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TIT 72 - Baby v Booker III PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Mills (ranked 1482 p4p, 163 weight class) and John Johnson (ranked 3550 p4p, 322 weight class). Johnson has chosen Diddy - Dirty Money - Coming Home ft. Skylar Grey as his entrance music. The key to victory for Tyler Mills has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tyler Mills!
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, John Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Daniel Franklin and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mills shoots in and bounces Johnson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Mills controls from within his opponent's guard.
Johnson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mills is one step ahead there.
Johnson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mills.
Mills wants to pass the guard but Johnson is keeping the position.
Johnson looking for a sweep. Not yet Johnson, not yet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson is looking to sweep but instead, Mills has passed into half guard.
Mills prevents Johnson from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mills is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mills wants to control but Johnson is keeping him busy.
Mills throwing shots but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Johnson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mills is looking for a kimura but Johnson is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Mills to get the leverage.
Johnson tries to roll over but Mills keeps him under control.
Mills is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Johnson felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Mills prevents Johnson from improving his position.
Mills is trying to control. Johnson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mills is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Mills seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Johnson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mills prevents Johnson from improving his position.
Johnson keeps trying to improve his position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Johnson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Johnson is refusing to be controlled, as Mills sits in half guard.
Johnson tries to roll over but Mills keeps him under control.
Johnson gets full guard.
Mills will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Johnson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mills makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Mills passes Johnson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Mills in particular looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mills seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Mills looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Johnson wants to improve his position but Mills is controlling well.
Mills trying to mount his opponent but Johnson defends it.
That's four 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.
Johnson is not content to let Mills control the position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Johnson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Mills wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Mills stopping the sweep attempt from Johnson.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Mills from controlling successfully.
Johnson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Johnson has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Mills has passed into side control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Johnson is looking for a sweep.
Mills landing strikes.
Mills is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Johnson tries to buck Mills off but Mills is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Mills dominated that 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.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mills as he jumps to the side.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches up with Mills, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes Mills against the cage but Mills circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Johnson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mills counters with a single leg into guard. Johnson didn't expect that.
Tyler Mills has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Johnson.
Mills's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Johnson wants to sweep but no luck.
Johnson has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Mills has passed into side control.
Johnson is looking to regain half guard here but Mills keeps moving and retains side control.
Johnson looks to move to half guard but instead Mills has passed into mount! Damn!
Johnson is working to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mills looking to control but Johnson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mills misses with a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries to improve his position but instead Mills has taken his back!
Mills has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Johnson's body.
Mills has his opponent's back and is working for the choke.
Mills is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Johnson tries to escape but Mills has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Mills's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Johnson tries to escape the position.
Johnson rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Mills prevents Johnson from improving his position.
Mills trying to control from half guard but Johnson is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mills is trying to control the action in half guard but Johnson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mills sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Johnson tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Mills has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Tyler Mills overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mills with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Mills tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mills looking to control but Johnson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Johnson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mills is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Johnson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Johnson is still trying to improve position.
Johnson sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Mills wants to control but Johnson is keeping him busy.
Johnson wants to get back to full guard.
Mills is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Mills wants to take a breather but Johnson is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to get back to full guard.
Mills is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Johnson lands with a few short shots to the body.
Mills wants to free his trapped foot but Johnson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Johnson is trying to get back to full guard.
Mills is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Johnson!
Mills wants to control the pace but Johnson is squirming around nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson tries to reverse the position but Mills maintains control.
Mills pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Mills looking to control but Johnson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyler Mills dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Johnson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
It looked like Mills wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Johnson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mills swivels and escapes.
John Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mills stuffs the takedown attempt from Johnson. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
Tyler Mills has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Johnson.
Johnson shoots in and drives through. Mills sprawls well.
Mills looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Mills is looking for a kimura here.
Mills frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Johnson is squirming around, avoiding Mills's attempts to control the action.
Mills moves to the back.
Johnson looking very determined here, making life difficult for Mills.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Even with his hooks in, Mills manages to miss with strikes from the back.
Mills has the hooks in. Johnson is starting to panic. He's trying to push off one of the legs but he's left his neck open to attack. Mills passes his arm under Johnson's neck and tightens up a rear naked choke! This one is surely all over! Yes, Johnson taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tyler Mills!
