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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yeshaya Kramer Ii (ranked 5548 p4p, 461 weight class) and Raymundo Sweeney (ranked 5570 p4p, 464 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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147 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Yeshaya Kramer Ii!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Raymundo Sweeney!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Santiago Holmes and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kramer Ii throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sweeney counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kramer Ii takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kramer Ii keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kramer Ii looks to throw the jab but Sweeney is out of range.
Kramer Ii misses with the combination.
Yeshaya Kramer Ii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kramer Ii tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sweeney was well out of range. Poor timing from Kramer Ii.
Sweeney swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kramer Ii cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A combination from Sweeney does no damage.
Sweeney throws an overhand right that lands on Kramer Ii's shoulder, as Kramer Ii tries to avoid the shot.
Sweeney throws a nice looking combination but Kramer Ii bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kramer Ii throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sweeney pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kramer Ii is looking to counter the offense by Sweeney and move into the clinch.
Sweeney just misses with a punch to the body.
Kramer Ii half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Sweeney slips under a jab from Kramer Ii.
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!
Kramer Ii throws a sloppy body shot
and Sweeney counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sweeney lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sweeney has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Sweeney bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from Kramer Ii both land. Nice combination.
Sweeney swinging wildly here.
Kramer Ii throws a poor cross that misses
and Sweeney counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Kramer Ii misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kramer Ii lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sweeney circles away quickly and effectively.
Sweeney lands a nice shot to the body.
Sweeney connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Kramer Ii misses with a lunging right hand
letting Sweeney counter with a right hand.
Sweeney throws a lazy right hand but Kramer Ii sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kramer Ii misses with a takedown
letting Sweeney counter with a right hand.
Kramer Ii looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Jab by Sweeney.
Kramer Ii falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sweeney counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kramer Ii is breathing heavily.
Sweeney lands with a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sweeney connects with a body shot.
Sweeney wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kramer Ii walks into a stiff left hand from Sweeney.
Sweeney throws a front kick aimed at Kramer Ii's knee but Kramer Ii avoids it well.
Kramer Ii looks to throw the jab but Sweeney is out of range.
Sweeney connects with a jab.
Sweeney has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Sweeney moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kramer Ii is rocked!
Sweeney is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Kramer Ii had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Sweeney jabs Kramer Ii to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kramer Ii wants to clinch but Sweeney slips to the side
and Sweeney counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kramer Ii gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sweeney.
Sweeney throws a series of punches but Kramer Ii moves out of range.
Sweeney lands a left and a right that send Kramer Ii crashing to the mat, dazed. Sweeney thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Oh Kramer Ii is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sweeney thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Kramer Ii if he has to take too many more of those.
Sweeney thuds his right hand into Kramer Ii's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sweeney is stalking Kramer Ii. Kramer Ii circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Sweeney, and it's lights out! Kramer Ii really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Raymundo Sweeney!
Raymundo Sweeney decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Porto (ranked 4057 p4p, 498 weight class) and Barcode Liang (ranked 24680 p4p, 841 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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180 lbs
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Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Alexander Porto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Barcode Liang!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liang tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Porto defends well and Liang ends up having to push Porto into the ropes where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Porto swats away the attempt to clinch by Liang.
Porto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Porto loads up on a big right hand but Liang slips the punch.
Liang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A jab from Porto finds it's way through Liang's defenses.
Liang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Liang moves out of range as Porto strikes.
Liang changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liang moves into the clinch.
Porto lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Porto lands an elbow just above Liang 's eye.
It looks like Barcode Liang has been cut.
Porto drops Liang onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Liang is propped up by the ropes and works his way back to his feet!
Liang is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Porto drops Liang onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Liang is propped up by the ropes and works his way back to his feet!
Liang is still on wobbly legs! Can Porto finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Porto drops Liang with a massive uppercut from the clinch! Oh my word, Liang is out cold! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alexander Porto!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Samart Sirinto (ranked 4678 p4p, 508 weight class) and Roman Richards (ranked 3241 p4p, 377 weight class). Roman Richards looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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185 lbs
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186 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Samart Sirinto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Roman Richards!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Peter Branson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richards misses with a two punch combination.
