin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hatfield pushes Downdin against the cage. Hatfield is working some dirty boxing. Hatfield pushes off with a quick right hook! Downdin goes down! Downdin tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Hatfield moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Guntank Hatfield!
Guntank Hatfield really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Transform Supplements logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heavy Guy (ranked 1040 p4p, 134 weight class) and Daniel Moore (ranked 3153 p4p, 369 weight class). Heavy Guy 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 heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Heavy Guy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Daniel Moore!
The judges for this bout are Peter Branson, Bart Greer and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Moore misses the target.
Moore throws a nice looking combination but Guy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Moore takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Guy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've been told by Guy's head coaches at Gizmo's Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Moore throws a looping overhand right but Guy ducks down to avoid it.
Guy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Moore.
Moore keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Moore misses with an uppercut. Guy saw that one coming.
Moore misses with a hook. Guy ducked under it nicely.
Moore walks into a stiff left hand from Guy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Guy rushes Moore and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Guy lands with a left to the head.
Moore tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Guy's elbow.
Guy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Guy pushes Moore back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
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!
Moore working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Moore misses with a hook to the ribs.
Guy throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Moores head.
A short body shot lands from Moore as the two fighters clinch.
Moore's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Moore misses with a body punch.
Moore lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Guy backwards.
Moore throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Moore fails to land.
Moore lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Moore.
Moore working aggressively here.
Moore lands a shoulder strike.
Moore misses with some punches.
Guy blocks an uppercut.
Moore fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Moore can't find room to land a body shot as Guy controls the action.
Moore tries to work over Guy's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Moore working aggressively here.
Guy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Moore.
Moore looks winded!
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!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Guy.
Moore has a couple of punches blocked by Guy.
Guy lands a nice shot to the body.
Guy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Guy blocks an uppercut.
Moore tries to throw a body punch but Guy avoids it by throwing Moore back against the cage.
Moore working aggressively here.
Guy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Good body shot from Guy.
Moore misses with a short punch on the inside.
Moore misses with some punches.
Nice body punch from Guy.
A short body shot lands from Guy as the two fighters clinch.
Guy lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Moore backwards.
Guy lands a body punch.
Moore takes a shot to the head.
Moore is rocked!
Guy lands a big right hand that drops Moore! The killer instinct kicks in and Guy finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Guy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Heavy Guy!
Heavy Guy decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Crack Head (ranked 916 p4p, 124 weight class) and Juan Vasquez (ranked 2619 p4p, 337 weight class). Vasquez has chosen Battery as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Crack Head!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Juan Vasquez!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Head waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vasquez.
Vasquez moves out of range as Head strikes.
Vasquez keeps the fight on the outside.
Vasquez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Head misses with an uppercut. Vasquez saw that one coming.
Head connects with a looping right hand.
Head throws a hook but Vasquez blocks it.
Vasquez throws a counter combo.
Vasquez slips under a jab.
Vasquez is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Vasquez swings for the body but Head moves out of range.
Vasquez avoids the body shot from Head.
Vasquez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Head throws a shot from downtown. Vasquez moves away and avoids it.
A nice side step and Vasquez releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Vasquez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Head sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Head lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Vasquez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Vasquez moves away from the strike by Head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Head takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Crack Head seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Head scores with a hook to the body. Vasquez takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Head connects with a right hand. Vasquez shakes it off.
Vasquez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Head connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vasquez's hands.
Vasquez slips a jab from Head.
Head uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vasquez.
Vasquez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Head manages to avoid it.
Vasquez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Head.
Head takes a swing at Vasquez's ribcage but misses.
Jab, jab by Head - just one landing.
Head tests Vasquez's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Head throws a lazy uppercut
and Vasquez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Head throws a looping overhand right but Vasquez ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vasquez throws a body shot but no joy.
Head tries to counter by clinching up but Vasquez breaks away and moves out of range.
Vasquez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Head throws out a powerful jab.
Head jabs Vasquez to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Vasquez drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Head closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Vasquez manages to break the clinch.
Head scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Head shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Vasquez takes a swing at Head's ribcage but misses.
Head throws a hook to the side of Vasquez's head but Vasquez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Head scores with a jab to the body.
Head is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Head uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vasquez.
Vasquez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Head at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Head tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vasquez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Vasquez swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Vasquez swings for the body but Head moves out of range.
It looked like Head wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Vasquez misses the shot to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Vasquez. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Vasquez.
Vasquez cracks Head with a right hand to the side of the head.
Head clobbers Vasquez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Head throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vasquez doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Head lands a jab to Vasquez's midsection.
We've been informed that Vasquez has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Vasquez drops his hands momentarily and Head takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Head throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Vasquez on the side of the head.
Head swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vasquez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Head misses with a right hand
and Vasquez counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Vasquez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Head looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Head throws out a loose jab but Vasquez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Vasquez.
Vasquez is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Head with a body shot.
Vasquez stuns Head with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Head tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Vasquez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Head lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A slow jab from Head misses its intended target.
Head scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Head misses with a looping left.
Vasquez is looking for the big counter here.
Vasquez is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Head rather than just go for the knockout.
Head misses with a lunging right hand
and Vasquez counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Head swings for the body but Vasquez moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Head moves out of range of the strikes.
Head lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Head punishes Vasquez's body with a nice straight punch.
Vasquez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Crack Head dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Head lands with a straight right. Vasquez didn't see that one coming.
A lazy left from Head finds it's target.
Head throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Head is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vasquez can do to turn this around?
Vasquez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Head manages to avoid it.
Head throwing a counter right hand but Vasquez manages to avoid it.
Vasquez ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Crack Head is winning the standup battle so far.
Jab by Head.
Vasquez is rocked!
Vasquez ducks into an uppercut from Head and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Crack Head!
Crack Head retains his middleweight title!
Crack Head gave a mention to Drumpf Pharmaceutical 145.000114q in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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