Tyler Mills decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shlomo Goldberg (ranked 4587 p4p, 419 weight class) and Lincoln Osiris (ranked 4874 p4p, 439 weight class). Goldberg comes to the cage accompanied by Oy vei. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Shlomo Goldberg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lincoln Osiris!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, David Hoff and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Osiris throws a poor cross that misses
and Goldberg counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Goldberg trying to control the position from guard on top but Osiris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Osiris working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Goldberg.
Osiris had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Goldberg defends it easily.
Goldberg stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Osiris swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Osiris keeping moving, preventing Goldberg from controlling successfully.
Goldberg pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Osiris is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goldberg looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Osiris had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Goldberg defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldberg pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Osiris is keeping the position for now.
Goldberg trying to control but Osiris is working from the bottom.
Goldberg stopping the sweep attempt from Osiris.
Osiris working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Goldberg doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Goldberg manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Osiris looking for a sweep. Not yet Osiris, not yet.
Goldberg looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Osiris is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Osiris is looking for a triangle but Goldberg pushes his legs off easily.
Osiris looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Goldberg wants to control from the top but Osiris keeps moving.
Goldberg lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Osiris looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Goldberg passes into side control.
Goldberg trying to control the position but Osiris is working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goldberg tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Osiris gets back to half guard.
Osiris blocking the ground and pound attempt from Goldberg.
Osiris is looking to improve his position.
Goldberg seems to be working for a kimura but Osiris defends the submission attempt.
Osiris is looking for a sweep. Goldberg is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Goldberg is looking to take a break and control but Osiris is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The fighters are battling for position here. Osiris manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Goldberg trying to control the position from guard on top but Osiris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Goldberg might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Goldberg prevents Osiris from getting back to his feet.
Goldberg trying to control but Osiris is working from the bottom.
Osiris is looking for a triangle but Goldberg pushes his legs off easily.
Goldberg trying to control the position from guard on top but Osiris is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Osiris had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Goldberg defends it easily.
Goldberg passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shlomo Goldberg dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Osiris goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Shlomo Goldberg has been cut.
Osiris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Goldberg sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A nice inside leg kick there by Osiris. That's going to slow Goldberg down.
Osiris lands with a kick to the temple. Goldberg shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Goldberg on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Osiris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Goldberg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goldberg on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Osiris misses with a leg kick
and Goldberg counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Osiris throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Goldberg trying to control but Osiris is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Osiris throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Osiris throws his legs up looking for a submission but Goldberg uses it to pass to side control.
Goldberg has hold of Osiris's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Osiris seems comfortable defending it but Goldberg has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Osiris is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Osiris is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Goldberg couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Shlomo Goldberg!
Shlomo Goldberg was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lirik Chan (ranked 2135 p4p, 224 weight class) and Mike Rutherford (ranked 2059 p4p, 212 weight class). Rutherford has chosen Genesis - Deep in the Motherlode as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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163 lbs
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Lirik Chan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Mike Rutherford!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, David Hoff and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Rutherford - that will leave a mark!
Rutherford slips a jab from Chan.
Rutherford feints a counter leg kick.
Chan throws an overhand right that lands on Rutherford's shoulder, as Rutherford tries to avoid the shot.
Rutherford feints the counter takedown.
Chan scores with a nice head shot.
The fighters circling - Chan throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chan tests Rutherford's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Rutherford throws the kick towards the body but Chan avoids it.
Chan is looking to counter punch.
Chan checks the leg kick.
Chan throws a poor cross that misses
and Rutherford counters with an inside leg kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Rutherford 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.
Chan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rutherford counters with a single leg into guard. Chan didn't expect that.
Rutherford drops back looking for a leg! Chan is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Chan manages to kick Rutherford off! Rutherford jumps back into Chan's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rutherford thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Chan trying to keep a closed guard but Rutherford is proving a slippery customer.
Rutherford being controlled here momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rutherford tries to free his leg and advance position but Chan is retaining full guard.
Rutherford keeps trying to improve his position.
Rutherford thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Rutherford wants to pass the guard but Chan is keeping the position.