Richards misses the shot to the body.
Sirinto tries to counter by clinching up but Richards breaks away and moves out of range.
Sirinto stuns Richards with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Both fighters circling a little - Sirinto finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Richards stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Sirinto.
Richards throws a body punch but Sirinto moves out of range.
Richards misses with a body kick.
Sirinto lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jab, jab by Sirinto - just one landing.
Richards takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Oooooh!!! Sirinto has knocked Richards down with a huge combo! Sirinto steps away and waves a wobbly Richards back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Richards is rocked!
It looks like Roman Richards has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sirinto lands a big right hook! Richards looks hurt but is still standing! Sirinto lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Richards falls down and Sirinto dives in with a huge hammer fist! Richards's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Sirinto runs up the ropes to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Samart Sirinto!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnnny Begood (ranked 3611 p4p, 401 weight class) and Peter Parker (ranked 2211 p4p, 267 weight class). Peter Parker has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Johnnny Begood's chin.
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253 lbs
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278 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Very strong |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight 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, Johnnny Begood!
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, Peter Parker!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Daniel Franklin and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Begood misses.
Begood takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Parker ducks under a wild hook from Begood.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Parker! But no joy.
Begood tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Parker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Begood slips a straight right by Parker.
Parker looks to land a left hand but Begood moved out of range nicely.
Begood was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Begood avoids the body shot from Parker.
Begood swings widly with a right hand
and Parker counters with a straight right hand.
Begood gets in close and instigates a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Begood swings wildly with an uppercut but Parker uses good head movement to avoid it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Parker scores with a nice hook to the head.
Parker throws a punch but it's blocked by Begood.
Begood misses with a body punch.
Parker struggles to land a body shot inside as Begood controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Begood tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Parker's elbow.
Parker misses with a body punch.
Parker misses with a punch on the inside.
Parker looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Parker tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Parker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Parker misses with a punch on the inside.
Begood misses with a hook to the ribs.
Begood stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Parker is leaning against Begood and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Begood is breathing heavily.
Parker misses with a hook to the ribs.
Parker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Begood backwards.
Begood prevents a body shot from Parker.
Begood tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Parker lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Begood backwards.
Parker misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Begood lands a shoulder strike.
Parker scores with a nice hook to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Begood.
Parker throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Begoods head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short right from Parker on the inside.
Begood is rocked!
Parker misses with the head strike.
Oh Begood is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Parker lands a nice uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Parker as the two fighters clinch.
Parker scores with a shot to the side of Begood's head.
Parker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Parker creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Begood's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Begood drops to his knees and Parker pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Parker!
A relieved looking Peter Parker thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ganny Kogir (ranked 1851 p4p, 221 weight class) and Nick Verheij (ranked 3110 p4p, 358 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Ganny Kogir has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Ganny Kogir seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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250 lbs
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240 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Ganny Kogir!
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, Nick Verheij!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Dirk Anderson and Bart Greer.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Verheij as he connects with a hook.
It looks like Ganny Kogir has been cut.
Verheij throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kogir sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kogir wants to clinch
and Verheij counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jab, jab by Verheij - just one landing.
Verheij avoids the body shot from Kogir.
It seemed like Verheij was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Kogir throws a looping overhand right but Verheij ducks down to avoid it.
Kogir misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Verheij throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Verheij connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kogir. Kogir circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Verheij throws a big shot that misses.
Kogir connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Verheij scores with a shot to the body.
Verheij scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Verheij 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.
Verheij smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Kogir connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Verheij's hands.
Verheij works the jab nicely.
Verheij avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Verheij appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Kogir swings for the body but Verheij moves out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Verheij lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kogir backwards.
Verheij breaks from the clinch.
Verheij scores with a punch 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!
Verheij slips a jab from Kogir.
A nice side step and Verheij releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kogir gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Verheij misses with an uppercut. Kogir saw that one coming.