Rutherford advances to half guard.
Rutherford is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Chan doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Rutherford.
Chan tries to roll over but Rutherford keeps him under control.
Rutherford is trying to work for a kimura but Chan is defending well.
Rutherford is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Chan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Chan has managed to free his arm - good work.
Chan tries to roll over but Rutherford keeps him under control.
Chan trying to control from the bottom.
Rutherford seems to be looking for submissions.
Chan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rutherford on the ground.
Rutherford wants to work for an arm triangle but Chan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Chan is trying to get back to full guard.
Rutherford works his foot free and advances to mount.
Chan is trying to escape the mount.
Rutherford is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Chan is surviving well by controlling Rutherford's body position as best he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford wants to finish this one by submission but Chan is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Rutherford.
Rutherford is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Chan has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Rutherford is working for a guillotine from mount but Chan frees his head quite easily.
Rutherford working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Chan tries to reverse the position but Rutherford maintains control.
Chan is working hard here to advance position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rutherford is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Chan to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Chan shrugs it off.
Chan is trying to escape the mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rutherford is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Chan to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Chan shrugs it off.
Chan can't escape the position.
Rutherford with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Chan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rutherford looking to secure an arm triangle but Chan defends it well.
Rutherford has control of Chan's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Chan regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Rutherford looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Chan defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Rutherford.
Rutherford prevents Chan from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Rutherford dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Chan throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Rutherford stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rutherford has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Rutherford tries to clinch but Chan is having none of it.
Chan throws a lazy right hand but Rutherford sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A jab lands there for Chan.
Chan misses with an uppercut. Rutherford saw that one coming.
Chan moves out of range of the leg kick from Rutherford.
Rutherford closes the distance and clinches.
Rutherford jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Chan walks away with a smile on his face. Rutherford gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Rutherford throws a sloppy head kick and Chan moves out of range easily.
Rutherford uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chan.
Chan misses with an uppercut.
Chan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rutherford sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chan misses with a straight left.
Oooooh!!! Chan has knocked Rutherford down with a huge combo! Chan steps away and waves a wobbly Rutherford back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Rutherford is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Crack! Chan connects with the perfect overhand right and Rutherford falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Chan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lirik Chan!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Green Knight (ranked 2440 p4p, 352 weight class) and Billy Blanks (ranked 3169 p4p, 421 weight class). Blanks has chosen wasp - wild child as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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172 lbs
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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
8 - 9 - 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
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Billy Blanks!
The judges for this bout are Winston Alpacca, Santiago Holmes and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Blanks tests Knight's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Blanks throws a good cross that connects.
No joy there for Knight, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blanks scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nice shot lands for Blanks.
Knight drives through with a takedown into Blanks's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Blanks uses the cage to get back to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blanks cracks Knight with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Blanks connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Billy Blanks is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight looks for a takedown but Blanks sprawls well.
Blanks lands with a good body shot.
Knight shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Blanks as he jumps to the side.
Blanks scores with the left hand. Knight knows he should have avoided that one.
Knight closes the distance and clinches.
Knight manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knight looking to hit a scissor sweep but Blanks is one step ahead there.
Blanks looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Blanks stands up from Knight's guard - Blanks perhaps looking for a knockout.
Blanks dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Knight takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Blanks fails to land with a series of punches.
Knight misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Green Knight. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blanks with a jab.
Blanks lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Knight sprawling to the canvas. Blanks follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Knight hang on?
Knight is rocked!
It looks like Green Knight has been cut.
Knight punching from the bottom.
Oh Knight is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Blanks is thwarting Knight's attempts to control the position.
Knight seems to have got his legs back now.
Knight is trying to get back to full guard.
Knight on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Knight tries to get out of the position.
Knight looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Knight is trying to stand back up but Blanks is controlling him
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blanks is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Knight tries to roll over but Blanks keeps him under control.
Knight trying to hold on to Blanks's head to control him but Blanks postures up.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Blanks dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Green Knight's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Knight takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice uppercut there from Blanks.
Knight takes one to the chin there.
Blanks works Knight's body with a nice hook.
Blanks lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Blanks misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Blanks knocks Knight out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Billy Blanks!
Billy Blanks decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
In defeat, Green Knight stepped up to the mic, saying 'least my opponent is happy'.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nuri Jafar (ranked 429 p4p, 48 weight class) and Luiz Correia Azevedo (ranked 1928 p4p, 206 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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145 lbs
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148 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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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
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nuri Jafar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Luiz Correia Azevedo!
The judges for this bout are Dirk Anderson, David Hoff and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jafar tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Azevedo was well out of range. Poor timing from Jafar.
Azevedo drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Jafar defends it well.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Jafar enables Azevedo to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Jafar manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Jafar is looking to stand back up but Azevedo counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Jafar.
Jafar is trying to maintain the position but Azevedo is very close to passing his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Azevedo works his foot free and advances to mount.
Azevedo swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Luiz Correia Azevedo!
A very excited looking Luiz Correia Azevedo made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Denis Prager (ranked 2007 p4p, 271 weight class) and Uncle Acid (ranked 2532 p4p, 326 weight class). Uncle Acid will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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193 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
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196 lbs
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Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Denis Prager!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Uncle Acid!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Peter Branson and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prager scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Prager slows the pace down.
Prager cracks Acid with a big right hand but Acid just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Acid is being controlled here.
Prager seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Acid for as long as he can get away with.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
You can see the frustration on Acid's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prager controlling from side mount.
Prager misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Prager working the body and head with strikes.
Prager is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Acid's shoulder. That is not cool.
Prager has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Prager in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Sloppy strikes there by Prager.
Acid parries the strikes from Prager easily there. Prager is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Acid to escape.
Prager looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Acid being controlled for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acid is working to avoid the ground and pound but Prager connects with a decent elbow.
Prager content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Prager wants to lay and pray for a moment but Acid keeps working.
Prager taking a breather here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acid is working to avoid the ground and pound but Prager connects with a decent elbow.
Prager landing a few strikes.
Prager moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Acid can do anything to dispel that myth.
Prager wants to control but Acid is keeping him busy.
Acid really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Prager. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Prager is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Acid's shoulder. That is not cool.
Prager landing a few strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Acid parries the strikes from Prager easily there. Prager is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Acid to escape.
Prager is chipping away with strikes.
Acid parries the strikes from Prager easily there. Prager is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Acid to escape.
Prager tries to move to mount but Acid blocks the move with his legs.
Prager just content to control the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Prager wants to control but Acid is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denis Prager dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Acid loads up on a big right hand but Prager slips the punch.
Prager with a poor takedown
and Acid counters with a nice uppercut.
Acid looks to land a right hand but Prager moved out of range.
Prager shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Prager with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Prager's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prager continues to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prager missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Prager is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Acid can do to turn this around?
Prager looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Acid with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Acid is trying to get back to full guard.
Acid holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Prager is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Prager is looking to take a break and control but Acid is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Acid looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Prager not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two 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.
Prager tries to pass the half guard into mount. Acid knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Prager looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Acid is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Prager looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Acid with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Denis Prager overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Prager content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Prager scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Prager moves nicely into side control.
Prager tries to move to mount but Acid blocks the move with his legs.
Acid is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Prager asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Prager fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Prager works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Prager creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Prager wants to control but Acid is keeping him busy.
Acid managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Prager.
Prager working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Prager in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Acid takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Denis Prager dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Prager darts in looking for a takedown but Acid gets double underhooks and turns Prager into the cage.
Acid looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Prager misses with a takedown
enabling Acid to counter with a crisp jab.
Prager fails with the takedown
and Prager takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Denis Prager. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Prager fails with the takedown
and Acid cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Acid has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Acid, as that shot connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Prager.
Acid works Prager's body with a nice hook.
Prager with a poor takedown
and Acid counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Prager is rocked!
Acid cracks Prager with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Prager falls to his knees and Acid doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Uncle Acid!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tony Tiger (ranked 732 p4p, 77 weight class) and Matias Orava (ranked 570 p4p, 61 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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158 lbs
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26
160 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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Great elbows
KO power |
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Tony Tiger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Matias Orava!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Winston Alpacca and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tiger tries to clinch but Orava moves out of range.