Kogir is looking to counter the offense by Verheij and move into the clinch.
Kogir tries to clinch
and Verheij counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Kogir throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Verheij counters with a nice uppercut.
Kogir is rocked!
Verheij cracks Kogir with a left hook right on the temple and Kogir goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Verheij lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Kogir is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nick Verheij!
A victorious Nick Verheij thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Baker (ranked 2655 p4p, 362 weight class) and Barry Blunt (ranked 477 p4p, 69 weight class). George Baker could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Barry Blunt's chin.
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212 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, George Baker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Barry Blunt!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Santiago Holmes and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blunt throws a right hand that Baker ducks under and follows up with a left that Baker also avoids with ease.
Baker darts in looking for a takedown but Blunt gets double underhooks and turns Baker into the ropes.
Good standup being displayed there by Blunt as he connects with a hook.
Blunt shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Blunt stuns Baker with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Baker slips under a jab.
Baker swinging wildly here.
Blunt misses with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blunt connects with a crisp jab.
Blunt moves out of range of the body kick.
Blunt throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Baker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Baker ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Blunt has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blunt.
Barry Blunt seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blunt misses with a body shot.
Baker avoids the body shot from Blunt.
Blunt misses the jab.
Good exchange - Blunt coming out on top.
Baker shoots in looking for a takedown but Blunt manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Baker's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Blunt lands a jab to Baker's midsection.
Baker moves into the clinch.
Blunt pulls guard effortlessly.
Baker avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Baker trying to control but Blunt is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blunt throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Blunt keeping moving, preventing Baker from controlling successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blunt is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Blunt keeping full guard, as Baker tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Blunt, up you get!
Baker throws a leg kick that misses.
Blunt shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Baker as he jumps to the side.
Blunt darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Blunt throws a jab but it's blocked by Baker.
Baker throws a solid leg kick but Blunt takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Baker.
Blunt checks a low kick from Baker.
Jab, jab by Blunt - just one landing.
Blunt circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baker darts in and clinches Blunt up against the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Baker.
Baker is trying to stall.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Baker seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Blunt is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment.
Baker drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Baker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Baker is struggling to control the position.
Baker looking to stall.
Blunt tries to pull guard but Baker won't allow it.
Baker is pushing Blunt up against the ropes, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by George Baker.
Nice body punch from Blunt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Blunt dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Blunt moves out of range of the strikes.
Blunt throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Baker counters with a three punch combo that has Blunt backing up. Blunt nods at Baker to acknowledge the strikes.
Blunt tests Baker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Baker wants to clinch but Blunt slips to the side
so Blunt counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Baker wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Baker is trying to control the position but Blunt postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blunt wants to pass the guard but Baker is keeping the position.
Baker not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We've been hearing good reports from Baker'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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blunt stands and throws Baker's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Baker wants to control but Blunt postures up.
Blunt trying to control the action but Baker is working from the bottom.
Baker is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
You can see the frustration on Baker's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
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.
Baker tries to improve position but can't.
Blunt works to advance to full mount. Baker defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Baker knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Blunt on the ground.
Blunt avoids the attempt from Baker to control.
Blunt can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Baker is looking to escape.
Baker on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Baker tries to get out of the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blunt tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Baker stops Blunt from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Baker has given up his back. Will we see Blunt going for some submissions?
Baker just trying to survive but Blunt is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Baker tries to escape but Blunt has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Baker trying to control the position but Blunt manages to sink in the hooks.
Baker manages to reverse the position and now he's in Blunt's guard. Nice work there by Baker.
Blunt is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Baker postures up in Blunt's guard and throws a big left but Blunt blocks it.
Blunt has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Baker can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blunt looking for a guillotine here but Baker defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barry Blunt showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Baker fails to land with a series of punches.
Blunt lands a jab.
Blunt catches Baker with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Baker throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Blunt blocks a head kick by Baker.
Blunt doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Blunt misses the shot to the body.
Jab from Blunt.
Blunt scores with a crisp jab that stopped Baker in his tracks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blunt lands a slapping body shot.