Tiger wants to clinch
letting Orava counter with a right hand.
Tiger takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Orava stuns Tiger with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tiger takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Orava connects with a crisp jab.
Orava swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tiger counters by clinching up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tiger comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tiger has Orava pressed against the cage, preventing Orava from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Orava misses with a punch to the body.
Tiger lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Orava lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
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!
Tiger comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orava doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Orava looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Orava wants to break the clinch but can't.
Orava breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tiger fails with an attempt to clinch.
Matias Orava seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tiger takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Tiger fails in his attempt to clinch.
Orava looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Orava darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Tiger has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Orava fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tiger takes the fight into the clinch.
Orava lands a left hand that snaps the head of Tiger backwards.
Orava is trying to break the clinch but Tiger is controlling him.
Orava is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tiger working Orava over with knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Orava.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orava misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tiger landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Orava is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Tiger looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orava lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tiger backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Orava's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Orava fails to land.
Orava manages to break the clinch.
Tiger takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Orava scores with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Orava misses the target.
Tiger gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Tiger comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Orava misses with a short punch on the inside.
Tiger keeps control of Orava as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiger landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tiger prevents a body shot from Orava.
Tiger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Orava avoids it.
Orava working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tiger.
Orava tries to throw a body punch but Tiger avoids it by throwing Orava back against the cage.
Orava misses with the head strike.
Tiger lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Orava.
Orava blocks an elbow strike from Tiger.
Tiger throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Orava blocks it with crossed arms.
Tiger comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Orava.
Orava escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Orava bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tiger's head backwards.
Orava stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's four 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!
Orava lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Orava.
Tiger tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Orava counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Orava misses with a wild body shot.
Orava scores with a hook.
Orava lands a nice looking body shot.
Orava lands with a shot to the body.
Tiger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Orava looks to land a right hand but Tiger moved out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matias Orava dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Tiger tries to grapple but his opponent circles
letting Orava counter with a right hand.
The fighters circling - Orava throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Orava lands the left hand.
A big left from Orava misses.
Orava is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Orava works the jab nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orava swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As Orava tries to get set, Tiger tries to push him back and clinch up but Orava manages to avoid the attempt.
Orava misses with a looping right.
Orava with a jab.
Orava connects with the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger moves into the clinch.
Orava is trying to force a seperation but Tiger has the dominant position.
Orava has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Orava struggles to land a body shot inside as Tiger controls his hands.
Orava throws a head punch that misses.
Orava misses with a hook to the ribs.
Orava misses with a body punch.
Orava tries to work over Tiger's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Orava managing to block the knees to the body from Tiger.
Tiger throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Orava blocks it with crossed arms.
Orava tries to break free but Tiger pushes him back against the cage.
Orava lands a shot to the body.
Orava has had enough of the clinch but Tiger keeps him there for the moment.
Tiger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Orava avoids it.
Orava misses with the head strike.
Orava breaks the clinch.
Tiger tries to clinch but Orava moves away
and Orava counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Orava.
Orava scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tiger in his tracks.
Orava throws a big shot that misses.
Tiger is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Orava.
Orava dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Orava throws a lazy uppercut
and Tiger moves into the clinch.
Orava's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tiger tries to close the distance and clinch but Orava swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Orava scores with the left hand. Tiger knows he should have avoided that one.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Orava, as that shot connected.
Tiger on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Tiger takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiger wants to clinch
and Orava counters with a left and a right that stings Tiger.
Orava jabs Tiger to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tiger tries to clinch
and Orava counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Orava with a jab.
A jab from Orava finds it's way through Tiger's defenses.
Tiger is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tiger staying out of range there.
Tiger tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Orava paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orava connects with a looping right hand.
Orava throws a big shot that misses.
Tiger takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
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!
Tiger displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Orava throws out the jab.
Matias Orava seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tiger takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Orava lunges at Tiger with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Tiger's hand.
Tiger tries to clinch there but Orava circles away.
Tiger tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Orava to counter with a crisp jab.
Orava misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matias Orava showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Orava throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Tiger tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Orava manages to circle out of the way.
Orava connects with a body shot.
A nice combination there by Orava.
Orava takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jab, jab by Orava - just one landing.
Orava throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tiger tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Orava manages to circle out of the way.
Tiger takes the fight into the clinch.
Orava is looking to break free of the clinch but Tiger has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orava is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Orava fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Orava tries to throw a body punch but Tiger avoids it by throwing Orava back against the cage.
Orava digs a right hand underneath Tiger's ribcage. Tiger let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tiger has Orava pressed against the cage, preventing Orava from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tiger lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Orava.
Orava wants to break free but Tiger has control.
Orava misses with a punch to the body.
Orava tries to break free but Tiger pushes him back against the cage.
Orava wants to break free but Tiger has control.
Tiger missing with knees to the body.
Orava misses with a punch to the body.
Orava escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd cheers as Orava lands an impressive looking overhand right. Tiger doesn't seem phased though.
Tiger blocks a jab.
Tiger is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tony Tiger has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tiger fails with an attempt to clinch.
Orava looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Tiger takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A cross from Orava lands.
Tiger misses with a hook.
Tiger is looking to clinch but Orava is avoiding it.
Orava cracks Tiger with a right hand to the side of the head.
Orava thuds his right hand into Tiger's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Orava throws a hook but Tiger blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Orava connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Tiger moves into the clinch.
Nice body punch from Orava.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tiger crunches a lovely knee into Orava's ribcage.
Tiger lands a nice elbow.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Orava.
Orava throws a head punch that misses.
Orava is trying to break the clinch but Tiger has him pressed against the cage.
Orava blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Orava wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Tiger has Orava pressed against the cage, preventing Orava from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Tiger prevents Orava from breaking the clinch.
Orava avoids a wild elbow strike from Tiger.
Orava can't find room to land a body shot as Tiger controls the action.
Tiger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Orava is defending well for now.
Tiger lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tiger misses with an elbow over the top.
Orava swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Orava has had enough of the clinch but Tiger keeps him there for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tiger unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Tiger lands an elbow that stopped Orava in his tracks for a moment.
Orava wants to break free but Tiger has control.
Tiger creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Orava's defenses.
Tiger comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
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!
Tiger tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Orava avoids it.
Tiger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Tiger lands a good knee to the midsection. Orava won't want to take too many of those.
Orava takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Orava misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tiger keeps control of Orava as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Orava tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Orava lands a shot to the body.
Tiger looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Orava wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tiger has him pressed against the cage.
Orava wants to break free but Tiger has control.
Tiger trying to land knees to the body.
Good body shot from Orava.
Tony Tiger has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Tiger.
Tiger throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matias Orava comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Orava 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 David Hoff scores the fight 27:30
Judge Winston Alpacca scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matias Orava!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Matias Orava waved his t-shirt featuring Transform Supplements 's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brazilian Burger (ranked 1277 p4p, 136 weight class) and Joao Vitor Xavier (ranked 1610 p4p, 171 weight class). Burger's entrance music is Sorriso Maroto - Assim Você Mata o Papai. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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167 lbs
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162 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Brazilian Burger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Joao Vitor Xavier!
The judges for this bout are Santiago Holmes, Bart Greer and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burger closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Xavier quickly recovers to half guard.
Xavier is trying to control Burger's posture. Burger takes advantage of the lull and advances to side control. He also appears to have an arm triangle here! Uh oh, big trouble for Xavier! Burger is rotating here... this could be the end... Xavier is out! Burger has ended this one emphatically! Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Brazilian Burger!
Brazilian Burger seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Heavy Guy (ranked 1068 p4p, 125 weight class) and Jack Wilson (ranked 1152 p4p, 132 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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265 lbs
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Brawler
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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
11 - 4 - 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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jack Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Bart Greer and Michael Johnstone.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Guy tries to clinch up but Wilson circles away and keeps his distance.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Guy but Guy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wilson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Wilson goes for a double leg but Guy avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Guy continues to drive forward.
Wilson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wilson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Wilson lands a nice shot that snaps Guy's head back.
Guy closes the distance and clinches.
Wilson wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Guy.
Wilson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Guy has him pressed against the cage.
Wilson wants to get back to striking at distance but Guy won't allow it.