Blunt cracks Baker with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Baker needs to keep his hands up - Blunt had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blunt cracks Baker with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Blunt finds it's way round the side to connect with Baker's head.
Baker misses with a combination
and Blunt counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Blunt avoids the head kick by Baker.
Baker dodges the punch combination from Blunt.
A big right from Blunt misses.
Baker misses with a jab, cross combination.
Blunt feints the counter takedown.
Barry Blunt seems to be getting the better of the standup.
No luck for Baker with that takedown attempt.
A shot to the liver by Blunt. Beautiful body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blunt ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
George Baker is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blunt throws a right and a left that Baker avoids nicely.
Blunt connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Baker momentarily.
Baker rushes Blunt and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Blunt has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Baker is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Blunt gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Baker.
Baker jumps guard but Blunt turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Baker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blunt letting Baker take a breather here.
Baker wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blunt misses with the head strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Baker.
Blunt scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Baker.
Baker blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Blunt lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Baker throws a head punch that misses.
George Baker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Baker is trying to stall.
Baker lands a nice uppercut.
Baker drops down looking for an ankle pick but Blunt pulls his leg out and moves away.
Blunt lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blunt takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Blunt changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Blunt shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Baker as he avoids it easily.
Baker moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A clash of legs there as Blunt blocks the low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Blunt lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Donk. Blunt catches Baker right on the button with a cross.
Baker has his takedown stuffed
and Blunt counters with a nice uppercut.
Barry Blunt is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Blunt has a takedown stuffed.
Baker is looking for a counter combo.
Blunt lunges at Baker with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Baker's hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Barry Blunt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Blunt winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 27:30
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Barry Blunt!
Barry Blunt decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Clark Kent (ranked 2408 p4p, 113 weight class) and Dominique Bell (ranked 656 p4p, 39 weight class). Dominique Bell is staring across the ring at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Clark Kent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Dominique Bell!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Sandra Marshall and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bell wants to clinch
and Kent counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bell shoots and misses
and Kent connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice uppercut there from Kent.
It looks like Dominique Bell has been cut.
Bell with a poor takedown
and Kent counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Kent has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Play House in the buildup to the fight.
Bell takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bell is rocked!
Bell throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Kent was covering up waiting for the punch and Bell finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Bell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kent swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bell is still trying to improve position.
Bell advances to half guard.
Kent on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kent tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kent is staying active underneath Bell, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bell tries to pass to full mount but Kent defends it.
Kent is trying to maintain the position but Bell is very close to passing his half guard.
Bell is working for a submission of some sort.
Bell sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Kent knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bell on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Bell seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kent does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bell is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kent is just riding it out for now. Bell eventually gives up the hold.
Bell throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bell wants to take a breather but Kent is having none of it.
Bell is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kent sees it coming and defends easily.
Bell wants to work for an arm triangle but Kent is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell is keen to just control but Kent is a slippery customer.
Bell looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kent is in trouble now - Bell has advanced to mount!
Bell moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Kent has worked his arm free - good work by Kent!
We've been informed that Bell has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Bell is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Kent has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bell is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kent is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bell is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Kent knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bell in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Kent is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dominique Bell!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Frank Turturro (ranked 231 p4p, 38 weight class) and Cory Booker (ranked 3715 p4p, 475 weight class). Frank Turturro has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Frank Turturro!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Cory Booker!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Michael Johnstone and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Booker is looking to score with low kicks.
Booker has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Booker stalks Turturro and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Turturro's face. Turturro staggers backwards, shaken.
Turturro fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Booker sprawls well initially but Turturro persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Turturro is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Booker is defending against the submission attempts here by Turturro.
Turturro is looking for a kimura but Booker is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Turturro to get the leverage.
Turturro is looking to take a break and control but Booker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Turturro moves nicely into side control.
Booker really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Turturro. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turturro in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Booker is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Frank Turturro!
Frank Turturro retains his welterweight title!
After winning the bout, Frank Turturro thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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