Guy keeps control of Wilson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wilson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Guy connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Guy circles away quickly and effectively.
Guy seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Guy gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Wilson is trying to force a seperation but Guy has the dominant position.
Guy goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wilson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Guy misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Guy keeps control of Wilson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Wilson is trying to push Guy away but Guy has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Guy lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wilson.
Guy scores with a shoulder strike.
Wilson wants to break free but Guy has control.
Wilson is looking to break free of the clinch but Guy has double underhooks.
Wilson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Wilson wants to get back to striking at distance but Guy won't allow it.
Guy is working Wilson over against the cage.
Wilson looks winded!
Wilson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Guy has him pressed against the cage.
Guy digs a right hand underneath Wilson's ribcage. Wilson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Guy works on Wilson's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guy digs a right hand underneath Wilson's ribcage. Wilson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Guy scores with a hook to the body.
Guy digs a right hand underneath Wilson's ribcage. Wilson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wilson wants to break free but Guy has control.
Guy lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Guy - that landed with a thud.
Guy softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilson has had enough of the clinch but Guy keeps him there for the moment.
Guy lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Wilson to his knees! Guy keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Heavy Guy!
A relieved looking Heavy Guy 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Maxxy Baby (ranked 259 p4p, 24 weight class) and Maxwell Booker (ranked 795 p4p, 84 weight class). Maxwell Booker 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 featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Maxxy Baby!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Maxwell Booker!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Peter Branson and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Booker walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Baby ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Booker moves away.
Baby scores with a body shot.
Baby lands with a good body shot.
Baby lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Booker on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Baby connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Booker takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Baby scores with a nice right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baby lands a head shot.
Baby throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Booker drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Baby defends it well.
Booker swings widly with a right hand
and Baby connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Baby scores with a jab to the body.
Booker doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Baby counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Decent striking displayed by Baby there.
Baby works Booker's body with a nice hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Baby.
Baby is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Booker takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Baby throws an overhand right that lands on Booker's shoulder, as Booker tries to avoid the shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Baby does it's job there.
Baby scores with a punch to the head.
Booker fails with the takedown
and Baby counters with a straight right hand.
Baby is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Baby. That snapped Booker's head back.
Baby is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Baby.
Maxxy Baby seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baby misses with a hook. Booker ducked under it nicely.
We've been told by Baby's head coaches at Gizmo's Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Booker slips a jab from Baby.
Nice shot lands for Baby.
Booker's coach down at Gizmo's Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Booker's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Baby scores with a nice right hand.
Booker has his takedown stuffed
and Baby counters with a nice uppercut.
Booker is rocked!
Maxxy Baby has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Maxwell Booker.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baby looks to land a left hand but Booker moved out of range nicely.
Baby scores with a shot to the body.
Baby lands a slapping body shot.
Baby misses with a straight left.
Baby looks to land a right hand but Booker moved out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Baby bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Booker's head backwards.
Baby dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Maxxy Baby dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Baby stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Booker doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Baby counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Booker might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Baby has got the better of the exchanges.
Baby lands a jab to Booker's midsection.
Baby is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Booker can do to turn this around?
Baby misses with a body shot
and Booker counters with a nice double leg into side control. Baby won't be happy with that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Booker tries for a kimura but Baby is defending well.
Baby prevents Booker from improving position.
You can see the frustration on Baby's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Booker tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Booker trying to control the position but Baby is working away.
An elbow from Booker crashes against the mat.
Booker misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Booker working the ground and pound but Baby is defending the strikes.
Booker is trying to get an arm triangle but Baby is defending well.
Booker is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Baby is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Booker fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Booker trying to control the action but Baby is working from the bottom.
Booker advances to full mount.
Baby holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Booker tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Baby knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Booker on the ground.
Booker postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Baby looks a forlorn figure.
Booker looking to ground and pound but Baby is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Booker cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Booker looking to ground and pound but Baby is blocking nicely.
Booker misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Booker is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Baby can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Baby is rocked!
Booker is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Booker extends the arm and Baby is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Maxwell Booker!
Maxwell Booker is the new featherweight champion!
Our winner, Maxwell Booker, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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